Iran and the United States are enforcing separate blockades in the Strait of Hormuz, cutting tanker transits to a daily average of just 10 in October from 125 before the war. To draw crews into the risky passage, shipping companies have raised captains' monthly pay from about $22,000 to as much as $143,000. Some companies are adding double-pay bonuses. The increases reflect sharply higher transport risk on the key waterway, with crude shipping costs under significant upward pressure.

BTC's price recovery from the early July lows have dramatically improved conditions for miners. The impact has started to show.

BlackRock’s spot Ethereum (ETH) ETF recorded nearly $500 million in net outflows over the five trading sessions ending October 9.

Securitize has already launched tokenized U.S. stocks on Solana, including Nvidia, Tesla and Apple.

Hashi, a cross-chain bridge project in the Sui ecosystem, has gone live. In its first phase, the project is bridging $500 million worth of Bitcoin to the Sui network. The goal is to make Bitcoin a yield-bearing collateral asset within DeFi protocols. The launch is intended to raise Bitcoin's capital efficiency in decentralized finance markets and expand Sui's on-chain locked value, while opening up non-custodial Bitcoin lending and yield use cases.

ADA was among the top performers earlier this week before it crashed by double digits. However, it's back on the offensive on Saturday.

Companies are investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence (AI), but the money they spend is only one part of the story. How much revenue is AI generating, and how is it changing the way businesses earn money? This week, figures from TCS, OpenAI and chipmaker TSMC offered a glimpse into the commercial side of the AI boom.

Moscow says Putin received Washington’s proposals with understanding as US, Ukrainian and European officials meet in Miami to explore a way out of the deadlock.