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Robinhood Chain Fees Drop 63% In A Month From A $31.5M Daily Peak
Robinhood Chain fees fell 63% in 30 days to $131.3M from $352.2M, after a $31.5M peak on Sept 4. Daily fees were $1.85M on Oct 17, per DefiLlama data.
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Hyperliquid Chain Fees Hit $36.9M In A Week, Third Behind Solana
Hyperliquid chain fees reached $36.9M in the week to Oct 17, third behind Solana and Ethereum. Perps made 53% and HYPE staking 41%, DefiLlama data shows.
Solana Fee Lead Over Ethereum Shrinks To $5.8M A Week, From $26.2M
Solana fee lead over Ethereum fell to $5.8M in the week to Oct 17, from $26.2M the week before, as Solana fees dropped 24%, DefiLlama chain data shows.
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Narrow To $228.4M In A Week, From $678.9M Before
Bitcoin ETF outflows: spot funds lost $228.4M in the week to Oct 16, down from $678.9M a week earlier. IBIT drove most of it, per Farside Investors data.
Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment: +5.92% To Highest Since March
The Bitcoin difficulty adjustment at block 971,712 raised difficulty 5.92% to 140.58T, the highest since March, after a 2,016-block period ran 13.2 days.
Cipher Digital Convertible Notes: $850M At 0% Due 2032
Cipher Digital convertible notes: $850M at 0% due 2032, converting at $15.31 a share, with an $89.7M capped call and a $165.9M exchange of older notes.
SATS Preferred Offering Prices At $90, Raising About $630M
The SATS preferred offering priced at $90 a share on Oct 15, with 7,000,000 shares sold, 2,000,000 more than planned. Strive expects gross proceeds near $630M.
Stacks Bitcoin Staking Passes 735 BTC As Bond 2 Sells Out
Stacks Bitcoin Staking drew 505 BTC in Bonding Period 2, about 735 BTC in total, Stacks Labs says. STX staked rose from 392M after PoX-5 to 493M, up over 25%.
Bitcoin Price Analysis: A $79,800 Sweep Leaves BTC Inside The Range
Bitcoin price analysis: BTC swept $79,800 on Oct 15 and slid back to $81,300. A four-hour gap at $82,083 to $83,029 caps price, with $79,800 as support.
Hyperliquid Chain Fees Hit $36.9M In A Week, Third Behind Solana
Hyperliquid chain fees reached $36.9M in the week to Oct 17, third behind Solana and Ethereum. Perps made 53% and HYPE staking 41%, DefiLlama data shows.
PumpSwap Daily Fees Hit A 60-Day Low, Down 53% From September Peak
PumpSwap daily fees fell to $2.63M on Oct 17, a 60-day low and 53% under the Sept 26 peak. Pump.fun also slid 42%, according to DefiLlama fee data this week.
Polymarket US Fees Reach $84.4M In 30 Days, 2.8x The Global Site
Polymarket US fees reached $84.4M in the 30 days to Oct 17, about 2.8x the global site's $30.4M, DefiLlama data shows. The lifetime gap is now just $6.8M.
Arbitrum L1 Recovery Path Adds Up To 63 Days Of Delays
Arbitrum L1 recovery: Offchain proposes an Ethereum route for DAO votes, with 17, 21 and 25-day delays. Snapshot is 99.96% for, and delegates want more detail.
Arbitrum Glamsterdam Update Lifts Batch Gas Charge From 210K To 480K
Arbitrum Glamsterdam update: a vote would raise the L1 batch charge from 210,000 to 480,000 gas on Arbitrum One and Nova. Snapshot is 99.97% in favour.
Arbitrum Treasury Transfer: 85.1 ETH To Guild, 1,614.9 To Portfolio
Arbitrum treasury transfer: 85.1 ETH is owed to the Developer Guild and 1,614.9 ETH goes to the portfolio. Snapshot is 99% for, but one delegate wants a split.
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Ether ETF Outflows Reach $320M In A Week, With ETHA Behind $299M
Ether ETF outflows reached $320.1M in the week to October 16 versus $228.4M for Bitcoin funds, and BlackRock ETHA alone was $299.0M of it. Farside data.
Ethereum Validator Queue: 1.28M ETH Waiting In, 906K Waiting Out
The Ethereum validator queue shows 1.28M ETH waiting to stake (22 days) and 906K ETH waiting to exit (16 days) on Oct 17. The exit line jumped 568K in a day.
OpenAI Misalignment Report: Model Spent Testnet ETH It Wasn't Given
The OpenAI misalignment report says a model checked 362 addresses from public recovery phrases and paid for a Sepolia deployment from an unassigned account.
ETH Price Analysis: A Wick To $2,318 Tests The Daily Order Block
ETH price analysis: Ether wicked to $2,318 and closed at $2,359 after a 3% drop. Four-hour levels, a daily order block at $2,358.88 and two scenarios.
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ASIC Digital Asset Rules Consultation Runs Until November 27
The ASIC digital asset rules draft opened on October 15. Platforms and custody firms have until November 27 to respond, and the new laws start April 8, 2027.
VanEck Lido ETF Withdrawal Comes 363 Days After The S-1
VanEck asked the SEC on October 14 to withdraw its Lido staked ether trust after 363 days. The VanEck Lido ETF letter, what it says and what it does not say.
USDC MiCA Status: EU's First Significant E-Money Token
USDC MiCA status is now official: the EBA named it the first significant e-money token on October 14, and from November 12 it takes over key duties from France.
Solana Fee Lead Over Ethereum Shrinks To $5.8M A Week, From $26.2M
Solana fee lead over Ethereum fell to $5.8M in the week to Oct 17, from $26.2M the week before, as Solana fees dropped 24%, DefiLlama chain data shows.
Solana ETF Outflows Reach Ten Straight Days, Totaling $50.5M
Solana ETF outflows have run ten straight trading days to October 16, totaling $50.5M, with Bitwise BSOL at $39.8M of it. See the Farside fund-by-fund table.
Meteora Fees Hit $50.8M In 30 Days, But Daily Fees Have Halved
Meteora fees reached $50.81M over 30 days on DefiLlama, but just $6.23M came in the last 7 days, and the daily average fell about 52% since September.
SOL Price Analysis: Three Dips Under $101 Fail To Hold The Bounce
SOL price analysis: three dips under $101 on Oct 15 reversed, then SOL slid to $103. A bullish daily block at $95.82 to $102.86 sits below, gaps above $109.
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