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According to Crowdfund Insider, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) analyst Craig Siegenthaler adjusted the target prices for three major retail trading and cryptocurrency platforms in early October 2026, as follows:• Robinhood (HOOD): Target price raised from $140 to $156, maintaining a "Buy" rating.• Coinbase (COIN): Target price raised from $174 to $203, maintaining a "Buy" rating.• eToro (ETOR): Target price lowered from $46 to $39, maintaining a "Neutral" rating.

10x Research published that Bitcoin option prices have fallen to a five-year low, with near-month implied volatility at 33.5%, more than 4 percentage points lower than actual volatility, indicating that option pricing is relatively cheap. In the past week, the skew of Bitcoin options has decreased by nearly 3 percentage points, with traders focusing on buying put options expiring in October with strike prices of $78,000 and $80,000, with single large trades reaching up to $204 million.10x Research believes this indicates that investors overall still hold long positions while hedging downside risks through options, rather than fully turning bearish. In contrast, the Ethereum options market shows different signals. Its largest corporate buyer has indicated that it will stop buying in the coming weeks, with options trading primarily dominated by sellers of call options, and implied volatility higher than actual volatility.

According to the Business Times citing supply chain sources, Intel has raised the prices of multi-generational PC processors since September, with the high-end Panther Lake seeing an increase of 15% to 20%. Qualcomm raised the prices of multi-chip platforms by about 10% on October 1, and AMD is reported to follow suit, with the increase, scope, and effective date still to be confirmed.The report states that Intel has raised prices three times since the end of last year. Starting from September 1, prices were adjusted differentially by product line, with the highest increase for high-end Panther Lake products, focusing on those equipped with high-end GPU tiles, rather than a simultaneous increase across the entire series; Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake saw increases of about 5% to 10%. Panther Lake adopts heterogeneous integration, with the CPU Compute tile produced by Intel 18A, and the high-end GPU tile outsourced to TSMC N3E. The largest increase this time is for high-end GPUs using TSMC's advanced process.The supply chain indicates that Qualcomm's Snapdragon X and X2 Elite platforms will increase by about 10% starting in October. AMD's Ryzen and EPYC heavily rely on TSMC's advanced processes, with the next generation of EPYC pushing towards 2 nanometers. Industry insiders say that process upgrades, product high-endization, and AI computing power demands are simultaneously driving up CPU prices, with AI, mobile, and high-end computing competing for TSMC's 3-nanometer capacity, while 2-nanometer is entering the ramp-up phase for mass production.

Arthur Hayes stated that at the beginning of each super bull market, the market must overcome numerous concerns. In 2017, it was the block size debate; in 2020, it was the pandemic; in 2023, it was the FTX collapse and central bank interest rate hikes; in 2026, it will be the panic caused by AI encryption technology (FUD).The wave of money printing will eventually come, and asset prices will soar.

On Thursday during the European trading session, Dow Jones index futures fell by 0.56%, S&P 500 index futures fell by 0.28%, and Nasdaq 100 index futures fell by 0.44%.U.S. Treasury yields rose to multi-year highs, and high oil prices intensified inflation concerns. U.S.-Iran relations are tense, and the Strait of Hormuz is facing threats. The market is focused on speeches from Federal Reserve officials and a new batch of quarterly earnings reports.

Analyst Darkfost stated that the recent demand for Bitcoin in the market has significantly improved, especially as spot demand continues to rise. Currently, the total demand for Bitcoin has returned to positive territory, exceeding 14,000 BTC, while futures demand remains relatively stable, averaging about 32,000 BTC recently.Spot demand is currently around negative 17,000 BTC. Although it is still in negative territory, it has improved significantly from negative 207,000 BTC on September 20. Darkfost believes that while the current Bitcoin price is declining, market demand is gradually recovering, which is a positive market signal.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain whale holds 98,089 ETH long positions worth 252.3 million dollars, with liquidation prices of 2446.48 dollars and 2424.47 dollars.

U.S. President Trump stated that the entire nation of Iran will be completely destroyed, and this matter will come to an end soon, at which point oil prices will plummet.

U.S. Treasury bonds resumed their decline on Wednesday, with the 30-year Treasury yield rising to its highest level since 2002, reaching 5.72%. The increase in oil prices has raised market concerns about inflation and interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.The yield on the UK 30-year government bond rose to 6%, while the yield on the French government bond of the same duration increased by 14 basis points. Mizuho International strategists stated that the market is affected by the rise in oil prices.

Gold prices rose slightly in early European trading as investors sought safe-haven assets. Analysts at Dutch International noted that high U.S. Treasury yields and a stronger dollar could limit the rise in gold prices. The CME "FedWatch" tool shows that traders expect only a 22% chance of a rate hike in October.

Economist Jim Rickards stated that gold prices may reach $10,000 faster than most analysts expect. He referred to this as "fifth-grade math": the price of gold only needs to rise 11% from $9,000 to $10,000, which is much smaller than the increase from $3,000 to $4,000. He pointed out that the ongoing purchases of gold by central banks provide a bottom support for gold prices, and the strengthening of the dollar and the decline in gold prices do not represent the implications that supporters of "currency devaluation theory" believe. Rickards expects gold prices to reach $10,000 by mid-2027.In the comparison between Bitcoin and gold, Rickards remains skeptical and explores whether Bitcoin is a safe-haven asset or a risk asset in the next crisis. He also referred to stablecoins as "the most dangerous thing in the world," believing they pose a threat to the bond market. Additionally, he discussed the 1998 bailout of Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM), yen carry trades and the leverage risks of private credit, AI risks, as well as the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike in September and its subsequent effects.

According to Cointelegraph, Arthur Hayes stated that U.S. policymakers may support the AI industry and government debt financing by increasing the money supply, driving up cryptocurrency prices. If China shifts from limited tightening to large-scale monetary stimulus, it may also boost demand for scarce assets. He is also paying attention to financial pressures in France, including credit default swaps related to BNP Paribas and the spread of French government bonds.Catrina Wang, General Partner at Portal Ventures, stated that banks and asset management companies have an advantage in on-chain financial markets due to existing customer relationships. Todd McDonald, co-founder of R3, pointed out that public chains can help institutions reach customers beyond their own networks. Justin Kugel, Executive Vice President of Growth at World Liberty Financial, mentioned that the demand for asset management and investment evaluation still leaves room for intermediaries.Chetan Karkhanis, Senior Vice President of Digital Asset Client Relations at Franklin Templeton, stated that the company has no intention of issuing its own stablecoin and hopes to provide investment returns through tokenized money market funds. Haonan Li, co-founder and CEO of Codex, stated that trade routes connecting Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia are driving demand for stablecoin payments, with buyers paying eastward and manufactured goods flowing westward.Ilya Podoynitsyn, co-founder and CEO of FinHarbor, stated that companies need to confirm they have long-term idle funds that do not affect daily operations before allocating cryptocurrency assets. Michael Camarda, Chief Development Officer of SharpLink, an Ethereum treasury company, stated that both stock buybacks and increasing ETH holdings can enhance the per-share ETH ownership, and the company employs both methods to meet the preferences of institutional and retail investors.

According to a report by Reuters, Citigroup has raised its price forecasts for Bitcoin and Ethereum over the next 12 months, citing reasons such as increased activity in the cryptocurrency market, a supportive macroeconomic environment, and the resumption of ETF fund inflows.Citigroup has raised its 12-month target price for Bitcoin from $82,000 to $113,000, and its target price for Ethereum from $2,240 to $3,028.In a report released on Wednesday, Citigroup stated that it expects inflows into the cryptocurrency market to resume, but at a slower and more stable pace than before, as advisory firms and brokerages gradually increase their Bitcoin allocations, which is likely to sustain the inflows.Citigroup anticipates that there will be $5 billion in inflows into the cryptocurrency market over the next 12 months. The U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act last week. This bill aims to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets, and its blockage poses a certain setback for the entire cryptocurrency industry. Following the U.S. Treasury's recent repurchase of long-term government bonds, the dollar weakened, reigniting the upward momentum in the cryptocurrency market.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence division SpaceXAI is considering adjusting the subscription plans for the Grok chatbot and social platform X, planning to launch a unified subscription service with 4 pricing tiers. The free version will provide access to Grok, but with stricter usage limits; the highest "Ultra" package will cost $100 per month and include Grok Bot AI agent features. SpaceXAI also plans to launch a "Lite" package for $8 per month, offering access to Grok, X platform verification badges, and fewer ads.

Driven by a new round of increases in the energy market, inflation rates in major European economies have soared to multi-year highs. Inflation data for September in Germany, France, Italy, and Spain all exceeded expectations, with Spain's inflation rate reaching 5%, the highest since 2023.Fuel costs are the main driver, expected to push the overall inflation rate in the Eurozone towards 4%. Although the market anticipated a September inflation rate of 3.7% for the Eurozone, data from multiple countries exceeded expectations, leading to a decrease in investor bets on an interest rate hike by the European Central Bank in October.

Gold stabilized after rising on Tuesday, as traders weighed the drop in oil prices easing concerns about energy-driven inflation against the pressure from high U.S. Treasury yields.The yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond rose to its highest level since 2002 on Tuesday. The market will focus on U.S. personal consumption expenditure data and non-farm payroll data for clues on the future path of interest rates.

Federal Reserve Governor Barr stated that the surge in investment and related demand brought about by artificial intelligence development has had a measurable impact on prices.