The US side stated that progress has been made in Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations, Bitcoin remained range-bound, and the three major US stock indices closed mixed.

BlockBeats news, October 21: U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Putin on Wednesday. Earlier, delegations from the United States and Ukraine held talks in Oslo, Norway, which the U.S. side called "constructive." Ukraine proposed new ideas for a peace plan, and the parties also made progress on ways to engage with Russia. Meanwhile, U.S. President Trump once again urged Kyiv to end the war by reaching an agreement, and said Moscow hopes to resolve the conflict as soon as possible. After meeting with Zelensky, U.S. Special Envoy Witkoff will present the peace plan to Russian President Putin.

According to BIT (bit.com) market data, U.S. stocks closed on Tuesday with the Dow up 1.06%, the S&P 500 down 0.29%, and the Nasdaq down 0.02%. SK Hynix (SKHY.O) fell 2%, General Motors (GM.N) fell 6.8%, Western Digital (WDC.O) rose 3%, and Apple (AAPL.O) fell 1%.

According to HTX market data, Bitcoin remains range-bound and is now at $82,992, up 1.03% in 24 hours.