[Altcoins fall over 5% on weekend, set for biggest drop since April]

Risk-off sentiment in equities spilled over into crypto, sending altcoins down more than 5% over the weekend, Cointelegraph reported, citing Glassnode data. Glassnode said the slide was on track to mark the biggest weekend decline since April if losses persisted while weekend trading was still underway.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172190

[JPMorgan expands JPM deposit token to Ethereum]

JPMorgan will issue its dollar deposit token JPM on the Ethereum network, Bloomberg reported. JPM was first launched on the Base network last year and allows institutional clients to transfer U.S. dollar deposits around the clock. JPMorgan plans to use JPM not only for on-chain payments by crypto companies, but also for settling tokenized asset trades and providing collateral for financial institutions.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172191

[Bithumb to suspend TIA, MANTA deposits and withdrawals on Oct. 20]

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced the temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals for Celestia (TIA) and Manta (MANTA) starting at 12:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 20 to support network upgrades.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172192

[BTC rises above $83,000]

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $83,000. BTC is trading at $83,097.64 on the Binance USDT market.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172193

[Upbit to list CT on KRW, BTC and USDT pairs today]

Upbit announced the addition of Concrete (CT) for trading against KRW, BTC and USDT at 9:00 a.m. UTC today.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172194

[TRON tops onchain revenue over 24 hours, 7 days and 30 days]

TRON led all chains in onchain revenue over the past 30 days at $23.41 million, followed by Ethereum at $6.34 million and Solana at $3.4 million, according to DefiLlama data.

Over the past seven days, TRON remained first at $5.8 million, ahead of Solana at $784,000 and Base at $584,000. Over the past 24 hours, TRON also ranked first at around $555,000, followed by Solana at $107,000 and Polygon at $64,000.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172195

[Bithumb to list CT in KRW trading at 10:00 a.m. UTC]

Bithumb announced the addition of Concrete (CT) to its South Korean won trading pair at 10:00 a.m. UTC today. Earlier, Upbit announced the addition of CT to its KRW, BTC and USDT trading pairs at 9:00 a.m. UTC today.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172196

[South Korean lawmaker alleges Kim & Chang adviser pushed Vitoz tie-up in KOK probe]

South Korean Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Kang-il said during a parliamentary audit of the Financial Supervisory Service on Oct. 19 that a Kim & Chang adviser with a Financial Supervisory Service background had encouraged financial companies to sign MOUs with Vitoz, a company allegedly tied to figures in the KOK Coin, or KOK Token, multilevel fraud case, which Lee said caused losses of 2.5 trillion won to 570,000 victims at home and abroad, according to Edaily.

Citing multiple unnamed sources, Lee said companies seeking guidance on how to join Hana Bank’s stablecoin consortium were told by Hana Bank’s president to meet a specific law firm adviser, and those companies were then encouraged to pursue MOUs with Vitoz, Edaily reported. In response, Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin said he had received a brief report on matters related to Vitoz.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172197
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[Aster buys back 2.72M ASTER, burns matching amount]

Perp DEX Aster said on its official X account it bought back about 2.72 million ASTER between Oct. 5 and 19 using 99% of the daily fees generated on the platform over the past two weeks. The repurchased tokens are designated for staking participants, and Aster burned an equal amount from the team allocation. As a result, cumulative burns under the tokenomics revamp introduced in June reached about 32.31 million ASTER, while cumulative burns under the broader program totaled about 210.09 million ASTER.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172198

[Crypto-linked stocks rise in U.S. premarket trading, led by Circle]

Crypto-linked stocks were higher ahead of the U.S. market open, with Circle (CRCL) posting the biggest gain among major names at 2.76%, according to BIT (bit.com) price data.

Bitmine (BMNR) was up 1.99%, Coinbase (COIN) gained 1.75%, Strategy (MSTR) rose 1.71%, Robinhood (HOOD) added 1.46%, and SharpLink Gaming (SBET) climbed 1.06%.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172199

[Cathie Wood says Bitcoin demand can stay firm even with a stronger dollar]

Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, said in an interview with SamproTV on Oct. 19 that even if a stronger dollar weighs on Bitcoin prices, demand for the asset can remain resilient because Bitcoin represents a new asset class and has a very low correlation with gold.

Wood said she does not agree with explaining investment demand for Bitcoin and gold solely through concerns about a weaker dollar. While the U.S. dollar could remain strong if deregulation in the U.S. lifts returns on investment capital above those in other countries, Bitcoin has its own separate growth drivers, she said. Wood also cited institutional investors’ diversification demand as a key driver for Bitcoin, saying its distinct price behavior relative to other assets gives investors an incentive to add it to portfolios.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172200

[Hollys estimates 2.76 million customer records exposed in crypto mining hack]

South Korean coffee franchise Hollys said today it estimates that about 2.76 million customers’ personal data records were exposed in a hack aimed at cryptocurrency mining. The company said it confirmed unauthorized access to a cloud service tied to membership information on Oct. 16 and found that some customer data was leaked in the process. Hollys said the leak is currently believed to have occurred between Sept. 3 and Oct. 7, 2026, and that the exposed data includes user IDs, passwords, names, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, duplicate subscription verification information (DI), and service-use related information.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172201

[South Korea handled 48 crypto unfair-trading cases after investor law took effect]

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service handled 48 unfair-trading cases after the Virtual Asset User Protection Act took effect, while it also received 83 complaints tied to exchange hacks and system failures, with compensation in major cases nearing 7.2 billion won, according to a New Daily report citing data the outlet obtained from the office of People Power Party lawmaker Park Sung-hoon.

Park said crypto exchange incidents worth tens of billions of won have repeatedly occurred, but the Financial Supervisory Service should transparently disclose the scale of damage in each case, inspection findings and whether corrective steps were carried out, so users can assess whether the investor-protection supervisory framework is functioning properly.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172203
See more: https://www.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2026/10/19/2026101900353.html

[Revolut crypto unit secures Gibraltar DLT license]

Revolut Global Digital Assets Limited, a newly established cryptocurrency-focused unit of UK fintech firm Revolut, has obtained a distributed ledger technology license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission, laying what Revolut expects will be a key foundation for expanding its global crypto business.

The company plans to use the approval to reduce operating risks in jurisdictions with limited regulatory frameworks and to provide legal cryptocurrency trading and custody services to global retail users outside the UK and EU. According to a Revolut announcement, about 16 million of its 80 million retail customers, or roughly 20%, are using crypto services.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172204

[Aerodrome accounts for 83% of Base stock-token DEX volume at $1.9B]

Base network stock-token DEX volume totaled $2.3 billion over the past 90 days, with Aerodrome (AERO) handling $1.9 billion, or about 83% of the total, Unfolded reported.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172205

[BTC holds above $82K despite surge in 'Black Monday' fears]

Crypto market fears of a sharp sell-off intensified ahead of Oct. 19, the 39th anniversary of the 1987 U.S. stock market crash, but Bitcoin still climbed, according to crypto analytics firm Santiment.

Santiment said social media mentions of "Black Monday" rose to 176 on Oct. 18, up from a daily average of under two over the previous 60 days. Despite the uneasy sentiment, BTC closed at around $82,000 on Oct. 18, up nearly 1% from yesterday. Mentions tied to a crash also increased to 105 that day, although they remained within the range seen over the past 90 days.

Santiment added that a similar rise in "Black Monday" mentions on Sept. 14 was followed by a roughly 3% drop in BTC the next day. Even so, the firm said price action this fall has been inconsistent, making it difficult to conclude social media negativity will translate into an actual decline.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172206

[USDG-based Morpho vault deposits on Arbitrum top $40M]

Total deposits across two Global Dollar (USDG)-based Morpho vaults operating on the Arbitrum network have surpassed $40 million, according to on-chain analyst Tom Wan. Borrowed funds backed by syrupUSDG now stand at $35 million, with most of that capital being used for leveraged strategies through repeated borrowing and redepositing. The current borrowing rate is around 2.7%.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172207

[Bitcoin recovery remains fragile as spot demand, whale holdings weaken]

Signals pointing to a Bitcoin bottom remain in place, but it is too early to expect a sustained uptrend as spot demand has weakened again and holdings among the largest whale investors have declined, CryptoQuant contributor Xwin Research Japan said.

Xwin Research Japan said exchange-held BTC rose slightly to 2.68 million from about 2.67 million in early October. While that remains below January levels, the data suggests it is difficult to say the decline in exchange supply is still continuing. Spot demand has also shown an unstable pattern, with 30-day spot demand recently nearing zero before turning negative again, while demand in the perpetual futures market has been supporting overall demand.

The contributor added whale accumulation trends were mixed. Investors holding 100 to 1,000 BTC have maintained net accumulation over the past 60 days, but the scale remains below late-September levels. Net declines in holdings among whales with 1,000 to 10,000 BTC have gradually narrowed, but holdings among whales with more than 10,000 BTC continue to trend lower on a net basis. For a full-fledged recovery, spot demand needs to rise consistently and buying interest needs to emerge to absorb BTC flowing onto exchanges, according to the analysis.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172208

[New wallet liquidates 8,163 ETH short position within a day]

A newly created wallet less than 24 hours old saw a total of 8,163 ETH liquidated through multiple liquidations over the past 10 hours, according to Lookonchain. The wallet had built a 25x short position of 13,826 ETH earlier today.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172209

[BNB Foundation burns $1.2B in BNB in 37th quarterly token burn]

The BNB Foundation announced it burned 1,646,200 BNB worth about $1.197 billion in its 37th quarterly token burn. The burn reduced BNB’s total circulating supply to about 131.5 million.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172210

[BingX, YouHodler win EU MiCA approval as registered CASPs rise to 375]

The European Securities and Markets Authority updated its Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation register to add nine new crypto-asset service providers, including BingX’s Austrian unit, YouHodler’s Italian unit and Openbank, a subsidiary of Banco Santander, bringing the total number of uniquely authorized CASPs across the EU to 375.

BingX EU said it will expand compliant cryptocurrency trading and custody services across the European Economic Area within a clear regulatory framework.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1172211