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Federal Reserve Chairman Waller stated that the balance sheet working group recommends submitting to the Federal Open Market Committee in early next year's first quarter.

According to CoinDesk, XRP Ledger developers are testing a new feature that aims to allow the creation of blockchain accounts with an initial balance of zero, with existing accounts bearing the reserve required for new accounts, thereby lowering the financial threshold for payment applications and automated software to create wallets on a large scale. This proposal was submitted on October 15 in the form of a SponsoredAccountCreate transaction proposal.According to current XRP Ledger rules, each account must reserve at least 1 XRP as a reserve, meaning that creating 100,000 independent accounts would require locking up 100,000 XRP. The new proposal intends for sponsored accounts to bear this reserve requirement, and a broader fee sponsorship mechanism in the future could also allow applications to pay transaction fees on behalf of users, but the overall reserve requirement for the network will not be eliminated. This feature is expected to lower the usage threshold for scenarios such as embedded wallets, RLUSD stablecoin payments, and AI agent automated payments.However, the related code is still under review, and the sponsorship mechanism it relies on has not yet gone live on the mainnet. As of October 19, the mechanism has only received 11 votes out of the 35 required validator votes, still falling short of the 29 votes needed for approval.

SK Hynix stated that the company's stock price is undervalued. The structural imbalance in chip supply and demand will continue in the short term. The AI revenue and cash flow of major customers will improve, and the investment burden of major customers in AI will be alleviated.

Balancer's official statement indicates that the team, while reviewing the DAO's own assets, also examined the historical asset positions of external users. They have currently identified over $500,000 in related assets and have notified the owners.Balancer pointed out that these assets mainly involve two types of situations that are easily overlooked by asset management dashboards: first, the buffered liquidity shares of Balancer v3 use an internal accounting mechanism within the Vault, which may not be displayed on blockchain explorers or platforms like DeBank; second, there may still be collectible partner rewards in the old v2 liquidity mining contracts, even if users have previously withdrawn their liquidity.

According to Catcher Predict's monitoring of on-chain data, there is a prediction of significant capital movement in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $64,000 in the event "Power Balance: 2026 Midterm Elections" for the outcome "Republican Victory." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 8%.

CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. stated that since September 22, Bitcoin has continued to show a net outflow from exchanges, with the current 30-day average net outflow being about 1,500 BTC per day, a significant decrease from approximately 3,000 BTC a week ago.However, this decline is mainly due to the large outflow data from September 22 exiting the 30-day statistical window, rather than any recent large-scale capital inflow back to exchanges.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, it predicts significant capital movements in the Polymarket. A large whale invested $86,680.99 in the event "Power Balance: 2026 Midterm Elections," betting on "Democratic Victory." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 67%.

According to Catcher Predict monitoring on-chain data, significant capital movements are predicted in the Polymarket market. A large whale invested $50,000 in the event "Power Balance: 2026 Midterm Elections" for the outcome "Republican Victory." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 8.82%.

Cryptocurrency payment infrastructure company Mesh announced a partnership with Visa, allowing users to directly spend their cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances from participating wallet applications at over 175 million merchant locations worldwide. This integration supports both offline and online payments through Visa credentials configured in the backend, with Mesh responsible for transaction fund transfers and currency conversion, so users do not need to sell or transfer assets in advance.Bam Azizi, CEO and co-founder of Mesh, stated that cryptocurrency has never been a consumption issue, but rather a "last mile" problem, and previously solving this issue meant needing to obtain a separate card. Mesh handles fund transfers and conversions, allowing balances to be converted into purchasing power at the moment of payment, without users needing to transfer any assets, and merchants not needing to make any changes. The specific launch date of this partnership, supported devices, and participating platforms have not yet been announced.Mesh is a cryptocurrency payment infrastructure company that previously supported the launch of PayPal's "Pay with Crypto" service. In August 2025, institutions such as PayPal Ventures and Coinbase Ventures raised Mesh's total funding to over $130 million. In January of this year, Mesh completed a $75 million Series C funding round led by Dragonfly, entering the unicorn ranks. This partnership is also Visa's latest initiative to continuously integrate cryptocurrency assets into its merchant network, having previously engaged in similar collaborations with WeFi, Bridge, and others.

On October 19, the decentralized stablecoin USDD released its treasury report for the third quarter of 2026. The report shows that the total treasury income for USDD during the quarter was $9.7 million, a month-on-month increase of 26.7%; expenses were $7,601; net profit was approximately $9.7 million; and the treasury balance reached $31.24 million, surpassing $30 million for the first time, setting a new historical high.The report pointed out that the performance of the USDD treasury experienced strong growth in Q3, driven by a significant increase in income during the quarter; Smart Allocator's asset allocation yield reached $9.11 million; quarterly expenses decreased by 69.4% month-on-month, further enhancing treasury operational efficiency. This quarter's performance demonstrates USDD's ongoing progress in sustainable revenue growth and efficient treasury management.According to data from the official website, the current supply of USDD is $1.78 billion, with a TVL of $2.48 billion, and Smart Allocator has generated and distributed a total yield of $32.16 million.

In an interview video published by Bitcoin Magazine, philosopher Troy Cross provided answers on whether Bitcoin can truly achieve "the separation of money and state." He stated that he does not expect governments to abandon printing money anytime soon, but believes that Bitcoin serves as a check against endless monetary expansion, as people will choose to seek refuge in Bitcoin.Cross believes that academia will be the last group to understand Bitcoin, following innovators, financial practitioners, and journalists. He mentioned that the "Getting Bitcoin" initiative has made it to The Wall Street Journal, with related Bitcoin articles receiving 4 to 6 times the normal click rates. He also cited a survey from the Nakamoto Project, indicating that Bitcoin is moving towards normalization, while also increasingly showing signs of partisanship and polarization.In the interview, Cross also discussed the branding issues Bitcoin faces, as it is often confused with the broader category of crypto assets, and why price trends, education, and "Number Go Up" have become a universal language. He mentioned the need to bridge the gap and reach the 82% of people who do not yet hold Bitcoin, and explained how Bitcoin can keep governments honest. The video chapters also touched on the setbacks of the Clarity Act and why Bitcoin continues to move forward.

According to the data panel on the ChainCatcher official website, regarding BTC wallet balances, in the past 7 days, among the top 10 exchanges by balance, Binance saw the largest decrease at 1.78%; OKX had the largest increase at 1.73%.In terms of exchange asset transparency proof, in the past 7 days, the top three net outflows of reserve assets were Deribit (-1.047 billion USD), Binance (-804 million USD), and Bitget (-318 million USD); the top three net inflows were Bitfinex (+675 million USD), OKX (+432 million USD), and Bybit (+46.315 million USD).

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that Strike has launched the Stacks Bitcoin savings envelope system, allowing users to divide their holdings into up to 5 custom-named buckets, each supporting fee-free regular purchases. Transfers between Stacks and the main balance are fee-free and unlimited, but funds must be transferred back to the main balance before withdrawal.Strike has added an interest of 3.6% on USD cash balances, with interest paid in Bitcoin, and the related assets remain stored in Strike's multi-signature cold storage.

According to Decrypt, Decrypt has announced that its self-custody Money Accounts are now live on Solana, providing readers with a single balance that can be used across all Decrypt products to support its financial and intelligence market, The Information Exchange. Decrypt co-founder Ilan Hazan stated that the goal is to achieve one account and one balance, allowing users to utilize various financial tools directly from where they obtain information, from prediction markets to perpetual contracts and swaps. Users can manage all positions in one place without worrying about wallets, cross-chain bridges, or public chains, with relevant partners to be announced in the coming weeks.Deposits and balances are denominated in USDT on Solana, and the same balance can support products such as Earn, Swaps, Predictions, and Perps. Gas and rent are sponsored through joint signatures by payers, so users do not need to hold SOL or consider network fees. The account operates in a self-custody mode, meaning Decrypt does not hold private keys and cannot perform operations on behalf of users, with a private key export feature coming soon. Cross-chain operations are completed at the underlying level; for example, the Myriad Predictions market settles on the BNB Chain, yet users can still trade using the same Solana USDT balance without needing to interact with a cross-chain bridge.Existing Myriad Wallet users can directly use Decrypt Money Accounts, with one account and one balance covering both Decrypt and Myriad without the need for migration.

According to The Block, Robinhood has increased its balance sheet with an additional $25 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC).

According to Catcher Predict monitoring, the event "Power Balance: 2026 Midterm Elections" is currently among the hottest trades on the prediction market Polymarket, with a cumulative pool size reaching 178 million dollars. The option with the highest market consensus is "Democratic Party Victory," corresponding to a winning probability of approximately 66.5%.

Austrian Bitcoin platform 21bitcoin announced that starting today, it will pay an annual interest rate of 1.21% on customers' uninvested euro balances, allowing customers to choose to receive it in BTC form without any exchange fees. The company claims to be the first service provider in Europe to directly pay savings interest in Bitcoin.The interest covers all euros in the account, including funds waiting for the next savings plan purchase or funds reserved for unexecuted limit orders, with no minimum deposit requirement and no lock-in period. The interest is paid by Germany's Volksbank Raiffeisenbank Bayern Mitte eG, which has held shares in 21bitcoin since 2023. Customers' euros are stored in a demand savings form in the bank's segregated trust account, and 21bitcoin states that it will pass on the full interest to customers without retaining any interest margin.This interest rate is a floating rate, and the interest is subject to German withholding tax. This launch follows the earlier introduction of a zero-fee Bitcoin savings plan earlier this year. 21bitcoin was established in 2021, holds an Austrian MiCAR license, and is authorized by Germany's BaFin, reporting over 100,000 users and a trading volume exceeding 650 million euros.

According to The Defiant, the token holders of the DeFi protocol Balancer have voted to approve the protocol liquidation plan while rejecting the proposal to launch an official fork chain.According to this liquidation arrangement, the paused liquidity pools will switch to a withdrawal-only mode starting October 30. BAL holders will need to wait until the end of May 2027, at which point they can exchange their tokens for the protocol treasury assets.

According to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, after Bitget opened ETH withdrawals, ETH quickly flowed back and even showed a net inflow.The address starting with 0xED9 is suspected to be the hot wallet prepared by Bitget for ETH withdrawals. The balance before opening withdrawals was 30,000 coins, and in the following half hour, it continuously flowed out, dropping to about 25,000 coins. Subsequently, ETH flowed back in, and it has now exceeded 30,000 coins.