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More →Chicago Mercantile Exchange launches BCH and UNI futures.
CoinWorld data: CME Group has launched Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures, with FalconX and GSR completing the first block trade. CME Group's existing crypto asset futures product line now covers BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA, LINK, XLM, AVAX, SUI and other assets. So far in 2026, CME Group's cryptocurrency futures and options have averaged more than 242,000 contracts in daily trading volume, with a notional value of approximately $7.9 billion, while daily average open interest is close to 240,000 contracts, with a notional value of approximately $14.3 billion.
MrBeast's affiliated company has filed two financial trademarks covering services such as crypto trading.
According to CoinWorld news, two trademarks, mrbeast financial and beast financial, applied for by Beast Holdings, a company affiliated with YouTube creator MrBeast, received Notices of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 6. The applications cover services including cryptocurrency trading, DEXs, crypto payments, mobile banking, credit cards, and consumer lending, but the trademarks have not yet been formally registered, nor has a plan to launch a crypto exchange been confirmed. In January of this year, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine had already invested $200 million in MrBeast's Beast Industries, and the two parties previously stated they would explore integrating DeFi features into financial services platforms.
The long-to-short account ratio for BTC contracts was 1.81 as of 20:00 on October 20, 2026.
CoinWorld data: The BTCUSDT 4-hour long-short account ratio is 1.81, with more net long accounts than net short accounts. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it rose by 0.365; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 0.6113.
Microsoft and six other publicly listed companies oppose OKXICE's tokenized stock trading.
Coin World news, according to Coindesk, seven listed companies including Microsoft, Alphabet (Google's parent company), and Goldman Sachs oppose the trading of tokenized versions of their shares on OKXICE, the joint venture platform between OKX and ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. According to an announcement updated by OKXICE on October 19, the newly added objectors also include Qualcomm, Caterpillar, McDonald's, and Western Digital, bringing the total number of companies that have raised objections from 9 to 16. Previously, companies such as Broadcom, Verizon, and CoreWeave had also raised objections. OKXICE plans to launch round-the-clock tokenized stock trading under the U.S. SEC's "innovation exemption" framework, using stablecoin settlement and backing it 1:1 with actual shares. The framework allows issuers to object to the tokenized trading of their shares on specific platforms. The specific reasons for the companies' objections have not yet been disclosed.
Bitwise releases its 2026 Q4 staking report, with Ethereum staking volume hitting an all-time high.
BiJie Network data: Bitwise's 2026 Q4 staking report points out that Ethereum staking volume reached a record high of 43.8 million ETH, accounting for 35.9% of the total supply, growing for the sixth consecutive quarter. Meanwhile, Solana's staking volume was 69% of its supply, with total yield dropping from 6.38% to 5.99%; NEAR's staking volume was 46%, with a yield of 4.87%; Ethereum's yield dropped from 2.81% to 2.63%. The report also mentioned that tokenized stock trading volume on Solana reached 6.93 billion USD, up 45%, and the daily trading volume of stock tokens on Robinhood Chain grew 22-fold during the quarter.
BTC DVOL指数报38.27点
CoinWorld data: The BTC DVOL index's latest reading is 38.27 points.
Reuters poll: Economists expect the Fed to skip a rate hike in October
According to a report by Bijie.com, a Reuters survey shows that almost all economists expect the Federal Reserve to keep the federal funds rate in the 3.75% to 4.00% range at its October meeting, and expect a rate hike in December. In the survey, 94 economists believed the Fed would skip a rate hike in October, while all respondents expected a 25-basis-point hike in December, with some economists even suggesting the final hike could reach 50 basis points. Alex Pelle, senior U.S. economist at Mizuho Bank, said that despite the severe inflation situation, the Fed's decision not to raise rates in October was wrong.
The VVIX volatility index stands at 106.93 points.
CoinWorld US stock data: The VVIX volatility index closed at 106.93 points. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 21 points.
Structural shift in the crypto derivatives market: perpetual futures open interest falls to $67 billion
BiJie Network data: Recent data shows that the total open interest of perpetual contracts across the five major trading venues has fallen from $81 billion last year to approximately $67 billion. However, open interest in contracts related to real-world assets (RWA) has grown from nearly zero to $9 billion, accounting for 14% of the total open interest across these venues. This reflects a broader structural shift in the derivatives market, with an increasing amount of crypto-native trading infrastructure being used to gain exposure to traditional financial assets.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology supports enterprises in building high-quality industrial datasets.
MIIT stated it will support enterprises in building high-quality industrial datasets around core links and developing advanced, applicable vertical-domain large models and various industrial-specific models. Meanwhile, Zhou Xiaochuan pointed out that research should be conducted and contingency plans prepared to address the financial risks that may arise from failed AI-related investments. In addition, MIIT emphasized the need to resolutely prevent automobile products with unreasonable innovative designs or without sufficient R&D, testing, and verification from entering the market.