The US Fed has kept interest rates unchanged at 3.75%–4%. What does this mean for gold prices in India? Experts share their outlook for the coming months and 2027, explain the risks for investors, and discuss whether jewellery buyers should purchase now or wait for a price correction.

Bitcoin Core disclosed three vulnerabilities found in an AI scan within a week. One lets any connected peer exhaust memory and crash nodes on Windows, macOS or BSD. Developers confirmed it Oct 23, fixed it Oct 27 and published details Wednesday. Core now patches easily discoverable flaws across supported versions and issues public advisories instead of withholding them for up to a year.

Huo Xing Finance melaporkan bahwa penyedia layanan tax-free Jepang, Japan Tax Free, mengumumkan peluncuran resmi layanan pengembalian dana dalam stablecoin yen JPYC bersama UPBOND pada 1 November. Layanan ini menyediakan kanal refund on-chain bagi wisatawan yang berkunjung ke Jepang. Dalam sistem tax-free baru Jepang yang berlaku pada hari yang sama, wisatawan harus membeli barang dengan harga termasuk pajak dan menerima pengembalian dana setelah verifikasi bea cukai saat keberangkatan. Layanan baru akan menyalurkan JPYC kepada wisatawan melalui infrastruktur dompet UPBOND dengan menggunakan Avalanche C-Chain.

Commodity inflation pushed HUL's EBITDA margin down 134 basis points year on year to 22.4%, a multi-quarter low. The company expects near-term inflation to persist and has guided to a 22%–24% medium-term range.

Pendapatan naik 38,2% menjadi ₹185,3 miliar, margin EBITDA melebar ke 9%, dan harga saham sempat menyentuh ₹292,95 pada perdagangan intraday.

The London Metal Exchange plans to tokenize metal held in its Hong Kong warehouses. The 149-year-old LME, owned by HKEX, aims to turn physical metal stocks into tokens that can back loans. No launch date or blockchain has been named.

Investor Michael Burry warned that Anthropics planned IPO exposes serious vulnerabilities in the AI industry, citing massive infrastructure commitments, slowing growth and mounting costs. The investor, known for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, believes disappointing AI revenues could trigger a significant market correction and capital losses.

Morpho RWA deposits crossed $2.14 billion, with institutions borrowing $894 million against that collateral for a 42% utilization rate. DeFi RWA pools average 14%, so the protocol drives roughly four times more utility, ahead of Kamino Lend at $433 million. CEO Paul Frambot calls productive tokenized assets the second phase of adoption. MORPHO recovered 12% in three days.

Huo Xing Finance reports that market talk emerged after 5:00 a.m. on October 29 indicating Marvell is in advanced talks to acquire Lumentum. A deal could be announced as early as next week, though no final agreement has been reached. On Hyperliquid, Lumentum (LITE) and Marvell (MRVL) moved sharply in opposite directions: LITE jumped more than 20% at its peak, while MRVL fell nearly 11%. Combined trading volume for the two contracts in the first hour after the reports was estimated at about $37.37 million. Reuters, citing Bernstein Analysis, noted that Marvell latest quarterly cash and cash equivalents stood at about $3.92 billion, while Lumentum market capitalization stands at around $83 billion. If the deal proceeds, the large gap in company size could create additional financing needs and integration challenges. TradingBeats monitoring showed onchain contracts turned sharply volatile between 05:04 and 05:05. LITE peaked with a 20.6% gain before retracing part of the move. Its highest trade price reached $1,071.10; latest mark price is $956.03, still up about 7.65% versus the benchmark. Notional open interest rose from about $6.44 million to $9.32 million in the same period, an increase of about 44.6%, while position count rose by roughly 34.4%. MRVL plunged as much as 10.9% before recovering from its low. Its lowest trade price touched $219.13; latest mark price is $230.66, still down about 6.18% versus the benchmark. Notional OI rose from about $9.10 million to $10.06 million, up about 10.6%, while position count increased by roughly 17.9%. Volumes for both contracts surged in the first hour after the news. Between 05:00 and 06:00, LITE volume reached about $15.1 million, 14.6 times the prior hour. MRVL volume hit about $22.27 million, 5.5 times the prior hour. Onchain account activity also showed strategic positioning. Between 05:05 and 05:08, trader 0xd33c closed an existing LITE long, switched to a short position, and at the same time added to a long position in MRVL. As of publication, the account holds about $608,000 in LITE shorts at an average entry price of $1,003.24, with unrealized profit of about $30,200. It also holds about $422,000 in MRVL longs at an average entry price of $224.35, with unrealized profit of about $11,600. With LITE off its peak and MRVL off its low, combined unrealized profit on the two remaining positions totals about $41,800. Related closing trades after 05:00 generated additional realized trading profit of about $18,100.