Overview of Key Overnight Developments on October 23

21:00-7:00 Keywords: Bill Gates, Metaplanet, Azura

1. Bitcoin mining difficulty and total network hash rate have both reached all-time highs;

2. US SEC Chairman congratulates on the 16th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper release;

3. IMF: Forecasts global GDP growth rate of 3.2% for 2024;

4. New York Times: Bill Gates has donated $50 million to Harris;

5. FOX reporter: SEC includes cryptocurrency in the 2025 review priority list;

6. Japanese investment company Metaplanet raises $66 million through equity subscription;

7. DeFi platform Azura completes $6.9 million seed round financing, led by Initialized.