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Metaplanet adds net 1,000 bitcoin in Q3 after sell-and-rebuy, now holds 44,000 BTC
Metaplanet added a net 1,000 BTC in the third quarter to reach 44,000 BTC ($3.8 billion). It got there by selling 10,000 BTC and then buying back 11,000 at higher prices, according to CoinDesk.
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U.S. dollar index hits 18-month high near 102.5 as bitcoin holds around $86,000
The U.S. Dollar Index reached roughly 102.5 on Monday, its highest in nearly 18 months, while bitcoin held around $86,000, CoinDesk reported, as euro weakness and rising yields lifted the dollar.
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Cardano's ADA climbs 10% to highest since May as bitcoin stays range-bound
Cardano's ADA rose 10% in 24 hours to trade above 27 cents, its highest since May, per CoinDesk data, while bitcoin and ether posted small gains within familiar ranges on Oct. 5.
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Peter Brandt's XRP chart read as possible cup-and-handle; $1.6572 in focus, U.Today says
Veteran trader Peter Brandt posted an XRP chart next to a coffee cup image. U.Today read it as a possible cup-and-handle pattern, unconfirmed while XRP stays below $1.6572.
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AMD warrants could give OpenAI and Meta up to 320 million shares at one cent
AMD's warrants let OpenAI and Meta buy up to 320 million shares at $0.01 each, tied to 6-gigawatt GPU commitments and stock targets up to $600. None had vested as of mid-2026 filings.
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Ramaswamy's Ohio governor bid sidelines crypto despite $170M Strive stake: report
Vivek Ramaswamy hasn't dropped his pro-Bitcoin positions but isn't putting them up front in his Ohio governor campaign, Cointelegraph reported, even as he keeps a Strive stake worth more than $170 million.
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Kraken parent Payward adds 24/7 dollar settlement with Singapore Gulf Bank
Payward, the parent of Kraken, partnered with Bahrain-regulated Singapore Gulf Bank to offer 24/7 US dollar settlement through SGB Net for select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf region.
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Kraken parent Payward plugs into Singapore Gulf Bank network for 24/7 USD settlement
Payward, the company behind Kraken, integrated Singapore Gulf Bank's real-time clearing network so select institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf can settle U.S. dollar crypto transactions around the clock.
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21Shares, Canary file new SEC amendments for proposed Injective ETFs
21Shares and Canary Capital filed fresh SEC amendments in September for proposed US ETFs tied to Injective's INJ token. Canary's fund targets staking at least 90% of holdings, while 21Shares keeps staking optional.
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Bitcoin ETFs log third straight week of inflows as Ether ETFs shed $138 million
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $241.1 million in net inflows last week, their third straight positive week per SoSoValue data, while Ether ETFs flipped back to $138 million in net outflows.
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Foxconn Q3 revenue hits NT$3.03 trillion, up 47% on AI server demand
Foxconn reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of NT$3.03 trillion (about US$95.4 billion), up 47% year-on-year and ahead of estimates, as AI servers kept driving its cloud and networking segment.
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Binance to block some Brazil crypto transfers lacking required details from Nov. 1
Binance will require Brazilian users to disclose the purpose and counterparty of international crypto transfers from Nov. 1. According to U.Today, withdrawals that lack this data will be blocked, and incoming funds may be frozen.
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Plume launches nBND vault backed by Fidelity Total Bond ETF (FBND), report says
Plume has launched nBND, a vault on its Nest protocol backed by Fidelity's Total Bond ETF (FBND) and aimed at institutions seeking tokenized exposure to actively managed bonds, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Microsoft AI CEO Suleyman says frontier training runs could hit $100 billion
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said in an interview reported by Crypto Briefing that a single frontier AI training run could cost up to $100 billion within the next couple of years.
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Finland probes Google-owned firm over 300+ hectares of forest cleared for data center
Finnish authorities are investigating Tuike Finland Oy, a Google-owned project company, over more than 300 hectares of forest cleared in Muhos for a planned data center, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Bitcoin nears $87,000 eight-month high, then slips back under $86,000
Bitcoin climbed to nearly $87,000 on Monday, about $500 shy of its eight-month high according to CoinDesk, then reversed to just under $86,000. It's the second rally in a week to stall.
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Ether beat bitcoin in Q3, but CoinGecko data shows its order books got thinner
Ether rose 70% in the third quarter versus bitcoin's 42%, CoinDesk reported, yet CoinGecko data shows ether's median daily market depth fell to just 35% to 45% of bitcoin's.
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Greenfield Capital files Swiss regulator complaint over Safe foundation governance
Early Safe investor Greenfield Capital has filed a complaint with Switzerland's foundation supervisor over governance at the Safe Ecosystem Foundation, alleging board shortfalls and conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Safe investor Greenfield Capital asks Swiss watchdog to review foundation board
Greenfield Capital said it filed a supervisory complaint with Switzerland's foundation watchdog, seeking changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation's board after months of pressing the foundation directly.
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Ethereum order-book depth falls to 35–45% of Bitcoin's, CoinGecko data shows
A CoinGecko analysis of eight major exchanges, reported by Crypto Briefing, found Ethereum's market depth fell to 35–45% of Bitcoin's, down from above 60% a year earlier, as Bitcoin's order books deepened.
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Zcash NU7 upgrade reported live on testnet, targeting 25-second blocks
Crypto Briefing reports Zcash's NU7 upgrade switched on at testnet block 4,465,026, targeting 25-second blocks and retiring Sprout, with a mainnet decision scheduled for October 20, 2026.
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Bitwise launches PAPY-USDC vault on Circle's Arc for RWA-backed lending
Bitwise brought its Premium RWA Vault (PAPY) to Circle's Arc on September 16, lending USDC on Morpho against tokenized real-world assets with a 5-6% variable APY target, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Zcash advocacy group PGPZ registers to lobby Washington on CLARITY Act and crypto tax
Pretty Good Policy for Zcash filed a lobbying registration effective Oct. 1, naming Divij Pandya as sole lobbyist and listing the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act and two tax proposals, Cointelegraph reported.
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Bitcoin near $85,000 faces $87,000 resistance, U.Today says; ZEC cools, SHIB tests MA
A U.Today technical analysis dated October 5 put Bitcoin near $85,000 inside an $83,000-$87,000 range, while Zcash was down roughly 20% on the week and SHIB was testing a long-term moving average.