Odaily News: Near Protocol and Sunrise announced on October 15 that NEAR has connected to Solana via Sunrise, and NEAR liquidity is now accessible across Solana wallets, the decentralized exchange Jupiter, Raydium, and trading aggregators.
This cross-chain pathway is powered by Near Intents, with NEAR as the first asset onboarded. The partners plan to support more assets and eventually integrate Near Intents directly into Sunrise.
Following the announcement, NEAR is trading in the $5.24 to $5.30 range, up approximately 14% over 24 hours; its price has more than doubled over the past 30 days.
Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz has joined the Near Foundation Council, where he will contribute to product strategy, market execution, and ecosystem development. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports: Analyst MorenoDV stated that as of October 15, new whales held $78.61 billion in realized market cap, accounting for 33.06% of whales' total realized market cap; old whales held $159.15 billion. This share is higher than approximately 18% at the beginning of 2026, reflecting an increase in new whales' realized market cap weight within the whale cohort, but it does not represent their share of Bitcoin supply holdings. Since September, new whales' realized market cap has continued to rise, while old whales' realized market cap has generally remained stable. New whales' aggregate cost basis has dropped from approximately $110,000 near the previous cycle peak to approximately $68,000 by the end of August, before rebounding to approximately $77,000.
According to official news, Odaily reports that SpaceX plans to release its Q3 2026 financial and operational results on October 20, and will hold an audio-only online earnings call at 3:30 PM Central Time that day, which is 4:30 AM Beijing Time on October 21.
According to MSX.COM data, Apple shares rose over 2% in pre-market trading, poised to hit a record high at the open. The entire inventory of all models of Apple's first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, sold out rapidly just one minute after it officially went on sale.
Odaily News: Circle published an article disclosing that in the first half of 2026, USDC onchain transaction settlement volume exceeded $36 trillion, with total minting and redemption exceeding $315 billion, averaging approximately $1.7 billion per day. As of June, USDC's share of global stablecoin transaction volume rose from 60% a year earlier to approximately 77%.
Circle stated that in the first half of the year, the company generated approximately $1.4 billion in revenue, of which about $819 million was used for USDC distribution partner payouts and transaction costs, accounting for 59% of total revenue; another approximately $473 million was used for infrastructure investments including licenses, banking partnerships, settlement liquidity, compliance, and product development, accounting for about 34%, with net profit representing approximately 7% of revenue.
Circle noted that more than 150 partners currently participate in USDC ecosystem revenue distribution, and partners can earn reserve income shares by expanding the scale of USDC they hold. In addition, all Circle customers can redeem USDC for free through standard channels, typically with settlement completed within two business days; eligible Circle Payments Network and Circle Platform customers can also enjoy 24/7, near-instant free redemption services.
Odaily reports that Circle minted an additional 250 million USDC on Solana at 20:21 Beijing time today.
PPP prediction market tool monitoring shows that Polymarket's "Papertrade FDV above $100 million one day after launch" probability has risen to 80%, up 27% in 24 hours.
If Papertrade's token has a fully diluted valuation (FDV) above the specified threshold one day after launch, the market will resolve to "Yes"; otherwise, it will resolve to "No."
Only official tokens formally issued by Papertrade after the creation of this market are eligible. Stablecoins, meme coins, liquid staking tokens (LSTs), and synthetic tokens do not qualify.
The token must be publicly tradable to be considered officially launched.
FDV is calculated as the token's total supply multiplied by the token price.
"One day after launch" is defined as 4:00 PM ET on the day following the token's launch.
The market will use the most liquid available price source as the basis for resolution.
If Papertrade fails to issue a token before 23:59 ET on December 31, 2027, the market will resolve to "No."
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Odaily News: According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Strategy announced that the November regular dividend annualized rate for its floating rate Series A perpetual preferred stock STRC will remain at 12%. The company's board of directors also announced plans to distribute cash dividends on a daily basis from November 1 to November 30, with dividends corresponding to each record date to be paid on the next business day, totaling $1 per share for November.
The daily dividend plan must meet two conditions: shareholders approve the relevant amendment at the special shareholders meeting on October 28, and the amended certificate of designation takes effect before 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on November 1.
If the conditions are met, the dividend originally scheduled for payment on November 15 will be canceled; if not approved, dividends will continue to be paid at the current semi-monthly frequency.
Strategy previously stated that management will recommend the board maintain the 12% annualized dividend rate until the STRC price stabilizes consistently around $100 per share.
Odaily News: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that as the underlying inflation rate gradually approaches the 2% target and the current financial conditions remain accommodative, the Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates and gradually adjust its monetary easing policy.
Ueda pointed out that maintaining the stability of the 2% inflation target is becoming increasingly important. During this week's meeting, no views deviating from the Bank of Japan's basic assessment have been heard.
In addition, the Bank of Japan will continue to monitor the impact of a weakening yen, artificial intelligence development, and the situation in the Middle East on price trends. (Jinshi)
Odaily reports that Glassnode posted on X that seller capitulation appeared once again during yesterday's BTC decline. Each previous wave of loss-driven selling occurred at local bottoms, in early August, mid-August, and mid-September respectively. Since the September high, profit-taking has slowed. If this pattern holds, yesterday's sell-off just above $80,000 would mark a local bottom.
Odaily reports that Japan's Mizuho Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Bank (MUFG), and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), together with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation and TISI, have completed a yen stablecoin pilot.
The test used Mitsubishi Corporation's business locations in Japan and overseas as cross-border payment scenarios, successfully validating the issuance, transfer, and redemption processes of the yen stablecoin, providing technical validation for the application of stablecoins in corporate cross-border payments. (The Block)
Odaily News: Strive has expanded its SATS perpetual preferred stock offering to 7 million shares at $90 per share, expecting to raise approximately $630 million in gross proceeds. The preferred stock carries a 15% annual dividend rate and is expected to close around October 20, subject to the completion of the offering. Strive had previously planned to issue 5 million shares to raise approximately $500 million. The proceeds from this offering will be used to purchase Bitcoin and will not dilute common shareholders' equity as an additional common stock issuance would; if fully deployed to purchase Bitcoin, Strive could become the world's second-largest publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company after Strategy.
Odaily News: Asset management firm Vaneck has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw the registration statement for the Lido Staked Ethereum ETF. The filing is dated October 14, 2026, and the registration statement never became effective, with no shares of the fund ever being sold.
The product was originally intended to hold stETH, the liquid staking token issued by the Lido protocol, rather than staking Ethereum directly through designated validators. Lido's total value locked currently stands at approximately $23.6 billion, down from $33.3 billion a year ago.
BlackRock launched ETHB in March 2026, which stakes Ethereum directly through validators, with net assets of $409.8 million as of March 31. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily reports that CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju posted on X that despite market attention on MSCI-related rule adjustments, Wall Street analysts remain broadly bullish on Strategy (MSTR).
Ki Young Ju noted that Citi, Barclays, and B. Riley have assigned MSTR price targets of $240, $175, and $195, respectively, with targets overall trending upward. He believes the MSCI-related impact is mainly reflected at the capital flow level and has already been priced in by the market.
He further stated that what is more noteworthy now is that Strategy's market-to-net-asset-value ratio (mNAV) relative to Bitcoin is approximately 1x, the STRC price remains near par value, and the company holds $3.75 billion in reserve funds to cover dividend payments.
Odaily News: Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas posted on X that Korean fund managers are resigning from jobs that prohibit them from holding stocks through personal accounts, instead turning to day trading or joining independent firms with fewer restrictions. He noted that these fund managers, watching the market surge from up close while being unable to participate, may find it extremely frustrating.
Odaily reports, according to GMGN market data, the AI concept project NeoSoul's token DNA has risen above $0.23, now trading at $0.2313, with intraday gains exceeding 210%.
It is reported that NeoSoul is dedicated to building an operating system for the AI Agent economy. Its core product NeoTrade is positioned as a universal execution layer for trading Agents, supporting AI Agents in conducting trading operations.
Odaily reminds users that token prices are highly volatile, please be aware of trading risks.
