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According to the market intelligence platform Liquid247.xyz, Binance's perpetual BTC has about 105.41 buy orders placed at the $81,000 level, with a nominal value of approximately $8.54 million, retracting about 0.01% from the mid-price of around $81,005 at that time.The total near-end market buy orders amount to approximately $53.77 million, while sell orders are about $43.59 million, resulting in a net buy of approximately $10.19 million, accounting for 10.46% of the total depth.

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.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, an Ethereum OG who purchased 100,000 ETH at a price of $0.31 during the ICO period sold 1,000 ETH 6 hours ago.

According to EmberCN monitoring, the trader "Salem1299534" liquidated their holdings of 20.06 million AI approximately 2 hours ago, exchanging them for 461 ETH, worth about 1.09 million USD. This sell-off caused the AI price to drop 15% instantly.The trader previously invested about 980,000 USD to buy AI and ultimately sold it for approximately 3.12 million USD, realizing a total profit of about 2.14 million USD.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated that due to the growing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, Amazon Web Services' cloud computing capacity is essentially sold out before the end of 2027, with a large number of orders pushed to 2028.

According to the market intelligence platform Liquid247.xyz, Coinbase's spot BTC has approximately 106.39 sell orders at the $83,000 level, nominally about $8.83 million, which is an increase of about 2.38% from the then mid-price of approximately $81,070. The total near-term sell orders amount to about $33.09 million, while buy orders are about $26.08 million.Currently, Coinbase's spot sell orders net a surplus of about $7.013 million, accounting for 11.85% of the total depth. This sell order is the most prominent resistance in the near term, and if large buy orders appear, it may exert some pressure on the current price.

Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream announced the launch of consulting services for financial institutions and established an office in Lugano, Switzerland. This business enables banks, asset management institutions, and others to directly connect with Blockstream's engineering team and Bitcoin infrastructure. Blockstream Consulting Services will assist institutions in assessing, designing, and implementing Bitcoin-based financial infrastructure, as well as developing related solutions such as tokenized asset issuance and confidential settlements, covering areas such as technology strategy, system architecture, integration, and implementation.Blockstream stated that the Lugano office will serve Swiss clients, including those in Zurich, Geneva, and Zug, and will act as its European business hub, supporting client relationships, strategic partnerships, and collaboration with local financial and technology communities. The company's Chief Marketing Officer Peter Bain stated that Switzerland has a long-standing banking tradition and a regulatory framework supporting digital assets, making it an important market for Blockstream; the company aims to provide local expertise in markets where it sees demand for Bitcoin infrastructure, and the consulting business along with the Lugano office will bring customized Bitcoin solutions to European financial institutions.Founded in 2014, Blockstream's business covers Bitcoin custody, settlement, payments, asset issuance, and self-custody, with products including the sidechain Liquid Network, Elements, Simplicity, Core Lightning, Jade hardware wallet, and Blockstream App. The company has launched Simplicity smart contracts on the Liquid network and added Lightning Network support for the Jade hardware wallet. Co-founder and CEO Adam Back stated that the next phase of Bitcoin adoption is to integrate into the existing financial system, and the company's experience in Bitcoin cryptography, protocol development, and engineering can address the related complexities. This announcement did not disclose the pricing of the consulting services, the size of the Lugano office's staff, or the names of clients.

According to a report by Forbes on Friday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to reform its voluntary disclosure program, planning to reduce penalties and expedite the processing of tax violation cases, including those involving cryptocurrency.Jarod Koopman, head of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, stated that the agency aims to launch the revised program before December and to close cases within 120 days after taxpayers complete the required submission process. He noted that the new plan will not establish a separate disclosure channel for digital assets but will apply the same voluntary disclosure procedures to other forms of tax noncompliance. Koopman also mentioned that the penalties under the revised program will be significantly lower than current levels, although he did not provide specific amounts. The IRS is considering allowing taxpayers to settle debts through installment payments or settlement offers.According to Forbes, the current program often takes a year or longer to complete and primarily targets taxpayers who intentionally fail to comply with tax laws and may face criminal prosecution, rather than those who make reporting errors due to negligence. Meanwhile, legislative efforts are advancing another voluntary disclosure program aimed at cryptocurrency taxpayers. Section 502 of the Digital Asset Taxation Certainty Act will establish a correction process with clear penalty standards for past violations, and the bill was passed by the House Ways and Means Committee in September.

Meta Platforms Chief AI Officer Alexander Wang stated that the company plans to launch paid enterprise services and will charge sellers a commission on purchases made by users through AI agents. Additionally, there will be no advertisements placed internally within Muse, and there are currently no related plans.

According to Gate market data, the German DAX30 index closed down 201.19 points on October 23, with a decline of 0.79%, reporting at 25,170.56 points. The UK FTSE 100 index fell by 42.69 points, a decrease of 0.4%, closing at 10,682.34 points. The French CAC40 index dropped 28.44 points, a decline of 0.36%, reporting at 7,782.82 points. The Euro Stoxx 50 index decreased by 21.86 points, down 0.36%, closing at 6,065.15 points.The Spanish IBEX35 index rose by 80.82 points, an increase of 0.43%, reporting at 18,994.32 points. The Italian FTSE MIB index increased by 160.84 points, up 0.33%, reporting at 48,544.5 points.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks opened lower, with the Dow Jones down 0.32%, the S&P 500 index down 0.53%, and the Nasdaq down 0.45%. Tesla fell 1.3%, Meta Platforms dropped 1.5%, Western Digital decreased by 1.4%, and Blackstone Group fell over 1%.

According to Bloomberg data, the expected price-to-earnings ratio of South Korea's KOSPI index for the next 12 months has fallen to 4.2 times, becoming the first trillion-dollar market on record to drop below the 5 times threshold. Among the 18 markets with a market capitalization exceeding 1 trillion dollars at the beginning of this year, this situation has never occurred with a benchmark index before.The cooling of the AI boom has triggered a sell-off in technology stocks, putting pressure on the South Korean stock market. Although South Korea's exports are approaching 1 trillion dollars, the demand for chips from SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics remains strong, but investors are still unwilling to pay higher valuations for the earnings of related companies. The valuation of the South Korean stock market is now close to that of the Indonesian market, which is facing the risk of an MSCI downgrade, with the discount level further widening. Bloomberg comments that extremely low valuations may create space for future valuation recovery. If sentiment turns, South Korean stocks are expected to outperform other markets in the short term, but it is uncertain when the recovery will start and whether there will be further declines; a low price-to-earnings ratio itself does not mean that it has already hit bottom.

Market research firm Counterpoint Research data shows that in the third quarter of 2026, major personal computer manufacturers experienced double-digit declines in sales, with HP down 31%, Dell down 25%, Lenovo down 23%, and Apple down 11%. The firm expects that personal computer shipments will decline by another 27% in the fourth quarter, with business demand being better than consumer demand, but not enough to offset the overall contraction.In terms of shipments, Lenovo shipped 15 million units, with a market share of 26.3%; HP shipped 10.3 million units; Dell shipped 7.6 million units; Apple shipped 5.6 million units, with a share of 9.8%, up from 8.7% in the same period last year, as the MacBook Neo alleviated the decline. ASUS saw a shipment decline of 7%.Counterpoint analyst Minsoo Kang stated that rising memory and component costs are pushing up system prices, causing consumers to delay upgrades. David Naranjo mentioned that the industry is undergoing structural adjustments, with component costs, system prices, and longer upgrade cycles reshaping the market. The report also stated that the increase in DRAM and NAND prices may slow down in the first half of 2027, and Micron indicated that the chip shortage may last until 2028.

According to Bitcoin.com, the Colombian Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday that, in coordination with U.S. intelligence agencies, it has arrested 8 individuals suspected of using cryptocurrency to launder money for drug trafficking organizations. Police and military conducted simultaneous operations in four locations: Cúcuta, Maicao, Barranquilla, and Bogotá.Among those arrested were 7 individuals, including the gang leader Guillermo Carpio Cárdenas (nicknamed "Gallo"). The U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico has charged that the gang used deposit networks, cryptocurrency tokens, and small transaction splitting (smurfing) to conceal the source of drug money and evade monitoring by financial intelligence agencies.Another suspect, Nassim Orfale Vasquez, was arrested in Barranquilla and has been indicted by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. According to the IRS, he has handled over $42 million in suspicious cryptocurrency transactions since 2018, and authorities are investigating whether there are larger money laundering organizations in Colombia's coastal regions.

According to market news, the Financial Services Commission of South Korea stated that it will study a plan to allow cryptocurrency exchanges to participate in the Security Token Offering (STO) market, including issues such as market environment, investor protection, integration of licensing systems, and dual operating licenses.The Chairman of the Financial Services Commission of South Korea, Lee Ik-hyeon, expressed support for the proposal to utilize existing exchange technology and trading infrastructure to develop the STO market, emphasizing the need to integrate the technology and trading infrastructure of existing exchanges into the token securities market.

Recently, the Qingshanqiao Police Station of the Xiangtan County Public Security Bureau in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province, with the support of the county bureau, went to Loudi and successfully dismantled a fraud den that used malicious links to steal virtual currency, arresting 3 criminal suspects.Upon investigation, on September 4, a local resident reported that after clicking on a strange link in a virtual currency QQ group, 6814 yuan worth of USDT was stolen from their account. Since August, three individuals, Zhou, Chen, and Liang, have been seeking illegal profits by obtaining malicious virus links through the Telegram app, specifically searching for virtual currency exchange groups in QQ and WeChat, sending malicious links in the groups, and waiting to steal the virtual currency from the accounts of those who clicked. Currently, all three suspects have been criminally detained in accordance with the law on suspicion of theft, and the case is under further investigation.

According to TechCrunch, the American AI wearable device startup Nirva announced the completion of a $25 million Pre-A round of financing, bringing the total financing amount to $33 million.Specific information about the investors has not been disclosed. Nirva was founded in 2025 by former Meta Reality Labs employees Wei Lyu, Jason Chen, and Hanying Hu, focusing on a sustainable AI pendant that listens to the wearer's conversations. The device collects voice samples during the setup phase to identify the wearer and filter out the voices of other speakers nearby. The company claims that audio and transcribed text are deleted by default after processing, but it is unclear whether the voice processing is done locally or in the cloud.

According to the New York Post, citing informed sources, Matthew Modabber, who has served as the Chief Marketing Officer of the prediction market platform Polymarket since January 2024, has been fired. Previously, the company conducted an internal investigation into a series of events that raised public concern and worried investors.One of the issues involved Modabber's team being accused of creating fake webpages to promote staged videos, which showed users profiting from fake trades. This situation was exposed in a June report by the Wall Street Journal, which subsequently triggered an investigation by the U.S. CFTC. The investigation is still ongoing, and no violations have been determined yet.Informed sources stated that Modabber was a confidant of 28-year-old CEO Shayne Coplan, and during his tenure as an executive, he often made impulsive decisions that led the company into a public relations crisis. Polymarket is finalizing Modabber's departure agreement, and both parties are maintaining mutual respect during the process.

Gold prices have stabilized near a three-month low, with spot gold prices hovering around $4,020 per ounce. Global X ETFs analyst Justin Lin stated that gold may recently face liquidity-driven selling, as market expectations for further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve have cooled, which should provide support for gold prices in the short term.Despite facing downward pressure, gold prices may see a V-shaped rebound.