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The Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Crypto Alliance, a group established to help organizations looking to implement the EU framework on digital assets, largely supported the SEC’s proposed changes to disclosure requirements. The alliance recommended specific amendments to have the SEC better define “concepts and data structures specific to crypto assets and the disclosure requirements.” Others, including SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci, said they would support the SEC’s proposed crypto rules. Scaramucci said the digital asset regulations responded to “organic adoption” and “represent a return to the Commission’s proper role” without citing inaction from Congress on the Digital Asset Market…

By the Numbers Current market conditions are mixed, with a notable decrease in stablecoin supply juxtaposed against increased DEX trading volumes. The broader crypto market continues to exhibit volatility, as traders adapt to these changes. Institutions have taken advantage of this environment, accumulating significant Bitcoin holdings, which could influence future market movements. The stablecoin market plays a crucial role in providing liquidity and facilitating transactions within the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem. The recent decline in supply may indicate a shift in user sentiment or regulatory concerns, prompting a reevaluation of risk among investors. What to Watch Traders should keep an eye…

Stablecoin usage on $BNB Chain starts with local currencies Buyers largely used non-dollar money to acquire dollar stablecoins through Mercuryo: 70% of purchase value came from other currencies. Even among dollar-funded purchases, at least two-thirds of the value came from buyers outside the United States. The dollar accounted for 30.1% of purchase value, followed by the euro at 19.8%, the Japanese yen at 15.0%, the UAE dirham at 5.5%, the Israeli shekel at 4.9% and the Taiwan dollar at 3.0%. Asia led geographically, contributing 39.3% of value and 43.9% of purchases; Europe supplied 33.4% of value, ahead of the United…

Myriad: How low will Bitcoin go? Click to make your prediction. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, trades near $108 a barrel after weekend attacks on Persian Gulf tankers and Russian crude facilities. Pricey oil raises the cost of fuel and freight, which feeds inflation. The consumer price index (CPI), what households pay, rose 3.7% in September from a year earlier, while the producer price index (PPI), what businesses pay, jumped 6.3%, the biggest annual rise since 2022. That likely pushes the Federal Reserve toward raising interest rates, which makes borrowing costlier. Markets see roughly a 15% chance of a…

TRON’s stock has continued to decline and is now hovering only 15 cents above $1. What is TRON Inc. and what happened? TRON Inc. is basically a TRON treasury company, similar to Strategy in relation to BTC, but without the complex financial shenanigans. Instead, TRON Inc buys, holds, and stakes the TRON cryptocurrency, along with purchasing old IP and selling children’s toys and accessories. TRON doesn’t spend or make very much money but this hasn’t stopped Sun from repeatedly shilling the company by pretending its regular minimal purchases of more TRON are bullish for the crypto and the treasury company.…

Plasma and Humanity are scheduled for October 25. Plasma plans to release 227.78 million $XPL, worth $17.50 million in the original snapshot and 5.02% of released supply; Tokenomist later showed $17.53 million. Of that amount, 88.89 million $XPL goes to ecosystem and growth, while investors and the team each receive 69.44 million. Humanity plans to unlock 266.47 million H, valued at $15.30 million in the original snapshot and 6.84% of released supply; the later dashboard showed $15.11 million. Previous Humanity and Plasma unlocks provide context. Both events distribute tokens across multiple stakeholder groups rather than one recipient category. Humanity’s allocation…

The Comptroller of the Currency stated publicly on August 19, 2026, that the OCC expects to publish its final stablecoin rule by November 2026. If that timeline holds, the 120-day clock starts in November and the effective date slides to approximately March 2027, after the January 18 statutory backstop. The January 18 backstop is no longer the latest possible date. It is the base case. What Treasury’s NPRM Actually Proposes Issuer Classification and Licensing The NPRM establishes a new regulatory code under 12 CFR Part 1523. It defines who may legally issue, offer, sell, or make available payment stablecoins in…

Activation is manual through Kraken Pro’s account settings, with eligible balances pooled immediately afterward. Futures trading must also be enabled. Kraken’s EEA derivatives requirements include account verification and, for new futures clients, a knowledge-and-experience questionnaire and a tax identification number. Kraken says more than 40 cryptocurrencies, alongside USD, EUR and gold (XAU), can serve as collateral. In cross-margin mode, margin is calculated across the eligible pool. A loss can therefore reach spot holdings that would remain separate from futures losses under the separate-wallet arrangement, according to Kraken’s Unified Wallet documentation. Collateral is credited at asset-specific ratios. For cross margin, the…

The company’s figures include more than 27,700 completed withdrawals totaling over $10 million. Swiss-based quantitative trading and investment firm StakerX Strategies AG is responsible for building and running the platform. How StakerGPT trades—and publishes its record StakerGPT is an AI agent built on Claude Mythos that evaluates crypto markets and routes approved perpetual futures trades for execution without a person placing each order. StakerX says the agent monitors markets around the clock, assesses potential setups and applies risk filters before routing trades. StakerX’s AI trading platform publishes its trade record daily. Each entry identifies the market, trade direction, entry and…

The decline gave bearish traders opportunities to take profits, while repeated price reversals increased the risk of holding leveraged positions. CFTC figures showed that outright short positions declined by 6,437 $BTC to 59,458 $BTC, compared with a smaller reduction of 1,145 $BTC in outright longs to 28,847 $BTC. The faster decline in shorts narrowed the bearish imbalance, although leveraged funds maintained more than twice as much outright short exposure as long exposure. Bitcoin’s decline exposes traders to mounting market pressure Bitcoin’s weakness accelerated on Oct. 7 as Treasury yields approached 5.3% and expectations of additional Federal Reserve tightening weighed on…