BTC traded at $81,389, down 1.75% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,380.51, down 2.41%. Gold was at $4,134.40 and silver at $57.220; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose 0.41% and 1.17%, respectively, while WTI and Brent rose 4.35% and 1.87%.
1. Bitcoin Slips 0.97% to Hold Above $81,000
Crypto sectors pulled back modestly. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 0.97% over 24 hours, easing back above the $81,000 level, while Ethereum (ETH) slipped 1.08% below $2,400, according to SoSoValue. AI names held firmer while DePIN extended its decline.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
2. Hedge Funds Sell Tech at Fastest Pace Since 2016
Prime brokerage data showed hedge funds' net selling of tech as a share of holdings hit its highest since the data began in 2016 over the five sessions through last Thursday, with semiconductors and semiconductor equipment accounting for 57% of net US tech selling. Leveraged equity ETFs drew nearly $9.5 billion of inflows over the same stretch, about $7 billion into SOXL.
Assets to watch: SOXL
3. Digital Gold Market Put at $45–55 Billion
The World Gold Council's Digital Gold Market Opportunity Report put the digital gold market at $45–55 billion, less than 1% of the physical gold market. Its five-year base-case scenario projects growth of about 27% annually, reaching $160–170 billion by 2031.
Assets to watch: XAU
4. ARK Invest Buys $8.1 Million of CoreWeave
According to Ark Invest Tracker, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought 132,498 shares of CoreWeave (CRWV) through ETFs including ARKK on October 19, and sold 18,349 shares of Palantir (PLTR) the same day. At the closing prices, the buys and sells were worth roughly $8.1 million and $3.56 million respectively.
Assets to watch: ARKK, CRWV, PLTR
5. Bitdeer Mined 1,355 BTC in September
Bitdeer's September operations update filed with the SEC showed the company mined 1,355 Bitcoin during the month, up 200% year over year, with self-mining hashrate of 82.3 EH/s. Its AI cloud business had roughly $2.9 billion of expected contract revenue backlog as of end-September, up from $0.9 billion at end-August.
Assets to watch: BTC
6. BIS Paper: Stablecoins Cut Cross-Border Friction
A Bank for International Settlements working paper (No. 1385) compared the cross-border payment costs of traditional banks, fintech remittance providers, and stablecoins. It found stablecoins can settle cross-border transfers over networks such as Ethereum, Solana and Tron, reducing reliance on correspondent banks and SWIFT, but fiat-to-stablecoin conversion and on/off-ramp fees remain, and thin market depth limits the cost advantage for large payments.
Assets to watch: ETH, SOL, TRX
7. Uniswap TVL on BSC Rises 104% in a Week
Uniswap's total value locked (TVL) on BNB Smart Chain reached about $437 million, up 104% over seven days and 213% over thirty days, according to DefiLlama. BSC's overall TVL stood near $5.93 billion, with roughly $6.26 billion in decentralized-exchange volume over the past seven days, up 37.95% from the prior week.
Assets to watch: UNI, BNB
8. Aave V4 Active Loans Top $100M on Arc
Aave announced that active loans on Aave V4, deployed on the Layer 1 blockchain Arc, have surpassed $100 million. The figure is the outstanding loan balance on the Arc network alone, not Aave V4's total deposits or cumulative lending across all networks.
Assets to watch: AAVE
9. Morgan Stanley's MSOL Sees $1.8M Inflow in 20 Days
Morgan Stanley's SOL product MSOL saw $1.8 million of cumulative inflows over the past 20 days with no single day of outflows, while Fidelity's FSOL sold $1.8 million worth of SOL yesterday, according to Arkham.
Assets to watch: SOL
Market snapshot
BTC: $81,389 (24h -1.75%) | ETH: $2,380.51 (24h -2.41%)
Gold: $4,134.40 (-0.62%) | Silver: $57.220 (-0.09%)
WTI: $108.17 (+4.35%) | Brent: $111.60 (+1.87%)
S&P 500: 7,690.73 (+0.41%) | Nasdaq 100: 29,529.35 (+1.17%)
1. Bitcoin Slips 0.97% to Hold Above $81,000
Crypto sectors pulled back modestly. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 0.97% over 24 hours, easing back above the $81,000 level, while Ethereum (ETH) slipped 1.08% below $2,400, according to SoSoValue. AI names held firmer while DePIN extended its decline.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
2. Hedge Funds Sell Tech at Fastest Pace Since 2016
Prime brokerage data showed hedge funds' net selling of tech as a share of holdings hit its highest since the data began in 2016 over the five sessions through last Thursday, with semiconductors and semiconductor equipment accounting for 57% of net US tech selling. Leveraged equity ETFs drew nearly $9.5 billion of inflows over the same stretch, about $7 billion into SOXL.
Assets to watch: SOXL
3. Digital Gold Market Put at $45–55 Billion
The World Gold Council's Digital Gold Market Opportunity Report put the digital gold market at $45–55 billion, less than 1% of the physical gold market. Its five-year base-case scenario projects growth of about 27% annually, reaching $160–170 billion by 2031.
Assets to watch: XAU
4. ARK Invest Buys $8.1 Million of CoreWeave
According to Ark Invest Tracker, Cathie Wood's ARK Invest bought 132,498 shares of CoreWeave (CRWV) through ETFs including ARKK on October 19, and sold 18,349 shares of Palantir (PLTR) the same day. At the closing prices, the buys and sells were worth roughly $8.1 million and $3.56 million respectively.
Assets to watch: ARKK, CRWV, PLTR
5. Bitdeer Mined 1,355 BTC in September
Bitdeer's September operations update filed with the SEC showed the company mined 1,355 Bitcoin during the month, up 200% year over year, with self-mining hashrate of 82.3 EH/s. Its AI cloud business had roughly $2.9 billion of expected contract revenue backlog as of end-September, up from $0.9 billion at end-August.
Assets to watch: BTC
6. BIS Paper: Stablecoins Cut Cross-Border Friction
A Bank for International Settlements working paper (No. 1385) compared the cross-border payment costs of traditional banks, fintech remittance providers, and stablecoins. It found stablecoins can settle cross-border transfers over networks such as Ethereum, Solana and Tron, reducing reliance on correspondent banks and SWIFT, but fiat-to-stablecoin conversion and on/off-ramp fees remain, and thin market depth limits the cost advantage for large payments.
Assets to watch: ETH, SOL, TRX
7. Uniswap TVL on BSC Rises 104% in a Week
Uniswap's total value locked (TVL) on BNB Smart Chain reached about $437 million, up 104% over seven days and 213% over thirty days, according to DefiLlama. BSC's overall TVL stood near $5.93 billion, with roughly $6.26 billion in decentralized-exchange volume over the past seven days, up 37.95% from the prior week.
Assets to watch: UNI, BNB
8. Aave V4 Active Loans Top $100M on Arc
Aave announced that active loans on Aave V4, deployed on the Layer 1 blockchain Arc, have surpassed $100 million. The figure is the outstanding loan balance on the Arc network alone, not Aave V4's total deposits or cumulative lending across all networks.
Assets to watch: AAVE
9. Morgan Stanley's MSOL Sees $1.8M Inflow in 20 Days
Morgan Stanley's SOL product MSOL saw $1.8 million of cumulative inflows over the past 20 days with no single day of outflows, while Fidelity's FSOL sold $1.8 million worth of SOL yesterday, according to Arkham.
Assets to watch: SOL
Market snapshot
BTC: $81,389 (24h -1.75%) | ETH: $2,380.51 (24h -2.41%)
Gold: $4,134.40 (-0.62%) | Silver: $57.220 (-0.09%)
WTI: $108.17 (+4.35%) | Brent: $111.60 (+1.87%)
S&P 500: 7,690.73 (+0.41%) | Nasdaq 100: 29,529.35 (+1.17%)