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According to S&P Global, on October 1, Sky Protocol received a B- credit rating with a stable outlook. As of September 17, 2026, the stablecoin protocol's reserves stood at $92 million, targeting $150 million. Safe-haven assets, including USDC and tokenized money market funds backed by U.S. Treasuries, comprise approximately $4.92 billion—about 50% of circulating USDS and DAI combined, up from 36% in August 2025. Total USDS and DAI supply increased from $7.7 billion in August 2025 to $9.5 billio

According to The Verge, on Oct 2, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman posted a 3,000+ word blog warning that over 100 data center moratoriums being considered across the US could jeopardize the nation's AI competitiveness. Garman stated that losing this geopolitical race would have consequences "lasting generations." As part of its "Data Center Commitment," Amazon pledged to invest more than $1 billion to support communities neighboring its data centers and announced it no longer uses nondisclos

According to the Élysée Palace, French President Emmanuel Macron will host a video conference with G7 leaders this afternoon at 2:30 PM local time to discuss the global energy situation.

On September 15, the US Senate voted 49 in favor and 50 against the Digital Assets Clarity Act, falling 11 votes short of the 60-vote threshold needed for cloture. The bill remains subject to future deliberations, with regulatory bodies including the SEC and CFTC signaling continued commitment to pro-crypto frameworks.

Hong Kong stocks tumbled on Friday as the Hang Seng Index fell 2.6% to 23,972, marking its lowest level since July. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index declined 2.3%, while the Hang Seng Tech Index also fell 2.3%. Financial and technology stocks led losses. HSBC dropped 5.4% to HK$149.50, while major Chinese tech names declined: Tencent fell 2.3%, Alibaba lost 2.1%, and Xiaomi slid 4%. The sell-off was driven by rising US Treasury yields, with the 10-year yield climbing above 5%, pressuring eq

According to WuBlockchain, Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer will launch an anti-fraud measure called 'Cooldown' on October 15. The policy imposes a 48-hour transfer restriction on customers who completed identity verification within 90 days, limiting their ability to transfer crypto assets to external addresses. The restriction applies only to deposits exceeding JPY 100,000; smaller deposits are unaffected. JPY withdrawals and crypto trading activities remain unimpacted by the me

According to its fiscal Q4 2026 earnings released Wednesday, Micron reported record quarterly revenue of $54.23 billion, up nearly five times year-over-year, with gross margin reaching 87%. The company's Mobile and Client (consumer) business unit achieved the highest operating margin at 88%, though it was the only business unit to ship less memory last quarter, with revenue growth of 14% driven by higher pricing and lower bit shipments. Micron's other units saw significant margin expansion, with

According to Forbes, Citi analysts upgraded Bitcoin's 12-month price target to $113,000 from $82,000 on October 2, and predicted Ethereum will break above $3,000. The analysts attribute the upward revision to growing cryptocurrency allocation by investment advisors and brokers, which is expected to drive approximately $5 billion in additional inflows to Bitcoin ETFs. Citi noted that U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs currently hold approximately 1.3 million BTC with total assets under management of around $

According to ChainCatcher and West Midlands Police, a young couple in Birmingham was robbed and threatened with a knife to transfer cryptocurrency on December 13, 2025. Three men forced their way into the home in Smith's Wood, assaulting the husband and threatening the pregnant wife with a blade while a fourth person provided instructions via video call. The attackers obtained cryptocurrency and high-value watches before fleeing in a black BMW X3. Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to 10,0

According to ChainCatcher, citing Gate market data, Seagate Technology and Western Digital shares fell 11.4% and 7.1% respectively in U.S. stock premarket trading on October 2.

According to Jin10 data on October 2, German government bonds emerged as the primary safe-haven asset this week amid global bond selloffs, as investors worried about overheating U.S. economic growth and fiscal concerns across Europe. Ten-year German bond yields declined 0.2 percentage points, while U.S. and French yields rose 0.05 and 0.22 percentage points respectively. Reinout De Bock, head of European rates strategy at UBS, said: "Demand for safe assets (German government bonds) is rising." A

According to UBS, on October 2, the bank predicted that the yield spread between German and Italian 10-year government bonds will widen to 150 basis points. UBS strategists recommended investors short Italian government debt and go long German bonds. The spread had already risen to 129 basis points by October 2, from 119 basis points when UBS issued the recommendation on Friday morning.

SpaceX's Starship reached orbit on Monday this week and deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, though an upper-stage engine shutdown shortened the planned 10-hour mission to roughly three hours. SPCX shares fell 0.4% over the past week, the smallest decline among peers—ASTS dropped 8%, PL fell 7%, RDW slid 9%, FLY lost 6% and RKLB declined 5%.

According to data from SoSoValue cited by The Block, US spot bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $2.65 billion in September, marking the second-strongest month since October 2025. The figure trailed August's $3.52 billion but remained well above most monthly averages from the prior year. Spot ether ETFs drew $832.43 million in net inflows during the same period, their second-best month since August 2025. On October 1, bitcoin ETFs gained $102.7 million while ether ETFs saw $55.4 million in outflows.

According to the IMF executive board, El Salvador received approval for a $138 million immediate disbursement on October 1, 2026, despite missing a performance criterion tied to Bitcoin accumulation. The waiver came as the Fund completed its second and third program reviews under El Salvador's Extended Fund Facility. Under the new agreement, El Salvador is prohibited from further government-led Bitcoin purchases beyond documented donations, and majority ownership of the Chivo wallet has been tra

According to Nebius, the cloud infrastructure provider raised on-demand Nvidia GPU rental rates effective October 1, 2026, with H100 increasing to $4.50 per GPU-hour from $3.85 (up 16.9%), H200 to $5.40 from $4.50 (up 20%), B200 to $8.50 from $7.15 (up 18.9%), and B300 to $9.50 from $7.85 (up 21%). The pricing changes indicate persistent chip scarcity in the secondary market. CoreWeave separately announced on September 17 that it continues signing short-term compute contracts at higher prices, w

According to Stand With Crypto EU, more than 50,000 European Union citizens emailed the European Commission on September 22 during the MiCA review's public comment window, asking it to allow regulated stablecoins to offer rewards, cashback and loyalty benefits. A separate petition gathered over 126,600 signatures. However, the European System of Central Banks requested the opposite, asking regulators to keep the existing ban on stablecoin rewards and extend it to indirect perks and crypto lendin

According to CryptoJobsList's Q3 2026 hiring report, crypto job postings tripled from 382 in July to 1,241 in September, while the number of companies actively hiring peaked at 125. Applications fell from 26,728 in July to 19,605 in September, signaling renewed competition for talent as candidate supply thinned following earlier tech layoffs. Confidence in the sector was bolstered on October 1 when the SEC proposed new rules designed to simplify crypto custody for investment advisers and regulat

TARA's price soared 16.75% in the last hour, climbing to $0.00002963 from $0.00002538. The token currently has a market cap of $156,028 with 24-hour trading volume of $65,823.

According to Bloomberg, on October 2, Cboe Global Markets is considering launching perpetual futures contracts based on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). The company will explore launching such contracts once U.S. regulatory guidance on perpetual futures becomes clearer. Rob Hocking, Cboe's global derivatives chief, noted that clients have repeatedly requested ways to gain direct VIX spot exposure, and perpetual futures could provide a viable solution to this demand.