Binance’s ETH futures book is holding its highest 30-day average open interest in eight months, while a sharp Bitfinex short-index rise points to a more divided market.
Virtune has listed a Zcash ETP on Nasdaq Stockholm, giving Nordic investors a broker route to ZEC exposure while leaving the asset’s private-payment features on the blockchain.
Filecoin’s recovery from August has brought FIL back to a weekly barrier near $1.20. The next pullback will show whether buyers can hold the support that carried the token higher.
Ethereum will test blocks with a 200 million gas target on Sepolia on October 6. Hours before the activation, Prysm updated its validator client so operators can follow that target without manually changing an older default.
Solana has released open-source software for tokenized trades where the asset and payment can settle together in seconds, provided both already exist on its blockchain.
The XRP Ledger has moved its Smart Escrow testing environment to new infrastructure, giving developers updated tools to test custom rules for releasing locked XRP.
Cardano moved above $0.26 and approached $0.28, but the next signal will come from whether buyers can defend the reclaimed $0.254-$0.260 zone in coming sessions.
The CFTC has started writing rules for retail crypto trades involving leverage, margin or financing. The initiative could create a federal route for those markets, while ordinary cash crypto purchases would remain outside its reach.
Stripe plans to expand stablecoin-backed card issuing to more than 100 countries by year-end, giving platforms a way to make digital-dollar balances spendable through familiar cards.
US Treasury is withdrawing two proposed crypto reporting rules for self-hosted wallets and mixing, while existing anti-money-laundering duties for exchanges, banks and other regulated firms remain in place.
Strategy reported a $21 billion gain on digital assets for Q3 2026. In an update covering the week ending October 4, the company said it had acquired 334 BTC, repurchased $176 million of STRC preferred stock and held 848,000 BTC alongside $5.7 billion in USD assets.
Hyperliquid’s buyback model has received its first reported contribution from a source other than trading fees: yield earned on USDC reserves held in its ecosystem. The payment, worth about $14.58 million in USDC, is the first test of whether the protocol can turn stablecoin balances into recurring funding for HYPE purchases.
Best Crypto Portfolio Trackers in 2026: Wallets, DeFi & Bridges
That role has become more useful as bridging and onchain lending have become routine.…
What Is Solana (SOL) and How Does Its Blockchain Work?
Solana is a public blockchain built to process transactions at a pace and cost…
Best Web3 Social Media Platforms of 2026
Key takeaways Bluesky leads decentralized social on scale, without using a blockchain. Farcaster changed…
5 Things You Should Know Before Trading Crypto
Crypto trading can look simple until a fast market, thin order book or leveraged…