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According to a report by CryptoSlate, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated in its latest draft of regulatory guidelines that if a cryptocurrency trading application autonomously selects trading platforms and trading paths based on factors such as price, liquidity, trading costs, or execution speed through algorithms, it may be deemed to be engaging in regulated crypto asset trading arrangement activities and will need to obtain the appropriate license.

According to the "Q3 2026 Report" released by Gate, the platform's institutional business continues to grow, with cross-market trading, asset custody, and professional fund services further expanding.Among them, CrossEx has seen significant improvements in several core indicators, with quarterly trading volume increasing by 63% month-on-month, asset custody increasing by 902% month-on-month, the number of trading users growing by approximately 315% compared to Q2, and the number of fund users increasing by 95%.In terms of products and infrastructure, CrossEx has added mainstream exchanges, Lighter contracts, real stocks, and ETF trading scenarios, and launched features such as RPI Orders and arbitrage opportunity displays. CrossEx Colo services have officially launched, with order placement concurrency and multiple transaction reporting delays optimized by about 50%, and the highest fees for certain trading scenarios reduced by 50%. During the same period, Gate's institutional cumulative borrowing volume increased by 412.02% month-on-month.In addition, the Gate SuperLink ecosystem has added two banking partners, ABN AMRO and Pave Bank, and deepened cooperation with custodians such as Copper and BitGo. OES clients can now access CrossEx, participating in trading across multiple exchanges through a unified margin pool under an isolated custody model, further expanding institutional clients' cross-market asset allocation and trading options.

According to Dune data, the nominal trading volume of cryptocurrency-related event contracts on Kalshi and Polymarket reached $2.7 billion last week, setting a new historical high. Among them, Bitcoin short-term fluctuation contracts were particularly active, with Kalshi's 15-minute Bitcoin price prediction contracts seeing single transaction volumes exceeding $1 million. Some traders even used trading bots to seize opportunities just seconds before the contracts expired.Currently, cryptocurrency has become the second largest trading category on the two platforms, second only to sports. Cryptocurrency trading platforms such as Coinbase, Crypto.com, Gemini, and Kraken are expanding their businesses by applying for relevant licenses or collaborating with prediction markets. Meanwhile, the decline in spot trading volume on centralized exchanges has also prompted crypto platforms to seek business diversification. However, as multiple states in the U.S. have raised legal challenges against sports prediction contracts, the direction of related regulations may also impact industry development.

UPBIT will launch Bubblemaps (BMT) on October 24 at 12:00 and support KRW trading. Users should note that only BMT deposits and withdrawals through the Solana network are supported.

According to a notice from the U.S. Department of Justice, a Chinese citizen has been extradited for allegedly participating in a cryptocurrency fraud case targeting U.S. citizens, with the amount involved reaching millions of dollars. The man appeared in court for the first time after being extradited back to the U.S. from the Netherlands, where he is charged with participating in an international cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme.The scheme was carried out by a fraud operation located in Cambodia, with victims including 174 identified U.S. citizens. The man has been ordered to be detained; his formal arraignment is scheduled for November 30 at the federal district court in downtown Los Angeles.

The White House announced that Trump further adjusted the scope of tariffs on Canadian products imposed under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Cumberland (0x83B...Fc2e4) transferred 10.31 million USD1 to BitGo, worth approximately 10.3 million USD, possibly for over-the-counter trading.

The official announcement from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange reported that the business data for the third quarter of 2026 showed revenue reaching 1.737 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of approximately 13%, setting a new record for the third quarter; net profit was about 1 billion USD.During the same period, the average daily trading volume of all CME products reached 29.4 million contracts, with the average daily trading volume of cryptocurrency derivatives at approximately 196,000 contracts, and the nominal trading volume for the quarter was about 469.5 billion USD. Among them, the nominal trading volume for Bitcoin and Ethereum derivatives was 326.7 billion USD and 118.8 billion USD, respectively.

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) data shows that a tanker flying the Maltese flag, carrying 40,000 tons of Russian diesel, is heading to New York, USA.Previously, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump reached an agreement, with Russia agreeing to lift the diesel export ban and supply diesel to the global market to lower fuel prices.

According to Rootdata data, yesterday (Eastern Time October 22), the total net outflow of the SOL spot ETF was $8.515 million.The SOL spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow that day was the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), with a net outflow of $5.7182 million. As of that trading day, BSOL had a historical cumulative net inflow of $1.169 billion.Next was the Grayscale ETF GSOL, with a single-day net outflow of $3.2163 million. As of that trading day, GSOL had a historical cumulative net inflow of $154 million.As of that trading day, the historical cumulative net inflow of the SOL spot ETF was $1.540 billion.

According to Rootdata, yesterday (Eastern Time October 22), the total net outflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $111 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow on that day was BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a net outflow of $75.5 million. As of that trading day, ETHA has a historical cumulative net inflow of $12.279 billion.Following that was BlackRock ETF ETHB, with a net outflow of $17.2 million. As of that trading day, ETHB has a historical cumulative net inflow of $822 million.

According to Rootdata, yesterday (Eastern Time, October 22), the total net outflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $636 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow that day was BlackRock ETF IBIT, with a net outflow of $254 million. As of that trading day, IBIT has a historical cumulative net inflow of $66.274 billion.Following that was Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a single-day net outflow of $218 million. As of that trading day, FBTC has a historical cumulative net inflow of $10.376 billion.

According to Rootdata, on October 21, 2026 (Eastern Time), the total net inflow of Ethereum spot ETFs for the day was $14.9 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow for the day was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETH, with a net inflow of $28.1 million.Following that was Fidelity ETF FETH, with a net inflow of $13 million.

According to Rootdata, on October 21, 2026 (Eastern Time), the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs in a single day was $525 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow that day was BlackRock ETF IBIT, with a single-day net inflow of $235 million. As of that trading day, IBIT's historical cumulative net inflow was $66.528 billion.Following that was Fidelity ETF FBTC, with a single-day net inflow of $213 million. As of that trading day, FBTC's historical cumulative net inflow was $10.593 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, the total net outflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $635 million. The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow in a single day is the Morgan Stanley ETF MSBT, with a net inflow of $2.33 million in a single day, and the historical total net inflow of MSBT has reached $771 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net outflow in a single day is the Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a net outflow of $254 million in a single day, and the historical total net inflow of IBIT has reached $66.244 billion. As of the time of publication, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $104.708 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (the market value compared to the total market value of Bitcoin) is 6.41%, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $57.321 billion.

According to a report by Bloomberg citing on-chain data analysis platform Dune, the on-chain trading volume of tokenized stocks and ETFs in the third quarter exceeded $37 billion, with monthly trading volume increasing nearly 18 times compared to January, covering over 200 trading venues and 12 blockchains.During the same period, the on-chain trading volume of perpetual contracts linked to stocks, ETFs, and stock indices on the decentralized perpetual contract trading platform Hyperliquid reached $201 billion. Dune stated that currently about 25% of cryptocurrency spot trading is conducted on-chain.

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.

Decentralised.co published: The on-chain options trading volume is still less than 1% of perpetual contract DEX, while traditional market options trading is about three times that of futures. The institution backtested Bitcoin daily closing prices from January 2018 to October 2026, finding that among the ultimately profitable longs, the liquidation probabilities for 10x perpetual contracts over 180 days, 90 days, and 60 days were 47%, 29%, and 18%, respectively. It replayed three $1,000 Bitcoin longs on October 10, 2025: the 10x perpetual was liquidated at 21:14, the 30-day call option dropped to a low of $181 but returned to over $800 within an hour, and a $52 7-day put option helped the 10x long survive the downturn.Decentralised.co: In the past, on-chain options often failed due to fragmented order books, difficult hedging, and locked funds. Hegic depositors lost most of about $80 million in May 2021, Lyra depositors experienced a 4.9% loss in the Bitcoin pool and a 17.6% loss in the Ethereum pool within 7 months, and PsyOptions closed its product in June 2024. With the combination of perpetual liquidity like Hyperliquid, the locked funds required to sell a Bitcoin call option could be reduced from about $100,000 to about $15,000, while monthly returns increased from 1.8% to about 12%.The article lists Hyperliquid as the main venue for hedging liquidity, with the options protocol Derive (formerly Lyra) as the underlying engine, Paradex handling large trades, and Hypercall being the first options venue built on Hyperliquid. Derive liquidated about $18 billion in notional options value in the year ending October 19. After Paradex integrated with Paradigm on September 15, the date options trading volume increased from less than $3 million to $58.7 million within a week, and open contracts decreased from over $250 million to about $96 million by October 14. By September 2026, the notional value of on-chain options is expected to double to $5 billion, with premiums rising to $85 million.

According to official news, the parent company of the Web3 payment integrated application Gold House has signed an agreement to acquire the Canadian MSB company THREESTONES VENTURES LTD. This transaction is currently entering the subsequent phase of the acquisition process.It is reported that this proposed acquisition is a strategic move by Gold House to expand its digital asset business, fiat-to-cryptocurrency capabilities, and cross-border payment infrastructure, aiming to further strengthen its Web3 payment ecosystem and connect digital assets with traditional financial services.Upon completion of the acquisition, Gold House plans to leverage the regulatory registration and operational capabilities of the acquired entity (subject to applicable regulatory requirements) to explore new opportunities in digital asset payments, merchant services, and cross-border settlements. As a Web3 ecosystem that integrates social networking, digital asset management, and payments, Gold House is committed to connecting digital assets with real-world commerce and expanding access to seamless, diverse payment solutions.

According to The Block, the crypto data analytics platform Dune has announced the launch of a real-time market data stream, with spot trading data available approximately 1 second after a transaction, covering over 200 on-chain trading platforms across 12 blockchain networks, including Solana, Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, and X Layer; the perpetual contract data stream will track trades on Hyperliquid and Lighter.Fredrik Haga, co-founder and CEO of Dune, stated that on-chain transactions currently account for about 25% of the total volume of cryptocurrency spot trading, and as the trading of tokenized assets develops, the market demand for on-chain data continues to grow.Dune claims that the new data service will help hedge funds, asset management companies, market makers, and brokers track on-chain price discovery within existing market data systems. The company also noted that the joint venture OKXICE between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has submitted an application to list 63 tokenized stocks on X Layer.