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Last week, SNX surged over 94.48%, standing out as the top-performing token; DASH and TAO also gained 48% and 22%, respectively, showing short-term counter-trend strength. Ethereum Layer2 saw accelerated capital inflows, with Arbitrum maintaining its leading position and recording $873 million in net inflows for the week. OP Mainnet, Unichain, and Polygon PoS also experienced steady fund inflows. Total DeFi TVL approached $160 billion, up 41% year-over-year, with robust institutional capital inflows, while retail activity slowed.

Gate Research Daily Report: Bitcoin has stabilized above $115,000, while Ethereum broke through $4,200, leading a rebound in altcoins. Falcon secured a strategic investment of $10 million from M2 Capital and Cypher Capital, surging 27.2% within 24 hours. Bella Protocol formed a strategic partnership with AITECH, driving BEL up 36.9%. Kalshi partnered with Pyth Network to bring real-time prediction market data on-chain for the first time. Asset manager Amundi is entering the crypto ETF market, further accelerating the integration of digital assets with traditional finance. Following recent liquidations, the market has deleveraged overall, but structural capital and institutional demand remain intact.

On October 13, BTC showed signs of a rebound after briefly dipping to around $102,000. ETH touched a low of $3,394 before quickly stabilizing and rebounding, showing strong short-term recovery momentum. GT found solid support near $14 after a sharp decline, then consolidated and began breaking out with rising volume. In addition, tokens such as SNX (+87.3%), DASH (+50%), and TAO (+40.1%) posted strong rebounds as capital rapidly flowed back into the Privacy and DeFi sectors, reigniting market momentum. The total global stablecoin supply surpassed $301.5 billion, reaching a new all-time high. Meanwhile, USST, a stablecoin launched by Tether co-founder Reeve Collins under the STBL project, has continued to depeg since its debut. Grayscale also filed a Form 10 with the SEC for its Bittensor Trust (TAO), marking a significant step toward full regulatory registration.