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Odaily News: According to on-chain analyst Ember Monitoring, last week Bitcoin treasury company Strategy increased its holdings by 250 BTC, with a purchase amount of approximately $21.55 million and an average purchase price of approximately $86,194 per BTC.As of now, Strategy holds a total of 848,250 BTC, with a position value of approximately $70.532 billion. The cumulative average cost is $75,444 per BTC, with a current unrealized gain of approximately $6.536 billion and a return of approximately 10.2%.Meanwhile, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine increased its holdings by 12,532 ETH last week, with a purchase amount of approximately $32.6 million and an average purchase price of approximately $2,601 per ETH.Currently, Bitmine holds approximately 6,028,946 ETH, with a position value of approximately $15.319 billion. The cumulative average cost is $3,334 per ETH, with a current unrealized loss of approximately $4.781 billion and a loss of approximately 23.8%.In addition, Bitmine's subsequent ETH accumulation plan may be nearing a phased conclusion. Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee previously stated at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore that once the company's ETH holdings reach 5% of the total supply, it will stop further accumulation. Currently, Bitmine is still about 77,442 ETH away from the 5% target. Based on the recent pace of accumulation, it is expected to reach this target in about one month.
Odaily News: On October 7, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han officially announced the launch of Gate Money during a keynote speech at TOKEN2049. Centered on the core concept of "One Gate, Everything Money," Gate Money leverages Gate's established diversified financial service capabilities to build a globally integrated financial services application, connecting digital assets, fiat currencies, stocks, ETFs, gold, bank accounts, payments, and asset management services into a single account, covering scenarios including asset holding, receiving funds, transfers, payments, exchanges, and yield. Users can experience Gate Money by updating the Gate App to version v8.39.0.Gate Money supports users in managing multiple fiat currencies and digital assets under a single account, and provides fiat and on-chain deposits, withdrawals, transfers, and other functions. Eligible users can also upgrade to obtain a bank account in their own name for receiving funds and withdrawals. Meanwhile, Gate Money supports using different types of assets in the account, including stocks, for daily payment and spending. Gate Card supports online and offline purchases using fiat currencies or digital assets, and can be linked to digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay. Convert supports asset exchanges, while Earn offers yield products, with balances in assets such as USDT able to earn up to 3.6% yield with no lock-up required.The launch of Gate Money further connects asset management, fund circulation, and daily payment scenarios, extending Gate's financial services from digital asset trading and asset management toward more fund and consumption needs. In the future, Gate will continue to expand asset categories, payment methods, and financial service capabilities, further enriching Gate Money's products and application scenarios.
According to Decrypt, Ledger announced at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore the launch of its self-custody lending feature, "Crypto Loan". Eligible users can borrow stablecoins USDC or USDT through their wallet application by using wrapped Bitcoin (cbBTC or wBTC) as collateral, without transferring funds to centralized lending platforms or selling the underlying assets.