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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.
Four new refusals have been added to the OKXICE project - a joint venture between the OKX crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange (the owner of the New York Stock Exchange). Now 26 issuers from the original list of 62 companies have spoken out against trading tokenized versions of their shares.
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.
On Saturday, Bitcoin on most exchanges dropped to $79,100 - the lowest level in five weeks. By Sunday morning, the price had recovered from the drop and is holding just above $80,000, reaching a high of $80,900.
Gold fell below the round mark of $4000 per ounce for the first time since July, dropping to $3,986.85. The decline followed the collapse of US technology stocks: investors sold the metal to cover margin calls on other positions.
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.
Tesla published its third-quarter report on October 21 at 23:04 Moscow time. Adjusted profit came in better than forecast - 48 cents per share versus the expected 44, while total revenue fell slightly short: $28.05 billion versus the forecast of $28.13 billion.
The OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a division of the Treasury that oversees national banks) has issued a final rule under the GENIUS Act. It is the first of several federal regulators to bring its rules to completion.
On October 19, the largest US bank, JPMorgan Chase, launched its deposit token JPM Coin (JPMD) on the Ethereum mainnet. Access is granted only to the bank's approved institutional clients.
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.
On the evening of October 7, Ethereum dropped to $2,570, definitively breaking through the $2,700 zone. Over the day, $233.36 million in positions were liquidated on ETH, with about 95% of that amount coming from longs.
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 the morning of October 2, Bitcoin rose above $86,000 after nearly a week of consolidation. Large sell orders around $85,000 that had been holding back growth were removed, and inflows into spot BTC ETFs intensified again.
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.
The SEC has extended the review period for Nasdaq ISE's proposal on new listing criteria for options on cryptocurrency exchange-traded products. Instead of September 27, the regulator must make a decision by November 11, 2026
