Huobi Global will launch FastTrack Phase 10 on October 30, 2019. The project candidates will be announced at 8:00 UTC on October 29.

https://huobiglobal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000630982-FastTrack-Phase-10-Voting-Launches-October-30-2019

The market is red. BTC is now trading at ~$7550.

ETH - $160
XRP - $0.275
BNB - $17

Binance will list Blockstack (STX) and open trading for STX/BNB, STX/BTC and STX/USDT trading pairs at 2019/10/25 4:00 AM (UTC). Users can now start depositing STX in preparation for trading.

https://binance.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035477851-Binance-Lists-Blockstack-STX-
💧 icodrops.com/blockstack

Binance.US will list Dogecoin (DOGE). Trading for the DOGE/USD trading pair will open on October 25, 2019, at 1:00 UTC.

Users can now start depositing DOGE in preparation for trading.

https://support.binance.us/hc/en-us/articles/360035129692

Libra could serve as counter to Chinese Digital Currency, says Zuckerberg. The project would ensure that the U.S. stays a financial leader globally.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers that the company would pull out of the Libra Association in the event the consortium launched its proposed cryptocurrency without all needed regulatory approvals.

Calibra, the Facebook subsidiary developing a wallet for Libra, “is going to have strong identity [verification] and work with all the regulators to make sure we’re at the standard of AML or CFT that people expect.” But he added a caveat: “I can’t speak for the whole association, you have my commitment from Facebook.”

https://www.coindesk.com/zuckerberg-facebook-would-quit-libra-if-association-launched-prematurely
https://cointelegraph.com/news/libra-could-serve-as-counter-to-chinese-digital-currency-says-zuckerberg

The majority of Telegram investors have reportedly agreed to postpone the launch of the messaging giant’s native blockchain network TON, and therefore, will not demand their funds back.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/44439/telegram-investors-agree-on-postponement-of-ton-blockchain-launch-not-to-demand-money-back

Now you can check KAVA lottery results on Binance Launchpad.
Winning tickets - 9,01%.

https://launchpad.binance.com/en/lottery/775054cbce554a379a26a66fc6787f0c
💧 icodrops.com/kava

Binance will open trading for KAVA/BNB, KAVA/BTC and KAVA/USDT trading pairs at 2019/10/25 2:00 AM (UTC).

https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/360035508151
💧 icodrops.com/kava

Binance lists the first fiat currency, the Nigerian Naira (NGN).
Trading: October 24, 12:30 UTC.

https://www.binance.com/en/support/articles/360035511611

On December 9, Bakkt will launch the first regulated options contract for bitcoin futures.

https://medium.com/bakkt-blog/bakkt-bitcoin-options-on-futures-to-launch-december-9-an-industry-first-8fb2bd686abb

KAVA trading has started on Binance.
KAVA is now trading at ~1.4x from the IEO price.

https://www.binance.com/en/trade/KAVA_USDT
💧 icodrops.com/kava

Blockstack trading has started on Binance.
STX is now trading at ~1.15x from the general public offering price and ~2.9x from the price for voucher holders.

https://www.binance.com/en/trade/STX_USDT
💧 icodrops.com/blockstack

Crypto Capital President Ivan Manuel Molina Lee was arrested by Polish authorities, accused of being part of an international drug cartel and involved in its money-laundering operations using Bitfinex.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/44591/ceo-of-crypto-capital-arrested-in-alleged-money-laundering-operation

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has requested that Bittrex postpone the New York account closure deadline until further notice. New York residents will be able to continue to withdraw funds, but may not deposit or trade.

https://bittrex.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360029715492-Important-Information-for-New-York-Customers

China president Xi Jinping said on Thursday the communist party should regard blockchain as a core technology for important innovative breakthroughs and should commit to accelerating the development of such technology.

https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/44646/xi-jinping-says-to-let-china-take-the-leading-position-in-blockchain

Nassim Taleb: "The most potent case for cryptocurrencies: banks are never there when you need them. And they are trying to bully the public so they avoid accountability and profit disbursements.
Bankers are legal crooks."

https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1187467132646199300

October 2019 MATIC token release:

✔️100% of unlocked Matic Treasury tokens (Foundation & Ecosystem) to be allocated to staking activities
✔️~40% of Investors are voluntarily not taking any unlocks
In all, ~80% of total unlocked tokens NOT to be released into the market
✔️Only ~20% of the unlocked tokens (248,446,690 tokens) to be released
✔️This was the first & last Investor token unlock (50% unlocked on listing & 50% unlocked now)

https://blog.matic.network/october-2019-token-unlock-100-foundation-tokens-to-be-used-for-staking-activities/
💧 icodrops.com/matic-network

"Bitfinex is the victim of a fraud and is making its position clear to the relevant authorities, including those in Poland and the United States. We cannot speak about Crypto Capital's other clients, but any suggestion that Crypto Capital laundered drug proceeds or any other illicit funds at the behest of Bitfinex or its customers is categorically false", Bitfinex said in a statement.

https://www.bitfinex.com/posts/426

The market is green again. BTC price has risen sharply in minutes and is now trading at ~$8400.

ETH - $178
BNB - $18.7
XRP - $0.294

The price of BTC broke the $10,000 mark, reaching $10,370. But now it is trading around $9,600.

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress in China has passed the cryptography law on Saturday and it will be effective on January 1, 2020.

The new law aims to tackle emerging regulatory and legal challenges in commercial cryptography use-cases as they play an increasingly important role in developing the Chinese economy, according to the law’s latest draft proposal prior to approval.

https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-congress-passes-cryptography-law-effective-jan-1-2020