Barclays expects the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 basis points this week, but there may be differences of opinion within the decision-making body. Director Milan may advocate for a larger rate cut, while other officials may lean towards maintaining the current rate level. In addition, Barclays also expects the Fed to signal the end of its balance sheet reduction plan in December.

Streamex Corp. (NASDAQ: STEX), a Nasdaq-listed company, announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink, which will serve as its official oracle and on-chain transparency provider. This partnership will enhance GLDY's cross-chain functionality, transparency, and trust through the integration of Chainlink's reserve proof, price oracle, and Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). GLDY is a gold-backed stablecoin asset designed to provide institutional-grade cash management and returns for physical gold holders.

 IBM has announced the launch of a new digital asset platform, Digital Asset Haven, aimed at helping financial institutions and highly regulated enterprises securely enter the digital asset economy. The platform was developed in partnership with Dfns, supports over 40 blockchain networks, and provides secure custody, trade lifecycle management, and policy-based governance features. The platform integrates compliance tools, quantum-safe encryption technology, and hardware-supported key security mechanisms, enabling institutions to participate in the blockchain ecosystem while meeting strict regulatory requirements.

 Binance founder CZ reposted content on social media saying that in the past 3 months, 1,441,281 BNB have been burned, equivalent to burning 11.12 BNB per minute. CZ said, or about burning approximately $11,000 per minute, I had not even considered this issue from this perspective before. BNB is deflationary.

 South Korean parliamentary investigation found that the funds between the top five domestic virtual currency exchanges and the Cambodian "Post Easy Money Group" sanctioned by the US and UK surged from 9.22 million Korean won in 2023 to 12.8 billion Korean won in 2024, an increase of nearly 1400 times. The transactions are mainly conducted through the stablecoin Tether (USDT), with Bithumb exchange accounting for the largest share. The South Korean government is considering imposing financial sanctions on the Cambodian criminal organization to curb potential money laundering activities. Some exchanges have already cut off ties with the organization from March to May this year.

Argentina's main stock index surged 20%. On the news front, the political party of Argentine President Milei won the country's midterm elections.

 Norway's largest pension fund (KLP) increased its stake in Strategy $MSTR to $29 million.

spot silver fell more than 3.00% intraday, now trading at $47.10 per ounce. New York silver futures fell 3.00% intraday, now trading at $47.13 per ounce.

US stocks, cryptocurrency, and quantum computing concept stocks collectively rose in early trading. Robinhood, BMNR, and SBET rose more than 4%, Strategy, Bitfarms, and IREN rose more than 3%; IONQ and QBTS rose more than 5%, RGTI, QUBT, and ARQQ rose more than 4%.

tech giant IBM announced the launch of the digital asset operation platform IBM Digital Asset Haven. It is reported that this is a comprehensive platform for financial institutions, governments, and enterprises to securely manage and expand their digital asset operations, allowing banks and administrative agencies to manage their digital asset lifecycle, including custody and settlement, through a single solution.

 China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Small and Medium Investors in the Capital Market". It mentions promoting listed companies to enhance investor returns. Vigorously advocate for listed companies to return to investors through methods such as "cancellation-style repurchases". Take multiple measures to guide listed companies to implement dividends more than once a year while ensuring sustainable development, enhancing the stability, continuity, and predictability of dividends.

according to CNBC: Tesla's chairman of the board said that if the $100 billion compensation plan is not approved, Tesla (TSLA.O) could face the risk of losing CEO Musk.

based on extensive solicitation of opinions from all parties, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has conducted research and drafted the "Opinions on Strengthening the Protection of Small and Medium Investors in the Capital Market", which was officially released today. The "Opinions" follow the approach of "targeting core concerns, striving for practical effectiveness, and being legally justified", focusing on key issues of concern to small and medium investors, strengthening the protection of small and medium investors in the issuance and listing process, creating a system environment conducive to fair trading for small and medium investors, strengthening the responsibility of operating institutions to protect small and medium investors, cracking down severely on illegal activities that harm the interests of small and medium investors, promoting the construction of a diversified dispute resolution mechanism for securities and futures, enhancing the role of investor protection institutions, improving the protection system and mechanism for small and medium investors in the delisting process, and strengthening the legal protection of small and medium investors, proposing twenty-three specific measures in eight aspects. The relevant measures are conducive to improving the investor protection mechanism, enhancing the inherent stability of the capital market, effectively protecting the legitimate rights and interests of small and medium investors, and boosting market confidence.

 Alan Konevsky, CEO of tokenized securities market tZero Group Inc., said in an interview that the company plans to conduct its initial public offering (IPO) in 2026.

On October 27th, Binance officially announced on social media that starting from 8:00 AM on October 28th Beijing time, the trading volume of tokens created through Four.Meme "Meme Rush - Fair Mode" will not be included in the Alpha trading volume points until the token is recommended by Binance Alpha. If the token is recommended, the trading volume after the recommendation will be calculated according to the standard Alpha points rate.

as of 7 PM Eastern Time on October 26, BitMine's cryptocurrency holdings include 3,313,069 ETH (an increase of 77,055 ETH from last week), 192 bitcoins (BTC), 88 million US dollars of Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ stock code: ORBS) shares ("moonshots"), and 305 million US dollars of undesignated cash.

Tesla (TSLA.O) Chairman Robin Denholm called on shareholders in a letter on Monday to vote in favor of CEO Musk's nearly $1 trillion compensation plan before the annual shareholder meeting. "If we fail to create an environment that incentivizes Elon to achieve great achievements through a fair performance compensation plan, we face the risk of him resigning from executive positions, and Tesla may lose his time, talent, and vision, all of which are crucial to providing outstanding shareholder returns," Denholm said. As Tesla is committed to surpassing the designation of "just a car company" and focusing on fully autonomous driving and humanoid robot Optimus, Musk's role in the company's future is crucial. Tesla's annual shareholder meeting is scheduled to take place on November 6th, Eastern Time, with shareholder voting ending at 11:59 pm on November 5th.

 Chijet Motor Company, Inc. (stock code: CJET), a Nasdaq-listed company, announced today that it has successfully completed a private placement financing, raising the equivalent of $300 million in cryptocurrency funds. This issuance is targeted at non-U.S. institutional investors, with each unit consisting of one common stock (priced at $0.10) and three warrants (exercise price equivalent to $0.12).

according to Lookonchain monitoring, BlackRock has just deposited 1,021 Bitcoins (about $118 million) and 25,707 Ethereum (about $107 million) into CoinbasePrime.

according to Lookonchain monitoring, the whale "0x960B" deposited 3.72 million USDC into Hyperliquid in the past 9 hours, and then opened a long position with 240 BTC (worth 27.7 million US dollars) and 4874 ETH (worth 20.3 million US dollars) with 15 times leverage.