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According to Bloomberg, the United States is increasing deployments in preparation for a possible resumption of military strikes against Iran. Trump has repeatedly hinted that U.S. forces may resume strikes against Iran after the November 3 midterm elections and has sent a third aircraft carrier strike group and an additional 10,000 sailors and Marines toward the Persian Gulf to provide commanders with more options, although the exact timing remains uncertain.U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper visited Israel this week without prior announcement and met with Netanyahu. Israel will hold elections on October 27. Meanwhile, after Iran-backed Houthi forces expanded the conflict to Saudi Arabia, attacking airports and energy facilities, the U.S. State Department has ordered the evacuation of some diplomatic personnel and their families stationed in Saudi Arabia.A source familiar with Iran's thinking stated that Iran is preparing for a new round of bombings that may occur before and after the U.S. midterm elections and is planning retaliatory actions in the Middle East, including against Israel and the United Arab Emirates. This individual believes that the period from the end of the U.S. elections until the new Congress is sworn in in January will be the most difficult phase, with a way out being to reach an agreement that allows both sides to claim victory. Some officials from Gulf countries are concerned that the intensity of the conflict after its resumption may exceed that before the pause.Recent diplomatic attempts to end the conflict have failed to yield results. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated this week that if there is sufficient evidence showing that the U.S. genuinely wishes to reach a fair, dignified, and permanent resolution to end the conflict, Iran is willing to give diplomacy another chance, but he also noted that there is currently not much reason to expect progress.The conflict has disrupted energy transportation in the Persian Gulf, pushing Brent crude oil prices up more than 80% this year and raising U.S. gasoline prices and living costs. A Pew Research Center survey conducted from September 28 to October 4 shows that about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the Iran conflict, and about half of respondents expect the war to last more than a year. Reports indicate that concerns over military escalation are once again driving up oil prices and affecting the Republican Party's prospects in the midterm elections.

According to Coinglass data, if Bitcoin falls below $79,000, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $855 million. Conversely, if Bitcoin breaks above $82,000, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on major CEXs will reach $519 million.The liquidation chart does not show the exact number of contracts to be liquidated or the exact value of contracts being liquidated. The bars on the liquidation chart represent the significance of each liquidation cluster relative to nearby liquidation clusters, that is, the intensity. Therefore, the liquidation chart shows the extent to which the underlying price reaching a certain position will be affected. A higher "liquidation bar" indicates that once the price reaches that point, there will be a stronger reaction due to liquidity waves.

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.

Abraxas Capital's wallet has achieved a historic high in cumulative profits from Hyperliquid perpetual contracts, reaching 193 million USD. Since the positions have been hedged with spot assets, this profit does not solely come from directional trading.The wallet currently holds approximately 207 million USDC, with a cumulative trading volume of 5.43 billion USD, an open position size of about 7.25 billion USD, and holds significant positions in BTC, ETH, and SOL.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $2,484, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $652 million. Conversely, if ETH falls below $2,259, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $450 million.

The National Information Security Vulnerability Sharing Platform (CNVD) released a security announcement titled "Analysis and Repair Suggestions for PHP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," in which it supports affected users to closely monitor official information, download and update to the latest version through official channels. Users who are temporarily unable to update can take measures to reduce certain attack vectors, mitigate vulnerability threats, and continuously monitor for abnormal PHP process exits, abnormal system command calls, unfamiliar process creations, and abnormal file writes, while retaining logs for traceability analysis.In its protection recommendations, CNVD stated that information system operating units should further strengthen security protection, comprehensively sort out their network assets, and reduce the public exposure of information systems according to the principle of not connecting to the internet unless necessary. Operating units that are currently unable to repair should take temporary response measures such as network isolation, network access restrictions, and taking unnecessary business systems offline.

Analyst Darkfost pointed out in a post that this week, the spot Bitcoin ETF recorded a net inflow of 5,183 BTC. Although the inflow scale is still moderate, it is still positive.This change has brought the cumulative net flow of the ETF back into positive territory for 2026, after being in a state of net outflow for most of the year. Since January, the cumulative net inflow has reached 10,784 BTC.

Coinglass data shows that in the past 7 days, the net inflow to CEX platforms was 46,928.46 BTC, with Binance platform inflowing 37,394.58 BTC, Coinbase Pro platform inflowing 1,447.9 BTC, and Kraken platform inflowing 3,019.97 BTC.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $84,975, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.273 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $77,256, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $848 million.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to 8.269 billion USD, with long positions at 3.852 billion USD, accounting for 46.58%, and short positions at 4.417 billion USD, accounting for 53.42%. The profit and loss for long positions is 116 million USD, while the profit and loss for short positions is -66.8973 million USD.Among them, the whale address 0x5b5d..60 has shorted ETH with a 5x leverage at a price of 2322.74 USD, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -6.139 million USD.

According to a report by Reuters, as of Friday, 22 companies have submitted objections against listing their U.S. stocks in tokenized form on the tokenized stock platform OKXICE, jointly launched by OKX and the Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. The latest batch of companies opposing includes Wells Fargo, Arm Holdings, and Intuit, following Microsoft and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, who joined the opposition the previous week. Among the 22 companies mentioned, 16 are listed on Nasdaq, while only 6 are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.Nasdaq issued guidance in September regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's innovation exemption mechanism, reminding issuers that "they must be cautious about their own participation," and stated that the consequences for liquidity, price discovery, and long-term shareholder value may not become apparent until the experiment has progressed for some time. Andrew Cuomo, co-chairman of OKXICE and former governor of New York, indicated that more objections are expected for the joint venture platform, as companies wish to avoid being among the first to test this stock model.Earlier this month, the joint venture platform submitted documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, planning to provide tokenized stock listings for 62 companies. Cointelegraph sought comments on Intuit's decision to withdraw from the plan but did not receive an immediate response; spokespeople for Wells Fargo and Arm Holdings declined to comment.

A judge in Argentina dismissed a criminal case against President Javier Milei and 10 others related to the LIBRA token. According to The Defiant, the ruling also involves Milei's sister Karina Milei and Hayden Davis.In addition, a class action lawsuit by New York investors against LIBRA was separately dismissed in September.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH falls below $2,286, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $676 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,513, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $605 million.

The decentralized perpetual contract protocol Lighter announced the inclusion of weETH as collateral for perpetual contract trading on the platform. The platform calculates the trading margin based on 70% of the weETH index value, which sets a 30% discount on the collateral asset.At the same time, Lighter has set the maximum supply limit of weETH collateral across the platform to 1000 units. After the adjustment, users can use weETH as margin to open perpetual contract positions on Lighter.

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.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Franklin Templeton, with assets under management of $1.7 trillion, has completed the final regulatory procedure before listing two ETFs that convert stock dividends into Bitcoin.On October 22, the company submitted Form 8-A to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to register shares of the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and the Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF for trading on NASDAQ. The prospectus submitted on the same day indicates an effective date of October 27. These two funds were first filed in June of this year, with codes and fees not disclosed at that time.The stock fund code is FBEQ, which tracks the VettaFi US Large-Cap 500 Bitcoin DRIP Index. This index holds the 500 largest companies in the U.S. by market capitalization, weighted by free float. As of September 30, it actually held 499 stocks, with a concentration in the information technology sector. The fund's initial allocation is 95% stocks and 5% Bitcoin, with regular or special dividends distributed by companies being used to purchase Bitcoin at the opening of the next trading day after the ex-dividend date, increasing the Bitcoin allocation with each dividend payment.During quarterly rebalancing, any Bitcoin allocation exceeding 5% will be reduced to 4.5%; if the Bitcoin allocation exceeds 20% between two rebalancing periods, it will be brought down to 4.5% within two trading days, with the funds flowing back into stocks. The fund does not directly hold on-chain Bitcoin but gains exposure through Bitcoin exchange-traded products (including its own spot fund), futures and options, or depository receipts, with some achieved through a subsidiary in the Cayman Islands. The FBEQ fee is 0.09%, with no 12b-1 fees, managed by Franklin Advisory Services, and Franklin Templeton Institutional serves as a sub-advisor. The innovation fund employs the same mechanism, tracking the VettaFi US Innovation 100 Bitcoin DRIP Index, with components from the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on NASDAQ.Franklin Templeton had previously filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF in September 2023 and launched it in January 2024 under the code EZBC; in April of this year, it acquired 250 Digital and established an institutional digital asset department, Franklin Crypto. These two DRIP funds extend the strategy to investors who will not purchase Bitcoin on their own.

Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua stated that investing and trading test patience the most. At that time, when ETH was fluctuating around 3000 USD, it was easy to get tempted to buy in halfway.Recently, since Bitcoin's pullback from 86,000 USD, it has also been in a long period of fluctuation. It is very important to control oneself, and I believe there will be great opportunities for bottom fishing ahead. The benefits of the crypto industry have already passed; only through true understanding and mental effort can one achieve excess returns.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC falls below $77,937, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.563 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks above $85,333, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.517 billion.

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 data from Hyperliquid News, the Hyperliquid auction mechanism has cumulatively spent 346,005 HYPE, which is valued at approximately 27 million dollars based on the current price.