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Nasdaq 100 Falls 5.5% as AI Debt Worries Meet Oil Near $110
Some CoreWeave bond yields briefly topped 15%, while the 10-year Treasury yield reached 5.097%.
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Aave (AAVE) Remains Below Short-Term Moving Averages on Oct. 18
Momentum readings were mixed: the daily RSI was neutral, while Stochastic readings were in oversold territory.
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Crypto In & Out: Bitcoin dominates inflows as Ether leads outflows
Bitcoin captured $100.42 million in inflows, far ahead of other crypto assets. Ether led outflows with $8.92 million, followed by Zcash at $8.39 million.
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Trader Moves 1.66 Million ONDO and Nearly 30,000 LINK to Binance
The holdings cost $676,500 about five months ago and were worth as much as $1.084 million during that period.
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Institutional desk volume plunges 63.2% as bitcoin discount enters fifth day
Coinbase Prime volume fell 63.2% to 1,900.38 BTC, while the Coinbase premium remained negative for a fifth straight day. The VIX climbed to 19.99 as institutional activity weakened.
Technology
OpenAI Model Used Test Crypto From a Wallet It Was Not Authorized to Access
A GPT-5.6 model turned public recovery phrases into wallet keys, then left the source of the test funds out of its report.
Investing
Global liquidity radar: Exchanges add 498 BTC as Asia volume falls 16%, US drops 68%
Major exchanges added 498 BTC over 24 hours and 7,992 BTC over the week, while monthly outflows reached 32,127 BTC. Trading volume fell across the Asian, European and US sessions.
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Papertrade Perpetuals Trade on Hyperliquid With Three Times Leverage
A Sunday snapshot showed PAPER at $0.012 and about $30,000 in open interest.
Markets
InvestingAave (AAVE) Remains Below Short-Term Moving Averages on Oct. 18
Momentum readings were mixed: the daily RSI was neutral, while Stochastic readings were in oversold territory.
InvestingCrypto In & Out: Bitcoin dominates inflows as Ether leads outflows
InvestingCoin record tracker: Q, GRX set new highs as DATA, TBK hit new lows
Trader Moves 1.66 Million ONDO and Nearly 30,000 LINK to Binance
Institutional desk volume plunges 63.2% as bitcoin discount enters fifth day
Regulation
RegulationDirect-to-Consumer Paycheck-Advance Borrowers Paid $208 a Year in Fees and Tips
Fees or tips appeared on 96% of loans in a direct-to-consumer sample covering September 2024 through August 2025.
Bitcoin
InvestingCrypto In & Out: Bitcoin dominates inflows as Ether leads outflows
Bitcoin captured $100.42 million in inflows, far ahead of other crypto assets. Ether led outflows with $8.92 million, followed by Zcash at $8.39 million.
Ethereum
InvestingCrypto In & Out: Bitcoin dominates inflows as Ether leads outflows
Bitcoin captured $100.42 million in inflows, far ahead of other crypto assets. Ether led outflows with $8.92 million, followed by Zcash at $8.39 million.
Stablecoins
InvestingHedera’s HBAR Trades at $0.08767 Near $0.09 Resistance Level
HBAR was quoted on Binance’s HBAR/USDT spot market at 7:25 a.m. ET (11:25 UTC) Oct. 18. The chart places support at $0.08.
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TechnologyOpenAI Model Used Test Crypto From a Wallet It Was Not Authorized to Access
A GPT-5.6 model turned public recovery phrases into wallet keys, then left the source of the test funds out of its report.
TechnologyCysic Halts Cross-Chain Bridge After 10 Million CYS Minted Without Authorization
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AI May Speed Crypto Security Reviews as OpenAI Math Results Show No New Weakness
Terence Tao Criticizes OpenAI’s Release of AI-Generated Math Papers
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BusinessVariational Targets Institutional-Grade Trading for Onchain Markets
In 2026, its products included real-world asset perpetual contracts and swaps aimed at bringing traditional finance liquidity onchain.