Washington is finally building crypto's regulatory plumbing, one agency at a time.

Some rules are arriving. Others are being torn up.

Meanwhile, Wall Street's biggest exchange operator just partnered with a crypto firm.

The result: a week that shows where US digital asset policy is actually heading.

CFTC sends its first crypto rulemaking to the White House for review

The CFTC just filed a prerule proposal with the White House's regulatory review office.

Congress failed to pass a crypto market structure bill, so the agency is improvising its own.

The filing is early stage, but it marks the first time a US regulator has formally drafted dedicated crypto market rules.

If finalized, these rules could define how digital commodity markets operate for years.

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Markets

A weak jobs report and a short squeeze setup keep traders on edge

September's dismal 29,000 new jobs and rising unemployment cooled expectations for an October rate hike.

That macro relief lifted crypto briefly, but sticky inflation data in the ISM services report pulled prices back.

Glassnode flagged a major short liquidation cluster near $90K for Bitcoin, just a few percent above current levels.

If price reaches that zone, forced short closures could spark a rapid squeeze higher.

Bitcoin hovered near $85K, ETH traded close to $2,700, SOL slipped below $120, and XRP sat near $1.49.

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US Treasury withdraws proposed rules targeting unhosted wallets and crypto mixers

FinCEN originally proposed these surveillance rules back in 2020 under the Trump administration.

They would have required exchanges to collect data on transfers to self-custody wallets.

The withdrawal removes a major compliance headache, but leaves the regulatory picture incomplete.

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OKX and NYSE parent ICE team up to launch 24/7 tokenized stock venue

A 50-50 joint venture called OKXICE just filed a public notice for the platform.

The goal: let investors trade tokenized versions of US equities around the clock using crypto rails.

If approved, it would blur the line between stock markets and DeFi in ways regulators haven't addressed yet.

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On Our Radar

Doge's redemption arc: The meme coin is quietly becoming an actual payment network.*

Corporate Bitcoin accumulation: MicroStrategy continues stacking sats with another 334 BTC purchase.

Binance's new intel tool: The exchange aims to automate your trading decisions for you.

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