FT: Kraken Co-CEO Says UK Crypto Promotion Rules May Harm Retail Investors

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated that gold and Bitcoin play important roles in currency depreciation, and investors choose to hold these assets to cope with currency depreciation risks. （Bitcoin Archive）

[60% of APR Token Airdrop Claimed by a Single Entity Through 14,000 Addresses] Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps has monitored that Monad's ecosystem liquid staking protocol, aPriori, raised $30 million from top venture capital firms, but 60% of the airdropped tokens were claimed by a single entity through 14,000 addresses. On October 23, aPriori launched the APR token on BNB Chain, distributing 12% of the token supply, with the market cap quickly reaching $300 million. These addresses share common characteristics, including recently receiving funds via Binance, each receiving 0.001 BNB within a short period, and sending APR tokens to new addresses to form a second-layer cluster. Bubblemaps stated that the identity of the entity behind this and the airdrop verification method remain unclear. They have contacted the aPriori team but have not received a response.

[Gate launches CLANKER and BEAT perpetual contract trading] Gate has launched CLANKER and BEAT perpetual contract trading (USDT settlement), supporting 1-20x leverage, and has simultaneously launched on Gate Perp DEX.

The European Securities and Markets Authority is preparing to take greater, more centralized control of crypto regulation across the 27-country trading block, according to reports.

[Reuters Survey: Most Economists Expect the Fed to Cut Rates by 25 Basis Points in December] A Reuters survey shows that 84 out of 105 economists believe the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points in December, while another 52 economists expect the Fed to lower the federal funds rate to 3.25%-3.50% in the first quarter of 2026.