Pudgy Penguins’ PENGU was the largest decliner in the 24-hour market ranking at the time of writing, falling 10.61%. PUMP, the token tied to the pump.fun launchpad, and PEPE also appeared in the bottom five, alongside Lighter’s LIT and Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s FET.
Raoul Pal sees Ethereum’s larger financial balances as a reason to question Solana’s user-growth advantage. His comparison also reveals how easily blockchain adoption figures can mislead.
The SEC has cleared listings for 3x Bitcoin and Ether products, whose daily return targets can produce unexpected results for investors holding them over several sessions.
Kraken’s parent, Payward, is reportedly discussing a crypto infrastructure deal with BNY that could expand the services available to the bank’s institutional clients.
Lloyds and Visa settled payment obligations with stablecoins over the weekend, testing whether institutions can move money more flexibly while customers keep using familiar payment methods.
SAND surged roughly 52% on October 2 after Korean exchanges lifted trading warnings, but its retreat from the high leaves buyers facing an early test.
Binance’s continued service to EU customers is drawing regulatory scrutiny, with officials examining whether a narrow licensing exception covers the relationships behind the exchange’s European accounts.
Arbitrum is roughly 20% below September’s peak, with buyers defending the $0.19–$0.20 area as the rally slows after a strong recovery from its summer lows.
The Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity Project have launched a system designed to let people pay for AI services without tying requests to a permanent billing identity.
ZRO is approaching $2 after buyers reclaimed earlier resistance, while LayerZero’s latest announcements give investors more to assess beyond the token’s sharp recovery in price.
The SEC’s new crypto custody proposal would let advisers hold client assets themselves under conditions, addressing a gap that can prevent funds from investing before custodians are ready.
Midnight (NIGHT) has pulled back from its latest peak but remains more than 75% above its September 25 price, as buyers try to hold onto the advance.



