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According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Russia launched a large-scale overnight strike on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on October 16-17, deploying over 320 drones and various missile systems between 7 p.m. on October 16 and 7 a.m. on October 17. The strikes targeted energy facilities,

According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Houthi movement in Yemen released 159 detained persons on October 17. The ICRC stated it did not participate in determining which individuals or how many would be released.

According to Firelight's October 15 announcement, Kraken DeFi Earn's Protected Strategies USDC vault now has access to XRP-backed onchain protection. The integration introduces predefined coverage terms, independent risk assessments and automated payouts for eligible losses, with eligible payments c

According to Axios, on October 17, Elon Musk acknowledged that his government efficiency initiative, DOGE, ended without achieving expected results. Musk stated: "The only way to solve the U.S. debt problem is with artificial intelligence and robots." He added that "we cannot solve this through

According to Token Terminal, Uniswap's protocol revenue reached $14.81 million in September 2026, marking its highest earnings month since the fee switch was implemented. Robinhood Chain played a significant role, contributing $7.87 million, which accounted for 53% of total revenue.

According to @tokenterminal, Aave V4 has reached 144 wallets borrowing USDC against tokenized stock collateral since its launch on September 25, up significantly from just 8 wallets at launch. The platform now has $9.0 million in Coinbase-issued tokenized stocks held as collateral, including

According to CryptoQuant, XRP whales transferred 1.669 billion tokens to Binance over the past 30 days in mid-October, marking the highest inflows in seven months as the cryptocurrency struggled near $1.33. At a reference price of $1.33, the transferred tokens were worth approximately $2.22 billion.

According to Qichacha, Shanghai Solana Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. was registered in June 2026 with registered capital of 5 million RMB, with Solana China co-lead Claire Du (堵燕菁) listed as legal representative.
Currently, no information indicates any affiliation

According to Bloomberg, on October 16, Taiwan expanded its list of controlled exports to include AI servers and advanced chips, with violators facing criminal charges under the Foreign Trade Act carrying penalties of up to five years in prison and fines around $92,500.
Taiwan Minister of Economic A

According to TASS, U.S. President Donald Trump said on October 16 that he does not know whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit scheduled for December in Miami, but he "certainly" hopes to meet him

NAKA dropped to $0.100857, down 10.94% in just 5 minutes today, falling from a high of $0.11324. The decline extended to 12.77% over the past 24 hours. The token's market cap now stands at $9,888,968, with 24-hour trading volume at $525,612.

According to Reuters on October 15, investors who attended Anthropic's investor day in San Francisco on October 14 discussed a potential IPO valuation of around $1.5 trillion for a November share sale, down from roughly $2 trillion they had

According to CCTV, Ukrainian President Zelensky claimed on October 17 that Starlink satellite communication speed restrictions apply only within Ukraine. Zelensky stated that Ukraine has obtained evidence from comparative tests conducted in European Union countries and retained test records. He

According to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, on October 16, a tanker struck a mine in waters near Hormuz Island. The incident marks another reported mining incident in the strategically critical waterway.

According to Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark, speaking at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting in Bangkok on Saturday, the company's internal model predicts that artificial intelligence could increase U.S. economic output by nearly 50% to reach $44 trillion by 2030,

According to a working paper released by the Bank for International Settlements on October 17, higher deposit interest rates are associated with slower stablecoin market value growth. The study, based on U.S. weekly data from January 2019 to June 2025, found that a 1 basis

According to CNBC, this week Berkshire Hathaway invested an additional $330 million in Bending Spoons, bringing its total stake in the Italian holding company to over $900 million. The investment, disclosed on Wednesday, sent Bending Spoons' stock up 41%, giving the company a market cap of

According to Trading Economics, spot gold closed near $4,166 an ounce on Friday, October 16, with December COMEX futures settling around $4,186.70 (Investing.com). Despite oil reaching $109.86—its highest since May—gold edged lower as rising energy prices lifted the US 10-year Treasury yield to 5.11

According to Reuters, Brent crude settled at $109.86 a barrel on Friday 16 October, up 3.7 percent on the day and 4.9 percent on the week. It was the highest settlement since 19 May, and the contract briefly touched $110 for the first time since May.
Friday's surge was triggered by a Saudi-led

According to Whale Alert, a major transfer of 150 million TRX valued at approximately $50.4 million from an unknown wallet to another unknown wallet occurred earlier today, October 17. The transaction has drawn attention from traders monitoring large blockchain movements, though the identities of