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NEAR climbed into the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, as NEAR Intents surpassed $31 billion in cumulative transaction volume. NEAR Protocol’s native token entered the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization on Thursday after rising $138% in the last 30 days, according to <a href="https://x.com/coingecko/status/2108022680628682828" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>CoinGecko</a>. At the time of writing, NEAR <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/near" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>traded</a> around $5.51, up about 7% over 24 hours, with a market cap of about $7.2 billion and 24-hour trading volume reaching roughly $1.2 billion. NEAR ranks ahead of Stellar (XLM), which has a market cap of nearly $7 billion. NEAR Intents, a cross-chain trading protocol, has <a href="https://explorer.near-intents.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">>handled</a> over $31 billion in cumulative transaction volume, according to the NEAR Intents Explorer. NEAR’s rise in the rankings also <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitwise-launches-first-us-spot-near-etf-after-tokens-recent-surge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follows the Sept. 29 launch</a> of the first US spot exchange-traded product tracking the token. The Bitwise fund trades on NYSE Arca under the ticker NRR, offering investors exposure to NEAR without directly holding the crypto. NEAR Intents <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/near-intents-recovers-entire-stolen-38m-after-ultimatum-to-exploiter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">suffered a $3.8 million exploit</a> involving its deposit and withdrawal infrastructure last week. On Oct. 2, General Manager Alex Shevchenko said that all stolen funds had been returned, a day after the breach was disclosed. <em><strong>Related: </strong></em><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/markets/near-price-surge-intents-zcash-privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em><strong>NEAR jumps nearly 80% in a week as Intents volume nears $30B</strong></em></a>
Hedge fund Abraxas is sitting on unrealized losses of over $76 million, yet remains the largest short seller.
Cointime data: Smart money data shows that the two addresses of hedge fund Abraxas Capital remain the largest BTC and ETH short positions on HyperLiquid. Among them, address 0xb83d added 3,195 ETH and 22.88 BTC in new short positions today, with a transaction value of 10.09 million USD, while simultaneously opening shorts on ZEC, SOL, and VVV. Its total short position size increased by more than 13.6 million USD over the day. This address currently holds short positions of 2,452.7 BTC and 86,500 ETH, with the two positions valued at 426 million USD and a combined unrealized loss of 30.29 million USD. Another address, 0x5b5d, mainly reduced old positions in HYPE, PUMP, and SOL today, while increasing its ETH short position by 156 ETH. Its existing BTC and ETH short orders are worth 511 million USD, with a combined unrealized loss of 46.16 million USD. The two addresses currently hold a total of 5,281.83 BTC and 194,200 ETH in short positions, with a total value of as high as 936 million USD and a combined unrealized loss of 76.45 million USD.
BTC large holder account long-short ratio is 1.9308
BiJie Network data: The latest snapshot of BTCUSDT on the 4-hour timeframe shows that among the top 20% of accounts by margin balance, the long-short account ratio is 1.9308, with more net long accounts among large holders. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours ago, it rose by 0.1798; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days ago, it rose by 0.8374.
On-chain analyst Ember monitoring: the rolling position trader withdrew 500,000 USDC from Bybit to HyperLiquid.
Bjie.com data: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the rolling position trader (0x1f25...f925) frequently used large positions to roll long on HyperLiquid from June to August last year, losing $37.6 million within 2 months, and then did not open any positions on HyperLiquid for 14 consecutive months. Twenty minutes ago, they withdrew 500,000 USDC from Bybit to HyperLiquid, then went long on 100 BTC, worth $8.29 million, with an entry price of $82,962 and a liquidation price of $78,997.
The CFTC will hold its first-ever proxy finance forum on October 28.
CoinWorld news: The CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) plans to hold its first Agentic Finance Forum on October 28, 2026, focusing on artificial intelligence and agentic finance. The forum aims to put CFTC staff in direct contact with the builders, users, and researchers shaping these markets. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said that as market technology develops rapidly, the CFTC must engage directly with relevant parties to better understand this rapidly changing field. This forum is not a rulemaking process, but rather a discussion platform intended to help the CFTC understand a market environment that moves beyond the pace of traditional regulation.
Deus X Capital ceases operations and will be dissolved on January 31, 2027.
Crypto and fintech investment firm Deus X Capital has ceased operations and plans to formally dissolve on January 31, 2027. The company was led by former Galaxy Digital executive Tim Grant, and Chief Investment Officer Stuart Connolly will remain to oversee the transition, with some portfolio companies continuing to operate with the involvement of existing stakeholders.
NEAR enters the top 20 cryptocurrencies with a market cap of $7.2 billion.
CoinWorld data: NEAR Protocol's native token NEAR entered the top 20 cryptocurrencies on October 8, 2026, with a market capitalization of approximately $7.2 billion. Over the past 30 days, NEAR's price has risen 138%, currently trading at around $5.51, up about 7% within 24 hours. NEAR's trading volume reached approximately $1.2 billion in the past 24 hours, with cumulative trading volume exceeding $31 billion. NEAR's rise was also boosted by the launch on September 29 of the first U.S. spot exchange-traded product tracking the token.
U.S. crude oil futures settled at $91.49 per barrel, up $3.21, or 3.64%.
According to Bijie News, U.S. crude oil futures settled at $91.49 per barrel, up $3.21, or 3.64%.
Cointelegraph CEO Yana Prikhodchenko在新加坡主持Longitude第十届会议
CoinWorld news: Cointelegraph CEO Yana Prikhodchenko hosted the tenth edition of Longitude in Singapore. Two years later, the discussion topics have shifted from meme coins and tap-to-earn games to institutional adoption, stablecoin payments, and tokenization. Today's stage brought together leaders from traditional finance and the digital asset space to discuss the direction of future development.
Greece plans to impose a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies.
Greek authorities are preparing to draft legislation that would impose a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies, marking the country's first digital asset taxation framework. The draft, released on Wednesday, proposes a 10% tax rate on capital gains from cryptocurrencies, while granting an exemption for annual gains not exceeding 500 euros (approximately $559.95).