10 #Bitcoin ETFs outflows 2,152 $BTC(-$201.21M) and 9 #Ethereum ETFs outflows 45,684 $ETH(-$148.11M) yesterday.

According to Bloomberg, Alona Katz, head of the virtual currency unit at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office in New York, has taken down a cross-border crypto fraud network operating from Eastern Europe with assistance from the FBI. Authorities seized and disrupted more than 240 fraudulent websites and 112 servers controlled by the ring, which had defrauded Brooklyn residents of tens of millions of dollars. The operation spanned three time zones, though no arrests were made. The gang primarily targeted Russian-speaking users via social platforms like Facebook, posing as immigrants who had succeeded in trading in the U.S. They lured victims to invest hundreds of dollars initially, then displayed fake profits to encourage further contributions. Fraudsters sometimes allowed small withdrawals to build credibility, but when victims requested large sums, they either demanded exorbitant fees or cut off contact entirely. As of early October, the team was processing the return of approximately $300,000 to victims of the fraud targeting Brooklyn’s Russian-speaking community. Citing FBI data, the report notes that crypto fraud losses reported in the U.S. in 2025 reached $11.4 billion, roughly three times the amount recorded three years prior.

CoinMarketCap’s October 18 data shows that Huobi HTX recorded a 24-hour net capital inflow of $38.89 million, topping the list of global mainstream centralized crypto trading platforms.

Per TradingBeats monitoring, Hyperliquid address 0x60468b…0b21d currently holds around 11,118 ETH long positions, utilizing 6x full leverage. The position is valued at approximately $26.8 million, with an average entry price of ~$2,402, and an unrealized profit of roughly $80,000. The address opened ~4,802 ETH long positions this morning, then added another ~6,316 in the afternoon. This additional position was executed for about $15.22 million at an average price of ~$2,410. Separately, the address holds ~1,003 BTC long positions, valued at ~$81.86 million, with an unrealized loss of roughly $200,000. The combined value of the BTC and ETH long positions totals approximately $109 million.

Crypto analyst Darkfost posted that after Bitcoin hit resistance near $87,000, the MVRV percentile fell back below 30, marking a return to the post-market capitulation transition phase. He argues the current valuation still aligns with the traits of an accumulation zone. Darkfost explains that MVRV is used to compare Bitcoin’s market capitalization with its realized capitalization, where the latter is calculated based on the price of each BTC at the time of its most recent on-chain transfer. His approach does not rely solely on the raw MVRV value; instead, he measures the current value’s relative position in its historical evolution to reduce the impact of Bitcoin’s structural shifts and market cycles on indicator interpretation, while analyzing it within the current market environment. He points out that Bitcoin has only been at this valuation level roughly 25% of the time in its history. Though it has now exited the extreme undervaluation zone that historically always coincided with market lows, it still fits the characteristics of a typical historical accumulation zone.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa)’s monitoring, ZEC has corrected by over 24% in the past month. Trader solanadoomer (@Boomer) still holds ZEC long positions worth approximately $11.36 million, ranking 4th on ZEC’s long position leaderboard. His ZEC long positions use 10x leverage, holding 10,000 ZEC with an average entry price of $1,146.86, and currently have an unrealized loss of around $85,000. Additionally, the trader holds 25x leveraged long positions of 2,000 ETH, with a position value of roughly $4.82 million, average entry price of $2,376.18, and an unrealized profit of about $68,000.

Mark Newton, an analyst at Tom Lee’s fund, told CNBC that now is a good time to buy tech stocks on dips, but investors need to stay diversified and prepare for sector rotation. Over the past month, cross-asset volatility has risen sharply; the S&P 500 has pulled back roughly 6% recently, and the tech sector has seen a notable correction in the past week. Still, compared to its September rally, he notes tech stocks have suffered relatively limited losses. This year, the market has consistently exhibited sector rotation: the energy sector first rallied nearly 40%, gains then spread to tech, and the trend has now shifted to the healthcare sector, which is hitting record highs. Investors should prepare for sector shifts and maintain diversified portfolios. Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, warned that even if investors do not actively allocate to AI, they may hold significant tech exposure via S&P 500 index funds. The market remains dominated by sector rotation for now, but he is concerned about continued declines in tech stocks and investors starting to question the returns on AI investments.