ban

Danish Bank strategists pointed out that despite the rise of the S&P 500 index and the European Stoxx 600 index, AI-related stocks rebounded for the third consecutive day, but Alphabet and Microsoft's earnings reports showed a divergence in AI-related revenue and capital expenditures.The flat capital expenditure guidance may limit the gains in the data center and semiconductor industries. The market reacted negatively to the earnings reports of major cloud computing companies, with the Korea Composite Stock Price Index falling 0.7% and Nasdaq futures dropping 0.9%.

On the morning of October 29, the banking sector continued to rise during the trading session, with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, and China Construction Bank all increasing by over 1%. The total market capitalization of the four major banks' A+H shares has historically surpassed 10 trillion yuan for the first time.Among them, the total market capitalization of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China is 2.94 trillion yuan, Agricultural Bank of China is 2.58 trillion yuan, China Construction Bank is 2.35 trillion yuan, and Bank of China is 2.15 trillion yuan.

According to reports from Yonhap News, the South Korean virtual asset trading platform Prabang has announced a temporary service suspension due to a hacker attack that resulted in an asset loss of approximately 100 million Korean Won, stating that it will fully compensate the affected funds with the company's own assets.According to industry sources, Prabang discovered abnormal transfers from its hot wallet on October 24 and immediately initiated an emergency response and comprehensive investigation, during which a security vulnerability was found. After confirming unauthorized external access on October 26, the platform reported the incident to relevant authorities and continues to investigate the cause and extent of the losses.Yonhap News stated that there have been a series of hacker-related incidents in the financial and virtual asset industry recently, with this being the first confirmed case of asset loss. The report mentioned that this incident appears to be different from the Prabang-related incident mentioned by financial authorities in the AI hacker intrusion inspection results on October 14. Additionally, on October 27, Bithumb experienced a hacker attack targeting its internal systems, leading to the leakage of employee personal information. On the same day, several Korean Won trading platforms also faced intrusion attempts targeting personal information and assets.

According to the Digital Currency Research Society, on October 27, Beijing Bank released a public tender announcement for the procurement project of firewall equipment for digital currency business in 2026 through the official centralized procurement management system. Along with the previously announced procurement projects for IPS, encryption machines, WAF, SSL, signature devices, etc., the bank has officially launched a centralized upgrade of the full-chain security infrastructure for digital renminbi business, covering core security nodes such as intrusion defense, encrypted transmission, web application protection, and identity signing.In April of this year, Beijing Bank became a newly added operational institution for digital renminbi business and connected to the central bank's digital renminbi system. In August, the central bank added 8 more operational institutions, expanding the total to 30. Previously, several newly added operational institutions, such as Huishang Bank, Hangzhou Bank, and Guangxi Beibu Gulf Bank, had initiated tenders for core digital currency systems worth tens of millions. The report pointed out that Beijing Bank's inclusion of various security devices such as firewalls and encryption machines in centralized procurement is a proactive security layout to adapt to the new features of digital renminbi, such as high-concurrency transactions and programmable smart contracts.

Last week, Bank of America clients net sold $3.5 billion in U.S. stocks, following an outflow of $15 billion the previous week.According to Bank of America analysts Jill Carey Hall and Trey Brown, retail investors led this sell-off. The communication services sector recorded its largest weekly outflow since tracking began in 2018, affecting the industry including Meta. The industrial sector also faced significant selling, marking the 13th consecutive week of outflows.

The World Bank predicts that due to the impact of the Middle East war, global energy prices will rise by 32% in 2026, reaching the highest level in four years.

The funding scale of the Zcash development grant program continues to expand, with the current net funding estimated at approximately 125 million USD, far exceeding current expenditure needs. Sean Bowe, co-founder of Zcash and current head of Tachyon, has proposed a draft suggesting the termination of the current 8% block reward allocated to ZCG in a future network upgrade.There are currently four proposals in the community regarding the development funding mechanism, which involve terminating ZCG grants, canceling the entire development fund grant mechanism, or gradually reducing the grant proportion to zero. Supporters believe that the current mechanism allows funds to accumulate as the price of ZEC rises, but ZCG is not directly controlled by holders; opponents worry that cutting development funds without alternative solutions may impact the subsequent development and maintenance of the protocol. All proposals are still in the discussion stage and have not yet been finalized.

At the Decoding China 2026 event, Huawei announced the introduction of the time compression concept of the "Tao (τ) Law" into base station product design for the first time, summarizing the challenges faced by traditional basebands within a single TTI as "endless calculations and incomplete transmissions."At the same time, Huawei released the OSCAR intelligent channel processing solution and the new generation UBBPi baseband series, providing a collaborative solution direction for the constraints of computation and transmission within a single TTI.

According to Solid Intel, Brazil's largest bank Itaú Unibanco has become the first bank to officially engage in cryptocurrency trading and custody services under the new regulations set by the Central Bank of Brazil. The bank has reported the relevant business to the Central Bank of Brazil on Tuesday, ahead of the deadline of October 30.

Deutsche Bank strategists stated that the U.S. Treasury has asked primary dealers to provide insights on changes in investor demand and the scale of future Treasury auctions, indicating a weakening demand for long-term U.S. Treasury bonds. As the Treasury faces greater financing needs, it may shorten the maturity structure of new bond issuances in the future.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an appeal, attempting to reinstate a nationwide ban against the artificial intelligence company Anthropic. The next day, the General Services Administration (GSA), responsible for government procurement, announced an expanded collaboration, allowing government agencies to use Claude at a 40% discount, paying based on actual usage without a commitment to a minimum expenditure. Anthropic disclosed that approximately 500 federal, state, and local government organizations in the U.S. are currently using Claude, with usage by federal civilian agencies increasing about 20 times over the past year.The GSA publicly supported Trump's ban on Anthropic in February of this year and removed Claude from the government procurement list. In March, a California court halted the comprehensive ban, and the GSA restored procurement eligibility in April. In August, the court further ruled that the government's broad ban was illegal. Although the Department of Justice has appealed, the relevant ruling will not automatically become invalid as a result.

Multiple institutions predict that the Federal Reserve will pause interest rate hikes in October and raise rates by 25 basis points in December. Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Credit Agricole all believe that the rates will remain unchanged in October, while Bank of America predicts an interest rate hike in October.

According to an official announcement from Ripple, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has supported XRP and the US dollar stablecoin RLUSD on its digital asset custody platform. Eligible institutional clients can custody, hold, and transfer related assets through this platform. The two parties are further expanding their digital asset collaboration based on the existing RLUSD reserve custody and Ripple Prime custody partnership.BNY plans to expand support for tokenized assets and investment products on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and collaborate with Ripple, allowing clients to directly mint and redeem RLUSD through BNY in the future. Additionally, both parties are exploring XRPL-based supply chain financing solutions with the working capital platform C2FO, tokenizing trade financing assets such as accounts receivable to broaden investor participation channels.

According to The Block, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is encouraging community banks in the United States to consider applying to become authorized stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act to expand their role in digital payments.

Bank of America Global Research has included SpaceX (SPCX.O) in its list of preferred stocks in the U.S. market.

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Central Bank of Ireland announced on October 22 that it has imposed a fine of €3,252,618 on Coinbase Ireland Limited for violating customer funds protection and outsourcing requirements in the Irish Electronic Money Regulations 2011. Coinbase admitted to the violations.The regulator stated that the violations occurred between November 1, 2020, and August 19, 2025, with a settlement reached on October 21. The case involves Coinbase Ireland's role as an electronic money institution, including the fiat and electronic money used by customers to purchase crypto assets, and should not be described as a MiCA custodial enforcement action.

According to a report by Reuters, the Bank of Korea warned that if large American technology companies slow down their capital expenditures in the field of artificial intelligence next year, South Korea's semiconductor exports could decrease by $50 billion to $100 billion compared to previous forecasts. The Bank of Korea simulated this scenario in a written response submitted to National Assembly member Ahn Doo-hyeon, assuming a 10% drop in the unit price of South Korean semiconductor products.In this scenario, South Korea's GDP growth rate in 2027 would be reduced by about 0.4 percentage points, and the current account surplus would be far below the previously estimated $430 billion. South Korea's chip exports account for about half of the country's total exports. Capital expenditures by Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Oracle are expected to increase from $40 billion last year to $80 billion this year, reaching $110 billion next year.The Bank of Korea pointed out that there is still significant uncertainty regarding AI demand trends and the cycle of the memory chip industry. If technology giants cut back on investments in AI infrastructure, South Korea's chip exports and overall economic growth could be impacted.

According to Bloomberg, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia may profit from Anthropic's initial public offering. The bank participated in Anthropic's Series E funding round in March 2025, with its holdings valued at 153 million Australian dollars, approximately 107.5 million US dollars, as of June 30, 2025.By the end of June 2026, as Anthropic's valuation rose to 965 billion US dollars, the bank's holdings had increased in value to 1.53 billion Australian dollars, approximately ten times higher than before. Bloomberg stated that this valuation increase is considered paper gains, and whether it can ultimately be realized through the IPO depends on the listing process and related transaction arrangements.