Powerus went public Thursday. By Friday, its shares were on Solana
Powerus' rapid transition to tokenized shares on Solana highlights the growing shift towards blockchain-enabled financial democratization.
The SEC is turning crypto custody into a fight over asset coverage
The SEC's proposal could reshape the crypto custody landscape, emphasizing asset coverage and integration over regulatory status alone.
Bitcoin rises as weak jobs data dims October hike odds
Bitcoin's rise amid weak jobs data highlights the potential for sustained liquidity-driven market dynamics, impacting broader risk assets.
Standard Chartered is building an institutional research universe for DeFi
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Ripple-backed Evernorth set for Nasdaq debut as largest XRP treasury
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UK’s largest retail bank Lloyds, Visa complete live stablecoin settlement pilot
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Arcus joins Robinhood Wallet’s Stock Token lineup as volume tops $5 billion
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Total market cap
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Crypto up +1.19% today
Of 250 coins: 133 up · 117 downFear & Greed index
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Prediction Markets
Likely NO ↑Ohio data center moratorium25%
Trump defends AI data centers at Ohio rally amid bipartisan criticism
3h NO ▲1¢Cornell 7 felony sex crime30%
Cornell rape case accuser faces threats amid ongoing investigation
6h Likely NO ↑CLARITY act signed into law in 20265%
US advances crypto policy despite CLARITY Act stall
10h Likely NO ↑Louisiana data center moratorium20%
Federal tax breaks for rural data centers spark mixed reactions
11h YES ▲1¢Best AI model by november 202645%
Anthropic prompts users to share voice data to enhance AI models
12h Likely NO ↑Anthropic IPO market cap predictions24%
Wall Street IPO activity slows amid valuation concerns: FT
✓ 415h YES ▲1¢Florida governor election24%
Florida governor race tightens as Byron Donalds faces David Jolly
20h Likely NO ↑Best AI model by october 202645%
AI benchmark flaws impact Anthropic’s market odds for October 2026
21h NO ▲3¢Cornell 7 felony sex crime30%
NY AG Letitia James takes over Cornell rape case as special prosecutor
✓ 621h Likely YES ↑Texas governor election 202675%
Latino Dems push for $10M boost in Hinojosa’s Texas governor bid
22h YES ▲1¢New hampshire Senate election 202666%
Sununu gains ground in competitive New Hampshire Senate race against Pappas
1d Likely NO ↑Oklahoma data center moratorium20%
AWS ends NDAs with government agencies amid data center transparency push
1d Macro
Changpeng Zhao details life after prison in exclusive NYT report
Community bankers sue OCC over crypto trust charters
Bitcoin jumps 42.9% in Q3 2026, leaving gold and stocks behind
El Salvador’s Bitcoin stash sits at $618 million despite IMF strings
BitGo CEO warns crypto one-stop shops pose major risks
A7 denies Iran links after US Treasury sanctions the Russian payments network
US sanctions A7 network for allegedly aiding Iran’s sanctions evasion
Shinhan Bank completes stablecoin pilot for corporate overseas remittances on Solana
San Francisco Fed study finds stablecoin Treasury growth offsets China’s retreat
Congressional Research Service report flags shaky ground for banks dealing in Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s win rate against the S&P 500 climbs back above 50%
New York and Wyoming regulators sign pact to coordinate crypto oversight
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin rallies as US PCE inflation cools to 3.4%
Strategy buys 1,665 Bitcoin for $143 million as holdings near 848,000 BTC
Glassnode sees $95K to $97K as Bitcoin’s next major test
Strategy buys 950 Bitcoin for $76 million as holdings hit 846,000
Bitwise CIO says CLARITY Act failure will not derail crypto bull market
Ethereum
Ethereum prepares Glamsterdam testnet upgrade, targeting higher L1 throughput and efficiency
Ethereum developers propose measures to secure ETH staking against quantum threats
Bitmine hits 97% of its Ethereum target after latest buy
Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH as treasury nears 5% of total supply
Ethereum researchers propose EIP-8361 to end staking issuance at 50%
Finance
Prediction Markets
Graham Platner exits Maine Senate race amid sexual assault allegation
▲ Maine Senate election
Chinese AI firms challenge Anthropic with open, free models
▼ Anthropic valuation by december 31
Argentina reaches World Cup final after late goals against England
▲ World cup: argentina stage of elimination
Macro
US CPI rises 3.4% in August as gasoline prices jump
Treasury’s $935B cash pile could flood markets with liquidity, and crypto is already celebrating
Headline PCE falls for first time in six years, core inflation remains elevated
Fed leaves rates steady but policymakers split over inflation risks
Markets hold their breath as Fed decision looms over a messy macro backdrop
Tech
Kyrgyzstan’s central bank taps CertiK for digital som security and oversight
X users report wave of suspicious password reset emails following X Money rollout
Meta sheds 10% in premarket as revenue outlook misses estimates
X Money rolls out to US Premium users with 6% yield and Visa card
Alphabet posts $119.8B revenue as Google Cloud surges 82%
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Regulation
UK FCA begins accepting crypto authorization applications
House expands prediction market insider trading probe to Hyperliquid and Crypto.com
Blockchain.com targets up to $6B valuation in planned IPO this year: Report
SEC staff says certain crypto buybacks and staking tokens fall outside securities laws
KelpDAO developer sues LayerZero, CEO over $292 million exploit and blame-shifting
Web3
The Bitget hack split the cross-chain market into two products
DeFi Development Corp. launches State of Solana dashboard to track network health in real time
Maya Protocol exploited for $1.7M as attacker drains 48.87M CACAO tokens
Helius acquires Light Protocol to build Solana’s onchain privacy layer
Aptos powers B2B stablecoin corridor pilot between MENA and Africa
AI Agents
xAI launches Grok 4.7 with stronger coding and knowledge work performance
Payouts.com partners with Casper to enable AI agent transactions
Alibaba Cloud launches Agent Native Cloud to scale enterprise AI agents
BNB Chain launches AI agent platform built with AWS
OKX debuts AI marketplace for agent discovery and tasks
DeFi
Standard Chartered initiates Ethena coverage, sees ENA at $2 by 2028
Ondo’s onchain portfolios carry the BlackRock name. The fine print tells a different story.
DeFi protocol Aero set to launch on Oct. 21 across seven chains
NEAR partners with Ondo to bring tokenized stocks and ETFs to near.com
OpenEden brings BNY high-yield bond fund to BNB Chain with RedStone
Press Releases
Tria launches native XRP Ledger support across Wallet, Card and Trading
MEXC adds another 1,000 BTC to Guardian Fund, strengthening user protection
TopNod Wallet debuts access to Axil’s APT (Axil Pot), a T+0 on-chain yield product for everyday idle liquidity
Puffer and Anchorage Digital partner to bring institutional settlement infrastructure to Puffer UniFi
Antier strengthens blockchain infrastructure engineering for institutional-grade networks
NFTs
Binance to shutter NFT service and accelerate migration to decentralized wallet
Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT prices surge as crypto revival reignites risk appetite
Justin Bieber’s Bored Ape NFT drops 99% from $1.3M to $12K
Gemini to close NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway as it sharpens focus on super app vision
Moonbirds to launch BIRB token in early Q1 2026
Press Releases
Crypto’s next growth phase will be driven by utility, not speculation
Umia opens its platform to outside projects, with Slop Cash from elizaOS creator Shaw Walters the first to be announced
Coinpayments founder Alex Alexandrov appointed Group CEO as company strengthens executive team
Travala’s crypto loyalty program passes 170,000 members, sets long-term goal of 30% of AVA supply locked
Lowest fee Bitcoin ATMs announces launch of more than 400 ATMs nationwide
After 2049 confirms headliners Claptone and Crusy for Singapore Grand Prix weekend kickoff
21X Group announces collaboration with Circle as it joins Arc as a Day-1 launch partner
Sweat Wallet and the SWEAT Token as they exist today end on 30 December 2026
Blackboard and Aster announce first trading competition with up to $100,000 in prizes
Travala’s crypto loyalty program passes 170,000 members, sets long-term goal of 30% of AVA supply locked
OpenPayd recognised among Financial Times’ UK’s fastest growing companies 2027
