Prominent trader Killa: The crypto market may see de-risking after the midterm elections, at which point he will consider hedging short positions.

Coinkarma founder Benson Sun posted that around 11 PM on October 1, U.S. stocks and gold weakened simultaneously, but the Binance BTC/USDT spot market saw consecutive market buy orders of roughly 400 BTC, supporting the price above $84,000, with the final candlestick closing as a doji. Around 1:30 AM on October 3, within the same price range, the market briefly had market sell orders of around 1,400 BTC, which pushed the price down sharply to form a long lower wick before the level held. Candlestick data shows sell orders of roughly 100 BTC appeared every few seconds at the time, but every price dip was quickly reversed by buy orders. Benson Sun pointed out that this range highly overlaps with the $83,000-$84,000 zone where on-chain holdings have accumulated rapidly recently. Based on spot order flow and on-chain data, there is active capital support in this price range, and buy orders have responded noticeably once BTC enters this zone.

Former Rove/The Arena employee Amy Street has published an article alleging she resigned last year due to prolonged delayed pay, and nearly a year later, her outstanding reimbursements and compensation have not been fully settled. She also has yet to receive a full accounting for a large token allocation she earned during her tenure. Street stated she used her personal credit card to cover company event costs; though Rove’s Jason DeSimone, the responsible party, had promised in writing to end payment delays, the issue continued. After her departure, Rove demanded she sign a "termination agreement" to receive her final salary and token allocation details. In September this year, she was informed all funds had been paid via on-chain transactions, but no such transactions appeared in her checks. She then provided her Solana address and requested a small test transfer, but received no reply to her email. She also noted the Rove app has been inaccessible for roughly a year, with no prior shutdown notice or asset withdrawal window offered, leaving some users still unable to access their funds. Street said she has preserved payment records, wallet history, and written communications, and is pursuing outstanding funds, token allocation accounting, and asset access rights through legal counsel.

According to GMGN market data, Solana ecosystem token Agency has crossed the $20 million market cap threshold, currently priced at $21.8 million, with a more than 11x gain in 24 hours and $28.6 million in trading volume over the same period. AGENCY is the native token of Agency, an AI token issuance platform built on Solana. The platform positions itself as an "autonomous token" infrastructure: creators can select different inference models for their tokens, enabling their AI "brains" to monitor markets, conduct research, manage treasuries, develop strategies, and execute tasks such as buybacks, rewards, and content creation.

Hong Kong police received a report on October 3 from a 60-year-old woman. The woman had previously met a self-proclaimed "investment expert" on an online platform, who later lured her to invest in cryptocurrency on a fake website through an online investment platform. The involved platform then demanded the woman pay a deposit to verify that her investment account was not used for money laundering. Between April 14 and September 22, the woman transferred funds multiple times to the designated investment accounts, totaling approximately HK$21.5 million. She subsequently reported the case to police after suspecting fraud. Following an initial investigation, police classified the case as "obtaining property by deception" and assigned it to the Fourth Criminal Investigation Team of Sau Mau Ping Police District. No arrests have been made in connection with the case so far. Police stated that upon conviction for this offense, the maximum penalty is 14 years of imprisonment.

Well-known trader Bonk Guy’s total token holdings are currently valued at approximately $13.7 million, a drawdown of roughly $13.9 million from the prior peak of $27.6 million he hit on September 6. His top three spot token holdings are PONS ($4.51 million), USELESS ($3.83 million), and MARSCOIN ($2.87 million).

Ripple and the XRP Ledger Foundation have jointly established XRP Asia, led by Sabrina Tachdjian. The initiative aims to provide dedicated projects, resources, and event support for developers, startups, and communities across the Asia-Pacific region, with the goal of driving widespread adoption of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) among Asian developers. Building on the existing XRPL Korea and XRPL Japan communities, XRP Asia will expand new communities in major Asian cities and developer hubs. It will also roll out XRPL learning resources, partner programs for system integrators and development companies, and initiatives including hackathons, office hours, and product delivery mentoring. Additionally, the organization will offer market expansion support for XRPL startups—such as connecting them with infrastructure and service providers, incubating and funding projects, matching partners and investors, and assisting teams in organizing joint events and promoting founder-led projects.