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Trader Bharat Krymo purchased 5.02 million $EDEL tokens for $143.6K within a span of just a few hours, according to CryptoTwitter commentator @lookonchain. The purchase represents significant market engagement from Krymo, who maintains substantial positions across multiple tokens. Krymo currently ho

Mastercard launched Stablecoin Security on October 19, 2026, at the Money20/20 USA conference in Las Vegas, a risk intelligence solution designed to help financial institutions identify fraud, scams, sanctions exposure and other financial crime risks across stablecoin payment transactions. The

Chevron shares traded near a 52-week high of $225.67 on Monday ahead of the energy company's third-quarter 2026 earnings report scheduled for Oct. 30. Wall Street analysts forecast Chevron's quarterly earnings will surge 155.68% year over year to $4.73 per share, with revenue projected at

JPMorgan Asset Management included Bitcoin for the first time in its '2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions' and projected a 10% annualized compounded return over the next 10 to 15 years, Wu Blockchain reported on October 20. The projection marks the first-time inclusion of Bitcoin in JPMorgan's

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected South Korea's potential growth rate will rise to 2.14% this year from 1.94% last year, and further to 2.20% next year, according to its October World Economic Outlook report released on October 18. The projection marks a two-year consecutive increase i

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated on Oct. 20 that trading volume in Iran-linked stablecoins fell 94% after the company froze wallets tied to sanctioned entities. The statement pushed back against recent analysis by U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal on Tether's sanctions compliance. Tether, the issuer

Sophon has set a Nov. 25 deadline for users to withdraw their assets ahead of its planned mainnet shutdown. The Ethereum layer-2 blockchain announced Monday it will begin shutting down key infrastructure and related websites on Nov. 25, following a June announcement that it would abandon its

JP Morgan analysts assessed that artificial intelligence-related bond issuance is adding pressure to bond markets but the impact remains modest, according to a report released on the 19th (local time). Nicolaos Panigirtzoglou, Chief Market Strategist for Global Markets at JP Morgan, stated that

BlackRock introduced tokenized access to selected European money market funds on August 4, using JPMorgan's Kinexys asset tokenization platform to create blockchain-based representations on Ethereum. The world's largest asset manager, which reported $15.49 trillion in assets under management at the

The Hyperliquid Policy Center submitted five recommendations to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2026, urging revisions to the agency's proposed cryptocurrency regulatory framework to clarify how token distributions and decentralized markets operate under federal securities l

Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet moved closer to establishing a US-listed subsidiary after shareholders of Super League Enterprise approved proposals supporting a transaction involving 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5 million in cash on

Justin Sun voiced concerns on October 16, 2026 regarding Bitcoin's security in relation to advancements in AI and quantum computing. Sun stated he is more bearish on Bitcoin than previously, arguing that the cryptocurrency market and Bitcoin ETFs have not adequately factored in these emerging

The TD Sequential buy signal has reappeared on the daily chart of Pudgy Penguins’ token, PENGU. PENGU is currently maintaining a series of higher highs and higher lows. If this structure continues, analysts say the token could rise to $0.013, approximately 70-77% above its current level. Meanwhile, SoFi, the largest online lending institution in the United States, has begun supporting PENGU trading and holding, creating a new catalyst. TD Sequential Signal Performance Over the Past Two Months Ac

South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance held a meeting on Oct. 20 in Seoul to review preparations for the planned introduction of taxation on virtual-asset income set for Jan. 1, 2027. First Vice Finance Minister Kwon Dae-young convened industry officials and experts to discuss how the tax

Jio Platforms, India’s largest telecommunications and digital services company, saw exceptionally strong demand for its IPO share allocation, with the anchor investor tranche oversubscribed by more than 30 times. According to people familiar with the matter, total subscriptions for the 8.11B rupee anchor allocation reached 2.5 trillion rupees (approximately $26.3 billion). Top institutional investors receiving share allocations include BlackRock and others. Jio Platforms IPO Key Terms: Fundraisi

US President Donald Trump announced an $8 billion federal subsidy program to offset diesel fuel costs for American farmers during a rally in Kansas on the 19th (local time). The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will launch the new 'Harvest Fuel Relief Program' to provide financial relief as diese

SK Telecom's Q3 2025 operating profit is forecast to increase more than tenfold year-over-year, according to consensus estimates from nine major securities firms compiled by Yonhap Infomax within the past month. The surge stems from a base effect, as the company conducted a month-long customer

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) warned on the 16th it may downgrade Indonesia's stock market from emerging market status, pressuring Bank Indonesia to raise rates to defend the rupiah. MSCI is reviewing reclassification from 'emerging market' to 'standalone market' - more severe than

U.S. spot Ether exchange-traded funds recorded combined net outflows of $103.28 million on October 19, according to Trader T, marking the fourth consecutive trading session of withdrawals. BlackRock's ETHA accounted for the majority of the day's outflows at $95.4 million. BlackRock ETHA

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell to a three-day low on the morning of the 20th, driven by export settlement flows from semiconductor firms. As of 11:05 AM, the rate traded at 1,328.70 won, down 1.60 won from the previous close. Export-related dollar selling pressured the rate downward as foreign