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Singapore crypto activity rises 55.4% to $284B as wider region contracts
Singapore's crypto activity rose 55.4% to $284 billion in the year ended June 2026, Chainalysis told Cointelegraph, even as the broader Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania region contracted 6.8%.
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Petrobras tests Cardano blockchain to track jet fuel and diesel emissions claims
Petrobras is testing the Cardano blockchain in two research projects, announced by the Cardano Foundation, that record lower-carbon claims for sustainable aviation fuel and Diesel R so emissions benefits aren't counted twice.
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Stable integrates Visa Direct for StableChain payouts to banks and mobile wallets
Stable, the company behind USDT-native Layer-1 StableChain, has integrated Visa Direct, according to a September 30 announcement, linking onchain stablecoin rails to bank accounts and mobile wallets.
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Bitcoin watchers eye DOE's 40M-barrel reserve offer as August PCE lands first
The US Energy Department is taking bids through October 6 on up to 40 million barrels of reserve crude, but August PCE data arrives first and none of that oil can reach buyers before November.
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Coinbase wins CFTC clearinghouse nod, but its stock perps filing names Nodal Clear
The CFTC registered Coinbase Clearing LLC as a derivatives clearing organization on Sept. 28, CryptoSlate reported. Coinbase's single-stock perpetual futures proposal was still 'Approval Pending' on Sept. 30 and names Nodal Clear.
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Bitcoin ETFs stretch inflow streak to nine days as Ether, Zcash funds flip to outflows
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $66.2 million on Tuesday, extending a nine-day streak to roughly $3.1 billion per SoSoValue data, while Ether and Zcash funds posted net outflows.
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Robinhood unveils crypto perps, weekend stock trading and AI trading agents
Robinhood announced crypto perpetual futures, weekend stock trading, AI agents that place trades and earnings contracts at its Houston summit, according to Decrypt's Morning Minute newsletter.
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McDonald's AI pricing engine estimates what customers will pay, Reuters reports
Reuters reported that McDonald's uses machine-learning models to set an 'optimal price' for every menu item at nearly 14,000 restaurants, partly based on local willingness to pay.
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Tether's USDT used by 84% of Iran-linked sanctioned wallets, Senate Democratic report says
A Democratic staff report released by Sen. Richard Blumenthal says 84% of 846 Iran-linked sanctioned wallets transacted mainly in USDT. Blumenthal asked Treasury and DOJ to investigate Tether.
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Fairmint's Delanoue warns fragmented token records risk new 'Paperwork Crisis'
In a CoinDesk op-ed, Fairmint's Joris Delanoue argues that splitting tokenized ownership data across wrappers, SPVs and ledgers could create a blockchain-era Paperwork Crisis as the SEC updates transfer-agent rules.
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Only 25% of S&P 500 stocks trade above 50-day average, lowest since April 2
Only 25% of S&P 500 stocks were trading above their 50-day moving average, down from 70% in mid-August, The Kobeissi Letter said, as cited by CoinDesk, which called crypto relatively healthy.
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Bitcoin holds near $83,000 as DeFi tokens reverse; CoinDesk sees no clear catalyst
Bitcoin traded at $83,164 in the European morning on Sept. 30, down 0.57% since midnight UTC, per CoinDesk, which cited no obvious catalyst; separately, the 30-year Treasury yield crossed 5.6% on Tuesday, per CNBC as cited by CoinDesk.
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EU proposal to triple data center capacity meets growing local pushback
The European Commission has proposed tripling EU data center capacity within five to seven years, a roughly €200 billion buildout, as communities in Ireland, the Netherlands and France push back, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Whale Alert flags 492,721 QNT transfer worth $139.6M between unknown wallets
Whale Alert flagged a 492,721 QNT transfer worth about $139.6 million between two anonymous wallets, Crypto Briefing reported. That's roughly 4% of circulating supply, and it isn't clear who controls either wallet.
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HSBC names Hong Kong stablecoin RedCoin, plans P2P and merchant payments first
HSBC has named its planned Hong Kong stablecoin HSBC RedCoin. In a Sept. 20 announcement, the bank said it will first support P2P and person-to-merchant payments, with corporate and institutional uses to follow.
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DeepSeek open-sources TileLang AI chip tools for Huawei's Ascend accelerators
DeepSeek said on WeChat that it has open-sourced a free toolkit for Huawei's Ascend AI chips, including TileLang, which Crypto Briefing described as a domestic counterpart to Nvidia's CUDA.
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China's STAR 50 down about 30% since June, on track for worst quarter in recent memory
China's STAR 50 Index has fallen about 30% since the end of June, Crypto Briefing reported, after a July selloff (following a nearly 75% three-month rally) that the outlet tied to doubts about returns on AI spending.
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AI chiefs sign voluntary safety pact at Trump lunch, Crypto Briefing reports
Leading AI executives signed a voluntary pact backing independent safety audits at a September 29, 2026 lunch with President Donald Trump, according to Crypto Briefing, in a report that hasn't been independently confirmed.
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HANetf lists bitcoin ETCs hedged against the dollar in pounds and euros
HANetf has listed bitcoin exchange-traded commodities on the London Stock Exchange, Xetra and Euronext Paris that hedge pound and euro exposure against the U.S. dollar, with HSBC providing the hedge.
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OpenClaw Foundation launches OpenClaw Enterprise, open-source control plane for AI agents
The OpenClaw Foundation launched OpenClaw Enterprise on September 29, a free, self-hosted control plane that adds multi-tenancy, auditability and governance controls to AI agents, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Bitcoin wallet dormant since 2011 moves 20.43 BTC after 15 years, Galaxy says
A Bitcoin wallet untouched since May 2011 moved 20.43 BTC (roughly $1.7 million) on Sept. 29, according to Galaxy Research data reported by U.Today. Galaxy estimated a combined gain of about $1.724 million and did not identify the sender or recipient.
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Kalshi in advanced talks to raise about $1B at $40B valuation, Reuters reports
Prediction market platform Kalshi is reportedly in advanced talks to raise about $1 billion at a $40 billion valuation, per Reuters sources cited by Cointelegraph. It closed a round at $22 billion in May.
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UK energy bills set to rise 16% in January, Cornwall Insight forecasts
UK household energy bills are forecast to rise 16% in January, the largest increase in four years, according to a Cornwall Insight projection reported by the BBC and relayed by Crypto Briefing.
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Brazil's CSD BR mirrors BTG Pactual fund records on XRP Ledger
CSD BR, a Brazilian operator with more than 22 trillion reais (about $4 trillion) of registered assets, began mirroring BTG Pactual fund ownership records on the XRP Ledger, CoinDesk reported.