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The U.S. SEC approved Cboe to list binary options based on KPIs published by listed companies.

BlockBeats news, October 15 — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) to list binary options based on key performance indicators (KPIs) published by public companies, involving companies such as Coinbase, Robinhood, and Marathon Digital (MARA). These contracts allow traders to make "yes/no" predictions on specific metrics, such as Coinbase's trading volume, Marathon's Bitcoin production, and Robinhood's customer data and revenue performance. Robinhood is expected to become the first retail broker to offer such products. For the crypto market, this provides traders with a new way to bet directly beyond Bitcoin prices, allowing them to trade around the operating performance of crypto-related public companies. The SEC's approval applies only to securities options with a specific structure, while preserving room for contracts using different structures to fall under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins said the move reflects "a new climate in regulatory coordination, financial innovation, and investor choice."

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A certain whale/institution continued selling 237.8 BTC and swapped into 7,929 ETH.

BlockBeats news, October 15th, according to Ember monitoring, a certain whale/institution sold 237.8 BTC in the past day, exchanged them for 19.7 million USDC, and then bought 7,929 ETH. It has cumulatively sold 1,312.1 BTC over 4 days, exchanged them for 109.1 million USDC, and bought 43,275 ETH.

Warsh's speech tomorrow becomes a policy observation window; an unexpected inflation uptick breaks the market's wait-and-see expectations.

BlockBeats news, October 15 — September inflation data shattered the market's previous expectation that the Federal Reserve could continue to wait. Over the past few weeks, several policymakers had hinted that the Fed did not need to rush another rate hike, but the latest data has made the October meeting once again a key juncture at which action could be taken. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh had previously pledged not to guide the market through short-term monetary policy outlooks. However, after the unexpected uptick in inflation, the market is paying particular attention to his speech in Bangkok at Thursday evening New York time (11:30 Beijing time on the 16th). At that time, he will hold a fireside chat with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. The Federal Reserve will enter a media blackout period on Saturday in preparation for its policy meeting on October 27-28. Before then, if the Fed wishes to send the market signals about its interest rate decision, Warsh's speech will become an important window.

Nikkei 225 index falls 3% intraday.

BlockBeats news, October 15, according to Bitget market data, the Nikkei 225 index fell 3.00% intraday, now at 65,711.85 points. Kioxia dropped over 8%.

The Korea Exchange has activated a sidecar mechanism for South Korea's KOSPI index, suspending program selling.

BlockBeats news, October 15 — The Korea Exchange activated a sidecar mechanism for the KOSPI index, suspending program selling.

South Korean stock index opens down more than 5%.

BlockBeats news, October 15, according to Bitget market data, South Korea's KOSPI index fell below 6000 points, down 5.59% intraday. SK Hynix fell more than 7%, and Samsung Electronics fell more than 6%.

The U.S. dollar index has erased all its gains since the CPI report was released.

BlockBeats news, October 15 - The US Dollar Index (DXY) slowly declined in early Asian trading, completely erasing all gains since yesterday's release of US September CPI data (which had accumulated a maximum increase of about 70 points), now reported at 102.16. GBP/USD and EUR/USD rose about 0.3%, now reported at 1.3231 and 1.1197 respectively.

Speculative trading cools off, Bitcoin approaches recent lows, Nasdaq closes down nearly 2%.

BlockBeats news, October 15th, according to HTX market data, Bitcoin fell 2.02% in 24 hours, currently reported at $81,480, approaching the lower edge of its recent trading range. While cryptocurrency analysts have largely turned bullish, Bitcoin is still being dragged down by a broader pullback in risk assets. As the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Bitcoin is trading near $81,700. Due to inflation data coming in higher than expected and chipmaker stocks once again facing selling pressure, market interest in speculative trading has cooled, and the cryptocurrency market has weakened accordingly. The Nasdaq 100 fell 2%, and the dollar rose to its highest level since May 2025. After consumer prices in September rose at their fastest pace since April, traders further increased bets that the Federal Reserve will continue raising interest rates. According to BIT (bit.com) market data, U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the Dow down 0.09%, the S&P 500 down 1.1%, and the Nasdaq down 1.88%. Micron Technology (MU.O) fell 4%, SK Hynix (SKHY.O) fell 6%, Nvidia (NVDA.O) fell 3%, Coreweave (CRWV.O) dropped more than 15%, and Dell (DELL.N) fell more than 11%.

Coinbase will release its Q3 financial results after the U.S. stock market closes on October 29.

BlockBeats news, October 15 — Coinbase announced that it will release its Q3 2026 financial results and related materials on its investor relations website after U.S. stock market close on Thursday, October 29, 2026. Coinbase will hold a live Q&A session on X at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time that day, which will also be streamed via YouTube. After the Q&A, a replay and transcript will be made available on the company's investor relations website.