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India's foreign exchange reserves declined by $18.343 billion week-on-week to $747.56 billion, according to official data released this week.

According to Whale Alert, 1,075 BTC worth approximately $92.8 million was transferred to OKEX earlier today (October 2). The on-chain monitoring platform tracks large cryptocurrency transactions on the blockchain to provide insights into potential market movements.

According to Circle's submission disclosed on October 2, the company responded to the European Commission's targeted consultation on MiCA with policy recommendations. Circle noted that while MiCA has granted authorization to approximately 30 electronic money tokens in Europe, only 3 of the world's 25 largest stablecoins are regulated under MiCA: USDC, USDG, and EURC. Circle proposed retaining a multi-issuance structure, where globally circulating stablecoins are co-issued by MiCA-authorized EU e

On October 2, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs expressed caution regarding October market trends amid mixed signals in the cryptocurrency sector. According to Coinbase, the market is hesitant to declare an 'Uptober' rally following only one positive price movement, reflecting broader institutional reluctance to commit to bullish strategies until clearer signals emerge.

According to economist Saifedean Ammous, Bitcoin treasury companies may struggle to compete with Michael Saylor's Strategy, as disclosed in the company's Monday 8-K filing. Ammous noted that Strategy's larger Bitcoin holdings and cash reserves provide a significant competitive advantage. Strategy holds 847,666 BTC acquired for $63.95 billion and maintains a $5.02 billion cash reserve for preferred stock dividends and debt interest, allowing it to borrow at lower rates and withstand larger Bitcoi

According to Jin10 News and market analysts, on Friday, October 2, the U.S. employment report arrives at a delicate moment for interest rate markets. U.S. Treasury yields have declined from multi-decade highs, and softer core PCE data has eased some market concerns about the Federal Reserve's near-term policy path. Recent dovish remarks from Federal Reserve officials Williams and Jefferson have provided stronger support for rate-cut expectations. The next employment data does not need to show a

According to CryptoRank data, Launchpad, GameFi, and Meme coins were the strongest performing sectors in Q3 2026, with high-beta assets driving the quarter's gains. September marked the best month for altcoins this year, with market breadth reaching its highest level since the start of 2026.

Hyperliquid will receive its first AQAv2 reserve yield distribution tomorrow (October 3), with approximately $14.5 million allocated for HYPE token buybacks, according to the platform's announcement.

Ripple is set to announce XRP ecosystem developments for Asia at Korea Blockchain Week on October 3, as XRP trades at $1.52, up 1% in 24 hours. The session, titled "Special Announcement: What's Coming Next for the XRP Ecosystem in Asia," is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. to 2:35 p.m. Seoul time, according to the conference program. Ripple ecosystem growth manager Tatsuya Kohrogi and XRP Asia president Sabrina Tachdjian will speak, alongside Ripple President Monica Long, who is scheduled to discuss inst

According to crypto commentator @SolanaFloor, Solana's tokenized equity holders reached 1.2 million on October 2, marking an all-time high. The milestone includes 775,000 new holders added in just one month, reflecting strong growth in the platform's tokenized assets ecosystem.

According to Citic Securities, on October 2, Iswitch Computing (01256) is conducting its IPO with margin financing totaling HKD 1.069 billion provided by brokers including Futu Securities and Phillip Capital. The offering is oversubscribed 3.28 times.

According to reports, Seagate Technology shares fell more than 7% and Western Digital declined 8% in pre-market trading on October 2, as Toshiba plans to double its hard drive supply to address AI chip memory shortages.

According to Russian Deputy PM Novak, fuel station demand is no longer experiencing the surge observed during summer 2026. The official noted that the heightened demand conditions that characterized the earlier period have not continued into the current season.

According to sources, OPEC+ has postponed its oil production capacity assessment because not all member states have submitted required data. The evaluation is now expected to be completed by mid-November.

According to CNBC, Google recently released Gemini 4 Argon, its new flagship AI model, which ranks third on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index behind Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5. The model demonstrates advanced reasoning in legal analysis, finance, and enterprise knowledge work, positioning Google as competitive again in frontier AI after trailing OpenAI and Anthropic for much of 2026. Google is launching the model in phases, starting with trusted cybersecurity partners while w

According to BlockBeats, Aave founder Stani Kulechov criticized the European Central Bank (ECB) and European Banking Authority (EBA) on October 2 for their response to the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) consultation. The regulators have proposed prohibiting stablecoins from offering payment yields and restricting crypto asset service providers (CASPs) from providing users access to decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, including those involving unauthorized stablecoins. The proposa

According to Draup, an enterprise hiring data firm that provided exclusive data to CNBC, job postings for AI-related roles at JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Capital One surged 49% this year compared with 2025, reaching 139,819 listings. The fastest-growing area is AI agent skills, with references to agent orchestration—the ability to design agents that work together on tasks—jumping 1,721% this year. Draup CEO Vijay Swaminathan called it "arguably the hottest skill on Wall Street." Related techno

According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak, OPEC+ nations will discuss oil market standards and quota compliance during their meeting on Sunday, October 5.

According to Solidus Labs, BTSE has selected the HALO Trade Surveillance module to monitor activity across its digital-asset and tokenised real-world asset markets. The system is designed to identify market abuse behaviours including spoofing, wash trading, and ramping in real time. The deployment covers BTSE's own exchange and extends to its white-label infrastructure, which supplies exchange technology to other operators.

Cloudflare opened its Monetization Gateway for closed beta testing on October 2, enabling website and API owners to charge AI agents on a per-request, per-query, or per-token basis. Payments settle on the Base blockchain in USDC. The service leverages the HTTP 402 Payment Required status code to embed payment instructions directly into resource requests. Four production use cases are already live, including AI inference, web search, market signals, and PDF generation. Early adopters include Cera