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According to BlockBeats, Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, predicted on September 30 that Ethereum will reach $10,000 by year-end. The forecast was made during the Korea Blockchain Week, with Hayes reiterating his bullish outlook on ETH in an interview with CoinDesk. ETH is currently trading near $2,672.

According to Illinois Department of Revenue, the state published draft implementation rules Monday for its 0.2% digital asset transaction tax, detailing how stablecoins, decentralized finance platforms and other crypto activities would be taxed. Under the proposal, stablecoins are classified as taxable digital assets, while nonfungible tokens are excluded. DeFi transactions would generally be exempt unless users pay fees considered "valuable consideration," such as protocol fees; network and swa

According to Foresight News, Ripple announced a partnership with CSD BR, Brazil's central securities depository, to integrate Brazilian securities onto the XRP Ledger. In the initial phase, BTG Pactual investment fund shares stored at CSD BR will be tokenized using the multi-purpose token (MPT) standard and mirrored to XRPL. The system will operate on a permissioned basis, restricted to Brazilian institutional clients and banks, with mandatory KYC and AML compliance. Future phases may expand blo

According to Foresight News, peaq, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on machine economy and DePIN, has integrated World ID into peaqOS. The integration allows machines, vehicles, and smart devices to verify whether the interacting party is a real person through zero-knowledge proofs, returning verification results anonymously without exposing or storing personal information. A pilot drug delivery demonstration has launched on robotic.sh, with potential expansion to device rental and sample distributi

According to BlockBeats' monitoring via TradingBeats, a whale on Hyperliquid placed 140 limit buy orders totaling approximately $45.207 million below Bitcoin and Ethereum this morning (September 30). The address currently holds no crypto assets. The Bitcoin buy orders are concentrated between $79,600 and $81,695, with a cumulative bid amount of approximately $32.294 million and the highest bid roughly 1.9% below the current market price. Ethereum buy orders are positioned between $2,565 and $2,6

According to Metaplex, on September 30, the platform launched MPL-3643, a permissioned real-world asset and tokenized securities standard for Solana. The standard embeds transfer restrictions, lock-up periods, and compliance lifecycle management directly into assets, built on Token-2022, sRFC 37, and Solana Attestation Service. MPL-3643 is now in limited Alpha access.

According to Solana's official announcement on September 29, Cloak Ag launched a private payroll solution on Solana that allows users to upload spreadsheets and process payroll with a single click. The system consolidates payroll administration steps into a streamlined workflow, enabling businesses to manage employee payments directly on the blockchain while maintaining data privacy. The product extends Solana's ecosystem beyond trading and decentralized finance into conventional business operat

According to Jin10, Mongolia faces a renewed fuel shortage crisis as of September 28, with AI-92 gasoline inventory at 120,500 tons—sufficient for only 10 days of consumption. Mongolia's Minister of Industry and Mining Gungaa Damdinnyam confirmed that fuel supply entirely depends on imports, making it impossible to guarantee supply on demand. The country has imported 357,000 tons of fuel to date, including 157,300 tons of AI-92 gasoline, 188,500 tons of diesel, and 11,000 tons of aviation fuel.

Samsung Electronics held its Samsung AI Forum 2026 today (Sept 30) in Seoul, with over 400 participants including AI researchers and Samsung executives. The forum's theme, "The Agentic Shift: From Intelligence to Impact," focused on AI agents that autonomously perform tasks based on goals rather than simply answering questions. OpenAI Vice President Richard Ho presented research showing a single engineer gains 3.1 additional days of AI agent work per day—equivalent to one person doing four peopl

According to South Korea's Securities Depository, Korean retail investors purchased Meta shares worth $38.19 million on September 28-29 during the Chuseok holiday period, marking the largest single net buy in U.S. stocks. SanDisk followed with $35.31 million in purchases, while Alphabet and Oracle rounded out the top holdings. Separately, domestic investors also bought $23.79 million worth of a 3x-leveraged South Korean equity ETF (DIREXION SHARES), reflecting optimism around artificial intellig

According to Korea Exchange, shares of Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Engine, and Samsung Heavy Industries declined sharply in recent weeks as of September 30. Hyundai Heavy Industries fell 43.73% from its May peak of 765,000 won, dropping 8.4% in the past month alone to close at 430,500 won on September 29. Samsung Heavy Industries and Hanwha Engine slid 45.32% and 50.69% respectively from April highs. The selloff reflects concerns over falling currency valuations—the Korean won strengthened

According to the Financial Investment Association, the organization reselected 10 securities firms on September 30 to provide basic data for calculating certificate of deposit (CD) rates starting October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Among the existing 10 submitting firms, Cape Securities was replaced by iM Securities. The selection is based on each firm's CD trading performance from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.

China's prosecutors today formally indicted former China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) chief Yi Huiman on bribery charges, according to official disclosure. Yi previously led the country's securities watchdog.

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, the crypto Fear and Greed Index currently stands at 72, down 2 points from yesterday. The 7-day average is 72, while the 30-day average is 67.

China's official manufacturing PMI rose to 50.1 in September, with non-manufacturing PMI at 50.2, both entering expansion territory. The RatingDog manufacturing PMI increased further to 52.1, marking a five-month high, while the services PMI accelerated for the second consecutive month. Additionally, the full 250 billion yuan in ultra-long-term special government bonds allocated for consumer goods trade-in programs has been distributed.

According to EmberCN monitoring, on September 30, the third day after Bitget opened ETH withdrawals, the platform's funds turned to net inflows. ETH inflows reached approximately 28,900 coins against outflows of 7,266 coins. On September 29, the largest deposit address transferred 20,000 ETH (approximately $54.66 million) from Lido into Bitget to participate in an ETH pool activity offering 11.27% APR. Bitget recorded net inflows of approximately $9.47 million throughout September 29, and $31.73

On September 29, MAX Digital Asset Exchange, Taiwan's largest crypto trading platform, enabled deposits and withdrawals of Aptos-native USDT, Tether's dollar-pegged token issued directly on the Aptos blockchain. The integration bypasses wrapped versions or cross-chain bridges, allowing Taiwanese users to convert between TWD and USDT directly. Four new trading pairs — HYPE, GRAM, APT, and RENDER — are set to open on September 30 at 15:00 GMT+8. MAX warned users to verify the correct Aptos network

According to Financial News, on September 30, Yoon Sung-gwan, head of the digital currency division at the Bank of Korea, highlighted that the core value of tokenization lies in improving market accessibility during a panel discussion at Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026) in Seoul. Yoon stated that the central bank is advancing two parallel initiatives: Project Hangang, which converts bank deposits into deposit tokens for domestic payment infrastructure, and Project Agora, an international set

According to Financial News, at KBW2026 on Sept 30, Bank of Korea's digital currency chief Yoon Seong-gwan stated that tokenization's core value lies in enhancing market accessibility. He outlined that Agora, the central bank's cross-border payment initiative, will complete governance structure by mid-2027 and begin system operations in 2028. Yoon emphasized that improved market access is essential for strengthening Korea's financial competitiveness. The Bank of Korea is also advancing Project H

Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose 2.00% today (September 30).