ChainBowy

This week’s token unlocks are led by $PUMP, with $40.11 million worth of tokens scheduled for release, according to CryptoRank.

Other major unlocks include $ARB, DBR and STRK, alongside STBL, SEI and PIEVERSE.

Token unlocks increase the supply of tokens available to their holders. Some may choose to sell, which can put pressure on prices, while others may continue holding.

Traders will be watching these releases to see how they affect market activity and token prices.

#pumpdotfun #Arbitrum #Altcoin Season#

$APT has launched its Encrypted Mempool on mainnet to help protect traders from front-running and sandwich attacks.

By hiding transaction details before execution, the feature helps prevent bots from identifying trades and exploiting them for profit.

The system is optional for each transaction, and validators decrypt the details only after the block is finalized.

Sender addresses and transaction fees remain visible, but the transaction’s main contents stay private until execution.

Aptos says the feature adds only a small amount of processing time, giving users another layer of protection when trading on-chain.

#AptosLabs #Altcoin Season#

APT-2.83%

Starknet $STRK is seeing more tokens concentrated in large wallets.

According to Santiment, the top 10 wallets now hold 7.09 billion STRK, their highest combined amount since April.

Meanwhile, retail interest is cooling even after STRK’s reported 330% price increase.

The gap between rising holdings among major wallets and declining retail interest raises questions about how market participation may change.

The key things to watch are whether large
holders continue accumulating STRK and whether smaller investors return to the market.

#Starknet #Altcoin Season#

STRK-4.77%

SkyAI, a Solana-focused treasury company has confirmed it recently sold about 1 million $SOL worth roughly $107 million, cutting its reported SOL holdings from more than 2 million to around 1 million.

SkyAI may continue selling SOL, with 1.57 million SOL worth about $175 million already moved from its linked wallets in October, though the transfers do not confirm all of it was sold.

The SOL sales are tied to SkyAI’s plan to fund a proposed $201 million cash tender offer for up to 95% of its outstanding shares and certain warrants.

The key point for SOL holders now is whether additional sales follow and how much of SkyAI’s remaining treasury stays invested in Solana.

#Solana #Altcoin Season# #Macro Insights#

SOL-1.80%

Pando Finance is launching Hong Kong’s second spot Solana ETF today, October 13.

The ETF will trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under ticker 02831.HK, giving traditional investors a regulated way to gain $SOL exposure without directly holding the token.

It will be backed by actual SOL and will not use leverage or derivatives.

The new ETF comes after ChinaAMC launched Hong Kong’s first spot Solana ETF. Pando’s product has a 0.6% annual management fee and will use regulated custody and trading infrastructure.

More Solana ETFs in Hong Kong could give investors easier access to SOL through traditional financial markets.

#SolanaETF #ETFs #ETFsOnFire

SOL-1.80%

Russia is preparing to take another step toward regulated crypto trading.

Moscow Exchange plans to begin direct cryptocurrency trading on December 1, 2026, with testing already underway with professional market participants.

The exchange plans to use a partner digital depository for custody and settlement, allowing crypto transactions to run through Russia’s existing regulated financial infrastructure.

$BTC, $ETH and USDT are among the assets being linked to Russia’s new regulated crypto market, although Moscow Exchange has not yet published a final list of assets for the launch.

Russia’s new crypto framework took effect in September, while non-qualified investors face a 300,000-ruble annual purchase limit under the current rules.

Moscow Exchange already offers crypto-linked futures, so the December plan would move the market closer to direct spot crypto trading through traditional financial infrastructure.

#Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?# #BTC, is the correction enough?#

Tokenized stocks have reached a record $3.9 billion market cap, according to Token Terminal.

$BNB Chain, $ETH and Solana account for about 70% of the market, putting roughly $2.7 billion of tokenized equity value across these three networks. BNB Chain has moved into the lead with about $1.2 billion, followed by Ethereum and Solana.

The growth is part of a wider move to bring traditional financial assets onto blockchain rails. BNB Chain alone had more than 709 tokenized stocks and ETFs and over $5 billion in cumulative trading volume by June.

Recent launches from companies such as Securitize also show that tokenized equities are expanding beyond crypto-native platforms, with blockchain-based versions of major stocks such as Apple, Nvidia and Microsoft entering the market.

#BNB Chain# #ETHBlockchain #Macro Insights#

The $DATA Network is moving its Trace registry onto $SUI, bringing more than 250 million rights-cleared training-data contributions into the Sui ecosystem.

Trace records where AI training data comes from, the rights attached to it, and the payments made to contributors.

The network currently processes more than 3 million receipts per day, giving AI labs a growing source of real-world data with clearer provenance and usage rights.

Walrus will become the default storage layer, allowing the original data files to be stored with encryption and access limited to licensed users.

DATA Network will also become a native protocol on Sui, while its independent chain is retired, with DATA moving to Sui on a 1:1 basis.

Sui Foundation is committing $30 million to the network, adding another layer to the partnership.

#SuiNetwork #DataNetwork #Altcoin Season#

SUI-4.70%

Two wallets connected to an early Ethereum Foundation distribution moved 4,393 $ETH, worth about $11.13 million, to Kraken.

Those wallets originally received 59,751 ETH around a decade ago, when ETH was trading near $0.90.

Data tracked by on-chain analysts shows that about 49,751 ETH from that original allocation has reached Kraken over the past 10 years, at an average price of roughly $658 per ETH.

The latest transfer could increase the amount of ETH available for trading, but there is no public evidence yet confirming that the 4,393 ETH was sold.

#Ethereum #ETHBlockchain #Altcoin Season#

Lighter has burned 2,452,017 $LIT tokens acquired through its programmatic buyback by the end of Q3 2026.

The latest burn follows the much larger 15.64 million LIT burn from Q2, keeping Lighter’s revenue-funded buyback and burn model active on a quarterly basis.

Lighter generated about $12.46 million in gross protocol revenue during Q3, with roughly $9.66 million coming from trading fees, while $7.42 million was recorded as token buybacks.

If this model continues, growing protocol activity can keep funding buybacks that permanently remove LIT from circulation, giving the tokenomics a direct link to platform usage.

#Lighter #Altcoin Season# #Macro Insights#

LIT-8.47%

Tom Lee is putting a clear target on Ethereum again, saying $ETH should move above $5,000 before the end of 2026.

Speaking at Token2049 in Singapore, Lee also linked Ethereum’s upside to Bitcoin, saying ETH could reach around $7,500 if BTC climbs to $100,000.

ETH is currently around $2,500, so reaching $5,000 would require roughly a 100% gain from current levels.

Lee’s broader Ethereum thesis is built around institutional adoption, tokenization, and growing demand for Ethereum-based financial infrastructure.

Lee has also argued that years of Ethereum consolidation could set the stage for a larger breakout.

His $5,000 call is still a forecast, but it puts Ethereum’s ability to reclaim its previous $4,954 peak and establish a new high firmly on the radar for the rest of 2026.

#Ethereum #ETHBlockchain #Altcoin Season#

Solana has crossed a new milestone, with weekly non-vote transactions reaching 1.318 billion, setting a new all-time high.

These transactions focus on actual network activity from users and apps, excluding validator votes.

$SOL has also stayed above 1 billion weekly transactions for four straight weeks, pointing to strong and consistent usage.

September added more evidence of this growth, with 3.18 billion non-vote transactions recorded during the month.

#Solana #Altcoin Season#

SOL-1.80%

Fun Fact: $BTC now has a larger market cap than Bank of America and Bank of China combined.

BTC is sitting around $1.67 trillion, while the two banks are valued at roughly $380 billion and $326 billion respectively.

Bitcoin has reached a valuation level that puts it above two major global banks, with about 20.1 million BTC circulating and a maximum supply of 21 million.

The market is increasingly pricing Bitcoin as a major global asset, not simply as a crypto market asset.

#BTC, the evolving ecosystem# #Macro Insights#

XRPL has disclosed a critical payment-engine bug that could have allowed an attacker to create spendable $XRP beyond the network’s fixed 100 billion supply.

The issue came from an unchecked 64-bit calculation when one payment consumed hundreds of specially crafted order-book offers.

Once the total crossed the integer limit, the value wrapped around to a much smaller number, allowing the system to credit large XRP amounts while charging the buyer only a tiny amount.

The vulnerability affected xrpld 3.4.0 and earlier and was fixed in version 3.4.1, released on September 25.

XRPL says there is no evidence the flaw was exploited on any public network. Triggering it also required a highly specific setup that normal payments would not reach.

#XRPLedger #Altcoin Season# #Macro Insights#

XRP-0.76%

StarkWare researchers have tested a quantum-safe $BTC transaction on the mainnet without requiring a soft fork or changes to Bitcoin’s existing rules.

By relying on hash-based cryptography, the method aims to improve Bitcoin’s protection against future quantum attacks.

On August 26, 2026, the first transaction was mined successfully, showing that the approach works on the live network.

However, the technology is still experimental and not ready for widespread use because it requires significant computing power. StarkWare is working to make the process cheaper and more efficient.

This could offer Bitcoin another option for preparing for future quantum threats, although making the entire network quantum-safe will require further development.

#BTC, the evolving ecosystem# #Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?#

October 16 is becoming an important date for $PI Network, with Protocol 28 scheduled to move onto Mainnet.

The upgrade is designed to improve how Pi handles delayed transaction data while giving developers better tools for updating smart contracts and application data.

Node operators have until October 13 to upgrade ahead of the Mainnet activation.

PI is currently holding around $0.08, while futures open interest has dropped to about $8.90 million from roughly $10.38 million a day earlier, pointing to lower derivatives activity.

With the upgrade only days away, $0.08 remains an important level to watch, while a move back above $0.085 could improve the short-term setup.

The bigger signal will come from how the network performs after Protocol 28 goes live and whether market activity starts building around the upgrade.

#PiNetwork #Altcoin Season#

Thailand is opening a new door for $BTC and $ETH investors as the country finalizes its crypto ETF framework, with the rules taking effect on October 16, 2026.

The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission announced 11 regulatory notifications on October 8, allowing crypto ETFs to be established and traded on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.

Under the new rules, each ETF must track a single cryptocurrency and maintain an average exposure of at least 80% of its net asset value to that asset over each accounting year.

Funds must also use SEC-regulated crypto custodians, while brokers cannot provide margin loans for ETF purchases.

However, October 16 is the framework's effective date, not a confirmed launch date for individual funds, which must still meet the approval requirements.

#BitcoinETFs #ETFsOnFire #ETFs #EthereumETFs

MARA Holdings has reportedly sold 996 Bitcoin worth approximately $81.13 million, adding to its ongoing Bitcoin sales as the mining company adjusts how it manages its reserves.

This comes as MARA has expanded its strategy to allow sales of Bitcoin held on its balance sheet, alongside $BTC generated through mining.

In its first half of 2026, the company sold approximately 23,093 BTC for $1.63 billion, according to its SEC filing.

MARA has explained that Bitcoin sales can help fund operations, support growth opportunities and manage liquidity.

By June 30, 2026, its reported Bitcoin holdings had fallen to 35,577 BTC, including coins loaned or pledged as collateral.

The latest reported sell is worth paying attention, but its impact on the market will depend on whether the BTC was sold on the open market and how much selling pressure followed.

#BTC Correction Incoming?# #What is your Bitcoin Price Prediction?#

MARA-5.02%

Bitcoin’s post-midterm history is getting attention as the 2026 U.S. elections approach.

$BTC gained 24.5% in the 12 months after the 2014 midterms, 44.9% after 2018, and 92.3% after 2022. That gives the asset a three-for-three record across the available cycles.

The broader U.S. market has also shown strength after midterms, with the S&P 500 rising in all 19 post-midterm 12-month periods since 1950, averaging about 15.4%.

There is an important detail in the Bitcoin data: the gains were not smooth. After the 2018 election, BTC dropped 45.5% in the first month before eventually finishing the following 12-month period up 44.9%.

With only three Bitcoin cycles available, the pattern is useful historical context, not a dependable forecast.

For the 2026 cycle, Treasury yields, institutional demand, ETF flows and crypto regulation could have a much bigger influence on BTC’s next move.

#Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?# #BTC, is the correction enough?#

A U.S. government-linked wallet moved 12,267 $BTC worth about $1.01 billion on October 8.

The Bitcoin is tied to funds seized from the 2016 Bitfinex hack, and on-chain data shows the amount was split across newly identified addresses.

This follows with more than 6,200 BTC transferred by related government wallets to Coinbase Prime in recent days.

The U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve policy directs eligible forfeited BTC to remain in government custody, although transfers can also involve custody management, restitution or other legally permitted actions.

With more than $1 billion in BTC moving in one transaction, the destination of these coins and any follow-up transfers will be worth watching closely.

#Bitcoin Price Prediction: What is Bitcoins next move?# #BTC Correction Incoming?#