AI and DeFi Tokens Surge as Solana Hosts Major Airdrop

I. Crypto Market Overview

Key Takeaways

Macro Environment

Global markets await the US CPI release amid a prolonged government shutdown, with the Fed's upcoming rate decision in focus. Regulatory momentum continues as US Senate Democrats push for comprehensive crypto legislation. Asia-Pacific exchanges tighten rules on corporate crypto holdings, impacting digital asset treasury strategies.

Crypto Market

The crypto market shows mixed performance over the past 12 hours, with BTC at $108,159 (-0.14%) and ETH at $3,816 (-0.89%), both under mild pressure from ETF outflows and macro uncertainty. Altcoins are split: COAI (+72.99%), EVAA (+46.91%), and RIVER (+48.43%) lead gains on strong DeFi and AI narratives, while SOL (-2.72%) and LINK (-2.16%) lag. DeFi and AI sectors outperform, driven by institutional partnerships and on-chain accumulation.

Today's Outlook

Today's key event is the Meteora MET Token Generation Event and airdrop on Solana, which may drive volatility and liquidity shifts in the Solana ecosystem. No major token unlocks or macroeconomic data releases are scheduled for today.

Fear and Greed Index

42.00% Annual Percentile

29 Fear

Total Crypto Market Cap

$3.63T

0.41%

Total Market Trading Volume

$191.09B

18.02%

Altcoin Season Index

50.00%

Quarterly Percentile

29 / 100

Total Futures Market Open Interest

3.48B

0.35%

Futures

942.16B

3.41%

Perpetuals

II. Industry Updates

Macro-economic Policies

The Bank of Korea kept its policy rate unchanged as a surging housing market raises concerns, signaling stable liquidity for Asian crypto markets and supporting risk asset flows.

The European Central Bank's Guindos stated that current interest-rate levels are adequate, reducing near-term volatility in EUR-denominated crypto assets and DeFi protocols.

Bank Indonesia paused further rate cuts to allow policy transmission, maintaining stable IDR liquidity and supporting local crypto trading volumes.

China continues to accelerate dollar selling amid optimism toward the yuan, which may impact USDT/CNY trading pairs and cross-border stablecoin flows.

Emerging Asia's real yields are surging, creating a favorable environment for capital inflows into regional crypto markets and boosting DeFi lending activity.

Cryptocurrency Regulatory Trends

U.S. Senate Democrats reaffirmed their commitment to advancing comprehensive crypto regulation, signaling ongoing bipartisan negotiations and supporting market confidence.

T. Rowe Price filed for an actively managed crypto ETF, highlighting growing institutional interest and potentially increasing mainstream capital inflows into digital assets.

OSPREY submitted an S-1 application to the SEC for a Solana ETF, reflecting regulatory openness to diversified crypto investment products and expanding investor access.

Asia's major stock exchanges, including Hong Kong, India, and Australia, tightened rules on crypto treasury listings, restricting firms from holding excessive digital assets and impacting corporate crypto strategies.

U.S. Senate Democrats are engaging with crypto industry leaders to discuss a unified federal framework for digital asset regulation, aiming to balance innovation with investor protection.

ChainOpera AI (COAI): Surged 73.5% in 24h to $13.78 with $191.8M volume, driven by a 25% rally and strong community interest in collaborative AI infrastructure.

EVAA Protocol (EVAA): Jumped 41.8% in 24h to $8.11 with $104.3M volume, hitting a new all-time high as DeFi lending activity and trading volumes soared.

RIVER (RIVER): Rose 53.1% in 24h to $7.90 with $32.7M volume, fueled by recent chain abstraction partnerships and a 201.9% gain over the past week.

Smart Money Movements

The Ethereum Foundation transferred over 160,000 ETH, valued at approximately $650 million, to Safe multisig wallet, consolidating its treasury and increasing DeFi engagement.

BlackRock acquired 1,884 BTC worth $204.9 million and 10,585 ETH valued at $40.3 million from Coinbase Prime in a 40-minute window, expanding its digital asset portfolio.

A whale withdrew 12,000 ETH, valued at $46.25 million, from Binance, signaling significant accumulation activity in the Ethereum market.

A Solana whale purchased $369 million in SOL across four transactions as the token approached a key support level, indicating renewed institutional interest.

A mysterious whale was liquidated for $2.91 million during the $ENA crash, with both wallets wiped out amid extreme market volatility.

Events to Watch

Oct 23 (Thu)

Meteora MET Token Generation Event (TGE) and airdrop launches on Solana; SOON token unlock of 15.21M tokens (~$14.2M, 4.52% supply) may impact market.

Oct 24 (Fri)

US September CPI, Core CPI, and CPI-W data releases; US Q3 GDP advance estimate; APRO AT airdrop; Orochi Network ON Token Generation Event; Tonomy (TONO) IDO sale.

Oct 27 (Mon)

Scheduled unlock of 33.43M GRASS tokens (10.7% of supply); MegaETH public/community sale and MegaLabs (MegaETH) public sale begin; Stablecoin Day in Las Vegas.

Oct 28 (Tue)

US PCE Price Index release; Federal Reserve FOMC meeting begins, with expectations of a 25bps rate cut; Blockchain Life 2025 event in Dubai.

Oct 29 (Wed)

Federal Reserve announces monetary policy decision; Future of Money, Governance, & the Law event in Washington D.C.; Microsoft Q3 earnings release.

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