Whales keep accumulating and staking $FF as the price dips.

On October 18th, based on CME's "FedWatch" data, the likelihood of a 25-basis-point cut in the Fed rate in October is 99%, while the probability of a 50-basis-point cut is 1%.

On October 18th, in response to the sharp price fluctuation of SLERF today, the CEO of OKX, Star, posted a statement. It was stated that the platform's price briefly deviated from the external market due to the previous suspension of deposits. Although this situation had a limited impact on OKX itself, as OKX's price is included in the index of futures contracts of other platforms, it may pose risks to relevant users. In order to maintain market fairness and price stability, OKX's risk management team promptly resumed Slerf deposits, allowing the price to quickly return to a fair level. Star stated that OKX's mission has never been to sacrifice the interests of the majority of retail investors for traffic. Instead, it is to adhere to neutrality, objectivity, and prudence, and is committed to creating a fair, safe, and transparent market environment. This is both a responsibility to users and a fundamental requirement put forward by global regulators.

On October 18th, according to the monitoring of crypto analyst Ai @ai_9684xtpa, OKX previously opened SLERF deposits. The spot price of the token dropped almost instantly from $0.23 to $0.07982, which closely aligned with the on-chain price. At the same time, Binance's futures price also fell to $0.07856.

On October 18th, as per Decrypt's report, the stablecoin behemoth Tether announced this week that it would donate $250,000 to the Bitcoin developer support organization OpenSats. This move was immediately questioned by Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and the CEO of Block (formerly Square). After posting the donation message on X, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino received a brief response from Dorsey: "Why only $250,000?" Last year, Tether made a profit of up to $13 billion and is seeking funding based on a valuation of $500 billion. In contrast, Dorsey revealed that he has donated over $21 million to OpenSats through the Start Small fund and has been a long-time supporter of decentralized and open-source Bitcoin development.

On October 18th, as per the on-chain AI analysis tool (https://t.me/CoinbobAI_bot) @CoinbobAI_bot, the on-chain trader "Calm Whale" (0x9b8) has recently carried out multiple position reallocations, continuously demonstrating precise trading skills. Within the past day, this address closed out nearly 40,000 SOL short positions and achieved significant profits. Yesterday, before a pullback at a low point, this trader timely took profits amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars and then added to short positions during the retracement. Currently, it holds nearly $700,000 in unrealized profits, with a return rate exceeding 50%. The total position size has now reached $30 million. Starting this month with a principal of $3 million, this trader has achieved remarkable returns by seizing swing opportunities in mainstream coins. The trading style leans towards holding high-leverage positions in mainstream coins. Notably, there have been multiple accurate short positions on SOL, with a sin

On October 18th, according to Nansen data, the top five public chains in terms of active addresses over the past 7 days are: Solana (15.076M), BNB Chain (12.504M), Tron (6.711M), Aptos (4.205M), and Sei (4.026M).