Var's points for this week are out—here's how things went this week
My 12M in volume was all from SWAPs and only earned 22 points, nearly 540,000 per point. Last week it was 180,000 per point, and I got over 50 points. Although I earned very few points this week, I basically achieved zero loss
I took a look at everyone's points:
There are users ranging from 120,000 to 700,000 per point. Based on the results I've seen so far, spread is still a very important metric (because when I got 180,000 per point last week, 50% of my volume was RWA)
Although Swaps offer double points and low loss, that's

#美国9月PPI大超预期
The overall market is in a state of inching upward today. Yesterday’s wick scared quite a few people into a cold sweat, with Bitcoin at one point crashing below $80,000. Thankfully, everyone managed to buy it back up, and it is now hovering around $82,000. It has risen, but it still feels somewhat shaky.
The macro hand is still gripping the market by the throat. CPI and PPI both came in above expectations in succession. Although the probability of a rate hike has fallen from 49%, the market is still on edge. $929 million in leveraged positions were liquidated, including $777 mill

Brothers with longs opened above 1320, I’ve learned my liquidation lesson—now it’s your turn to get out at breakeven!
Last night, ZEC plunged from 1348 to 1070, with over $20 million liquidated across the market, 88% of it from opening long positions. Even more outrageous, the ZEC spot ETF saw a net outflow of $14.76 million that day. This wasn’t a shakeout—it was a “people washout.” Why the crash? Not because of the NU7 upgrade, and certainly not because the fundamentals collapsed. The real reason is that it had risen too much—from $197 in March to $1,700 by the end of September, nearly an 8x

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Potential to go 80%
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JUST IN:
🇯🇵 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan.

🎁 I’m truly touched to have received two thoughtful gifts in a row from friends in the industry!
The first was a Blue Box sleep set from @BAI_AGI.
It feels wonderfully comfortable, and amid the busy pace of life, it’s a gentle reminder to get plenty of rest. Thank you, @Anchor9960.
The second came from @NodeXX_cn: a full set of branded merchandise.
T-shirts, cushions, baseball caps, and more were all included—I can really feel how much thought the team put into it. Thank you, @jolin_xyz.
It feels so good to be remembered. In the second half of 2026, we’ll keep moving forward together 💪

@RIL_Updates reply on @Starlink “Competition is welcome. Rules are the same for everyone.”
Jio’s own satellite services clearance is also still pending.
Starlink will also have to go through the same process.
Jio’s claim 530 million customers, in one decade.
Everything is only on the rule of law.

A gambler is going long on $BTC and $ETH with maximum leverage, holding a total position of $186.7M!
Positions:
1,822 $BTC ($149.5M)
Liq. price: $80,637.87
15,270 $ETH ($37.25M)
Liq. price: $2,406.08

🟢 $BTC long
Stop: $80488
Target 1: $86500
Target 2: $87362
3.58R planned · 8/10 checks
Hyro risk: 0.48%
— DTT

Strive raised the proposed issuance size of SATS from $500 million two days ago to $700 million, while cutting the issue price from $100 per share to $90; the 15% annual interest rate remains based on a $100 face value, accruing and paid daily, with liquidation and dividend priority ranking below SATA (13%). The Bitcoin treasury company founded by Vivek Ramaswamy already holds more than 15k BTC and plans to prefund SATS dividends for the first 18 months.
Each $90 subscription corresponds to $100 in face value and $15 in annual interest, with the actual cash cost higher than the face value; the

$BTC Earlier today, I mentioned that late shorts were at risk of getting squeezed.
This is exactly what we’ve seen now, resulting in price pushing up roughly 3.5% from the lows.
However, that does not mean that longs are safe yet.
BTC still needs to reclaim $84.4k first in order to break bearish structure and shift momentum back in favor of buyers.
Until there is a confirmed break back above that level, another retest of the lows remains possible.
That said, with all the unswept lows taken out and the majority of the remaining liquidity now resting above price, I would still slightly favor a f

Shanghai Solana, canceled yet again
Then what are they doing? 😤

#美国9月PPI大超预期
U.S. September PPI Far Exceeds Expectations: Is Inflation Becoming a Bigger Threat to Global Markets?
Introduction: A Major Inflation Surprise Shakes Market Expectations
The latest U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) report for September has attracted significant attention across global financial markets. Producer prices rose much more sharply than economists expected, reigniting concerns about persistent inflation and creating fresh uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s future interest-rate decisions.
According to the reported figures, the annual PPI growth rate accelerated to 6.

in the depth of purgatory (gigachad mode)

Semiconductors completely wrecked my trades—they somehow turned A-shares’ T+1 into T+0.

#GateWCTCS9全球交易赛 Everything I Found, in Plain Words
Gate's World Crypto Trading Competition is back for Season 9, and I went through the announcements so you don't have to. Here's the stuff that actually matters.
When does it happen?
Registration opened on October 9 at 16:00 and runs until October 26 at 16:00 (UTC+8). The competition itself runs from October 26 at 16:00 until November 25 at 16:00 (UTC+8). So the main event is a full month, and it hasn't started yet. There's still time to get ready.
How big is the prize pool?
Up to 6,000,000 USDT, unlocked dynamically based on the number of val

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