Friday, 30 October 2026
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The UK has sanctioned three crypto exchanges and two payment platforms that it suspects Russia is using to circumvent financial sanctions, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said Thursday.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) shares has surged 6.2% on October 9, 2026, after the company reported its second-quarter FY27 results. Investor sentiment improved as TCS maintained its operating margin at 24% despite hi…
Anthropic’s new opt-in service promises vulnerability reports from its strongest AI models, including Claude Mythos.
A London man has been jailed for two and a half years for his role in a “complex and calculated” SIM-swap fraud that stole almost £200,000 ($265,000) worth of cryptocurrency, City of London Police said Thursday.
Layer-1 blockchain Sui is set to launch Hashi, a new institutional network that allows holders to use Bitcoin as collateral for lending without moving it off the Bitcoin ledger. The mainnet is slated to roll out in phas…
Hong Kong stocks fell on October 9 as rising oil prices, Middle East tensions and concerns over high interest rates weighed on investor sentiment. The Hang Seng Index dropped 344 points, or 1.43%, to close at 23,785. Th…
Bitcoin ETFs lost $244 million on Thursday, while Ether funds extended their outflow streak to eight sessions, shedding $641 million.
Vodafone shares came under selling pressure on Friday, a day after the VodafoneThree investor briefing lifted targets for the merged UK mobile business. The company now aims for £1 billion in yearly cost savings by fis…
France’s Finance Committee backed taxes on stablecoin swaps, as well as unrealized crypto gains when households with more than 800,000 euros move abroad.
Crude oil prices fell on October 9, 2026, after US President Donald Trump said Washington would not attack Iran before the November midterm elections, easing concerns about further disruptions to global oil supplies. Br…
Thailandâs SEC finalizes rules allowing spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to trade from October 16, 2026.
The cryptocurrency was trading near $82,500, fast approaching its May high of $82,814. That level was first breached to the upside on Nov. 21 and then vigorously defended for several days before giving way on Thursday.
The rules are set to take effect next week, allowing crypto ETFs to trade exclusively on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
The White House outlined a $215 million quantum computing competition and $2.4 billion in AI industry commitments as concerns grow over quantum threats to cryptocurrency security.
Cosmos (ATOM) is pressing against a key resistance zone that could determine its next major move. After recovering from its August lows, ATOM is approaching $1.90, with a break above $2 potentially opening the door to a…
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Google Cloud introduced a universal AI agent for the workplace on Thursday, one it says can take a goal, go off and do the work, and return with the finished result. CEO Thomas Kurian presented it at the company's Gemin…
The letter follows a report by the Democratic investigators last month alleging Tether’s USDT has become a key tool for Iran’s shadow banking network.
Ethereum's Sepolia test network activated the Glamsterdam upgrade on October 6 and began producing blocks with a gas limit of nearly 200 million, more than three times the 60 million that Ethereum's main network allows.…
The NFL has picked a side in the fight over sports prediction markets, and it isn't Kalshi's.
Investors yanked $484.9 million out of spot Bitcoin ETFs in a single day. Oil is near $100, bond yields are at their highest since 2002, and the Fed isn't done hiking.
BitMine holds 6,016,414 Ether and stops buying at five percent of the circulating supply, around 100,000 Ether short of that line. At the same time the spot ETFs pulled $506.3 million over five days, and Glamsterdam has…
Wall Street's move into blockchain technology could open a vast new market for crypto, but investors betting on tokenization may find better opportunities than bitcoin