Nasdaq submits application to US SEC to launch Bitcoin index options

According to Foresight News, Nasdaq and CF Benchmarks announced that they have submitted an application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to list and trade Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options (XBTX).

Subject to regulatory approval, investors will be able to manage their cryptocurrency positions and hedge their investments through options, further increasing the maturity and liquidity of the asset class.

Ton network is down, no blocks were generated for more than 3 hours

According to Foresight News, Tonscan data showed that the last block time of the TON network was 06:11:46 Eastern Time, and TON has been down for 3 hours.

Maker Protocol rebrands as Sky and launches upgraded stablecoin USDS and governance token SKY

According to Cointelegraph, the Maker Protocol officially rebranded as Sky and launched an upgraded stablecoin USDS and governance token SKY, aiming to make DeFi more accessible to the public.

Maker renamed its largest decentralized stablecoin Dai (DAI) to USDS and introduced the Sky (SKY) governance token as an upgraded version of the Maker (MKR) token.

MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen said the rebrand is the next step in the evolution of DeFi, and the Sky protocol remains decentralized, community-governed, and non-custodial.

Today's Fear and Greed Index dropped to 30 points, and the market turned into a panic state

According to TechFlow, according to the latest data from alternative, today's Fear and Greed Index (FGI) dropped from 48 points yesterday to 30 points, turning from neutral to panic state.

Greekslive: Giant whale users begin to plan for long positions

Greekslive said that cryptocurrencies have entered a correction trend, Wu said. The implied volatility IV of each major term has fallen significantly, with BTC Dvol currently falling below 50%, and has only been below current levels 30% of the time in the past year.​

Judging from the options data, RV has fallen from 100% of the high point on August 9 to the current 40%. The actual volatility level of BTC has dropped sharply, which is also an important factor driving the decline in IV.

Large-scale call options bottom-fishing continued to appear, with maturities mostly chosen at the end of September and the end of October, and whale users began to plan for long positions.

Vitalik Buterin said 90% of his net worth is in ETH

According to BlockBeats, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on social media, "If I didn't believe Ethereum is a store of value, 90% of my net asset holdings would not be ETH."

Analysis: US stock investors focus on Nvidia's financial report, short-term volatility is high

Stock futures fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney, with U.S. futures also trading lower in early trading, Bloomberg reported. Investors awaited earnings from chip giant Nvidia to see if it can meet high expectations.

Analysts predict revenue growth for the chip giant. Despite the recent pullback in technology stocks, AI hardware and chip companies have led the rebound.

Economic data indicate that if the U.S. economy achieves a soft landing and AI enthusiasm picks up further, the S&P 500 is expected to reach 6,000 by the end of the year.