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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, October 19 (UTC+8), according to CME FedWatch: The probability that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged through October is 83.9%, while the probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point rate hike is 16.1%. By December, the probability of no change is 8.2%, the probability of a cumulative 25-basis-point rate hike is 77.3%, and the probability of a cumulative 50-basis-point rate hike is 14.5%. (Source: Jin10)

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said that despite legislative gridlock and leadership changes, the SEC will move forward with a comprehensive crypto market structure. After the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act failed to pass on September 15, policy shifted toward using existing authority to provide regulatory clarity. This month, the SEC announced a temporary regulatory exemption for trading in certain tokenized stocks. Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Crypto Council, resigned; he had participated in negotiations over the CLARITY Act.

Charles Schwab is gradually rolling out Bitcoin and Ethereum transfers to and from external wallets for eligible clients, allowing them to move these assets into and out of external wallets. The service goes beyond market exposure within investment accounts. The company emphasized that BTC and ETH held through its service are not FDIC-insured and are not insured traditional deposits. It will gradually expand the service to include more assets in the future.

ME News reports that on October 19 (UTC+8), Strive CEO Matt Cole once again posted a chart of the company’s Bitcoin holdings on X, captioning it, “Now stacking sats with double the horsepower,” hinting that it may disclose additional BTC purchases next week. The move may be following Strategy founder Michael

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission disclosed that Streami, the operator of the Gopax exchange, was among 16 organizations affected by hacking incidents. The investigation found that the incidents involved approximately 100,000 cases of data leaks, but no breakdown by organization has been provided. As of October 15, Gopax had not issued an apology or detailed explanation. Regulators will assess whether AI-based attack methods were used and strengthen security inspections and coordinated responses. Current evidence does not establish that any specific amount of crypto assets was stolen from Gopax.

ME News reported on October 19 (UTC+8) that community user X Freeze, citing Similarweb data, said X recorded 13.43 billion website visits in the third quarter of 2026, up approximately 6% from 12.67 billion in the second quarter, an increase of 760 million visits for the quarter. Elon Musk responded that usage of X had reached an all-time high. (Source: PANews)

ME News reports that Strategy founder Michael Saylor once again shared a Bitcoin tracker update, saying he had found more orange space. Orange dots represent purchase records, hinting that the company will increase its BTC holdings. Strategy typically discloses changes to its holdings the day after posting.

Latvia may allow residents to pay personal taxes with cryptocurrency in 2027. The Ministry of Finance has agreed, but the system will need to be integrated with payment service providers, and the specific cryptocurrencies have not yet been determined. The new tax law will tax withdrawals from crypto investment accounts and introduce a one-time filing option: taxpayers can settle past tax liabilities at 10% of the market value of their assets at the end of 2026. The filing period will run from April 1 to May 31, 2027, with payment due by July 23. The plan will depend on the next government, and could be reintroduced if the incumbent United List wins.

On October 19, Wright said Trump had paused sanctions on Russia but had not lifted them. The main sanctions remain in effect, and U.S. restrictions on Russian oil are stricter than before, with an exception for diesel exports. Trump previously signed an executive order temporarily suspending sanctions on Russian officials, banks, and others; a new law will impose sanctions on these targets. On October 9, Putin and Trump reached an agreement on the global diesel market. The exemption announced by the Treasury Department is valid through April 7.

Killa’s BTC weekly recap: Last week, BTC fell from 87k to the 80k range before rebounding 50%. This week, it opened higher but was rejected, eventually retesting around 80k. The bulls have been hunted; next week, the market may turn to hunting shorts. In the short term, watch whether 79,800 gets swept again; if it does, look for another long entry. If BTC doesn’t make a new low, focus on the 83,600 area: a breakout would point higher; otherwise, expect continued range-bound trading. In an extreme scenario, BTC could fall back to 76–78k, but a sweep down to 74k is unlikely. Source: ChainCatcher

ME News reports that on October 18 (UTC+8), Qubic published a security incident update stating that between 23:42 on October 17 and 01:26 on October 18 (UTC), an attacker exploited insufficient randomness in some wallet seeds to access and transfer assets from 1,404 Qubic wallets, involving approximately 2.94 trillion QU. Qubic said the issue occurred during wallet seed generation, not in the Qubic protocol itself. (Source: PANews)

Reports say early Bitcoin investor “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The charges will be dismissed after one month if he complies with the terms. The IRS may recover up to $49.9 million in taxes and interest. The DOJ alleged that he failed to pay taxes after renouncing his U.S. citizenship in 2014 and obtaining citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis. Ver was arrested in Spain this April and had asked Trump to intervene. He has now reached a settlement with the Trump administration and expressed his thanks.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that most Americans oppose betting on elections and government policies on prediction markets: 69% of Democrats and 61% of Republicans said they oppose it. The survey included 4,506 adults. Even for sports betting, 43% opposed it, while 29% supported it. The industry, dominated by Polymarket and Kalshi, has sparked lawsuits over regulatory issues. The Trump administration is pushing for federal oversight through the CFTC, while multiple states have voiced opposition. On October 8, 39 states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief, calling the conflict between the CFTC and the states a nationwide turf war. The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the matter.

Strive reportedly holds about 35,600 BTC after weeks of steady buying, drawing attention from Wall Street. On October 16, TD Cowen raised its price target from $44 to $56. Strive priced an offering of 7 million preferred shares at $90 per share, raising about $630 million before fees. The move avoids immediately diluting common shareholders but requires dividend payments. Strive shares fell 6.1% on Friday, tracking declines in Strategy.

Hacken disclosed that the crypto industry experienced 107 security incidents in Q3 2026, resulting in $1.18 billion in losses, up 55% quarter over quarter. About $907 million stemmed from vendor or development tool compromises, unpatched vulnerabilities, and components not covered by the latest audits. Some derivatives and prediction markets had vulnerabilities related to inadequate key management, though no evidence was found that funds had been exploited. The takeaway: security audits cannot replace ongoing vulnerability management. Known vulnerabilities must be patched promptly, and audit coverage must be expanded.

The market is divided on whether Bitcoin will break $100,000 by the end of 2026. Bitwise and others believe institutional demand, concerns about inflation and government debt, and regulatory improvements will drive prices higher, potentially above $100,000. LO:TECH expects Bitcoin to fluctuate between $85,000 and $95,000 this year, influenced by inflation and Fed rate hikes. Laser Digital says short-term prices will be driven by macro factors and Treasury yields, and a break above $90,000 could trigger short covering. CoinShares says inflation and weakening employment will affect Fed policy and Bitcoin’s trajectory.

ME News reported that Sentora analyzed approximately $1.63 billion in liquidations on Ethereum lending platforms over the past year, with 89% completed through same-chain atomic routes. Due to thin DEX liquidity and transfer restrictions on whitelisted RWA collateral, future liquidations will increasingly shift to off-chain market makers, RFQs, and solver routes. Atomic routes are efficient but depend heavily on on-chain DEX liquidity.

ME News reports that on October 18 (UTC+8), Samsung Electronics will use TSMC’s 3nm process to produce next-generation custom HBM base dies for NVIDIA. This marks Samsung’s first collaboration with TSMC in HBM manufacturing. NVIDIA requires Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron Technology to use TSMC’s process to manufacture NVHBM base dies and adopt sixth-generation DRAM technology. Samsung plans to continue producing standard HBM and custom products for other customers in-house. (Source: ChainCatcher)

Next week’s token unlocks: ZRO 23.28 million, 3.83% of circulating supply, $43.3 million, 10/20 19:00; XPL 227 million, 5.02%, $17.9 million, 10/25 20:00; H 266 million, 6.84%, $15 million, 10/25 08:00; SOSO 23.46 million, 5.63%, $6.9 million, 10/24 17:00; SOON 20.24 million, 3.50%, $6.3 million, 10/23 16:30; KAITO 17.6 million, 3.69%, $5 million, 10/20 20:00; COAI 19.55 million, 6.36%, $5 million, 10/25 15:00.