[Protests Erupt Across the U.S. as Government Shutdown Shakes Market Confidence] On October 20, the U.S. government shutdown entered its 19th day, sparking 'No Kings' protests in multiple cities nationwide. Demonstrators accused the Trump administration of sliding toward authoritarianism. Protest slogans such as 'Resist Fascism' and 'We the People Rule' reflect a societal divide in trust toward power and constitutional governance. The Republican Party labeled the protests as 'anti-American rallies,' but the scenes appeared more as a symbol of liberal resistance against authoritarianism. The shutdown has stalled debt negotiations, frozen budgets, and shaken market confidence, putting pressure on U.S. Treasury yields and causing the dollar index to retreat. Bitunix analysts warned that if the shutdown persists, financial markets could face a deeper crisis of confidence.

[Some Coinbase Users Unable to Trade or Log In] Coinbase stated that some customers are currently unable to perform buy or sell operations or log in to the website and mobile app. The team has begun investigating the issue and will provide timely updates on the progress.

[Amazon, Snapchat, and Coinbase Service Outages] Network monitoring platform DownDetector shows that users have reported service interruptions for Amazon, Snapchat, and Coinbase.

[Upbit Announces Listing of Bio Protocol (BIO)] Upbit has announced the addition of Bio Protocol (BIO) to multiple services, including various trading services, officially launching on 2023-10-21 at 02:00 (UTC+8). Notes: - Buying orders will be prohibited for approximately 5 minutes after trading support begins, and selling orders below 10% of the previous day's closing price will also be prohibited. - Only BIO deposits via the Ethereum network are supported; deposits via other networks will not be processed. - For approximately 2 hours after trading support begins, only limit orders will be supported.

Bitget STX/USDT's perpetual trading volume surged tenfold within 10 minutes, with a turnover of 3.4 million US dollars in the past 24 hours, an increase of 8.92% A surge in trading volume generally indicates an increase in market trading activity or large-scale fund buying and selling operations, which may be caused by certain important market changes or news announcements. According to AiCoin data, the comprehensive ranking of Bitget contracts ranks fourth globally