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Kraken moves into US perpetual futures: the first CFTC-supervised market on Hyperliquid
Payward, the parent company of the Kraken exchange, is set to become the first operator of perpetual futures on the Hyperliquid blockchain operating under the supervision of the US regulator CFTC. The announcement came out on October 26, 2026; no launch date was given.

Ripple received a banking license in the US: cryptocurrency regulation has reached RLUSD reserves
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC, the regulator of national banks) has granted Ripple final approval to launch Ripple National Trust Bank. Now the $2.5 billion in RLUSD stablecoin reserves will be managed under federal oversight.

Brent broke through $112 per barrel - the price of Brent oil is in a rare three-digit zone
Brent crude oil futures (the benchmark grade used to price most of the global market) are trading above $112 per barrel. The level was recorded on October 22 at around 11:05 Moscow time.

Tesla and SpaceX have formed merger committees, and Tesla's report comes out tonight
Elon Musk confirmed on SpaceX's quarterly call: the boards of directors of both companies have formed special committees to discuss a merger. The deal could become the largest corporate one in history; Tesla shares in after-hours trading have already risen to $380.29.
The company has launched a configurator and is giving gifts!

$549 million outflow in a week: spot Ethereum ETF loses money for the third week in a row
US spot exchange-traded funds (ETF - a fund through which an asset is bought like a regular stock on an exchange) lost $549 million over the past week. Outflows from Ethereum funds in October reached $955 million - the worst month of 2026.

In four days, the silver price fell by 5.9% and dropped below $57
On October 16, silver (XAG/USD) closed the day down 0.77% at $56.86 per ounce. From $60.45 on October 12, the metal has lost $3.59, that is, about 6% in a week.
On October 16, Hash Hedge officially completed the transfer of all active challenges from the old personal account to the new platform.

Busy day: EU CPI at 12:00, US industrial production at 16:15 MSK
On October 16, the calendar has four reasons for movement at once: inflation in the European Union, US industrial statistics, the fifth day of the annual IMF and World Bank meeting with central bank heads participating, and a morning speech by Fed Chair Warsh.

In a week, $1.25 billion was withdrawn from US spot ETFs on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana
In the week through October 9, investors withdrew about $1.246 billion from US spot ETFs on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana. A week earlier, these same products recorded net capital inflows.
The Funded Way has added a new Flex Mode add-on that removes six trading restrictions and gives more freedom when choosing a strategy. The option is available for one-phase and two-phase accounts.

WTI slips to $90: Trump announces an "energy truce" that no one has confirmed
WTI is losing about 1.5% on Monday morning and trading around $90 per barrel, breaking a two-day rally. The pressure came after Donald Trump's statement about a possible halt to Russian and Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure, while the details of the agreement have not yet been confirmed by both sides.

WTI above $90: oil gained about 3% in a day on attacks on Saudi Arabian airports
On October 8, WTI oil rose to $90.87 and at one point approached $91.00, gaining about 3% in a day. The rise was supported by new attacks on facilities in Saudi Arabia, risks to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and a decline in US oil inventories.
Starting October 1, the two-stage Hash Hedge challenge for $25,000 is available for $249. In relative terms, this is approximately $100 of Funded capital for every $1 of the challenge cost.



