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Hong Kong reaffirms end-2026 target for crypto licensing legislation
Cointelegraph reports that Hong Kong officials are sticking to an end-2026 deadline for a bill that would license four kinds of digital asset services: trading, custody, advisory and management.
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Small-cap altcoins outperform while bitcoin holds near $85K; Bitway's BTW leads
CoinDesk reports that smaller altcoins are outpacing the market while bitcoin trades sideways near $85,000. Bitway's BTW token, native to a bitcoin-compatible layer-1, rose 25% over 24 hours and about 170% over the past month.
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Five Fed officials speak Tuesday, including Williams, Bowman and Logan, with FOMC minutes due Wednesday
On Tuesday, NY Fed's Williams, St. Louis Fed's Musalem, Fed Vice Chair Bowman, Kansas City Fed's Schmid and Dallas Fed's Logan are all scheduled to speak. The FOMC meeting minutes come out Wednesday and may move markets more than any of the speeches.
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Julius Baer expects one last 25bp Fed hike in December, followed by a long pause
Julius Baer expects the Fed to make one final quarter-point hike in December and then hold rates for a long time. The bank points to a softening US labor market and tighter financial conditions, driven mainly by higher long-term Treasury yields and a stronger dollar.
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Circle Mint brings in Aave as a second lender for bitcoin-backed loans, alongside Morpho
The Defiant reports that Circle has added Aave as a lending option for bitcoin-backed borrowing in Mint, building on its existing Morpho-based service. Borrowers can still be liquidated under the rules of the third-party protocols.
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Goldman keeps Neutral on Tesla, says AI and robotaxi story outweighs Q3 results
Goldman Sachs kept its Neutral rating on Tesla ahead of Q3 earnings. It expects the Model Y L ramp to help vehicle revenue but says rising costs and capex could limit 2026 EPS. The bank adds that FSD, robotaxis and humanoid robots will likely drive the stock's reaction more than the quarter's results.
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Ray Dalio flags risk of China and Japan stepping back from US Treasuries
Ray Dalio cautions that weaker Treasury demand from China and Japan could add strain to US borrowing. China's holdings have dropped to about $618B from $1.3T in 2013, and Japan holds about $1.1T. The 10-year yield is near 5.3%.
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CNN: US and China weigh mutual nuclear site inspections amid arms race fears
CNN reports that Washington and Beijing are in talks about letting each side visit the other's nuclear facilities, as worries grow over a renewed arms race.
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Binance BTC reserves see biggest outflows since mid-2023 while whales move stablecoins onto the exchange
Cointelegraph reports that Binance's bitcoin reserves have dropped by close to 40,000 BTC since Sept. 20. Over the same period, large holders have been depositing stablecoins back into their exchange wallets.
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Crypto spot trading volume climbs 20% in September, second monthly gain in a row
CryptoRank data cited by Cointelegraph shows crypto spot trading volume reached about $973B in September. That is a 20% rise from August and the second month in a row that volume has grown.
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Arkham: Pump.fun wallets hold about $2.8B, mostly in its own PUMP token
Arkham says wallets it has labeled as Pump.fun hold about $2.8B. Roughly $2.19B of that is the platform's own PUMP token. The rest includes about $336M in wrapped SOL and $215M in stablecoins, plus PumpSwap pool holdings of memecoins such as TROLL.
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ZachXBT says he paid nearly $350K posing as a client to probe alleged Lazarus-linked Chinese launderers
On-chain investigator ZachXBT says he posed as a customer and put up $349,700 to get inside an alleged Chinese laundering network linked to Lazarus, according to The Block. He says what he learned helped freeze funds from the $1.5B Bybit hack.
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Solana Foundation rolls out open-source DvP standard for institutional tokenized trades, with JPMorgan input
CoinDesk reports the Solana Foundation has launched Solana DvP, an open-source atomic settlement framework meant to cut institutional tokenized-asset settlement times from days to seconds. JPMorgan provided input on institutional settlement practices.
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Ondo moves into private markets, offering tokenized notes linked to a pre-IPO AI firm
Cointelegraph reports that Ondo is launching tokenized notes that give eligible investors exposure to private companies. The first note is tied to an AI company that has not yet gone public and has not been named.
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Solana Foundation launches open-source DvP settlement program for institutions
Cointelegraph reports the Solana Foundation has released Solana DvP, an open-source delivery-versus-payment program. It lets financial institutions settle an asset transfer and its payment together in seconds.
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DOJ challenges Roman Storm's venue motion as FinCEN withdraws its crypto mixer rule proposal
The Defiant reports that the DOJ filed a response opposing Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm's challenge to where his case is being tried. His acquittal motion is still undecided, and a retrial is set for April 26, 2027. FinCEN has separately dropped its proposed rule on crypto mixers.
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Meteora launches DLMM Pro, offering configurable liquidity markets for Solana token launches
Meteora has introduced DLMM Pro, according to Solana's official account. The product lets token projects on Solana set their initial liquidity shape, use fees that decrease as a market matures, and control how trading opens.
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Arkham: Binance cold wallet is the single largest Bitcoin address, holding about 1.24% of supply
According to Arkham research, a Binance cold wallet holding nearly 250,000 BTC is the biggest individual Bitcoin wallet. Arkham says exchange cold wallets occupy all four of the top wallet spots.
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Ondo's DeFi lead names BNB Chain key to its strategy at Korea Blockchain Week
At Korea Blockchain Week, Ondo Finance DeFi head Matthew Blumberg said BNB Chain matters most to Ondo because of its global user base. Speakers there said BlackRock, Franklin Templeton and VanEck already use the chain, Cointelegraph reports.
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OKX launches OKX Money, an app for saving, earning on and spending dollar stablecoins
CoinDesk reports that OKX Money converts more than 50 local currencies into stablecoins. It offers rewards of up to 10% on eligible USDG balances and comes with virtual and physical payment cards.
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Roman Storm says DOJ is still pursuing the Tornado Cash case as FinCEN drops its proposed mixer rule
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm says a new filing in the SDNY shows the DOJ is still pursuing its case against him. Cointelegraph reports this comes even as FinCEN withdraws its proposed rule targeting crypto mixers.
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One year after its $126K peak, bitcoin is down about 32%, a milder slide than past bear markets
CoinDesk reports that bitcoin is about 32% below its record high of roughly $126,000, set a year ago. Past bear markets cut prices by 77% to 85%, so this downturn has been much shallower.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs post about $90M in outflows, ending a two-day inflow run
Cointelegraph reports that US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw roughly $90M in net outflows after two days of inflows. Over the same period BTC fell below $86,000, about 32% under its October 2025 record high.
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Ondo rolls out tokenized private-market notes, with an AI company slated as its first offering
The Defiant reports that Ondo has introduced notes giving exposure to private companies, with an AI firm planned first. Holders get no shareholder rights, and trading prices may differ widely from the payout made at a liquidity event.
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Whale Alert flags roughly $502M in WBTC moving between two unidentified wallets
Whale Alert reports that about 5,844 WBTC, valued near $501.7M, was transferred between two unknown wallets. The purpose of the transfer and who controls the wallets have not been identified.
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Polymarket sues Dutch gambling regulator over Netherlands ban, says it offers derivatives, not bets
According to Cointelegraph, Polymarket is going to court to challenge its ban by the Dutch gambling authority. The company argues that its products are derivatives and that it should not be regulated as a betting platform.
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Arkham adds Elo-style accuracy ratings for Polymarket traders
Arkham now gives Polymarket traders an Elo score that ranks them by how accurate their predictions are, not by how much they bet. Correct calls at long odds count for more. Its top-ranked trader, Roberto73, scores 2,489 with a 49.5% win rate over 3,217 bets.
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OKX's Star Xu says AI handles about 95% of engineering PRs, with a roughly $10M monthly model bill
Speaking at OKX's Singapore conference, CEO Star Xu said the internal AI platform Oni now does most of the work on about 95% of engineering pull requests. He added that last month's AI model costs came to about $10M, so the company is pushing for more disciplined usage.
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Ondo to offer non-US investors round-the-clock onchain trading of a pre-IPO AI company
Cointelegraph reports that Ondo will launch onchain exposure to an unnamed pre-IPO AI firm this week. Investors outside the US will be able to trade it 24/7.
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EEZ runs atomic mainnet-to-rollup test transaction as it works to unify Ethereum layers
Cointelegraph reports that a contributor to EEZ shared a small 0.001 ETH atomic transaction between Ethereum mainnet and a layer-2. The project is building a framework to link the mainnet with its rollups.
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Ethereum Economic Zone reports first atomic L1-to-L2 transaction on mainnet
EEZ core contributor Eduardo Antuña says the first atomic cross-chain transaction between Ethereum L1 and an L2 has run on mainnet. He called it an early step toward synchronous composability across layers.
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Crypto market cap climbs $372B in 19 days as Google search interest falls to lowest since 2024
AMBCrypto reports total crypto market capitalization has gained about $372 billion over 19 days to reach $2.93 trillion. Over the same period, Google search interest in crypto fell to its lowest level since 2024, which suggests retail investors are not driving the rally.
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Ethereum's Sepolia testnet is set to activate the Gloas upgrade today with a 200M gas limit
Cointelegraph reports that Ethereum's Sepolia testnet is scheduled to fork to the Gloas upgrade at 13:53 UTC today, with the gas limit set at 200 million.
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South Korea commits $3.5B in public and private funds to build a domestic frontier AI model
According to Cointelegraph, South Korea is backing a single homegrown frontier AI model with about $3.5 billion in combined state and private funding, and the development race is set to start in March 2027.
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Antpool sends 884 BTC, about $75.8M, to an unidentified wallet
Whale Alert flagged a transfer of 884 BTC, worth roughly $75.8 million, from mining pool Antpool to an unknown wallet. The receiving address and the reason for the move have not been identified.
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Spot Bitcoin ETFs post ~$90M net outflow as Ether ETFs draw $111M; BlackRock funds the only gainers
SoSoValue data cited by Wu Blockchain shows US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost about $89.9M net on Oct 5, while spot Ether ETFs took in $111M. BlackRock's IBIT and ETHA were the only funds with net inflows in their categories.
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Better Markets argues the CFTC is the wrong regulator for retail crypto
Advocacy group Better Markets criticized the CFTC's proposed framework for overseeing some crypto transactions and exchanges. According to Cointelegraph, the group says the plan would protect investors less than SEC oversight would.
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US spot ETFs split on Oct 5: ETH draws $111M while BTC and SOL funds see outflows
Cointelegraph reports US spot Ether ETFs took in about $110.8M in net inflows on October 5. Bitcoin ETFs lost about $89.9M, Solana ETFs lost about $9.3M, and XRP products had no net flow.
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Lookonchain: Wallet becomes largest MEME holder after month of buying, despite a 58% loss
Lookonchain reports that one trader spent about $1.22M over the past month to buy 30.65M MEME, which makes the wallet the token's largest holder. The position is down roughly $708K (-58%), and the wallet was still buying as recently as 10 hours earlier.
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Kraken parent Payward joins Singapore Gulf Bank network for round-the-clock settlement
AMBCrypto reports that Payward, the parent company of Kraken, is using Singapore Gulf Bank's network to settle transactions 24/7.
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