Crypto Pulse

The crypto market just took a significant hit after US inflation data for September came in above expectations. Bitcoin (BTC) lost the $81,000 level for the first time in weeks, triggering a broad sell-off that spread to altcoins, tech stocks, and even gold. What worries investors is not just the headline CPI print, but the fact that core inflation also beat forecasts, reopening the possibility that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise rates again at its late-October meeting. Key TakeawaysBitcoi

Ledger has unveiled a new security-focused device that could change how users interact with crypto wallets. Called Ledger Atom, the new product combines an Android-based environment for everyday applications with Ledger's security architecture for protecting digital assets.The announcement comes at a particularly important moment for the hardware-wallet industry. Recent reports of tampered Ledger devices distributed through a reseller have raised concerns about supply-chain security, making the

I. Macro & Market Sentiment· Market data: BTC $82,003（+0.58%）｜ETH $2,430.53（+0.86%）｜SOL $105.03（+1.12%）· Market sentiment: Funding rate +0.0033%｜Fear & Greed Index 63 (Greed)· Inflation pricing: September CPI rose 3.7% year on year, while core CPI increased 0.3% month on month for a second consecutive month; October rate-hike bets have climbed to around 40%. Read moreII. Trading Signals / Hot Topics· [Today's Focus] BTC｜ETF Redemptions and Long Liquidations Drive Concurrent Contr

Overview Mastercard and BVNK launched the Global Money Platform on October 15, combining fiat and stablecoin accounts, real-time conversion between them, stablecoin-linked cards and payouts to bank accounts behind a single API. Per Mastercard's announcement, banks, fintechs and enterprises can offer the services under their own brands or use them for their own treasury and settlement, with Nuvei, Marqeta, Ontop, Beem and Almond FinTech among the first to integrate. One relationship needs clarify

Overview Netflix reports third-quarter results at 1:01 p.m. Pacific on October 20, which is 04:01 on October 21 in Singapore, with the management video interview starting at 1:45 p.m. Pacific, or 04:45 Singapore time, and a recording available from roughly 2:30 p.m. Pacific. Those details come from the company's investor relations announcement. What makes this report unusual is where the stock starts from. NFLX closed at $72.61 on October 15, up 2.89%, for a market capitalisation near $302 billi

Overview Tesla reports third-quarter results after the US close on October 21, with the call and question session beginning at 17:30 ET, which is 05:30 on October 22 in Singapore. What the market needs confirmed this time is not volume but what the volume bought. The delivery release on October 2 answered the first half. Per Electrek's breakdown, Tesla delivered 486,532 vehicles against production of 464,391, with deliveries exceeding output by 22,141 units. That is down 2.1% from 497,099 a year

Overview Dell Technologies has been the hardest-hit large cap in AI hardware this week. On October 14, intraday data cited by Yahoo Finance showed DELL down 11.27%, the steepest decline in the S&P 500 that session, with HPE off 8.28% and NetApp off 7.03%. The slide continued the next day. Benzinga recorded the stock at $460.20 by 10:37 a.m. ET on October 15, down as much as 9.4%, before it closed at $473.39 per GuruFocus, a loss of $34.54 or roughly 6.8% that took market value to about $301 bill

Overview The September producer price report released on October 15 pushed crypto to its lowest level in a month. CoinDesk's live coverage recorded PPI rising 1.3% month over month and 6.3% year over year, with core PPI up 0.7% and 5% respectively, all well above forecasts. CNBC reported that it was the largest annual gain since 2022. Bitcoin slid through the session and touched $79,950 at around 9:54 a.m. Eastern, its first break below $80,000 since mid-September, before recovering roughly 3% t

Overview The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases September producer price data on October 15 at 8:30 a.m. ET, which is 12:30 UTC and 20:30 in Singapore, a schedule confirmed in the previous PPI news release. It lands at an awkward moment. One day earlier, September CPI came in at 3.7% year over year, above the 3.6% consensus and up from 3.4% in August. That has pushed a normally secondary release to the front of the queue. Per the Investing.com economic calendar, headline PPI is expected to

Overview Samsung Electronics America announced on October 7 that Samsung Wallet will add stablecoin functionality for eligible US Galaxy users in the last week of October, reaching roughly 82 million compatible devices, with USDC issued by Circle as the first and for now only supported stablecoin. The official announcement sets out two transfer paths: sending USDC to compatible third-party crypto wallets or exchange accounts on supported networks with no Samsung transfer fee, and sending money t