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The European crypto-asset framework takes a step forward with a deadline for platforms. ESMA asks cryptocurrency companies in the European Union to address their exposures to stablecoins that do not comply with MiCA. National regulators will therefore need to oversee this transition within a timeframe, while providers will have to review several services offered to European clients. This measure specifically concerns custody, transfers, and operations still allowing holding certain tokens that do not comply with European rules.

Bitcoin fell around 81200 dollars on October 8, after a low near 80940 dollars, its lowest level in nearly three weeks. The rise in oil and US rates increases the pressure, while tensions around Iran revive inflation fears.

Starting the last week of October, eligible American users will be able to send USDC from Samsung Wallet. The manufacturer targets 82 million compatible Galaxy devices, with no fees to external wallets, with regulated partners in charge of the funds. Stablecoins reach a mass distribution milestone.

Algorand (ALGO) was worth about $0.133 on September 29, 2026. That is 16% more than the day before, and 72% more than six weeks ago. Two pieces of news explain the sudden interest. In late August, the network switched on an upgrade that protects its users' accounts against future quantum computers. Then, on August 31, a new boss arrived: William Herkelrath, a Chainlink veteran, tasked with winning over banks and asset managers. Usage is following: 677,000 active wallets in August, 29.6% more than in July. One question remains: is the market really buying Algorand, or simply riding a broad crypto rally?

NEAR has just gained about 138% in only 30 days and now joins the top 20 of the crypto market by capitalization. The token is trading around 5.50 dollars, for a valuation close to 7.2 billion. Behind this rise, NEAR Intents now exceeds 31 billion dollars in cumulative volume, while a first American spot product dedicated to NEAR has just arrived on Wall Street.

American Bitcoin ETFs have just experienced their worst session since June. On Wednesday, 484.9 million dollars left spot funds, wiping out in one day all the inflows accumulated since the beginning of October. BlackRock accounts for more than 207 million dollars in withdrawals. Bitcoin followed the trend, returning around 82,700 dollars.

On October 6, the five XRP ETFs tracked by major databases held nearly 1.7 billion dollars in assets. However, their net inflows were only around 4 million dollars over one week, a sign of slowing demand.

Bitcoins continue to leave exchange platforms. On Monday, October 5, net outflows reached 24,073 BTC in a single day, a record since March. At the same time, the share of supply held on platforms fell to about 6.5%. This decline comes as bitcoin is already erasing part of its gains from the beginning of the month.

Kazakhstan brings its financial system closer to crypto again. The country’s National Bank, Tether, and the Alatau city administration signed an agreement to study a stablecoin backed by the tenge, the national currency. The project first involves a concept and a pilot. The partners also want to tokenize real assets potentially using Tether’s Hadron platform. No new stablecoin has been launched yet.

Bitcoin trades around 84,000 dollars as institutional demand shows signs of slowing. Between September 28 and October 2, US spot ETFs recorded only 241.1 million dollars in net inflows. Meanwhile, the futures market is reducing its leverage. These movements now place ETF flows and several price levels at the center of upcoming market developments, as investors closely watch the next price moves.

Bitcoin wiped out its gains from early October by falling back to around $83,300 on October 7, after surpassing $86,400 the day before. The $81,300 level now draws attention, but its loss would only become truly worrying with ETF outflows and loss-making sales by recent investors.

The Bank of Russia formalizes the registration of bitcoin in Sberbank and VTB in their crypto registers. A major turning point that paves the way for BTC to 140 million clients. Discover the schedule and the rules.

Pi Network is entering the final stretch of its 2026 roadmap. Protocol 28 is set to launch on the mainnet on October 16, following a node migration scheduled by the 13th. However, on the market side, PI still struggles to bounce back. The token is worth 0.0824 dollars, 97.2% below its all-time high.

Bitcoin drops 2.7% below $84,000, while $547M of leveraged positions are liquidated in 24 hours. Oil and US rates increase pressure ahead of the Fed minutes.

SINGAPORE — October 7, 2026 — TOKEN2049, the world’s largest crypto conference, today announced its expansion into the United States with the launch of TOKEN2049 New York. The inaugural US edition will take place on 16-17 June 2027, with 15,000 attendees expected from around the world.

SINGAPORE, 6 October 2026 – TOKEN2049 Singapore has sold out ahead of its return to Marina Bay Sands on 7–8 October, with 25,000 attendees from 160 countries set to attend. This year’s edition features 250 speakers across six stages and 500 exhibitors.

Evernorth postponed to October 12 the expected start of its Nasdaq listing under the symbol XRPN, due to an administrative delay. This schedule coincides with two major upgrades to the XRP Ledger, but their activation does not guarantee an increase in XRP, which trades around $1.46.

Elon Musk regained trillionaire status on Monday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index. In just one day, his estimated fortune increased by 65.4 billion dollars to reach 1.04 trillion. This surge is mainly explained by the rise of SpaceX and Tesla, two companies that also share another common point: they hold bitcoin.

Polymarket changes an essential part of its crypto infrastructure. The platform deploys Protocol V2, a new smart contract architecture intended to gradually replace a system based on code dating back to 2019. pUSD becomes the sole collateral, several types of markets can operate on the same exchange, and a future expansion beyond Polygon is already planned. Initial tests are underway.

Wallets associated with the US government transferred 833.6 bitcoins, valued at over 71 million dollars, on October 6th. This first movement in six weeks concerns funds seized in the Bitfinex and HashFlare cases, but no data confirms their sale.

OKX closed on October 6 a new stage of its financing, still at a valuation of 25 billion dollars. Ripple, Circle, SC Ventures and Qube Research & Technologies thus join its capital, for an amount that has not been disclosed. At the same time, the platform accelerates on stablecoins with the launch of OKX Money.

Between the secret wallets of giants and the shock simulations of Wall Street, the mapping of Bitcoin holders is shifting. What if AIs are now leading the dance?

Ethereum has just activated Glamsterdam on the Sepolia testnet. The crypto upgrade was launched on October 6 at 13:53 UTC, at epoch 353,024. Several important changes are now being tested on a public network: new organization of block construction, preparation for parallel processing, and revision of certain gas costs. The mainnet will still have to wait.

Kenya now uses Avalanche to secure over 30 million academic records. The Kenya National Examinations Council, responsible for national exams, relies on crypto blockchain to make certificates verifiable and much harder to forge. A verification that could take several weeks, even several months in some cases, can now be done much faster.

The CFTC launched, on October 5, a consultation on a federal framework for retail crypto transactions with leverage or margin. Meanwhile, the SEC is progressing on the custody of digital assets and tokenization. Washington thus seeks to attract innovation and capital, even if Congress retains the final say on part of this architecture.

The Bull Score of bitcoin, calculated by CryptoQuant, shows 90 out of 100, according to the report published by the company on September 29, 2026. This index summarizes the state of the bitcoin market on a scale from 0 to 100. In the same report, the analysis company notes a decline in demand: 170,000 BTC less spot demand over 30 days, according to CryptoQuant. The flows of US bitcoin ETFs, recalculated by Cointribune, show the same slowdown since September 21.

Binance will gradually launch Binance AI Pro in the second half of October 2026. This agent will convert instructions written in everyday language into automated strategies, but each user must approve their execution and manually fund a dedicated sub-account.

BitMine continues to accumulate Ethereum. The company has just purchased an additional 15,112 ETH for about 41 million dollars. Its reserve now reaches 6,016,414 ETH, valued around 16.4 billion dollars. According to its own calculation, the company controls 4.9% of the Ethereum supply and is now at 99% of its 5% target.