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Coinbase has obtained a derivatives clearing organization license from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, allowing it to clear fully collateralized futures, options on futures, and swaps in-house without using a third-party clearer, Odaily reported. The approval could also advance the USDC-collateralized futures product partnership Coinbase announced with Nodal Clear in June last year. The CFTC, however, did not disclose the specific underlying assets or swap types Coinbase is permitted to clear.

Bitcoin could face a short-term pullback to $82,500 after being rejected again near $87,000, well-known crypto trader Ali Martinez said on X. Martinez said whales sold more than 30,000 BTC during Bitcoin’s recent rise. He added that if BTC falls to $82,500 and whales begin accumulating again, it could be seen as a buy-the-dip signal. In that case, a rebound targeting $87,000 could follow.

Bitdeer mined a total of 292.3 BTC this week and sold all 292.3 BTC into the market over the same period, leaving its net increase in Bitcoin holdings at 0 BTC. The company reduced its BTC holdings to zero as of Feb. 20 and has since continued to fully monetize its mined Bitcoin in cash.

The TRUMP token team transferred a total of 81.87 million TRUMP, worth about $249 million, from team-held reserves to centralized exchanges including Binance and OKX over the past eight months, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN. The average transfer price was $3.04, while actual sales have not been confirmed. EmberCN said the team was allocated 800 million TRUMP, or 80% of total supply, and still appears to hold about 718 million TRUMP worth roughly $1.49 billion, equal to 71.8% of total supply.

Grayscale’s spot ZEC ETF, ZCSH, recorded $93.56 million in net outflows over the past week. The fund saw $30.25 million leave on Sept. 30 alone and another $26.93 million on Oct. 2. ZCSH was converted from the Grayscale Zcash Trust into an ETF on Aug. 25 and listed on NYSE Arca. Cumulative net inflows after launch had at one point risen to $271 million in mid-September.

A CryptoQuant analysis by contributor Darkfost found liquidity flowing into the crypto market remains insufficient, keeping the recovery in stablecoin market capitalization slow. Stablecoin market cap has fallen by $14 billion since May, though it has risen by about $4 billion since September to recover to around $270 billion. Darkfost said the recent trend appears to be reversing, but the recovery remains modest, adding that additional liquidity inflows are needed for Bitcoin to move toward a fresh all-time high.

An ENA whale moved 30 million ENA, worth about $6.98 million, to Binance via BitGo on Oct. 3 after more than a year of inactivity, according to Lookonchain. It was not confirmed whether the tokens were actually sold. The whale still holds 157.55 million ENA, worth about $36.74 million.

The Korea Institute of Finance has advised South Korea’s Financial Services Commission to classify decentralized finance, or DeFi, and over-the-counter, or OTC, support providers as unlicensed virtual asset operators and restrict domestic users’ access or trading with them, Digital Asset reported. In a report on second-phase legislation and anti-money laundering, or AML, improvements related to stablecoins submitted to the commission late last year, the institute said AML and counter-terrorist financing, or CFT, obligations need to be applied to DeFi and OTC providers. It also proposed drawing up separate guidelines to determine whether overseas unregistered virtual asset operators fall under enforcement. On stablecoins, the report presented additional measures for areas where existing AML systems are difficult to apply, including cold wallets and person-to-person wallet transactions. The institute said South Korea also needs to consider, over the medium to long term, imposing reporting and registration requirements on platforms or software providers that support transfers between stablecoin wallets.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.26% long, 50.74% short - Binance: 48.89% long, 51.11% short - OKX: 49.85% long, 50.15% short - Bybit: 48.17% long, 51.83% short

Former kickboxer and influencer Andrew Tate deposited 20,950 HYPE, worth about $1.87 million, to Binance on Oct. 3, according to Lookonchain. It was not confirmed whether the tokens were actually sold. Lookonchain said Tate bought 122,827 HYPE at an average price of $4.48 about two years ago, for roughly $550,000. Tate still holds 63,550 HYPE, worth about $5.62 million, and has generated total profits of $7.24 million from the investment so far, for a return of 1,317%, Lookonchain said.

Bitcoin’s realized market capitalization rose 1.2% ($12.8 billion) over the past 30 days to $1.079 trillion as of Oct. 2, roughly doubling from a 0.66% growth rate a month earlier, according to CryptoQuant contributor Axel Adler Jr. Realized market capitalization is calculated based on the price of each BTC when it last moved on-chain. Adler said the metric kept rising even as BTC saw a modest price pullback after its September gains, indicating continued growth in the market’s aggregate on-chain cost basis.

South Korea’s JB Bank plans to launch a personal overseas remittance service for Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and the Philippines, in December in partnership with Ripple, Edaily reported. The bank has been in talks with Ripple on overseas remittances since last year and signed a Ripple Payments agreement in August. At XRP Seoul 2026, JB Bank team leader Yoon Man-sik said the bank is building a system for personal and corporate overseas remittances and plans to move up the launch of its corporate remittance service if personal transfers gain traction. Yoon added the bank is also considering launching a stablecoin-based overseas remittance service in the first half of next year if a legal framework for digital assets is completed.

Kelman PLLC, a law firm focused on digital assets, said an investor’s failure to receive tokens after a project’s expected launch date has passed does not automatically constitute a breach of contract. Whether a breach has actually occurred depends on whether the token delivery timing and payment conditions specified in the contract have been met, Kelman said. The firm pointed in particular to early-stage investments made through SAFTs, or Simple Agreements for Future Tokens. Under a SAFT, an investor provides funding in advance and gains the right to receive tokens once predetermined conditions are satisfied. Unlike general token sales such as ICOs, IEOs, or launchpads, a project’s obligation to deliver tokens is determined by the specific terms agreed between the investor and the project, according to Kelman. If a project seeks to change terms by delaying token delivery, reducing the allocation, or extending the vesting period, investors should check whether the existing contract allows such changes and whether investor consent is required, the firm added. Kelman also said related materials should be preserved, including contracts, remittance records, transaction hashes, and project announcements and messages.

October U.S. economic data releases and Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions could increase volatility in the cryptocurrency market, including Bitcoin, CryptoPotato reported. The September FOMC minutes are due at 6:00 p.m. UTC on Oct. 7. September CPI data will be released at 12:30 p.m. UTC on Oct. 14, followed by PPI data at 12:30 p.m. UTC on Oct. 15. The FOMC rate decision is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. UTC on Oct. 28, with the Fed chair’s press conference set to begin at 6:30 p.m. UTC. Markets are expected to watch both the rate decision and the Fed’s guidance on the future path of monetary policy.

LPL Financial Chief Economist Jeffrey Roach said broad weakness in the U.S. labor market, reflected in the nonfarm payrolls report, is reducing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates twice. Roach added that diverging trends are emerging between goods-producing sectors benefiting from the AI boom and service industries facing the impact of technological change.

Solana processed a record 14.2 billion non-vote transactions in the third quarter, up 45% from the previous quarter, according to Blockworks data. Non-vote transactions exclude the vote transactions validators exchange to reach consensus during block production and mainly cover actual user activity such as token transfers, swaps, and dapp usage.

More than 40,000 BTC have seen net outflows from centralized exchanges since Sept. 22, Cointelegraph reported, citing CoinGlass data. BTC was trading at around $84,500 at the time of the report.

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 moves higher. The yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line reflects large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said in an 8-K filing with the U.S. SEC that Chief Accounting Officer Jennifer Jones informed the company on Sept. 29 of her intention to resign and retire. Jones will remain in the role until a successor is appointed, and Coinbase has started a search for a replacement.

A proposed U.S. SEC rule allowing investment advisers to directly hold clients’ crypto when a qualified custodian is unavailable could put smaller advisers at a disadvantage because of higher costs, CryptoSlate reported. Citing the SEC’s economic analysis, the outlet said annual costs for advisers adopting the approach were estimated at about $433,833. It added the estimate did not include technology infrastructure buildout costs and other potentially significant expenses. As a result, smaller advisers may opt not to offer the service because of the cost burden, while larger advisers could be relatively better positioned by spreading costs across more clients and assets. The report added those costs could also be passed on through client fees, potentially raising the cost of using the service.

An anonymous Ethereum whale wallet beginning with 0x102 transferred 6,595.2 ETH worth about $17.57 million to U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase around three hours ago. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as intended for selling. Of the total, 6,500 ETH appears to have been accumulated between June and August 2025 at an average entry price of $3,040.4. If the Coinbase transfer was intended for a sale, the whale is estimated to have realized a loss of about $2.443 million. According to CoinMarketCap, ETH was trading at $2,678.37, down 0.8%, at the time of writing.

Tom Lee, chairman of Ethereum-buying company Bitmine (BMNR), said in an interview with CoinDesk at Korea Blockchain Week that continued crypto purchases by listed companies pursuing digital asset treasury strategies could help drive prices higher. Lee said shares of such companies trading above net asset value, or NAV, can raise additional funds to buy cryptocurrencies, which could reduce circulating supply in the market and lift asset values. Lee cited Hyperliquid’s HYPE as an example, saying related digital asset treasury companies currently hold about 14% of total HYPE supply and are continuing to accumulate. If those firms’ HYPE holdings reach 50% of total supply, the token’s price could surge parabolically, Lee said. U.Today, a crypto-focused media outlet, noted Lee’s market outlook is generally optimistic and said his bullish view does not necessarily materialize, with actual market conditions potentially unfolding very differently.

CoinMarketCap’s in-house crypto fear and greed index came in at 67, down two points from yesterday, indicating slightly weaker sentiment while remaining in the greed zone. A lower reading points to more extreme fear in the market, while a reading closer to 100 signals more extreme optimism. CoinMarketCap calculates the index based on price movements among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, market volatility, derivatives-market indicators such as the put-to-call ratio, the stablecoin supply ratio (SSR), and its own search data.

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

Avalanche said, citing Token Terminal data, that the market capitalization of stock tokens on the layer-one blockchain rose by $245.5 million in September, marking the largest increase among all blockchains. Tokenization platform Securitize, ticker SECZ, drove the growth.