Regulation
Illinois Agrees to Seek Crypto Tax Delay to July 2027
Illinois officials and two crypto groups jointly asked a court to push the state's 0.2% digital asset tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027. A judge must still approve.
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Markets
SEC Clears Cboe Listing of 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETPs
The SEC approved a Cboe BZX rule change to list six 3x leveraged Volatility Shares products, including bitcoin and ether, but trading has not started.
Stocks
Coinbase Stock Slips as Wells Fargo Opens Coverage
COIN closed at $183 on Oct. 2, down 3.3%. Wells Fargo started Equal Weight coverage with a $200 target as Q3 results approach.
Economy
September Jobs Report: US Adds Just 29,000 Jobs
September payrolls rose 29,000, below forecasts, and July and August were revised down 60,000. Unemployment rose to 4.2%. Here is what the data showed.
Economy
Fed Rate Decision Oct. 28: Hold Odds Rise After Hike
The Fed raised rates to 3.75%-4% on Sept. 16. After weak September jobs data, futures now lean toward a hold at the Oct. 28 decision.
Economy
September CPI Release Oct. 14: What August Showed
September CPI is due Oct. 14 at 12:30 UTC. August CPI rose 0.4% on the month and 3.4% on the year, driven by gasoline and airfares.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Dips 0.03% After Strong September
Bitcoin mining difficulty slipped 0.03% to 132.72T on Oct. 3. Miners earned $1.12B in September, and early estimates point to a cut on Oct. 18.
Bitcoin
Mt. Gox Deadline Oct. 31: About 34,000 BTC Still Held
Wallets tied to Mt. Gox held about 34,388 BTC as of Sept. 30, with the trustee's creditor repayment deadline set for Oct. 31, 2026.
Scam Alerts
70 Fake Rewards Vote Sites Target Pendle, xStocks Users
Malwarebytes found 70 copycat sites posing as Pendle, xStocks, Zama and others, using a fake rewards vote to push visitors into wallet connections.
Scam Alerts
Ledger Phishing: Fake Google Ads Steal Recovery Phrases
Zscaler says fraudulent Google ads under a verified advertiser sent Ledger users through Google-hosted pages to a fake setup that steals recovery phrases.
Scam Alerts
Belgium Flags 51 Scam Platforms; BaFin Warns on Crypto Site
Belgium's FSMA added 51 fraudulent trading platforms to its warning list, and Germany's BaFin warned about btcx(.)investments under its crypto law.
DeFi
Base Vault Loses $6M in wstETH After Whitelist Change
An unidentified vault on Base lost about 1,783 wstETH, roughly $6M, on Oct. 4 after a new contract was whitelisted. Aave's core contracts were not breached.
DeFi
NEAR Intents Says Full $3.8M Recovered After Exploit
The cross-chain swap service paused after a $3.8M exploit on Oct. 1. The attacker returned the funds after a 48-hour ultimatum, NEAR Intents says.
DeFi
FlashLoop, GoldPesa, MALT: A Week of Smaller DeFi Exploits
Three smaller DeFi exploits from Oct. 1 to 3 cost about $490K combined. Each hit add-on code: a Safe module, a Uniswap v4 hook and a swap function.
Markets
Stablecoins Hold Near $300B; USDC Grows as Tether Dips
Stablecoin market cap stayed near $300B in Q3. USDC and newer coins grew, Tether's supply dipped, and Tron gained ground on Ethereum.
Stocks
Bitcoin Mining Stocks Slide as Treasury Yields Spike
Riot fell 16.5% and Hut 8 14.9% in the week to Oct. 2 as the 10-year yield hit its highest since 2002, even as Bitcoin gained 3.2%.
Markets
Ether ETF Flows: $118M Out as Solana ETF Inflows Stall
US spot Ether ETFs posted about $118M of provisional net outflows for Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, while Solana ETF inflows nearly dried up.
Web3
Citi and Coinbase Link Bank Accounts and Stablecoins
Citi will power Coinbase's virtual accounts and let merchant clients accept stablecoin payments, settled in dollars. Here is what changes and why.
Web3
Ronin Karst Upgrade Lands Oct 7; Waypoint Ends Oct 16
Ronin's Karst upgrade activates Oct. 7 at 16:00:01 UTC with no user action needed. Waypoint wallet users must move assets by Oct. 16.
Regulation
SEC Crypto Custody Rules Proposed for Advisers, Funds
The SEC proposed rules giving advisers and funds a defined path to custody crypto, including conditional self-custody and state trust companies.
Markets
Bitcoin ETF Flows: 9-Day Inflow Streak Ends
After a nine-day, $3.1B run, US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $148.7M in net outflows on Sept. 30. Weekly flows are provisional and net positive so far.
Regulation
Fed Proposes GENIUS Act Rules for Stablecoin Issuers
GENIUS Act rules: the Fed's 104-page proposal covers stablecoin reserves, redemption, capital and a ban on paying yield. Comments are due Nov. 30, 2026.
Ethereum
Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade Hits Sepolia on Oct. 6
Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade activates on the Sepolia testnet on Oct. 6 at 13:53 UTC. Mainnet and Hoodi dates are not set; ETH holders need not act.
Bitcoin
What Is a Spot Bitcoin ETF? A Plain-English Guide
A spot Bitcoin ETF lets investors get exposure to Bitcoin's price through an ordinary stock-market account, without holding coins themselves.
Ethereum
Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work: How Blockchains Agree
Proof of stake vs proof of work: how blockchains agree on transactions, with miners spending computing power or validators putting coins at risk.
Regulation
How Stablecoins Work and How They Are Regulated
How stablecoins work: they aim to hold a steady value by being redeemable for a fixed amount of money. Plus how the US, UK and Singapore regulate them.
Ethereum
What Are Layer 2 Rollups? Ethereum Scaling Explained
Rollups run transactions off Ethereum's main chain and post the results back to it, aiming for lower fees without giving up Ethereum's security.
Web3
How to Spot Crypto Scams: Seven Red Flags
Crypto payments are hard to reverse, which makes scammers love them. Here are the warning signs consumer-protection regulators highlight.
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