Strategy increased its Bitcoin holdings by 168 coins last week.

On October 20th, according to official channels, within the Story ecosystem, the IPRWA protocol named Aria announced its airdrop plan for the native token ARIAIP. It is planned to allocate 10% of the total token supply to the community. Among them, 5% will be used to reward early supporters (Season 1), and another 5% will be employed to stimulate the future growth of the ecosystem (Season 2). In the first round of Season 1 allocation, 3% will be assigned to the Aria community, and 2% will be given to the Story (IP) community. This airdrop round will become fully unlocked at the Time of General Emission (TGE). Official snapshots will be taken multiple times between October 21st and two days prior to TGE, and the participation method and reward mechanism for Season 2 will be gradually announced.

On October 20th, according to the monitoring of on-chain data analyst Yu Jin, another whale address has just emerged. It collateralized 200 million USDC on Aave and then borrowed 22,000 ETH (approximately $89 million) and transferred it to Binance. This whale address, which had previously collateralized 190 million USDC and borrowed 20,000 ETH, is considered to be the same whale or institution. Both addresses withdrew USDC from Binance a week ago and tonight collateralized to borrow ETH. In other words, this suspected short-selling whale/institution has now collateralized 390 million USDC and borrowed 42,000 ETH (approximately $169 million) and transferred it to Binance.

On October 20th, as per Coindesk, the cryptocurrency exchange and wallet service provider Blockchain.com has recently been engaged in discussions regarding going public in the United States via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). According to two sources with knowledge of the matter, the platform has appointed Cohen & Company Capital as an advisor for a potential SPAC deal. Given that the discussions are confidential, the sources requested anonymity. It is currently uncertain whether the negotiations are still in progress. Blockchain.com declined to provide comments on the request, and Cohen & Company Capital did not respond before the deadline. Although the valuation of the potential deal remains undisclosed, the company's historical funding valuations have witnessed significant fluctuations due to market volatility. In March 2021, it raised $300 million with a post-investment valuation of $5.2 billion. In the following year, a new funding round increased the valuation to $

On October 20th, Jesse Pollak, the base creator and protocol lead, posted on social media: "I'm really excited to witness an increasing number of Chinese builders, creators, and traders joining Base. I'm aware that this blockchain originally had its foundation in the West, but our aspiration is to build for everyone. Every day, I can sense the potent energy of Base emanating from the Chinese community. Together, we embark on this journey from the very first day."

October 20th. According to official channels, the on-chain liquidity distribution protocol Turtle announced the accomplishment of a new funding round worth $5.5 million. This brings the total funding to $11.7 million. This round of funding was participated in by Bitscale VC, Theia, Trident Digital, SNZ HOLDING, GSR, FalconX, Anchorage VC, Fasanara Capital, NRD, Tower 18 Capital, Varys Capital, Relayer, Coinix, Flowdesk, Wise3, JPEG, Reflexive, Amber, Gami Capital, Wise3 Ventures, and others.

On October 20th, according to official information, the decentralized data infrastructure Nubila announced the completion of an $8 million seed round, raising the total funding to $10.5 million. This round was led by Blockspace Force and Quantum Holdings, and involved IoTeX, Assemblyers, Synharbour AI, and several protocol founders.