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Neutral

Traders push October Fed hold odds to 66% on Polymarket

Polymarket pricing now favors a Federal Reserve pause at the October 27–28 meeting: 66% odds of no change versus 34% for a 25-basis-point hike. This...
Bullish

Polygon launches Crypto Checkout to route cross-chain stablecoin payments for merchants

Polygon launched Crypto Checkout on 1 October 2026: a merchant payments product that enables stablecoin and digital dollar payments at checkout....
Neutral

XRPL validators open vote on LendingProtocolV1_1 amendment

The XRP Ledger opened validator voting on the LendingProtocolV1_1 amendment. The proposal introduces closed-ended lending vaults and shifts...
Neutral

Ripple locks 700 million XRP in escrow after 1 billion unlock

A $25 XRP price by 2030 implies a 1,588% rise from about $1.47 on October 1, 2026. Market cap at $25: roughly $1.58 trillion versus about $93...
Bearish

Near Intents hot wallet exploit drains $3.8M and halts transactions

Near Intents may have been exploited for more than $3.8 million following irregular outflows from its BSC hot wallet. Key facts Impacted...
Near Intents hot wallet exploit drains $3.8M and halts transactions
Bullish

TopNod Wallet offers Axil Pot APT with 8% target APY, T+0 liquidity

Offering % Target APY and Instant T+0 Liquidity with an Initial $10M Capacity Cap Singapore, October 1, 2026 —TopNod integrated Axil...
TopNod Wallet offers Axil Pot APT with 8% target APY, T+0 liquidity
Bullish

MEXC adds 1,000 BTC to Guardian Fund, holdings reach 2,000 BTC

Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 1, 2026 – MEXC added 1,000 BTC to its Guardian Fund, the second major BTC allocation this year. The move aligns...
MEXC adds 1,000 BTC to Guardian Fund, holdings reach 2,000 BTC
Neutral

Bitcoin holds $84,000 as soft PCE tempers rate hike odds

Bitcoin trades near $84,116 on October 1, up 1.3% over 24 hours. BTC briefly topped $85,500 after softer U.S. inflation data, then retreated as...
Bullish

민병덕 의원이 토큰증권으로 FC안양 경기장 건설 자금 조달 제안

민병덕 의원이 FC안양 축구전용경기장 건립 자금 조달 수단으로 토큰증권을 제안했다. 세금 대신 국민 투자 방식으로 자금을 모으고, 참여자는 운영수익과 주차권·이용권 등을 토큰 형태로 수령하는 구조다. 민 의원은 앞서 가상자산 과세 유예를 주장한 바 있으며, 지역...
민병덕 의원이 토큰증권으로 FC안양 경기장 건설 자금 조달 제안
Bullish

Kraken acquires TradeStation crypto infrastructure assets to boost compliance and liquidity

Kraken completed the acquisition of TradeStation’s crypto infrastructure assets on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, signaling expanded operational capacity in...
Kraken acquires TradeStation crypto infrastructure assets to boost compliance and liquidity
Bullish

WisdomTree launches tokenized real-world asset funds on Arbitrum

WisdomTree confirmed on September 30, 2026: deployment of tokenized real-world asset funds natively on Arbitrum. The move expands...
WisdomTree launches tokenized real-world asset funds on Arbitrum
Bullish

Solana releases validator codebase v2.1.0 on testnet

On SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Solana confirmed the release of Validator Codebase Tag v2.1.0 on Testnet. Verified filings indicate an...
Solana releases validator codebase v2.1.0 on testnet
Bullish

EigenLayer launches dual staking to secure Bitcoin assets

On September 30, 2026, EigenLayer announced a dual-staking extension to apply Bitcoin asset security. The update expands digital asset...
EigenLayer launches dual staking to secure Bitcoin assets
Bullish

Orderly Network surpasses $100 billion in cumulative trading volume

On SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Orderly Network reported surpassing $100 billion in cumulative trading volume, confirmed through official announcements and...
Orderly Network surpasses $100 billion in cumulative trading volume
Bullish

Superstate launches tokenized short-duration USTB Treasury fund on Base

Superstate confirmed on September 30, 2026: its tokenized Short-Duration US Treasury Fund (USTB) is expanding to Base. The move adds infrastructure...
Superstate launches tokenized short-duration USTB Treasury fund on Base
Bullish

KDDI adds crypto wallet to au PAY app

Japan telecom operator KDDI has integrated a crypto wallet into the au PAY mobile app, confirmed on September 30, 2026. The move adds native digital...
KDDI adds crypto wallet to au PAY app
Bullish

RockawayX buys NY hedge fund Relayer to push crypto holdings past $2B

RockawayX acquired New York hedge fund Relayer, elevating its crypto portfolio beyond $2 billion. The transaction, confirmed on September 29, 2026...
RockawayX buys NY hedge fund Relayer to push crypto holdings past $2B
Bullish

Ripple tokenizes Brazilian investment fund and real estate records on XRP Ledger

Confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026: Ripple tokenized a Brazilian investment fund and real estate records on the XRP Ledger. The rollout expands...
Ripple tokenizes Brazilian investment fund and real estate records on XRP Ledger

Ascend cuts buyback split to 50:50, burns 60% KNTQ

The Ascend launchpad from Elysium that I introduced earlier has announced it is revising the hype/kntq buyback ratio from 90:10 to 50:50 and will...
Ascend cuts buyback split to 50:50, burns 60% KNTQ
Bullish

Strive bought 6,106 BTC; research sets $185K–$215K target by 2029

A $215,000 Bitcoin target from BIT Research is circulating with an explicit timeline: 2028 or 2029. The projection is based on holder cost basis and...
Bearish

House Oversight Chair Comer probes identity checks at Crypto.com, Hyperliquid, PredictIt

House Oversight Chair James Comer initiated a probe into Crypto.com, Hyperliquid, and PredictIt over identity verification and suspicious trading...
House Oversight Chair Comer probes identity checks at Crypto.com, Hyperliquid, PredictIt
Bullish

HANetf and HSBC launch first GBP and EUR hedged Bitcoin products

HANetf partnered with HSBC to launch the first GBP- and EUR-hedged Bitcoin products, confirmed on September 30, 2026. The launch expands...
HANetf and HSBC launch first GBP and EUR hedged Bitcoin products
Bullish

Goldman Sachs linked $100B Treasury fund to crypto institutional rails

Goldman Sachs connected a $100 billion U.S. Treasury fund to crypto-focused institutional infrastructure as of September 29, 2026. The operational...
Goldman Sachs linked $100B Treasury fund to crypto institutional rails
Bullish

Ethereum confirms Sepolia Glamsterdam upgrade with ePBS on October 6

Ethereum scheduled the Glamsterdam upgrade to activate on Sepolia on October 6, 2026, at 13:53:36 UTC. Activation parameters: epoch 353,024 and slot...
Neutral

Polymarket odds favor Fed pause at 57% for October meeting

Polymarket odds for the Federal Reserve’s October 27–28 decision flipped between September 27 and September 30: from a 64% chance of a...
Bullish

Morgan Stanley launches Digital Asset Lab to test Wall Street crypto infrastructure

On SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, Morgan Stanley confirmed the launch of a Digital Asset Lab to test Wall Street crypto infrastructure: the initiative expands...
Morgan Stanley launches Digital Asset Lab to test Wall Street crypto infrastructure
Neutral

Ripple unlocks 1B XRP as price tests $1.60–$1.70 resistance

XRP heads into Ripple’s October 1 escrow event while trading in a defined range near $1.53 on September 30. The focus: how much of the gross 1...
Bullish

UK FCA opens crypto authorisation regime, allowing crypto firms to apply today

Confirmed on September 30, 2026: the UK Financial Conduct Authority formally opened its crypto authorisation regime, enabling crypto firms to apply...
UK FCA opens crypto authorisation regime, allowing crypto firms to apply today
Neutral

US changes PCE method, lowers July core and headline by 30 bps

The latest PCE inflation print will be discounted by markets due to a US methodological change that alters how three categories are measured and...
Bullish

Fed's preferred inflation gauge falls to 3.4%, below 3.7% forecast

US August PCE inflation, the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge, undershot forecasts, and prior month figures were revised lower. Rate hike...
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