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According to market news combined with on-chain data, it is suspected that Binance's Ethereum hot wallet has encountered a large abnormal outflow, involving over 60 types of tokens, with an asset scale of approximately 2.53 billion USD.Currently, this news has not been officially confirmed, and the specific situation awaits further verification.

Recently, the cryptocurrency exchange Echobit has partnered with the stablecoin infrastructure platform Interlace to launch a customized ceramic stablecoin card, combining stablecoin payment functionality with personalized card designs, further enriching VIP customer benefits and expanding service scenarios beyond trading.As competition among digital asset platforms becomes increasingly diversified, enriching user scenarios and shaping differentiated VIP services have become the core of customer operations. In this collaboration, Echobit leverages Interlace's ceramic card solution to integrate stablecoin payments with everyday consumption scenarios, and through unique materials and exclusive designs, creates a cardholder experience that differs from traditional cards, providing VIP customers with more recognizable exclusive benefits.As a stablecoin infrastructure platform, Interlace focuses on issuing card infrastructure, helping exchanges, wallets, fintech platforms, and financial institutions quickly launch their own branded card projects through API and white-label solutions, supporting virtual cards, physical cards, and customized card designs. As of now, Interlace has issued over 10 million cards, continuously assisting global partners in accelerating the implementation of stablecoin payments.

Phoenix Technology cites a report from Business Insider, stating that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates mentioned in the latest episode of the "Decoder" podcast that artificial intelligence will create "true abundance," but the next 20 years will be as turbulent as any period in human history, with unprecedented job losses and chaos, resulting in winners and losers.Gates indicated that jobs such as telemarketing, customer service, and accounting will disappear, as AI can perform these tasks more cheaply, quickly, and even more accurately; blue-collar jobs will be taken over by humanoid robots. If not significantly slowed down or stopped, robots capable of building houses, growing food, and performing surgeries will emerge, making human labor unnecessary for most goods and services. He believes that work provides a sense of purpose, income, a reason to attend, relationships with colleagues, and pathways for creativity and problem-solving, while activities such as art, sports, cooking, and parenting can be left to humans in the future.The report also mentions that Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon have proposed shortening the workweek; Elon Musk has predicted that the transition will be "bumpy" and advocates for the government to issue checks to everyone; Dalio Amodi stated that AI is expected to improve quality of life, but the scale of short-term impacts will be unprecedented; Sam Altman mentioned in May of this year that the number of white-collar jobs eliminated by AI is not as high as he expected. Despite concerns that AI will replace jobs and high-profile layoffs at companies like Amazon and Meta, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has not significantly risen during the AI boom.

According to Coinglass data, in the past hour, the total liquidation across the network was 192 million dollars, with long positions liquidated at 184 million dollars and short positions liquidated at 8.4157 million dollars.Among them, in the past hour, the liquidation amount for BTC was 57.7 million dollars, and for ETH, it was 52.76 million dollars. Additionally, NEAR had a liquidation of 13.02 million dollars.

Imran Khan, co-founder of Alliance, expressed his views on a16z crypto's shift towards cutting-edge technology. He stated that he is always grateful to a16z for leading the investment in Coinbase in 2013, which provided external validation for the crypto industry; Marc Andreessen's 2014 article "Why Bitcoin Matters" in The New York Times pushed him to shift his career towards Bitcoin.Imran Khan mentioned that at that time, very few institutions or funds were willing to publicly support crypto, and a16z and USV were two funds that took on brand risk. Since then, a large number of talents have entered and reshaped the crypto industry. He believes that the current infrastructure development in artificial intelligence has a practical connection with Bitcoin mining infrastructure and the talent flowing from crypto to artificial intelligence.He stated that the shift from crypto to cutting-edge technologies such as robotics, biology, artificial intelligence, energy, and computing power means that the talents and capabilities built in crypto over the past decade can be applied to a broader range of fields. He cited the resistance faced by data centers as an example, noting that crypto also faced opposition, but traditional finance has now accepted crypto to a certain extent. He believes that cutting-edge technology is the next generation of technology builders, and the world often recognizes the importance of new technologies many years later.

According to Coinglass data, in the past 4 hours, the total liquidation across the network was 85.3942 million USD, with long positions liquidated at 79.9429 million USD and short positions liquidated at 5.4513 million USD.In the past 24 hours, 102,803 people were liquidated, with a total liquidation amount of 429 million USD. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance BTCUSDT, valued at 11.7772 million USD.

On-chain data analysis account Lookonchain posted on X that on October 21, Bitcoin ETF had a net outflow of 403 BTC in a single day, approximately 33.88 million dollars; over the past 7 days, there was a net inflow of 2,528 BTC, approximately 212 million dollars.During the same period, Ethereum ETF had a net outflow of 12,700 ETH in a single day, approximately 31.42 million dollars; over the past 7 days, there was a net outflow of 155,100 ETH, approximately 384 million dollars.

According to SoSoValue data, the total net inflow for the ZEC spot ETF in the United States was $1.6074 million, while the total net outflow for the NEAR spot ETF was $2.5389 million.For ZEC, only the Zcash ETF (ZCSH) recorded a net inflow of $1.6074 million, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $154 million. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of the ZEC spot ETF was $650 million, with a net asset ratio of 3.08%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $154 million.For NEAR, only the Bitwise NEAR ETF (NRR) recorded a net outflow of $2.5389 million, with a historical cumulative net inflow of $85.9264 million. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of the NEAR spot ETF was $83.0221 million, with a net asset ratio of 1.27%, and a historical cumulative net inflow of $85.9264 million.

Semiconductor analyst Jukan shares a commentary translated into English by him, authored by a salesperson from a local Chinese sell-side institution. The individual states: In mid to late September, hardware quickly transitioned into a downward wave, with China and South Korea adjusting first, experiencing deeper declines and longer durations, followed by Japan, Taiwan, and the semiconductor ETF SOXX weakening subsequently; there is significant divergence in the market regarding whether AI is entering a mid-cycle collapse, but there is less controversy about the industry still advancing.The individual summarizes the views of interviewed investors: High long-term interest rates in the U.S., capital expenditures beginning to rely on external financing and competing for funds in the market, multi-layered leverage accumulation, and tight funding are the main reasons for this round of decline, with companies like CoreWeave experiencing a noticeable deterioration in financing structure and cost burden. Model invocation prices are decreasing, but capital expenditures and supply chain costs are difficult to reduce quickly, making short-term investment returns hard to realize. ASML and TSMC's guidance this season is strong, but near-term pressures cannot be ruled out; the bullwhip effect and differences in value chain levels may cause volatility to be greater than expected.The individual also mentions that use cases beyond coding are emerging in scenarios such as SaaS and AI drug development, which may gradually alleviate investment return concerns and expand demand. His personal judgment: Before more evidence emerges, the current situation resembles a high-volatility phase rather than a collapse that has already begun; the decline may not yet be over, and hardware leadership may give way to applications. Even if control of both houses changes in the midterm elections, the impact may mainly be limited to constraints on certain data center projects, and the U.S. earnings season needs to verify the performance of large technology companies.

Liu Xing, the head of public relations at ByteDance, publicly questioned the claim that "over half of China's AI computing power is used for creating light-hearted dramas," stating that the related data is "somewhat unreliable." He revealed that only about 10% of ByteDance's total computing power is used for training and inference of video generation models, and this percentage also includes model development, not all of it is used for producing short dramas.The controversy originated from an investor communication record disclosed by Chinese Online in June this year. The company stated that 55% of domestic AI Token consumption comes from short dramas and video generation, 24% is used for e-commerce marketing, and software development accounts for only 15%. After this set of data was circulated, it evolved into the claim that "half of China's computing power is used for creating light-hearted dramas," leading to discussions such as "the U.S. creates the future, while China creates light-hearted dramas."

According to The Block, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net outflow of $228.6 million last week, with BlackRock's IBIT experiencing a net outflow of $165.5 million. Ethereum spot ETFs had an even larger net outflow last week, reaching $320 million.

According to the latest stock derivatives exchange ranking released by RootData, the top three exchanges are Hyperliquid, Binance, and Gate.Among them, Hyperliquid scored 95.7, with a 24h trading volume of 1.581 billion USD, an increase of 103.18%; Binance scored 95.4, with a 24h trading volume of 5.788 billion USD, an increase of 82.66%; Gate scored 93.6, with a 24h trading volume of 433 million USD, an increase of 36.44%.It is worth noting that the 24h trading volumes of the listed exchanges generally increased, while HTX experienced the largest decline in the past 24h, dropping over 22% to 1.9054 million USD.

According to the official announcement, the 156th Gate contract points airdrop will be open for collection from October 19, 18:00 to 23:59 (UTC+8). This period sets up two points redemption reward pools, with limited rewards available on a first-come, first-served basis.Reward Pool One requires a Gate contract points balance of 120--90 points (decreasing). Users can spend 15 Gate contract points to redeem 0.015 QQQG; Reward Pool Two requires a points balance of no less than 40 points, and spending 20 Gate contract points can redeem a 100 USDT position experience voucher. Rewards are expected to be credited approximately 1 hour after successful collection.

According to CoinGlass data, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours was 222 million dollars. Among them, long positions accounted for 160 million dollars, and short positions accounted for 61.4383 million dollars, with long positions making up 72.3%. A total of 71,183 people were liquidated.By coin type, BTC had a liquidation of approximately 43.5224 million dollars (long positions 36.3862 million dollars, short positions 7.1362 million dollars). ETH had a liquidation of approximately 36.3222 million dollars (long positions 27.5461 million dollars, short positions 8.7761 million dollars). SOL had a liquidation of approximately 9.1886 million dollars (long positions 7.5828 million dollars, short positions 1.6058 million dollars). ZEC had a liquidation of approximately 8.8026 million dollars (long positions 6.7587 million dollars, short positions 2.0439 million dollars). CL had a liquidation of approximately 7.648 million dollars (long positions 0.117 million dollars, short positions 7.6363 million dollars). SOXL had a liquidation of approximately 6.324 million dollars (long positions 6.2116 million dollars, short positions 0.1124 million dollars). XRP had a liquidation of approximately 4.767 million dollars (long positions 4.5276 million dollars, short positions 0.2394 million dollars). NEAR had a liquidation of approximately 4.2293 million dollars (long positions 3.0669 million dollars, short positions 1.1624 million dollars).

Recently, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han accepted an exclusive interview with the cryptocurrency media Bitcoin.com, reflecting on Gate's journey from developing its underlying trading system in 2013 to becoming a platform serving over 61 million users across more than 130 countries and regions. He further elaborated on the strategic vision of the TOKEN2049 keynote speech "One Gate, Everything Money."Dr. Han stated that in the face of the long-standing barriers between traditional finance and the cryptocurrency market, users have often faced the dilemma of fragmented capital management. They not only need to frequently transfer funds between banks, brokerages, and cryptocurrency platforms but also have to keep a large amount of cash idle in bank accounts, suffering losses from inflation and lack of returns. Meanwhile, high-quality assets like stocks and gold are difficult to consume immediately due to liquidity constraints.To address this industry pain point, Gate officially launched the integrated financial application Gate Money, which consolidates fiat currency, cryptocurrency assets, gold, ETFs, and over 12,800 global stocks into a single account. Users no longer need to hold large amounts of low-yield idle cash and can allocate capital to high-quality assets with value preservation and appreciation potential. When a consumption demand arises, the system will instantly convert the corresponding assets into fiat currency for payment, keeping the funds in an investment state before consumption.

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According to CoinGlass data, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours reached 924 million USD, with long positions liquidating 802 million USD and short positions liquidating 122 million USD, affecting a total of 175,806 people.The largest single liquidation in the past 24 hours occurred on Binance's BTCUSDT, valued at 12.0347 million USD, in the direction of long positions, with a transaction price of 80,208.96 USD.