according to Cointelegraph, Bitwise claimed that if only 3% to 4% of gold funds were rotated into Bitcoin, it could double the price of Bitcoin from its current level.

Hong Kong stock Country Garden An International (01788.HK) expanded by 126% to 2.81 Hong Kong dollars. Earlier news, Country Garden An International was officially approved to provide services such as cryptocurrency and other virtual asset trading.

NEAR Protocol officially stated that the community has initiated a proposal to vote to reduce the fixed annual inflation rate of the NEAR token from 5% to 2.5%, and plans to be able to adjust it flexibly in the future. This vote will end in one of the following two situations:

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.

On June 25th, British listed medical equipment company TruSpine Technologies plc (AQSE:TRUP) announced on Wednesday that it will implement a Bitcoin financial reserve policy as a supplement to traditional cash reserves. The company plans to strategically allocate funds from future financing activities to establish a Bitcoin position, which the company's directors see as a hedge against inflation and geopolitical events. TruSpine stated: "The company will continue to focus on its core business while increasing its Bitcoin reserves to provide financial support for the business in the medium term."

Xiao Feng, the founder of HashKey Group, stated in an interview with Caixin that in the digital economy era, stablecoins pegged to the US dollar are actually tokenizing the US dollar, with the aim of maintaining and advancing the dominance of the US dollar. This strategy combines with the tokenization of US Treasury bonds, making cryptocurrencies the "savior" of US Treasury bonds. The current attitude of the United States is that if bypassing SWIFT (the international financial clearing system) for payment settlement is inevitable, at least do not let it bypass the US dollar; if the tokenization of the US dollar is inevitable, then at least ensure that each US dollar token is based on US assets.

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. 

the Nikkei 225 index closed up 130.56 points on October 21 (Tuesday), up 0.27% to 49316.06 points. (Jinshi)

Morgan Stanley stated that it is expected that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates 7 times in 2026, starting from March, with the final rate dropping to 2.5% to 2.75%. 

June 24th, Japanese company Metaplanet announced on Tuesday that its board of directors has approved a $5 billion capital injection into its wholly-owned US subsidiary. The company established a US branch in Miami, Florida last month for global expansion. Metaplanet stated that it has completed the initial capitalization phase and is now entering an active expansion phase.Metaplanet plans to obtain this $5 billion funding through exercising stock acquisition rights. The company began implementing a Bitcoin accumulation strategy in April 2024, believing that this will enhance shareholder value in the long term.On Monday, Metaplanet announced an addition of 1,111 bitcoins to its treasury, bringing the total holdings to 11,111 bitcoins. According to bitcointreasuries.net data, this makes Metaplanet the eighth largest corporate Bitcoin holder, with only 398 bitcoins less than Tesla.

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

On October 21st, according to 4E observations, Federal Reserve Board member Michael Barr warned that the newly passed GENIUS Act may allow stablecoins to use Bitcoin as a reserve asset, thereby weakening their stability. Barr pointed out that although the Act does not directly support Bitcoin reserves, any exchange medium adopted by foreign governments or considered a qualified asset could potentially make El Salvador's case a loophole.

according to Paishield monitoring, the address marked as Cork Protocol Exploiter2 has transferred about 4520 ETH (worth approximately $11 million) to Tornado Cash, and donated 10 ETH to FreeAlexey & Roman on Juicebox (Tornado Cash developer legal aid fund).

Guotai Junan International continued to soar, with a rise of more than 155%.

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

A-shares closed, the Shanghai Composite Index reported 3455.97 points at the close, up 1.03%, the Shenzhen Component Index reported 10393.72 points at the close, up 1.72%, and the Shenzhen Blockchain 50 Index reported 3839.72 points at the close, up 2.93%. The blockchain sector closed up 2.07%, and the digital currency sector closed up 3.1%.

according to the official announcement, Binance Alpha will become the first platform to list XOCIETY (XO), with trading opening on June 26th. The specific time will be announced later. Eligible users can go to the Alpha activity page to receive airdrops using Alpha points after the Alpha trading opens. Details will be announced on June 26th.

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.