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The U.S. government announced that oil companies have agreed to borrow about 40 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is the last batch committed by the U.S. under the global agreement. The agreement aims to stabilize fuel prices and involves Gunvor, Trafigura Trading, Phillips 66, and Vitol. In March of this year, the U.S. agreed to lend 172 million barrels of crude oil, and the size of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has fallen to its lowest level since 1982.

U.S. President Trump stated that the United States is collaborating with Venezuela to extract millions of barrels of oil to supply the U.S.

U.S. President Trump stated that the United States must attack Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the Polymarket market. A large whale sold $69,568.36 in a single transaction regarding the "2026 House of Representatives election winner" event, targeting the "Republican" party. Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this subject is 93%.

Elon Musk retweeted Wall Street legend investor Stanley Druckenmiller's tweet about disclosing his investment in Trade.xyz, stating it was "interesting."ChainCatcher previously reported that renowned Wall Street investor and Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Duquesne Family Office, Stan Druckenmiller (@standuquesne), posted his first tweet announcing that he has become an investor in Trade.xyz. Trade.xyz is collaborating with the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to introduce Hyperliquid-based round-the-clock perpetual futures in the United States. Stan Druckenmiller stated that as a market participant, he looks forward to using this product to improve the investment process.

According to CoinDesk, Polymarket has launched five-minute cryptocurrency price prediction contracts on its regulated U.S. platform. The platform is operated by QCX LLC and is regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).Traders can predict whether assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP will close above or below the starting price within five minutes. A correct prediction pays $1 per share, while an incorrect one goes to zero, structured similarly to binary options.

The Bank of England has launched a consultation on how central counterparties (CCPs) can accept digital forms of eligible collateral, stating that current rules allow for such arrangements provided that the relevant assets meet clearing standards. The draft regulatory statement released by the bank will clarify the matters that CCPs must specify when submitting applications under the existing approval process, covering collateral that has been accepted as well as types that meet the criteria under the proposed UK CCP rulebook but have not yet been used in practice. The Bank of England emphasized that this statement will not create new regulatory obligations.The Bank of England pointed out that tokenized collateral must always be capable of being valued, transferred, and liquidated, including under stress scenarios; the improvement in cross-border transfer speed helps institutions meet margin calls in a timely manner. Sarah Breeden, the Deputy Governor responsible for financial stability, stated that this consultation reflects the bank's goal of promoting innovation in financial market infrastructure while maintaining financial stability, and is part of a broader agenda by regulators and the industry to promote the responsible application of tokenization in financial markets.The consultation document will close for feedback on February 12, 2027, and the Bank of England plans to subsequently publish a policy response and related rules.

The European Central Bank has kept the deposit facility rate, main refinancing rate, and marginal lending rate unchanged at 2.5%, 2.65%, and 2.9%, respectively, in line with market expectations.

The preliminary annualized quarterly rate of final sales in the United States for the third quarter is 1.7%, lower than the expected 2%, and the previous value was 2.8%.

For the week ending October 24, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States was 194,000, expected to be 199,000, and the previous value was revised from 194,000 to 195,000.

The annual rate of the PCE price index in the United States for September is 3.6%, in line with expectations, and the previous value was 3.4%.

The initial annualized quarterly rate of real GDP for the United States in the third quarter is 3.4%, higher than the expected 3.2%, and the previous value was 2.2%.

The initial jobless claims data from the United States last week, the preliminary quarter-on-quarter real personal consumption expenditures for the third quarter, the preliminary quarter-on-quarter real GDP and core PCE price index annualized quarter-on-quarter, the month-on-month personal spending for September, and the month-on-month and year-on-year core PCE price index will be announced in ten minutes.

Mastercard (MA.N) rose 1.8% in pre-market trading, with third-quarter results exceeding market expectations.

Due to the detection of increased attempts of network attacks, the Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Indodax has temporarily suspended user deposits and withdrawals to conduct security assessments and risk mitigation work.The platform stated that currently, user asset security is intact, and no unauthorized withdrawals or data breaches have been detected. The deposit and withdrawal services will resume once the system security is confirmed, and further updates will be released through official channels.

OKX founder and CEO Star stated on social media that they will promote perpetual contracts into the regulated U.S. market. This project is jointly advanced by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange), the on-chain perpetual contract platform Trade.xyz, and OKX.According to public information, ICE has signed a final agreement with Trade.xyz to plan the establishment of an independent trading and clearing system in the U.S., supporting 24/7 perpetual contract trading for stocks, indices, commodities, foreign exchange, and crypto assets. Among them, ICE serves as the exclusive operator for the U.S. market, Trade.xyz is the exclusive partner for ICE to launch this business in the U.S., and distribution to retail users will be conducted through a joint venture between ICE and OKX.Star stated that this collaboration will combine ICE's institutional-grade market infrastructure, Trade.xyz's on-chain innovation capabilities, and OKX's distribution and trading technology, aiming to create a new generation of global, round-the-clock financial markets.

According to TheEnergyMag, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has submitted an application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank in New York, providing fiduciary investment consulting and digital asset services.This move aims to integrate the company's business under the federal regulatory framework.

New York Governor Hochul officially signed a new bill on Wednesday, prohibiting minors from using artificial intelligence chatbots with virtual companion attributes. This is one of the most comprehensive regulatory measures in the United States regarding consumer-grade AI models to date. The bill requires relevant operators, including ChatGPT under OpenAI, to implement reasonable age verification measures, prohibiting the provision of high-risk chatbot features listed in the bill to users under 18 or those whose adulthood has not yet been confirmed.According to the bill, the relevant chatbots are not allowed to output content that may mislead minors into believing they possess life, human attributes, or real emotions. They must not induce adolescents to have the illusion of a mutual emotional, professional consulting, or authoritative guidance relationship, nor can they package generated content as personal opinions. The system is also prohibited from retaining sensitive privacy data related to the mental and physical health of minors. Hochul stated at the signing ceremony that the core goal of the legislation is to sever the emotional binding chain of AI impersonating minors' "friends" or "lovers," protecting the mental and physical health of young people.The children's media advocacy organization Common Sense Media expressed support for the bill, calling it the strictest children's AI safety law in the United States. The tech industry has strongly pushed back, criticizing the overly broad definitions of the provisions and emphasizing that minors should not be deprived of access to cutting-edge learning tools. As of now, companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic have not publicly responded to this.

The U.S. September PCE data and the preliminary GDP for the third quarter will be released tonight at 20:30. The stickiness of inflation and the slowdown in economic growth will be key factors for the market to assess the outlook for Federal Reserve policy. If the data significantly deviates from expectations, it may trigger fluctuations in U.S. Treasury yields, the dollar, and U.S. stocks.

Dominion Securities expects the U.S. GDP growth rate in the third quarter to accelerate from 2.2% to 2.5%, indicating that the economic fundamentals remain strong. Although net exports and inventories may weigh down, consumption and investment remain robust. The core PCE price index is expected to rise year-on-year from 3% to 3.1%.