XRP rebounded from the recent lows but it's still down by over 7% weekly.

Thailand’s SEC has finalized rules for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, with the framework taking effect October 16 and strict fund design limits.

Sberbank began testing cryptocurrency trading and transfers for bitcoin, ether and USDT inside its mobile banking app on October 8, with the pilot limited to a small group of users. Two days earlier, the Bank of Russia admitted the lender as a digital depository under the country's new digital currency market framework. Sberbank said it will open the service to a wider set of customers from December 1 if the relevant regulatory framework takes effect by then.

JPMorgan estimates around $50 billion has entered digital assets in 2026, with ETF flows improving and CME futures positions rising.

Hedge funds' net exposure to Magnificent 7 stocks has climbed to 22% of their total US exposure, according to Goldman Sachs data. That is above the peak recorded in June 2024. Net exposure to semiconductor stocks has risen to 12%, just below the 14% record high. US semiconductor imports hit a record $15.4 billion in August.

COIMBATORE: Unchecked copper price rises have triggered fresh turbulence for Coimbatore’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), where the metal