Volatility Shares can list 3x BTC and ETH futures funds on Cboe BZX after an Oct. 2 US SEC order, though the triple-leveraged products are not trading yet.

Pump.fun's PUMP rose about 18% in a week while Meteora's MET fell 14%, and Blockworks Research tied part of MET's discount to its discretionary buybacks.

OKB rose 4.61% to $126.59 on 5 October, edging past the 90-day high it set on 22 September, on turnover of $47.65 million, about 1.6 times its median.

Bitcoin climbed within $500 of its eight-month high before sellers dragged it back under $86,000, the second such reversal in a week.

Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on testnet, cutting block times to 25 seconds, with mainnet activation planned for Nov. 5.

OKXICE, the joint venture from OKX and NYSE parent ICE, has filed with the SEC to launch a 24/7 tokenized stock platform, with one issuer already objecting.

Cardano rose 10.68% to $0.27 on 5 October, clearing the 90-day high it set a day earlier, on turnover of $1.09 billion, twice its 30-day median.

The ICBA sued the OCC on Oct. 2, challenging crypto firms' national trust bank charters and asking a court to vacate Protego's approval. 

NEAR Intents GM Alex Shevchenko confirmed on Oct. 2 that the full $3.8M stolen in a protocol exploit was returned, ending the investigation. 

Russian Ministry of Finance employees received wages in digital rubles for the first time on Oct. 1 via accounts on the Bank of Russia's platform. 

Trump announced a new Super Intelligence Force on Oct. 4, led by DNI Jay Clayton, to coordinate federal AI policy after a White House tech accord. 

Bitcoin and Ethereum have strong fundamentals and low leverage, so why are they stalling below $90,000 and $3,000? Here's what a breakout would take.

US spot Ethereum ETFs lost about $118 million in three days, ending a seven-day inflow run, as Ethereum went flat near $2,680 while Bitcoin edged higher.

Bitcoin topped $87,000 after US payrolls rose just 29,000 in September, then slipped to $85,200 as Treasury yields rebounded and December hike bets firmed.

Zano's post-mortem shows a Gateway Address flaw let an attacker mint 36.9 million unauthorized ZANO, forcing the team into a full month-long chain rollback.

Ethereum's zkAPI has gone live on mainnet, letting users pay for AI and other metered APIs through zero-knowledge proofs instead of linked accounts.

South Korea's financial regulator opened comment on rules letting stocks, bonds, and funds be issued as tokenized securities ahead of a February 2027 rollout.

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