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Latest in DeFi & Markets
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Bitwise and Franklin Templeton XRP ETF clients buy $7.24 million in XRP
Clients of the Bitwise and Franklin Templeton spot XRP ETFs bought another $7.24 million of XRP, Crypto Briefing reported Oct. 2, as total inflows across XRP ETFs reached around $1.79 billion.
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Thai exchange Bitkub adds Aptos-native USDT for deposits and withdrawals
Bitkub, a Thai exchange with more than 5 million registered users, began supporting Tether's USDT on Aptos on September 30, giving users a baht on-ramp and off-ramp, Crypto Briefing reported.
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RWA Foundation report tracks 10,322 tokenized assets; stablecoins near $301.4B
The RWA Foundation's latest monthly report tracks 10,322 real-world assets onchain and puts stablecoin market cap at about $301.4 billion across 193 assets, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Token Terminal puts tokenized real-world assets at $46.2 billion on 35 to 36 chains
Onchain real-world assets, excluding stablecoins, reached about $46.2 billion in late September, according to Token Terminal data reported by Crypto Briefing. Rival tracker rwa.xyz counted $38.61 billion.
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Circle minted about 13.5 billion USDC on Solana in September, Crypto Briefing says
Circle minted roughly 13.5 billion USDC on Solana in September. Crypto Briefing's on-chain compilation calls it the largest monthly stablecoin mint on the network, though the figure counts gross issuance, not net new supply.
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Bitcoin tops $84,000 as US 10-year yield retreats from highest level since 2002
Bitcoin pushed above $84,000 around Thursday's Wall Street open as US Treasury yields pulled back from multidecade highs, with BTC holding a pattern of higher lows on hourly charts.
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XRP Ledger passes 10 million x402 AI agent payments as Bitcoin ETF inflow streak ends
The XRP Ledger passed 10 million AI-agent payments over the x402 protocol, according to t54 platform data reported by U.Today. The same morning, a Treasury yield spike pulled Bitcoin back toward $84,000.
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Drift opens DFX recovery token claims for users hit by April incident
Drift launched DFX, a Solana recovery token that gives April incident victims one token per verified USDT lost, each redeemable from a Recovery Pool holding about 3.1 million USDT, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Varys, Verda report: only 16 of 494 LATAM stablecoin firms focus on liquidity
A Varys Capital and Verda Ventures report mapped 494 firms in Latin America's stablecoin ecosystem and found only 16 focused primarily on wholesale liquidity, corporate treasury and credit.
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NEAR Intents reports $3.8 million preliminary loss after smart contract bug
NEAR Intents said on Oct. 1 that a bug in its Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure led to a preliminary loss of about $3.8 million. The team says it will fully compensate affected funds.
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Verda Ventures report finds 16 of 494 LatAm stablecoin firms focus on liquidity
A Varys Capital and Verda Ventures report found only 16 of 494 Latin American stablecoin companies focus on wholesale liquidity. Verda partner Amit Chu said that thin layer could put local-currency cash-outs at risk.
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Strategy holds STRC Stretch preferred dividend at 12% for October 2026
Strategy kept the annualized dividend rate on its Stretch preferred stock (STRC) at 12% for October 2026, leaving the payout unchanged for a fourth straight month, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Citi raises 12-month Bitcoin target to $113,000, Ethereum to $3,028
Citigroup lifted its 12-month Bitcoin target to $113,000 from $82,000 and Ethereum to $3,028 from $2,240, citing ETF inflows and a supportive macro backdrop, Reuters reported.
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Binance Research projects tokenized equities could reach $349 billion by 2030
Binance Research's base case puts tokenized equities at about $349 billion by 2030, up from a $4.43 billion on-chain balance. Its September 18 report, The RWA Activation Era, also introduces new metrics for how much of that value actually gets used.
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XRP open interest on Binance falls 15.3% from six-month high, CryptoQuant data shows
Open interest in XRP derivatives on Binance has fallen 15.3% from its six-month high, according to CryptoQuant data, as traders trimmed leverage on perpetuals and open interest settled near $485 million on October 1.
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Bitcoin ETFs draw $6.34B in Q3 as BTC posts best third quarter since 2017
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in about $6.34 billion in Q3, their strongest quarter of 2026 per SoSoValue data, while BTC gained 42.71%, its best third quarter since 2017, per CoinGlass.
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Wells Fargo's Mike Mayo says AI 'scare trade' in bank stocks is overblown
Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo called the AI-driven selloff in bank stocks an exaggerated “scare trade,” arguing customer trust is a moat chatbots can't easily overcome, Crypto Briefing reported.
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DogeOS opens Ethereum-compatible DeFi testnet for DOGE, but miners aren't securing it yet
DogeOS launched a public, Ethereum-compatible testnet for DOGE lending and trading apps. Its first version relies on selected operators and a permissioned sequencer, not Dogecoin miners.
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Fidelity's FBTC Bitcoin ETF sees $125.58 million outflow on September 30
Investors pulled $125.58 million from Fidelity's spot Bitcoin ETF (FBTC) on September 30, 2026, Crypto Briefing reported, capping a month of sharp swings in US spot Bitcoin ETF flows.
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Solana Co.'s Joseph Chee says China will find a way to manage crypto
Solana Co. executive chairman Joseph Chee said at Korea Blockchain Week that China will eventually find a way to regulate or manage crypto, though mainland bans on trading and mining remain in force.
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CFTC submits rule to define event contracts as swaps amid state gambling fight
The CFTC has submitted a proposed rule to bring event contracts under the definition of "swap", along with an interim rule excluding casino-style products, according to an OIRA docket reported by Cointelegraph.
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AvengerDAO's BNB Chain Security Marketplace adds six providers, reaching 17 firms
AvengerDAO's Security Marketplace, which links BNB Chain developers with pre-screened security firms, has added six providers and now lists 17 firms, up from 11 at its August 12, 2026 launch.
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MetaMask Staking exits its Lido validators, citing a security incident
MetaMask Staking is exiting its Ethereum validators in the Lido protocol to address a security incident, according to a post on Lido's research forum reported by Crypto Briefing.
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Swiss National Bank's Tschudin: large stablecoins could disrupt monetary policy
Swiss National Bank board member Petra Tschudin said in Zurich on September 30 that large stablecoins could interfere with monetary policy, and called for regulation that keeps central bankers in control.