According to a White House executive order issued on October 16, Trump exempted multiple sanctions, restrictions, and tariffs specified in the 2026 Lindsey Graham Countering Russian and Iranian Sanctions Act. The exemptions cover measures imposing 500% tariffs on Russian goods imported into the U.S.
According to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, the company recently announced plans to transform its platform into the most AI-enabled financial account. The initiative aims to empower users to make more informed financial decisions and streamline their money management experience.
According to CoinDesk on Oct 18, Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron announced the company's shift from blockchain infrastructure to payment processing, following the completion of its Coinme acquisition. Boiron stated the regulated payment business is expected to achieve profitability in 2027. The unified
According to China's securities regulator, three individuals were fined and had assets confiscated totaling over 500 million yuan yesterday (October 18) for market manipulation and insider trading.
According to CCTV News, on October 17, Iraq's Prime Minister called on members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to strengthen cooperation and respect differences to promote regional stability and peace. The Prime Minister stated that the Palestinian issue is central to regional conflicts,
According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, a liquefied natural gas carrier was attacked in the Gulf of Aden on October 17, with gunfire reported from a small speedboat carrying seven people approximately 140 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port city of Mukalla. Armed security personnel ab
According to spokesman Turki Maliki, the Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Eastern Province on October 18, the spokesman announced via social media.
According to Russian state media and the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces conducted overnight drone strikes on October 16 against Ukrainian port infrastructure and vessels in Odesa region, hitting a logistics center and a supply ship bound for Odesa port. Ukraine's State Emergency Service re
According to U.S. Secretary of State Rubio on October 17, Hedy Levine, a senior photographer for the Washington Post, was attacked and robbed by dozens of masked Jewish settlers in the West Bank on October 16 while covering Palestinian olive harvest. The assailants stole her camera, passport, and ot
According to CCTV News, Houthi forces downed a Saudi 'Kaliyal' armed reconnaissance drone over Hajjah Governorate early morning on October 18. This marks the fourth such aircraft of this model shot down amid the recent escalation of tensions.
According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on October 17, the White House has not issued any order to reduce Ukraine's access speed to Starlink.
According to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at Baghdad's Organization of Islamic Cooperation foreign ministers meeting on October 17, Iran supports resolving the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthi forces through an "inclusive and comprehensive political process." Araghchi stated this
According to Press TV, on Saturday (October 17), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced a seven-day proposal to restore normal transit through the Strait of Hormuz during the Islamic Cooperation Organization's 52nd ministerial meeting in Baghdad. Araqchi said Iran has transmitted the plan
According to reports, Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that he has strayed "off course" in political affairs, spending significantly more time away from his company than intended. Musk stated he should have taken a less prominent role, limiting his government work to one or two months, but actually
According to Bitcoin.com News, Frgmnt co-founder and CEO Aurélien Roussel stated in recent comments that fiat-collateralized stablecoins cannot fully escape traditional banking counterparty risk, despite being on-chain assets. The 2023 banking crisis demonstrated that stablecoins remain dependent on
According to Onchain Lens, two whale wallets that had been dormant for 12 to 13 years transferred 416.6941 BTC (worth $33.82 million) to the same address on October 18. The assets, which were worth approximately $105,380 at their original acquisition, have appreciated by approximately $33.71 million
According to Decrypt, nine blockchain-related organizations launched a quantum alliance on October 18 to establish unified quantum-resistant standards and verify anti-quantum capabilities across networks, wallets, and infrastructure. The alliance will operate through four working groups focused on b
According to BofA Securities strategist Michael Hartnett, the bank is turning to a more cautious stance, expecting market risks to rise over the next three to four weeks amid economic, political and credit market pressures. Hartnett cited multiple destabilizing factors including 3% real yields, ongo
According to Jin10 and Iran's Navy, on October 17, a vessel attempting to transit through a restricted zone near the Strait of Hormuz caught fire and lost navigation capability in the Gulf of Oman. The Iranian Navy's monitoring team detected the incident at the eastern entrance of the strait. The s
According to Bloomberg, DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash-1017 on October 17, improving reasoning, coding, agentic, and visual tasks with faster outputs and more concise results compared to the previous V4.1-Flash model. The update was deployed across the web, mobile app, and developer platform. The laun
