10/19 | Retail sales of consumer goods rose 1.1% in the first three quarters, while service retail sales grew 5.0%. The more accurate term is “divergence,” not “a complete freeze in consumption.” Retail sales of consumer goods do not cover all service consumption, so don’t treat one indicator as the entire consumer market. Data: National Bureau of Statistics of China. Not investment advice.

Why has my VPN been so unstable lately?
It just went down again.

$Metis one of the most perfect falling Channel Breakout
It is taking some patience
But will be worth it buy here have some patience will go for 100-300%

$SOL /weekly
#Solana Ecosystem Market Cap has shown an inverse Head & Shoulders pattern.
I'm bullish on $Sol 🚀

$Hawk
White snow crowns its head, proud beneath the blue sky,
Sharp eyes flash like lightning, its spirit like a rainbow.
Aspiring to surpass SHIB and spread freedom,
It guards the ecosystem and displays its might.

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Kaiko has joined the industry Taskforce supporting the UK’s Wholesale Digital Markets Champion, the initiative led by @hmtreasury to build a leading tokenized wholesale financial markets ecosystem in the UK.
As part of the Task Force Action Group 2, Kaiko will contribute its expertise in institutional-grade market data and data infrastructure to the development of practical secondary-market use cases.
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$ETH /3-day 🔥
Ethereum is forming the same structure again.
❇️ Last time: bottom, bounce, then a retest of the Fib 0.236 to 0.382 range ($2,530 → $2,311)
❇️ Now: bottom, bounce, and price is back in the same zone ($2,497 → $2,308)
💥 Exactly the same retesting zone as last time.
Last time, this zone held and price pushed higher 🚀

It seems the authorities overseeing finance domestically still have a pretty keen sense of smell. At this year's Financial Street Forum Annual Conference, the CSRC's remarks seem quite pointed—aren't leveraged products linked to individual A-shares overseas precisely the RWA and Perp products that are currently the hottest narratives in crypto?
Although making money in A-shares is difficult, crackdowns have never been lenient. Remember Xu Xiang and the Ningbo Limit-Up Board Daredevils?
Today's warning should serve as a reminder: Devs physically based in China need to be more careful. This also

*Monday, October 19*
May this Monday be the beginning of better days. May God bless our home, protect our family, and guide our paths throughout the week. May what we are waiting for find an answer, may our dreams come ever closer to coming true, and may we never lack reasons to smile. May it be a week of peace, good news, opportunities, and, above all, God’s presence in every moment of our lives. 🙏🏻❤️
$XRP ‌$XLM ‌

BlackRock, which manages $15.5 trillion, held $65.34B in its bitcoin ETF on October 16, more than the $62.34B in its iShares Gold Trust. The bitcoin fund launched in January 2024, 19 years after the gold trust.
@BlackRock

Sep 4:
Robinhood Chain app revenue: $7.67M
Solana app revenue: $2.96M
Oct 19:
Robinhood Chain app revenue: $299K
Solana app revenue: $3.61M
Discuss?

#AltcoinReboundLosesMomentum 📉 Altcoin Rebound Loses Momentum! 🚨
The altcoin market is struggling to maintain its recovery as bullish momentum starts to fade. 📊 After a brief bounce, traders are watching closely to see whether buyers can regain control or if another pullback is coming.
🔻 Selling Pressure: Recent gains may be at risk.
📉 Weak Momentum: Buyers need stronger conviction.
👀 Key Levels: Support zones and trading volume are worth watching.
⚠️ Stay Alert: Crypto volatility can change the market quickly.
Is this just a temporary pause before the next rally, or are altcoins heading

A $1 unit of AI capability today falls to roughly 8 cents a year later if the current curve holds.
47% cheaper every quarter means fixed capability is basically half-price every ~100 days.
The hardware underneath is moving nowhere near that fast.
AI chip performance/$ has improved ~49% a year since 2023. quality-adjusted model capability is getting ~13x cheaper.
So most of the compression is happening above the silicon: better architectures, training, quantization, serving + brutal lab competition.
And cheaper intelligence gets consumed almost immediately.
@OpenRouter cut Luna pricing ~90% for

The Significance of the Strategic Partnership Between Open USD (OUSD) and Pi Network, and an In-Depth Analysis of Open Standard (the Company Behind Open USD)
I. Partnership Background and Timeline
On September 30, 2026, the Pi Core Team officially announced its partnership with Open Standard on X. Open Standard operates the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin. OUSD officially launched the same day, with support for Base, Ethereum, Solana, and Tempo.
On October 8, Pi Network published a blog post titled “Pi Network’s Stablecoin Strategy,” further clarifying the stablecoin’s role in its ecosystem and exp

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CRYPTO VAULTS HAVE GROWN TO $10B+
But bigger doesn't automatically mean safer
The Financial Times reports that capital in crypto vaults has climbed from around $4B at the beginning of last year to more than $10B
Some vaults advertise yields above 20%
#DeFi #Crypto

A full 14 years
Do you know what A-share investors have been through?