Arthur Hayes: Bitcoin's bearish trend may boost Ethena's yield

Geoff Kendrick, Global Head of Digital Asset Research at Standard Chartered Bank, stated that the prediction of Bitcoin reaching $100000 by the end of the year is conservative, and there is a possibility that the market may challenge $126000 before the end of the year. Geoff Kendrick pointed out that the recent rise in Bitcoin has been driven by short clearing and inflows of spot Bitcoin ETF funds. With lower open interest contracts, more investors may enter the market. According to CoinTelegraph, Geoff Kendrick believes that the rebound momentum of Bitcoin will accelerate after October 6th.

[TRM Labs Report Shows AI Applications in Crypto Crimes Increased by 40% Over the Past Year] According to The Block, a report from TRM Labs reveals that the application of artificial intelligence in crypto crimes has grown by 40% year-over-year, primarily driven by fraudulent activities. Crypto hackers are leveraging AI for vulnerability analysis, social engineering attacks, and infiltration. In the first half of 2026, there were 201 digital asset hacking incidents, with approximately 75% of losses stemming from 4% of the events. Activities linked to North Korea caused losses of around $600 million, accounting for 61% of the total losses in the first half of the year. Artificial intelligence has lowered the barriers to crime and expanded the scale of attacks.

According to Ashes Monitoring, 7 Siblings sold 18500 ETH today, exchanging 43.58 million USDC for an average selling price of $2356.

[Binance Transfers 500 Million USDT to Tether Treasury] According to Whale Alert monitoring, Binance has transferred 500 million USDT to Tether Treasury.

Traders reduced their positions on BTC and ETH short positions, resulting in a cumulative loss of $10.158 million. The latest stop loss price is $80500. At present, the trader holds 1030.724 BTC short positions worth $78.4 million, with an opening price of $76065.2 and a floating loss of $1.806 million; Holding 4756.739 ETH short positions worth 11.23 million US dollars, with an opening price of 2361.58 US dollars and a floating loss of 160000 US dollars. The trader's net profit from three recent trades was $3.559 million, including a profit of $20 million from multiple trades, a loss of $6.283 million from short trades yesterday, and a loss of $10.158 million from short trades today. (Auntie Ai)