The Sandbox gained 5.70% in 24 hours as turnover reached USD 277,283,817. Technical momentum, volume and the key daily-close levels frame the next move.

Brent crude surged above $102 per barrel after reports said the Trump administration instructed the Pentagon to develop strike options against Iran that could be carried out before the midterm elections. Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensified fears of oil supply disruptions.

Firmus Technologies, a former bitcoin miner now building AI-focused data centres, is seeking a $7 billion IPO on the ASX that would value the company at $44 billion. Bankers have struggled to line up buyers at the targeted $11 per share and are looking at cutting the price to around $8.25 to keep the float alive, according to The Australian and The Australian Financial Review. Maas Group, which owns 3.2% of Firmus, sank more than 20% on Thursday.

Samsung Electronics said it expects third-quarter operating profit of about 107.4 trillion won ($80.18 billion), nearly nine times higher than a year earlier. The figure would mark its first quarterly operating profit above 100 trillion won and surpass the prior record of about 89 trillion won set in the second quarter. The company continues to benefit from strong demand for memory chips tied to the artificial-intelligence boom.

Samsung Electronics said on Oct 8 it expects third-quarter operating profit to reach 107.4 trillion won, nearly nine times higher than a year earlier and slightly above market expectations. The company forecast revenue rising 127% to 195 trillion won. Samsung said booming AI chip demand drove strong memory-chip sales, and it and Micron expect the supply-demand imbalance to persist into 2028. It also flagged longer-term risks including rising costs, competition from China and potential U.S. semiconductor tariffs.

Solv Protocol co-founder Meng Yan said he is no longer involved in the project’s day-to-day operations and was not engaged in the BTC+ business, adding that he was unaware of the security incident when it happened. He said a user later contacted him asking him to communicate with Solv’s business team, according to ChainCatcher. Solv previously disclosed a BTC+ security incident in July, saying a 50 BTC deposit and subsequent actions became an important condition in the attack path, with the attack occurring three days later but being identified and blocked in time to protect user funds. Meng said current facts do not prove the two matters are necessarily related, but they were sufficient to trigger a higher-level security review.

Indian shares were likely to open slightly lower on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session after the central bank delivered a hawkish rate hike, while rising oil prices added to...

SpaceX is seeking $40 billion in financing to buy Nvidia chips as it expands its AI infrastructure. The company’s satellite internet subscriber base has doubled to 12 million. Second-quarter revenue rose 92% year over year to $7.8 billion. Capital spending totaled $28.5 billion in the first half of 2026, with free cash flow at about negative $25 billion.