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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 7h

New Perp DEX, Aster, is gaining traction within the Binance ecosystem, backed by CZ! 🚀 A deep dive by @agintender reveals its focus on MEV & privacy (like iceberg orders). Key question: can it sustain growth as token supply increases & rely on transaction fees? Read the full analysis!

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 9h

Binance faced scrutiny after a 2-min market disruption on Oct 17, 2025, following Trump’s tariff news (via Benson Sun). The volatility exceeded expectations, highlighting Binance’s central role – like the CME for commodities – & the urgent need for transparency & trust in crypto.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 9h

Binance Alpha has listed REVIVE (RVV), a BSC-based ecosystem integrating infrastructure and AI entertainment features.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 10h

Singapore & Thailand are investigating Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, flagged by the U.S. for transnational fraud. Its chairman is already sanctioned by the U.S. & UK over fraud & money laundering allegations. Probe focuses on crypto & online platform illicit funds. ⚠️

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 10h

New analysis from @agintender reveals a key driver of recent crypto liquidations: a rush to sell borrowed tokens immediately after exchange listings. Incentives & call options pushed market makers (and others!) to bet on price drops, amplified by liquidation bots. Read the full report for details.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 10h

Four Meme is boosting token launch fairness! 🎉 New Token Name Protection locks similar names/symbols once a project hits 100+ wallet holders during the Bonding Curve. A 72-hour block prevents copycat tokens in Fair Mode. We're also cross-checking Free & Fair Mode listings for unique names! 🛡️

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 11h

BSC trading bot volume crashed 90% in a week! Peaked at $582M on Oct 8th (GMGN drove $515M), now under $60M. Data from @Adam_Tehc.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 11h

Robinhood has deployed support for over 80 tokens on the Arbitrum network, according to a report from @tomwanhh. This move enables Robinhood EU users to access a wider range of U.S. stocks and ETFs through tokenization. Recent deployments include GLXY (Galaxy), BULL (WeBULL), and SNPS (Synopsys).

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 12h

YieldBasis, from the Curve team, reduces impermanent loss for BTC holders using on-chain mechanisms & leverage. Users deposit BTC, paired with borrowed crvUSD in Curve pools, and fully leverage their position. Currently testing with BTC due to its stability. #DeFi #BTC

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 14h

Hyper Foundation sold 51K HYPE tokens for ~$1.73M via OTC deals, per Mlm onchain data. Tokens went to operational expense wallets from the “Hyper Foundation Budget Wallet.” Total OTC sales now ~326.5K HYPE (~$11.6M). #HYPE #OTC #crypto

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 14h

imToken & imKey users are unaffected by recent security concerns. Keys are generated locally & never shared! Both wallets are non-custodial – you control your keys. Always back up your mnemonic phrase!

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 15h

Binance has announced that users holding over 240 Binance Alpha points are eligible to claim the Binance Alpha airdrop starting today at 4:00 PM (UTC+8), on a first-come, first-served basis until the airdrop pool is depleted or the event concludes. Further details will be released separately.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 16h

Binance Alpha will list SavannaSurvival (SVSA) on October 20th. Eligible users can claim an airdrop using Binance Alpha points on the Alpha activity page, with claims available after trading opens.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 16h

SLERF price is wildly divergent! Contract price hit $0.43, while OKX spot is $0.39 vs. on-chain at just $0.09. OKX deposit suspension & contract swaps are causing this 4.6x gap. Expect a price correction when indexes align. ⚠️ #SLERF #crypto

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 16h

Vitalik Buterin suggests a better way to measure ZK & FHE performance: a ratio of encryption time *to* raw computation time, not just TPS. This offers hardware independence & clearer efficiency trade-offs when moving to cryptographically secure systems. He calls it an “overhead factor.”

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 17h

Onchain Lens data indicates that a multi-signature wallet associated with G-C.Rule, founder of Ethena, accumulated 48 million $ENA tokens – valued at approximately $20.41 million – from Binance and Bybit over the past three days.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 18h

Uniswap’s Hayden Adams says Solana integration talk is “overthought.” Key goal: let users access Solana tokens to avoid losing them to other platforms. 🚀 Uniswap remains focused on Ethereum, where it’s a major player, but this is its first step supporting non-EVM blockchains! ⛓️

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 18h

BitMine’s Tom Lee cites crypto deleveraging, $3T private credit worries (JPMorgan’s Dimon flagged risks), & typical Oct volatility for current market caution. He sees potential buying opportunity as few fund managers are beating benchmarks & may seek year-end gains.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 18h

Bitcoin spot ETFs saw $367M in outflows on Oct 17, the 3rd day in a row. BlackRock’s IBIT led with $269M, but still boasts a $649.82B historical net inflow. #Bitcoin #ETF #Crypto

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 18h

Ethereum spot ETFs saw $232M net outflow yesterday (Oct 17, US ET), per SoSoValue. BlackRock’s ETHA led with $146M out. Despite this, ETHA still has $14.243B in total net inflows to date.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 18h

Retail investors have lost ~$17B investing in companies like Metaplanet & those following Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin strategy, per 10X Research/Bloomberg. Inflated stock prices—higher than crypto holdings’ value—led to losses after stock declines.

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 18h

Binance will delist SLERFUSDT & COIN-MCHZUSD perpetual contracts on Oct 21, 2025, at 09:00 & 10:00 UTC respectively. Leverage/margin tiers update Oct 20, 06:30 UTC. Manage positions! #Binance #Delisting

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 19h

⚠️ Security Alert: ~120k Bitcoin private keys potentially vulnerable due to a flaw in Libbitcoin Explorer (bx) 3.x & Trust Wallet (versions 0.0.172-0.0.183 & Core 3.1.1 & earlier). Predictable random number generation could allow key derivation & theft. Update immediately! #Bitcoin #Security

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 19h

OpenSea is launching its SEA token in Q1 2026! 🌊 50% of the supply goes to the community, with initial claims prioritized for rewards program members & OG users. SEA unlocks staking & 50% of revenue will be used to buy back tokens – boosting value & the ecosystem! 🚀

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Blockchain Report @blockchainreport.bsky.social · 20h

Hackers sold 7,816 ETH (~$29.14M) during recent dips, incurring $3.37M in losses, per Lookonchain. Six wallets linked to hackers lost a total of $13.4M buying high & selling low. #crypto #hackers

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