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October 21st, 2021 - Following the attainment of a bull market peak in November 2021, Bitcoin witnessed a swift pullback, which alerted investors. In 2025, the price of Bitcoin exceeded the $120,000 mark. However, market sentiment and technical analysis suggest the risk of a price top in November. From a technical viewpoint, Bitcoin's price retraced to around $107,983, and the MACD indicator indicates weakening market momentum, potentially signaling a short-term correction. According to Alternative's Fear & Greed Index, since the end of September 2025, market sentiment has undergone intense fluctuations. Specifically, it rapidly rose to "extreme greed" in early October and then quickly dropped to "fear." The current index stands at 29, indicating a tendency towards fear in market sentiment. Analysts at BiyaPay state that in such a volatile market, investors should exercise caution, especially in high-leverage trading, where price fluctuations may intensify. BiyaPay offers USDT spot a

On October 21st, the official team of the BNB Chain made a post on social media indicating that the opBNB network is currently undergoing a temporary service disruption. Both the security confirmation state and the finality state have been affected, which may lead to abnormal deposit and withdrawal transactions on centralized exchanges. The technical team is working hard to conduct a thorough investigation of the issue and restore the full network functionality as soon as possible. Once the issue is resolved, updates on the resolution will be provided promptly.

On October 21st, Glassnode announced on social media that following the crash on October 11th, the open interest of Bitcoin futures contracts decreased by approximately 30%, suggesting that excessive market leverage has been effectively eliminated. With the funding rate returning to a neutral state, the risk of cascading liquidations in the market has been substantially reduced.

On October 21st, according to the monitoring of HyperInsight (accessible at https://t.me/HyperInsight), in the past five hours, an address that was monitored as being associated with the "BTC OG Whale" (0xc2a) increased its long position in ETH at $3915 by 1973 coins. As a result, the nominal value of the holdings increased by approximately $7.72 million. The current total position value is around $289 million, which includes: a 15x long position in BTC worth $173 million and a 5x long position in ETH worth $115 million. Furthermore, according to the monitoring, the main address of the "BTC OG Whale" (0xb31) still holds a 10x short position in BTC with a nominal value of approximately $1.18 billion. Influenced by the news last night that "Trump stated that if no agreement is reached, a 155% tariff will be imposed", the unrealized return rate is about 20%. It is worth noting that the whale's intermediary address (0x4f9) still holds about $280 million in liquid funds.

October 21st. According to official channels, the trading of Bluwhale (BLUAI) on Binance Alpha will commence on October 21, 2025, at 19:00 (Beijing Time). After the trading initiates, users with a minimum of 220 Binance Alpha points can obtain a 1,600 BLUAI token airdrop on a first-come, first-served basis. In case the reward pool is not fully distributed, the score threshold will automatically decrease by 15 points every hour. It should be noted that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; otherwise, it will be regarded that the user has waived the airdrop.

On October 21st, a consortium of U.S. crypto firms, fintech companies, and retail industry organizations is coming together to safeguard open banking. In a joint letter, they have issued a warning that the attempts by large banks to charge for data access could sever the link between the financial system and digital wallets and stablecoins. An alliance of organizations including the Blockchain Association, the Crypto Innovation Alliance, the National Association of Convenience Stores, and the Retail Industry Leaders Association has sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), urging the regulatory agency to retain the key protection provisions in the proposed "1033 Rule". This rule would grant consumers the right to freely share their financial data with third-party service providers, enabling them to link their bank accounts with crypto exchanges, stablecoin wallets, and other fintech platforms. The alliance points out that large banks are lobbying lawmakers to