Analyst Alicharts predicts that the peak of Bitcoin's bull market this round will be $190000, and Ethereum will be $8800. Peter Brandt stated that the market has entered a new bull market cycle for Bitcoin and has raised the target range for the end of 2029 to $300000 to $600000. Trader Killa predicts that BTC will break through historical highs from April 26 to August 2, 2027.

The Japanese government has decided at a cabinet meeting to impose additional sanctions on Russia, prohibiting the provision of operation, maintenance, insurance, and financing services to 35 vessels of Russia's "shadow fleet", and including 33 military related groups and 9 individuals on the asset freeze list, including those involved in using encrypted assets to evade financial sanctions. (Source: Reference message)

Crypto analyst Darkfost stated that Bitcoin has been closing above the capital cost benchmark of approximately $80400 for several consecutive weeks, and most of the market's invested funds are already in a profitable state. Market stability has been enhanced as investors' positions become profitable.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda stated that he will gradually increase policy interest rates and adjust the degree of monetary easing based on economic activity, prices, and financial conditions, and consider the timing and pace of adjustments after assessing risks and benchmark scenarios. Economists generally expect the Bank of Japan to maintain its current policy unchanged at its policy meeting on October 30th. The pricing of the overnight index swap market shows that investors believe the probability of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates this month is about 12%, and after taking into account the December meeting, the probability of raising interest rates has risen to about 90%. (Source: Golden Ten Data)

Ondo Finance will allow non US investors to trade the stock of a near IPO AI company on the blockchain 24/7 starting this week.