The US SEC released a proposed rule outlining crypto custody requirements for investment advisers and funds, opening a 60-day public comment window, according to CoinDesk.
Shareholders of Armada Acquisition Corp. II voted to approve a $1 billion merger with Evernorth, paving the way for a Nasdaq listing with roughly 473 million XRP holdings.
Binance Futures and Bybit listed Concrete perpetual contracts offering up to 20x leverage on October 1, 2026. Binance Wallet also introduced a 258,000 CT prize pool trading event running through October 8.
Coinbase is shifting its international perpetual contracts to the Deribit engine, introducing native crypto options and a brief trading downtime for global users.
Cross-chain swap protocol NEAR Intents lost $3.8 million to an exploit on October 1, 2026. The team isolated the losses to USDT on BNB Smart Chain, patched the bug, and promised full user compensation.
Revised data indicates US spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $148.7 million on September 30, breaking a nine-day inflow streak following major redemptions led by Fidelity.
Circle and the Hyperliquid Policy Center have submitted filings to the European Commission, seeking changes to MiCA reserve mandates and derivatives rules, according to The Block.
Crypto security losses rose to $1.26 billion across 247 incidents in Q3 2026, with the $388 million Bitget breach making up nearly 31% of the total, Cointelegraph reported.
Stand With Crypto has revealed its first Senate endorsements, backing candidates across party lines as crypto political spending approaches $200 million, Decrypt reported.
Goldman Sachs pushed back its expectation for the next Federal Reserve rate hike to December 2026, citing softer August inflation data and projecting lower core PCE figures.
Bitget confirmed a third-party zero-day flaw led to a $387.5 million breach across 11 chains, while investigators noted custom tools bypassed risk controls and partners froze $50.3 million.
Updated figures show crypto liquidations reached between $254 million and $266.56 million, wiping out 70,000 traders alongside a 15.29% drop in derivatives open interest.
European regulators are investigating how Binance continues to serve EU users via an Abu Dhabi entity under MiCA's reverse solicitation exemption, Decrypt reported.
According to Cointelegraph, US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $6.34 billion during Q3 2026, while the price of Bitcoin rose 42.71% in its strongest third quarter since 2017.
MetaMask is taking its Ethereum staking infrastructure offline following a security incident that redirected block rewards, though the team stated user wallets remain safe.
Cryptocurrency exploit losses exceeded $768 million in September 2026, marking the worst month of the year following major security breaches at Bitget and Liquid Network.
Bitget stated its $388 million exploit stemmed from compromised third-party software across Ethereum and TRON, with Mandiant and SlowMist assisting tracing.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $148.7 million in net outflows on September 30, snapping a nine-day streak, while Ethereum funds shed $59.6 million, according to KuCoin.
Following softer PCE inflation data, odds of an October Fed rate hike fell to 37.1%, fueling a Bitcoin rally to $85,598 while XRP crossed $1.50.
Updated BEA data shows August headline PCE inflation at 3.4% year-over-year, alongside 2.2% finalized Q2 GDP growth and a 0.6% rise in consumer spending.
Hyperliquid Labs sold 3.75 million unstaked HYPE tokens worth roughly $329 million to an institutional buyer via a private OTC transaction, according to BeInCrypto.
Open Standard rolled out its OUSD stablecoin across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Tempo, backed by an initial $1 billion liquidity commitment from five payment giants.
Mandiant and SlowMist revealed attackers exploited a third-party zero-day to steal $387.5 million from Bitget, prompting exchange reserves to cover the loss.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs secured $66.19 million on Tuesday, bringing nine-day inflows to $3.08 billion and lifting 2026 totals to $1 billion.
Bitcoin posted a 42.5% Q3 gain alongside Ethereum's ~71% rise, but analysts at Bitfinex warn that sustained price advances require spot buying as derivatives leverage cools.
Around $241 million in crypto derivatives positions were liquidated across 24 hours on September 30, with sudden Bitcoin volatility wiping out $55 million in short positions following U.S. inflation data.
United States spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $66.19 million in net inflows on Tuesday, bringing total additions since September 17 to approximately $3.08 billion across nine consecutive sessions.
Binance paused Base network token transfers on September 30, 2026, ahead of the Cobalt hard fork. Spot trading remains operational while transfers will resume once the chain stabilizes.
Coinbase announced support for Blueprint Finance's Concrete (CT) token on September 29, 2026, though deposits and spot trading remain disabled until transfer unlocks occur.
Forensic findings revealed a zero-day exploit on third-party security appliances caused Bitget's $387.5M breach. User assets remain covered by the exchange's protection fund.
ESMA urged the European Commission to expand MiCA to cover DeFi, staking, and lending, while requesting emergency asset freeze powers to halt illicit crypto activity.
Bitget has fully covered $388 million in user losses using its protection fund, leaving a remaining balance of $309 million as withdrawals resume.
An early whale transferred 1.37 million UNI to Wintermute for OTC liquidation, driving a 9.1% price drop to $9.10 alongside a 45% surge in spot volume.
Market-implied odds for an October Fed rate hike plunged from roughly 72.5% to under 40% after softer PCE inflation figures prompted drops in Treasury yields.
The Federal Reserve drafted guidance requiring supervised fiat-backed stablecoins to fulfill redemptions at $1.00 within two business days, though the rule excludes exchange balances.
EU regulators are considering adding DeFi loan intermediaries to MiCA rules, potentially requiring front-end interfaces to enforce leverage caps, suitability tests, and cyber certifications.
Bitcoin consolidated near $83,000 after retreating from an eight-month high of $87,400. The pullback triggered $261 million in liquidations across derivatives markets alongside a sharp drop in open interest.
The CFTC sent two rules to the White House's OMB aimed at classifying event contracts as swaps and excluding them from gambling, according to CoinDesk.
Bitcoin climbed to $84,750 on September 30, 2026, after August core PCE showed a cooler 0.2% increase and Treasury yields slipped, according to CoinDesk.
Altcoin deposit transactions on exchanges surged 160% over two weeks, according to data reported by Cointelegraph, reaching levels unseen since October 2025 and pointing to potential sell pressure.
A Senate report titled 'Tethered to Terrorism' found 84% of 846 Iran-linked sanctioned wallets used Tether's USDT, prompting calls for Treasury and DOJ investigations.
Market expectations for an October Fed rate hike fell to around 50% from 70.9% following remarks by New York Fed President John Williams indicating no urgency for immediate action.
Concrete Protocol carried out its CT token generation event on September 30, 2026, launching a fixed 1 billion asset alongside $1.2 billion in locked deposits.
Fintech firm Jeeves secured $110 million in equity funding led by CoinFund as it launched a global stablecoin wallet and expanded card coverage to 35 countries.
HSBC has announced its upcoming Hong Kong dollar-pegged stablecoin, named HSBC RedCoin, which is planned for release by late 2026 under local regulatory rules.
Forensic findings from SlowMist reveal the Bitget breach started on August 31 via a third-party zero-day flaw, raising estimated losses up to $390.06 million while NEAR Intents blocked $50 million.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs registered $66.2 million in net inflows on September 29, 2026, lifting cumulative year-to-date totals to roughly $1.02 billion ahead of the third quarter close.
Following the Strait of Hormuz standoff, Brent crude climbed past $100 while CME FedWatch probabilities for an October rate hike jumped to 70.3%, driving widespread crypto liquidations.
The FCA has opened its authorization gateway for crypto firms, detailing regulated activities, market abuse rules, and a 1% capital fund requirement for stablecoins.
Brazilian market operator CSD BR has begun mirroring live BTG Pactual investment fund records on the XRP Ledger to streamline reconciliation, CoinDesk reported.