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29 Oct 2026ArticleThree crypto rounds of $5M or more raise $31.2M as Luxor takes $16MLuxor Technology, Predicate and Cancore announced the rounds on Oct. 27, while Fireblocks denied a reported $2.5 billion acquisition by Visa that Axios said was in late-stage talks.Mary LaneGlobal29 Oct 2026ArticleBitcoin falls 3.3% to $81,325 as ETFs shed $635.5 million and Fed holdsStrategy bought no bitcoin from Oct. 19 to Oct. 25 while Strive added 6,182, and the Fed held rates at 3.75%-4.00% with two votes for a hike.Mary LaneGlobal28 Oct 2026ArticleChicago wheat sinks 5.1% in a week as corn and soybeans slipDecember corn lost 2.9% and November soybeans 1.5% between Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, while the U.S. corn harvest reached 60% complete, according to USDA data.David MillerGlobal28 Oct 2026ArticleEurope's TTF gas gains 13.0% to €96.09 as Henry Hub falls 10.2%European gas reached its highest level since December 2022 on Gulf LNG losses, while U.S. futures sank on mild weather and a 77 Bcf storage build.David MillerGlobal28 Oct 2026ArticleBrent settles at $113.88 after Gulf attacks, up 4.7% on the weekDecember WTI ended at $99.90 as Gulf attacks and talks involving Iran pulled prices in opposite directions, while U.S. crude stocks fell 3.06 million barrels.David MillerGlobal26 Oct 2026ArticlePerpetuals exchange Grvt burns 1.1 million tokens in first buybackThe burn removed 0.96% of circulating GRVT, worth about $233,000 at Oct. 26 prices, as Grvt prepares to relaunch as an investing app built on tokenized fixed income.—Global26 Oct 2026ArticleYen gains 0.77% on the dollar as the dollar index slips for a second weekThe euro lost 0.53% against the dollar and 0.78% against sterling, while falling Treasury yields and hotter UK inflation set up central bank decisions from Oct. 28.Daniel BrooksGlobal26 Oct 2026ArticleUK inflation climbs to 3.5% as US business activity holds at 57.6Price pressures strengthened in Britain and the United States while China's growth edged up, setting up five central bank decisions between Oct. 28 and Oct. 30.Daniel BrooksGlobal24 Oct 2026ArticleMastercard opens AI agent payments to developers after 6 firm pilotsVisa starts an agent invoice pilot and Proof and Circle show identity-gated payments, while TRM Labs finds 0.6% to 7.5% of likely x402 commerce looks agentic.Emily ParkerGlobal24 Oct 2026ArticleJPM Coin goes live on Ethereum as SoFi pays 4.4% on a tokenized depositFour bank moves in the week of Oct. 17-23 show tokenized deposits reaching consumers and institutions as the OCC sets Jan. 18, 2027 for its stablecoin rule.Mary LaneGlobal23 Oct 2026ArticleVisa and IBKR let AI agents move money as Goldman commits $500MMoody's revenue rose 1% to $2.02 billion and Deutsche Börse lifted its 2026 outlook again, while a Fed governor said agent payments could change how money moves.—Global23 Oct 2026ArticleWestern Union, Stripe and Marqeta add stablecoin rails to 3 payment productsWestern Union plans USDPT payouts in 200-plus countries and territories, Stripe's stablecoin cards cover 30-plus countries, and Marqeta adds Coinbase settlement on Base, the companies said.Mary LaneGlobal23 Oct 2026ArticleOCC finalizes GENIUS Act rule as stablecoin supply holds at $301.5 billionThe federal stablecoin framework starts Jan. 18, 2027, while Tether and Circle hold 84.7% of a market near $301.5 billion, according to DefiLlama data.Mary LaneGlobal22 Oct 2026ArticleTether leads Mural's $15 million Series A as Fission raises $10 millionFive rounds of $5 million or more totaled $48.6 million in the week of Oct. 15-21, with AI-agent and tokenization infrastructure taking 89.7% of it.Mary LaneGlobal22 Oct 2026ArticleBitcoin ETFs draw $997.4 million in five sessions; OCC finalizes stablecoin ruleThe OCC finalized its GENIUS Act stablecoin rule on Oct. 21, and Strategy added 267 bitcoin, lifting its holdings to 848,517 bitcoin as of Oct. 18.Mary LaneGlobal21 Oct 2026ArticleFhenix launches mainnet on 2 chains as tokenized assets top $39BFhenix says its encryption coprocessor is in production on two networks, while its own design post lists narrower DeFi support and visible sender, receiver and timing data.—Global21 Oct 2026ArticleCorn falls 4.3%, soybeans 2.8% and wheat 3.9% as the US harvest weighsChicago December wheat closed at $6.43¼ on Oct. 20, while the FAO cereal price index rose 5.1% in September, a split between monthly prices and weekly futures.David MillerGlobal21 Oct 2026ArticleHenry Hub dips below $3.00 as US gas stocks add 67 Bcf and EU storage lagsUS stocks stand 1.3% above the five-year average, but EU storage at 74.6% sits 14.6 points under its own, which keeps Dutch TTF near €88 per MWh.David MillerGlobal20 Oct 2026ArticlePostquant launches quantum VM running on 3 hardware typesThe Quip Virtual Machine quotes a maximum cost before every run, while Quantinuum's Standard plan on Azure Quantum costs $125,000 a month.—Global20 Oct 2026ArticleGrvt burns 1.1M tokens as RWA perps open interest tops $18BThe token issuer's first buyback comes with four product launches through November, including a yield product targeting up to 11% against a 4.50% 1-year Treasury yield.—Global20 Oct 2026ArticleBrent settles at $109.55 as WTI gains 10.6% in a week on Hormuz riskKpler put Gulf crude flows at about 8.5 million barrels a day over seven days, while Washington waived some sanctions on Russian energy exports.David MillerGlobal19 Oct 2026ArticleEuro gains 0.42% to 1.1253 on the dollar; sterling gains 0.45% on the euroECB reference rates show the euro, sterling and the yen firmer against the dollar from Oct. 9 to Oct. 16; Reuters had the dollar index heading for a 0.45% fall.Daniel BrooksGlobal19 Oct 2026ArticleUS inflation hits 3.7% as gasoline jumps 34.2%; IMF sees 2026 growth at 3.1%US consumer prices rose 3.7% in the year to September, retail sales gained 0.8% in the month and China's factory-gate prices climbed 5.0%, according to official data.Daniel BrooksGlobal18 Oct 2026ArticleBitcoin slips 1.3% to $81,960 as spot ETFs lose $228.4 million in a weekStrategy bought 250 bitcoin, and MSCI will publish on Nov. 11 its list of companies at risk of index removal after adopting new rules.Mary LaneGlobal18 Oct 2026ArticleBrent settles at $109.86, highest since May, as Gulf attacks lift oilWTI rose 10.4% to $101.41 in the week of Oct. 12-16, while the IEA and OPEC now differ by 2.8 million barrels a day on 2026 demand.David MillerGlobal