BTC falls below the $110000 mark

[Chainlink Integrates MegaETH to Launch First Native Real-Time Oracle] Chainlink has announced the launch of its first native real-time oracle service on MegaETH, aimed at providing sub-millisecond market data support for DeFi applications. This integration embeds Chainlink Data Streams into MegaETH's core execution environment, enabling smart contracts to access price data in real-time, thereby reducing redundant updates and oracle latency. MegaETH is a high-performance Ethereum Layer 2 network with a target throughput of 100,000 transactions per second, focusing on low-latency scenarios such as perpetual contracts, prediction markets, and stablecoins. Additionally, the derivatives platform Euphoria within the MegaETH ecosystem has completed a total funding of $7,500,000. Chainlink's oracle infrastructure currently supports approximately $90–100 billion in TVL and has transmitted around 18 billion messages.

OKX-BTC/USDT is currently trading at $110978.60, a decrease of 0.24% in 5 minutes. Please pay attention to market fluctuations.

[Analyst: Gold Trends Influenced by Rate Cut Expectations and Trade Situation] On October 16, international spot gold prices hit a record high for the fourth consecutive day, reaching $4,256.21 during intraday trading, driven by escalating trade tensions and the U.S. government shutdown fueling safe-haven demand. OANDA analyst Zain Vawda stated that gold's future trend will be influenced by the 2026 rate cut expectations and trade developments, the latter of which could help gold prices surpass $5,000 per ounce. He believes that short-term pullbacks may be temporary, with bullish investors likely to use the pullbacks as an opportunity to re-enter the market.

[Polymarket Predicts Fed May Cut Rates by 25 Basis Points This Month] Polymarket users predict that the probability of the Federal Reserve cutting rates by 25 basis points on the 29th of this month has risen to 95%. (Source)

At the opening of the US stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 119 points, the Nasdaq rose 93 points, and the S&P 500 index rose 0.33%.