Der Hyperliquid-Händler verdiente Millionen mit Short-Positionen, die er nur wenige Minuten vor Trumps Zollankündigung platzierte, was wilde Spekulationen auslöste.
Weißes Haus erwägt Begnadigung für Binance-Gründer CZ
Changpeng Zhao, Mitbegründer von Binance, sagte, es wäre „eine großartige Nachricht, wenn es wahr wäre“, dass Trump eine Begnadigung in Betracht zieht.
Strategy adds 220 BTC as crypto market recovers after Friday’s bloodbath
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Strategy acquires 220 BTC, boosting holdings to 640,250 BTC total.
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Bitcoin rebounds above $115,000 after record $19 billion crypto liquidations.
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Ethereum and Ripple recover as crypto market capitalisation surpasses $4 trillion.
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) acquired an additional 220 BTC between October 6 and October 12 for approximately $27.2 million, paying an average price of $123,561 per coin, according to a company press release on Monday.
The purchase increases Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings to 640,250 BTC, worth around $73 billion at current market prices.
The average acquisition price for the firm’s total holdings stands at $74,000 per Bitcoin, resulting in a total investment of approximately $47.4 billion, including fees and expenses.
The haul represents more than 3% of Bitcoin’s total 21 million supply, implying around $25.6 billion in paper gains at today’s prices.
Strategy temporarily paused its weekly acquisitions last Monday, as it typically does at the end of each quarter, maintaining total holdings at 640,031 BTC.
BTC treasury companies continue momentum
According to Bitcoin Treasuries data, 188 public companies have adopted some form of Bitcoin acquisition strategy.
The top 10 holdings outside Strategy include MARA with 52,850 BTC, Tether-backed Twenty One with 43,514 BTC, Metaplanet with 30,823 BTC, Adam Back and Cantor Fitzgerald-backed Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company with 30,021 BTC, Bullish with 24,300 BTC, Riot Platforms with 19,287 BTC, Trump Media & Technology Group with 15,000 BTC, CleanSpark with 13,011 BTC, and Coinbase with 11,776 BTC.
For the quarter ended September 30, Strategy reported an unrealised gain of $3.89 billion on its digital assets, along with an associated deferred tax expense of $1.12 billion.
As of the same date, the company’s total digital asset carrying value stood at $73.21 billion, with a related deferred tax liability of $7.43 billion.
Ahead of the latest purchase, Saylor hinted at further acquisitions in a post on Strategy’s bitcoin acquisition tracker, stating, “Don’t Stop ₿elievin’.”
Crypto market rebounds
Bitcoin held onto gains on Monday, trading around $115,000 as the market recovered from last week’s sell-off.
Ethereum climbed back above $4,100, while Ripple traded around $2.60.
The overall crypto market capitalisation rose above the $4 trillion mark from $3.78 trillion, according to CoinGecko.
Total single-day liquidations across all cryptocurrencies reached a record $19 billion last week on Friday, with altcoins experiencing the sharpest losses.
Market volatility was triggered in part by comments from US President Donald Trump regarding additional tariffs on China and other export controls, which briefly spurred a decline in equities and cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin dipped to approximately $102,000 before rebounding over the weekend.
Despite persistent macroeconomic uncertainty, the rebound in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple prices has offered relief to traders affected by recent leveraged losses, signalling cautious optimism in the crypto market.
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ASTER price bounces back, but DeFiLlama exit and unlock threaten rally
- Aster is rebounding after a sharp market crash, regaining key price levels.
- DeFiLlama delisting, however, sparked trust concerns across the DeFi community.
- Upcoming token unlock and delayed airdrop also pose new volatility risks.
After suffering one of its steepest crashes to date, the Aster (ASTER) cryptocurrency is once again showing signs of life.
The decentralised exchange token has rebounded more than 13% in the past 24 hours, recovering from a deep selloff that wiped out over half of its market value earlier this month.
The rebound follows a chaotic week in the crypto market that saw more than $20 billion in leveraged positions liquidated — the largest single-day wipeout in digital asset history.
Aster, which had climbed to prominence after rebranding from APX, was hit particularly hard, plunging nearly 52% from its September highs around $2.30 to as low as $1.10.
The crash came after a string of damaging events, including its abrupt removal from DeFiLlama, a $12 million token transfer to Binance, and a delay in its highly anticipated Stage 2 airdrop.
DeFiLlama delisting raises deeper questions
Aster’s removal from DeFiLlama last week was more than a simple data correction. It reignited a broader debate about transparency and trust in decentralised finance (DeFi).
The analytics platform flagged Aster’s reported volumes for suspicious similarities with Binance’s perpetual market data, suggesting the exchange’s activity might not be entirely organic.
For a project that had quickly climbed to the top of the DEX leaderboard, the delisting was a major credibility blow.
The controversy highlighted a deeper issue within DeFi of how much the supposedly trustless system still depends on centralised gatekeepers to define what’s real.
Experts note that roughly a quarter of exchanges still display signs of inflated activity through wash trading or automated self-dealing.
When DeFiLlama pulled Aster’s data, some, like Bolivian, accused the aggregator of acting as a centralised authority.
Others, like Simon Dedic, defended its decision, saying it protected the integrity of market data. The incident served as a reminder that in a world built on transparency, trust remains the weakest link.
Aster airdrop delay and token unlock weigh on outlook
Adding to the uncertainty is Aster’s upcoming Stage 2 airdrop, which the team postponed from October 14 to October 20 after complaints about allocation discrepancies.
The developers have, however, confirmed that 4% of the token supply will soon move from the Airdrop Reserve to the project’s Treasury contract, ready for the unlock.
Heads up, community.
We’re moving funds on-chain to prepare for the upcoming Stage 2 $ASTER airdrop claim.
A total of 4% of $ASTER tokens will be transferred from the Airdrop Reserve to the Aster DEX Treasury contract.These are official transactions conducted by the team.…
— Aster (@Aster_DEX) October 13, 2025
While the delay has temporarily eased selling pressure, it has also raised concerns about future dilution.
More than half of Aster’s total supply remains designated for upcoming airdrops, and the lack of clear vesting details could spark volatility once tokens enter circulation.
Bulls return, but resistance looms
Despite these challenges, Aster’s price has rebounded sharply, trading around $1.56 after recovering key support at $1.50.
Technical indicators show improving sentiment. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) has climbed above the neutral 50 mark, while the MACD has turned positive, suggesting renewed buying pressure.
A clean break above $1.60 could open the path to $1.70 and eventually the psychological $2 level if momentum holds.
On-chain data also supports the bullish turn. Aster’s total value locked (TVL) has risen slightly to $2.16 billion, signalling that liquidity is slowly returning to the protocol.
The rebound in TVL, while modest, suggests users are regaining confidence after last week’s panic.
However, analysts caution that the pattern resembles a “dead cat bounce” common after steep selloffs.
$ASTER this might be unpopular, but there’s a valid case to be made that despite the liquidation, Aster’s still forming another lower high while bulls try to regain momentum.
The rejection around $1.53 lines up pretty nicely with both the top of the descending channel and the… pic.twitter.com/FAztwhn2Pl
— Ardi (@AltcoinArdi) October 13, 2025
If the bullish pressure fades, the price could retreat toward $1.25 or even $0.97.
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Krypto-Markt-Erholung auf 4 Bio. US-Dollar: Ether (ETH), BNB und Dogecoin (DOGE) führend
Ether, BNB und Solana führten die Erholung des Kryptomarktes nach dem Flash Crash am Freitag an. Das Krypto-Treasury-Unternehmen BitMine hat von dem Kursrückgang besonders profitiert.