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Cardano whale transactions have climbed to their highest level since June 4, Cointelegraph reported, citing Santiment data. ADA’s social dominance also reached its highest level of 2026, indicating that interest from both large-scale investors and broader market participants has recently increased at the same time.

Strategy reflected an estimated $4.1 billion tax-related accounting benefit as Bitcoin rose, according to a U.S. SEC filing cited by CryptoSlate. The accounting adjustment was tied to deferred tax assets after the fair value of its Bitcoin holdings exceeded acquisition cost as of Sept. 30. As of Oct. 4, Strategy held 848,000 BTC at an average purchase price of $75,440.70. The company added that the estimated tax benefit was internally calculated and had not been externally audited or reviewed.

Crypto Briefing reported controversy erupted in the crypto community after Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire referred to rapper DJ Khaled as 'Team USDC.' DJ Khaled had posted a photo of himself wearing a Chelsea FC jersey sponsored by Circle. Some users pointed to his past promotion of the fraudulent Centra Tech ICO in 2017 and his 2018 settlement with the U.S. SEC over failing to disclose compensation.

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) announced minimum requirements for independent audits of reserve assets held by virtual asset service providers (VASPs). VARA said VASPs must maintain reserves exceeding 100% of client liabilities during the audit period, hold the same virtual assets as clients on a one-to-one basis, and reconcile them daily. It added that audits must cover hot, warm, and cold wallets as well as third-party custodial assets, while also checking whether client assets are segregated and whether they are being used for activities such as restaking or lending.

A federal court in northern Illinois partly granted injunction requests by Kalshi, Coinbase and others, blocking Illinois from applying state sports betting licensing rules to some of Kalshi’s sports event contracts. The court found the contracts are likely to qualify as swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act and therefore fall under federal law. It reserved judgment on whether Illinois can apply prediction market trading fees. The ruling is a preliminary decision issued before a final judgment on the merits.

Avalanche-based U.S. Treasury tokens reached $545 million, up 14% during the third quarter and fourfold from a year earlier, AMB Crypto reported, citing data from RWA.xyz.

Cryptocurrency card payment volume reached a record $12.5 billion, up 140% from the start of the year and 247% from October last year, Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing PaymentScan data. The increase was attributed to broader use of stablecoins as a payment method and rising demand for faster, cheaper cross-border payments. The Kobeissi Letter described crypto cards as the next stage of mainstream crypto adoption.

Bitcoin is increasingly establishing itself as digital gold, with annualized volatility falling from around 66% over the past decade to 44% over the past year, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said, according to Cointelegraph. Hougan said the drop in volatility supports Bitcoin’s strengthening role as a digital gold asset.

Hyperliquid Labs has been confirmed to list Singapore as its registered headquarters, the Financial Times reported. Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, said Hyperliquid’s decentralized characteristics mean it is not viewed as being based in Singapore and does not fall under the regulator’s jurisdiction. MAS said it does not understand Hyperliquid to be regulated in any major jurisdiction. Hyperliquid also said it has never received a license or approval from MAS.

A governance attack is believed to have exploited Onyx’s XCN DAO governance system on the Ethereum chain, transferring 620 million XCN worth about $2.91 million from the Onyx treasury to a linked address after a malicious proposal passed and cleared a two-day timelock, according to blockchain security firm Blockaid.

Ether.fi, an Ethereum restaking protocol and DeFi financial platform, has partnered with MoonPay to integrate payments infrastructure for its crypto neobank business. Over the coming months, MoonPay will provide Ether.fi with fiat on- and off-ramp services, crypto conversion, virtual accounts, and external crypto deposits. Ether.fi plans to use MoonPay for fiat payments and compliance infrastructure while maintaining a self-custody structure under which users manage their own wallet keys.

As the U.S. SEC updated its crypto FAQ on token buybacks, former federal prosecutor and crypto-focused attorney Renato Mariotti said the document is only a reference point and offers no legal protection, according to Crypto Briefing. Mariotti said the FAQ is nonbinding guidance and the market should use it as reference material, not as a safeguard against possible future regulatory intervention. The updated FAQ, released last week, newly added points including that if there is no central party leading a token buyback, it is less likely to qualify as an investment contract.

Coinbase has launched a real-time cryptocurrency price prediction market for U.S. users. U.S. Coinbase users can place bets on price direction within 15 minutes. Supported assets include BTC, ETH, SOL, and BNB, with contract durations starting at 15 minutes.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has issued staking safe harbor guidance for crypto trusts, clarifying how qualified investments and grantor trusts can participate in proof-of-stake networks while maintaining favorable tax treatment, Crypto Briefing reported. The IRS classified staking as a passive asset management activity and said compliant staking can be treated as a property-preservation activity, allowing those tax benefits to remain in place. To qualify, however, trusts must meet 14 detailed requirements, including a condition that trust assets must be listed on domestic exchanges.

Coinbase said it will suspend BLAST trading at 2:00 p.m. UTC on Oct. 20 after Ethereum layer-two network Blast officially announced a full shutdown of chain operations amid worsening profitability.

More than 220,000 Russian digital ruble accounts were opened in the first month after launch, four times the central bank’s forecast, Reuters reported. Reuters said Russia had previously accelerated development of the digital ruble after sanctions tied to the war in Ukraine left it isolated from parts of the global financial system and made payments with key trading partners including China and India more complicated. The outlet added the digital ruble is becoming an early test of whether a central bank digital currency can move beyond pilot programs and achieve broad real-world adoption.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +0.58% - Nasdaq: +0.45% - Dow Jones: +0.49%

Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Abstract said it will cease operations on Dec. 15, according to The Block. The project cited stalled growth, low liquidity, a limited DeFi ecosystem and weak participation from institutional investors as reasons for the shutdown. It advised users to move assets to other networks before that date, warning in English, "asset migration to another network is recommended before the date. Otherwise, there is a risk of losing access to funds."

South Africa’s First National Bank has launched cryptocurrency trading for retail clients, according to Crypto Briefing. The bank’s roughly 9 million retail customers can now buy crypto directly through its existing stock trading platform, with support for five assets: BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL and USDT. FNB partnered with VALR, Africa’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, in October last year, and the new service is part of that partnership.

The U.S. government transferred 568 BTC to Coinbase Prime about an hour ago, worth roughly $48.7 million. The government’s total transfers today came to 833.6 BTC, or about $71 million, based on Oct. 6 local time.

Prediction market platform Kalshi has launched perpetual futures contracts tied to the U.S. stock market. The contracts track Kalshi’s US 500 index, which includes 500 of the largest U.S. companies. Traders can use leverage to take long or short positions without a fixed expiration date. Kalshi had submitted a related filing to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in August to launch the product.

U.S.-based bank State Street said in a crypto research report that 51% of institutional executives expect cryptocurrencies to become mainstream within five years. According to the report, that was up sharply from 42% in its 2025 report and 11% in 2024. Respondents said they currently allocate an average of about 11% to crypto and expect that share to rise to 17% within the next three years. The report also showed 35% already manage and distribute digital assets, while 28% said they have built the infrastructure needed to meet client demand. In addition, 52% identified fund issuance and tokenization as strategic priorities, and 53% chose cost reduction and efficiency gains as the most anticipated benefits. State Street conducted the survey of 300 executives in global asset servicing and asset management from July 20 to Aug. 19.

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has acquired payment orchestration platform Routable and plans to use the deal to support transfers of stablecoins and tokenized deposits, according to Crypto Briefing. The company said it plans to roll out stablecoin and tokenized deposit payment capabilities over the next few quarters. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Fintech startup Navra has raised $19 million in Series A funding, The Block reported. The round was led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Baseline, DCM, Jump Crypto, and Figure Technology Solutions. Navra plans a limited launch for retail and institutional clients in late October, with Figure serving as its first blockchain partner.

Bitcoin is facing strong selling pressure around $87,000, with the 21-day moving average at $83,500 serving as a key support level, CoinDesk said. CoinDesk said liquidity is currently concentrated around $87,000, with sell orders building from $86,500 and limiting BTC’s short-term upside. To preserve the uptrend, BTC needs to hold the 21-day simple moving average at $83,500, the outlet said. On the upside, if BTC breaks above $87,375, then reclaims $87,496 and flips that level into support, the likelihood of further gains could increase. In that scenario, BTC would be more likely to break firmly above $91,540, which CoinDesk said would provide an additional signal supporting confirmation of a bull market.