Beijing – October 19, 2026 -- The 2026 Annual Conference of Financial Street Forum opened in Beijing with more than 400 guests from around the world, running four days under the theme of building an open, collaborative and inclusive ecosystem for global financial development.

Hamilton – October 19, 2026 -- 24X Bermuda Limited has completed its second consecutive spot cryptocurrency client trade, a Bitcoin (BTC) transaction in which Standard Chartered acted as liquidity taker and Wintermute as liquidity provider.

The trade was executed on 24X's institutional multi-asset platform under its partnership with Standard Chartered, which the source describes as a global systemically important bank (G-SIB). 24X says it is one of a select few global venues offering both crypto spot and FX trading on a single, unified technology infrastructure.

Singapore – – September 30, 2026 -- More than 300 policymakers, entrepreneurs and experts convened in Singapore on September 29 for the opening of the Asia New Vision Forum (ANVF) Innovation 2026, the fourth edition of an event launched by Caixin Global with backing from the Singapore government.