The first day of the new round of trilateral talks between Russia, the United States and Ukraine has concluded, and will resume tomorrow.

Prediction market platform Polymarket told CNBC on Tuesday that its annualized revenue has topped $1.8 billion. The figure marks a further increase from June this year, when Polymarket disclosed its annualized revenue run rate exceeded $1 billion, following the launch of its U.S.-based trading platform in May. Polymarket’s revenue growth is primarily driven by the expansion of its U.S. trading platform, which operates as an independent venue separate from its international decentralized finance platform. According to data from analytics platform TickerTracker, Polymarket’s U.S. trading platform recorded over $14.5 billion in notional trading volume in October, a sharp rise from $4 billion in June. The growth was fueled by several high-profile events, including this summer’s FIFA World Cup and the NFL’s new season that kicked off in September. Additionally, the growing popularity of Combo event contracts has also supported the volume increase.

According to official announcements, Binance announced that the total value of traditional financial assets held by its users on the platform via stocks and bStocks has exceeded $3 billion.

Alibaba Group (09988.HK) announced to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) that the HKEX has confirmed its proposed spin-off is eligible. Accordingly, on September 11, 2026, Tingtouge submitted a confidential A1 application form to the HKEX to seek approval for the listing and trading of its H shares on the HKEX Main Board. The proposed spin-off will be executed via a global offering of H shares, comprising a Hong Kong public offering and placements to institutional and professional investors. Upon completion of the proposed spin-off, Tingtouge is expected to remain a subsidiary of Alibaba. The proposed spin-off is subject to approval by the HKEX Listing Committee, completion of filing with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), and final decisions by both Alibaba and Tingtouge before it can be finalized. Therefore, the company’s shareholders and potential investors are advised to exercise caution when trading or investing in the company’s securities.

A Reuters survey finds that roughly 55% of surveyed economists—56 out of 101 respondents—expect the December interest rate hike will signal the end of the current monetary tightening cycle, a share nearly unchanged from last month. Still, 45 economists project the Federal Reserve will raise rates at least two more times, including more than half of the surveyed primary dealers, in line with market pricing expectations. They add that risks to the inflation outlook have not shifted since the U.S. midterm elections, and political changes are unlikely to ease inflationary pressures quickly. While markets have pinned hopes on a resolution to the nearly 9-month Middle East conflict, which has pushed crude futures down more than 22% from their late-October peaks, inflationary pressures persist. A strong labor market, resilient economic growth, and inflation that has run above the Fed’s 2% target for nearly six years all point to the need for further monetary tightening. Tom Porcelli, chief economist at Wells Fargo, stated: "The Fed’s decisions hinge on upcoming inflation data, which will drive another rate hike. In fact, the Fed had more than enough reason to raise rates at its October meeting."

BlackRock deposited another 72,212 $ETH ($151.4M) into #CoinbasePrime just 1 hour ago. Since Oct 1, #BlackRock has seen net outflows of 791,758 $ETH ($1.74B)!

Online trading platform eToro’s third-quarter net profit plummeted 74% year-over-year to $15 million. Hit by subdued cryptocurrency trading activity, the firm’s net contribution revenue declined 13% year-over-year to $186 million. In October this year, eToro’s crypto trading volume dropped 62% year-over-year to 2 million transactions. As of the end of the third quarter, the number of funded accounts on the platform rose 18% year-over-year to 4.39 million.