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Lido’s proposed staking route needs over 13 times the default entry bond

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Lido’s proposed staking route needs over 13 times the default entry bond
Lido’s proposed route for running larger Ethereum validators would require a 32 ETH entry bond, compared with 2.4 ETH for its existing default route. That higher collateral can become more efficient once enough stake is allocated to the validator, but an operator’s profile and place in the funding queue determine how useful the advantage is. … Read more

3x Bitcoin and Ether futures funds clear SEC listing hurdle

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3x Bitcoin and Ether futures funds clear SEC listing hurdle
On Oct. 2, the SEC approved the Cboe BZX exchange’s listing proposal for VS Trust’s 3x Bitcoin ETF and 3x Ether ETF. The decision clears an exchange-rule hurdle for products sponsored by Volatility Shares that seek amplified daily crypto futures exposure. The order covers six funds, including products tied to gold, silver, crude oil and … Read more

The same Fed rate hike can help stablecoins and hurt Bitcoin borrowers

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The same Fed rate hike can help stablecoins and hurt Bitcoin borrowers
When you hold a dollar stablecoin, somebody else may be earning interest on the assets backing your balance, while a company borrowing to buy Bitcoin has to find the money to pay its lenders. Both businesses are crypto-native, but a higher interest rate can reward the first and eat into the economics of the second. … Read more

Binance will hold some Brazil crypto deposits until users explain where the money came from

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Binance will hold some Brazil crypto deposits until users explain where the money came from
Binance will require Brazilian users to provide additional information for cross-border crypto transfers starting Nov. 1. The exchange said customers sending crypto abroad or receiving it from nonresidents must disclose the purpose of each transfer and identify the counterparty type. Corporate accounts must also say whether the other party belongs to the same economic group. … Read more

Leveraged funds’ Bitcoin futures shorts fall by 5,300 BTC-equivalent as longs shrink

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Leveraged funds’ Bitcoin futures shorts fall by 5,300 BTC-equivalent as longs shrink
Leveraged funds’ reported Bitcoin futures shorts fell by about 5,300 BTC-equivalent in the week to Sept. 29, narrowing their net short even as their aggregate long exposure shrank. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s latest futures-only figures, released in the Oct. 2 reporting cycle, cover CME standard and micro Bitcoin futures plus Coinbase Derivatives’ nano Bitcoin … Read more

Bankers sue to overturn OCC trust-bank rule used by crypto firms

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Bankers sue to overturn OCC trust-bank rule used by crypto firms
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC in federal court in Washington on Oct. 2, two weeks after the agency approved Agora National Trust Bank, Catena Trust Bank and Bastion Platforms. American Banker reported that the complaint asked the court to vacate the OCC’s national trust bank rule and Interpretive Letter 1176. It … Read more

ESMA proposes ending EU custody and transfer services for non-compliant stablecoins

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ESMA proposes ending EU custody and transfer services for non-compliant stablecoins
The European Securities and Markets Authority wants to extend Europe’s restrictions on non-compliant stablecoins beyond trading to the services that let customers keep and move them. If adopted as proposed, the change would remove the option of leaving such tokens with a licensed custodian after their trading pairs disappear. In its September 30, 2026 response … Read more

Plunging GPU prices threaten AI hosts, and new hedges step in

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Plunging GPU prices threaten AI hosts, and new hedges step in
Companies building AI applications can rent powerful computers instead of buying the equipment themselves, paying for access to the graphics processing units, or GPUs, that run their software. Lower rental prices make those applications cheaper to operate, but they can also make life harder for the company that bought the machines and needs the rent … Read more

Coinbase completes Deribit switch, ending International Exchange trading

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Coinbase completes Deribit switch, ending International Exchange trading
Coinbase completed the migration of Coinbase International Exchange to Deribit on Oct. 1, ending trading on its former international venue. The old exchange is now read-only, with its trading activity moved to Deribit. Coinbase’s migration status report marked maintenance complete at 10:02 UTC on Oct. 1, 2026. For affected institutional clients, the switch makes new … Read more