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On October 2, the SEC approved an amendment to the Cboe BZX listing rules for six Volatility Shares products, including a 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETP and a 3x leveraged Ether ETP. These funds aim to triple the daily performance of their reference asset, before fees. However, their launch still depends on a final regulatory step.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $292.5 million in net inflows during the first two sessions of October. The initial total of $134.4 million was incomplete because it did not yet include the $158.2 million allocated to BlackRock's IBIT fund on October 2.

The hacker of the NEAR Intents crypto protocol returned the $3.8M stolen on October 1 before the end of the 48-hour ultimatum. Cointribune traces the path of the funds and lists the grey areas of the case.

Michael Saylor has reignited speculation about a new bitcoin acquisition by Strategy. Indeed, he published on October 4 a chart tracing the company's purchases. However, his publication does not represent an official announcement. Only an official statement from the group will confirm a new transaction.

AI-linked cryptocurrencies have significantly outperformed the crypto market in September. According to Grayscale, this sector grew by 54% over the month, compared to 24% for the overall market. Despite its still modest size, with a capitalization of around 15 billion dollars, the segment could produce several "big winners" over the next five years.

Crypto rankings almost always sort by price or market cap. This one looks at neither. It counts what each project actually put into production between 1 July and 29 September 2026, with a date and an official source for every milestone. The result: Stellar finishes first, Qubic and Chainlink follow, and two of the market's heavyweights, Ethereum and Bitcoin, do not even make the table.

The digital ruble has reached a new milestone in Russia. For the first time, some employees of the Ministry of Finance received their salary directly in the central bank's digital currency. The system remains voluntary, and Moscow has not disclosed the number of participants or the total amount paid. After test payments and the national launch, the Russian CBDC is now included in pay slips.

Bitcoin approaches October with a particularly busy macroeconomic calendar in the United States. The Federal Reserve minutes, inflation figures, consumption, the rate decision, and growth data could change monetary expectations and cause strong fluctuations in the crypto market.

Bitcoin miners earned about 1.12 billion dollars in September, their best month since January. The BTC rally supported revenues while network difficulty barely moved in its last adjustment. It decreased by only 0.03%, to 132.72 trillion. After several difficult months, conditions are becoming a bit less tense for operators.

Bitcoin miners collected around 1.12 billion dollars in September, their best month since January. The BTC rally supported revenues while the network difficulty barely moved at its last adjustment. It decreased by only 0.03%, to 132.72 trillion. After several tough months, conditions are becoming a little less strained for operators.

Porsche ends its adventure in NFTs. On October 1st, the German manufacturer announced the closure of its Web3 project and its Pioneers Circle club, launched around the digital 911. The 2,363 tokens already issued will remain in their holders' wallets, but the brand does not plan any new activity. On the secondary market, trading has slowed significantly, a sign of sharply declining interest.

Crypto hacks triggered over 766 million dollars in losses during the month of September, according to initial estimates from PeckShield and Certik. This is the heaviest toll of the year. However, it was revised to 772.4 million dollars by Certik, with Bitget and Liquid Network suffering the bulk of the damage.

Bitcoin reserves on exchanges have fallen to around 2.68 million BTC, their lowest level since 2023 according to CryptoQuant data. At the beginning of 2024, they were still close to 3.2 million BTC. The decline continued despite strong price fluctuations, until the 2025 rally and then the 2026 pullback. Less Bitcoin therefore remains directly available on trading platforms. An interesting signal, but not automatically bullish.

Polymarket raises new concerns in the United Kingdom. The predictive markets platform records nearly 77,500 dollars bet on the failure of major banks, including HSBC and Lloyds. Facing the risk of manipulation and banking panic, a British MP calls for regulator intervention. Polymarket, for its part, defends the usefulness of these markets.

Charles Hoskinson believes that crypto has just entered a phase of exponential growth. During a speech at the United Nations, the Cardano founder compared blockchain to the Internet and artificial intelligence, two technologies whose adoption accelerated after slower starts. His most concrete example: tokenized stocks, which rose from about 600 million to 3 billion dollars.

On October 2, American XRP ETFs recorded net outflows of 3.28 million dollars, exclusively concentrated on the Bitwise fund. However, their assets experienced a decline of 37 million dollars during the session, a gap notably triggered by the drop in the price of Ripple's cryptocurrency.

During this month of October, USDT is set to make its return on Bitcoin, thanks to Utexo, an infrastructure supported by Tether and built around the RGB protocol. Thanks to this launch, confidential transfers, direct exchanges between BTC and USDT as well as loans secured by native bitcoin will be possible, without exposing all operators on the public blockchain.

BNB Chain has just reached a milestone in the crypto market for tokenized stocks. The network now hosts about 1.1 billion dollars worth of tokenized stocks and ETFs, nearly 30% of a market valued at around 3.7 billion. Ethereum follows with 828 million dollars, ahead of Solana at 738 million. In January, BNB Chain only represented 13% of the sector.

Cointribune is giving away 30 Trezor wallets, each worth €150, to readers who open an OKX account through its partner link by October 10, 2026. The process consists of three steps: a $100 deposit, a first trade, and a form. It combines with ongoing OKX offers, including an 8% bonus on USDT deposits converted to USDC, open until October 8. The real limit, however, is the counter: thirty wallets, no more.

Blast announced on Friday the closure of its Ethereum layer 2 network. Operating costs now exceed the revenue generated by the chain, and the team no longer sees "any credible path" to a sustainable model. Users have until October 26 to withdraw their assets.

Inflation in France reached 3% year-on-year in September 2026, compared to 2.4% in August, according to the provisional estimate from Insee. This acceleration, the strongest since February 2024, is mainly due to energy and fresh products, although prices fell by 0.3% compared to the previous month.

A fake WhatsApp message, a voice cloned by artificial intelligence, and 95 million euros transferred abroad. This is the scenario of the scam that hit Fideuram, the private banking subsidiary of the Italian giant Intesa Sanpaolo. A large part of the money has since been recovered or frozen. At least 36 million euros, however, were converted to crypto and remain at the center of an international investigation.

The word "online broker" today covers two realities that have little in common. On one side, accredited intermediaries who hold your securities account or your PEA under the supervision of the ACPR and the AMF. On the other, global multi-asset platforms that mix cryptocurrencies, tokenized stocks, and futures contracts on a single account, often outside any European framework. Confusing them is the costliest mistake an investor can make in 2026. This guide sets the criteria, then honestly positions each family, including MEXC.

On October 2, bitcoin surpassed 86000 dollars. It also briefly approached 87100 dollars, supported by the recovery of ETF inflows and the liquidation of short positions. Then, the price retreated around 85400 dollars, indicating that the favorable start of October does not yet guarantee a sustained increase.

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World Summit AI brings together on October 7 and 8, 2026, near Amsterdam, nearly 10,000 participants and 300 speakers expected, according to the organizer. The published program includes no sessions dedicated to crypto, but it gives a large place to AI agents, software capable of acting alone, which payment networks are already preparing to settle in stablecoins. Cointribune explains what a crypto reader can learn there, who speaks, and how much the ticket costs.

El Salvador will receive an additional $138 million from the IMF despite a gap related to its commitments on Bitcoin. The institution approved the second and third reviews of its financing program and granted several waivers to the country. The BTC file remains under surveillance. The IMF still wants to reduce the direct involvement of the State in crypto.

Cardano ended September with an increase of about 23%, but some large crypto investors are beginning to lighten their positions. Since September 20, whales have reportedly sold nearly 90 million ADA, about 22.5 million dollars. At the same time, open interest on futures contracts has declined by 9%. After the rally, the market is therefore much more cautious.