the Nikkei 225 Index closed up 1603.35 points on October 20 (Monday), up 3.37% to 49185.50 points. The Korea KOSPI Index closed up 65.79 points on October 20 (Monday), up 1.75% to 3814.68 points.

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Bloomberg Industry Research released a report discussing the potential of the stablecoin market in Hong Kong and its impact on the foreign exchange market. Analysts stated that since any stablecoin pegged to the Hong Kong dollar is backed by Hong Kong dollar cash or cash equivalents, stablecoins will still be affected by the exchange rate between the Hong Kong dollar and the US dollar. Even if the value of stablecoins remains stable during any potential adjustment period in the linked exchange rate, the assets supporting stablecoins may need to be revalued, leading to the belief that future stablecoins in Hong Kong may be linked to real-world assets such as real estate.

 according to Bitcoin Historian statistics, last week listed companies collectively increased their holdings by 12,400 bitcoins, and 3,150 bitcoins were mined last week. The shortage of bitcoin supply has become a certainty.

according to Onchain Lens monitoring, Abraxas Capital holds short positions in BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE, and SUI in two different wallets, currently facing a floating loss of 2.4478 billion US dollars. Most of the losses come from ETH, totaling over 1.887 billion US dollars.

according to an official announcement, London-listed technology company The Smarter Web Company announced an increase in holdings of 196.9 bitcoins, with an average purchase price of $10,389. The company's total holdings now reach 543.52 bitcoins.

spot gold continued to decline, falling below $3320 per ounce, down 1.45% intraday. 

Overseas media Best in Media recently released a special report titled "Continuous Evolution of the Cryptocurrency Industry, Gate.com Leads the Wave of Change", analyzing Gate's global expansion and ecological strategy in the first quarter of 2025.

Pudgy Penguins disclosed that the Nasdaq-listed company BTCS has purchased 3 Pudgy Penguins NFTs for its treasury. BTCS's Ethereum reserve is valued at approximately $300 million.

CryptoQuant analyst CryptoOnchain stated that the price of Ethereum is approaching its all-time high, with trading volume also reaching a new high. Ethereum's network activity has surged to unprecedented levels, with daily transactions reaching around 1.875 million, setting a new record.

UK listed company Vinanz purchased 37.72 bitcoins at an average price of $102,056, with a total holding of 58.68 coins.

 according to HashKey Global market data, HSK price has broken through $0.4758, with a 20% increase in the past 24 hours. HashKey Global is the flagship virtual asset trading platform under HashKey Group, providing licensed virtual asset trading services to global users. HashKey Global has been granted a comprehensive license by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) for the digital asset investor protection system, offering mainstream trading and service products such as LaunchPool, contracts, and leverage.

 according to the official announcement, Upbit will launch BIO spot trading.

 the Swedish listed company H100 Group has completed a private placement, raising approximately SEK 65.3 million (USD 6.84 million). The issue price is SEK 7.94 per share. Since launching the Bitcoin Treasury strategy, the company has raised a total of approximately SEK 1.181 billion (USD 124 million).

 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel has agreed to the ceasefire plan proposed by Trump with Iran. 

 today's cryptocurrency derivative risk index is 56 (yesterday was 60 "neutral volatility"), still in the "neutral volatility" range.

according to Lookonchain monitoring, the mysterious group "7 Siblings" holds 1.21 million ETH ($5.6 billion) and is selling ETH. In the past 15 hours, "7 Siblings" sold 19,461 ETH ($88.2 million) at an average price of $4,532 per ETH. Earlier this year, they had bought 103,543 ETH ($2.297 billion) between February 3 and April 7 at a price of $2,219 per ETH.

according to official sources, Binance Lending has upgraded the new way of repaying borrowed coin orders at maturity. With this product upgrade, users can convert their fixed-rate borrowing orders to current-rate borrowing orders when they mature, without having to repay immediately after the order matures.

according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale spent 1.3 million USDC to purchase 1.579 million AERO at an average price of 0.823 US dollars.

spokesman for the Iranian Military Central Command said: "Strong action will be taken against the United States," and US intervention has expanded the range of legitimate targets for Iranian armed forces.