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Kraken (one of the oldest US crypto exchanges) is moving 176 trading pairs to synthetic markets. All orders placed on these pairs will be canceled, and after the migration orders will have to be placed again - they will not be transferred automatically.
Stablecoin reserves on Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, fell from $43.2 billion to $41.1 billion in October - by roughly 5%. This is the largest net outflow since July.
On October 27, Deutsche Börse Group launched round-the-clock trading in stocks from the DAX 40 index — at night and on weekends, trades take place on the 360X venue. The group calls itself the first infrastructure in Europe to offer a 24/7 regime for traditional blue-chip stocks.
Data from the analytics platform Santiment: open interest (the sum of all open futures positions) rose sharply, and trader sentiment turned openly bullish. At night the market moved against the crowd.
Japanese Metaplanet announced the issuance of bonds worth ¥52 billion ($329 million). The funds will go toward repaying Bitcoin-backed loans and buying back shares, while the company does not plan to sell its 44,000 BTC.
The broad altcoin market outpaced the largest cryptocurrencies: the CoinDesk 80 index rose about 3% in 24 hours, more than twice as much as CoinDesk 5. Bitcoin, meanwhile, was nearly unchanged and is holding around $84,000.
The European regulator ESMA has clarified requirements for stablecoins that have not received authorization under MiCA. By January 8, crypto platforms in the European Union must cease related services, including custody and transfers.
October 12 is a holiday in the US - Columbus Day. The stock market is open, but government bond trading is closed, so investors are temporarily left without one of the main benchmarks of recent weeks - Treasury yields.
ESMA has required MiCA-licensed crypto exchanges, brokers, and custodians to cease services with stablecoins that do not meet European regulatory requirements. A deadline of January 8, 2027 has been set for closing and transferring existing positions.
Over the past three weeks, wallets with a balance of 10 to 10,000 BTC increased their holdings by 86,702 BTC, and their combined balance reached its highest level since April 23. At the same time, a large outflow of coins from exchanges continues.
In the week to September 27, 23,137 BTC were withdrawn from Binance, and since September 20 the exchange's reserves have shrunk by almost 40,000 BTC. At the same time, large players increased the volume of stablecoins on the platform, creating a potential reserve of liquidity for future purchases.
On Friday, October 2, at 15:30 Moscow time, the US employment report is released. This week this is the main macro event: the bond market has already repriced levels, and the Fed raised rates for the first time in more than three years. The Employment Situation release is indeed scheduled for October 2 at 08:30 ET, that is, 15:30 Moscow time.
