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Oil Falls Below $110 on Hopes for US-Iran Deal; Bitcoin Holds $80,000

Oil prices are falling as hopes rise for a breakthrough in talks between the US and Iran. Bitcoin (BTC) held the $80,000 level. CoinDesk reported on October 26 that Brent crude had fallen more than 6% from the previous session and was trading below $

Cardano Pushes to Expand Transaction Capacity by Up to 15-Fold

Cardano is stepping up development of technology aimed at increasing the network's transaction-processing capacity by as much as 15 times. According to a Cardano development report released on October 26, the team recently integrated core code for Le

Vanguard Buys 4.5 Million Shares of Japan’s Metaplanet

Vanguard has bought shares in Metaplanet, a Japanese company that holds Bitcoin as a treasury asset. According to Bitcoin Treasuries on Oct. 26, Vanguard’s small-cap exchange-traded fund VSS recently disclosed the purchase of about 4.5 million shares

MEXC Faces Potential Europe Exit After Failing to Secure MiCA License

Global cryptocurrency exchange MEXC is halting services in some countries after failing to secure authorization under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, known as MiCA. According to Wu Blockchain on Oct. 26, MEXC said it current

Solana-Based Trading Bot Bloom Loses $950,000 in Hack

Bloom Trading, a Solana-based trading bot, was hit by a hacking attack. Blockchain Reporter reported on October 26 that Bloom had confirmed a large outflow of Solana from user wallets that day and was investigating the cause of the incident. The stol

Ethereum Foundation Delays 'Glamsterdam' Testnet Upgrade Over Smart-Contract Compatibility Issues

Ethereum's next network upgrade, 'Glamsterdam,' has been delayed on the testnet due to smart-contract compatibility issues. Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter wrote on X on Oct. 26 that core developers decided last week to postpone the G

Sony’s Blockchain Project Soneium Plans to Issue Native Token

Soneium, Sony’s blockchain project, plans to issue a native ecosystem token. It also aims to expand its business of tokenizing entertainment intellectual property, including music and character IP. On Oct. 26, Soneium said on its official website tha

Brazil Stocks Turn Cold as Lula Fourth Term Dashes Hopes for Government Change

Brazil ETF in Japan Plunges 15% Concern Grows Over Bigger Losses for Sovereign Bond Investors This article was published on Hankyung Premium 9, the paid investment platform of the Korea Economic Daily. Subscribers can find more global equity investme

[Analysis] Bitcoin Falls Below $80,000 as Risk-Off Sentiment Weighs on Markets

Bitcoin fell below $80,000, with weakening sentiment across risk assets, including artificial intelligence-related stocks, cited as a main driver of the decline. As of 5:30 p.m. on October 26, Bitcoin was trading at $79,798, down 0.37% from a day ear

Chinese Universities to Pay Staff Salaries in Digital Yuan From November

Some universities in China will begin paying faculty and staff salaries in the digital yuan, the country's central bank digital currency, from November. Yangzhou University and Nantong University in Jiangsu province plan to pay salaries into digital

More Than Half of Bitcoin Supply Held in Wallets With Unidentified Owners, Signaling Strong Self-Custody

More than half of Bitcoin's circulating supply is held in wallets whose owners cannot be identified. CoinDesk reported on October 26 that Galaxy Research was unable to identify the holders of 11.1 million Bitcoin, or 55% of the roughly 20.1 million t

ANAP Holdings to Hand Out Free Bitcoin at Bitcoin Japan 2026

Visitors to a Bitcoin event in Japan next month will be able to receive free Bitcoin. ANAP Holdings said on Oct. 26 that it will run a Bitcoin experience campaign at Bitcoin Japan 2026, which is scheduled for Nov. 27-28 in Tokyo's Akihabara district.

US Midterm Elections 8 Days Away; Crypto Market Watches Potential Democratic Edge

With eight days left until the US midterm elections, attention is also turning to how the result could affect the digital-asset market. According to BeInCrypto on October 26, Polymarket bettors put the odds of Democrats winning a House majority at 93

Evernox Seeks Up to $80.7 Million to Expand XRP Treasury

Evernox, a company that holds XRP in reserve, is seeking additional funding. According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 26, Evernox on Oct. 23 filed an S-1 registration statement covering up to 5,218,935 common shares. The filin

Coinone to Hold Tie-Up Event With Com2uS Pro Baseball V26

Coinone, a digital-asset exchange, said on October 26 that it will hold a tie-up event with the mobile baseball game Com2uS Pro Baseball V26. The event was arranged to mark the 2026 KBO postseason and will run from 3 p.m. on October 26 through Novemb

Kospi Closes 1.46% Lower at 5,469.47

[Analysis] Bitcoin Could Slide to $72,500, Offering a Buying Opportunity

Bitcoin showed short-term weakness on Oct. 26, fueling the possibility of further losses. Digital-asset analyst Ali Martinez wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Bitcoin appears to have broken below its uptrend on the chart. If $82,000 continues to hol

Dunamu Concludes ‘Upclass Junior Quiz Competition’ With About 2,600 Students Participating Nationwide

Dunamu, the operator of digital-asset exchange Upbit, said on October 26 that it had successfully concluded its youth financial education event, the “Upclass Junior Quiz Competition.” The competition was held for students participating in Dunamu’s “U

Early Ethereum ICO Investor Sells 1,500 ETH After Resuming Activity for First Time in 9 Years

An early Ethereum investor that had been inactive for nine years has sold about $3.46 million worth of Ether. Lookonchain said on October 26 that the investor recently ended a nine-year dormancy and sold 1,500 ETH. The investor is known to have parti

Fidelity Says Bitcoin Could Hit $200,000 Faster Than Expected

Fidelity said Bitcoin could take less time than in past cycles to rise from $100,000 to $200,000. Bitcoin News reported on October 24 that Zack Wainwright, a research analyst at Fidelity Digital Assets, said Bitcoin took about 16 years to top $100,00

Kospi Becomes ‘Foreigners’ Playground’ as Retail Investors Exit, Wiping Out 50 Trillion Won

Investor deposits shrink by 51 trillion won in four months After hitting a record in June, they fall to this year’s low in October Investor deposits, which surged alongside the Kospi in the first half of this year, have fallen by more than 50 trillio

HSBC Adds Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin RedCoin to PayMe

HSBC has added Hong Kong dollar-based stablecoin RedCoin to its mobile payments service PayMe. Decrypt, a digital-asset news outlet, reported on October 24 that HSBC launched the RedCoin service on PayMe a day earlier. More than 3.3 million PayMe use

CMCC Global to Tokenize Bitcoin Fund Offerings With Tether, Bitfinex Securities

Digital-asset investment manager CMCC Global is partnering with Tether and Bitfinex Securities to tokenize Bitcoin investment funds. NewsBTC reported on October 24 that CMCC Global plans to issue tokenized versions of two existing funds it manages. T

Apex Group CEO Says CLARITY Act Failure Opens Opportunity for Asia, Middle East

Asia and the Middle East could benefit after the U.S. digital-asset market structure bill known as the CLARITY Act failed to clear Congress. Peter Hughes, chief executive officer of Apex Group, told CoinDesk in an interview on Oct. 24 that delays in

Swell Network Halts swETH, rswETH Deposits and Withdrawals, Says Assets Are Safe

Swell Network, a decentralized finance protocol, has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals for its Ethereum-based staking tokens swETH and rswETH. The move came after a gap emerged between the tokens' actual value and the value shown in thei

Tether Enlists 15 Companies Including Bitmain for AI-Driven Bitcoin Mining Automation Infrastructure

Stablecoin issuer Tether is teaming up with global Bitcoin mining companies to build AI-based mining automation infrastructure. On October 24, Tether said on its website that 15 companies will take part in its open-source Mining Development Kit, or M

Bitcoin Wallet Electrum Urges Immediate Update After Finding Critical Security Flaw

Electrum, a Bitcoin wallet service, has identified a critical security vulnerability and urged users to update immediately. On October 24, Electrum said on its official X account, formerly known as Twitter, that it had released a new version, Electru

RedotPay Acquires Japan Digital-Asset Exchange BTCBOX

Global digital-asset payments company RedotPay has acquired BTCBOX, a Japanese digital-asset exchange. According to digital-asset news outlet Odaily, RedotPay announced the acquisition on Oct. 24 and said it plans to use the exchange to provide servi

SEC Tokenization ‘Innovation Exemption’ Sparks Debate in US

SEC Introduces ‘Innovation Exemption’ for Tokenized Stock Trading Dispute Flares Over Standards for ‘Public, Permissionless’ Blockchains Companies Targeted for Tokenization Push Back The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s introduction of an “Inn

Order Jumps More Than 180% Intraday, Touches 124 Won on Upbit

Order (ORDER) surged in intraday trading. As of 6:54 p.m. on October 24, the token was trading at 117 won on Upbit, up 164.71% from a day earlier. Order rose as high as 124 won during the session, bringing its gain from the previous day to about 180.