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On October 2, five people were indicted in Paris on suspicions of terrorism financing, money laundering, and breach of trust. This investigation, conducted with the United States, concerns donations that were allegedly diverted to Hamas. Washington also sanctioned two French associations and a leader of the armed group. Meanwhile, French justice estimates the amounts that may have passed through local network channels at about 1.1 million dollars.

Strategy estimates an accounting gain of $20.91 billion on its digital assets in the third quarter of 2026, according to its October 5 SEC filing. However, the nine-month balance remains negative by about $1.86 billion, according to our calculations.

Bitcoin posted its best weekly close since January, around 86530 dollars, before failing once again below the 87000 dollar zone. The rise in US Treasury yields and the decline in buying pressure are currently preventing the market from breaking through its annual opening price.

Strategy continues buying Bitcoin. Michael Saylor's company has just acquired an additional 334 BTC for 28.7 million dollars, bringing its total reserve to exactly 848,000 BTC. The average price of the last purchase reached 85,838.80 dollars. In total, the company has now devoted nearly 63.97 billion dollars to its immense Bitcoin treasury.

The 50, 100, and 200-day moving averages of bitcoin are about to regain a fully bullish alignment for the first time since June 2025. However, the signal is not yet confirmed and its history shows that it can precede both a strong rise and a quickly interrupted move.

1.5 million ETH waiting to enter staking and 786,000 other ethereum outflows, after a peak at 851,000 ETH related to the MetaMask incident. And to make matters worse, ETH is stuck below $2,800. What is really happening?

On October 2, the SEC approved an amendment to the Cboe BZX listing rules for six Volatility Shares products, including a 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETP and a 3x leveraged Ether ETP. These funds aim to triple the daily performance of their reference asset, before fees. However, their launch still depends on a final regulatory step.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $292.5 million in net inflows during the first two sessions of October. The initial total of $134.4 million was incomplete because it did not yet include the $158.2 million allocated to BlackRock's IBIT fund on October 2.

Michael Saylor has reignited speculation about a new bitcoin acquisition by Strategy. Indeed, he published on October 4 a chart tracing the company's purchases. However, his publication does not represent an official announcement. Only an official statement from the group will confirm a new transaction.

AI-linked cryptocurrencies have significantly outperformed the crypto market in September. According to Grayscale, this sector grew by 54% over the month, compared to 24% for the overall market. Despite its still modest size, with a capitalization of around 15 billion dollars, the segment could produce several "big winners" over the next five years.

Bitcoin approaches October with a particularly busy macroeconomic calendar in the United States. The Federal Reserve minutes, inflation figures, consumption, the rate decision, and growth data could change monetary expectations and cause strong fluctuations in the crypto market.

Bitcoin miners earned about 1.12 billion dollars in September, their best month since January. The BTC rally supported revenues while network difficulty barely moved in its last adjustment. It decreased by only 0.03%, to 132.72 trillion. After several difficult months, conditions are becoming a bit less tense for operators.

Bitcoin miners collected around 1.12 billion dollars in September, their best month since January. The BTC rally supported revenues while the network difficulty barely moved at its last adjustment. It decreased by only 0.03%, to 132.72 trillion. After several tough months, conditions are becoming a little less strained for operators.

Porsche ends its adventure in NFTs. On October 1st, the German manufacturer announced the closure of its Web3 project and its Pioneers Circle club, launched around the digital 911. The 2,363 tokens already issued will remain in their holders' wallets, but the brand does not plan any new activity. On the secondary market, trading has slowed significantly, a sign of sharply declining interest.

Polymarket raises new concerns in the United Kingdom. The predictive markets platform records nearly 77,500 dollars bet on the failure of major banks, including HSBC and Lloyds. Facing the risk of manipulation and banking panic, a British MP calls for regulator intervention. Polymarket, for its part, defends the usefulness of these markets.

Charles Hoskinson believes that crypto has just entered a phase of exponential growth. During a speech at the United Nations, the Cardano founder compared blockchain to the Internet and artificial intelligence, two technologies whose adoption accelerated after slower starts. His most concrete example: tokenized stocks, which rose from about 600 million to 3 billion dollars.

On October 2, American XRP ETFs recorded net outflows of 3.28 million dollars, exclusively concentrated on the Bitwise fund. However, their assets experienced a decline of 37 million dollars during the session, a gap notably triggered by the drop in the price of Ripple's cryptocurrency.

During this month of October, USDT is set to make its return on Bitcoin, thanks to Utexo, an infrastructure supported by Tether and built around the RGB protocol. Thanks to this launch, confidential transfers, direct exchanges between BTC and USDT as well as loans secured by native bitcoin will be possible, without exposing all operators on the public blockchain.

BNB Chain has just reached a milestone in the crypto market for tokenized stocks. The network now hosts about 1.1 billion dollars worth of tokenized stocks and ETFs, nearly 30% of a market valued at around 3.7 billion. Ethereum follows with 828 million dollars, ahead of Solana at 738 million. In January, BNB Chain only represented 13% of the sector.

Cointribune is giving away 30 Trezor wallets, each worth €150, to readers who open an OKX account through its partner link by October 10, 2026. The process consists of three steps: a $100 deposit, a first trade, and a form. It combines with ongoing OKX offers, including an 8% bonus on USDT deposits converted to USDC, open until October 8. The real limit, however, is the counter: thirty wallets, no more.

Blast announced on Friday the closure of its Ethereum layer 2 network. Operating costs now exceed the revenue generated by the chain, and the team no longer sees "any credible path" to a sustainable model. Users have until October 26 to withdraw their assets.

A fake WhatsApp message, a voice cloned by artificial intelligence, and 95 million euros transferred abroad. This is the scenario of the scam that hit Fideuram, the private banking subsidiary of the Italian giant Intesa Sanpaolo. A large part of the money has since been recovered or frozen. At least 36 million euros, however, were converted to crypto and remain at the center of an international investigation.

On October 2, bitcoin surpassed 86000 dollars. It also briefly approached 87100 dollars, supported by the recovery of ETF inflows and the liquidation of short positions. Then, the price retreated around 85400 dollars, indicating that the favorable start of October does not yet guarantee a sustained increase.

El Salvador will receive an additional $138 million from the IMF despite a gap related to its commitments on Bitcoin. The institution approved the second and third reviews of its financing program and granted several waivers to the country. The BTC file remains under surveillance. The IMF still wants to reduce the direct involvement of the State in crypto.

Cardano ended September with an increase of about 23%, but some large crypto investors are beginning to lighten their positions. Since September 20, whales have reportedly sold nearly 90 million ADA, about 22.5 million dollars. At the same time, open interest on futures contracts has declined by 9%. After the rally, the market is therefore much more cautious.

Citigroup has revised its 12-month target for bitcoin from $82,000 to $113,000 and for Ether from $2,240 to $3,028. In 2026, this third revision is mainly based on the return of capital in ETFs, although the target set for bitcoin remains lower than that retained by the banking institution at the beginning of the year.

More than 50,000 Europeans have asked the European Commission to ease the MiCA rules on rewards related to stablecoins. The mobilization comes as Brussels reviews its crypto framework. A separate petition led by Stand With Crypto EU also exceeds 126,000 signatures. At the center of the debate: cashback, loyalty benefits, and especially regulated stablecoin remuneration.

Bitcoin closes September at $83,563 and Bitget Wallet holds a range from $78,000 to $95,000 for October. Cointribune calculates the gaps and the macro events to follow.