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Axis Robotics issued a statement regarding the massive sell-off of AXIS tokens from October 28 to 29, stating that no team or investor tokens were sold. The team, investors, and other locked allocations total 835 million AXIS, accounting for 83.5% of the total supply, and remain in a custody contract co-managed with Binance, with no tokens transferred out, and they will not be unlocked before the end of the 12-month lock-up period.The project party stated that the tokens sold this time came from a portion of the ecological allocation in the initial circulating supply, which was originally delivered through a single over-the-counter (OTC) trading counterparty, and the relevant written agreement includes lock-up terms. The project party believes that the trading model indicates that this counterparty may sell the tokens on the open market, which, if true, would violate the agreement. They have currently suspended further transactions with this counterparty and are reviewing the agreement with legal counsel to seek remedies; the remaining ecological tokens will only be distributed through on-chain custody mechanisms in the future.ChainCatcher previously reported that, according to on-chain detective ZachXBT, insiders from Axis Robotics (AXIS) obtained over 76 million AXIS tokens (worth over 12 million USD) from a multi-signature wallet, which were then sold off through a DEX, with some tokens transferred to Bitget exchange. As a result, the AXIS price plummeted by 40% in the past 24 hours.One insider sold 42 million AXIS tokens and currently holds over 5.04 million USDC across their 8 wallet addresses.

Elon Musk retweeted Wall Street legend investor Stanley Druckenmiller's tweet about disclosing his investment in Trade.xyz, stating it was "interesting."ChainCatcher previously reported that renowned Wall Street investor and Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Duquesne Family Office, Stan Druckenmiller (@standuquesne), posted his first tweet announcing that he has become an investor in Trade.xyz. Trade.xyz is collaborating with the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to introduce Hyperliquid-based round-the-clock perpetual futures in the United States. Stan Druckenmiller stated that as a market participant, he looks forward to using this product to improve the investment process.

According to Bloomberg, the prediction market platform Polymarket is investigating a series of timely and profitable trades that emerged during this week's Israeli elections. According to Bloomberg's analysis, shortly before the voting ended on Tuesday, hundreds of new accounts concentrated their predictions, believing that Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party would perform better than their competitors.After some exit polls indicated that Netanyahu's camp won more seats than earlier reports suggested, these trades quickly turned profitable, with some accounts cashing out over $100,000. This is the latest case in the prediction market that has raised concerns about insider trading, as Polymarket has previously faced extensive scrutiny from regulators and public opinion for its accurate predictions related to sports, the U.S. elections, and geopolitical events.

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced a strategic investment in the Asia-Pacific digital market infrastructure operator Marketnode to expand the channels for institutional investors to access tokenized real-world financial assets through the Stellar network.Marketnode is supported by Euroclear, HSBC, Singapore Exchange Group, and Temasek, with operations covering the issuance, distribution, and servicing of funds, credit, and structured products, connecting asset management institutions, issuers, distributors, and qualified investors.

The asset management giant Franklin Templeton announced the launch of two U.S. stock-listed ETFs, namely FBEQ, which tracks the VettaFi U.S. Large Cap 500 Bitcoin Dividend Reinvestment Index, and FIBT, which tracks the VettaFi U.S. Innovation 100 Bitcoin Dividend Reinvestment Index, with management fee rates of 0.09% and 0.19%, respectively.The initial allocation of the products is approximately 95% U.S. stocks and 5% Bitcoin exposure. The index will reinvest regular and special dividends of the constituent stocks into Bitcoin after the ex-dividend date, thereby increasing Bitcoin's weight over time. To maintain Bitcoin as a secondary position, if Bitcoin's weight exceeds 5% in any quarter, it will be adjusted down to 4.5%. If it exceeds 20% at any closing during the quarter, it will be reset to 4.5% two trading days later. The two funds do not hold Bitcoin directly but gain exposure through Bitcoin ETPs, futures, and options.

According to the official announcement from Ondo Finance, Ondo Intelligent Portfolios has launched on Solana, introducing 7 on-chain investment portfolios covering yield, growth, and thematic investments, of which 3 are supported by BlackRock.Each portfolio is presented in the form of a single transferable on-chain token, supporting transparent holdings display and programmatic rebalancing. The first batch of partner wallets and applications includes Titan, 1inch, LI.FI, and Jumper.

Famous Wall Street investor and Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Duquesne Family Office Stan Druckenmiller (@standuquesne) posted his first tweet, stating that he has become an investor in Trade.xyz. Trade.xyz is collaborating with the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to introduce Hyperliquid-based round-the-clock perpetual futures to the United States. Stan Druckenmiller expressed that as a market participant, he looks forward to using this product to improve the investment process.

According to market news monitoring, last month, out of 3.75 million HYPE traded over-the-counter, 3.125 million were staked to a single wallet, with validators being Hyperliquid Strategies and Unit; the remaining 625,000 were transferred to another wallet of HyperEVM and remained idle for nearly three weeks.Yesterday, that wallet sent 1 HYPE to a new wallet; this new wallet received funds from several transfers on the same day, with the funds coming from wallets associated with TradeXYZ related to the purchase of assets on Hyperliquid. Currently, 625,000 HYPE has been transferred to this new wallet and moved from HyperEVM to Hypercore. Market speculation suggests that ICE is the buyer of these 3.75 million HYPE, but this has not yet been confirmed; this 625,000 HYPE may have been transferred to TradeXYZ as part of ICE's investment, with on-chain associations indicating that this portion of HYPE may belong to TradeXYZ.

A survey released by OKX shows that among major economies in Europe, 19% of surveyed investors view crypto assets as a tool for creating long-term wealth, compared to 8% who prefer traditional retirement plans. The survey was conducted by Pollfish from October 14 to 18 in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland, with a total of 1,932 adults aged 18 to 88 who have invested in crypto assets. Real estate remains the most favored long-term wealth vehicle among all respondents, accounting for 34%.In terms of holding intentions, 47% of European investors expect to increase their holdings in crypto assets, with 13% planning to significantly increase their positions; across all age groups, 51% of respondents expect to raise their allocation to crypto assets. The baby boomer generation is an exception, as 55% of European baby boomer respondents believe that crypto assets are not important for intergenerational wealth transfer. American respondents are generally more optimistic about the role of crypto assets in their portfolios, with 55% expecting to increase their allocation over the next five years, and 22% planning to significantly increase their holdings; however, 65% of American baby boomer respondents believe that crypto assets are completely unimportant for intergenerational wealth accumulation, compared to 44% in Europe.Erald Ghoo, CEO of OKX Europe, stated that when investors under 45 on both sides of the Atlantic incorporate crypto assets into their long-term wealth planning, it indicates that crypto assets have become part of how people view personal finance; as these investors age and accumulate wealth, the role of crypto assets in wealth planning will become increasingly important. The survey also shows that American investors remain more cautious about allocating crypto assets in retirement accounts, with 21% choosing traditional retirement plans and 12% opting for crypto assets.

The bank-oriented blockchain project Rayls announced that investors and the team have extended the vesting arrangement for the RLS token. The relevant tokens will be unlocked monthly over four years starting from May 2027, replacing the original unlocking plan scheduled for December 2026.Rayls stated that combined with the lock-up extension announced by the core developer Parfin in August this year, the two arrangements will reduce the circulating RLS by approximately 1.2 billion by 2027, about 25% less than the original plan. At the same time, over 500 million RLS will still be locked as of December 2026. Rayls claimed that the adjusted unlocking pace is slower and smoother. The project is positioned as on-chain infrastructure serving banks, with investors including ParaFi Capital, Framework, Valor Capital, and Alexia Ventures.

The environmental data network Nubila Network posted on X, announcing the token NB unlocking arrangement. The project stated that NB was launched about a year ago and currently has over 20,000 weather stations covering more than 120 countries. The one-year lock-up for investors and advisors will end this week, and the project will not adopt a monthly unlocking schedule over several years, but will release its allocation amount in one go at 01:00 (UTC) on October 31, amounting to 16.25% of the total supply, after which there will be no further unlocking for investors or advisors.The official statement also mentioned that the core team's originally scheduled unlocking shares for this month will be locked for another year, and the core team tokens will not be unlocked before October 31, 2027. The total supply remains at 1 billion NB, and no new tokens will be issued, with mining rewards continuing as usual. After the release is completed, the project will update the circulating supply on CoinMarketCap. The official reminded holders that no action is required on their part and stated that they will not proactively contact users through private messages.

According to CoinDesk, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest purchased approximately $9.1 million worth of Robinhood (HOOD) shares on Wednesday, increasing its holdings by 99,418 shares, distributed among the ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF ETFs.This is ARK's largest purchase of Robinhood shares since April 29, and it is the first increase since September 8.

According to RBC, Russia has established testing standards for cryptocurrency investors, planning to require investors to pass a knowledge test before buying and trading cryptocurrencies on regulated platforms. Ekaterina Andreeva, the First Vice President of the National Association of Securities Market Participants of Russia (NAUFOR), stated that the draft of the relevant standards has been submitted to the Central Bank of Russia's Basic Standards Committee.Brokerages expect to start offering tests to clients as early as the end of November, with scores recognized across different regulated platforms. According to the cryptocurrency regulatory law that Russia began implementing in phases starting this September, non-qualified investors can only trade high liquidity crypto assets on the whitelist after passing the test.

According to a report from the Beijing Daily client, the Market Supervision Administration of Haidian District, Beijing, investigated and handled the city's first illegal case of assisting pyramid schemes using blockchain and virtual currency technology, resulting in a technology company being fined and confiscated a total of over 930,000 yuan.The technology company involved is an outsourcing service provider for a certain public blockchain, offering support such as operations, market services, publicity and promotion, exchange docking, and maintenance. This public blockchain launched the "Atomic Plan" and "Hathaway Plan," which are centered around recruiting people for rebates, using the number of recruited individuals as the basis for rebates, and requiring participants to invest funds to obtain membership qualifications. Despite being aware of the pyramid scheme applications associated with this public blockchain, the involved company continued to provide technical operations, external publicity, and maintenance of virtual currency trading channels, facilitating the flow of funds and the spread of activities related to the pyramid scheme.Ultimately, the pyramid scheme activities of this public blockchain were investigated by public security authorities, the organizers were criminally detained, and the involved technology company was administratively punished with a total fine and confiscation of over 930,000 yuan for providing facilitative conditions.

The BNB Chain execution-oriented Rollup project Matrix announced that it has received additional Series B funding from Shima Capital and Delphi Ventures, bringing the total amount of this round of financing to 8.5 million USD. Previously participating institutions in this round include ParaFi Capital, Tribe Capital, Point72 Ventures, CMT Digital, Lightspeed Faction, BITKRAFT Ventures, and Makers Fund.The funds from this round will continue to be used to advance the mainnet launch, the construction of the ZK validity proof system, and the Stage 2 decentralization process. Matrix is built on the Facet technology stack and is adapted to the BNB Chain PoSA consensus, with no centralized sequencer and no administrative privileges; the transaction order is directly determined by the BNB Chain. The official claim is that it can effectively increase the throughput of the BNB ecosystem by 3 to 5 times. Currently, Matrix testnet Phase 1 has been launched.

According to CNN, a letter shows that the U.S. Department of Defense's oversight agency rejected a bipartisan request to investigate the slowdown of SpaceX's military-grade Starlink system operations in Ukraine.

The non-profit Ethereum development lab Ethlabs announced that Ethereum co-founder Mihai Alisie has joined Ethlabs as an anchor funder, and Payward and Gattaca have joined as contributors.Its initial anchor funders include BitMine, Sharplink, and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin.

Alex Witt, founding partner of the venture capital firm focused on stablecoin infrastructure, Verda Ventures, announced that he and partner Amit will join Tether, the world's largest stablecoin issuer. Tether was previously one of the limited partners of Verda Ventures.With the two joining Tether, Verda Ventures, which has been operating for three years, will enter the investment recovery phase and cease investing in new companies to avoid potential conflicts of interest. The fund will continue to manage and support its existing 28 portfolio companies and selectively participate in follow-on financing.

Yushu Technology disclosed its third-quarter report for 2026. The company's single-quarter revenue was 666 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 69.93%; the net profit attributable to the parent company was 113 million yuan, a year-on-year decline of 17.37%, with a nearly 50% decrease compared to the previous quarter.Regarding the profit decline, a relevant person from Yushu Technology's Board Secretary Office stated that it was mainly due to increased R&D investment in computing power and large model directions. This person also mentioned that looking at the longer term, the impact is controllable, and the single quarter only shows a phase change; currently, R&D investment relies on fundraising planning and will not be blindly increased.