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Quick Take Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. BitMine purchased 104,336 ETH worth $417 million during a 20% price dip. Rising Ethereum whale activity signals renewed institutional accumulation. On-chain data confirms large holders are steadily increasing their positions. The move highlights confidence in Ethereum’s long-term strength despite short-term volatility.References 🔥 TODAY: BitMine bought 104,336 $ETH worth $417M as prices fell 20% from August highs, per onchain data.
With the transfer of 127,271 BTC, the United States has become the world's largest sovereign holder of bitcoin.
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On October 14, the U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against Chen Zhi, founder of Cambodia's Prince Group, and successfully seized 127,271 BTC under his control, with a market value of approximately $15 billion. This event marks not only the largest judicial seizure of virtual assets in history, but also a public demonstration of state power directly exercising control over on-chain assets.
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Overview of key market events on October 15th.
- 04:06Laos plans to stop supplying electricity to cryptocurrency mining farms at the beginning of 2026Jinse Finance reported that the Deputy Minister of Energy of Laos told Reuters that the country is considering stopping the supply of electricity to cryptocurrency mining farms before the first quarter of 2026. This move aims to reallocate domestic power resources to industries that contribute more to economic growth. In 2021, Laos introduced policy adjustments that led to the rapid expansion of cryptocurrency mining activities, and cryptocurrency operators, attracted by cheap non-fossil energy, flocked to this Southeast Asian landlocked country.
- 03:47Bubblemaps: A suspected single entity controls half of the high-yield COAI addresses, with total profits reaching $13 millionAccording to ChainCatcher, monitored by Bubblemaps, it is suspected that a single entity controls half of the high-profit COAI addresses, with total profits reaching $13 million. Six months ago, 60 wallets exhibited similar operational patterns: each injected 1 BNB as initial capital through a certain exchange; the funds were injected around 11:00 AM UTC on March 25; and all conducted thousands of automated trades on the Alpha platform of the exchange. These 60 wallets are all among the high-profit wallets. In total, more than 50% of the top 100 COAI trading volume wallets belong to the same entity. There is currently no evidence indicating involvement from the core team, but such behavior and level of automation are uncommon. Risk Warning
- 03:44Current mainstream CEX and DEX funding rates indicate the market is turning increasingly bearish.BlockBeats News, October 17, according to Coinglass data, the current funding rates on major CEX and DEX platforms show that after further declines last night, the bearish trend in the market has intensified, and the number of trading pairs with negative funding rates has continued to increase compared to yesterday. The specific funding rates are shown in the figure below. BlockBeats Note: Funding rates are fees set by cryptocurrency trading platforms to maintain the balance between contract prices and the prices of underlying assets, usually applied to perpetual contracts. It is a capital exchange mechanism between long and short traders. The trading platform does not charge this fee; it is used to adjust the cost or profit of holding contracts for traders, so that the contract price remains close to the price of the underlying asset. When the funding rate is 0.01%, it represents the benchmark rate. When the funding rate is greater than 0.01%, it indicates a generally bullish market. When the funding rate is less than 0.005%, it indicates a generally bearish market.