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CryptoQuant analyst Ray reported on October 13 that Bitcoin holdings on exchanges stood at approximately 2.67 million BTC, marking a decline of roughly 130,000 coins from about 2.8 million BTC in February. The reduction in exchange-held Bitcoin reflects investors moving tokens into private wallets o

The International Monetary Fund is exploring how tokenization and agentic AI could reshape financial processes including payments and settlements. The initiative highlights emerging risks that financial institutions may face as these technologies evolve. The IMF, which promotes global financial

Yorkville partner Dan Ives stated in a CNBC interview on Tuesday that the semiconductor stock sell-off is 'way overdone' despite continued AI chip competition and AI spending concerns weighing on the sector. He noted 'some nervousness' on memory stocks while acknowledging that 5% to 10% of data

Investors from C² Ventures, Portal Ventures, and Canary Capital discussed crypto capital deployment trends during a panel at the HSC Conference in Seoul on October 1. The session, titled 'Investments Today: Where Smart Capital Is Moving' and moderated by Victoria Palchik of HSC Asset Group,

Samsung Electronics, Tencent Holdings, and Woori Bank are scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding later this month to introduce a QR payment system, according to industry officials on Oct. 13. The partnership will link Samsung Wallet Money to Tencent's WeChat Pay QR payment system. Samsung E

In US Stock Market News today, Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.7% on October 13 (1:30 AM IST) as renewed turbulence in technology stocks prompted investors to seek safe-haven assets including US Treasury securities and government bonds globally. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield declined 6 basis

Asian stocks showed mixed performance on the 13th, with Japan and Taiwan declining while China and Hong Kong demonstrated resilience. Japan's Nikkei225 index fell 1.82% to 67,777.52 as artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks faced selling pressure amid concerns over intensifying

French National Assembly's Finance Committee adopted amendment I-CF821 on Friday. The amendment requires crypto holders to report self-custody wallet holdings equal to or above €100,000 ($112,000) or face fines up to €10,000 ($11,000). The proposal aims to combat fraud and address underestimated cry

Micron Technology (MU), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), and Adobe (ADBE) stocks declined in premarket trading on Tuesday, with Micron falling 2.4%, AST SpaceMobile dropping 3.5%, and Adobe sliding 1.4%. The declines followed a report on China's ChangXin Memory Technologies developing new server-memory

MediaMarktSaturn, the parent company of European electronics retailer MediaMarkt, removed all Ledger products from its stores and online platforms Tuesday amid reports of tampered hardware wallets. A company spokesperson told Cointelegraph Tuesday that the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group is in

UnitedHealth Group posted third-quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street estimates on Tuesday and raised its full-year profit outlook as the nation's largest private insurer continues to manage high medical costs. The company reported adjusted earnings of $4.69 per share versus the $4.14

Kraken received Full Market Approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to expand operations in Dubai. The approval allows users to fund accounts in dirhams, trade AED pairs, and stake on-chain. Kraken aims to capitalize on growing interest in digital assets in the region and

South Korean government bond yields fell sharply on the 13th as foreign investors purchased bond futures heavily amid a steep decline in the domestic stock market. The 3-year government bond yield dropped 6.4 basis points to 3.857%, while the 10-year yield fell 7.7bp to 4.229% and the 30-year yield

Blur announced its website will close on November 12, 2026, while its Ethereum NFT marketplace contracts remain operational. The closure follows a trading volume collapse of more than 99.5% from the marketplace's 2023 peak. Blend, Blur's NFT lending service, will stop matching new loans on the

Bitcoin fell below $82,000 on Monday as $771 million of leveraged crypto positions closed over 24 hours, according to CoinGlass liquidation data cited by The Block. Longs accounted for $685.6 million, or 88.9% of the total. The drop occurred as leverage was building again around Bitcoin, testing lev

Cerebras Systems closed at $146.62 on Monday, down 10.69% in its lowest close since the company went public. The stock is now 20.7% below its $185 IPO price, 52.9% below its $311.07 first-day close, and 62.0% below the $386.34 intraday high set on its first trading day. The decline comes ahead of a

The USD-KRW exchange rate climbed to the mid-1,340 won range on the afternoon of October 13, driven by large-scale foreign stock selling and rebound buying pressure. At 3:30 PM, the rate surged 10.00 won from the previous Seoul session close to 1,345.10 won. The increase occurred as custody dollar b

Valerie Ramey, chair of the National Bureau of Economic Research's Business Cycle Dating Committee, warned on Oct. 12 that South Korea should prepare for an economic downturn next year due to its proposed 821 trillion won ($592 billion) super budget. Speaking on Stanford University's campus the

Japanese Bitcoin investment firm Metaplanet announced on Oct. 13 plans to issue ¥52 billion ($347 million) in convertible bonds. The zero-coupon bonds, due in 2031, will repay Bitcoin-backed debt and fund a share buyback program. Metaplanet expects to raise about ¥51.9 billion, allocating ¥23.6 bill

U.S. institutions are selling Bitcoin at a pace faster than retail investors on Binance, according to observations shared by CryptoQuant. The selling pattern reflects responses to geopolitical and macroeconomic factors. This divergence between institutional and retail trading behavior marks a