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2026/10/22
Musk Responds to SpaceX and Tesla Financial Ratings, Hints at Future Performance
Odaily Planet Daily reports: In response to community users giving SpaceX and Tesla report performances ratings of A+ and F-, respectively, Musk replied, “That’s fair—we’ll make the next report more interesting.”Additionally, Musk responded to SpaceX’s planned computing capacity deployment for next
AI Could Spark a Surge in Short-Lived Crypto 'Meme Games'
CoinDesk reports:Move aside, memecoins: the crypto "meme game" is coming—and so will the bagholders.Illuvium co-founder Kieran Warwick said AI could give rise to a flood of short-lived crypto "meme games," attracting speculative traders who drove memecoins to record highs at the end of 2024.Warwick
Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion in New Mexico Over 43.9 Million Privacy Violations
New Mexico District Court Judge Francis J. Matthew ordered Meta on October 21 to pay $25 billion under the state's Unfair Practices Act, New Mexico's Department of Justice said. The penalty is the largest Meta has faced. A jury found in September that Facebook committed 43,899,725 violations of the
Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion to New Mexico Over Privacy Violations
New Mexico District Court Judge Francis J. Matthew ordered Meta on October 21 to pay $25 billion under the state's Unfair Practices Act, New Mexico's Department of Justice said. The penalty is the largest Meta has faced. A jury found in September that Facebook committed 43,899,725 violations of the
Japan's BOJ Expected to Hold Interest Rate at 1.25% in October Meeting
ME News reports that on October 22 (UTC+8), the Bank of Japan plans to maintain its policy rate at 1.25% during its monetary policy meeting on October 29–30. The Bank of Japan previously raised rates at its September meeting and will now assess the impact of that hike. The Bank is likely to state th
Marathon Fusion claims to turn mercury into gold through nuclear fusion.
BlockBeats report: On October 22, the U.S. private nuclear fusion startup Marathon Fusion announced this morning that it has successfully achieved high-efficiency alchemy by converting mercury into genuine, stable gold. According to its video presentation, Marathon Fusion employs beam-driven fusion
Standard Chartered Agrees to Acquire Digital Asset Custodian Zodia Custody
The British banking group moves to fully own the crypto custody platform it helped launch, expanding its digital asset footprint.Standard Chartered has signed a deal to acquire Zodia Custody, according to reports from Fintech News Singapore and Crypto News Australia. The move would see the London-he
Whale Liquidates $21.15M BTC Long Position, Adds 5,219.54 ETH
Huo Xing Finance reports that on October 22, according to TradingBeats monitoring, the whale wallet starting with 0x469e completed a major position adjustment this morning: closing out 250 BTC long positions, selling approximately $21.15 million worth; while adding 5,219.54 ETH long positions, with
China's CSI 300 Enters Bear Market Amid Asia-Wide Selling
China’s benchmark CSI 300 index entered a bear market on Thursday after declining for 10 straight weeks, according to LSEG data cited by CNBC.Bloomberg linked the drop to fading stimulus hopes, weak earnings and worries over the global artificial intelligence (AI) trade. Meanwhile, stock markets in
Goldman Sachs Report: SMCI Q1 Revenue Exceeds Guidance by 27%
Written by: RitaSuper Micro Computer (SMCI) expects first-quarter revenue of $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion, approximately 27% above the midpoint of prior guidance; gross margin of 12% to 12.5%, 165 basis points above the midpoint of prior guidance. Goldman Sachs believes stronger-than-expected resu
Fearless Wallet private key leak affects 8 users, 17,286 DOT stolen
Huo Xing Cai Jing reports that Polkadot has issued a security alert: the browser extension of the third-party wallet, Fearless Wallet, was compromised and has intermittently leaked users’ private keys to attackers since February 2025. Investigations revealed that malicious code transmits private key
Pirate Chain Reverts Blockchain Following Minting Vulnerability Attack
According to Mars Finance, the privacy coin project Pirate Chain has released a mandatory update, v6.14, requiring all nodes, mining pools, and exchanges to disable old versions and upgrade immediately. Attackers exploited two validation vulnerabilities to mint approximately 39.82 million fake ARRR
Ripple's RLUSD Kenya Pilot Wins PAY360 Awards 2026 Best Financial Inclusion Project
CoinMarketCap reports:Ripple won the "Best Project for Financial Inclusion" award at the PAY360 Awards 2026, the 20th edition of this payments industry event.This award recognizes a pilot project by Ripple in collaboration with Prosper Global Ventures, DIVA Protocol, and Fortune Credit Ltd., which u
Chinese prosecutors seek to seize over 61,800 BTC in the Qian Zhimin fraud case.
ChainCatcher report, according to CoinDesk citing The Paper, Chinese prosecutors are seeking to confiscate over 61,800 bitcoins and other assets linked to a fraud case exceeding RMB 40 billion. The case centers on Qian Zhimin, the actual controller of Tianjin Lan Tian Ge Rui Electronic Technology. P
Pirate Chain rolls back to block 4,176,944, removing 39.82 million fake ARRR tokens.
Odaily Planet Daily report: The privacy coin project Pirate Chain has released a mandatory update v6.0.14, requiring all nodes, mining pools, and exchanges to disable old versions and upgrade immediately. On October 14, attackers exploited two validation vulnerabilities to mint approximately 39.82 m
