Odaily News: Daniela Hathorn, Senior Market Analyst at Capital.com, stated that Wednesday's US CPI data is expected to show headline inflation accelerating to around 3.7% in September, reflecting the impact of rising energy prices, while core inflation is projected to be around 2.5%. The divergence between the two is particularly important for the Federal Reserve. The Fed hiked rates in September but now faces a difficult task: curbing inflation without putting unnecessary pressure on economic growth.

Markets are currently pricing in about an 80% probability that the Fed will hold steady in October. A softer core reading could reinforce this expectation and provide some relief to stocks and bonds; an upside surprise could push yields higher again, bringing renewed pressure on risk assets. (Jinshi)

According to Odaily, on-chain analyst Ai Yi has monitored that the TRUMP team distribution address (2JEP...PNme) transferred tokens worth $11.78 million to a new address after 12 days, suspected to be for depositing into an exchange. Twelve days ago, this address transferred TRUMP tokens worth $8.87 million to address 52RDq…rkaD1, which subsequently deposited them into OKX through two addresses in a similar manner.

According to Odaily, approximately 1 hour ago, the Nansen CEO transferred 3 tokens worth $1.41 million to Coinbase, including 382 ETH valued at $957,000; 1 million LDO valued at $423,000; and 14 YFI valued at $33,000.

Odaily: According to a post by Bitcoin Treasuries on X, the BTC-backed preferred stock MORE of UK Bitcoin treasury company The Smarter Web Company has begun trading on the London Stock Exchange Main Market. The preferred stock has an annualized dividend rate of 12%, paid weekly.

Odaily News: According to official sources, OKX Flash Earn Lite will launch KAT (Katana) "Staking to Earn" from 15:00 on October 19, 2026 to 15:00 on October 24, 2026 (UTC+8). During the event, users can participate by locking BTC or KAT to subscribe and share in a 30,000,000 KAT airdrop reward. Users can subscribe in advance starting today, and rewards will begin accruing once the event officially starts.

In addition, users can directly use flexible Simple Earn assets to subscribe to Flash Earn Staking to Earn. Participation is available through the event link or the "Flash Earn" entry at the top of the Explore page in the OKX App.

Odaily News: Brokerage research reports indicate that foreign investors continue to sell off South Korean stocks, with no sign of the selling pressure easing yet. However, a series of events from the end of this month to mid-November may become a turning point for foreign capital to return. The earnings reports of the two major memory chip giants, the U.S. midterm elections, changes in the Middle East situation, and the listing of AI company Anthropic are seen as core variables that could potentially reverse market sentiment.

Data from the Korea Exchange on the 14th shows that, as of the previous trading day, foreign investors had cumulatively net sold 203.6977 trillion won (approximately $141.5 billion) in the KOSPI main board market this year. Of that, just two stocks—Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix—accounted for approximately 176 trillion won in net selling, representing 86% of total foreign selling. Samsung Electronics' foreign ownership ratio fell to an 18-year low not seen since 2008; SK Hynix's foreign ownership rate also dropped below its ten-year average. This round of foreign capital outflow is the core driver of the KOSPI index's decline. Escalating Middle East geopolitical risks, controversy over OpenAI's annual revenue, and concerns over the rising competitiveness of foreign companies—multiple factors compounded to weigh on the market.

Odaily News: South Korea's largest crypto exchange Upbit has announced that it will delist BLAST spot trading at 12:00 local time on October 26.

According to Gate data, major European stock indices opened slightly higher. The European STOXX index rose 0.29%; the UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.07%; the French CAC40 index rose 0.32%.

Odaily News: Anthropic plans to hold an investor meeting at its San Francisco headquarters on Wednesday local time, disclosing third-quarter financial data to institutional investors for the first time, providing a key reference for its upcoming IPO. The company has previously confidentially filed for a listing, with a discussed valuation of approximately $1.8 trillion to $2 trillion, and full-year revenue is expected to potentially exceed $100 billion.

This disclosure has drawn considerable attention, as OpenAI recently triggered market volatility due to an adjustment in its revenue reporting methodology (dropping from $70 billion to $50 billion after excluding cloud partner revenue). Investors will focus on Anthropic's revenue growth rate, operating losses, and capital expenditure to assess its genuine growth and profitability. The company may launch a formal IPO marketing roadshow as early as November.

Odaily News: Citigroup analysts said that Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML plans to expand its chipmaking equipment capacity, and some customers have begun to express interest in orders for 2029 and 2030, indicating that the visibility of the company's future demand is continuing to improve. Citigroup analysts noted that market discussion around ASML's stock is increasingly shifting toward the scale of capacity expansion in 2028 and beyond, as well as the potential boost to the company's margins from higher equipment prices and increased adoption of advanced lithography machines.

ASML Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen said the company has now completed pricing negotiations with major customers, and the impact of the related price adjustments is expected to gradually emerge starting in 2027. Citigroup believes that as customer visibility into long-term equipment procurement demand improves, the market's focus on ASML is shifting from short-term order performance to longer-term capacity growth potential, as well as the room for margin improvement brought by high-end equipment sales and pricing changes. (Jinshi)

According to Lookonchain monitoring, Strive (@Strive) purchased 3,311 BTC last week at a price of $84,500, worth $276 million. In less than 2 months, Strive has accumulated 11,417 BTC, worth $952 million, at an average purchase price of $82,281.

Odaily reports, according to Gate data, the South Korean KOSPI index closed down 26.54 points, or 0.44%, on Wednesday, October 14, erasing intraday gains of more than 2%, to close at 6,008.81 points, with SK Hynix falling 1.66%.

Odaily reports that Standard Chartered Bank has announced the launch of cryptocurrency trading services for high-net-worth clients in the UAE, having obtained a license from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. Eligible clients can buy and sell BTC and ETH directly through their existing bank accounts without needing a separate wallet or third-party trading platform, with asset custody and trade settlement handled by Standard Chartered Bank. The service is launched in partnership with Zodia Markets and is initially available only to professional investors in the UAE.

Odaily reports: Market data shows that PRL has surged past 1.9 USDT to reach a new all-time high, gaining over 60% in the past 7 days.

Related reading: "PRL Skyrockets 3x — Can Pearl Become the 'AI Version of Bitcoin'?"

Odaily News: Following Binance's delisting announcement, EPIC and QUICK experienced short-term declines. EPIC briefly dropped over 8%, now trading at $0.3822; QUICK briefly fell over 5%, now trading at $0.00926. Binance has decided to cease trading and delist EPIC and QUICK at 11:00 (UTC+8) on October 28, 2026.