According to Gate data, Brent crude oil (XBRUSD) rose above $112/barrel, currently at $112.03/barrel, up 0.1% from the previous trading session's close.

According to Gate data, the USD/JPY pair rose above 158.5 and is now trading at 158.502, up 0.3% from the previous trading session's close.

According to MSX.COM data, the US semiconductor sector is strengthening, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index up 3.43% intraday, currently at 1,151 points. TSMC shares rose 3.48%, SK Hynix shares rose 6%, Micron Technology shares rose 5.35%, Intel shares rose 6.05%, and Lam Research shares rose 6.03%.

Odaily reports that Hyperliquid News posted on X that the new HIP-3 stock ticker MOONSHOT has been acquired by entropy.io for 574.98 HYPE (approximately $46,068).

Odaily reports that the U.S. Congress is advancing the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357). Section 502 of the bill requires the U.S. Department of the Treasury to establish a "Digital Asset Voluntary Disclosure Program" within 12 months after the bill takes effect, allowing compliant taxpayers to correct past digital asset tax violations by submitting amended returns and paying back taxes plus interest, and to receive penalty relief. The bill has passed the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee by a vote of 38 to 5 and still requires full votes in the House and Senate as well as the President's signature. Under the provisions, taxpayers generally must submit amended returns within 24 months after the program launches; if they demonstrate that the violation was non-willful and does not constitute fraud, those who file within the first 12 months may receive relief from penalties on the first $25,000 of tax owed, with a 5% penalty on the excess, while taxpayers who do not make such a demonstration are subject to a higher penalty rate.

Odaily News: Strive (ASST) rose 8.41% intraday and is now trading at $26. Data shows that over the past 4 weeks, it added 10,463 BTC: from September 21 to 25, it bought 1,107 BTC at an average price of about $85,396; from September 28 to October 2, it bought 2,000 BTC at an average price of about $84,422; from October 5 to 9, it bought 3,311 BTC at an average price of about $84,500; from October 12 to 16, it bought 4,045 BTC at an average price of about $82,803. As of October 16, Strive's total holdings reached 36,818 BTC.

According to Gate data, Germany's DAX 40 (GER40) fell to 25,200 points, currently at 25,198.79, down 1.1% from the previous trading session's close.

Odaily Report: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett stated that prices for goods such as beef and eggs have already declined, but September's consumer price data indicates that the overall inflation problem still requires policy attention. Hassett said: "If you look back over the past three months, inflation seemed to be completely under control, but now it appears to be picking up again and needs some intervention measures." He believes: "This is either a brief rebound in a downward trend, or just temporary volatility."

Hassett also stated that he respects the independence of the central bank, and said that Warsh would "do what he believes is right." Hassett said: "People are very optimistic about economic performance and are increasing spending. Of course, this is exactly what the Federal Reserve needs to pay attention to." (Jinshi)

Odaily reports: According to Odaily monitoring, a certain address's contract account has accumulated profits exceeding $20 million, and between 22:24 and 22:33 on October 19, 2026, opened a ZEC short position of approximately $5.6 million, with a filled quantity of 5,000 ZEC. As of 22:36, the address still held a ZEC short position of approximately $5.6 million.

Address: 0xbf732ea04197942783e34730ed6e0f6099575d58

Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that Charles Schwab has opened Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to all eligible US retail clients through its existing investment platform, charging a 0.75% fee per trade with a minimum of $1 and a maximum single-trade limit of $2 million. The company is rolling out digital asset transfers between Schwab accounts and external wallets in phases, requiring users to pre-register withdrawal addresses and complete security checks. Paxos Trust Company provides custody, trade execution, and settlement infrastructure, and the related digital assets are not covered by SIPC or FDIC insurance.

Odaily: German savings banks launched cryptocurrency trading services this Monday. The first batch of participating institutional clients can directly buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Polygon through the existing official app. The service is supported by Dekabank, with crypto asset custody jointly handled by Dekabank and Stuttgart Stock Exchange. The fee is €0.99 per order, and users do not need to link a traditional securities account. Individual savings banks will decide their own launch timelines, with an estimated 30 to 40 savings banks onboarding each month, aiming to cover most interested savings banks by the first half of 2027. DSGV management board member Joachim Schmalzl stated that the product primarily targets customers who wish to independently trade and custody crypto assets. Savings banks do not provide investment advice and will not conduct extensive proactive marketing in the initial phase. German savings banks also caution that cryptocurrencies are highly speculative assets with potentially severe price volatility, and customers may face the risk of total loss. Traditional securities investment, savings plans, and financial advisory services remain their core business.

Odaily reports that Coinbase posted on X platform stating that users can now trade indices and crypto perpetual contracts through agents such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok, and go long on the US500 index.

Odaily reports: According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM ET on October 19, 2026, the total net weekly purchases of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) last week amounted to $360 million, an increase of 1,500% compared to two weeks ago.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) bought 267 BTC last week at a price of $82,900, spending approximately $22.1 million, bringing its total holdings to 848,517 BTC.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week.

In addition, three other companies announced Bitcoin purchases or disclosed their Bitcoin holdings last week. Asset management firm Strive announced on October 19 that it spent approximately $330 million last week to purchase 4,045 BTC at a price of $81,734, bringing its total holdings to approximately 36,818 BTC; UK-based Bitcoin treasury company The Smarter Web Company announced on October 19 that it invested $6.93 million to purchase 83 BTC at a price of $83,542, bringing its total holdings to 2,830 BTC; Ethereum-focused asset company Bitmine announced on October 19 that it purchased 1 BTC without disclosing the specific purchase amount, bringing its total holdings to 215 BTC.

As of press time, the global listed companies included in the statistics (excluding mining companies) collectively hold a total of 1,161,643 BTC, with a current market value of approximately $95.41 billion, accounting for 5.8% of Bitcoin's circulating market cap.

Odaily reports that Echo Protocol has announced it will gradually terminate protocol operations due to business adjustments. The lending protocol has stopped accepting new deposits, new borrows, and interest accrual, and the strategy and LSD businesses have also stopped accepting new deposits and new staking. The protocol has now opened channels for repayment, withdrawal, and asset liquidation. Borrowers must complete repayment by November 14, 2026, otherwise their collateral will be liquidated; 23:59 (UTC) on November 19, 2026 is the final deadline for repayment, withdrawal, and unstaking. After that, Echo Protocol will officially cease operations, and remaining positions will enter the final liquidation and settlement process, with only the Aptos-to-B² cross-chain bridge redemption service retained.

Odaily Report: According to Arkham monitoring, about half an hour ago, Bitwise added 127,241 LINK through its Chainlink ETF, worth approximately $1.54 million. As of now, Bitwise's LINK token holdings have reached 5.018 million, with a total value of about $60.21 million and an average purchase price of about $10.6. By comparison, Grayscale's LINK holdings are worth close to $126 million.