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U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with technology shares strengthening, Dell surging, and oil prices stabilizing. U.S. Treasury yields approached 5%, and global stock markets may face a 5%-8% correction. Trump said the strikes on Iran would end soon and that the Strait of Hormuz would be renamed the Trump Strait. The former British prime minister warned that failure to control debt would force emergency spending cuts. The Beige Book said the U.S. economy grew moderately, with AI and data centers serving as key supports. Tron’s USDT supply surpassed Ethereum’s for the first time. Broadcom’s Q3 results exceeded expectations, and its AI revenue guidance was raised. Robinhood Chain generated $3.75 million in daily fees, exceeding the combined total of Solana, ETH, and Base.

ME News, September 30 (UTC+8) — Prediction market data shows that for the prediction “Will Bitcoin reach $85,000 in September?” under the event “What price will Bitcoin reach in September?”, the trading probability of “Yes” rose from 31.0% to 63.5%, an increase of 32.5 percentage points in a single day.

According to PANews, a comparison of finality times for the top 30 Layer 1 blockchains by market capitalization as of May 7: TON takes approximately 0.6 seconds, with total finality taking approximately 1 second; Avalanche C-Chain and BNB Smart Chain achieve irreversible finality in approximately 1 second; Hedera takes approximately 2–3 seconds; XRP Ledger and Stellar take approximately 3–5 seconds; Solana achieves delayed finality after approximately 32 slots; PoW blockchains such as Bitcoin and Litecoin still require confirmations across multiple blocks; Ethereum takes approximately 12.8 minutes (2 epochs), while Cardano takes approximately 1 day.

Privacy-focused blockchain Zano has deployed a hotfix for last week’s inflation vulnerability, and the updated chain is operating stably. The block height has been rolled back to 3,833,000, erasing confirmed transactions from the past 30 days. Third-party wallets, exchanges, and payment service providers must update their nodes before safely resuming transfers. Relevant recovery updates will be announced through official channels. ZANO’s price fell 32% this week, bringing its cumulative decline since 2026 to 40.6%. The official team stated that users can update their iOS, Android, and desktop wallets, with more recovery details to be announced later.

Hassett said the U.S. economy is still absorbing the effects of the pandemic stimulus and subsequent expansionary spending during Trump’s term, while the Biden administration’s continued spending expansion exacerbated the burden. He noted that the stimulus under Trump was relatively appropriate, with inflation rising from about 1.5%. The $1.9 trillion relief plan signed in 2021 was viewed by some economists as a factor driving up inflation, which briefly approached 9% in the summer of 2022 before subsequently declining.

On May 7, NanoVita announced on X that it would send 99% of the total supply to a burn address and permanently destroy it to increase scarcity and create long-term value for holders. NANA surged to as high as $0.15, up 80% over 24 hours. NanoVita is a decentralized science (DeSci) protocol that combines nanotechnology, AI-powered biological intelligence, and real-world health data, with the goal of building open and transparent health research infrastructure. Source: ChainCatcher

ME News reported on May 7 that Brent crude briefly fell, with BRENTOIL on Hyperliquid breaking below $100 and dipping under $98. Two on-chain oil bull whales had a combined 30,500 long positions forcibly liquidated, worth approximately $3.02 million, with liquidation prices of $99.8 and $97.8, respectively. The two whales opened their positions near $100 last night, possibly intending to profit from a rebound, with liquidation levels set below $100.

At Consensus 2026, institutional borrowers prefer transparent custody, standardized contracts, and clear risk management, and are willing to forgo complex DeFi to avoid losses. Borrowers care most about collateral storage and rehypothecation, while also valuing due diligence, accountable intermediaries, and standardized processes. Future growth depends on whether Bitcoin-backed lending can provide predictability similar to traditional finance.

According to CryptoQuant data, Bitcoin has firmly held above $80,000, but three groups of underwater holders at higher price levels are still creating resistance. The realized price for holders who acquired Bitcoin 3 to 6 months ago is $88,880, forming the first selling-pressure ceiling; the realized price for holders who acquired it 12 to 18 months ago is $93,450, forming the second wall; and the realized price for holders who acquired it 6 to 12 months ago is $111,850, representing the heaviest supply band, approximately 29% above the current price. Analysts say that confirming a bottom requires breaking through and holding above $88,880, which would return the most recent group of holders to profitability and remove the first layer of selling pressure.

ME News, September 30 (UTC+8) — According to prediction market data, in the event “What price will Bitcoin reach in September?”, the probability of “Yes” to “Will Bitcoin reach $85,000 in September?” fell sharply from 85.5% to 40.0%, a single-day decline of 45.5 percentage points.

ME News, May 7 (UTC+8), citing sources, Saudi media outlet Alhadath and Al Arabiya reported that the US and Iran have reached a consensus to gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for easing the blockade. The coming hours will witness a breakthrough in the situation of vessels stranded in the strait. International oil prices plunged in the short term, with WTI crude falling more than 3% intraday and Brent crude falling nearly 3%. (Source: PANews)

ME News, May 7 (UTC+8) — South Korea’s fiscal authorities confirmed for the first time that virtual assets will be taxed starting in January next year. The news was announced at a discussion jointly hosted by lawmaker Park Soo-young and the Korean Tax Policy Association. The fiscal authorities are preparing to issue a notice from the National Tax Service and plan to launch the legislative notice procedure soon. Specific tax guidelines are currently being formulated and are expected to be made public shortly. (Source: MLion)

In a CNBC interview, Tom Lee said that despite U.S. stocks reaching record highs, valuations for leading sectors such as AI and semiconductors remain reasonable, with forward P/E ratios at around 22x—well below their highs of the past 20 years. Demand in these industries is still growing explosively, leaving room for further gains. He predicts that the S&P 500 could reach 7,700 or higher by the end of this year.

According to CryptoQuant data, Bitcoin has firmly established itself above $80,000, but three groups of underwater holders at higher levels are still creating resistance. The realized price for holders who acquired Bitcoin 3 to 6 months ago is $88,880, forming the first ceiling of selling pressure; the realized price for holders from 12 to 18 months ago is $93,450, creating the second wall; and the realized price for holders from 6 to 12 months ago is $111,850, representing the heaviest supply zone, approximately 29% above the current price. Analysts say that confirming a bottom requires breaking above and holding $88,880, which would bring the most recent group of holders back into profit and remove the first layer of selling pressure.

Wallet V announces the official launch of its prediction market, featuring predictions for the 2026 World Cup and NBA champions. The market covers top contenders and dark horses, using dynamic pricing and real-time trading to enhance liquidity. In the future, it will expand to predictions for major events in sports, politics, technology, and other fields, creating a real-time, event-driven trading environment.

SUBFROST reports: Alkanes, a Bitcoin metaprotocol, accounted for 61.1% of transactions (approximately 59.9 million) during the 90 days from 6/23 to 9/20, 40.3% of block weight, 94.2% of OP_RETURN bytes, and 13.4% of transaction fee revenue. Alkanes is based on Runes, is not a sidechain, and requires no changes to Bitcoin consensus. Contracts use WebAssembly, are deployed once in witness data, and subsequently called via runestones and executed by Metashrew; full nodes only confirm BTC and do not verify balances. Data and charts are available at subfrost.io/metrics. SUBFROST provides Chinese documentation and hosts events in China.

ME News, September 30 (UTC+8) — The White House has urged the European Union to tap its emergency diesel reserves to lower global prices. The Trump administration is considering several options to reduce fuel costs ahead of the November midterm elections, including pushing foreign countries to release their reserves and restricting U.S. diesel exports. (Source: ChainCatcher)

At Consensus 2026, institutional borrowers prefer transparent custody, standardized contracts, and clear risk management, and are willing to forgo complex DeFi to avoid losses. Borrowers are most concerned about collateral storage and rehypothecation, and they value due diligence, accountable intermediaries, and standardized processes. Future growth depends on whether Bitcoin-backed lending can offer predictability similar to traditional finance.

Pantera Capital’s latest tokenization landscape report states that the tokenized market is worth approximately $3.32 trillion and covers 671 assets. This quarter, JPMorgan, HSBC, and Fidelity launched on-chain products; BlackRock’s BUIDL fund recorded $441 million in on-chain transfers in June and established a $1 billion daily redemption facility, with the fund also available as collateral. In addition, Robinhood Chain’s weekly RWA trading volume reached $888 million in August.