Bitcoin held above $83,000 after reclaiming the prior week's high, with traders watching for a daily close above $83,700 to confirm a higher low. Open interest rose alongside the rebound and funding stayed negative, adding leverage to the move.
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade is live on mainnet, replacing Tower BFT with the Votor voting system. It targets roughly 150-millisecond finality.
Tesla holds 11,509 BTC and SpaceX holds 18,712 BTC, keeping their combined holdings at 30,221 BTC. A possible merger would put those coins on one balance sheet, but a deal remains uncertain.
Pump.fun made Pump Bridge the default route for cross-chain trades in its app, replacing Relay. Its randomized in-app test found buys were twice as fast with 92% fewer buy errors and better fills; the bridge currently adds no bridging fee.
BTCPay Server updated its optional WooCommerce/WordPress deployment after PHP patched two critical flaws that could let unauthenticated attackers run code remotely. Affected users can apply the fix through the Update button inside BTCPay Server.
Meta reported $64.6 billion in Q3 revenue and raised its 2026 capex floor to $135 billion, with free cash flow at negative $2.12 billion. Shares rose after hours, updating the underlying stock exposure available through Meta tokens trading around the clock on Base.
Adam Weitsman acquired two BAYC NFTs from Machi Big Brother during ApeFest 2026. The sales follow reported liquidation losses of $36 million.
Yuga's Mudwater trading card game combines onchain and physical cards, with 71% of its packs airdropped to holders. The first set contains 240,000 packs and 2.4 million cards.
Sixteen companies are pushing back against tokenized versions of their shares, with Microsoft, Goldman Sachs and Alphabet among those objecting. The objections extend the dispute over who can put company shares onchain.
LIT rose over 20% in 24 hours after Lighter said it plans to apply for a US license next month. Lighter expects Robinhood US integration if approved, but gave no approval timeline.
Tesla retained all 11,509 BTC in Q3 2026, worth roughly $970 million at the cited prices. Its quarterly results included about $28.05 billion in revenue, $0.48 EPS and $1.53 billion in free cash flow.
OpenSea opened its mobile app to everyone, with trading across more than 25 chains. Users can bring their wallets together and track accounts’ trading activity across platforms.
ZEC gained roughly 8–10% in a day as Bitcoin rebounded. The move extends Zcash's recovery after a sharp correction.
Nine crypto firms formed the Quantum Alliance to build open post-quantum security standards and public test criteria. Keystone will contribute wallet security work, with the standards covering chains, wallets and infrastructure.
Trader Nebraskangooner says INJ reached the breakout target from his earlier setup.
Coinbase and The Block's research puts adjusted stablecoin transfers at $891 billion in Q3 2026, roughly four times the 2023 level. About 73% of volume moved outside US banking hours.
Top Pump.fun callers reportedly earned $100,000 to $330,000 in callout rewards. Their median token holding times were under a minute.
Papertrade's house fund is estimated at $2.3 million against $85 million in net-short exposure. A market rise above 2% could exhaust the fund, forcing winning traders' payouts into a queue until trader losses replenish it.
After his $261,000 Papertrade deposit fell to $5,682, Machi reportedly added another $45,000. He now holds $5.19 million in 100x ETH longs against roughly $50,000.
Aerodrome and Velodrome are set to merge into Aero on October 21, with launch planned across seven chains. sAERO holders will allocate pool rewards and receive a share of pool revenue, with rewards capped against projected revenue.
After Kimchi's Pump.fun signing, the Aura Final Boss (KIMCHI) launch reportedly sent 75% of supply to a wallet linked in his vlog. The developer allegedly bought 79.3% at launch and sold 4.3% within 36 seconds.
Influencers posted Rolex wins from Collector Crypt's Pump.fun watch packs, drawing disputed claims of favoritism. One wallet analysis put pack spending at $8.9 million across 15 wallets, with 14 at a loss.
Artemis puts staked ETH at a record 36.4% of supply. Bitwise's end-September reading was 35.9%, with average annualized staking yield falling from 2.81% in Q2 to 2.63% in Q3.
France's National Assembly backed a proposal to tax gains on swaps into single-currency stablecoins at 31.4% from January 2027, even without cashing out. The measure still needs Senate approval and budget reconciliation before becoming law.
Wallet 0xb4a3 was fully liquidated on a 500,000 NEAR long worth $2.64 million as the market fell.