Singapore's largest money laundering case suspect Wang Shuiming may be extradited to China, with his accomplice being the mastermind behind the Hong Kong crypto platform scam AAX.

Strategy announced that its variable-rate Series A perpetual preferred stock (STRC) has conditionally declared daily dividends for the period November 1 to November 30, 2026, with the annualized regular dividend rate remaining at 12.00%. The arrangement is contingent on Strategy shareholders’ approval of the daily dividend amendment at its special general meeting on October 28, as well as the completion and entry into force of the relevant preferred stock term revisions. If the conditions are met, STRC will use calendar days as dividend record dates starting November 1, including weekends and U.S. public holidays; corresponding dividends will be paid on the next business day following the applicable record date. This adjustment will change STRC’s cash flow rhythm. The product currently operates on a twice-monthly dividend distribution mechanism; going forward, holders will receive more frequent, smaller individual dividend payments. Strategy stressed that the adjustment will not alter the annualized dividend rate or total annual dividend amount. Should the amendment fail to pass, STRC will continue its existing semi-monthly dividend distribution schedule. Per the proposed terms, the 12% rate will apply to the entire month of November; thereafter, STRC’s applicable dividend rate will be determined monthly, with the company required to announce the next month’s rate by the 15th day of the preceding month.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank will continue raising interest rates, as underlying inflation is near 2% and financial conditions remain accommodative.

Glassnode shared data on social media that during yesterday’s BTC price decline, seller capitulation reemerged. Each wave of loss-driven sell-offs aligned perfectly with local bottoms: early August, mid-August, and mid-September. Profit-taking has slowed since the September peak. If this pattern holds, the sell-off that occurred slightly above $80,000 yesterday would signal the bottom.

A new Bank of America report shows U.S. stock funds recorded another $39 billion in weekly inflows, putting the annualized inflow on track to reach $636 billion this year, a record high. U.S. Treasuries have logged inflows for 16 consecutive weeks, the longest stretch since August 2024. However, Bank of America’s strategy team led by Michael Hartnett remains "risk-averse", citing rising real yields, price movements in AI and bank stocks, and potential volatility from the midterm elections. EPFR data indicates global stock funds drew around $64.5 billion in inflows in the week ended October 14. U.S. large-cap stocks saw $32.5 billion in inflows, while growth, value, and small-cap stocks posted inflows of $1.6 billion, $1.2 billion, and $1.1 billion respectively. Tech stocks led with $10.7 billion in inflows, while financial and consumer stocks saw outflows of $1.4 billion and $0.6 billion respectively. Emerging markets recorded $17.7 billion in inflows, Japan drew $0.4 billion, and Europe saw outflows of $1.5 billion. Safe-haven assets were also popular: U.S. Treasuries drew $3.6 billion in inflows, investment-grade bonds $3.5 billion, municipal bonds $4.5 billion, and emerging market bonds $0.8 billion. High-yield bonds saw outflows of $0.9 billion for the third straight week. Cash funds saw outflows of $53.1 billion, gold drew only $0.1 billion in inflows, cryptocurrencies saw outflows of around $0.6 billion, and bond funds as a whole posted $11.8 billion in inflows. The fund flows stand in contrast to the cautious stance of Bank of America’s strategists.

CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju took to X to share his views on MicroStrategy (MSTR)'s market outlook, noting that analysts are not concerned about potential exclusion from the MSCI index, and MSTR's market consensus remains strongly bullish. Ju cited Wall Street target price estimates for MSTR: Citi at $240, Barclays at $175, and B. Riley at $195, adding that these targets are trending upward rather than downward. He argued that MSCI status is merely a capital flow narrative that has already been priced into the market. According to Ju, the key metrics to watch now are: mNAV of approximately 1.0x, STRC at par value, and $3.75 billion in reserves sufficient to cover dividends. Supported by Wall Street target price hikes and solid financial metrics, MSTR's bullish thesis has not been undermined by the MSCI factor.

Modular blockchain project Celestia has announced the launch of Eden, a high-performance EVM chain built on Celestia. Celestia says Eden will act as an experimental sandbox for "Agentic Commerce", used to test the behavior and infrastructure needs of AI agents when conducting on-chain autonomous payments, transactions, and model calls. Celestia notes that as AI agents start engaging in more frequent on-chain transactions, market demand for block space, real-time settlement, and low-friction payments will continue to rise. Eden will help teams observe what transaction environment agents need, how they manage funds, and how their on-chain activities will impact network design. Eden’s first experimental project is Botfun, which is currently in closed beta. Per Celestia, participating agents can issue their own tokens and trade around narratives generated by other agents; each model inference call is paid on-chain via x402. Celestia states this experiment briefly pushed Eden to become one of the largest x402 networks by transaction volume. Technically, Eden is an EVM-compatible chain supporting atomic batch transactions, application-sponsored gas payments, and larger smart contract deployments, with its native gas token being TIA. These designs will reduce signature and fee friction when agents execute consecutive payments, swaps, and interactions.