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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported that as of the week ending October 20, the net long positions of CME S&P 500 index futures by stock fund managers decreased by 18,079 contracts, to 894,464 contracts.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reported that for the week ending October 20, net short positions of speculators in CME S&P 500 index futures decreased by 42,221 contracts, to 348,674 contracts.

According to Israeli media i24, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to develop a blockchain-based plan to address potential financial sanctions that Israel may face in the future. Currently, the specific details and implementation plan of the relevant proposal have not been disclosed.

Kalshi is planning to launch a futures market linked to U.S. inflation for large global banks and hedge funds, with exchange-traded futures contracts expected to be launched in December, tracking the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and core inflation metrics.The company has hired former Barclays trader Michael Ashton to design the contracts, making it the only futures product in the market directly linked to the CPI.

According to Bloomberg, the prediction market platform Kalshi plans to launch exchange-traded futures contracts tracking the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) and core CPI in December. They are promoting related products to major banks and hedge funds and have hired former Barclays trader Michael Ashton, known as "Mr. Inflation," to design the contracts and expand institutional clients.If launched, this would become a unique futures product directly tracking the CPI, helping institutional investors hedge against inflation and the risks of changes in Federal Reserve interest rates, and allowing Kalshi to further enter the traditional derivatives market dominated by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Kalshi has confirmed that it is developing CPI futures but has not disclosed specific launch details.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated that since September 22, Bitcoin has continued to show a net outflow from exchanges, with the current 30-day average net outflow being about 1,500 BTC per day, a significant decrease from approximately 3,000 BTC a week ago.However, this decline is mainly due to the large outflow data from September 22 exiting the 30-day statistical window, rather than any recent large-scale capital inflow back to exchanges.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has listed BTCC as a suspicious virtual asset trading platform. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission stated that the relevant entity is a virtual asset trading platform operated by a Polish company, BTCC Poland Limited (which only has an English name), and it is not licensed by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and is suspected of engaging in unlicensed activities in Hong Kong.

According to Bloomberg, the Commodity Markets Council, representing derivatives exchanges such as the CME Group and commodity traders, has informed the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that perpetual futures pose a significant risk to market integrity and urged regulators not to approve the perpetual oil futures contract proposed by the prediction market platform Kalshi.The organization also called on the CFTC to close regulatory loopholes to prevent retail investors from accessing offshore trading platforms.

According to a report by Cointelegraph, DWF Labs pointed out in a research report released on Thursday that the daily capital flow of the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF is difficult to predict for Bitcoin's subsequent trends, with investors more inclined to buy after price increases and withdraw during declines.The study covers 694 trading days since the launch of the U.S. Bitcoin spot ETF in January 2024: in 8 instances where the Bitcoin price fell by 15%, there were net outflows of ETF funds in 7 of those cases; while in all 9 instances where the price rose by 15%, there were net inflows of funds.DWF Labs concluded that ETF capital flows are more about confirming market trends rather than predicting them in advance. Data shows that the correlation coefficient of the day's ETF capital flow with the price changes of Bitcoin over the previous 5 trading days is 0.54, but the correlation coefficient with the price changes over the subsequent 5 trading days is only 0.03. From October 2025 to February 2026, the net outflow from Bitcoin ETFs was approximately $6.9 billion, and during the market decline from May to June 2026, the net outflow was about $8.2 billion.DWF Labs also noted that some ETF trades may involve buying fund shares while simultaneously shorting Bitcoin through futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) as a hedging strategy, so the capital flow does not directly reflect investors' true bullish or bearish positions.

Meta Platforms (META.O) future spending commitments soar to $825 billion.

According to Forbes, the American satellite startup Xona Space Systems has completed a $250 million Series D funding round, with the company's valuation reaching $2.45 billion.This round of financing was led by Future Ventures, an organization co-founded by early SpaceX investor and former board member Steve Jurvetson, which invested $78.5 million in this round.

According to Bloomberg, the prediction market platform Kalshi has reached a new arrangement with the cryptocurrency custody institution BitGo, which will allow certain clients to borrow against their custodied cryptocurrency assets and use the loan funds as margin for leveraged perpetual futures trading on the Kalshi exchange.This arrangement is aimed at clients of Kalshi Prime, a futures brokerage registered in the United States under Kalshi, and employs a tri-party collateral management structure. Loans are provided by its affiliated lending company Kalshi Katalyst, with the collateral assets held at BitGo Bank & Trust. Eligible collateral assets include Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins deemed compliant with the GENIUS Act, with plans to integrate additional custody institutions in the future.Kalshi Prime CEO Jeff Bandman stated that this arrangement aims to allow clients to participate in trading without having to exit their cryptocurrency holdings, potentially attracting crypto-native trading firms and whales holding large amounts of digital assets.

According to Bloomberg, the prediction market platform Kalshi has reached a new agreement with the cryptocurrency custody institution BitGo, which will allow certain clients to borrow against their custody-held cryptocurrency assets and use the loan funds as margin for leveraged perpetual futures trading on the Kalshi exchange.This arrangement is aimed at clients of Kalshi's U.S.-registered futures commission merchant Kalshi Prime and employs a tri-party collateral management structure. Loans are provided by its affiliated lending company Kalshi Katalyst, with the collateral assets held at BitGo Bank & Trust. Eligible collateral assets include Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins deemed compliant with the GENIUS Act, with plans to integrate additional custodians in the future.Kalshi Prime CEO Jeff Bandman stated that this arrangement is designed to allow clients to participate in trading without having to exit their cryptocurrency holdings, potentially attracting crypto-native trading firms and whales holding large amounts of digital assets.

According to IPO documents obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic generated $16.3 billion in revenue in the first half of the year, compared to $1.1 billion in the same period last year; the net loss for the first half of the year was $80.7 billion, compared to $13 billion in the same period last year. Approximately $72 billion of the loss came from accounting expenses related to changes in the fair value of financing instruments such as convertible notes.The documents show that spending on computing power and infrastructure in the first half of the year was nearly $9 billion, with total related spending for 2025 projected at $7.3 billion. Over the next 7 to 10 years, cloud computing agreement spending is expected to be around $450 billion, with an additional commitment to pay over $160 billion for leasing Google chips. Future infrastructure spending commitments have exceeded $600 billion, and if agreements still under negotiation are included, this could increase by up to $150 billion.In the first half of the year, about 20% of revenue came from two customers, and the company expects future revenue to still rely significantly on a small number of clients. The documents also state that artificial intelligence models may pose real-world dangers, and the losses from catastrophic incidents may even be uninsurable, while the construction of data centers faces increasingly organized political resistance.

According to Gate market data, Nasdaq futures rose 1% in early trading on Wednesday, boosted by SpaceX's earnings report and news of a merger with Tesla, which lifted the after-hours performance of U.S. tech stocks.

CME Group announced that FalconX and GSR have completed the first block trade of CME's newly launched Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures.CME stated that the new contracts further expand its single cryptocurrency futures product line, which now covers assets such as BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, LINK, XLM, AVAX, and SUI.

According to Gate market data, the S&P 500 E-MINI index futures are flat, the Nasdaq 100 index futures are down 0.33%, and the Dow futures are up 0.21%.

CME Group announced the official launch of Uniswap futures contracts, which are now open for trading, offering two contract sizes and supporting 24/7 trading.

According to Digital Asset, South Korean brokerage Mirae Asset Securities is advancing the launch of its first batch of tokenized financial products in the first quarter of 2027, initially focusing on private money market funds and private bonds aimed at institutional investors. The company stated that the specific launch time, final product mix, and the issuance and distribution structure of the tokens have yet to be determined.Related explanations indicate that tokenization presents the rights of traditional financial products in the form of blockchain digital tokens, allowing ownership and transaction records to be registered and managed on-chain. The proposed tokenized private money market funds primarily invest in short-term financial instruments and raise funds only from specific investors; private bonds are also issued to specific investors.