Waking up from a nap, a Bitget hot wallet incident struck—about $352 million in assets were affected. The platform then dumped 5,500 BTC—about $460 million—into a protection fund to backstop losses, promising full compensation.

But tonight, the real harvest took place in the contract small-cap coins: $SAGA surged by 115% on a volume spike within one hour to hit 0.0917. In three hours it fell back to 0.0274, pulling back 70%. The peak hour candle saw nearly $90 million in trading volume. The pump funds timed the exit and retreated on cue—those who chased higher didn’t get out in time.

This kind of movement isn’t a market trend; it’s distribution. The smaller the market cap, the more you need to be careful. Team it with “good news” to pump a bit, then smash it—that’s handing the sword to people holding the coins.

On the macro front, Iran has loosened its stance and is willing to sign a peace agreement with the United States before mid-November’s election. But Trump’s wording is that it will be discussed after the election—timelines don’t match. Oil is grinding around 98, near the $100 psychological level. $XAU has retreated to 4263; holding 4250 would count as strength.

Coins that were pumped always leave traces. The next small coin to get into trouble—the order book had already sold it out long ago.