Bitcoin Steadies Below $84,000 as Cooler PCE Data Eases October Rate-Hike Bets
Bitcoin traded below $84,000 as a softer-than-expected PCE inflation reading cooled bets on an October Fed rate hike, even as Treasury yields kept climbing.
2026-09-30
Standard Chartered Sets $2 Price Target for ENA, Forecasts USDe Will Hit $40 Billion by 2028
Standard Chartered initiated coverage on ENA with a $2 price target by 2028, citing Ethena's stablecoin USDe scaling from $4.9 billion to $40 billion.
Base Launches Cobalt Upgrade With Conditional Transactions and New Tools for Tokenized Assets
Base has rolled out its Cobalt upgrade, adding conditional transactions and new compliance tools for tokenized assets issued under its B20 standard.
Market Wrap
Kalshi navigates funding and operational scrutiny while analysts project gains for Ethena's native token.
$210.6M of USDC destroyed on Ethereum at block 26,089,817
Total USDC supply is now $49.3bn. Read off the chain at 10:52 UTC on 30 Sep 2026.
Kalshi shuts down liquidity incentive program after wash trading scrutiny
Kalshi is terminating its volume rewards program amid allegations of wash trading that inflated September volumes to $52.98 billion.
Market Wrap
Prediction market Kalshi pursues a funding round that would nearly double its valuation from May.
Kalshi in advanced talks to raise $1B at $40B valuation, up 82% from May round
Prediction market Kalshi is in advanced talks to raise $1B, valuing it at $40B according to Reuters reporting.
Robinhood Rolls Out AI Trading Agents, 10x Crypto Perps and Weekend Stock Trading
Robinhood is launching in-app AI trading agents, 10x leveraged crypto perpetual futures and weekend stock trading as it courts active traders.