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MetaMask said it took precautionary steps with partners to withdraw affected validators following a security incident that impacted part of its infrastructure. In a post on X, MetaMask said its investigation so far has found no signs that MetaMask wallets or customer funds were affected, and added it is continuing containment and verification efforts and will share more verified information when appropriate.

A developer of the open-source electronic cash protocol Cashu has implemented a way to send tokens redeemable for Bitcoin from devices not connected to the internet by using Apple’s 'Find My' network, BeInCrypto reported. Under the method, a small device sends the token over Bluetooth in a signal similar to a lost AirTag alert, nearby iPhones relay it through the 'Find My' network, and the recipient reconstructs the token by collecting the signal. The developer warned that the transmitted data is public, meaning anyone who obtains the token can use it, and recommended sending only small amounts that can be safely lost. The transfer process is also slow, and because it relies on Apple’s unofficial interface, it could stop working if Apple changes it.

Solana-based applications generated $180 million in revenue in September, the highest level in nine months and equal to 32% of total blockchain app revenue, according to Crypto Briefing. Daily app revenue reached a yearly high of $7.935 million on Sept. 12, while the number of monthly active programs rose to 7,699, the most since August last year.

U.S. President Donald Trump told Time he does not blame Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh for interest rate hikes, according to Walter Bloomberg. Trump also said there is a possibility the bombing campaign against Iran could be expanded after the midterm elections.

Spot CVD is an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper panel shows a volume heatmap, while the lower panel shows cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap in the upper panel tracks trading volume at each price level. The background becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or makes a large move. Brighter areas may act as support or resistance. - The cumulative volume delta indicator in the lower panel reflects buy and sell orders by order size. As buy orders increase, the line for the corresponding color rises. The yellow line is based on orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line is based on large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Bitcoin has traded sideways between $82,000 and $85,000 for more than a week, and Bitfinex said absorbing supply in the $84,000-$86,500 range would require roughly $190 million in daily inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, according to CoinDesk. Bitfinex said around 1.39 million BTC are clustered in that range at break-even levels, and clearing that supply would require BAER, a measure of daily ETF Bitcoin purchases relative to daily new mining supply, to recover to around five times. BAER fell from 25.6 on Sept. 21 to 1.8 on Sept. 29, while U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted net outflows of $148.69 million on Sept. 30, reversing a nine-session net inflow streak, CoinDesk reported.

Crypto analyst Doctor Profit said Doctor Profit has exited altcoin holdings, arguing the market has become overheated. In a post on X, Doctor Profit said altcoin spot trading volume had reached four times that of BTC and leverage had built up excessively. Doctor Profit said ONDO was sold for a 73% gain, HBAR was also sold at a profit, and XRP was sold while awaiting a re-entry point. Doctor Profit added there are no plans to buy altcoins for now, as a correction is expected. Doctor Profit also said a short position in BTC was opened at $86,200 for the same reason, with additional short orders placed in the $86,500-$89,500 range. At the same time, existing holdings in BTC and ETH, along with shares of Circle (CRCL) and Coinbase (COIN), are being maintained. Doctor Profit added that when BTC was at $60,000, a move to $88,000 had been projected, followed by a correction to as low as $79,000, and that the current positioning is aimed at preparing for that pullback.

Binance CEO Richard Teng warned on X about fake cryptocurrency payment scams, saying token names and logos can be copied but legitimacy cannot. Teng said scammers use counterfeit tokens to make payments appear legitimate, even though the assets cannot actually be sold or withdrawn, and stressed that anyone accepting crypto as payment should verify the network and contract address.

Binance XRP derivatives open interest has fallen 15.3% from a six-month high, Crypto Briefing reported, citing CryptoQuant data. As of Oct. 1, open interest in XRP perpetual futures stood at about $485 million. It neared $600 million in September, above the 180-day average of roughly $445 million, but leveraged positions have since declined. The outlet said funding rates and the long/short ratio of large accounts were not heavily skewed to one side. It added that a rise in both price and open interest could signal strengthening leveraged buying, while an increase in open interest alone as the price stalls or falls could indicate rising short positions or long positions coming under pressure.

Binance Research expects the tokenized stocks market to reach about $349 billion by 2030 under its base-case scenario, according to Crypto Briefing. As of Sept. 15, the market stood at $4.43 billion, up 390.4% since the start of this year, Binance Research said. Under a conservative scenario, the market could grow to $61 billion, while a bullish scenario projects expansion to $987 billion. Binance Research added the real-world asset market is moving beyond simple token issuance toward practical use in on-chain finance, including liquidity pools, lending, and collateral.

Chainlink (LINK) has been selected as the price oracle for Open Standard’s dollar-pegged stablecoin OUSD, CoinDesk reported. Chainlink will provide price data infrastructure for lending, decentralized exchange, and derivatives applications that use OUSD.

South Korea’s digital asset market ranks second globally by trading volume after the U.S., but only 12th out of 15 countries in overall market competitiveness, Edaily reported, citing data from The Block. According to a preview of The Block’s Global Competitiveness Index for Crypto Assets, or GCCI, unveiled for the first time by The Block CEO Steve Chung at Block Festa 2026 in Seoul today, South Korea scored 1.81 out of five overall. The report said South Korea placed 13th in regulation and accessibility, ranked last in cross-border openness, and faced a warning that it could lose even its uniquely strong domestic market demand unless it urgently advances regulation.

ETH validators operated by MetaMask Staking and participating in Lido are expected to complete their exit by Oct. 7 at the latest, Decrypt reported. According to Lido, the process of exiting, withdrawing ETH, and rejoining the Lido protocol could take as long as 45 days. The move is a precautionary step following an earlier security incident involving part of MetaMask’s infrastructure. Lido said stETH holders do not need to take any separate action.

Citi raised its 12-month price targets for Bitcoin and Ethereum, citing increased cryptocurrency market activity, a favorable macroeconomic backdrop and renewed net inflows into ETFs, Reuters reported. The bank lifted its BTC target to $113,000 from $82,000 and its ETH target to $3,028 from $2,240.

a16z Crypto head of policy and legal Miles Jennings said focusing on fintech firms rather than banks in issuing won-denominated stablecoins could create a more competitive market, while a bank-centered issuance model would differ little from the existing financial system. Speaking at the a16z Crypto Korea Summit held today, Jennings said the U.S. allows not only banks but also government-authorized nonbank operators to issue stablecoins, according to Money Today Broadcasting.

A U.S. federal court dismissed 15 of 16 claims in a lawsuit brought by the Celsius bankruptcy estate against blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, according to Cointelegraph. The court allowed one claim to proceed, alleging Chainalysis aided and abetted breaches of fiduciary duty by Celsius insiders. The lawsuit centers on allegations that Chainalysis was involved in promoting its 2020 estimate of Celsius assets under management at about $3.3 billion as if it were an audit and an independent validation. The related allegations have not yet been proven.

Solana-based liquid staking protocol Marinade Finance said an attacker attempted to seize control of its DAO on Sept. 25 by exploiting a bug in the voting program, but the council rejected the two related proposals. No funds were moved and no losses occurred, while mSOL, native staking and SAM, Marinade’s stake auction marketplace where its total TVL is distributed, were unaffected. Marinade said it has applied measures to prevent further exploitation of the bug and plans to introduce additional security safeguards.

BDACS, a digital asset infrastructure company, demonstrated a StableFX trade swapping dollar stablecoin USDC for won-denominated stablecoin KRW1 on Circle’s institutional blockchain Arc testnet at the Bridging Finance Onchain event held today, Edaily reported. StableFX is Circle’s foreign exchange trading service. The initiative is designed to enable onchain foreign exchange transactions between the Korean won and global stablecoins, allowing South Korean companies and institutions to use won liquidity within the Arc ecosystem.

Major cryptocurrency whales have taken diverging positions over the past week as the broader market moved largely sideways, according to trader Ali Martinez on X. Martinez said BTC whale holdings fell by around 30,000 BTC ($2.52 billion), while ETH whales accumulated about 60,000 ETH ($162 million). XRP whale holdings showed little change at around 3.9 billion XRP, Martinez said, adding BTC whales were reducing exposure, ETH whales were buying, and XRP whales were largely staying on the sidelines as the market looked for its next direction.

South Korean exchange Bithumb announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals of FirmaChain (FCT2) at 2:00 a.m. UTC on Oct. 2 to support a network upgrade.

Zcash (ZEC) holders approved $8.39 million in retroactive grants, with 17 of 37 proposals selected for funding, according to The Block. The approved awards include a $1.5 million grant tied to a severe counterfeiting vulnerability in the Orchard pool disclosed this year. A total of 2.18 million ZEC participated in the vote.

Joseph Chalom, CEO of SharpLink, one of the corporate holders of Ethereum, said in an interview with Maeil Business Newspaper that South Korea could become a digital finance hub linking East and West if it establishes three regulatory pillars: a won-based coin, tokenized securities, and a structured market for tokenized assets. Chalom added that South Korea has already shifted from a retail-driven crypto trading market to one where financial firms are directly building blockchain infrastructure.

Mike Belshe, co-founder and CEO of digital-asset custodian BitGo, said investment in digital assets by Wall Street financial firms has already become a prevailing trend, according to The Korea Economic Daily TV. Belshe added Bitcoin is an asset that rises forever over a long time horizon and said that view still holds, while some of the massive capital that flowed into the AI industry this year is now expected to return to digital assets.

Digital Asset reported that executives from virtual asset, or digital asset, exchanges were not included on the witness and reference list for the National Assembly’s National Policy Committee audit. The outlet said the omissions came despite major pending issues including large-scale hacks and erroneous payouts. The National Assembly committee held a plenary meeting on Oct. 1 and adopted 18 general witnesses and two reference witnesses for the audit. Lawmakers from the People Power Party walked out in protest over the witness selections.

Starting this month, payment suspensions and refund procedures will be allowed for voice-phishing losses involving virtual assets, while food delivery app operators must also inform merchants on their platforms about country-of-origin labeling rules. South Korea’s Ministry of Government Legislation said on Oct. 1 that a total of 84 laws and regulations took effect this month, according to News1. A special law on preventing telecommunications financial fraud and refunding victim assets, which took effect today, expanded its scope from financial companies to cryptocurrency exchanges, creating a legal basis for related refunds.