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A market commentator expects Bitcoin to trade weakly and sideways over the weekend, with a sharp rebound unlikely. BTC rose from about $80,300 to above $82,000, but the move was attributed mainly to short covering rather than substantial new long positions. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $450 million in outflows, while the $83,000–$84,000 range was described as a major supply zone with limited demand. The US government’s transfer of 17,000 BTC to Coinbase could add potential selling pressure, although no sale was confirmed. The commentator also pointed to a four-year dormant whale moving 4,500 BTC and a shift to declines during US stock-market hours. A 30-year US Treasury auction yielded 5.618%, its highest level since 2000; persistently high yields may weigh on non-yielding assets such as Bitcoin. These are the author’s market views, not investment advice.

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission has finalized rules for Bitcoin and Ether spot ETFs, with 11 notices taking effect on 16 October 2026. The framework allows asset managers to apply to list passive ETFs tracking a single cryptocurrency on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Initially, only Bitcoin and Ether qualify, and each fund must maintain average annual exposure of at least 80% of net asset value without using derivatives to create that exposure. Funds must meet disclosure and suitability requirements, and custody must primarily be handled by SEC-regulated providers, including licensed Thai digital-asset custodians. Brokers cannot provide margin financing for purchases, while retail access to overseas crypto ETFs remains restricted. Local mutual and private funds may invest in Thai-listed crypto ETFs within existing limits. Bitkub and Binance TH have said they are prepared to support fund operations, but no issuer or product has yet been approved or listed. The rules create a regulated route for Bitcoin and Ether exposure, but any trading impact will depend on approvals, launch timing and investor demand.

Bitcoin rebounded from a low near $80,300 to about $82,000 after US President Donald Trump said the United States would not attack Iran before the 3 November midterm elections. The comments eased geopolitical concerns, sending oil prices lower from a reported high of $93.20 to around $90.70 a barrel. Ethereum, XRP and Solana also recovered some recent losses. Bitcoin had also faced selling pressure amid warnings that advances in artificial intelligence could threaten crypto security. Coinbase chief cryptographer Yehuda Lindell said there was no evidence that elliptic-curve cryptography had been compromised. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said a potential risk merited attention but involved lattice-based linear algebra, not elliptic curves themselves. Traders are watching $81,000 as near-term Bitcoin support and $82,000 as resistance. A fall below $80,316 could put $80,000 and an on-chain support level near $77,200 in focus. On the upside, a sustained move above $82,000 could improve market structure, with $83,300 and $85,500 among the next resistance levels. The US blockade of Iran remains in place, leaving oil prices, market sentiment and Bitcoin vulnerable to renewed geopolitical volatility.

Volution Group plc published a presentation alongside its 2026 Q4 earnings call. The supplied article contains only a notice about the presentation and background information on Seeking Alpha’s transcripts team. It provides no financial results, key figures, management commentary or business outlook. The Volution Group 2026 Q4 presentation therefore offers no specific performance details to assess from the available text.

The article argues that 2026–2030 could be a favorable period for long-term investing, based on a forecast that the fifth Kondratiev wave is ending and a sixth wave—driven by artificial intelligence, energy innovation and digital infrastructure—may be approaching. It describes the proposed transition as a period of uneven markets and repeated price declines, which the author says could suit regular investing by allowing investors to build positions over time. The author favors broad US equity indexes such as the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500, arguing that their changing constituents provide exposure to leading technology companies without requiring investors to pick individual winners. The article’s case rests on three ideas: the expected shift from economic stagnation to recovery, the indexes’ exposure to technology firms, and the potential advantage of investing before a later boom. These dates and cycle forecasts are the author’s interpretation, not established predictions. The article offers an investment opinion rather than evidence that a market recovery or sustained returns are assured. Its focus is traditional equity indexes, not cryptocurrency markets.

The Trump administration announced more than $6 billion in science initiatives, including a $215 million quantum computing competition and $2.4 billion in artificial intelligence commitments from technology companies. The US Department of Energy identified eight research priorities for its Quantum Genesis Q Competition. The programme will offer milestone-based funding and prizes to companies developing fault-tolerant quantum computers. The research areas include chemistry, materials science, subatomic physics and applied mathematics. Quantum computing could eventually threaten the public-key cryptography that protects blockchains and financial transactions. European financial watchdogs warned in September that sufficiently powerful machines could expose private keys linked to public keys. However, no existing quantum computer can currently carry out such an attack. Separately, 11 technology companies pledged $2.4 billion in AI tools and computing resources for research at 15 federal agencies. Nvidia pledged $1 billion, AMD $500 million, OpenAI $200 million, and Anthropic and Google $150 million each. The quantum computing push is a long-term security consideration for crypto markets, rather than an immediate trading catalyst.

Ethereum client developer Nethermind and Bitcoin wallet ZEUS have applied to Anthropic’s new OSS Scanner, an opt-in program that uses its most capable AI models, including Claude Mythos, to identify vulnerabilities in open-source software. Cosmos-based decentralized cloud marketplace VirtEngine is among the other applicants. Anthropic says it will assess projects individually, prioritizing factors such as infrastructure importance, exposure to remote attacks and the number of users or dependent projects. The Anthropic AI security scanner aims to deliver vulnerability reports faster than the company’s existing human-reviewed process. The initiative comes amid growing concern that AI could help attackers find and exploit flaws faster than developers can fix them. The news highlights a potential security benefit for crypto infrastructure, but applications had not yet been approved and the program is not expected to directly affect token prices.

BitGo faces a $141 million lawsuit in London from DWF Labs-linked firms DWF Maas and Falcon Digital. Earlier reporting said the complaint was filed around October 2, 2026, and that BitGo had not publicly responded as of October 9. A later report says BitGo declined to comment and identifies the tokens at issue as Falcon Finance (FF) and ESPORTS. The plaintiffs allege BitGo breached over-the-counter token sale agreements by selling the tokens before their restrictions expired. Reported terms included an initial three-month lock-up followed by further vesting conditions. They claim the alleged sales increased supply, pushed prices lower and reduced the value of their remaining holdings. The $141 million is the damages sought, not a court-ordered payment; the allegations have not been proven, and public reports do not establish the quantity or timing of disputed sales. The BitGo lawsuit may keep FF and ESPORTS traders alert to potential supply and liquidity risks, but its direct market impact remains uncertain without evidence of the sales. The case adds to BitGo’s other reported legal disputes, including a contract claim involving Galaxy Digital over a terminated $1.2 billion merger and a securities class action related to BitGo’s 2026 IPO. Wider crypto-market effects appear limited unless the claims are substantiated or prompt broader concerns about token lock-ups and custody practices.

Crumbl Cookies is under pressure as at least 57 US locations have closed in 2026, and more franchise stores have reportedly been listed for sale. An internal document reportedly showed August sales were 70% below their level two years earlier, while foot traffic fell 32% year over year across the chain’s more than 1,000 locations. CEO Jason McGowan accepted responsibility for the downturn. The company is preparing for leadership changes, including a new CEO, CFO and head of marketing. A push into “dirty sodas” did not deliver the hoped-for sales boost; McGowan said Soda Week in August was the chain’s worst-performing week on record. Franchisee stress is also mounting. A Kentucky operator, Red Sheep St. Matthews LLC, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with about $352,780 in liabilities and $10,000 in assets. Its Crumbl store closed. Another location near Easton in Columbus, Ohio, also shut, with its equipment put up for auction. Crumbl has not announced a company-wide shutdown and still operates more than 1,000 stores. However, declining sales, weaker foot traffic and franchisee financial strain point to a difficult period for the cookie chain.

Bitcoin and broader crypto markets faced mixed trading signals in Odaily’s 9 October roundup. US government-linked deposits of 17,733 BTC and 750 WBTC, valued at about $1.542 billion, landed at Coinbase Prime over three days as Bitcoin fell 6.9%. One trader said they would begin reducing exposure if BTC drops below $79,000 and close long positions if the daily close falls below $78,000. Other notable developments included Hyperliquid reporting more than $1 billion in cumulative protocol revenue and over 41 million HYPE tokens bought back and burned. An address linked to Abraxas Capital continued reducing leverage on an estimated $350 million in ETH collateral. Variational’s second-largest account said it would not sell VAR at its TGE and planned to add to both spot and futures positions, while a suspected large trader reportedly generated $2.1 billion in Variational trading volume in a week. Nasdaq’s CEO said tokenisation could unlock billions of dollars of capital and that AI will be important for round-the-clock trading. Separately, Ansem said ZEC could approach BTC’s valuation if quantum risks threaten Bitcoin, while the odds of a pure meme coin surpassing Bitcoin are very low. Overall, traders are weighing potential BTC selling pressure against protocol growth and project-specific buying signals.

Major crypto Launchpads across Solana, Robinhood Chain, BSC and Arc issued more than 1.9 million tokens in September, setting a monthly record, according to researcher defioasis. Pump.fun accounted for over 1 million launches, while Pons issued more than 570,000. Argus and StonkFun each issued over 100,000 tokens. The figures highlight a sharp expansion in crypto token issuance, though launch counts alone do not indicate trading volume, liquidity or investor demand.

Gold (XAUUSD) climbed above $4,200 an ounce on 9 October 2026, reaching $4,200.22, according to Gate data. The price was up 1.7% over 24 hours. The report provided no details on the drivers of the move. Gold’s gains may be relevant to traders monitoring broader market sentiment and demand for traditional safe-haven assets.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll points to a possible turnout challenge for Republicans in the 2026 US midterm elections. Just 30% of people who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 said they were strongly enthusiastic about voting in the midterms, compared with 48% of Kamala Harris voters. Trump’s approval rating was 32%, while 65% disapproved of his performance. The poll also found Democrats leading among Hispanic voters. The results suggest that Trump voter enthusiasm could be a factor in competitive races, though further polling will be needed to establish whether the trend persists. On prediction markets, a Democratic win in Florida’s governor race was priced at 22.5%, against 77.5% for a Republican win.

A French parliamentary finance committee has approved proposed taxes on stablecoin transactions and an exit tax on crypto assets for the 2027 budget. The measures would tax conversions between crypto and fiat-backed stablecoins and apply an exit tax to people leaving France with more than €800,000 in crypto assets. They are not yet law and must continue through the legislative process. For traders, the proposal adds regulatory uncertainty for French crypto users and could affect stablecoin activity and decisions about holding or relocating assets. Its direct effect on Bitcoin and wider crypto markets is likely limited unless the proposals advance or prompt similar measures elsewhere.

Crypto liquidations topped $1.16 billion in 24 hours as Bitcoin fell below $81,000, extending a sell-off in which leveraged bullish positions bore the brunt. About $1.05 billion in liquidations came from longs. Ethereum liquidations reached as much as $356 million, exceeding Bitcoin’s roughly $300 million, and ETH briefly fell below $2,500 to $2,409. Earlier estimates put ETH liquidations at $318 million to $356 million and BTC liquidations at $215 million to $300 million; long positions made up roughly 85% to 95% of forced closures, affecting an estimated 100,000 to 190,000 traders. The latest figures point to particularly crowded Ethereum leverage. ETH futures turnover was about 15.4 times spot turnover, while open interest stood at $32.28 billion. The largest reported single liquidation was an ETH contract on Hyperliquid worth nearly $20 million. Bitcoin also broke below the $81,000–$84,000 support zone. Liquidations were concentrated on major venues including Binance, Bybit, OKX and Hyperliquid, with some reports attributing more than half of ETH trading volume to Binance. Macro pressure added to the decline. Rising rate concerns, stronger oil prices, Treasury yields and the US dollar weighed on risk assets. Bitcoin ETFs saw about $729 million in outflows on 7 and 8 October, while Ethereum ETFs recorded six consecutive days of outflows through 8 October, totalling about $579 million. Traders are watching $80,000 for Bitcoin and $2,400 for Ethereum, as well as whether BTC can reclaim the $81,000–$84,000 area and ETH can recover $2,500. Further price declines while open interest remains high could trigger more Ethereum liquidations and volatility. Stabilising prices, falling open interest and easing ETF outflows would suggest that forced deleveraging is subsiding.

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade activated on the Sepolia testnet on 6 October, with blocks finalizing without major issues. The upgrade includes 18 EIPs and is designed to support a block gas limit of about 200 million, more than three times the current 60 million target. Glamsterdam does not automatically raise capacity: validators must choose to increase the gas limit. Sepolia reached 200 million roughly 11 hours after activation. Key changes include EIP-7732, which adds protocol-level proposer-builder separation; EIP-7928, which enables block-level access lists for parallel client validation; and EIP-7954, which raises the smart-contract code-size limit from 24 KiB to 64 KiB. Gas costs are also set to change, with new storage slots expected to cost more while standard ETH transfers remain at 21,000 gas. Early tests indicated faster client execution: Geth processed a 40-million-gas block in about 30 milliseconds, down from roughly 115 milliseconds. However, observations covered less than a day and only one node per client. The next planned deployment is the Hoodi testnet, tentatively scheduled for 27 October; Ethereum mainnet activation remains targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026. For ETH traders, the testnet results point to possible long-term Layer 1 scaling benefits, but they are not yet evidence of a near-term capacity increase or a confirmed mainnet timeline. Validator decisions, further testing and higher costs for storage-heavy activity remain important considerations.

New Jersey Resources (NJR) remains a fundamentally sound utility, but its valuation and heavy capital spending limit its risk-adjusted appeal, according to analyst Wolf Report. The analyst maintains a Hold rating and a $36-per-share price target, saying the stock does not meet a 15% annualized return hurdle at current prices. NJR reported 2025 actual earnings per share of $3.30, while the midpoint of its 2026 earnings guidance is $3.60. However, the analyst questions the quality and sustainability of normalized earnings. Large capital expenditure plans could increase financing needs and lead to equity issuance and shareholder dilution. Expansion into non-regulated businesses may also make earnings more volatile. The assessment is that New Jersey Resources offers solid earnings growth, but valuation, financing risks and capital intensity currently outweigh the potential upside.

The Artisan Sustainable Emerging Markets Fund modestly outperformed its benchmark in Q3, while emerging-market equities were broadly flat. The fund initiated positions in Delta Electronics, Shenzhen Inovance and Nan Ya Plastics. It also sold WuXi Biologics after the stock reached the fund’s target price, despite the holding being one of the quarter’s main contributors. The Artisan Sustainable Emerging Markets Fund commentary noted shifts in investor sentiment during the quarter, but the supplied article excerpt provides no further market detail.

Mar Vista reported third-quarter 2026 results for two U.S. equity strategies. Its U.S. Quality strategy returned 1.45% net of fees; Microsoft, Apple and NVIDIA were leading contributors, while GE Aerospace, TransDigm Group and Stryker detracted. It made no new investments, exited Oracle, added to NVIDIA and trimmed Apple. Separately, the U.S. Quality Premier strategy returned 1.74% net of fees, with Microsoft, Mettler-Toledo and NVIDIA among its top contributors. It opened a position in StandardAero and sold its remaining Oracle shares. The reports also differ on the strategies’ portfolio changes, so their figures should not be treated as results for one identical portfolio. The commentary noted stronger macroeconomic influence on financial asset prices. Neither report identifies cryptocurrency holdings or trades, leaving the direct implications for crypto markets limited.

Stablecoin interest is growing in Asia-Pacific, while European users are pressing regulators to allow rewards and UK finance leaders expect tokenization to reshape the sector. Visa’s survey found that 46% of APAC consumers expect to use stablecoins within five years, compared with 16% who used them in the past year. Awareness reached 66%, but just 6% could accurately explain how stablecoins work. Fraud concerns and limited understanding remain barriers, and 41% mistakenly believe stablecoins always rise in value. In Europe, more than 50,000 people submitted responses urging the European Commission to allow regulated stablecoin providers to offer benefits such as cashback, loyalty rewards and fee reductions. More than 126,000 have signed the campaign’s petition. The European Central Bank and other EU central banks have called for restrictions on interest-like returns to extend to lending, borrowing and staking. Separately, a Lloyds Banking Group survey found 71% of UK finance leaders expect tokenization to transform finance. Respondents cited faster payments and settlements, as well as improved collateral and liquidity management, as potential benefits. The findings point to expanding interest in stablecoins and tokenization, alongside persistent education and regulatory challenges.

Binance will restrict eight crypto services and stop trading 22 tokens for users in Brazil from October 27, 2026, as it adapts to new Central Bank of Brazil rules. Affected services include Binance Loans, Binance Pool, cloud mining, margin trading, Launchpool, Megadrop, HODLer Airdrops and Alpha 2.0. Users can keep existing balances, but cannot open new positions in restricted products. Existing margin positions may remain open, while certain Abu Dhabi-entity loans will move to repayment-only status. The 22 affected tokens are XVG, USDE, USTC, DCR, DUSK, PIVX, BB, MANTRA, ONE, GMT, TFUEL, ZIL, ONT, RVN, ACX, HIT, PYR, VANRY, VIC, ICX, SCRT and STORJ. Holders can retain or withdraw these assets after trading ends. By October 29, eligible Brazilian customers will be moved to Binance’s local operating entities, with individual payment accounts for transactions in Brazilian reais. Customers who decline the migration must withdraw their assets and close their accounts by October 27. From November 1, international crypto transfers will require additional information about transaction purpose and the sender or recipient. The changes reflect Brazil’s tighter licensing, reporting and customer-protection rules; Binance has not announced when restricted services or token trading might resume.

US Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a sharp reversal in flows between 6 and 8 October. On 6 October, the funds recorded $119 million in net inflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $122 million; Morgan Stanley’s MSBT added $7.84 million, while Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC) saw $10.97 million in outflows. Two days later, Bitcoin spot ETFs posted $244 million in net outflows. Fidelity’s FBTC led withdrawals with $197 million, and Franklin’s EZBC was the only fund to attract inflows, adding $4.71 million. Despite the latest withdrawals, FBTC’s cumulative net inflows remained $10.519 billion. Across the funds, net assets stood at $104.914 billion, equal to 6.38% of Bitcoin’s market capitalisation, while cumulative net inflows were $57.086 billion. The latest Bitcoin ETF outflows point to near-term caution and uneven institutional demand, but the funds’ substantial cumulative inflows show that longer-term allocations remain significant.

Ethereum spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $72.54 million on 8 October, extending the outflow streak to eight days, according to SoSoValue. BlackRock’s ETHA led withdrawals with $71.12 million in net outflows, while Fidelity’s FETH recorded the largest inflow at $5.50 million. Morgan Stanley’s MSSE added $1.32 million. Despite the recent selling, Ethereum spot ETFs held $15.64 billion in net assets and had accumulated $13.32 billion in net inflows since launch.

Brent crude briefly pulled back to $106 a barrel, according to Gate data. It was trading at $105.99, up 0.2% over the previous 24 hours. The report did not identify a specific cause for the move. Brent crude prices can influence energy-market sentiment and inflation expectations, but the reported change was modest.

US government-linked wallets transferred about 9,261 BTC, worth $770 million, to Coinbase Prime on October 6–7. The coins included Bitcoin recovered in connection with the 2016 Bitfinex hack, assets tied to previously reported Binance-related seizures, and 2,456 BTC not previously identified by Galaxy Research as government holdings. No agency confirmed a new seizure involving the latter coins. On October 8, government-linked wallets sent a further 12,267 BTC, worth about $1.01 billion, to Coinbase Prime. Blockchain trackers put transfers to the platform at 18,482.7 BTC, or roughly $1.53 billion, over the two-day monitoring period. The transfers indicate a custody change, not a confirmed sale: Coinbase Prime provides institutional custody and trading services, and no US agency has described the movements as liquidations. The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve order generally bars the sale of qualifying, finally forfeited Bitcoin, while allowing transfers for legal, restitution or law-enforcement purposes. Bitcoin was trading near $82,000 on October 9, below more than $85,000 earlier in the week. The timing may concern traders about potential government selling, but on-chain transfers alone do not establish that a sale occurred or caused the price decline.

Netflix will release all eight episodes of The Altruists on November 19. The FTX drama stars Anthony Boyle as founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner as former Alameda Research chief Caroline Ellison, and also features figures including Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. It explores the pair’s relationship and FTX’s rise and collapse. Bankman-Fried was convicted in 2024 on seven fraud and conspiracy counts and sentenced to 25 years in prison; his appeal was rejected in June 2026, and he has sought Supreme Court review. Ellison pleaded guilty and cooperated with prosecutors, and the CFTC later imposed trading and registration bans on her. FTX’s bankruptcy estate continues distributing recovered assets to creditors. The series adds attention to the FTX case, but does not itself change the exchange’s legal or creditor-repayment position.

Hyperliquid surpassed $1 billion in cumulative protocol revenue on 30 June 2026. The decentralised perpetuals platform recorded about $492 billion in trading volume in the first quarter, ranking second to Coinbase by volume. Hyperliquid uses an estimated 97% to 99% of protocol fees through its Assistance Fund to buy HYPE on the open market. More than 41 million HYPE tokens have been bought back and burned, with a stated value exceeding $1 billion. Hyperliquid’s revenue comes mainly from opening and closing trade fees and fees for creating new markets. Funding payments are exchanged between traders and are not retained by the protocol.

Leveraged Bitcoin trader AguilaTrades is facing losses on both sides of recent trades. The trader bought Bitcoin at $82,823 yesterday and closed the long at $81,940, taking a reported $300,000 loss. Early today, AguilaTrades opened a short position of 200 BTC at $81,743, with a notional value of $16.48 million. That Bitcoin short is currently showing an unrealised loss of $150,000. The trader’s capital has fallen from $700,000 to $250,000, according to the report.

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said tokenization of US Treasuries, equities and money-market funds could improve collateral liquidity and release billions of dollars in capital tied up in the global financial system. Institutional interest in tokenization has grown over the past year, partly following the US GENIUS Act, which established a regulatory framework for stablecoins. Friedman said demand for round-the-clock trading is converging with institutional adoption, but operating markets 24/7 would require continuous risk and collateral management. She said AI will be essential to that shift. Nasdaq has introduced digital agents on its risk-management platform that initially provide recommendations, with the possibility of more direct action in the future. Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said companies outside the US are also interested in tokenization and access to US capital markets. Friedman cautioned that not every asset has enough liquidity to support 24/7 trading.