Odaily reports that on October 4, the 14-day public notice period for Sun Yuchen Award questions No. 305, 371, 381, 526, 866, and 1001 officially ended. Officials confirmed that there were no unresolved objections during the public notice period, and the qualifications of the relevant winners have been finalized. The process will now move to written confirmation and prize distribution for the first batch of winners. According to previously published notice information, the winners of questions No. 305, 371, and 381 are formal verifiers, the winners of questions No. 866 and 1001 are solution winners, and winner No. 526 received rewards for both roles. In addition, solution-winning candidates for questions No. 239 and 327 entered the public notice period starting September 30, and that process is still ongoing.
The Sun Yuchen Award was established by TRON founder Sun Yuchen, with a maximum single-question prize of US$1 million, and US$10 million has already been deposited into the award pool's on-chain address. The first batch of winners confirmed in this announcement also means that the Sun Yuchen Award has completed its first full public notice cycle and launched substantive prize redemption.
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, the whale who opened a new ETH position yesterday has added another $3.36 million, withdrawing 1,236 ETH from OKX an hour ago. Since yesterday, they have accumulated 2,656 ETH (approximately $7.18 million) at an average price of $2,703.3, with an unrealized profit of $19,500. Their strategy is to buy and then deposit into Lido for staking.
Odaily News — According to a recently published guide to European crypto trading platforms, Gate Europe has been named one of the European platforms suited for low-cost spot trading and EUR fiat on-ramp. The platform has obtained MiCA authorization from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), offers a standard spot trading fee of 0.1%, and supports EUR funding via SEPA bank transfers. In terms of user coverage, Gate Europe can accommodate the trading needs of users ranging from beginners to advanced traders, with strong suitability for spot trading users; in response to European users' asset migration needs, the platform also supports migration from USDT to USDC. BeInCrypto previously included Gate Europe in its guide to MiCA-licensed platforms, and continues to follow its regulatory progress and service capabilities in the European market.
Currently, Gate Europe has taken the lead in obtaining the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license and a Payment Institution (PI) license, continuously strengthening its compliance foundation in the European market. Meanwhile, Gate Connect, Gate Card, and related support systems have completed PCI DSS v4.0.1 Level 1 compliance assessment. Against the backdrop of the full implementation of the MiCA regulatory framework and European users' growing attention to legal entities, scope of authorization, and fiat channels, Gate Europe is leveraging its compliance credentials to provide European users with a more comprehensive digital asset trading and fund services experience. (BeInCrypto)
Odaily News: Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) officially announced that as of October 4, 2026, the company holds 6,016,414 ETH (valued at $2,726 per token, approximately $16.4 billion), representing 4.9% of Ethereum's total supply (122.1 million tokens), just 1% away from its "5% Alchemy" goal.
The company's crypto assets + cash and marketable securities + "Moonshots" investments total $17.4 billion, including:
ETH: 6,016,414 tokens
BTC: 214 tokens
Cash and marketable securities: $643 million
Beast Industries equity: $180 million
Eightco Holdings (NASDAQ: ORBS) equity: $117 million
Currently, 5,067,309 ETH have been staked (approximately $13.8 billion), operated through its proprietary institutional-grade staking platform MAVAN, with a 7-day annualized yield of 2.63%. Annualized staking revenue is projected at approximately $363 million, and could reach $431 million once fully staked. (PR Newswire)
Odaily News: On-chain detective ZachXBT posted on X that he once posed as a client to infiltrate a criminal group suspected of laundering money for the North Korea-backed hacker organization Lazarus Group, and assisted in freezing funds related to the 2025 Bybit attack.
ZachXBT stated that after Bybit suffered a $1.5 billion attack in February 2025, he discovered that more than 15 accounts in public Telegram and Discord groups were seeking help processing transactions related to the stolen funds. He subsequently contacted one of the Telegram users using the alias "Jimmy Green" and built trust through multiple transactions. According to his disclosure, on March 6, 2025, he transferred $3.497 million in USDC to an Ethereum address for a USDC-to-TRON-chain USDT exchange transaction with the counterparty. The source of gas funds for that address can be traced back to the Bybit attack funds and was publicly flagged as a Bybit attack blacklisted address.
ZachXBT said that in subsequent communications, the counterparty revealed that their team had been involved in processing the stolen Bybit funds and disclosed in advance that the funds would be moved across chains including Solana. By matching transaction timing, amounts, and on-chain data, he identified a wallet cluster involving more than $12 million in Bybit attack funds, with fund paths spanning multiple networks including BTC→ETH→SOL→TRON. Approximately 442,000 USDT was frozen by Tether, and the group also attempted to launder money through Uniswap liquidity pools and low-liquidity tokens. Additionally, the counterparty disclosed having helped other clients process approximately $3 million in fraudulent proceeds, and ZachXBT traced the related funds to wallets associated with the sanctioned Huione Guarantee.
ZachXBT revealed that in this investigation, he initially invested $3.497 million and bore a loss risk of approximately 5% per transaction. The intelligence ultimately obtained was provided to relevant investigative agencies and law enforcement authorities at the earliest opportunity. Since 2022, he has assisted in freezing over $75 million in funds related to North Korea-linked incidents.
Odaily reports that according to an official announcement, Bitget Stock+ has launched its "Multi-Leg Options Strategy" feature. The specific strategies include Covered Call/Put, Vertical Spreads, Straddle & Strangle, and Collar, further catering to users' professional trading needs in risk hedging, volatility trading, and directional speculation.
Additionally, this feature supports a Portfolio Margin mechanism. When options positions are opened and form a risk hedge against a user's existing holdings, the system will automatically reduce or offset the corresponding margin requirements, helping to improve users' capital efficiency.
Furthermore, the multi-leg strategy supports users in flexibly building and closing positions leg by leg (Leg in/Leg out). Currently, this feature is available during regular trading hours from 9:30 to 16:00 EST. For more product details, please refer to Bitget's official platform.
Odaily reports that Strive CEO Matt Cole announced on X that Strive purchased 2,000 BTC last week for $169 million, at an average cost of $84,422 per coin, bringing total holdings to 29,462 BTC. 61.5% of the financing came from SATA, with warrants generating $56.7 million. The 8-K filing submitted today also disclosed key metrics and KPIs as of the third quarter of 2026.
Odaily reports that Base officially announced on X that it has added 26 tokenized US stock assets.
Odaily reports that Strategy officially disclosed that the company recorded $21 billion in gains on digital assets in Q3 2026. Last week, it added 334 BTC and repurchased $176 million worth of STRC. As of October 4, 2026, Strategy holds 848,000 BTC and cash assets worth $5.7 billion.
Odaily: Renowned trader Ansem posted a question to the community: "Aside from USD and BTC, how many tokens can you name that have still hit all-time highs after surviving a full bull-bear cycle?" Crypto KOL @0xaporia compiled findings showing that, excluding BTC, only 8 tokens meet the criteria of "ranked in the top 100 by market cap in 2021 and hit new all-time highs in 2025." Excluding wrapped assets, these include only BNB, XRP, TRX, LEO, and OKB.
1. CZ reveals he owns a Nissan SUV and two minivans, no sports cars;
2. GateToken (GT) burned nearly 2 million tokens in 2026 Q3, with cumulative burn total reaching 192 million;
3. Japanese listed company Remixpoint added 7.45 BTC, bringing holdings to 1,508.72 BTC;
4. Polymarket's trading volume exceeded $545 million last week, with markets related to Brazil's first-round election reaching $165 million in volume;
5. Polymarket CEO to share key insights at Token2049, community speculates it may be related to the POLY token;
6. Polygon co-founder cites Polymarket CMO's tweet and states: POLY will take over everything;
7. Bloomberg Terminal now supports viewing real-time quotes for some Hyperliquid perpetual contracts, trading not yet supported;
8. "Milei coin LIBRA whale" Kelsier Ventures-related addresses exposed, asset value dropped from nearly $300 million to $2 million;
9. US media: LeBron James is not a Polymarket investor, did not violate NBA regulations;
10. Metaplanet: net purchase of 1,000 BTC in Q3, total holdings reach 44,000 BTC as of September;
11. Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF on-chain address holding over $900 million in Bitcoin tagged by Arkham;
12. QCP latest analysis: BTC key level at $87,200, FOMC meeting will be the main market catalyst.
Odaily reports that CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost posted on X platform stating that the ratio of Meme coin market cap to altcoin market cap has dropped to 0.027, with Meme coins' market cap share relative to altcoins falling to 3%.
As altcoins continue to outperform Meme coins, the gap between the two has further widened. The increasing number of Meme coins has also further dispersed the available liquidity in this sector.
Odaily News: QCP stated in its official channel that the macro narrative has completely reversed within three weeks: from "October rate hike" to "October rate hike expectations being fully ruled out, with the Fed expected to hold steady." September nonfarm payrolls plunged to just 29,000, far below the expected 84,000; the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%; wage growth slowed to 3.0% year-over-year, the lowest level since May 2021. The three-month average of nonfarm payrolls fell to 50,700, roughly one-third of last year's pace. This dovish employment data supports the Fed pausing rate hikes in October, but the 10-year Treasury yield remains stubbornly at 5.25% as supply and term premium factors overshadow growth signals. The probability of an October rate hike has dropped to 22%.
Bitcoin pulled back to $86,700 after hitting resistance at $87,100 on Friday, indicating that dip-buying demand persists. Weekend liquidations were modest at $62.7 million, with short positions accounting for 68%. A decisive hold above $87,200 is needed to confirm the next leg of the rally. Ethereum held the $2,725 threshold within the $2,650-$2,800 range, with the current setup remaining cautiously optimistic.
Wednesday's FOMC meeting minutes will be the main catalyst — the market will interpret whether hawkish dissents stem from firm conviction or compromise. TOKEN2049 in Singapore from Thursday to Friday could trigger volatility. Attention should be paid to the CPI data on October 14, which will be the first test of whether the disinflation trend can continue.
Odaily News: Today, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich published a lengthy post on X stating that Metaplanet completed Bitcoin sales and buybacks in the third quarter. The sale volume exceeded the total outstanding principal of the company's bonds, borrowings, and other interest-bearing liabilities, after which the buyback volume exceeded the sale volume, resulting in a net increase of 1,000 Bitcoin.
As of September 30, Metaplanet holds 44,000 Bitcoin, making it the world's second-largest publicly listed Bitcoin treasury company. The company has also introduced a net interest income strategy aimed at establishing a sustained revenue stream and reducing its cost of capital.
It is worth noting that in October 2024, Metaplanet's BTC holdings increased to 1,018.17, at which time it ranked second only to Boyaa Interactive in Asia, making it "Asia's second-largest corporate Bitcoin holder."
Odaily reports that Arkham posted on X stating that the on-chain wallet of Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF MSBT holds 10,519 BTC, valued at $904 million. MSBT began trading on NYSE Arca in April, and Arkham said it identified and first publicly disclosed the ETF's address within one week.
Odaily News: Japanese publicly listed company Metaplanet announced today that it net purchased 1,000 BTC in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending December 2026, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 44,000 BTC as of September 30, 2026.
In addition, the company conducted Bitcoin sales and buybacks during the quarter to verify its ability to monetize its Bitcoin holdings. Specifically, it sold 10,000 BTC while purchasing 11,000 BTC during the period, resulting in a net increase of 1,000 BTC in holdings.
