Goldman Sachs Led M&A Deal Value at $687.6 Billion Through Q3 2026
Houlihan Lokey led transaction count with 250 deals. Goldman’s advised deal value rose 52.3% year over year.
Day: October 17, 2026
NEAR Protocol Drops 6.28% in Four Hours, Trading at $4.94
NEAR was down 4.36% over 24 hours. A one-hour tally showed $760,000 in long liquidations and $10,000 in short liquidations.
Evercore Sees External Google TPU Sales Potentially Generating $113B in 2028
The firm estimates outside-customer sales of Google’s AI chips could bring in $75 billion in 2027.
Nasdaq Falls 2.2% as S&P 500 Drops More Than 1% in U.S. Selloff
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.54%, while AI-linked hardware stocks had also posted losses in the prior session.
Ether Slips Below $2,400 as Intraday Loss Reaches 1.29%
Ether was quoted at $2,399.64 on Oct. 17 as its price fell within the day.
Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 to $80,925 on Binance Spot Market
TokenPost’s Binance spot tracking put BTC $346 below its reading 15 minutes earlier; the price was down 0.78% over one hour.
Crypto Liquidations Hit $43.37 Million at Three Exchanges in One Hour
Longs accounted for $41.24 million, or 95%, of 6,810 liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX.
Zcash Falls 6.36% in Four Hours to $1,138 as Long Liquidations Reach $2.91 Million
ZEC was down 7.00% over 24 hours, and long liquidations totaled $2.91 million in a one-hour period.
Strategy Shares Fall 9.7% to $136.55 as Bitcoin Exposure Draws Focus
The decline was in MSTR equity; Strategy’s large Bitcoin position provides the crypto-market context.
Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 as Price Reaches $80,995.20
Bitcoin was down 0.44% on the day, leaving it $4.80 below the $81,000 mark.
