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CryptoQuant sees stretched short-term bitcoin profits as combined crypto ETF inflows cool. An estimated ETF-holder cost level sits 2.2% below Tuesday’s quote, but a pullback remains uncertain.
Kalshi is reportedly in advanced funding talks at a $40 billion valuation and is ending liquidity incentives amid wash-trading allegations. September volume reached $52.98 billion by Sept. 29.
Decrypt reported bitcoin up 7.33% for September with one day left, putting a record month within reach. After reaching $84,000 on Tuesday, it failed to retake $85,000 and later fell to $82,000.
Bitwise’s NRR began trading on NYSE Arca on September 29 as a US spot NEAR ETF with staking. Rewards flow through the fund’s NAV, but the record gives no realized yield.
Reports say Robinhood plans perpetual futures and weekend stock trading for US users and has introduced in-app AI agents. Product terms and rollout details remain unclear.
CryptoSlate reports that Compound DAO used $52 million in protocol reserves to buy 344,780 COMP. Bitquery data cited by the outlet puts supporters above half of delegated voting power.
Bybit accepts Franklin Templeton’s Benji-issued fund shares as collateral for stablecoin credit lines available to eligible institutions. The supplied record does not show how much the service is used.
Strategy added 1,665 BTC and Strive added 1,107 BTC, while Bitmine bought 17,362 ETH. The financing behind the purchases matters as much as the larger treasury totals.
Chainlink’s CCIP 2.0 gives institutions more control over cross-chain checks, reports say. A required verifier can hold destination tokens, and no named production use has been verified.
NEAR Intents says it blocked $50 million in swaps tied to the Bitget hacker, while THORChain rejected Bitget’s request to block the hacker. The reported responses show differing router policies.
Bitcoin fell below $83,000 on Monday amid Iran tensions and oil above $100, then held near $83,000 Tuesday. Last week’s $2.4 billion ETF inflow did not prevent the pullback.
Citi and Coinbase say their expanded partnership will help institutional clients accept stablecoin payments and move between fiat and stablecoins. Customer usage remains undisclosed.
Coinbase has received CFTC approval for its derivatives clearinghouse, according to two reports. The milestone completes its reported derivatives stack, though the supplied record does not show when clearing will begin.
Bitget reopened Bitcoin withdrawals on Sept. 28 after a roughly $388 million breach. Its CEO reported 4,098.036 BTC in processed orders, while cited data showed nearly 5,000 BTC leaving tracked reserves.
Senate Democratic investigators allege USDT is central to Iran’s shadow banking. Tether says it helped freeze $550 million in Iran-linked USDT this year; the supplied record does not verify either claim.
Cointelegraph reports Zano restarted its blockchain at the height immediately before Hard Fork 6, which introduced Gateway Addresses. The record does not establish the impact on later transactions.
CryptoSlate reports that Core Lightning v26.06.7 fixes a flaw that could let revoked channel state escape penalty. Older builds and some early Docker images warrant a version check.
Cosmos validators secured one Hub-side balance of 1.23 million stolen ATOM, according to CryptoSlate. Custody signers say release awaits a Neutron recovery plan and a passed Hub proposal.
CoinDesk’s headline says Solana ETFs drew a record $188 million in one week, with two-thirds going to Bitwise. The supplied record does not independently verify those figures.
South Korean regulators are reconsidering rules that effectively restrict crypto market making, Cointelegraph reports, after JPYC traded at four times its peg on Upbit.
CoinDesk reports a decline in bitcoin and Nasdaq futures alongside concern about further Iran strikes. A $202 billion Treasury settlement on Sept. 30 is the next funding checkpoint.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law barring public officials from issuing memecoins. Reporting says it also restricts offers of certain official-tied tokens to residents.
CryptoSlate reported that Bitget's XRP withdrawals remained disabled on Sept. 26 as 27 million stolen XRP moved onward. The cited trace did not measure a spot-market sale.
Decrypt reports that an announced buyback on a working network does not itself make a token a security. CryptoSlate says two staked-ETH products remain unclassified under staff categories.
