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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, in the past hour, the total liquidation across the network was 192 million dollars, with long positions liquidated at 184 million dollars and short positions liquidated at 8.4157 million dollars.Among them, in the past hour, the liquidation amount for BTC was 57.7 million dollars, and for ETH, it was 52.76 million dollars. Additionally, NEAR had a liquidation of 13.02 million dollars.

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.

Bitcoin News posted on platform X that Fidelity Digital Assets research analyst Zack Wainwright stated that as of October 12, Bitcoin has risen nearly 50% from its bear market low of about $58,000 in June, with a trend similar to its recovery path in 2022.He warned that the return rate of Bitcoin in each cycle is narrowing, and past performance does not guarantee future results, but a significant increase in dollar terms is still possible; it took nearly 16 years for Bitcoin to break $100,000 for the first time, while rising from $100,000 to $200,000 could be much quicker.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Spirit vs BetBoom Team - PGL Masters Bucharest Group Stage," the "Match Winner" sub-market option "Spirit" has experienced a drastic fluctuation in win rate, dropping from 81.5% an hour ago to the current 40.5% (a fluctuation of 41%). Please note the impact of relevant breaking news.

Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua stated that although he still holds a bullish view on the current market trend, the cryptocurrency industry is indeed in a trough, and AI has attracted a large number of talents and funds.Reflecting on recent market judgments, he mentioned that he has maintained a correction judgment around $86,000 for the past two months, similar to the judgment that the rebound ended around $84,000 in May. Since calling for a bottom on ETH at $1,450 more than a year ago, there has only been one obvious mistake, and he emphasized that one should grow from mistakes.Yi Lihua believes that most markets do not fit the Buffett-style value investing, and the performance of the cryptocurrency industry in recent years has been the same. He stated, "Patience is the best strategy."

Ukrainian President Zelensky stated that the Starlink restrictions have been fully lifted.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that after Bitcoin closed below the 50-day moving average, the price hovered around $80,600, marking the first time since August that it fell below this average, ending a streak of 66 days above it. Currently, the price is still about 10% higher than the 200-day moving average.The U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF saw a net outflow of $137.9 million on Friday, marking two consecutive trading days of net outflows. Previously, on Thursday, there was a net outflow of $635.6 million, the largest single-day outflow since June. The total net outflow over the two trading days is approximately $773.5 million.

According to CoinDesk, Peter Hughes, founder and CEO of global financial services company Apex Group, stated that if the United States continues to delay cryptocurrency legislation or fails to establish a clear and definitive regulatory framework for digital assets, it may lead to related businesses shifting to Asia, the Middle East, and Bermuda.He believes that these jurisdictions are advancing more quickly and have the opportunity to fill the regulatory void left by the United States.Hughes also mentioned that Europe will not benefit from this, arguing that its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) is evolving slowly and has many restrictions. The U.S. CLARITY Act did not receive the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate in September due to controversies over ethical clauses and stablecoin rewards. The bill aims to clarify federal regulatory rules for digital assets and delineate the regulatory responsibilities of the SEC and CFTC.

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.

Aave executed an adjustment to the USDT lending rate parameters in the Ethereum Core market at block height 26,241,799, lowering the rate inflection point from 94% utilization to 92%, causing borrowing costs to rise earlier when liquidity in the pool tightens. The new parameters are: optimal utilization rate 92%, base rate 0, first slope 4.5%, second slope 10%; the inflection point rate is 4.5% APR, reaching 14.5% APR when utilization hits 100%.At 94% utilization, the old curve's lending rate was 4.5% APR, while the new curve is 7% APR, an increase of 2.5 percentage points. LlamaRisk recommended the adjustment on October 20; based on a supply of 2.8922 billion USDT, a 92% utilization rate leaves approximately 57.84 million USDT unborrowed as a buffer compared to 94%. This buffer does not represent actual cash, and withdrawals still depend on available unborrowed liquidity. Snapshots show that the actual cash in the pool is about 391.4 million USDT, with a variable lending APR of about 4.23% and a supply liquidity APR of 3.29%.

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.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, in the market prediction on Polymarket for the event "Counter-Strike: Aurora Gaming vs TheMongolz - PGL Masters Bucharest Group Stage," the sub-market "Map 3 Round Spread: Aurora Gaming (-3.5) vs TheMongolz (+3.5)" has seen a drastic fluctuation in the winning probability of the "Aurora Gaming" option, dropping from 50% an hour ago to the current 22.5% (a fluctuation of 27.5%). Please note the impact of related breaking news.

Cryptocurrency analyst Ali Charts stated that as the U.S. midterm elections on November 3 approach, investors may overlook the recurring phenomenon of Bitcoin pullbacks observed in previous election cycles. He believes that this election may once again be accompanied by significant volatility, and the downside risk is worth noting, with a key focus on the lower price level of $73,000. According to his statistics, during the U.S. midterm election cycles in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022, Bitcoin experienced pullbacks of 72%, 65%, 52%, and 27%, respectively.However, he emphasized that correlation does not imply causation; the election itself may not necessarily be the reason for the decline, as these pullbacks are also influenced by the overall market cycle of Bitcoin, liquidity conditions, and investor sentiment. Fourth-quarter returns also exhibit similar characteristics: in 2014, 2018, and 2022, Bitcoin fell by 16.7%, 42.16%, and 14.75% in the fourth quarter, respectively. The only exception was in 2010, when it rose by 391%, but Bitcoin was still in its early development stage at that time. Therefore, in the past four midterm election years, three of those years recorded negative returns in the fourth quarter.Regarding the subsequent trend, Ali Charts indicated that the area around $73,000 is close to the average purchase cost of current short-term Bitcoin holders, which can be used to observe the positions of recent investors entering the market. He pointed out that in an established bull market, Bitcoin often finds support near the cost of short-term holders after experiencing a significant pullback. He believes that if selling pressure accelerates after the election on November 3, pushing Bitcoin back down to around $73,000, that area will become an important position to test whether buyers are still willing to maintain the overall bullish trend. If the price continues to rebound from that area, it will strengthen the bullish judgment; in terms of operations, he will wait for signs of selling pressure exhaustion and renewed demand before considering establishing long positions.

The innovation exemption for tokenized securities trading venues launched by the U.S. SEC in September is sparking controversy within the industry regarding blockchain qualification standards. This exemption allows eligible companies to trade tokenized U.S. stocks without registering as traditional securities exchanges, but requires their smart contracts to be auditable, public, and deployed on a public, permissionless blockchain.Currently, three companies have submitted operational intent notices to the SEC. TSV LLC plans to use the privacy-focused Canton Network; OKXICE and Kephas Corp. intend to utilize their respective enterprise group's developed Ethereum Layer 2 networks.In a letter submitted on Thursday, the Solana Policy Institute requested the SEC to tighten the definition of "permissionless," focusing on who actually controls the blockchain, including who can validate or block transactions and modify network rules. Hedera advocates for an expansion of the exemption's scope, arguing that only authorized entities should participate in validation, which should not disqualify their network.The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) also called for clarification on which blockchains are eligible and questioned whether stock tokenization should require explicit prior consent from the issuing company, rather than requiring companies to opt out. The financial regulatory advocacy group Better Markets urged the SEC to withdraw the exemption and instead engage in formal rulemaking.An SEC official stated that companies can begin operations 30 days after submitting a notice, provided they meet the exemption criteria, without waiting for SEC approval, which does not imply SEC endorsement of their chosen blockchain. The official noted that the regulatory agency intends to maintain a broad definition to allow space for companies to experiment; further frequently asked questions may be released, but substantive adjustments would require action from the commission.Meanwhile, more companies are opposing the tokenization of their stocks. As of Friday, among the 62 companies initially listed by OKXICE, 22 have raised objections, exceeding one-third. New objectors include Wells Fargo, Arm, and Intuit.

According to monitoring by Arkham, the address marked as the Polygon multi-signature wallet "0xFA5" has transferred a total of 52,928,000 POL to the staking contract address, valued at approximately 4.82 million USD.Market analysis suggests that the recent increase in Polygon staking activities is related to the rise in APY, which may also provide some support for POL and alleviate its downward price pressure.

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.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Iraq and Pakistan are cutting off some important land routes in and out of Iran. Previously, U.S. naval blockades and airline sanctions had already severed most of Iran's maritime and air transport routes.Iraq has closed the Shib border crossing, and Pakistan is intercepting Iranian trucks at Gabd and Taftan, further exacerbating the economic pressure on Iran.

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.