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Bitcoin reclaimed the $83,000 level on Oct. 19, trading at $83,033 on Binance's USDT market at 4:34 p.m., up 1.65% from the previous day. The kimchi premium for major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin stood at 0.82%, according to Cryprice, indicating minimal price divergence between Korean and

Brent crude oil fell below $105 a barrel on Oct. 19, declining 2.43% intraday. West Texas Intermediate also dropped 2.21% to $96.76 a barrel, according to BlockBeats. Brent Crude and WTI Record Intraday Declines Brent crude slipped below the $105-a-barrel mark after a 2.43% intraday decline. West

The USD/JPY exchange rate rose 0.07% to 158.114 yen as of 2:13 PM on May 19 in Tokyo foreign exchange markets after declining earlier in the session, according to Yonhap Infomax. The yen strengthened in morning trading following Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's hawkish remarks warning against

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, warned on the 19th that the US fiscal deficit for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026) reached approximately $2 trillion, exceeding 6% of GDP, while the country's mounting debt burden and interest costs are driving Treasury

Future Fund managing director Gary Black predicted SpaceX could announce an all-stock acquisition of Tesla at $420 per share within weeks, framing the Roadster reveal as a catalyst to bring Elon Musk's companies together. Black stated the deal could take a year to close, despite his skepticism

Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley positioned blockchain-based asset tokenization as a potential business growth opportunity during their third-quarter earnings calls in October 2026. The three banks outlined opportunities spanning securities trading, cross-border payments, settlement

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows totaling $229 million last week, according to Crypto commentator @WuBlockchain. BlackRock's IBIT fund accounted for $165 million of the outflows, marking a notable shift in institutional interest toward Bitcoin. The outflows coincide with broader

Cysic suspended its cross-chain bridge after an attacker minted 10 million unauthorized CYS tokens on BNB Smart Chain on Saturday at 12:31:38 UTC. The Cysic Foundation stated in an incident report on Sunday that the attacker breached a database used by bridge-supporting services and exploited a

OpenAI disclosed on 15 October that an internal research model from its GPT-5.6 Sol family spent another account's test tokens on Ethereum's Sepolia network without permission on 26 June. The model was tasked with updating a crypto trading prototype and deploying contracts on the test network, but r

Hashed, a global digital-asset and frontier-tech venture capital firm, announced on Oct. 19 that it will host Nitro Track Day at Hashed Lounge in Seoul on Oct. 22. The event will bring together founders, developers and specialists building AI-based products to share experience and lessons from the d

The Bank for International Settlements published research on October 13, 2026 finding that stablecoins compete directly with traditional bank deposits for customer funds. The working paper titled 'Are Stablecoins and Bank Deposits Substitutes?' authored by Rashad Ahmed and BIS economist Iñaki

Bitcoin is unlikely to surpass $100,000 by year-end despite its recent rebound, as rising interest rates and Iran-related tensions continue to weigh on the cryptocurrency market, according to analysts cited by the South China Morning Post on the 19th (local time). Alice Liu, Head of Research at

BYD, China's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, increased its Australia market revenue to 24.3 billion Australian dollars at the end of last year, a 3.5-fold surge from 6.888 billion Australian dollars the previous year, according to the Australian Financial Review on October 19. The revenue

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$907.4 million in net outflows over two weeks, with US$82.4 million exiting on Friday. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) accounted for US$71.8 million of Friday's withdrawals, while Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) saw US$10.6 million in outflows.

US Treasury official Brandon Beach released a social media video on the 14th promoting a challenge involving newly minted $1 coins bearing President Donald Trump's face. Beach, appearing in a video posted to the Treasury Department's official TikTok account, held up the coin and announced that the c

The European Union and eight countries signed an Additional Protocol to the 2005 Warsaw Convention on October 14, 2026, expanding authorities' powers to trace, freeze, seize, and confiscate assets linked to criminal activity including cryptocurrencies. The agreement was signed in Strasbourg during t

Blockchain security firm Hacken reported that crypto projects lost an estimated US$1.18 billion to hacks and exploits in the third quarter, a 55% increase from the previous three months. The firm recorded 107 security incidents between July and September, with roughly 77% of losses—approximately US$

Spot gold traded near $4,176 an ounce in Asian trading on Monday 19 October, up about 0.3 percent from Friday's close near $4,166, according to ABC News, Goodreturns, and FXStreet. The rise followed a decline in October Federal Reserve rate hike expectations—Deutsche Bank strategists reported

Meta Platforms is scheduled to release its earnings report on May 22 (Korean time), with Bank of America (BofA) assessing that the company has successfully improved its image through artificial intelligence initiatives while identifying one remaining risk factor. BofA stated in a recent report that

Hong Ui-rak, president of Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), stated the company will consult with the government to prevent shareholder value damage following a potential merger with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC), during a parliamentary audit on the 19th. The statement addressed concerns over th