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Trump Waives Graham Act Duty Hikes on Goods From Russia and Top Importers
The order waives a 500% duty-rate increase on goods from Russia and a 100% increase on goods from major importers of Russian oil and gas.
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Investing
NEAR Protocol Slides From $5.02 to $4.81 in One Hour on Binance
NEAR was down 1.92% over 24 hours. Long liquidations reached $840,000 across three exchanges during the same hour.
Technology
Celestia Activates Fibre for Direct Rollup Data Uploads to Validators
A 120-validator end-to-end benchmark recorded throughput of 3.07 terabits per second.
Investing
More Amundi-Managed Euro Fund Tokens Registered on Arbitrum One Than Ethereum
Stellar had the largest registered supply at 1.20 billion tokens. The euro share class was valued at about $1.69 billion across six networks.
Technology
Category Labs Tests Monad Client With 13-Second Median Ethereum Proof Time
A separate 200-block test recorded a proving-workload score 26% lower than ziskethone v1.13.0.
Investing
Only 7.5% of September Pump.fun Tokens Had a Trade at Least Seven Days After Launch
The September 2026 tally covered 1,083,771 launches, including tokens that never traded. A separate, longer sample used a different starting point.
Investing
Crypto Liquidations Reach $297 Million as Shorts Take Bigger Losses
Short liquidations totaled $168 million, compared with $128 million in longs. Ether recorded $100 million, ahead of Bitcoin at $76.1 million.
Regulation
U.S. Envoy Warns EU Spectrum Plan Could Draw U.S. Retaliation
The proposal leaves one-third of the 2 GHz band open to qualified applicants outside the bloc. Current usage rights expire in May 2027.
Regulation
Jay Clayton Says AI Working Group Will Issue Recommendations Over Time
The director of national intelligence gave no date for the recommendations on responsible artificial intelligence development.
Markets
InvestingNEAR Protocol Slides From $5.02 to $4.81 in One Hour on Binance
NEAR was down 1.92% over 24 hours. Long liquidations reached $840,000 across three exchanges during the same hour.
InvestingMore Amundi-Managed Euro Fund Tokens Registered on Arbitrum One Than Ethereum
InvestingOnly 7.5% of September Pump.fun Tokens Had a Trade at Least Seven Days After Launch
Crypto Liquidations Reach $297 Million as Shorts Take Bigger Losses
Binance Gold Futures Average More Than $12.3 Billion a Week
Regulation
RegulationU.S. Envoy Warns EU Spectrum Plan Could Draw U.S. Retaliation
The proposal leaves one-third of the 2 GHz band open to qualified applicants outside the bloc. Current usage rights expire in May 2027.
RegulationJay Clayton Says AI Working Group Will Issue Recommendations Over Time
RegulationAndreessen Horowitz Urges New York to Rework Stablecoin Rules
DeFi Education Fund and Andreessen Horowitz Propose Exchange Safe Harbor
Senate Fails to Advance CLARITY Act as SEC Proposes Crypto Rules
Bitcoin
InvestingCrypto Liquidations Reach $297 Million as Shorts Take Bigger Losses
Short liquidations totaled $168 million, compared with $128 million in longs. Ether recorded $100 million, ahead of Bitcoin at $76.1 million.
Ethereum
InvestingMore Amundi-Managed Euro Fund Tokens Registered on Arbitrum One Than Ethereum
Stellar had the largest registered supply at 1.20 billion tokens. The euro share class was valued at about $1.69 billion across six networks.
DeFi
RegulationDeFi Education Fund and Andreessen Horowitz Propose Exchange Safe Harbor
The Sept. 14 proposal covers decentralized trading protocols and apps that let users arrange transactions themselves.
Stablecoins
RegulationAndreessen Horowitz Urges New York to Rework Stablecoin Rules
The firm wants New York to wait for final federal standards before replacing its proposed rule for payment stablecoin issuers.
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AI & Tech
TechnologyCelestia Activates Fibre for Direct Rollup Data Uploads to Validators
A 120-validator end-to-end benchmark recorded throughput of 3.07 terabits per second.
TechnologyCategory Labs Tests Monad Client With 13-Second Median Ethereum Proof Time
RegulationJay Clayton Says AI Working Group Will Issue Recommendations Over Time
ether.fi Requires All 12 Node Operators to Run mump2p on Ethereum
Hyperliquid Builders Can Launch Perpetual Markets With 500,000 HYPE
RWA
InvestingCanton Coin Closes at $0.105082 After 16% Seven-Day Decline
CC remained above $0.10 at the Oct. 20 close. A planned securities tokenization service connected to Canton Network is expected to enter production in the fourth quarter of 2026.
