Analysis: Strategy’s liquidity issues have improved, but a systematic framework for Bitcoin trading still needs to be established.

XRP treasury firm Evernorth Holdings announced it has completed its business combination with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Armada Acquisition Corp. II, and will begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol XRPN on October 12. Following the deal close, Evernorth holds approximately 473 million XRP tokens and has secured total gross cash proceeds of around $300 million, before deducting transaction fees. Evernorth is backed by investors including Arrington XRP Capital, as well as SBI Group, Ripple, Pantera Capital, Kraken, and GSR. The company positions itself as an actively managed XRP treasury, with plans to deploy capital into the XRP ecosystem, participate in institutional-grade on-chain finance, tokenized assets, on-chain lending and settlement infrastructure, and drive long-term growth in its per-share XRP holdings via institutional and DeFi yield strategies, ecosystem development, and capital market activities.

According to reports from The Hill and Politico, a survey conducted by PF Global in early October found that 26% of 2024 Trump supporters believe the Republican candidate in their district would have a better chance of winning the November midterm elections if they break with Trump. The poll covered 2,001 respondents, with a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points. On specific policy issues, 57% of respondents said the GOP should distance itself from Trump on the Iran war, 61% on economic matters, and 67% on immigration and border control. The survey also found that 44% of respondents reported their personal financial situation has worsened or significantly worsened since Trump took office last year; 59% said daily expenses like groceries and gas have become less affordable, including 40% of 2024 Trump supporters. When asked who should be credited if the GOP successfully retains control of both chambers of Congress in November, only 22% of respondents pointed to Trump’s presidential record, 29% cited poor Democratic campaign performance, 23% credited the GOP’s own strong campaign efforts, and 26% said they were unsure. As economic burdens and Trump’s approval rating emerge as election focal points, the GOP is facing stiffer competition in some seats once considered relatively safe.

Per TradingBeats monitoring, Hyperliquid whale address 0x15b3…3a42 holds 250 BTC long positions, valued at approximately $20.69 million. The address is currently using 20x full leverage, with an average entry price of ~$67,524.6, unrealized profit of around $3.81 million, and a position return rate of roughly 451.8%. Previously, the address held about 309 BTC long positions at an average entry price of ~$79,792, before adjusting its position down to 250 BTC, which brought its average entry price to approximately $67,524.6. The current BTC contract mark price is around $82,776.9, roughly 22.6% higher than the address’s average entry price.

Dongcha’s Beating AI Express: Netizens recently discovered a seemingly out-of-context AI prompt in the physical novel *The Lone Road to the End*: "Need me to fine-tune some sentences to make the overall style more aligned with the suspenseful and supernatural atmosphere?" The sentence was not present in the novel’s version on the Tomato Novel app, sparking netizens’ doubts about the publishing process and the use of AI tools. On October 9, a staff member from Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House responded that the publisher had received the relevant feedback and was handling the matter. All already-distributed copies of the book will be recalled and destroyed, and it will be republished after revision. Regarding the cause of the suspected AI prompt in the manuscript, the staff said the manuscript went through multiple stages including editing and proofreading, and the issue was not the author’s fault. According to reports, the book opened for pre-sales on August 21 this year and is currently unavailable for purchase on all platforms. A former sales head of the publishing house previously stated that the physical book was pulled from shelves due to insufficient inventory.

According to South Korean media reports, ASML has notified Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix that it will implement a uniform 10% price increase on EUV and DUV lithography machine components for the South Korean market. The adjustment covers regularly replaced consumable parts and core components required for fault repairs, including optical systems, light sources, and precision drive units. After consultations between the procurement departments of both sides, the two memory chip giants have accepted the price hike plan, with the adjustment set to take effect in January next year. This uniform across-the-board price increase is relatively rare; ASML previously typically adjusted prices only individually for components facing rising raw material costs or tight supply of specific materials. Meanwhile, the company is in negotiations with key clients over price hikes for new equipment. According to earlier reports, equipment manufacturers including Applied Materials and Tokyo Electron have also raised product prices, and the price hike trend in the semiconductor equipment sector is spreading. AI data center investment is driving memory chip and foundry players to expand production capacity, leading to a concentrated surge in demand for equipment and components. With suppliers taking time to ramp up production, coupled with inflation and raw material cost pressures, bargaining power in the equipment supply chain is shifting toward suppliers. The report noted that TSMC had previously opposed ASML’s equipment price hikes, indicating that different clients still have varying levels of acceptance of rising costs.

According to sources from Apple's supply chain, the tech giant is making structural adjustments to its 2026 fall new iPhone orders: it has placed an additional 30% order for the iPhone Duo, though the total volume still remains below 10 million units; it has cut orders for the iPhone 18 Pro by 10% to 15%, while increasing orders for the iPhone 18 Pro Max by 10% to 15%, leaving the total order volume for the entire iPhone 18 Pro series unchanged. An Apple supply chain source said, "This means sales are shifting toward higher-value products, which is overall positive for the performance of Apple's supply chain companies."