Open interest on NEAR-related futures contracts hit a record $1.92 billion on October 12, while the token benefited from a rotation into cryptos associated with artificial intelligence. This peak reflects strong speculative activity, but not the arrival of $1.92 billion in fresh capital.
The Japanese company Metaplanet takes a new step in its financial strategy. By issuing 52 billion yen (~$328 million) of zero-coupon convertible bonds, the company aims to restructure its debt and buy back its own shares without selling its Bitcoins.
Binance will close Binance Pool and several services related to crypto mining on November 10, 2026, at 07:00 UTC. Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, and Transaction Accelerator will also disappear. The exchange is already asking miners to redirect their machines to another pool. Binance does not give any specific financial or regulatory reason and simply talks about a regular review of its products and services.
Despite the recent correction of bitcoin, several technical and on-chain indicators signal a possible return of the bull market. BloFin Research even estimates that BTC has entered a new cycle, but this hypothesis still depends on maintaining several key supports.
Arthur Hayes remains very bullish on crypto. The co-founder of BitMEX believes that current concerns around artificial intelligence and cryptographic security will not be enough to prevent a new major cycle. His scenario is mainly based on one element he has been tracking for years: liquidity. If governments start massively creating money again to support the economy, Bitcoin and other crypto assets could benefit.
FTX arrives on Netflix, but not everyone appreciates the storyline. Constance Wang, former chief operating officer of the crypto exchange and then co-CEO in its final months, strongly criticizes the trailer for The Altruists. She believes the series turns a bankruptcy that destroyed billions of dollars into a love story between Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison. Netflix will air all eight episodes on November 19.
Solana generates $38.2 million in revenue on dApps in seven days and dethrones Ethereum. Even when adding up its entire ecosystem, Ethereum still can't compete with Solana. A real turning point for the crypto market.
The U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, states that the United States could seize one billion dollars of cryptos linked to Iran this week. However, no wallet or holder has been publicly identified, and the government did not specify if this amount is in addition to the seizures announced since April.
Theft of $86 million from Ledger users. CZ (Changpeng Zhao) warns of an invisible threat whose cause remains to be confirmed.
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.
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.
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.
Polymarket attracts millions of crypto traders, but the majority do not come out ahead. Galaxy analyzed 2.9 million accounts considered retail on the international platform. Result: 69.2% end below their break-even point. Together, they accumulate $338.9 million in losses. Automated accounts show $246.8 million in gains.
Crypto hacks triggered over 766 million dollars in losses during the month of September, according to initial estimates from PeckShield and Certik. This is the heaviest toll of the year. However, it was revised to 772.4 million dollars by Certik, with Bitget and Liquid Network suffering the bulk of the damage.
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.
NEAR Intents suffered a hack estimated at $3.8 million on October 1st, caused by a bug between its smart contract and a deposit and withdrawal infrastructure. The protocol promises to fully reimburse users and now claims to have identified the attacker, granting them 48 hours to return the funds.
On October 1, 2026, the SEC proposed conditional self-custody and the use of state trust companies for the crypto custody of advisers and funds. Cointribune compares this to the 2025 SEC services letter, which already provided a path, without legal force.
Ethereum is preparing a new massive increase in its capacity. Crypto network developers now consider a limit of 200 million gas per block a credible goal after Glamsterdam. The mainnet currently operates around 60 million. If this step is passed, Ethereum could therefore more than triple the available space to execute transactions and smart contracts.
Hackers linked to the Bitget crypto hack are changing methods. After the failure of an attempt to launder more than 50 million dollars via NEAR Intents, they sent about 2,746 ZEC, nearly 3.9 million dollars, into the protected Ironwood pool of Zcash. Once the funds enter this system, tracking them becomes much more difficult.
Families tied up, repeat attacks within months, armed robbers: in France, criminals no longer hack your passwords, they break into your home. Why does the security of your crypto no longer depend on your private keys, but on your discretion? Dive into the human side of the digital hack.
Bitget has revised its estimate of the crypto assets affected by the September 24 security incident to approximately $387.5 million, up from its initial estimate of $351.6 million.
Aiden Pleterski will appear without a lawyer before a Toronto jury. Nicknamed the Canadian "Crypto King," the 27-year-old is to be tried starting October 5 in a fraud and money laundering case involving tens of millions of dollars entrusted by investors. His trial is expected to last four weeks.
The crypto market starts the month of October with multiple events likely to change the balance of power. Indeed, Bitcoin remains essential, however Ethereum, Solana, Chainlink, and BNB also have catalysts that would attract investors' attention.
This Tuesday, Aave posts the best DeFi rise! Its founder, Stani Kulechov, envisions a crypto token burn in Aavenomics 3.0, and buyers have seized on it. Meanwhile, the US 10-year yield remains very high and DeFi still progresses. Here are the key figures.
China tackles an old reputation of crypto. For its Ministry of State Security, using Bitcoin or other digital assets is not enough to disappear from the radars. Public transactions remain on the blockchain, exchanges often know their customers, and conversions to traditional currency can leave new traces. Beijing talks about fraud, money laundering, ransoms, and even espionage. The observation holds quite well for Bitcoin. For all crypto, it is already less simple.
Despite spectacular increases in several launched tokens, the memecoin market falls to around 35.4 billion dollars. These performances usually rely on low liquidity, while the sector's main assets remain stable or decline.
The crypto market has not yet entered a confirmed altseason period, however many altcoins strongly outperform bitcoin. Unlike previous cycles, various capital focuses on a limited number of projects, essentially those generating revenue or meeting specific uses.
Faced with the programmed scarcity of Bitcoin, Strategy reaches a historic milestone by locking in over 4% of all bitcoins in circulation. But Michael Saylor's firm is no longer alone, and other giants like Strive are accelerating the pace. An analysis of an unprecedented treasury race.
Bitcoin records its second-best Q3 performance in history with +43.5%, while Ethereum explodes its record with +71%. A quarter driven by strong ETF demand and controlled profit-taking. At the same time, the gold-bitcoin rotation theory reemerges… coincidence?
On September 25, the U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded $22.65 million in net inflows. Bitwise mainly concentrates these flows, while XRP remains close to $1.55 despite this demand.