Variational to log out all users on Oct 23 maintenance, API launch suspected

A forced re-authentication across the entire user base is a heavier lift than routine maintenance, and the community's API inference is plausible given Variational's pattern of Friday releases. The immediate effect is operational: every active trader must re-enter through a new flow before positions are visible or trading can resume, a friction point that could briefly thin activity around the window. Whether the update is purely infrastructural or the API launch the community suspects is the open question, and the post-maintenance behavior of the points schedule may offer the clearest signal.