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Bitcoin options traders are ramping up bets on call options above $90,000, with Bitcoin trading around $83,238 on September 29. Walter Bloomberg reported that demand is rising in the options market for call options with a $90,000 strike price, while $95,000 and $100,000 strikes are also emerging

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen expressed pessimism about recovering $388 million stolen in a recent hack, according to a Cointelegraph report on September 29. Chen cited the difficulty of fund recovery based on industry precedent. She referenced Bybit's $1.5 billion hack last

Bitcoin is up 7.33% for September 2026, positioning the cryptocurrency for its best September performance on record dating back to 2013, according to data from CoinGlass. The gain narrowly edges out September 2024's 7.29% return, though the record depends on the Sept. 30 close, with Bitcoin

Domestic and international gold prices fell nearly 10% over one month ending the 28th, driven by concerns over additional Federal Reserve rate hikes and a strengthening US dollar. According to Korea Exchange (KRX) data, 99.99% pure gold closed at 183,940

Godo Partners, a newly established private equity fund operator, has selected Haitai htb, a loss-making beverage company, as its first investment target as the sale enters the final bidding stage. LG Household & Health Care is selling its 100% stake in the beverage subsidiary with market valuation a

Crypto exchange OKX has expanded its integration with digital asset infrastructure provider Talos, allowing institutional clients to access OKX options liquidity through the Talos trading platform. The expanded connection enables Talos users to view OKX options markets, send orders, manage

Senator Elizabeth Warren called for a national moratorium on new AI data centers on Tuesday, requiring developers to demonstrate full cost coverage for local communities before construction proceeds. Warren told CNBC that data-center developers must show they will cover grid expansion, water use

The 30-year U.S. mortgage rate climbed to 7.03% in Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, up from 6.95% the prior week and 6.30% a year ago, as the 10-year Treasury yield surged above 5% to reach approximately 5.08% — its highest level since 2007. The 15-year fixed rate rose to 6.42% f

Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices are exploring tokenized options contracts, potentially bringing one of Wall Street's largest derivatives markets deeper into blockchain-based trading infrastructure. The discussions come as S&P DJI has already expanded the S&P 500 beyond traditional exchange hours; in

The US Department of Labor released the August Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on the 29th local time, showing job openings at 7.079 million on a seasonally adjusted basis, down 256,000 from the previous month and below the market expectation of 7.24 million. The decline suggests

The US-China tariff agreement reported on September 29 excluded liquefied natural gas, leaving major LNG price benchmarks largely unaffected. Walter Bloomberg reported that the agreement did not include LNG provisions, resulting in minimal immediate impact on JKM, the Northeast Asia LNG spot benchma

Retail investors put just $1 billion into single stocks over the past 20 trading days, The Kobeissi Letter said in an X post on Sept. 26, marking the smallest 20-day total in at least two years and roughly 95% below the about $20 billion they bought over a similar stretch in April 2025. Crypto

Oracle is integrating its financial technology with Swift's blockchain ledger in an initiative designed to help banks connect tokenized deposit systems across institutions and incorporate blockchain-based payments into existing financial workflows. The integration is intended to allow financial inst

Hedera is launching an AMA and Office Hours event for developers participating in the Scaffold-HBAR bounty program. The initiative offers five prizes of $2,000 each to encourage innovation and community engagement within the Hedera ecosystem. The bounty program aims to stimulate developer activity a

Pumpfun has reclaimed its lead in the Solana launchpad race amid selling pressure across the crypto market, according to crypto commentator @SolanaFloor. The shift reflects competitive dynamics within the Solana ecosystem as multiple launchpad platforms vie for dominance. Solana's launchpad sector h

Aztec Labs relaunched zk.money, a self-custodial wallet for private crypto payments, on Tuesday, three years after discontinuing the original product in 2023. The new version operates on Aztec Network, the company's privacy-focused Ethereum Layer 2, and does not publish users' balances, payment

London Stock Exchange Group has been appointed a Super Validator on the Canton Network, expanding its involvement with the privacy-focused blockchain infrastructure used by institutional financial markets. The appointment builds on LSEG's existing role as a validator and follows the technical

SkyEcosystem is attending four blockchain events in Singapore: token2049, blockworksDAS, Yield_Summit, and CapSummitGlobal. The organization aims to connect with institutions, allocators, and builders focusing on stablecoins and on-chain capital markets. This participation reflects a strategic

Barclays forecasted on September 29 that the 30-year US Treasury yield could rise to 6% if sustained artificial intelligence investment continues to boost US productivity. Walter Bloomberg reported the analysis, which links AI-driven productivity gains to stronger economic growth and higher

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service received 78,979 financial complaints in the first half of this year, a 39.5% increase from the same period last year. The surge was driven by disputes over insurance claim payments, stock and ETF trading issues, and customer complaints related to SpaceX