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Odaily Report: Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe has submitted a proposal to stop the automatic allocation of block rewards to the Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) program and redirect the remaining 8% of block rewards originally allocated to the program to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM). He stated that ZCG currently holds over $125 million in funds and will receive several million more before the funding inflow stops, and that the existing grants program was not designed to manage funds of this scale.According to the draft proposal, ZCG holds 91,452.98 ZEC and approximately $8.8 million in USD-denominated assets, with $2.4 million in outstanding grant commitments. Bowe noted that the current 8% allocation mechanism generates over $68 million worth of ZEC per year, while the Financial Privacy Foundation disclosed that ZCG's spending in the first quarter of 2026 was only $1.53 million. If the proposal is approved, the original allocation percentage will be redirected to the NSM, and the total Zcash issuance will not increase. Meanwhile, the separate 12% of block rewards allocated to the Coinholder-Controlled Fund will remain unchanged. ZCG will still be able to retain and manage its existing assets, continue approving grants, and fulfill outstanding commitments.The proposal has not yet specified an activation block height and has not been included in the currently planned NU7 network upgrade; it would require a future network upgrade to take effect. (The Block)
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), the BSC-based prediction market platform Predict Fun was allegedly compromised via a vulnerability, with approximately $300,000 in suspected stolen funds transferred from multiple contracts through intermediary wallets to Relay. These funds were reportedly routed into Tornado Cash following a cross-chain transfer.
Odaily reports: Crypto analyst Darkfost posted that the Bitcoin Unified Sentiment Index has fallen back into negative territory, currently at -11 and continuing to decline, indicating that the previous extreme greed phase has passed and bearish market sentiment is beginning to accumulate.Darkfost noted that the current index reading remains within a relatively neutral range but clearly reflects deteriorating sentiment in the Bitcoin market. The index fluctuates between -100 and +100, combining the Fear and Greed Index and CoinGecko sentiment survey data, and is standardized based on a rolling one-year window.
According to Wintermute's weekly market report, Bitcoin fell 2.43% last week, marking its third consecutive weekly decline, breaking below $82,500 and retesting $80,000 before closing at approximately $80,500. ETH dropped 3.40%, closing at around $2,330. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $636 million on Thursday, the largest single-day outflow since June, coinciding with a 2.6% drop in the Nasdaq on the same day. On the macro front, following Houthi attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure, Brent crude surged 5.66% to $116.72, with oil prices displacing AI financing as the primary market concern. Wintermute noted that as of October 18, markets price in roughly an 86% probability that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady this Wednesday, alongside expectations for a December rate hike. The Fed's forward guidance regarding December represents the key risk. Technically, BTC must reclaim the $82,000–$82,500 zone. Should the $80,000 level fail, the next support sits at $76,000, with a breakdown likely pushing prices to just over $70,000. The firm stated it is temporarily not taking a bearish view but will remain cautious until the FOMC meeting concludes and BTC reclaims $82,500. Key upcoming events include the October 28 FOMC meeting, October 29 reports for Q3 GDP and September PCE data, and the October 30 monthly options expiration.
According to Bloomberg, PayPal Holdings Inc. raised its full-year 2026 adjusted earnings per share guidance to approximately $5.60, up from the $5.38 announced in July. Third-quarter adjusted earnings per share reached $1.45, surpassing the average analyst estimate of $1.31. The report stated that growth across key business segments is improving, the company's transformation strategy is beginning to yield results, and there remains a possibility that it could be acquired.
Odaily Report: Bitcoin fell below $80,000 on Tuesday, down about 0.4% since UTC midnight and touching a low of around $79,700. Ethereum dropped 0.5%, while the DeFi index fell 1.8%, the largest decline among CoinDesk-tracked indices. Meanwhile, South Korea's KOSPI rose 3.1% as Asian tech stocks strengthened, but the crypto market failed to follow the rebound.On the macro front, the Federal Reserve will begin its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday and announce its rate decision on Wednesday. CME FedWatch data shows the market sees about a 90% probability that the Fed will keep rates unchanged, with traders watching whether there is still any chance of a rate hike this year.In the options market, the $72,000 put expiring December 25 was the most-traded Bitcoin option over the past 24 hours, and the 25 Delta put/call skew for Bitcoin options across maturities is positive, indicating the market still has demand for downside protection. (CoinDesk)
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), BlackRock transferred 1,698 BTC from its IBIT Bitcoin ETF wallet to Coinbase Prime, worth approximately $135.59 million.
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a Japanese Bitcoin whale has once again withdrawn 65 BTC, worth approximately $5.2 million, marking its first large-scale activity in nearly two years. Over the past 20 days, this whale has cumulatively withdrawn 136.894 BTC, worth approximately $11.24 million, from Coincheck and bitFlyer.
Odaily reports: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a Solana trader who has realized $8.23 million in profits has once again deposited 100 million PUMP to Binance, worth approximately $414,000. Over the past 6 days, this trader has deposited 300 million PUMP to Binance, worth approximately $1.31 million, possibly for selling.
According to CoinDesk, tech investor and podcast host Jason Calacanis called on investors on Tuesday to sell Bitcoin and pivot to artificial intelligence on the X platform. He predicts that Bitcoin will retest its $57,000 low within the next 12 months and will not set a new all-time high. This level is approximately 28% lower than Tuesday's quote of around $79,600. He argues that Bitcoin has "lost the crowd" and lacks utility beyond serving as a store of value. Furthermore, citing ETF outflows as evidence, he asserts that this trend will continue.
According to SlowMist, its security personnel discovered during routine threat intelligence monitoring that the Udesk customer service system-related script udeskApi.2026-10-16.cached.js has been implanted with a malicious loader. The loader hides the address using hexadecimal encoding and asynchronously loads the remote script deeps.js (originating from udeskqlobal[.]com; note that the domain starts with the letter 'q'). This script reads page-accessible Cookie, localStorage, and sessionStorage data, intercepts form submissions and login/authentication requests, and sends the data to udeskqlobal[.]com/c.php, enabling attackers to hijack sessions or take over accounts. This data collection behavior is not restricted by target site policies, and unmatched pages may also be affected. According to SlowMist's analysis, the script also targets three categories of sites: mgbx[.]com, bikingex[.], and bitxex[.]io. It scans deposit pages every 200 milliseconds and replaces recognized deposit addresses with preset BTC, EVM, TRON, Solana, LTC, and DOGE addresses. Additionally, by wrapping the Clipboard API, replacing copy buttons, and intercepting copy events, the script ensures users only see and copy tampered addresses. If users transfer funds to these addresses, the assets will flow into the attacker's wallet.
According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), a Bitcoin whale address dormant for five months withdrew 11,330 BTC from Binance, valued at approximately $902.7 million.
Odaily reports: Investment firm Seawolf Capital says it is shorting cloud computing company CoreWeave. The firm was founded by three traders known for the book and film "The Big Short," and co-founder Vincent Daniel said the short position began with an analysis of CoreWeave's business model.Seawolf Capital points out that CoreWeave rents out AI compute powered by high-end GPUs, a model similar to businesses that purchase specific assets and then lease them out. The firm believes the economic lifespan of GPUs may fall short of oil drilling equipment, aircraft, or shipping equipment, and that competing chip compute supply is rapidly increasing.Vincent Daniel said CoreWeave needs to continuously invest large amounts of capital to purchase high-priced AI chips. Based on its assessment of the company's 2027 free cash flow gap and balance sheet leverage, the company may need to raise tens of billions of dollars in new funding on favorable terms. Seawolf Capital says its short thesis is focused on capital availability and cost, not a bearish view on the overall AI trade. (Business Insider)
CryptoQuant community analyst Crypto Dan stated that historically, a strong rally typically follows when the proportion of Bitcoin held for over 18 months across the network first rises and then begins to decline. Although the market has shifted into a bullish cycle, this signal has not yet appeared, indicating that the uptrend may still be in its early stages. He also pointed out that most people remain largely unengaged with crypto investments, and even those interested tend to watch from the sidelines. With the market far from overheated, there remains room to be optimistic about further upside potential and the duration of this cycle.
据 Bitcoin.com News 报道，西班牙国民警卫队在对加密货币平台 Arbistar 的调查中发现，与该已倒闭公司相关的数字钱包在平台崩盘后仍发生大额比特币转移。调查显示，2020年 9 月平台崩盘时约 881 枚比特币被转入外部钱包；2021年 1 月至 3 月，与主要被告关联的钱包累计流入流出超过 2 万枚比特币，按 2021年 3月 31 日比特币价格计算价值逾 11 亿美元。 西班牙当局将该平台定性为影响多达 3.2 万名投资者的庞氏骗局，2020 年检方称约 10 亿美元投资者资金去向不明。创始人 Santiago Fuentes Jover 及合伙人 Diego Fernández Nojarova 分别被判处 16 年和 11 年监禁。
Frank, founder of DeGods and a well-known trader, posted on X that although Anthropic's latest S-1 prospectus shows strong revenue growth, this should not be taken as evidence that the headwinds facing AI investment have disappeared.Frank pointed out that Q2 2026 coincided with a peak period of enterprises massively purchasing and consuming AI tokens, and it was not until July that the market began to pay attention to AI spending management. At the same time, AI models are becoming increasingly homogenized, with differences between model outputs growing ever smaller, which could intensify competition and compress industry profit margins—a trend that had not yet fully manifested in the second quarter.In addition, he believes there is still a lack of clear evidence proving that AI can create more profits for most enterprises. Anthropic's large enterprise customers are likewise under pressure to improve their own profit margins and may proactively cut Claude-related spending in the future.Frank also said that major tech companies and AI labs have signed capital expenditure commitments extending through 2034, and these expectations may already be priced into stock valuations. Whether companies reduce costs by improving the efficiency of existing chips or raise additional capital expenditure funds by issuing more shares, both could put pressure on related stock valuations in the future.Frank concluded by emphasizing that he is bullish on AI over the long term and may participate heavily in Anthropic's IPO, but he believes the industry's ultimate winner has yet to be determined, and the real AI investment opportunity may not emerge until the current market cycle comes to an end.
CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. noted that the BTC transferred from Bitcoin short-term holders to exchanges is primarily being sold at a loss, with the 24-hour net inflow metric dropping to -18,600 BTC, down from a positive 10,400 BTC a week ago. The metric briefly dipped to -23,100 BTC on October 26 before narrowing somewhat, yet it remains in negative territory.
Binance announced that starting November 10, 2026 at 16:00 (UTC+8), it will reduce the maximum leverage multiplier for 23 isolated leverage trading pairs from 10x to 5x, involving assets such as ATOM, AVAX, BCH, DOT, HYPE, LTC, SUI, TRX, and ZEC. Following the adjustment, the margin and liquidation risk parameters for the relevant trading pairs will be updated accordingly. Binance reminds users to monitor their positions, deposit additional assets into their isolated leverage accounts or repay debts in advance to mitigate the risk of forced liquidation.
according to On Nexus monitoring, on October 25, the legacy DotSwap trading platform DotSwap V1 was attacked. The attacker exploited a server-side signature mechanism left over from V1 and, within about 4 hours, stole about 8.5 BTC from V1 liquidity pools and accounts, involving approximately $685,000 in funds. V1 used custodial multisignature management for liquidity pools, and the losses involved BTC deposited by liquidity providers into V1 pools, with all V1 deposits affected; wallets self-custodied by trading users were not affected. The attack was launched through automated scripts, and the attacker probed all interfaces and gradually carried out fund theft against 99 Runes tokens. On Nexus believes that this incident is consistent with the recent trend of AI agent-driven attacks. Currently, DotSwap V1 has been taken offline. The team is tracing the stolen funds and collaborating with exchanges and on-chain analysis partners, and will later publish a full incident retrospective and user remediation plan. The team also stated that it is working to restore Nexus-related services.
According to The Block, StoneX raised its price target for Bitcoin treasury company Strive (ASST) from $32 to $43 and maintained a "Buy" rating. Analysts believe that the company's recent expansion of its preferred stock issuance will help improve its Bitcoin accumulation strategy and capital structure. On October 20, Strive completed a $630 million preferred stock IPO, issuing 7 million shares of SATS preferred stock with a 15% annual dividend rate. Additionally, the company disclosed that it acquired an additional 6,182 BTC between October 17 and 23, bringing its total holdings to 43,000 BTC and ranking fourth among public companies in Bitcoin holdings.