Nearly $1 billion in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin, ether and XRP slide
Ether accounted for nearly 60% of the forced closures across the two largest cryptocurrencies, falling roughly twice as much as bitcoin. Source：CoinDesk
VanEck seeks to withdraw application for Lido staked Ether ETF
VanEck initially filed an S1 registration statement for the exchangetraded fund in October last year. Source：Cointelegraph
The COLA wars are coming for Social Security
The annual costofliving adjustment may soon be capped, curtailed, meanstested or scrapped altogether under various proposals being actively considered…
What to expect at the next Fed meeting now that rate-hike odds are rising
Market participants and economists are split on the question of whether or not the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by another quarterpoint in two…
CryptoQuant’s 3 charts keeping Bitcoin’s ‘Uptober’ thesis valid
Bitcoin onchain analysis eyed a “potential bottom” for BTC price action in early October as demand weathered external headwinds. Source：Cointelegraph
Standard Chartered expands Bitcoin and Ether trading to professional investors in UAE
Standard Chartered expanded its spot crypto trading services to professional investors in the UAE region, with plans to offer access to more market…
Chip bellwether ASML says customers are already asking to place orders — for 2030
The Dutch supplier for the semiconductor industry said there is strong interest in placing orders for 2029 and 2030. Source：MarketWatch
Standard Chartered unlocks direct bitcoin and ether trading for affluent UAE clients
The bank manages custody and settlement inhouse via a closedloop model, removing the need for separate crypto wallets. Source：CoinDesk
Starknet introduces wallet privacy feature for DeFi activity
Starknet’s Shadow Accounts allow users to obscure connections between their main wallets and DeFi activity, though transactions remain visible onchain.…
Strive reports $208M in warrant exercises as Bitcoin holdings jump 11%
Strive is now the fifthlargest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holder, with 32,773 BTC, as it continues to expand its treasury through equity financing.…
Russia clears Sberbank for crypto trading ahead of December launch
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has secured crypto exchange authorization as it prepares to offer Bitcoin, Ether and Tether USDt trading. Source：Cointelegraph
Federated Hermes joins Wall Street's tokenization push with plans for first onchain fund shares
The $911 billion Pittsburghbased asset manager is teaming up with Prometheum to bring blockchainbased share classes of its funds to traditional brokerage…