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Analysts from IT Tech pointed out that in the past 30 days, only 4.4% of BTC held for 6-12 months flowed into exchanges, while this proportion was as high as 40.4% in mid-June. These BTC mainly come from holders who bought near or after the peak in 2025.The monthly moving volume remains between 143,700 and 216,500 BTC, but the proportion flowing to exchanges has continued to decline significantly: mid-June: 40.4%, mid-July: 30.9%, mid-August: 9.8%, mid-September: 3.7%, mid-October: 4.4%. Analysts believe that high-position buyers have basically stopped selling, which alleviates the resistance to price increases. However, the market still needs new buying pressure to drive prices up, and currently, new buying pressure has not yet appeared significantly.

According to documents submitted by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on October 15, the political action committee Fairshake, primarily funded by Coinbase and Ripple Labs, has invested $46.6 million through its affiliated organization Defend American Jobs in the Ohio Senate election for media advertising opposing former Congressman Sherrod Brown's return to the Senate and supporting Republican incumbent Jon Husted. This expenditure is over 50% more than Fairshake's initial plan of $30 million announced in September.In an interview aired on Pod Save America on October 16, Brown responded that he has spent his entire career battling Wall Street, big pharmaceutical companies, and oil giants, achieving success in many cases, while Husted is a spokesperson for these forces, which is why they have invested tens of millions of dollars. In addition to Fairshake, the super PAC Digital Freedom Fund, established by Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, reported approximately $3 million in advertising expenditures this week to oppose Brown and support Husted, bringing the total media spending in the Ohio campaign to over $5.9 million. With less than three weeks until the U.S. elections, early voting in Ohio has been underway for 10 days.Fairshake's spending this round has exceeded $41 million for 2024, when the PAC supported Republican Bernie Moreno and opposed the incumbent Brown. Brown, who previously served as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is one of the lawmakers in Congress openly questioning the laws and policies supported by the cryptocurrency industry. Defend American Jobs also reported spending over $6.7 million in the Nebraska Senate election opposing independent candidate Dan Osborn, whose opponent, Republican Pete Ricketts, voted in favor of the Digital Asset Market Structure Act and legislation related to stablecoins. Fairshake stated in January of this year that it held $193 million in cash before the election.

The speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Waller failed to boost the dollar, with the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dropping 0.4% on Friday, set to record its worst weekly performance since September 4. The dollar weakened against most major currencies, with the euro rising. Waller did not comment on monetary policy at the International Monetary Fund annual meeting, and investors reduced their bets on a rate hike by the Federal Reserve this month.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Astralis vs MIBR - Stake Pulse Beat III Playoffs," the option "Astralis" in the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" has experienced a sharp fluctuation in winning probability, dropping from 54.5% an hour ago to the current 19.5% (a fluctuation of 35%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

According to Bitcoin.com, asset management company Vaneck has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw the registration documents for the Lido Staked Ethereum ETF. The document is dated October 14, 2026, the registration statement never became effective, and the fund has not sold any shares.The product was originally planned to hold liquid staking tokens stETH issued by the Lido protocol, rather than staking Ethereum directly through designated validators. The total locked value of Lido is currently about $23.6 billion, down from $33.3 billion a year ago.BlackRock launched ETHB, which stakes Ethereum directly through validators, in March 2026, with a net asset value of $409.8 million as of March 31.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: NIP vs Liquid - Stake Pulse Beat III Playoffs," the "NIP" option in the sub-market "Map 2 Winner" has experienced significant fluctuations in win rate, soaring from 54.5% an hour ago to the current 72.5% (a fluctuation of 18%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Slow Mist stated that a fraudulent "Ledger firmware update" campaign is exploiting the recent Ledger supply chain incident to carry out attacks. The phishing page is highly realistic, including a fake "Genuine check" page, device selection interface, and "Update Now" button. Slow Mist reminds users not to update Ledger devices through website links and not to enter recovery phrases anywhere.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree placing the assets of several companies from France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands under temporary management in Russia, including the French flooring manufacturer Tarkett and the German packaging manufacturer Menshen.This move is a response to the European Union's support for Ukraine, and the Kremlin stated that the measures are reversible.

On-chain analyst Murphy posted on the X platform, stating that during the recent decline of BTC, the scale of short-term holders (STH) transferring BTC to exchanges has significantly increased, averaging about 2,200 BTC transferred per hour over a 4-hour period, reaching the fourth highest level since the market rally began in August this year. However, the peak of transfers has fallen below that of October 8, indicating that the potential selling pressure from short-term holders has weakened.In contrast, long-term holders (LTH) transferred an average of only about 480 BTC to exchanges per hour during the same period, which is about one-fifth of the short-term holders. Murphy pointed out that on October 8, long-term holders experienced a peak transfer of about 3,700 BTC per hour, which may be partly related to asset transfers triggered by security incidents involving hardware wallets. However, considering that both short-term and long-term holders experienced large-scale transfers that day, and the rapid decline in BTC prices, there remains actual selling pressure in the market. Murphy believes that during the current decline, the main transfers to exchanges are from short-term holders, while long-term holders remain relatively stable overall, and the intensity of transfers from short-term holders has weakened compared to before, reflecting that the structure of BTC holders still has a certain resilience.

Investor Bastion Trading stated that it will not participate in the proposed $201 million tender offer unless SkyAI addresses governance, disclosure, and pricing issues. Bastion Trading and its affiliates collectively hold approximately 9.99% of SkyAI's common stock, and SkyAI plans to acquire up to 95% of its outstanding shares and eligible warrants at $3 per share.Bastion Trading questioned the scale of SkyAI's sale of approximately 70% of its SOL treasury assets. SkyAI previously stated that it had sold around 1 million SOL, but subsequent regulatory filings showed that it has only about 600,000 left; Bastion Trading demands disclosure of the sale dates, average transaction prices, proceeds, transaction costs, and approval processes, and calls for an independent review before the tender offer begins.Bastion Trading also requested the replacement of SkyAI board members, the establishment of an independent special committee to oversee the tender process, and an increase in the offer price to at least $3.50 per share. It simultaneously demanded the removal of the $100 SOL price condition and the 50% minimum participation threshold, the exclusion of strategic advisor warrants, and a prohibition on insiders tendering their held securities.

According to The Defiant, the on-chain insurance protocol Firelight based on the Flare network announced on October 15 that its on-chain insurance has launched the Protected Strategies USDC vault for Kraken DeFi Earn, providing a collateral-backed compensation mechanism for specific protocol failures.The independent manager of the vault, Sentora, insures the vault rather than Kraken itself. Depositors do not need to actively choose to participate, but the insurance comes with conditions: Kraken discloses that the compensation limit for each deposit address during each insurance period is $100,000, and the total compensation amount is also constrained by the overall vault limit and available capital. Compensation is issued by Sentora in USDC to eligible wallets, and Kraken does not provide funds or guarantees.Firelight lists six types of failures that are eligible for compensation: smart contract vulnerabilities, oracle failures, governance attacks, and bad debts, depegging, or redemption failures caused by protocol mechanism failures. Insurance only applies to markets and positions recorded during the insurance period. Normal fluctuations, normal liquidations, depegging that operates as designed during redemption, and withdrawal delays caused by high organic utilization are excluded; insider theft, stolen private keys, phishing, and regulatory actions are also not covered.The trigger conditions for redemption failure are if the insured position cannot be withdrawn for more than 72 consecutive hours, or if the amount returned after deducting disclosed fees is less than 90% of fair value. Compensation does not require depositors to file claims themselves, as it is determined by a five-member risk committee through a three-fifths majority vote.On-chain records show that the insurance scale marked as "Kraken DeFi Protected" is $30.5 million.

According to Gate market data, the South Korean KOSPI index plummeted 8.00% during the day, currently reported at 5527.29 points. SK Hynix fell over 11%, and Samsung Electronics dropped over 9%.At the same time, the Korea Exchange activated the circuit breaker mechanism for the KOSDAQ, suspending trading for 20 minutes.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, three newly created wallet addresses suspected to belong to the same whale have collectively staked 1.255 million HYPE tokens on the decentralized derivatives trading platform Hyperliquid, with a total value of approximately 100.43 million USD.Specifically, the three addresses staked 460.18 thousand tokens (approximately 36.84 million USD), 449.9 thousand tokens (approximately 35.98 million USD), and 345.25 thousand HYPE tokens (approximately 27.62 million USD).

According to The Defiant, asset management company VanEck is seeking to withdraw its filing application for the Lido Staked Ethereum ETF. The proposed fund was originally planned to directly hold stETH and provide investors with exposure to Lido's liquid staking tokens through brokerage accounts.Reports indicate that the fund's registration never took effect, meaning this product failed to enter the formal issuance stage. Lido is the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, and stETH is the liquid staking token it issues, allowing users to stake ETH while maintaining asset liquidity and earning staking rewards.

The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has completed the rule-making for Bitcoin ETFs, and the new regulations will take effect on October 16. Bitcoin has been included as a qualified asset in the first phase.According to the rules, the average net exposure of the relevant funds for each accounting year must reach at least 80% of the net asset value. The custodian must be licensed by the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission, and fund shares can only be traded on the Thailand Stock Exchange. Securities companies are not allowed to provide margin financing. Thai mutual funds and private funds will be permitted to invest in locally listed cryptocurrency ETFs, but initially, the issuance and provision of depositary receipts related to overseas cryptocurrency ETFs are prohibited.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a whale opened a long position of 20,000 ETH at a price of $1,936 on August 19, and closed the position today at a price of $2,421.6, making a profit of $8.93 million.Previously, when ETH rose to $2,800 on September 22, the whale's unrealized profit had reached $17.42 million.

According to The Block, Evernorth, which holds an XRP treasury and is listed on Nasdaq, announced that it will begin deploying its XRP holdings through an "institutional strategy" starting in the fourth quarter, with initial partners including Ripple and cryptocurrency exchanges Kraken, Coinbase, and BitGo.The company currently holds 473 million XRP, valued at approximately $648 million at current prices. Two days before this announcement, Evernorth began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN after completing a deSPAC merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II.Founder and CEO Asheesh Birla stated that the company is putting its treasury to work and is choosing to start with strong institutional trading counterparts within the industry. Evernorth's goal is to generate returns from its XRP holdings and increase the per-share holdings, rather than simply pursuing accumulation; the announcement did not specify how much XRP will be deployed. The company also plans to expand into lending and on-chain DeFi strategies once relevant features on the XRP Ledger are available.This strategy is led by newly appointed Chief Investment Officer Hugo Jeandesboz, who previously served as Co-Chief Investment Officer at Coinbase Asset Management. Jeandesboz stated that this requires a set of treasury strategies, a risk framework, and counterparties that can be clearly explained to the board of directors of the listed company. The XRPN stock price has remained relatively flat since opening at $16.68 on Monday, closing at $16.48 on Tuesday, and slightly rising to $16.6 in after-hours trading.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, an Ethereum OG address that bought ETH for $14 nine years ago (0x8AC...aA93) deposited 6,369 ETH, worth $15.95 million, to Kraken about 40 minutes ago.

According to the Financial Times, Kraken will acquire Saldo Bank, which is regulated by the European Union, with the transaction expected to be completed in 2027.