CZ Pumps Aster 25% with Tweet! Crypto Majors Selloff! Trump distances from CZ!
Crypto majors fell between 2–5% following a Sunday evening selloff, with Bitcoin down 2% at $108,100, Ethereum off 4% at $3,720, BNB down 6% at $1,020, and Solana dropping 5% to $176. Amongst high movers, ASTER (+8%) and TRUMP (+3%) led the positive factors. ASTER initially surged 25% after CZ introduced he had purchased the token and deliberate to carry it long-term, although it has since retraced most of that transfer. In company information, Microsoft signed a $9.7 billion deal to buy AI cloud providers from Bitcoin miner IREN, sending IREN replenish 20% in premarket buying and selling. In the meantime, Trump distanced himself from CZ following his newest pardon, claiming he “didn’t know” him. Elon Musk talked about Polymarket throughout his look on the Joe Rogan podcast, highlighting the rising consideration towards prediction markets. Bitcoin ended “Uptober” within the purple for the primary time in seven years, Tether reported roughly $10 billion in revenue for the primary three quarters of 2025, and Balancer v2 swimming pools have been exploited for over $110 million.