CryptoQuant analyst Ki Young Ju published bullish sentiment scores for major crypto assets on October 18. BNB led at +1.5, followed by SOL at +1.3, BTC and ADA at +1.2 each, XRP at +1.1, ETH at +0.6 and UNI at +0.5. The bullish focus centered on Hyperliquid (HYPE), whose fee-driven buyback program had accumulated about $1.26 billion by mid-October and began drawing on USDC reserve earnings in October with an initial $14.58 million. Analysts set a bullish price target of $100 to $120 for HYPE.

Solana's ecosystem expanded in several regions this week, most notably through the listing of the Pando Solana ETF on HKEX, Hong Kong's second spot SOL ETF. Anza plans to run the Alpenglow consensus upgrade on mainnet-beta on Oct. 21, cutting finality to about 150 milliseconds. In Mexico, Bitso listed Western Union's Solana-based USDPT stablecoin for direct retail trading, while the Solana Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with the Da Nang Innovation Startup Support Centre in Vietnam. Traditional assets including AVGO, TSM and CMG, along with ZEC, also went live on Solana through the Sunrise protocol.

Bank of America (BAC) shares look attractive after the recent sell-off, as the bank’s underlying profitability remains strong despite a hit to r...

Berkshire Hathaway has completed a $9.7 billion cash purchase of Occidental Petroleum's OxyChem business, giving the oil producer room to cut debt and concentrate on its core operations. Occidental shares are up more than 50% over the past year and reached a 52-week high during that period. Its average realized crude oil price rose 32.6% year over year over the same stretch. Berkshire's first-quarter filing showed a 26.9% stake in Occidental.

Strive raised $369 million through warrant exercises. It used part of the proceeds to buy 2,822 Bitcoin. The purchase is a sizable off-chain acquisition. The institution is allocating newly raised funds to Bitcoin assets.

Russia’s Sberbank has received regulatory approval to buy and sell digital assets, opening a new channel for crypto traders.

NEW DELHI, Oct 18:  State-run oil marketing companies have barred ethanol made from sugarcane juice, sugar syrup and B-heavy molasses from their latest procurement tender for the 2026-27 supply year for blending in petrol, as the government seeks to protect...

HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank report sequential declines in net interest margins as FCNR(B) deposits weigh on earnings, but expect recovery as funds are deployed