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Bitcoin’s aggregate futures exposure fell as recently active capital gained share through Oct. 4. Younger coin cohorts tend to spend more readily during volatility, so sustained buying remains the test of how readily the market can absorb active supply.Glassnode’s Oct. 5 Market Pulse reported futures open interest declining from $38 billion to $36.6 billion. Hot Capital Share rose from 18.9% to 19.5%, while the short-term-to-long-term holder supply ratio increased from 13.7% to 14.2%.Bitcoin futures exposure declined as spot buying and short-term holder activity increased, though sustained demand remains unproven.Open interest measures outstanding futures exposure, but assessing the vulnerability of those…

Candidate designs have been published for the four 2028 American Innovation $1 coins, with proposed reverses highlighting innovations and innovators from Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota. Example candidate designs for the 2028 American Innovation dollars The themes focus on center-pivot irrigation in Nebraska, the Pueblo Chile in Colorado, unmanned aircraft systems in North Dakota, and the Dupree family’s efforts to help save the American buffalo in South Dakota. The Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) reviewed the portfolios Sept. 17, and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee  (CCAC) is scheduled to consider them Oct. 6. Recommendations from both panels are…

Bitcoin treasury company Strive disclosed an optional program to repurchase up to $500 million of its variable-rate perpetual preferred stock, traded as SATA, on Oct. 5.The program exceeds its reported $284.7 million cash balance and lets management weigh further Bitcoin purchases against retiring dividend-paying preferred shares.The SEC filing gives management discretion to repurchase shares from time to time. The ceiling is $215.3 million above reported Oct. 2 cash, so immediate full use would require resources beyond that dated balance.The optional cap creates no obligation to spend the maximum and does not establish a liquidity shortfall. The filing discloses no completed…

Kraken’s parent company, Payward, has connected to Singapore Gulf Bank’s SGB Net clearing network, opening round-the-clock US-dollar funding for selected institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf.The companies say participating clients in eligible jurisdictions can deposit cash with Payward and use it immediately.In their release dated Oct. 5, the companies describe an initial dollar settlement offering. SGB also plans to use Payward markets to price digital asset trades for its own customers over the coming months, giving the partnership a live funding service and a separate planned trading component.Through SGB Net, participating SGB clients can fund Payward accounts at any…

US corporate credit spreads widened beyond the weakest borrowers from September 25 to October 1, creating a broader test of whether tighter financing and reduced institutional risk-taking could pressure Bitcoin. The largest increase remained concentrated in CCC-and-lower debt, while investment-grade bonds showed a much smaller rise.These option-adjusted spreads measure the premium over a Treasury curve. Their widening shows investors demanding more compensation to hold corporate debt. A borrower’s total interest cost also depends on the Treasury component.The ICE BofA CCC credit spread climbed from 11.28% to 12.15%, an increase of 87 basis points. Over the same dates, the broad high-yield…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is offering US crypto exchanges a federal route to retail leverage as Congress remains stalled on market-structure legislation.On Oct. 5, the financial regulatory agency opened rulemaking for Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (CAM), which would create a national framework for platforms offering retail customers margined, leveraged, or financed crypto trading.Participation would remain optional for ordinary spot exchanges because the agency acknowledges it cannot compel the broader crypto market onto CFTC-regulated venues without congressional action. The incentive is access to leveraged products that state money-transmitter licensing alone does not provide.The…

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT said he infiltrated a Chinese laundering syndicate by posing as a cryptocurrency client and funding repeated stablecoin trades.In an Oct. 5 disclosure, he alleges the network laundered more than $1 billion across exploits for Lazarus Group.He said he fronted 349,700 USDC to build a relationship with a contact using the alias Jimmy Green. According to his account, the repeated exchanges led to private conversations about moving funds stolen from Bybit in 2025.He reported tracing a cluster involving more than $12 million in Bybit funds and a later 442,000 USDT freeze by Tether.Becoming a clientZachXBT said the investigation…

Aave’s Ethereum Core market lists a 4.5% borrowing rate for GHO, aligning the stablecoin’s borrowing cost with the savings rate TokenLogic reported on Oct. 2.The next test is whether the change brings USDC or USDT into the reserves available to savers who choose to convert withdrawn GHO into USDC or USDT.Aave describes its savings token (sGHO) as redeemable instantly into GHO, so a holder who wants USDC needs a separate conversion. A higher borrowing rate can change the incentive to repay, but the route used to acquire that repayment GHO determines whether stablecoins enter the reserves.The DAO service provider reported…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) made its smallest positive Bitcoin purchase of 2026 even as a 43% quarterly rally in the cryptocurrency helped generate a $20.9 billion gain on its digital-asset holdings.In an Oct. 5 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Michael Saylor-founded company said it bought 334 Bitcoin for $28.7 million between Oct. 1 and Oct. 4 at an average price of $85,838.80, taking its holdings to 848,000 BTC. The acquisition fell below the previous yearly low of 520 BTC bought in June.The slowdown contrasts with the performance of Strategy’s existing Bitcoin position. Bitcoin gained about 43%…

Metaplanet sold 10,000 Bitcoin and later bought back 11,000 BTC to strengthen its credit profile and expand beyond accumulation during the third quarter.The Tokyo-listed company said it converted enough Bitcoin into cash during the third quarter to exceed the outstanding principal of its bonds, borrowings, and other interest-bearing debt. It subsequently rebuilt the position at a higher Bitcoin price, ending Sept. 30 with 44,000 BTC, up a net 1,000 for the quarter.The transaction forms part of a broader attempt to convince rating agencies and fixed-income investors that Metaplanet’s Bitcoin reserves can be monetized when obligations come due.The company plans to…