Bitcoin Open Interest Matches Pre-Crash Pace as Debt Ratio Falls 14%
Bitcoin open interest rose 4% in seven days, matching pre-crash pace, but the debt ratio sits 14% below last year's $19 billion liquidation event.
Bitcoin open interest rose 4% in seven days, matching pre-crash pace, but the debt ratio sits 14% below last year's $19 billion liquidation event.
The IRS updated staking guidance on October 6, reversing three 2025 restrictions. Trusts can now use multiple custodians and face narrower slashing rules.
JPMorgan reported $50 billion in crypto inflows for 2026, half of last year's pace. Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest outflow since June on October 7.
FinCEN withdrew its 2020 unhosted wallet reporting rule and 2023 mixing proposal on October 5, ending six years of debate over crypto privacy measures.
CFTC proposes rules for margin-based crypto trading while spot markets, the vast majority of retail activity, remain under state regulation.
Hyperliquid Labs sent 3.75 million HYPE tokens worth $329 million to one institutional buyer via OTC deal, avoiding public market selling pressure.
Treasury sanctions revealed A7 Network ran $179B crypto token channel and $17B banking network simultaneously from early 2025 through mid-2026.
SEC approved six 3x Bitcoin and Ethereum products from Volatility Shares. Daily reset limits use to single-day trades despite 3x multiplier.
MetaMask is exiting 17,000 validators holding 523,000 ETH after an attacker diverted 0.36 ETH in block rewards funded through Tornado Cash on October 1.
The SEC's October 1 proposal allows investment advisers to hold client crypto but requires 90-day custodian checks, dual approvals, and annual audits.
September crypto hacks hit $766 million, but hackers returned $270 million from Liquid Network. Net losses: $496 million. Bitget and Liquid made up 92%.
Crypto firms spent $8 million lobbying for the Clarity Act. It failed 49-50 on September 15. Ethics provisions and banking rules killed it, not crypto law.
Goldman Sachs opened its $100 billion Treasury fund to crypto firms via Lynq, but chose traditional settlement over tokenization unlike BlackRock.
Robinhood CEO claims America's first perpetual futures despite Coinbase launching in July 2025. CFTC's May 2026 approval enabled both platforms.
Bitcoin is on track to close September 2026 with a 7% gain, breaking a 13-year pattern where every positive August was followed by negative September.
Coinbase Clearing received CFTC approval on September 28 for USDC-native derivatives settlement, completing the firm's vertically integrated stack.