The token retained its lead despite a 1.7% weekly decline, while Avalanche shortened the minimum commitment for validators during the period.
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Starknet’s DeFi TVL rose about 5% over a slightly shorter period, while its proposed Layer 1 shift remains under discussion.
The same wallet later lost $450,000 when 30 short positions were liquidated on Saturday night after staying open for more than three hours.
Ledger says all confirmed cases tied to its October 9 fund-draining investigation involve Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, which has halted hardware-wallet sales.
Former International Exchange clients gain Deribit's options suite and margin system, while US Prime options trading follows a separate rollout.
The company says its direct sales channels are unaffected and reminds resellers never to restock returned products.
Investors will have to wait an extra day to find out if and how much Strategy added to its Bitcoin treasury in the first week of October.
