Binance kicks off a "60-minute countdown" event: Users who participate and make it to 00:00 will receive a 30 BNB reward.

According to HTX market data, BLUR has fallen more than 27% in the past 24 hours, currently trading at $0.0139, due to news that Blur is discontinuing its website frontend. Earlier reports noted that Blur announced its blur.io website frontend will be shut down on November 12, 2026. This adjustment only involves the frontend: Blur’s trading market protocol will still operate on-chain, and BLUR will continue to control its fee switch. Meanwhile, Blend will stop matching new loans on the same day.

Sources familiar with the matter revealed that OPay Digital Services Ltd., backed by SoftBank Group, plans to raise around $500 million via an initial public offering (IPO) and private placement in New York. The total sum includes $200 million from a concurrent private placement with Standard Bank Group Ltd., sources added.

NFT trading platform Blur has announced that its blur.io website frontend will be discontinued on November 12, 2026. The adjustment only affects the frontend: Blur’s trading market protocol will remain operational on-chain, and BLUR will continue to control its fee switch. Concurrently, Blend will stop matching new loans on the same date. Borrowers may either repay their loans before that deadline or opt to default. Following this date, Blur will offer frontend tools to assist users in withdrawing assets from Blend.

According to BIT (bit.com) market data, U.S. stocks closed on Monday (October 12): the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.38%, the S&P 500 fell 0.06%, and the Nasdaq declined 0.44%. Optical communication concept stocks led the losses, with Ciena (CIEN) down 9.95%, Lumentum (LITE) down 9.78%, Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) down 8.17%, Coherent (COHR) down 7.88%, and Credo (CRDO) down 7.25%. Storage stocks also trended lower: SanDisk (SNDK) down 5.97%, SK Hynix (SKHY) down 4.02%, Micron Technology (MU) down 3.88%, and Seagate Technology (STX) down 3.80%. Most Neocloud stocks fell, including Nebius (NBIS) down 4.98%, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) down 2.26%, CoreWeave (CRWV) down 2.22%, and IREN down 1.11%. Semiconductor stocks declined across the board: Arm (ARM) down 4.15%, Marvell Technology (MRVL) down 3.42%, Intel (INTC) down 3.20%, and AMD down 2.28%.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin briefly fell below $82,000, with a 24-hour decline of 1.93%.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev responded to community questions on X, stating that Robinhood Chain is a top priority for the company. “We never left,” he said. “The builders who showed up early matter a great deal to us. More updates will be coming soon.” Tenev added that he aims to attract the best builders to Robinhood Chain, noting: “We are investing to make this a reality. If you’re building something great, we want to hear your ideas. More details will be announced soon.”