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🇬🇷 A crypto pyramid scheme has been busted in Greece!
Local police detained 17 people in a case involving a large crypto pyramid scheme. According to the investigation, it managed to attract at least 10,000 people, and more than $8,000,000 passed through the platform.
Among those detained are 9 military personnel.
According to local media, the platform in question is FXO, which was promoted in Greece by the organization AT Team Greece — the “Greek Artificial Intelligence Team.”
Investors were told that artificial intelligence (AI) automatically traded cryptocurrency on the platform and could

💸 The Fed's balance sheet shrank by $4,673,000,000 in one week.
▪️Market expectations (Fed rate):
- October 28: PAUSE.
- December 9: 25 bps hike to 4.00-4.25%.
- January 27: PAUSE.
▪️Williams, Fed Chair:
- After the September rate hike, there is no need to rush into another move—the Fed can wait for additional macro data.
- Another rate hike may be needed closer to the end of the year to bring inflation back to 2%.
▪️Kashkari, Fed Chair:
- I expect one more rate hike in 2026 and another one in 2027.
- If the economy remains strong and inflation persistent, rates will have to be raised above c

🔥 Lloyds and Visa tested settlements in USDC
Lloyds and Visa completed a seven-day pilot of USDC settlements worth $750000, with transfers taking less than an hour.
📊 The test showed that interbank transfers can take place around the clock, including weekends, without waiting for banking hours.
Banks are increasingly considering stablecoins as a way to speed up cross-border settlements.*

🔥 Trial in the Uranium Finance case
Jonathan Spalletta is on trial in New York over the Uranium Finance hack, involving nearly $55 million.
📊 Prosecutors believe the 2021 attacks led to the closure of the Uranium Finance project.
He faces up to 20 years in prison, while some of the funds allegedly went toward rare collectible cards.

🔥 BlockTower accused Coinbase of losses
BlockTower's founder claimed that Coinbase lost $25 million belonging to his firm and concealed hacks totaling $1 billion.
📊 So far, no evidence has been presented, and Coinbase has not publicly responded to these accusations.
The story has once again heightened concerns about the security of major crypto platforms.

🔥 Bitcoin rebounds, but pressure persists
BTC/USD recovered to $84,000 on September 29 after falling to $82,600.
📊 High yields on U.S. government bonds are curbing demand for risk assets.
Inflows into Bitcoin ETFs are currently helping hold key support at $82,600.

🔥 NEAR overheated after its surge
NEAR has risen 139% since September 16 and approached $5.57 amid interest in privacy.
📊 NEAR’s privacy infrastructure and AI Cloud boosted demand, but the RSI is already signaling overbought conditions.
The base-case scenario for the week is a correction if the price fails to hold above $5.

📉 BTC loses momentum
On September 28, BTC/USD fell to $83,500 after failing to break above $85,000.
📊 The rise in US government bond yields to 5.2% intensified pressure on risk assets.
ETF support remains, but the $82,600 zone remains key for bitcoin.

In California, officials have been banned from issuing memecoins
State Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning government employees and officials from issuing their own memecoins
Starting January 1, 2027, crypto platforms will also be unable to offer California residents new memecoins linked to officials

🔥 The most important thing is to close the weekly candle no lower than $83,000
Local sell-offs, especially in altcoins due to record-high leverage over the past 2.5 years (euphoria), are highly likely now. If this is a bull market, such sell-offs should be used to open long positions, exactly as was done in previous bull markets.
During the previous bull market, BTC often sold off impulsively toward the 0.382 Fibonacci zone; now that is $76,217, so a similar scenario is also very possible. That is exactly what happened in March 2023 (during the previous bull market's strategy). It is highly l

🪙 Running your own Ethereum node has become significantly easier — it can now be synchronized in just half a day, and less than 500 GB of storage is enough.
According to Vitalik Buterin, this was achieved through client optimization and the EIP-4444 update, while the upcoming Glamsterdam will speed up the process even further.

#onchain
🧸 CryptoQuant analysts warn of a risk of a Bitcoin correction in the near term.
Unrealized profit for those holding BTC for 1 to 3 months reached 33% — the highest level since December 2024.
Over the past 24 hours, investors realized net profits equivalent to 25,700 BTC — a record since the beginning of 2026. High paper profits and a surge in profit-taking indicate that the rally is weakening and increase the risk of a correction.

⚡ Polygon accelerates AI payments
Polygon introduced Agent Pay Channels for AI agents, with a test speed of over 11 million payments per second.
📊 The system works with x402 and enables pay-as-you-go payments for data, APIs, and computing.
This could become the foundation for mass micropayments between AI services.

🐳 ONDO has partnered with BlackRock on asset tokenization.

🔥 Regulation does not eliminate risks
Traders Union found that crypto investors often overestimate the protection provided by regulated platforms.
📊 72% feel safer, but only 42% personally check regulatory status.
Regulation increases trust but does not eliminate losses, hacks, or market risks.

🔥 BTC slid under yield pressure
On September 24, Bitcoin fell to $83,400 after breaking below the $83,750 support.
📊 Rising U.S. Treasury yields above 5% intensified pressure on risky assets.
Around $82,000 remains a key zone for maintaining the bullish structure.*

🕯️ Tragedy surrounding Hack VC's former partner
Dystopia Labs founder Xin-Ru Chuang died in California on August 24 at the age of 37.
📌 Shortly before her death, she publicly accused Hack VC of mistreatment and pressure.
The cause of death was not disclosed, and its connection to the conflict has not been officially confirmed.