A private index committee that never touches investor cash can still trigger billions of dollars in stock trades. A new Bitcoin Policy Institute paper says MSCI’s proposed test could eject Strategy, Metaplanet, and uranium holder Yellow Cake from major indexes, while an earlier estimate put potential Strategy selling at $2.8 billion from MSCI-linked funds alone. […]
MSCI Rule Puts Strategy at Risk, Says Bitcoin Policy Institute Paper
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for EigenLayer Unveils Dual-Staking Extension For Bitcoin Asset Security. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and co
EigenLayer Unveils Dual-Staking Extension For Bitcoin Asset Security
The Moca Foundation and Moca Network have launched a decentralized blockchain that lets users and AI agents securely share verified credentials across applications. Decoupling Verification from Data Storage Moca Foundation and Moca Network, an Animoca Brands project, have launched a blockchain network allowing users to carry verified digital credentials across applications without
Animoca Brands’ Moca Chain Takes Aim at Digital Identity
Key Takeaways Bitcoin lost $85,000 after its initial inflation rally. Core inflation matched July’s revised annual rate. The four-hour 50 SMA remains the first hurdle. The August personal consumption expenditures report arrived on September 30 around 12:30 UTC. Bitcoin briefly climbed above $85,000, then slipped back below $84,000, according to CoinDesk’s intraday coverage. The
The $85K Trap: Bitcoin’s Inflation Rally Quickly Fades
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Orderly Network Surpasses $100 Billion In Cumulative Trading Volume. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory and cor
Orderly Network Surpasses $100 Billion In Cumulative Trading Volume
Base has launched Cobalt, its third major network upgrade, adding new transaction controls for traders and expanding tools for companies issuing tokens on the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network. Base Debuts Transaction Controls The upgrade is now live on Base mainnet and centers on two areas: a new feature called “Validity Transactions” and enhancements to […]
Coinbase-Backed Base Gives Users More Control With Cobalt Upgrade
October 6 activation Network: Sepolia testnet Time: 13:53:36 UTC, October 6, 2026 Mainnet and Hoodi: Dates remain undecided in the official deployment schedule. The Ethereum Foundation’s announcement gives Sepolia operators a deadline to update their software and application teams a network on which to test the changes. Ordinary ETH holders have no upgrade action to take for this
Ethereum Sets October 6 for Sepolia Upgrade – What Will Change?
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Superstate Expands Tokenized Short-Duration US Treasury Fund (USTB) To Base. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory
Superstate Expands Tokenized Short-Duration US Treasury Fund (USTB) To Base
The bank also expects Ethena’s ENA token to rise roughly sevenfold to $2 by the end of 2028 as USDe scales and token buybacks increase.
Standard Chartered sees Ethena’s USDe reaching $40B, ENA hitting $2
Bitcoin calls represent 60.88% of options open interest, while Deribit’s October max-pain level sits near $76,000, below bitcoin’s current $83,719 spot price. Futures exposure totals approximately $53 billion, led by Binance and CME. The market data on Wednesday shows concentrated October call positions, mixed exchange activity, and a substantially smaller CME options book than in
Bitcoin Price Holds $83K as Bitfinex Says Leverage Has Cleared
In a major development confirmed on SEPTEMBER 30, 2026, Confirmed announcement/filing for Japan Telecom Giant KDDI Integrates Crypto Wallet Into au PAY Mobile App. This operational move highlights expanding activity across the digital asset ecosystem and underscores key developments for market participants. Key Operational Milestones & Context According to primary regulatory an
Japan Telecom Giant KDDI Integrates Crypto Wallet Into au PAY Mobile App
The newly launched U.S. government AI chatbot America.gov can also help bitcoin and crypto users with answers to their questions. However, those responses can still be outdated, misleading, or self-censored. Bitcoin.com News compared answers from America.gov, Claude, and ChatGPT to 12 crypto policy questions. The new government website, designed to be a “unified digital front […]
Does America.gov Know Bitcoin Policy as Well as ChatGPT and Claude? We Asked
Bitcoin has gained about 42.5% heading into the end of Q3, but Bitfinex analysts have warned that another sustained advance will require stronger spot buying as leverage falls and ETF inflows slow. Bitfinex Alpha reported on Sep. 30 that Bitcoin’s…
Bitcoin needs stronger spot demand after 42.5% Q3 rally, Bitfinex says
Petrobras has developed two research-stage applications with the Cardano Foundation and PUC-Rio to track environmental claims for sustainable aviation fuel and lifecycle data for its renewable-content Diesel R. The Cardano Foundation announced the projects on Sep. 30, describing applications developed…