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Ethereum staking volume rises to 43.8 million, hitting a record high, accounting for 35.9% of the total supply
BlockBeats news, on October 20, the current Ethereum staking amount has risen to a record 43.8 million ETH, accounting for 35.9% of the total ETH supply.
At the same time, both staking yields and the number of validators have declined.
Insiders: Reports about an imminent agreement between the US and Iran are not true
BlockBeats news, on October 20, according to Bloomberg citing diplomats involved in the Iran-US negotiations: negotiations between Iran and the US are still ongoing, and reports about an imminent agreement between the two sides are not true.
In the past 4 hours, the entire network liquidated $155 million, with short positions liquidated at $140 million
BlockBeats news, on October 20, according to Coinglass data, there was a total liquidation of $155 million across the entire network in the past 4 hours, including $15.1135 million long liquidations and $140 million short liquidations.
In the past 24 hours, 64,522 people were liquidated, with a total liquidation amount of $267 million. The largest single liquidation occurred on Binance - BTCUSDT, valued at $11.9648 million.
Irish drug traffickers linked to movements in 6,000 Bitcoin addresses, 500 BTC transferred to Coinbase Prime
BlockBeats news, on October 20, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a Bitcoin wallet allegedly belonging to Irish drug dealer Clifton Collins transferred 500 BTC to Coinbase Prime after being dormant for over 10 years, valued at approximately 41.52 million USD.
Clifton Collins was previously reported to have lost his private key and was unable to access about 6,000 BTC he held. It is still unclear the reason for the transfer and whether the private key has been recovered.
Cross-border payment startup Mural completes $15 million Series A funding, led by Tether
BlockBeats news: On October 20, Mural, a cross-border payment startup founded in 2022 by former Palantir engineers Sinclair Toffa and Chris Fernandes, announced the completion of a $15 million Series A funding round, led by Tether with participation from North Island Ventures. After this round, Mural's total funding reached $28 million, with the specific valuation not yet disclosed.
Mural provides enterprises with a unified payment management platform that supports managing USD, local currencie
Biden's son: Over 12% of LAPTOP tokens have been permanently burned, Nobel Peace Prize prediction triggers burn mechanism
BlockBeats news, on October 20, Hunter Biden, son of Biden, posted that over 12% of the total supply of LAPTOP tokens has been permanently burned. Among them, 30% of the LAPTOP tokens are linked to real-world prediction outcomes: if the related predictions come true, the corresponding tokens will be burned; if the predictions do not materialize, the tokens will be donated to charity.
This burn was triggered by Nobel Peace Prize-related predictions, and also includes all unclaimed airdrop tokens
U.S. stock storage sector turned to gains during the session, Seagate Technology up 1.45%
BlockBeats news, on October 20, according to BIT (Bit.com) market data, the US stock storage sector turned to gains intraday, including:
SanDisk up 0.53%, Micron up 0.38%, Seagate Technology up 1.45%, Western Digital up 1.09%.
The US and Iran initially accept Pakistan's mediation proposal, US and Brent oil prices briefly decline
BlockBeats news, on October 20, according to Israel's Channel 12: The proposal submitted today by the Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army to senior Iranian officials has been approved by the United States, and Iran has also given preliminary consent. The proposal partially responds to Iran's demand for the return of frozen funds, stipulating that the interest generated from the $6 billion frozen in Qatar Bank for Iran will be transferred to Iran.
Affected by this news, US and Brent crude oil pr
