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🚫 Israel opposes crypto sanctions evasion
On October 24, the Bank of Israel rejected Netanyahu’s idea of using cryptocurrencies to circumvent potential sanctions.
📊 The regulator said digital assets would not replace the country’s traditional financial ties.
The opposition believes this course could push Israel toward economic isolation.

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💭The Electrum crypto wallet has released an urgent update, version 4.8.3 — a critical vulnerability has been discovered in earlier versions!
At least one user has already lost funds.
If you don't update: A malicious server can intercept a submitted transaction, prevent it from being broadcast to the network, and substitute a fake transaction that sends the funds to its own address.
Electrum is one of the oldest and best-known lightweight Bitcoin wallets (BTC only, no altcoins).

🤔 Arthur Hayes sold all his altcoins!
I think we need to crash first so we can rise afterward. The macro and geopolitical environment looks quite risky. I’ll stay on the sidelines and wait for the “all clear” signal

🇨🇭 Switzerland has approved its first spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors — the BBIT fund will directly hold BTC, not derivatives.
Trading on the SIX exchange is expected to begin in November, and shares in the fund will be available through a regular brokerage account.

#GateSquareHalloween
🔥 Trump is planning a war in Iran 2.0. If this happens, naturally, everything will go to hell. What we know:
1. Oil is already at $110. Bitcoin is at $82,000.
2. Trump says the US is not negotiating with Iran and that “something will happen pretty soon.”
3. Israel was preparing large‑scale strikes against Iran as early as October 10. The planes were literally turned around in mid‑air.
4. NBC also confirms that American military personnel and diplomats are being evacuated across the Middle East.
5. The list of countries from which American diplomats have been ordered to ev

Central Bank of Ireland fines Coinbase $3.65 million
The fine was determined as part of a settlement agreement reached between the exchange and the central bank on October 21. The regulator initially set the penalty at €4.6 million but later reduced it by 30% to €3.25 million, citing the exchange’s willingness to cooperate with the authorities.
The Central Bank’s concerns center on the fact that Coinbase Ireland relied too heavily on its U.S. parent company, Coinbase Group, for the protection of funds and for ensuring compliance with Irish and EU regulatory requirements. The financial regulato

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The US and Israel are preparing for a new attack on Iran!
21 October-Financial Times. Israel was preparing large-scale attacks on Iran as early as October 10, but Trump opposed the operation ahead of the US congressional elections on November 3.
October 21-Axios. Dozens of Israeli fighter jets officially approached the Iranian border; it was an exercise, but US sources admit the effort backfired.
Night of October 22-New York Times. The United States and Israel have drawn up plans for a new military operation after November 3. Potential targets include nuclear facilities

🤔 Arkham has launched a paid Enterprise platform for tracking cryptocurrency transfers and conducting investigations, while simultaneously reducing the capabilities of the free version.
Now, without a subscription, you can’t view the full transaction history or use Tracer 2.0, and the transaction list is limited to the last 100 — but the data and labels are now updated in real time.

🪙 Today, Solana is preparing for the biggest upgrade in its history — Alpenglow — which is expected to cut transaction finality time from 12.8 seconds to around 150 milliseconds.
Transfers will become irreversible almost instantly, and the network will switch to a new consensus system. The switchover is expected around 17:00 Moscow time.

🔥 Mass closure of crypto projects
Since the start of 2026, at least 82 projects have shut down in the crypto market, including DeFi, infrastructure, and Web3 games.
📊 The causes included a prolonged market downturn, weak revenue, and the fallout from major hacks.
The crisis showed that even billion-dollar projects can disappear quickly.

🔥 North Korean hackers stole $2.8 million
ZachXBT linked the theft of $2.84 million on BNB Chain on October 8 to the SquidSquad group.
📊 The funds were routed through Tornado Cash, Tron, and Chinese OTC brokers to cover their tracks.
Crypto industry losses from hacks reached $1.18 billion in the third quarter.

📊 Altcoins are trapped — when Bitcoin rises, they tread water, and when it falls, they lose even more.
According to Wintermute, altcoins fell by an average of 5.7% over the week as capital flows into BTC and ETH, and even a new Bitcoin rally may not change the situation.
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💼 Hedge funds are selling off technology stocks at the fastest pace in 10 years — chipmakers have been hit hardest.
At the same time, funds are not so much betting on further declines as reducing risk — even after the sell-off, technology accounts for 23.5% of their portfolios.

According to AI Grok, Ripple's XRP token could rise to $4.25 by the end of 2026 in a full-fledged bull market scenario. Meanwhile, activity on the XRP Ledger accelerated: the number of active addresses increased by 84% to 43,543 in August and September, and daily payments exceeded 2.6 million, according to AI Perplexity's assessment.
Bank of Montreal and National Bank of Canada disclosed their investments in XRP ETFs in recent 13F filings, adding XRP to portfolios with combined assets of hundreds of billions of dollars.
In addition, Evernorth began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN and a

🔥 The ECB is not slowing down the digital euro
On October 17, the ECB confirmed preparations for a digital euro for everyday payments amid inflation of 3.8%.
📊 Lagarde said the digital euro would complement cash and strengthen competition in retail payments.
The full launch of the ECB’s new settlement solutions is expected by 2028.

🚀 Schwab has launched crypto trading in the U.S.
Charles Schwab has opened Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to U.S. retail clients.
📊 Crypto assets are held through Paxos and are not protected by SIPC or FDIC programs.
Schwab is already preparing to list Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink.

Market analysis shows that since October 2022, the S&P 500 has risen 117%, driving an increase of nearly $40 trillion in the total capitalization of the US stock market, with the gains primarily driven by AI-related stocks. At the same time, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index has lagged the market-cap-weighted index by 52 percentage points, the widest gap in history, highlighting this bull market’s dependence on a handful of large technology companies.
Nvidia’s share price has risen more than 1900% over the same period, while US Treasury yields recently reached 5.34%, further fueling concerns abou

🔥 Ripple Enters Stock Swaps
Ripple Prime launched institutional trading in perpetual swaps on stocks and commodities.
📊 The service covers more than 100 markets and operates through Trade xyz on the Hyperliquid network.
This intensifies pressure on Wall Street amid demand for around-the-clock derivatives.

🔥 Crypto transfers from Canada surged
Over the year, transfers from Canada to India, China, and the Philippines rose by 141% and reached $2.36 billion.
📊 Chainalysis attributes the growth to the large immigrant community and expensive traditional international remittances.
Stablecoins already account for 44% of trading pairs with the Canadian dollar.

🔥 ETH sees two demand signals
Ethereum received support from inflows into US ETFs and large whale purchases.
📊 On October 13, spot Ethereum ETFs attracted $24.84 million after 10 sessions of outflows.
As long as ETH remains below $2,560, the risk of a pullback to $2,400 remains.