Bitcoin ETFs Took $6.3B in Q3, but 2026 Is Near Flat
Bitcoin ETFs took in $6.3 billion in Q3, but 2026 flows are only $985 million after first-half redemptions.
BTCBitcoin ETFs took in $6.3 billion in Q3, but 2026 flows are only $985 million after first-half redemptions.
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ESMA wants EU crypto firms barred from custody and transfers involving stablecoins that fail MiCA rules. It is a proposal, not current law.
BlackRock built three portfolio strategies for Ondo. Each is wrapped as one token that automates allocation, rebalancing and fees.
Business and commercial programs generated about 17% of Visa's stablecoin-linked card volume, as payment growth across its programs approached 200% year over
Arbitrum paused new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova after AI-assisted attacks targeted hand-crafted WASM programs.
NEAR Intents says roughly $3.8 million lost in an exploit was returned. The protocol had already promised to cover affected users.
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Kinetiq is offering eligible holders 50 million KNTQ at $0.26 for 10 days, putting a large discounted supply block on the market.
Circle wants MiCA to replace rigid bank deposit limits with liquidity rules, but its proposal leaves the effect on USDT and redemption terms unclear.
Blast says operating costs now exceed revenue. Users have until Oct. 26 to withdraw through its interface as about $63.5 million remains bridged.
Chainalysis linked the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korea. No recovered funds or link to the NEAR Intents hack have been confirmed.
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Cardano DeFi TVL has fallen by more than half. RealFi's new credit tokens offer yield, but retail exits carry key risks.
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US sanctions target the A7 Network and its sub-agents. On-chain research links it to $166 billion in volume and a ruble-backed bridge into USDT.
Bitcoin reached $86,857 as short liquidations topped $120 million. ETF demand returned, but remains below its late-September peak.
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LayerZero's ZRO token jumped 13.5% as CEO Bryan Pellegrino highlighted 10B-15B in monthly volume, 91% cross-chain value share and growing adoption across stablecoins and tokenized assets.
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A Japan-focused DeFi project would use Uniswap v4 hooks for pool controls, but key details about enforcement, governance and deployment remain unclear.
The SEC proposed tailored crypto custody rules for advisers and funds using existing authority, while the Clarity Act remains blocked in Congress.
AAVE jumped 11.5% as Aave V4’s stock-backed lending market passed $9 million in deposits, a whale bought $6.3 million in AAVE and cumulative loans topped $1.1 trillion.
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The SEC opened a narrow path to on-chain stock trading, but its symbol and volume caps could constrain platforms such as Robinhood.
NEAR Protocol is considering a 24-month cut in annual token issuance from 2.5% to 1.6%, while a separate long-term plan explores moving toward a fixed total supply.
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Core Lightning says node operators using version 26.06.7 or earlier should upgrade after reported attacks on unpatched nodes.
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Fiserv's Roughrider Coin is settling interbank payments on Solana for more than 90 North Dakota banks and credit unions.
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zkAPI turns an Ethereum deposit into private spending credits for metered APIs, but it does not hide prompts, responses or network metadata.
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The SEC proposal would let advisers hold certain client crypto directly and add state trust companies as qualified custodians.
Ethereum now holds more RLUSD than the XRP Ledger, but the balance data cannot identify which clients drove the shift.
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