Crypto Flash News and Market Updates

According to ChainCatcher, as of October 18, Bitcoin spot trading shows heavier sell pressure on Coinbase, with sell orders at $25.2818 million against buy orders of $16.654 million, a difference of $8.6279 million. BTC is currently trading at $81,801. The data was sourced from trading intelligence

According to CoinDesk, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley each expressed positive views on tokenization during their third-quarter earnings calls on October 18. Goldman Sachs highlighted tokenization as a pathway to expand its trading business, while Wells Fargo stated its tokenized depo

According to Arkham data monitored by ChainCatcher, whale 0xf82 withdrew 1 million CAKE tokens (worth $2.16 million) from Bybit, along with 800 BNB valued at approximately $576,000.

Poland's military took action to verify a suspected unidentified object over Polish airspace overnight on October 17, according to a military statement. Ground search teams have been deployed south of Lublin to locate the object's possible crash site. However, the military has not yet confirmed whet

According to ChainCatcher, a whale accumulated 7.6 million WLD tokens over the past 14 days at an average price of $0.57 per token, investing approximately $4.32 million. The position has generated an unrealized loss exceeding $780,000 and is approaching $1 million in losses.

According to Guru Club, DeepSeek updated its V4.1 Flash model to version 1017 on October 17, with the new version deployed across its web platform, mobile app, and API. The updated model achieved improved benchmark performance across multiple tasks.
The new version reduces execution time and output

According to CME FedWatch data, as of October 18, the probability of the Federal Reserve maintaining interest rates unchanged in October stands at 84.5%, while the probability of a 25 basis point hike is 15.5%.

According to CNBC host Jim Cramer on Wednesday (October 14), investors should avoid completely exiting the stock market despite significant uncertainty, as premature retreat could mean missing the next rally. The S&P 500 fell over 1% and the Nasdaq declined 1.9% on the day. Cramer noted that missing

According to Bitcoin Magazine, Jurrien Timmer, global macro director at Fidelity, recently stated that Bitcoin may be entering a new bull cycle. Based on the power law pattern, Timmer suggested that a new four-year bull cycle may have begun. He noted that clear market narratives are typically lackin

According to the Saudi-led coalition on Oct 18, an AH-6I helicopter crashed in Najran region due to technical failure, resulting in 2 crew member deaths.
Yemeni Houthi forces claimed on the evening of Oct 17 that they shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter in the same Najran area, presenting a conflic

According to South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva raised South Korea's 2026 economic growth forecast to 3.3% from 2.6% on October 17. Georgieva praised South Korea's monetary-fiscal policy combination as "appropriate," noting the gradual tightenin

According to IMF Director Choi Ji-young, on October 15, the International Monetary Fund significantly lowered its forecast for South Korea's government debt ratio by 2031 from 63.1% to 49.7%, a downward revision of 13.4 percentage points. In its latest Fiscal Monitor, the IMF also raised South Korea

According to South Korea's Ministry of Finance and Economy, Vice Premier and Finance Minister Lee Hyung-il held 19 bilateral meetings on October 18 at the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, setting a record for Korean economic officials. Of these, 12 were initiated by counterpart nations

According to ChainCatcher, OpenCode recently experienced a large-scale model distillation attack impacting approximately 1.4% of its Console users. The affected accounts are primarily those connected to external model providers, and OpenCode has notified all impacted users via email.

According to Frost & Sullivan, in the first half of 2026, global humanoid robot sales reached 36,000 units, exceeding 2025's full-year volume of 35,000 units, with market revenue totaling $540 million. All five leading companies by revenue were Chinese enterprises, with two based in Shenzhen.

According to a Venezuelan Interior Ministry statement, Venezuela's National Guard and French Navy jointly seized nearly 3 tons of drugs in Caribbean operations on October 17. The coordinated effort resulted in the confiscation of 2,900.9 kilograms of narcotics, comprising 1,173.5 kg of cocaine and 1

According to Coin Bureau, Situational Awareness, the AI-focused fund managed by Leopold Aschenbrenner, purchased hundreds of millions of dollars in options on AI-related stocks in early September. Since September 8, six of its seven key holdings have declined sharply. CoreWeave fell 37.4%, SK Hynix

According to Benzinga, Future Fund managing partner Gary Black warned Tesla investors on Thursday to stop hyping a potential merger between Tesla and Elon Musk's SpaceX. Black stated that if the deal were structured as a stock-for-stock transaction, arbitrageurs would erode any shareholder premium b

According to Yonhap, South Korea's government will meet with representatives from five major crypto exchanges—Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Digital X, and GOPAX—on October 20 to discuss virtual asset taxation plans scheduled to take effect in January 2027.
Under the current proposal, gains from virtual

According to the French Interior Ministry, large-scale protests occurred across France on October 17, with 550,000 participants reported by the government, or approximately 800,000 according to French unions. About 400 people were arrested nationwide, with 110,000 of the 550,000 demonstrators concen