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Abu Dhabi Raises Penalties to Dh100,000 for Farms Hosting Crypto Mining

MiningOct 1

Abu Dhabi’s Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) announced a new enforcement regime that fines farms Dh100,000 if cryptocurrency mining is detected on agricultural land, doubling that amount for repeat offenders. Violators will also lose access to government support, face power cuts, and see mining equipment confiscated. The crackdown comes after inspections found multiple farms misused for energy-intensive crypto operations. Related: Abu Dhabi Now Accepts Stablecoin Payments for Court Fees Ban confirmed: mining no longer tolerated on farmland Violators now face a fine of Dh100,000, and repeat offenders will see penalties doubled. Additionally, non-compliant farms will lose access to all…

Legacy Users ‘Not Forgotten’ as OpenSea Balances Newcomers, OGs Ahead of Token Launch: CMO Hollander

NFTOct 1

Once the face of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), OpenSea is in the middle of a reinvention. The marketplace that helped turn digital collectibles into a global craze is now trying to position itself as a Web3 home where users can seamlessly trade not just NFTs but also tokens and, eventually, a broader range of DeFi activity and other on-chain assets. Earlier this year, OpenSea announced that it would be coming out with a SEA token, creating much anticipation around what the token would be used for and what the platform would become. Little is known about the token, but OpenSea’s CMO…

ETH Whales Buy the Dip as Ethereum Breaks $4,000 Support

EthereumOct 1

Ethereum (ETH) whales are capitalizing on falling prices as the second-largest cryptocurrency continues to trend downward, breaking the critical $4,000 level. The decline has divided market sentiment. While some analysts warn of a looming bear market, others interpret the drop as a prime opportunity for long-term accumulation. Whale Accumulation Rises Despite Ethereum’s Bearish Turn According to the latest data from BeInCrypto Markets, ETH dipped 1.84% over the past 24 hours, below $4,000. At the time of writing, the altcoin was trading at $3,943. Ethereum (ETH) Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto Markets Furthermore, BeInCrypto’s latest analysis indicated that the market was turning…

Euro stablecoin push runs into thin liquidity

RegulationOct 1

YO, short for Yield Optimizer, launched a yoEUR vault on Friday, adding fresh momentum to the euro stablecoin trade. But market infrastructure still lags behind. Cross-chain liquidity for Circle’s EURC is limited, causing distortions in interest rates on borrow and lending markets not seen with larger USD-pegged stablecoins. yoEUR is a multichain yield vault designed to optimize returns on EURC. Like YO’s earlier offerings, covering ETH, BTC and USD, the vault allocates capital across multiple chains and strategies using a risk-adjusted framework. The “yoTokens implement the ERC-4626 tokenized vault standard, with key additions to support a multi-chain architecture,” YO Labs…

Crypto is 'Job One' as U.S. SEC, CFTC Move Into Harmony on Policies: Chairman Atkins

LegalOct 1

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said that "crypto is job one" as his agency hosted a Monday roundtable focused on harmonizing policy work with its sister regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Both agencies are set to have central roles in overseeing the digital assets markets in the U.S., with the SEC overseeing crypto securities and the CFTC — especially after it's expected to be given more authority by Congress — supervising the bulk of digital assets transactions. But leaders of both have said they want the borders between securities and commodities to be…

HSBC claims a quantum breakthrough in algorithmic trading

ExchangesOct 1

Hong Kong-Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), an international banking giant, announced the first successful test of quantum computing in a trading application on Thursday. Researchers at HSBC used a quantum computer processor as part of their algorithmic trading process, a method of trading that uses pre-defined rules to execute transactions, to find the likelihood of filling over-the-counter (OTC) bond orders at the desired price. HSBC announced that the quantum processing created a 34% improvement in predicting bond prices and the likelihood of filling orders without slippage. Philip Intallura, HSBC’s group head of quantum technologies, said: “Given the trial delivered positive results…

Bitcoin Miners' Market Cap Hit a Record in September: JPMorgan

MiningOct 1

The total market cap of the fourteen U.S-listed bitcoin BTC$111,480.33 miners that JPMorgan tracks exceeded $50 billion for the first time last month, the Wall Street bank said in a report Wednesday. The combined market cap of these mining stocks rose 43% month-on-month to $56 billion in September, the bank noted. The move was driven by a number of announcements, including Cipher Mining's (CIFR) HPC colocation deal with Fluidstack, and IREN's (IREN) expansion of its Cloud Services business, the report said. The BItcoin hashrate also rose. The monthly average network hashrate "increased ~82 EH/s (+9%) m/m to an average of…

Analysts Warn of Whale Selling as ETH Tests $4K

EthereumOct 1

Ethereum price today is trading near $3,948, slipping below the $4,000 mark after a sharp breakdown from its ascending trendline. The decline comes as whales accelerate selling, while inflows into exchanges highlight growing caution. Traders are watching the $3,800–$3,850 support zone as the key line of defense. Ethereum Price Struggles Below Key Trendline ETH Price Key Technical Levels (Source: TradingView) The 4-hour chart shows Ethereum breaking decisively under its multi-week ascending trendline around $4,200. Sellers forced price below the 20-, 50-, and 100-EMAs, which are now clustered between $4,083 and $4,238 and acting as resistance. Related: XRP Price Prediction: Futures…

Brazil’s largest asset manager Itaú Asset forms dedicated crypto unit

RegulationOct 1

Itaú Asset Management, Brazil’s largest private asset manager, has created a dedicated crypto division and appointed former Hashdex executive João Marco Braga da Cunha to lead the new unit. The unit builds on Itaú Asset’s existing crypto products, including the bank's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) and a retirement fund offering exposure to digital assets. Itaú Asset manages over 1 trillion reais ($185 billion) in assets for its clients. “The crypto asset segment has unique characteristics for generating alpha. It’s a relatively new market that creates major opportunities due to its volatility,” Cunha said. He previously served as portfolio management director…

Government Shutdown Crisis Looms in the US – Here’s What You Need to Know and the Latest Updates

LegalOct 1

The US federal government is at risk of shutting down on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, if Congress fails to approve a new budget. In the ongoing budget negotiations between the parties, Republicans have proposed extending current spending levels until November 21, while Democrats have offered a proposal that would impose additional health care regulations and limits on President Donald Trump's ability to block funding. However, these conditions are unacceptable to Republicans. The intransigence between the two sides increases the likelihood of a shutdown. Congressional leaders will reportedly meet with Trump at the White House on Monday to seek a solution.…