Huoxun Finance reported on October 18 that according to monitoring by on-chain analyst Aunt Ai, after OKX opened SLERF deposits, the spot price instantly dropped from $0.23 to $0.07982, almost the same as the on-chain price. At the same time, Binance's contract price also fell back to $0.07856.

Huoxun Finance reported on October 18th that TheDataNerd, in an article published on the X platform, has discovered a large-scale wash trading operation for Binance Alpha tokens. This group, likely controlled by a single entity, utilizes multiple addresses to withdraw BNB from Binance. These addresses are performing numerous daily Alpha token transactions, involving dozens of tokens and thousands of transactions at an extremely high frequency. Over the past 30 days, each address has traded over 250 different tokens, with hundreds of thousands of transactions. This scale and intensity is typical of automated trading bots, not individual project teams. Furthermore, these addresses have recently traded COAI and have not bought early at the bottom, as exemplified by 0x40 in the chart below. Rather than buying and holding like memecoin insiders, they are engaged in a continuous buying and selling pattern, similar to arbitrage/mining bots.

According to crypto analyst Ember (@EmberCN), an institutional address that received a 30 million UNI investment allocation in 2020 has transferred 1.697 million UNI tokens, valued at approximately $10.29 million, to market maker Wintermute over the past five hours. Following the transfer, the address still holds approximately 24.9 million UNI tokens, valued at approximately $149 million at current prices.

According to Huoxun Finance, on October 18, the OKX market showed that BTC had just broken through $107,000 and was currently trading at $107,015.00 per coin, with a daily increase of 0.21%.

Odaily Planet Daily News: Meme platform Four.Meme announced that it will launch the "Token Name Protection" function to improve fairness and prevent confusion in project names. This mechanism will automatically trigger protection when the token is in the binding curve stage of Fair Mode and the number of holders exceeds 100. Once triggered, the name of the token and the Ticker will be locked for 72 hours, during which time new Fair Mode tokens with the same or similar names cannot be created. The system also cross-checks Free Mode and Fair Mode to ensure that there is no duplicate naming between the two modes. Officials said that this move is aimed at maintaining a cleaner and more transparent Meme creation environment and ensuring that each project has a unique identity. The feature is currently still in the testing and optimization stage.

According to crypto analyst Aunt Ai @ai_9684xtpa, OKX has opened SLERF deposits, and the spot price has plummeted from $0.23 to $0.07982, almost matching the on-chain price. Meanwhile, the Binance Futures price has also fallen back to $0.07856.

Huoxun Finance reported on October 18th that in response to community users' repeated complaints about the Binance Alpha airdrop being "difficult to claim" and "to the point of being unavailable," and calls for Binance to rewrite its rules, Binance co-founder He Yi issued a statement on the X platform, stating that the issue would be resolved. Previously, users had also raised concerns about the use of technology to make the Binance Alpha airdrop "difficult to claim," to which He Yi responded, "I will handle risk control, and welcome suggestions for comprehensive technology solutions."

According to the latest data from Odaily Planet Daily, Momentum, the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) and liquidity hub within the Sui ecosystem, has surpassed $23 billion in cumulative trading volume. Since surpassing $20 billion on October 12th, trading volume has increased by over $3 billion in just six days, representing a 15% increase from the previous week, continuing its strong growth momentum.

Huoxun Finance reported on October 18th that DEXAster, the perpetual swaps trading platform, announced an update to its Stage 3 trading points calculation rules on the X platform. Trading points will now be calculated based on factors including, but not limited to, transaction fee contributions and liquidity (market maker orders). Both spot and perpetual swaps trading volume will be included, and points will be updated hourly based on total fees incurred. Aster strictly prohibits any abusive trading behavior, including but not limited to wash trading, market manipulation, or other fraudulent activities. Aster reserves the right to adjust, freeze, or revoke Rh points at its sole discretion if such activity is detected in an account.

Huoxun Finance reported on October 18th that according to Jinshi, a recent Deutsche Bank report shows that gold's share of global foreign exchange and gold reserves has increased to 30%, while the US dollar's share has fallen from 43% to 40% over the same period. Deutsche Bank analysts pointed out that for gold to catch up with the US dollar in terms of share, assuming current holdings remain unchanged, the gold price would need to rise to approximately $5,790 per ounce.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that in response to community users' repeated complaints about the Binance Alpha airdrop being "difficult to claim" and "reaching the point where it's impossible to claim," and calls for Binance to rewrite its rules, Binance co-founder He Yi issued a statement on the X platform, stating that the issue will be resolved. Previously, users had also raised concerns about the use of technology to make the Binance Alpha airdrop "difficult to claim." He Yi responded, "I'll handle risk control, and I welcome any suggestions for a comprehensive technology solution."

Huoxun Finance reported on October 18th that according to on-chain analyst Yu Jin, the group addresses mentioned by Bubblemaps as making large profits on COAI are most likely an external group engaged in arbitrage or quantitative trading of Alpha tokens, rather than a single project. Yu Jin noted that the methods used to withdraw BNB from Binance and the creation time (both on March 25th) are highly similar, indicating that they are the same entity. However, since July, these addresses have been actively trading dozens of Alpha tokens almost daily, with thousands of transactions. Each address has traded over 240 tokens and over 45,000 transactions in the past 30 days, a scale and frequency consistent with the trading characteristics of a group engaged in arbitrage or quantitative trading.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins stated at an event in Washington, D.C. that the United States "may have fallen behind by about a decade" in the crypto sector, and that establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework has become a top priority to attract innovators back and promote industry development. Atkins stated that the SEC's goal is to "build a strong system that allows innovation to flourish" and ensure that the United States once again becomes the center of the crypto field. (Cointelegraph)

Huoxun Finance reported on October 18th that Binance Alpha has launched its second wave of MerlinChain (MERL) airdrops. Users holding at least 240 Binance Alpha Points can claim the token airdrop. Claim 125 MERL tokens on the Alpha event page. The point threshold will automatically decrease by 15 points every hour until all rewards are distributed. Claiming the airdrop will cost 15 Binance Alpha Points. Users must confirm their claim within 24 hours on the Alpha event page; otherwise, their claim will be deemed forfeited.

Huoxun Finance reported on October 18th that Gate has officially launched RIVER perpetual contract trading (settled in USDT), supporting 1-20x leverage. This trading has also been simultaneously launched on GatePerpDEX.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Aster, the perpetual swaps DEX, has announced an update to its Stage 3 trading points calculation rules on the X platform. Trading points will now be calculated based on factors including, but not limited to, transaction fee contributions and liquidity (market maker orders). Both spot and perpetual swaps trading volume will be included, and points will be updated hourly based on total fees incurred. Aster strictly prohibits any abusive trading behavior, including but not limited to wash trading, market manipulation, or other fraudulent activities. Aster reserves the right to adjust, freeze, or revoke Rh points at its sole discretion if such activity is detected in an account.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, according to monitoring by crypto analyst Ember @EmberCN, a new wallet created just two hours ago withdrew 744,000 LINK from Binance, worth approximately US$12.44 million, with an average withdrawal price of approximately US$16.7.

Huoxun Finance reported on October 18th that on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa has monitored the new address 0xAeA...DD5fD, which has accumulated 4,332.14 ETH (worth $17.17 million) over the past three days. This address withdrew 1,506 ETH from OKX at $4,096.82 on October 15th. Today, the address added 2,825 ETH at $3,892.21, bringing the average cost down to $3,963.36, and is now close to a break-even point.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, on October 18th, Trump's second son, Eric Trump, stated in a CNN interview that he "never discussed cryptocurrency with his father," but acknowledged his father as a staunch supporter of the industry. Eric stated that the crypto industry broadly supported Trump during the campaign, and that Trump also believed blockchain represented the future of finance. He stated, "Everything can be done better, faster, and cheaper with blockchain. If we ignore it, America will be left behind."

According to crypto analyst Yu Jin (EmberCN), the group of addresses with significant profits on COAI mentioned by Bubblemaps are likely external quantitative or arbitrage groups, rather than project addresses. Yu Jin noted that the methods used to withdraw BNB from Binance and the date of creation (both on March 25th) are highly similar, indicating they are the same entity. However, since July, these addresses have been actively trading dozens of Alpha tokens almost daily, with thousands of transactions per day. Statistics show that each address has traded over 240 tokens and over 45,000 transactions in the past 30 days, consistent with the operation of quantitative or arbitrage bots (BOTs).