trade.xyz launches pre-IPO perpetual contract market for Anthropic

The contract account at address 0xbf73…5d58 has accumulated a profit of approximately $23.06 million. After closing its long position in BTC, the address opened a new long position.

[The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency encourages community banks to become stablecoin issuers; application channels are not yet open] The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is encouraging community banks to become stablecoin issuers, but applications are currently not open. New issuers typically need to obtain approval before they can operate in the United States. (Source: The Defiant)

[X100 Attacker Deposits 821.2 ETH into Tornado Cash] An X100 attacker deposited 821.2 ETH, equivalent to approximately $1.89 million, into Tornado Cash. X100 suffered a flash loan governance attack on October 24, 2026, resulting in a loss of approximately $4.75 million, and the price of the $X token plummeted by 96% within 24 hours. (Source: PeckShield)

Mike Selig, chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said that in the absence of action from Congress, the CFTC is moving toward a voluntary federal registration path for crypto exchanges to bring them closer to U.S. market regulatory standards and believes that the crypto market should enjoy the same protections as the U.S. derivatives market.

In a report, Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Research, stated that the Bitcoin bear market ended in June, and now is the time to buy and hold. Supporting factors include: Bitcoin closing above its 50-week moving average for five consecutive weeks as of October 18th; the average monthly movement of Bitcoin in wallets inactive for over five years decreasing from 67,000 in 2024 to 47,000 in 2025 and 34,000 in 2026, with approximately 1.11 million BTC moving since October 2024; and the US federal debt reaching $40.44 trillion. Thorn indicated that a bottom has been reached, selling pressure is weakening, and the logic of hedging against depreciation is strengthening. Bitcoin traded above $80,000 on Monday, approximately 36% lower than the record high of around $126,000 in October 2025. If the weekly close falls below the 50-week moving average of $76,540 and fails to recover within a month, this bullish outlook will be challenged. (Source: The Block)