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Chainlink launched Fulcrum, a platform designed to support institutional financing and collateral management across public and private blockchains. The platform addresses fragmented liquidity, disconnected financing venues, and technical integration challenges affecting tokenized collateral in finan

US stocks declined on October 1 (local time) at 10:06 AM, with the Dow Jones falling 207.14 points (0.41%) to 50,698.91, the S&P 500 dropping 11.64 points (0.15%) to 7,639.90, and the Nasdaq slipping 1.62 points (0.01%) to 26,859.45. The declines occurred despite Micron Technology's strong

Nvidia could generate significantly higher hyperscaler revenue than current Wall Street estimates, according to Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley's latest calculations using the company's IT spending data. O'Malley's napkin math implies $237 billion in Nvidia hyperscaler revenue in 2026, exceeding Barcl

Cboe plans to list binary options tied to corporate key performance indicators for 23 US-listed companies, with Robinhood set to become the first retail broker to distribute them. The October rollout remains subject to regulatory approval. The exchange has not yet published the complete company list

Corteva (CTVA) completed the spin-off of its seed and genetics business Vylor (VYLR) on Thursday, with shares crashing 83% to an all-time low and market capitalization shrinking by over $42 billion. Shareholders received one Vylor share for every Corteva share held as of Sept. 24. The separation, an

World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency project tied to U.S. President Donald Trump's family, announced on October 1 that it is launching a $1.25 million staking reward pool. The pool will distribute rewards in USD1, the dollar-backed stablecoin issued by World Liberty Financial, over a

GMX is sponsoring Arbitrum's Open House Singapore, an initiative featuring approximately $415K in prizes and grants for participants. The sponsorship supports an online Buildathon running from September 14 to October 4, alongside an in-person Founder House component. The program aims to foster

OpenZeppelin announced on September 24, 2026 that its smart contract libraries and security development suite are now available for the TRON network. The integration provides developers building on TRON with access to OpenZeppelin's audited contract components, upgrade workflows, and developer

New York's three major stock indices declined on October 1 (local time) after the US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index for September came in below market expectations, while rising Treasury yields and oil prices pressured investor sentiment despite strength in artificial

Bond ETFs attracted $23 billion in inflows over the past five days, representing 62% of net flows during that period. The surge reflects investors pivoting toward fixed-income assets amid market volatility, according to commentator Eric Balchunas. This shift marks a significant change in investor se

Compass Coffee, Shortwave Coffee, and Coljac Artisan Café now accept Bitcoin payments across multiple U.S. states, with Compass Coffee announcing the move in October 2025 and Shortwave Coffee starting in July 2026. The adoption follows persistent advocacy from local Bitcoin communities and support f

US President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Reserve's potential for additional rate hikes this year in a Time magazine interview published on the 1st (local time), stating 'I don't think they should do that.' Trump argued that rate increases are causing more damage to the country than

NEAR Intents, a protocol enabling cross-chain crypto swaps, halted services Thursday after an exploit resulted in approximately $3.8 million in losses. The team stated the incident stemmed from a bug in how its Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure interacted with the NEAR Intents smart

Charles Schwab announced a dual listing on the Texas Stock Exchange. The financial services company made this move in response to increasing demand for more competitive options in U.S. public markets. The listing is expected to attract more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the Texas Stock Exchange, w

Roundhill launched the S&P 500 Target 10,000 2030 ETF today. The ETF invests primarily in long-dated call options targeting a strike price of 10,000 for the S&P 500 Index by January 2030, aiming to provide capital appreciation while minimizing the volatility drag associated with daily resets. The la

Evernode, an XRP-based digital-asset treasury company, will list on Nasdaq on Oct. 8 following shareholder approval of its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II on Sept. 30. The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) transaction is scheduled to close on Oct. 7, with the combined entity

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a memorandum of understanding with Wyoming to coordinate oversight of virtual currencies between the states. The partnership, described as effective immediately, aims to enhance regulatory frameworks, improve consumer protections, and e

Illinois has postponed the implementation of its Digital Asset Tax from January 1, 2027, to July 1, 2027. The delay follows a lawsuit initiated by The Digital Chamber and the Illinois Blockchain Association. The postponement aims to provide stakeholders additional time to adapt to the new tax

India received $88.4 billion in centralized crypto exchange inflows between July 2025 and June 2026, according to a Chainalysis regional analysis published this week. The figure positions India ahead of Singapore's $82.3 billion and Australia's $79.3 billion during the same period, even as the

Google released Gemini 4 Argon on 30 September at an introductory price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, matching the exact rate Anthropic charges for Claude Sonnet 5.5 and OpenAI charges for GPT-6.1 Sol. The model launched exclusively to trusted cybersecurity