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According to Keith Lerner, Co-Chief Investment Officer at Truist, the US stock market enters its fifth year of bull run on October 12, marking only the seventh bull market to last at least four years since the 1950s. This milestone in stock market news today comes as the current cycle posts a 119% g

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that approximately $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency could be seized this week. The Block reported on October 9 that Bessent made the remarks a day earlier at Newsmax's NPolicy Summit in Washington, stating 'We know where the assets are, and we ar

Meanwhile, a Bermuda-licensed bitcoin life insurance company, announced on October 8 that it had completed a $37.5 million funding round, reaching a post-money valuation of $350 million and bringing its cumulative funding total to more than $180 million. The round included follow-on investments from crypto and traditional financial institutions, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and the funds will be used to expand its bitcoin-denominated life insurance business into Asian, European, and Middle E

OpenAI briefed investors on its latest financial results on October 8, revealing that its annualized revenue as of the end of September was approximately $50 billion—below the $68 billion figure that had previously circulated in the market. The discrepancy has raised concerns about the valuations of AI-related stocks, while AI-focused companies including NVIDIA, Oracle, and CoreWeave faced heavy selling pressure. OpenAI Annualized Revenue at $50 Billion Although the $50 billion figure fell short

Evernode, a digital-asset company holding and managing XRP, completed its merger with special purpose acquisition company Armada Acquisition Corp. II on Oct. 9, with common stock scheduled to begin trading on Nasdaq on Oct. 12 under ticker XRPN. The merger enables Evernode to build an active XRP

JPMorgan released a research report on TSMC on Oct. 5, maintaining an “Overweight” rating and using 20 times projected EPS for the next 12 months as the valuation basis. The report commented on Elon Musk’s disclosure last weekend that Tesla and SpaceX are in talks with TSMC regarding U.S. semiconductor capacity, assessing that if the cooperation materializes, TSMC would retain ownership of its process technology and control over wafer fab operations. This could help weaken the market narrative t

DFI cryptocurrency declined 42.48% in 30 minutes, dropping to $0.000563. The token's 24-hour trading volume reached $65.29, with a market cap of $519,415. The 24-hour percentage change stands at -4.24%. DFI Records 42.48% Price Decline in 30 Minutes The cryptocurrency experienced a significant dr

India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has identified ₹888.82 crore ($104 million) in undisclosed cryptocurrency income and issued more than 44,000 tax notices to individuals and entities linked to virtual digital asset (VDA)

The White House held the “Science: A New Golden Age” summit on October 8, announcing that the federal government, industry, academia, and philanthropic organizations would jointly invest more than $6 billion to formally launch the “New Golden Age of Science” initiative. Its core strategy focuses on comprehensively introducing superintelligence (SI) into scientific research, with NVIDIA making the largest single commitment: $1 billion in Hashrate credits. 11 Tech Companies Commit $2.4 Billion in

Anthropic officially launched its opt-in “OSS Scanner” service on October 9, allowing open-source software projects to proactively apply to use top-tier AI models, including the unreleased Claude Mythos, to scan code for vulnerabilities. Less than 24 hours after the service went live, crypto-related projects, including Ethereum client developer Nethermind and Bitcoin wallet ZEUS, had submitted applications in succession. How OSS Scanner Works: Scan Reports Sent Directly to Participating Projects

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a slight recovery, trading at around $82,720 on October 10. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the United States plans to seize $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency linked to Iran this week. The U.K. government sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges and two payment platforms, accusing them of helping Russian entities evade financial sanctions. Two of them processed transactions for the Kremlin-backed A7 network, which moved more than $9 billion in funds last year. Macroecono

A dormant Ethereum address containing 12,746 ETH, valued at approximately $31.7 million, was activated after sitting idle for over 10 years. The activation was reported by the CryptoTwitter commentator @whale_alert. The broader Ethereum market shows mixed signals, with asset prices fluctuating and t

BFC cryptocurrency surged 11.43% to reach $0.029 within the last hour, marking a sharp price movement from its earlier value of $0.026. The surge reflects a significant spike in trading activity amid increasing social media buzz. With a market cap of approximately $40.65 million and 24-hour trading

US household consumption rose 0.6% month-over-month in August, marking the largest increase since March 2025, even as real disposable income remained stagnant and the personal savings rate fell to 4.1%, the lowest level since 2022. The divergence between consumption growth and income stagnation

South Korea's reserve assets increased by $12.19 billion in August, marking the largest expansion on record, according to data released by the Bank of Korea on October 10. The surge coincided with a current account surplus of $46.11 billion, the second-highest ever recorded, as the country

According to a report published on October 9, cross-border payments company Conduit Technology filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, accusing Tether of freezing approximately $2.76 million in USDT in the company’s treasury wallet since September 2025 and keeping the funds frozen for more than a year without providing a legal basis. The frozen treasury wallet processed 4,427 transactions over approximately four months, with a cumulative transaction volu

Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky reached a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James on October 10, under which he is permanently barred from entering the cryptocurrency, securities, and commodities industries, with the settlement amount totaling up to $35 million. The settlement resolves a 2023 civil fraud lawsuit alleging that Mashinsky misled hundreds of thousands of investors about the company's safety before its collapse in 2022. $35 Million Settlement Agreement: Payment Stru

On October 10, Bitcoin edged up to $82,597; the total cryptocurrency market capitalization rose 2.1% to $2.89 trillion. According to Decrypt’s ETF tracking data, Bitcoin ETFs saw $244 million in outflows on Thursday; the Fear and Greed Index fell to 56 (neutral), down from 71 (greed territory) on October 2. Bitcoin Price Action: Slight Rebound Heading Into the Weekend According to market data, Bitcoin fell to $80,427 on Thursday, its lowest level since early September; it traded around $82,837 o