Sonic announced on the X platform: all nodes on the main network and test network must upgrade to version 2.1.2 immediately to avoid disconnection. This version introduces native cost subsidies and key security improvements. Before Sonic's main network is fully upgraded to Pectra compatibility, it replaces the early v2.1. It is suitable for validators, RPC providers, archival nodes, exchanges, and other node operators. After the upgrade, the nodes will continue to run on the current main network until a full transition is made on November 3, 2025....

 the Japanese Financial Services Agency is advancing a financial product regulatory plan that aims to prohibit banks and insurance companies from selling virtual currencies, while allowing securities firms and other institutions to engage in virtual currency sales....

 on October 23rd, Kyle Samani, a partner at Multicoin Capital, wrote an article on X, joining the recent hot discussion in the crypto community about privacy. He stated that assets are more important than privacy, and for 99% of people, the risks of volatility far outweigh the benefits of privacy. There are three main methods for achieving on-chain privacy: Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKP), and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE). When considering which method is optimal, three variables are very important: A, permissionless; B, able to execute any DeFi; C, scalability of algorithm + chip. However, TEE does not work in a non-permissioned environment, and ZKP fails in point B. He used the recent surge in the privacy project Zcash as an example, stating...

 according to Ark Invest Tracker, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest increased its holding of 167,489 shares of Robinhood stock (approximately $21.3 million) yesterday....

according to local information from the Bank of Korea (the central bank of South Korea) in Hong Kong, the number of stablecoin issuer license applications accepted by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) since August this year is lower than expected. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority stated that as of the end of September, only 36 institutions had applied. This number is even less than half of the 77 institutions that initially showed interest....

Binance announced that users with BinanceAlpha points greater than or equal to 240 can participate in the exclusive TGE event of aPriori (APR) through the Alpha activity page. Participating in this event will consume 15 points....

 the market prediction platform Limitless posted on X platform that today it will allocate 0.2% of the token supply to designated users, including active traders in pre-Season 1 (trading amount greater than $200) and Atlantis World NFT holders. The tokens will be sent directly to the wallets of the relevant users without any action required....

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 according to the crypto analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a newly created wallet withdrew 8491 ETH from OKX in the past two hours, worth about $32.47 million, with an average withdrawal price of $3824....

Nordea Bank, a Swedish Nordic bank, has joined an alliance of nine major European banks to launch a stablecoin priced in euros....

 Quantum Solutions, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced that it purchased 2365 Ethereum in just 7 days. This move made it the largest Ethereum (ETH) holding company in Japan, and the company received support from Ark Invest....

 according to CertiKAlert monitoring, the exploiters of Radiant Capital have deposited 2834.6 ETH (approximately $10.8 million) into the Tornado Cash mixer. Of these, 2213.8 ETH was transferred through the Arbitrum bridge by EOA0x4afb address in October 2024, while the remaining funds were obtained through DAI exchange....

Jupiter, a decentralized exchange aggregator based on Solana, is planning to fully launch its native prediction market product developed in collaboration with Kalshi in the fourth quarter....

 UXLINK announced on X platform that it has reached a strategic partnership with Conflux Network Official. Conflux is a Layer-1 blockchain that is committed to transforming stablecoins and payment infrastructure to achieve a smooth user payment experience....

Golden Finance reported that, according to The Data Nerd monitoring, 30 minutes ago, the whale address 0x929 deposited 304,700 LINK tokens (approximately $5.28 million) into Binance (#Binance)....

On October 23, it was reported that OKX's "Flash Earn" (formerly "Airdrop Earn Coins") will launch Meteora (MET), with a total reward of up to 750,000 MET coins. From 10:00 pm on October 23, 2025, to 7:00 pm on October 29 (UTC+8), users can purchase through USDT or OKB coins, not only earning basic currency returns, but also receiving additional new coin airdrop rewards....

according to the on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain, Big Brother Ma Ji deposited 284,000 USDC into Hyperliquid after being liquidated to continue to long ETH. Its current position is 2,300 ETH (about $8.8 million), with a liquidation price of $3,680.92. Its profit of $44.84 million has now turned into a loss of over $13.7 million....

 Polymarket announced early this morning that the platform now supports BNB deposit and withdrawal services....

a16z's latest crypto report pointed out that the total transaction volume of stablecoins in the past year reached $46 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 106%. Although this mainly represents fund flow (different from retail payments of card organizations), the scale has reached three times that of Visa and is approaching the ACH network that penetrates the entire U.S. banking system....

 a16z's latest encryption report pointed out that stablecoins have become an important force in the global macroeconomy: more than 1% of the US dollar exists in tokenized stablecoin form on public blockchains, and its holdings of US debt have risen from 20th place last year to 17th place. Currently, stablecoins hold a total of over $150 billion in US debt - more than the holdings of many sovereign countries....