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US spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded net inflows of $23.19 million in the previous session, according to Trader T on October 21. This marked the second consecutive trading day of positive flows. BlackRock's IBIT led with $29.9 million in inflows, while Fidelity's FBTC added $3.58 million.

Stanford economists warned California's billionaire tax may reduce state revenue, CBS News reported on the 20th. Benjamin Zaros and Joshua Rauh found 7 billionaires left California, removing $540 billion from the tax base. They estimate the November ballot measure—imposing a 5% wealth tax to fund he

Circle minted approximately $500 million in USDC on the Solana blockchain within a six-hour period. The minting was reported by CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor, who noted the development's potential effects on stablecoin supply dynamics. The action reflects rising demand for USDC within the c

Spot gold extended its decline on October 21, trading around $4,115 an ounce amid uncertainty over US-Iran peace talks and caution over the Federal Reserve's interest-rate outlook, according to Bloomberg. As of 8:08 a.m. in Singapore, spot gold was down 0.2% at $4,117.83 an ounce, with weekly

Solana is processing over 5,000 transactions per second (TPS), according to CryptoTwitter commentator @SolanaFloor. The throughput milestone demonstrates the blockchain's efficiency and scalability. This technical achievement occurs as the crypto market enters an aggressive trading phase, with the n

Experts assess that the United States is unlikely to face a fiscal crisis similar to France's current situation despite comparable debt levels, according to analysis reported on the 20th. France's public debt stands at approximately 119% of GDP with an annual deficit of 5.4% of GDP, while US public

Google CEO Sundar Pichai gave his first in-depth interview with technology media outlet Big Technology Podcast following the release of Gemini 4 Argon, saying that it is extremely difficult for customers to secure computing capacity for 2027. He also responded to questions raised during Google's earnings season about its “cloud business giving way to AI capital expenditures,” unusually acknowledging that Google is sacrificing short-term revenue to support frontier AI development. Gemini 4 Argon

U.S. asset management firm UMB Private Wealth disclosed in its Q3 2026 13F filing submitted to the SEC that it held $100,316 worth of Franklin XRP ETF (XRPZ) as of September 30, 2026. Based on the 13F filing, it is impossible to determine whether this holding represents the company’s own funds or client assets under management. UMB Private Wealth Q3 13F Disclosure: $100,316 XRPZ Holding Under SEC 13F filing requirements, asset managers with AUM exceeding $100 million must disclose their long U.S

Apollo Global Management published a report on the 20th (local time) titled 'Token Spending Slowdown, Evidence Computing Demand Not Infinite,' challenging the premise that artificial intelligence (AI) computing demand is unlimited. The report states that while Silicon Valley operates under the

On October 19, The Crypto Basic cited Darkfost data showing that the 90-day moving average of XRP whale withdrawals from Binance stood at $49.7 million, the lowest level since October 2021. When XRP approached its cycle peak of $3.30 in February 2025, the 90-day average had reached $3.5 billion. Binance XRP Whale Withdrawal 90-Day Average Falls Back to 2021 Levels According to a Sunday report by The Crypto Basic, the 90-day moving average of XRP whale withdrawals from Binance currently stands at

Sberbank began processing cross-border cryptocurrency payments for corporate clients on September 1, 2026. Transfers from one crypto wallet to another now take minutes instead of days, while the average transaction fee is 0.3%—lower than the cost of using traditional instruments. “For Russian exporters and importers, international cryptocurrency settlements mean faster payments, access to new markets, and opportunities to work with partners who were previously inaccessible due to restrictions. T

Apple announced on Oct. 20 that, through the American Manufacturing Program (AMP), it will invest up to $100 million in Pennsylvania-based, family-owned Perryman Company over the next three years to supply the titanium materials needed for products including the iPhone Duo. According to press releases from Apple and Perryman, this is a “maximum cap” rather than a guaranteed amount, averaging no more than approximately $33.33 million per year. Perryman operates multiple production sites in Pennsy

XRP rose 2.1% to $1.33 on October 21. According to CryptoQuant data, XRP exchange inflows reached 6.05 billion tokens in the 30 days through Wednesday. Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty submitted a comment letter to the SEC supporting a regulatory framework for crypto assets, and the company has spent more than $150 million seeking regulatory clarity. Ripple Chief Legal Officer Alderoty Submits Comment Letter Supporting the SEC’s Regulatory Framework for Crypto Assets Ripple Chief Legal

Information obtained by the UK's Daily Mail through a Freedom of Information request to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) shows that Hok Seng Ling, an aide to the “Bitcoin Queen” Qian Zhimin, has paid the full forfeiture amount of £5,603,305 ordered by the court, plus £1,990 in interest; most of the payment came from the cryptocurrency seized when Ling was arrested. Ling was sentenced to 4 years and 11 months in prison at Southwark Crown Court for money laundering. Hok Seng Ling Case Details:

X user Kim H. Wang and the Pi Network Alerts account posted on X around October 17, claiming that Pi Network Protocol v28 had gone live on mainnet, with core blockchain infrastructure supporting smart contracts and public dApps. However, the Pi Network Core Team had not issued any official announcement as of October 20. Sources of the Pi Network v28 Upgrade News X user Kim H. Wang posted: “After Pi Network upgraded to Protocol Version 28 on October 17, it now has the core blockchain infrastructu

Japanese stocks rallied strongly in the year since Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae took office on October 21, with the Nikkei 225 index climbing approximately 30 percent during her first year in government. The market welcomed Takaichi's 'responsible active fiscal policy' stance, which investors

SenseTime open-sourced two projects on Oct. 21: the embodied AI evaluation framework SenseNova-RoboRSI and the 27B-parameter embodied model SenseNova-RoboRSI-27B-Preview. Testing found that, after providing access to training demonstrations and increasing the step limit to 10 times the official setting, inference costs were extremely high. GPT-6-Astra Tested on 12 Simulated Benchmarks and 8 Physical Robots According to SenseTime’s test report, when access to training demonstrations was provided

Reuters reported on Oct. 20, citing two people familiar with the matter, that ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards from NVIDIA (NVDA) at approximately $11,400 each, for a total value potentially exceeding $35 billion. Total orders from Chinese customers have surpassed 6 million units, but NVIDIA has told its partners that it may be able to fulfill only 5% to 10% of the orders. ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent Order More Than 3 Million Units

Goldman Sachs upgraded its tactical investment view on global equities to 'overweight' for the next three months after the firm's risk appetite indicator turned negative for the first time since March, according to a report by CNBC on the 20th (US local time). The investment bank interpreted the neg

Asset management firm Bitwise released its “Staking Report, Q4 2026” on Oct. 20. As of the end of Q3 2026, Ethereum’s staked amount had risen to a record 43.8 million ETH, accounting for approximately 35.9% of the total supply. Net inflows totaled 1.99 million ETH during the quarter, marking six consecutive quarters of growth. The gross staking yield fell from 2.81% in the previous quarter to 2.63%. Bitwise Q4 2026 Staking Report: 43.8 Million ETH Staked at the End of Q3 In its “Staking Report,