BTC falls below the $109000 mark

[Jack Dorsey Calls for Signal to Integrate Bitcoin Payment Functionality] Bitcoin advocate Jack Dorsey is pushing for the instant messaging app Signal to integrate Bitcoin payment functionality to enable peer-to-peer payments. According to a report by Cointelegraph, Dorsey stated on the X platform on April 9, 'Signal should use Bitcoin for P2P payments,' in response to a suggestion by Bitcoin developer Calle. Calle proposed that Bitcoin is highly suitable for Signal's secure communication platform. Currently, Signal uses the cryptocurrency Sentz (formerly MobileCoin), which is based on the Ethereum network, to provide payment services. Dorsey's initiative has garnered support from other tech leaders, including former PayPal president David Marcus, who believes all non-transactional apps should connect to Bitcoin. This call may drive Signal to reshape its crypto payment strategy.

OKX has announced the addition of Aster (ASTER) to multiple services, including spot trading, officially launching on 2025-10-17 at 14:00 (UTC+8). Notes: - During the first 5 minutes after trading begins, the maximum amount per limit order will be $10,000. This restriction will be lifted 5 minutes after trading starts. - The platform may adjust limit order rule parameters J, X, Y, Z or switch limit order calculation rules based on market conditions without prior notice. - At the end of the pre-order period, the system will cancel buy orders below or equal to the index price and sell orders above or equal to the index price.

[Ripple: Plans to raise $1 billion through SPAC to establish a digital asset fund] Ripple plans to raise $1 billion through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to establish a new digital asset fund and promote XRP accumulation. This move aims to accelerate stablecoin transactions and institutional application expansion on its blockchain platform XRPL. (Cointelegraph)

[Ripple Plans to Raise $1 Billion to Accumulate XRP] According to Bloomberg, Ripple Labs is leading a $1 billion fundraising effort aimed at accumulating XRP.

[Whale Addresses Transfer Nearly 100 Million ASTER, Liquidation Imminent] Monitoring shows that two whale addresses transferred 17.857 million ASTER ($22.88 million) to exchanges today. One of the addresses had accumulated 64.535 million ASTER through Gate and has been continuously transferring to Binance recently. Today, it transferred another 9.575 million ASTER ($12.53 million), bringing the total transferred to Binance over the past week to 58.608 million ASTER ($92.25 million). The address now holds only 5.926 million ASTER ($7.42 million) and is expected to be emptied by tomorrow. The other address previously withdrew 8.282 million ASTER ($16.86 million) from Bybit at a unit price of $2.03 per ASTER. Eight hours ago, it transferred the tokens back to Bybit. Currently, the price of ASTER has dropped to $1.25, resulting in an unrealized loss of $6.52 million. (Ember)