October 29th news, Aster DEX (@Aster_DEX) officially announced that the on-chain repurchase during S3 is in progress and will continue daily until the target range is reached. The repurchase amount will reach 70% to 80% of the transaction fees generated during S3. All repurchases will be directly executed on the public market. The official statement said that after the repurchase is completed, the purchased tokens will be transferred to the same address as the S2 repurchase and the wallet address used for the repurchase will be disclosed.

the European Central Bank plans to launch a digital euro in 2029, and preparations will continue.

 Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said that stablecoin Tether holds $135 billion in US Treasury bonds, surpassing South Korea to become the world's 17th largest holder of US debt if considered as a country. Tether's holdings are close to Brazil, ranking behind Norway. Japan remains the largest foreign holder of US debt, with holdings exceeding $1.1 trillion, followed by the UK and China.

according to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd's monitoring, a whale deposited 5000 ETH into Kraken 9 hours ago, worth about $19.91 million. Six months ago, he purchased these ETH at an average price of about $1582, expecting to make a profit of about $14.43 million (investment return rate of 152%). In addition, looking back three years ago, he also accumulated 8240 ETH at an average price of about $1195, and sold them last year at a price of about $2954.

according to market news: Germany's second largest party AfD proposed a motion to establish a Bitcoin reserve.

according to market news: Tom Lee's Bitmine company increased its holdings of 27,316 Ethereum (worth $113 million), currently holding a total of 3.34 million Ethereum (worth $13.3 billion).

 multiple institutions have reached a consensus on the expected rate cut by the Federal Reserve. Bank of America expects the Fed to cut rates by 25 basis points in October and is the only major brokerage firm predicting only one rate cut this year. Citigroup, Fidelity, JPMorgan, and others all predict a 25 basis point rate cut in October, followed by another 25 basis point cut in December. Goldman Sachs believes there is a high likelihood of a rate cut in December and predicts two rate cuts in 2026. 

 according to the official announcement, Bithumb will list ENSO Korean Won trading pair.

According to the official announcement, users with 227 points or more of Binance Alpha points can participate in this PIEVERSE PRE-TGE event through the Alpha activity page. Participating in this presale event will deduct 15 points.

 according to official sources, South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange platform Upbit will launch ENSO, supporting KRW trading pairs.

 according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, a whale with a 100% success rate reduced its position by 3,400 ETH in one go, worth $13.67 million, with a profit of $186,000 for that portion.

Matrixport released a chart today, stating, "The latest round of the 'mini altcoin season' has cooled off, with market preferences shifting back to Bitcoin. The Bitcoin dominance rate had previously dropped to a phase low of about 56.8%, but has now risen to 59.5%, showing a gradual upward trend. In this round of the market, the BTC dominance ratio is rising; this phenomenon may be related to the increased participation of institutions and the concentration of funds in assets with higher liquidity and clearer compliance.

 HSBC: the rise of gold will continue into the new year, and prices will peak in the first half of 2026. 

On October 28th, The Kobeissi Letter posted on X platform that since 2024, SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) founders have raised over $24 billion, surpassing the total from the previous two years. 2025 is expected to be the strongest year for SPAC performance since 2021. Recently, most SPAC transactions have been concentrated in the nuclear energy, quantum computing, and cryptocurrency industries.

 according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a newly created wallet (0xe30...d7a7) withdrew 5.3 million USDT from Aster in the past 15 hours, and spent 3.2 million USDT to buy 2.94 million ASTER at a unit price of 1.09 US dollars. The wallet currently still holds 2 million USDT.

 the US Canary HBARETF (stock code HBR) and Canary LitecoinETF (stock code LTCC) are listed on Nasdaq, both being the first US spot ETF for this currency. In terms of asset size on the first day of listing, it is far smaller than the $290 million asset size of the Solana spot ETF listed on the same day, which is lower than market expectations.

the Korean News Agency reported that the digital asset infrastructure company BDACS announced plans to issue the Korean won stablecoin KRW1 on Circle's new blockchain Arc.

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On October 29th, according to 4E observation, the US listed company ZOOZ Strategy Ltd. (ZOOZ) increased its holdings by purchasing 94 bitcoins at an average price of $11.2 million per coin, with a total holding of 1036 coins and a total value of approximately $1.15 billion, continuing its bitcoin reserve strategy. On-chain data shows that a suspected Bitmine address received 27,316 ETH (approximately $1.09 billion) from BitGo, the largest single deposit for this institution in recent months. Grayscale Solana Trust ETF (GSOL) officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange Arca today, becoming the second Solana ETF of the week, providing direct exposure and potential staking rewards for US stock investors. Meanwhile, the bitcoin financial company Sequans was found to have transferred 970 BTC to a Coinbase address, possibly for its first sale.

President Trump said he will not let the Federal Reserve raise interest rates.