On October 21st, according to market information, GOAT rebounded by 50% in the past 2 hours, now reporting at $0.31825 with a market value of $316 million.

On October 21st, according to CoinDesk Japan, stablecoin issuer JPYC and South Korean IT company ITCEN will conduct stablecoin research cooperation. The two parties have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and stated that they will not only research Japanese yen stablecoins, but also the possibility of stablecoins based on other currencies (such as the South Korean won).

US prosecutors told a judge that the mastermind behind one of the largest cryptocurrency heists ever should be sentenced to five years in prison for a money laundering conspiracy related to the $6 billion hack of Bitfinex exchange.

According to a new survey by Francisco Gavidia University, only 7.5% of respondents in El Salvador reported using cryptocurrency for transactions, while 92% admitted to not using cryptocurrency and only 1.3% believed that Bitcoin is the country's main future development direction. In addition, about 58% of respondents said they believe the country is moving in the right direction, with the majority supporting President Bukele. In an interview with Time magazine in August, President Bukele said that the number of Salvadorans using Bitcoin was lower than expected and that "Bitcoin has not been widely adopted as we expected."

The sales of WLFI tokens from World Liberty Financial, the encrypted project of the Trump family, have surpassed $10 million, which is approximately 3.4% of its goal of $300 million.WLFI started selling on October 15th, offering a total of 20 billion tokens, but only sold 687 million tokens worth about $10.3 million after 14 hours. According to Etherscan data, only 6,832 independent wallet addresses hold WLFI, far lower than the 100,000+ registered users announced by the project team the day before the token was released.

Libertarian advocate Aaron Day has initiated a petition calling for the release and pardon of early Bitcoin investor Roger Ver, which has collected 245 signatures out of a required 500. Ver is facing extradition to the United States on charges of tax evasion.

Art Basel Paris 2024 showcased a variety of events, including Louis Vuitton's Objets Nomades collection and a pop-up restaurant with a monochrome theme. Ledger unveiled its new headquarters, 106T, during the event and partnered with ArtBlocks and Generative Goods to create unique physical pieces using generative artificial intelligence. Dior's La Galerie Dior exhibited over a hundred images by the late Peter Lindbergh, while We Are Ona hosted a dining experience with Ala?a and chef Jules de Saint Cyr. Additionally, ArtBlocks Engine collaborated with Shiseido on a digital art project called Future Reflections, featuring generative AI-powered pieces.

Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Japanese Democratic Party, has proposed a cryptocurrency tax plan that would lower taxes on cryptocurrency earnings to 20% if he is elected. Tamaki stated in a post on X that "if you believe that cryptocurrency assets should be taxed separately at a rate of 20%, rather than being treated as miscellaneous income, please vote for the People's Democratic Party." However, the plan may be far from implementation as the Democratic Party currently holds only 7 out of 465 seats in the Japanese House of Representatives (the lower house of the National Diet of Japan). According to Tamaki's plan, exchanging one cryptocurrency asset for another would not trigger any tax events.

On October 16th, Yala announced on X platform that its testnet is now live. Through Yala testnet, users will be able to deposit YU, manage their positions, and stake YU to earn points.

A certain high-frequency trading ETH whale monitored by on-chain analyst Yu Jin bought 5,153 ETH with 12.23 million USDT 20 minutes ago.

On October 21st, founder of AI robot Truth Terminal, Andy Ayrey, tweeted that "I hold 1.25 million GOAT, which was given to me by others. I have airdropped some of them to friends and AI researchers. Since it started going crazy and causing CT speculation (good and bad), my tokens have not been traded."

On October 21st, Wombat Exchange announced on X that it had received reports that the ZKsync chain-based DEX Velocore had forked Wombat's design without authorization. Please proceed with caution as unauthorized copies may pose risks. DYOR and remain vigilant.

Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, stated that the government will continue to promote the policy stance and guidelines of innovative financial services such as central bank digital currency, mobile payments, virtual banks, virtual insurance, and virtual asset trading applications of artificial intelligence. Measures include:

Bank of Japan policy board member Masayoshi Amamiya said that there is currently no specific month under consideration for when the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again. At the same time, our interest rate hike measures have had the expected effect so far, but we must avoid pushing Japan back into deflation by raising rates too early. (Jinshi)

the Bank of Japan: Survey results show that currently about 30% of financial institutions have started using generative AI, and if including institutions that are in trial, about 60%, while institutions considering trial or use account for about 80%, indicating that the application of generative AI is rapidly expanding. (Jinshi)

According to WhaleAlert, a blockchain data tracking service, at around 11:19 AM Beijing time, 1,832 BTC (valued at $122,961,443) was transferred from an unknown wallet to Bitfinex.

Stuart Alderoty, Chief Legal Officer of Ripple Labs, said that as the US SEC prepares to appeal the decision regarding XRP with a federal judge, the agency will face another failure.In an interview, he said, "This will have a boomerang effect on the SEC. I feel good about our case in the Southern District of New York, and even better about the case in the Second Circuit."Alderoty said that when the US SEC first filed a lawsuit against Ripple and its two executives in 2020, the company publicly announced that its legal fight was "representative of the entire industry." He added that this move showed that the SEC "will take action against the entire industry."

Telegram has changed its policy on "illegal" content in private chats, allowing users to flag such content for review by moderators. This marks a significant shift from the app's previous stance of treating private groups as off-limits. The change comes after CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France for allegedly failing to police law-breaking content on the platform. The move could potentially impact Telegram's reputation as a facilitator for illegal activity.