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According to Bloomberg, the United States is increasing deployments in preparation for a possible resumption of military strikes against Iran. Trump has repeatedly hinted that U.S. forces may resume strikes against Iran after the November 3 midterm elections and has sent a third aircraft carrier strike group and an additional 10,000 sailors and Marines toward the Persian Gulf to provide commanders with more options, although the exact timing remains uncertain.U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper visited Israel this week without prior announcement and met with Netanyahu. Israel will hold elections on October 27. Meanwhile, after Iran-backed Houthi forces expanded the conflict to Saudi Arabia, attacking airports and energy facilities, the U.S. State Department has ordered the evacuation of some diplomatic personnel and their families stationed in Saudi Arabia.A source familiar with Iran's thinking stated that Iran is preparing for a new round of bombings that may occur before and after the U.S. midterm elections and is planning retaliatory actions in the Middle East, including against Israel and the United Arab Emirates. This individual believes that the period from the end of the U.S. elections until the new Congress is sworn in in January will be the most difficult phase, with a way out being to reach an agreement that allows both sides to claim victory. Some officials from Gulf countries are concerned that the intensity of the conflict after its resumption may exceed that before the pause.Recent diplomatic attempts to end the conflict have failed to yield results. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif stated this week that if there is sufficient evidence showing that the U.S. genuinely wishes to reach a fair, dignified, and permanent resolution to end the conflict, Iran is willing to give diplomacy another chance, but he also noted that there is currently not much reason to expect progress.The conflict has disrupted energy transportation in the Persian Gulf, pushing Brent crude oil prices up more than 80% this year and raising U.S. gasoline prices and living costs. A Pew Research Center survey conducted from September 28 to October 4 shows that about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the Iran conflict, and about half of respondents expect the war to last more than a year. Reports indicate that concerns over military escalation are once again driving up oil prices and affecting the Republican Party's prospects in the midterm elections.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that after Bitcoin closed below the 50-day moving average, the price hovered around $80,600, marking the first time since August that it fell below this average, ending a streak of 66 days above it. Currently, the price is still about 10% higher than the 200-day moving average.The U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF saw a net outflow of $137.9 million on Friday, marking two consecutive trading days of net outflows. Previously, on Thursday, there was a net outflow of $635.6 million, the largest single-day outflow since June. The total net outflow over the two trading days is approximately $773.5 million.

The innovation exemption for tokenized securities trading venues launched by the U.S. SEC in September is sparking controversy within the industry regarding blockchain qualification standards. This exemption allows eligible companies to trade tokenized U.S. stocks without registering as traditional securities exchanges, but requires their smart contracts to be auditable, public, and deployed on a public, permissionless blockchain.Currently, three companies have submitted operational intent notices to the SEC. TSV LLC plans to use the privacy-focused Canton Network; OKXICE and Kephas Corp. intend to utilize their respective enterprise group's developed Ethereum Layer 2 networks.In a letter submitted on Thursday, the Solana Policy Institute requested the SEC to tighten the definition of "permissionless," focusing on who actually controls the blockchain, including who can validate or block transactions and modify network rules. Hedera advocates for an expansion of the exemption's scope, arguing that only authorized entities should participate in validation, which should not disqualify their network.The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) also called for clarification on which blockchains are eligible and questioned whether stock tokenization should require explicit prior consent from the issuing company, rather than requiring companies to opt out. The financial regulatory advocacy group Better Markets urged the SEC to withdraw the exemption and instead engage in formal rulemaking.An SEC official stated that companies can begin operations 30 days after submitting a notice, provided they meet the exemption criteria, without waiting for SEC approval, which does not imply SEC endorsement of their chosen blockchain. The official noted that the regulatory agency intends to maintain a broad definition to allow space for companies to experiment; further frequently asked questions may be released, but substantive adjustments would require action from the commission.Meanwhile, more companies are opposing the tokenization of their stocks. As of Friday, among the 62 companies initially listed by OKXICE, 22 have raised objections, exceeding one-third. New objectors include Wells Fargo, Arm, and Intuit.

The National Information Security Vulnerability Sharing Platform (CNVD) released a security announcement titled "Analysis and Repair Suggestions for PHP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability," in which it supports affected users to closely monitor official information, download and update to the latest version through official channels. Users who are temporarily unable to update can take measures to reduce certain attack vectors, mitigate vulnerability threats, and continuously monitor for abnormal PHP process exits, abnormal system command calls, unfamiliar process creations, and abnormal file writes, while retaining logs for traceability analysis.In its protection recommendations, CNVD stated that information system operating units should further strengthen security protection, comprehensively sort out their network assets, and reduce the public exposure of information systems according to the principle of not connecting to the internet unless necessary. Operating units that are currently unable to repair should take temporary response measures such as network isolation, network access restrictions, and taking unnecessary business systems offline.

Coinglass data shows that in the past 7 days, the net inflow to CEX platforms was 46,928.46 BTC, with Binance platform inflowing 37,394.58 BTC, Coinbase Pro platform inflowing 1,447.9 BTC, and Kraken platform inflowing 3,019.97 BTC.

According to the market information platform Liquid247.xyz, the current price of BTC is $80,646. The thickest order book is on Coinbase spot: sell orders amount to $33,169,300, and buy orders amount to $18,516,800, with sell orders exceeding buy orders by $14,652,500.Binance spot, OKX perpetual, and Hyperliquid perpetual sell orders are also thicker than buy orders, but the scale is not as large as Coinbase spot. If a large buy or sell order suddenly appears, exchanges with thinner order books will be affected first, and price fluctuations will be more pronounced.

The S&P Dow Jones Indices has adjusted the rules for classifying stocks into growth and value categories, incorporating intangible assets, expected earnings, and free cash flow as evaluation factors. The new rules will take effect before the market opens on December 21, potentially forcing funds that track the relevant indices to adjust their holdings. At least $375 billion in passive fund assets are linked to the affected indices.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to 8.269 billion USD, with long positions at 3.852 billion USD, accounting for 46.58%, and short positions at 4.417 billion USD, accounting for 53.42%. The profit and loss for long positions is 116 million USD, while the profit and loss for short positions is -66.8973 million USD.Among them, the whale address 0x5b5d..60 has shorted ETH with a 5x leverage at a price of 2322.74 USD, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -6.139 million USD.

According to the market information platform Liquid247.xyz, the current price of ETH is $2,379.10. The current thickest order book is on Coinbase spot: buy orders at $13,725,900, sell orders at $10,238,800, with buy orders exceeding sell orders by $3,487,100.The Binance spot buy orders are also thicker than sell orders, but the scale is smaller than that of Coinbase spot. If a large buy or sell order suddenly appears, the exchanges with thinner order books will be affected first, and the price fluctuations will be more pronounced.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has launched an investigation into the payment of approximately $6.3 million by the stablecoin issuer Tether to the consulting firm Nxum. Nxum was co-founded by former White House cryptocurrency advisor Bo Hines, who holds one-third of the company's shares. On October 22, Blumenthal sent a letter to Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, requesting the contracts between the two parties, cryptocurrency payment records, wallet addresses, and communication content.Tether is accused of paying Nxum $415,000 per month since May 2025 for strategic communications, lobbying, and public relations services. Blumenthal pointed out that Bo Hines, while serving as the executive director of the White House Digital Assets Advisory Committee, still held shares in Nxum and coordinated affairs with the company through encrypted communication applications. He also questioned whether Tether transferred cryptocurrency through the marketing company Notorious and then allocated funds to Nxum shareholders. Tether began directly contracting with Nxum after August 2025 and hired Bo Hines to oversee the newly established U.S. operations. Blumenthal has requested that Tether, Nxum, and related parties respond by November 6, noting that the relevant allegations have not yet formed a legal determination, and Tether has not publicly responded.

According to a report by Reuters, as of Friday, 22 companies have submitted objections against listing their U.S. stocks in tokenized form on the tokenized stock platform OKXICE, jointly launched by OKX and the Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. The latest batch of companies opposing includes Wells Fargo, Arm Holdings, and Intuit, following Microsoft and Alphabet, the parent company of Google, who joined the opposition the previous week. Among the 22 companies mentioned, 16 are listed on Nasdaq, while only 6 are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.Nasdaq issued guidance in September regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's innovation exemption mechanism, reminding issuers that "they must be cautious about their own participation," and stated that the consequences for liquidity, price discovery, and long-term shareholder value may not become apparent until the experiment has progressed for some time. Andrew Cuomo, co-chairman of OKXICE and former governor of New York, indicated that more objections are expected for the joint venture platform, as companies wish to avoid being among the first to test this stock model.Earlier this month, the joint venture platform submitted documents to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, planning to provide tokenized stock listings for 62 companies. Cointelegraph sought comments on Intuit's decision to withdraw from the plan but did not receive an immediate response; spokespeople for Wells Fargo and Arm Holdings declined to comment.

According to a report by Forbes on Friday, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to reform its voluntary disclosure program, planning to reduce penalties and expedite the processing of tax violation cases, including those involving cryptocurrency.Jarod Koopman, head of the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, stated that the agency aims to launch the revised program before December and to close cases within 120 days after taxpayers complete the required submission process. He noted that the new plan will not establish a separate disclosure channel for digital assets but will apply the same voluntary disclosure procedures to other forms of tax noncompliance. Koopman also mentioned that the penalties under the revised program will be significantly lower than current levels, although he did not provide specific amounts. The IRS is considering allowing taxpayers to settle debts through installment payments or settlement offers.According to Forbes, the current program often takes a year or longer to complete and primarily targets taxpayers who intentionally fail to comply with tax laws and may face criminal prosecution, rather than those who make reporting errors due to negligence. Meanwhile, legislative efforts are advancing another voluntary disclosure program aimed at cryptocurrency taxpayers. Section 502 of the Digital Asset Taxation Certainty Act will establish a correction process with clear penalty standards for past violations, and the bill was passed by the House Ways and Means Committee in September.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Cumberland (0x83B...Fc2e4) transferred 10.31 million USD1 to BitGo, worth approximately 10.3 million USD, possibly for over-the-counter trading.

The UK government stated that Prime Minister Burnham emphasized during his conversation with President Trump that the comprehensive use of Starlink in Ukraine is crucial.

The decentralized perpetual contract protocol Lighter announced the inclusion of weETH as collateral for perpetual contract trading on the platform. The platform calculates the trading margin based on 70% of the weETH index value, which sets a 30% discount on the collateral asset.At the same time, Lighter has set the maximum supply limit of weETH collateral across the platform to 1000 units. After the adjustment, users can use weETH as margin to open perpetual contract positions on Lighter.

According to Israeli media i24, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to develop a blockchain-based plan to address potential financial sanctions that Israel may face in the future. Currently, the specific details and implementation plan of the relevant proposal have not been disclosed.

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Franklin Templeton, with assets under management of $1.7 trillion, has completed the final regulatory procedure before listing two ETFs that convert stock dividends into Bitcoin.On October 22, the company submitted Form 8-A to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to register shares of the Franklin US Equity Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF and the Franklin US Innovation Bitcoin DRIP Index ETF for trading on NASDAQ. The prospectus submitted on the same day indicates an effective date of October 27. These two funds were first filed in June of this year, with codes and fees not disclosed at that time.The stock fund code is FBEQ, which tracks the VettaFi US Large-Cap 500 Bitcoin DRIP Index. This index holds the 500 largest companies in the U.S. by market capitalization, weighted by free float. As of September 30, it actually held 499 stocks, with a concentration in the information technology sector. The fund's initial allocation is 95% stocks and 5% Bitcoin, with regular or special dividends distributed by companies being used to purchase Bitcoin at the opening of the next trading day after the ex-dividend date, increasing the Bitcoin allocation with each dividend payment.During quarterly rebalancing, any Bitcoin allocation exceeding 5% will be reduced to 4.5%; if the Bitcoin allocation exceeds 20% between two rebalancing periods, it will be brought down to 4.5% within two trading days, with the funds flowing back into stocks. The fund does not directly hold on-chain Bitcoin but gains exposure through Bitcoin exchange-traded products (including its own spot fund), futures and options, or depository receipts, with some achieved through a subsidiary in the Cayman Islands. The FBEQ fee is 0.09%, with no 12b-1 fees, managed by Franklin Advisory Services, and Franklin Templeton Institutional serves as a sub-advisor. The innovation fund employs the same mechanism, tracking the VettaFi US Innovation 100 Bitcoin DRIP Index, with components from the 100 largest non-financial companies listed on NASDAQ.Franklin Templeton had previously filed for a spot Bitcoin ETF in September 2023 and launched it in January 2024 under the code EZBC; in April of this year, it acquired 250 Digital and established an institutional digital asset department, Franklin Crypto. These two DRIP funds extend the strategy to investors who will not purchase Bitcoin on their own.

The Kremlin expressed gratitude to Melania Trump for her contribution to the Oleshky humanitarian agreement, as the Russian and Ukrainian military are determining the ceasefire date in the region.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the inspection priorities for the fiscal year 2027, continuing to conduct risk-oriented inspections of over 34,000 registered entities, focusing on investment advisors, funds, brokers, clearing agencies, and other market participants.The SEC stated that the fiscal year 2027 will focus on the fiduciary duty and conflicts of interest of investment advisors, retail investor protection, private funds and private credit, brokers' anti-money laundering and transaction supervision, operational resilience, and cybersecurity, among other areas. Emerging technologies and market infrastructure are also listed as priorities.Among these, the SEC will pay attention to the impact of advanced technologies, including "superintelligence," on market operations, compliance, fraud prevention, and investor protection, while also assessing the risks brought by government bond clearing reform, tokenization, and related changes in market structure.