Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

ChainCatcher report: Last week, the number of new applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. fell to the lowest level in nearly 57 years. The U.S. Department of Labor stated that, for the week ending October 17, initial jobless claims decreased by 6,000 to 194,000, seasonally adjusted, neari

CoinDesk reports:New York, October 22 (Reuters) /PRNewswire/ — S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced the expansion of its AI-driven capabilities within its private markets ecosystem, including new iLEVEL enhancements that embed AI directly into private markets workflows. These enhancements enable

Lam Research shares dropped 7.3% to $241.75 in premarket trading before Thursday's opening. The decline erased about $24 billion from Lam's market value. A closing price of $241.75 would be the lowest since early April and about 44% below the June 30 record. Lam has lost roughly $240 billion in mark

Third-quarter lobbying disclosures show extensive efforts to influence the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act, a permitting bill also known as BAAJA. The disclosures repeatedly identify the legislation by name, acronym or bill number. Lawmakers introduced the bill on September 30, the qu

Spotify stock rallied 5% in premarket trading after its third-quarter earnings report delivered a stronger-than-expected profit outlook, boosting investor sentiment toward the music-streaming giant. The company projected fourth-quarter operating income above Wall Street estimates and forecast robust

Odaily Planet Daily reports: Vitalik’s fictional narrative meme coin project, Zipcoin, has announced its closure. The team stated that on October 15, the project was affected by the UNCX incident, during which hackers drained 1.1% of the total supply of tokens including PEPECOIN, EDGEN, ZC, X, LO0P,

According to Huoxing Finance, Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine, a crypto asset treasury company, stated that Bitmine holds approximately 6 million ETH, representing 4.9% of ETH’s total supply—just 100,000 ETH short of the 5% limit, a cap originally proposed by Vitalik Buterin. Once the limit is reached,

Odaily Planet Daily report: Tom Lee, Chairman of crypto asset treasury company Bitmine, stated that Bitmine holds approximately 6 million ETH, accounting for 4.9% of ETH’s total supply—about 100,000 ETH short of the 5% cap; purchases will cease upon reaching this limit, a cap proposed by Vitalik But

In 2026, the World Physical AI Conference hosted by Unitree Technologies took place in Hangzhou, where founder Wang Xingxing emphasized the necessity of firmly believing in AI, stating that current model capabilities are already sufficient to break through the information world, and reflected on his

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund delivered a stunning performance on Thursday—unexpectedly, it was not high-valued tech stocks but its traditionally defensive bond portfolio that caused the blow.The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) of Norway,

Constellation Research founder Ray Wang said on Wednesday that merging SpaceX and Tesla would help Elon Musk achieve Musk's technology goals. Wang said in a CNBC interview that he expected such a transaction to happen. Wang identified substantial synergies between the companies' work on self-driving

This roundup examines SPY, QQQ and major technology stocks for Thursday, October 22. Fresh attacks in Saudi Arabia drove oil prices higher overnight. Technology earnings have not resolved concerns about spending on AI infrastructure. Higher energy costs can pressure households and businesses while m

Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that Zipcoin has announced the cessation of its operations, stating that its project codebase and associated keys were fully compromised, allowing attackers to potentially gain control over the project’s wallets and infrastructure. The team said it attempted to migrate the

PHP developers issued emergency fixes on Wednesday and urged every user to install the updates immediately. Details of the vulnerabilities appeared online on Tuesday before patches were available, prompting PHP to accelerate the release. Experts anticipated a surge in intrusions as attackers tried t

CoinDesk reports:Record EPS in the third quarter of 2026Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bancorp, Inc. (S&T) (NASDAQ: STBA), the holding company for S&T Bank, announced net income of $38.6 million for the third quarter of 2026, exceeding $36.6 million in the second quarter