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The crypto market is down today, with the total cryptocurrency market capitalization falling by 3.0% to $3.78 trillion, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Meanwhile, the 24-hour trading volume sits at $192 billion, reflecting reduced activity as major cryptocurrencies turn red. TLDR: The global crypto market cap fell 3.0% to $3.78T; 8 of the top 10 coins and most majors in the red; BTC dropped 3.5% to $109,373, while ETH slid 3.6% to $3,868; The Fed’s 25 bps rate cut and the end of quantitative tightening in December signal returning liquidity; Fear & Greed Index fell to 34 (Fear); BTC ETFs saw $470.7M outflows; ETH ETFs posted $81.44M outflows; AUSTRAC fined CryptoLink A$56,340 (US$37,085) for AML compliance failures. Crypto Winners & Losers At the time of writing, 8 of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization have declined over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3.5%, now trading at $109,373, maintaining a market cap of over $2.18 trillion. Ethereum (ETH) slipped 3.6% to $3,868, while BNB (BNB) dropped 0.5% to $1,107. XRP (XRP) recorded a 4.4% decline to $2.54, and Solana (SOL) lost 3.9%, now priced at $190.92. The biggest drop among the top 10 came from Dogecoin (DOGE), which fell 4.4% to $0.1872. Despite the broader downturn, a few altcoins posted impressive gains. Aurora (AURORA) surged 65.1% to $0.08555, while Jelly-My-Jelly (JMJ) and Anvil (ANVL) rose 50.6% and 44.0%, respectively. In contrast, PepeNode (PNODE) and BlockchainFX (BFX) topped the list of trending tokens despite declines of 19.7% and 5.7%, showing strong retail interest amid market volatility. Meanwhile, Swiss-based asset manager 21Shares has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a Hyperliquid (HYPE) exchange-traded fund (ETF) amid growing institutional appetite for altcoin-linked investment products. The move came just weeks after Bitwise filed for a similar Hyperliquid ETF, underscoring intensifying competition among asset managers to capture investor demand for exposure to decentralized trading ecosystems. The HYPE token powers Hyperliquid’s decentralized exchange, offering users fee discounts and serving as the gas token for its blockchain. Bitcoin Holds Strong as Altcoins Lag Despite Fed Rate Cut and End of QT The US Federal Reserve’s latest 25 basis-point rate cut unfolded as expected, sending Bitcoin briefly down to $109K. However, the real market mover was the Fed’s confirmation that quantitative tightening (QT) will end in December, signaling the return of liquidity that could fuel risk assets. Analysts say this could set the stage for an “alt season,” though past patterns show such optimism often fades quickly. In 2024, the first rate cut triggered a strong rally, but it fizzled by September, only to be reignited by Trump’s election victory later that year. Despite those bursts of momentum, most altcoins have failed to reclaim their 2021 highs, while Bitcoin remains the only asset consistently trending upward. Major tokens like ETH, SOL, and XRP remain more than 40% below their peaks, showing a market still in a consolidation phase. Analysts view the current market as a reset rather than a crash, where liquidity is shifting rather than expanding. Solana and XRP both appear to be stabilizing, with record futures open interest near $3 billion each on CME. Levels & Events to Watch Next At the time of writing, Bitcoin trades at $109,295, down 0.68% on the day. The coin has been consolidating after failing to sustain momentum above $112,000 earlier this week. For now, BTC’s intraday range sits between $108,800 and $110,200, suggesting a cautious market tone. A breakout above $111,800 could trigger a move toward $114,500 and potentially $118,000, where previous resistance zones lie. On the downside, failure to hold current support could open the door to $107,500, followed by a stronger support area around $105,000. Meanwhile, Ethereum trades at $3,865, down 0.99% in the past 24 hours. The coin has been hovering near the $3,850–$3,900 zone after slipping from its weekly high near $4,100. If ETH breaks above $3,950, it could attempt to retest $4,200 and then $4,400, where selling pressure has repeatedly capped rallies. However, a drop below $3,800 may lead to a deeper pullback toward $3,650–$3,700 in the short term. Meanwhile, market sentiment has tilted slightly more bearish, with the Crypto Fear and Greed Index falling to 34, signaling “Fear.” The index was at 39 yesterday and 43 a month ago, indicating a steady decline in confidence as traders remain cautious amid price volatility. The shift reflects ongoing uncertainty in the market, with participants holding back from aggressive positions while awaiting clearer signals from macroeconomic developments. The US Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw a sharp reversal on Wednesday, recording $470.7 million in outflows, according to data from SoSoValue. The total cumulative net inflow now stands at $61.87 billion, with total net assets valued at $149.98 billion, representing 6.75% of Bitcoin’s market capitalization. Among the funds, Fidelity’s FBTC led the outflows with $164.36 million, followed by Ark & 21Shares (ARKB) with $143.8 million, and BlackRock’s IBIT with $88.08 million. Grayscale’s GBTC also saw $65.01 million leave the fund. The US Ethereum spot ETFs also recorded $81.44 million in outflows on Wednesday. The total cumulative net inflow now stands at $14.65 billion, while total net assets are valued at $26.60 billion, representing 5.58% of Ethereum’s market capitalization. Among the nine ETFs, BlackRock’s ETHA was the only major fund to post gains, taking in $21.36 million. In contrast, Fidelity’s FETH saw the largest outflow at $69.49 million, followed by Grayscale’s ETHE with $12.83 million and Grayscale’s ETH with $16.18 million. In contrast, the US Solana spot ETFs recorded $47.94 million in net inflows on Wednesday. The total cumulative net inflow now stands at $117.40 million, with total net assets reaching $432.29 million, representing 0.40% of Solana’s market capitalization. Among the two listed ETFs, Bitwise’s BSOL led with $46.54 million in inflows, while Grayscale’s GSOL added $1.40 million. Total trading volume across both funds was $79.50 million for the day. Meanwhile, Australian financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, slapped a AU$56,340 fine (US$37,085) on crypto ATM operator CryptoLink on Thursday. The action comes after the regulator’s Crypto Taskforce, established last year, found late reporting of large cash transactions and “weaknesses” in CryptoLink’s AML rules

PANews reported on October 30th that, according to CoinDesk, the FIGHT token public offering launched by Fight.ID, an official partner of UFC, raised $183 million, far exceeding the initial target of $1.5 million, becoming the second project this week to exceed expectations. Previously, on October 27th, the project's first round of fundraising also concluded with a target of $750,000 and raised $15.7 million. The FIGHT project, operated by Concept Labs, which holds a UFC license, is built on the Solana blockchain and aims to bring combat sports fan culture and athlete interaction onto the blockchain. The token will be used for governance, staking, payments, and a UFC event prediction market. According to official disclosures, the total supply of FIGHT tokens is 10 billion, with 57% allocated to community incentives, 17.5% to investors, and 15% to the core team. As of now, Solscan data shows a total of 3,776 deposits participating in this public offering.

Following the MCP and A2A protocols, the AI Agent market has seen another blockbuster arrival: the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), developed by Google. This will clearly further enhance AI Agents' autonomous multi-tasking capabilities, but the unfortunate reality is that it has little to do with web3AI. Let's take a closer look: What problem does AP2 solve? Simply put, the MCP protocol is like a universal hook, enabling AI agents to connect to various external tools and data sources; A2A is a team collaboration communication protocol that allows multiple AI agents to cooperate with each other to complete complex tasks; AP2 completes the last piece of the puzzle - payment capability. In other words, MCP opens up connectivity, A2A promotes collaboration efficiency, and AP2 achieves value exchange. The arrival of AP2 truly injects "soul" into the autonomous collaboration and task execution of Multi-Agents. Imagine AI Agents connecting Qunar, Meituan, and Didi to complete the booking of flights, hotels, and car rentals, but then getting stuck at the point of "self-payment." What's the point of all that multitasking? So, remember this: AP2 is an extension of MCP+A2A, solving the last mile problem of AI Agent automated execution. What are the technical highlights of AP2? The core innovation of AP2 is the Mandates mechanism, which is divided into real-time authorization mode and delegated authorization mode. Real-time authorization is easy to understand. The AI Agent finds the product and shows it to you. The operation can only be performed after the user signs. Delegated authorization requires the user to set rules in advance, such as only buying the iPhone 17 when the price drops to 5,000. The AI Agent monitors the trigger conditions and executes automatically. The implementation logic is cryptographically signed using Verifiable Credentials (VCs). Users can set complex commission conditions, including price ranges, time limits, and payment method priorities, forming a tamper-proof digital contract. Once signed, the AI Agent executes according to the conditions, with VCs ensuring auditability and security at every step. Of particular note is the "A2A x402" extension, a technical component developed by Google specifically for crypto payments, developed in collaboration with Coinbase and the Ethereum Foundation. This extension enables AI Agents to seamlessly process stablecoins, ETH, and other blockchain assets, supporting native payment scenarios within the Web3 ecosystem. What kind of imagination space can AP2 bring? After analyzing the technical principles, do you think that's it? Yes, in fact, the AP2 is boring when it is disassembled alone. Its real charm lies in connecting and opening up the "MCP+A2A+AP2" technology stack, completely opening up the complete link of AI Agent's autonomous analysis+execution+payment. From now on, AI Agents can open up many application scenarios. For example, AI Agents for stock investment and financial management can help us monitor the market 24/7 and conduct independent transactions. Enterprise procurement AI Agents can automatically replenish and renew without human intervention. AP2's complementary payment capabilities will further expand the penetration of the Agent-to-Agent economy into more scenarios. Google obviously understands that after the technical framework is established, the ecological implementation must be relied upon, so it has brought in more than 60 partners to develop it, almost covering the entire payment and business ecosystem. Interestingly, it also involves major Crypto players such as Ethereum, Coinbase, MetaMask, and Sui. Combined with the current trend of currency and stock integration, the imagination space has been doubled. Is web3 AI really dead? Not entirely. Google's AP2 looks complete, but it only achieves technical compatibility with Crypto payments. It can only be regarded as an extension of the traditional authorization framework and belongs to the category of automated execution. There is a "paradigm" difference between it and the autonomous asset management pursued by pure Crypto native solutions. The Crypto-native solutions under exploration are taking the "decentralized custody + on-chain verification" route, including AI Agent autonomous asset management, AI Agent autonomous transactions (DeFAI), AI Agent digital identity and on-chain reputation system (ERC-8004...), AI Agent on-chain governance DAO framework, AI Agent NPC and digital avatars, and many other interesting and fun directions. Ultimately, once users get used to AI Agent payments in traditional fields, their acceptance of AI Agents autonomously owning digital assets will also increase. And for those scenarios that AP2 cannot reach, such as anonymous transactions, censorship-resistant payments, and decentralized asset management, there will always be a time for crypto-native solutions to show their strength? The two are more likely to be complementary rather than competitive, but to be honest, the key technological advancements behind AI Agents currently all come from web2AI, and web3AI still needs to keep up the good work!