60-year-old woman in Hong Kong falls victim to a crypto investment scam, suffering total losses of approximately HK$21.5 million.

Well-known trader Killa posted that he does not believe Bitcoin will hit a new low again and is still holding long positions. However, partial de-risking may occur in the market after the U.S. midterm elections, so now is not a suitable time to establish hedge short positions in advance. Historically, Bitcoin has underperformed in the period following every U.S. midterm election. But if Bitcoin continues to rise ahead of the elections, traders can wait until the midterms are approaching to decide whether to act based on the price trend at that time. He believes the more reasonable strategy now is to continue holding long positions, monitor market reactions around the midterms, and then consider whether to establish hedge short positions, rather than shorting in advance solely based on historical cycles.

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.

DWF Labs Managing Partner Andrei Grachev stated that if Donald Trump wins the midterm elections and disburses $5,000 to every U.S. adult, the scale would reach 150% of the COVID-19 era’s "helicopter money" program. He noted that a portion of these funds would inevitably flow into the crypto market, potentially triggering a bull run comparable to the 2021 rally. However, Grachev warned that investors should take profits during such a rally, as a crisis could follow. Earlier reports had noted Trump’s renewed pledge: if Republicans secure control of both the House of Representatives and Senate in the midterms, he will issue a $5,000 "dividend" to every adult U.S. citizen. Based on an estimated 240 million U.S. adults, the plan would cost roughly $1.2 trillion, making it one of the largest economic stimulus measures in the U.S. since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hyperdash co-founder Hans published a post noting that Hyperliquid’s AQAv2 mechanism has established a new revenue stream. On October 3, the AQAv2 treasury wallet completed its first payment of $14.58 million for the USDC reserves held by the trading platform over the prior 30 days. The funds will be allocated to an assistance fund for purchasing HYPE. Under the mechanism, after users bridge USDC to Hyperliquid, Circle mints the corresponding assets on HyperEVM, and charges fees on the treasury balance daily, with settlements occurring every 30 days. Coinbase and Circle each staked 500,000 HYPE; if payments are delayed, Coinbase could lose 2% of its staked amount per day. Hans added that Hyperliquid’s previous revenue was primarily derived from trading fees, while AQAv2 enables the platform to earn income directly from margin deposits themselves, regardless of whether the associated funds are used for trading. The first payment covers the period from August 26 to September 24, with an implied average rate of roughly 3.14%. At current scale, annualized revenue is estimated at approximately $193 million. From January 1 to September 30 this year, Hyperliquid’s open interest rose from $7.72 billion to $16.4 billion, and platform margin increased from $4.34 billion to $7.22 billion. Over the same period, perpetual contracts recorded around $2 trillion in total trading volume, generating $493.3 million in fees for the protocol, equivalent to roughly 2.46 basis points per dollar of trading volume. Using this year’s average trading speed and current AQAv2 rate, every $1 of margin contributes about 15.4 cents in annual revenue to the protocol, split into ~12.5 cents from trading fees and ~2.8 cents from AQAv2. Hans projected that under the baseline scenario of stablecoin volume growing 20% annually and Hyperliquid retaining its current ~8.7% market share, the protocol’s annual revenue could rise from the current ~$1.11 billion to $2.4 billion by the end of 2030.

Cronos Network announced that two token economic proposals have been approved, with 228 million CRO from its community pool burned, bringing the total cumulative CRO burn to 428 million. Under the passed proposals, all future revenue from Ult and Cronos Launch will be allocated to repurchase CRO on the open market, which will then be burned monthly, and all related transaction hashes will be made public.