BTC traded at $83,178, down 1.16% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,678.17, up 0.14%. Gold was at $4,151.80 and silver at $60.985; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fell 0.77% and 1.08%, respectively, while WTI and Brent rose 0.81% and 0.78%.
1. BlackRock withdraws $127M crypto from Coinbase Prime
Per Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock withdrew about $126.95 million in crypto assets from Coinbase Prime within 40 minutes, including 1,150 BTC worth about $95.43 million and 11,840 ETH worth about $31.52 million.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
2. 10Y Treasury yield near 2007 high
Capital Economics said the 10-year Treasury yield is near its June 2007 high, with the selloff reflecting higher oil prices and a strong US economy rather than AI-related issuance or fiscal concerns; its economist expects the yield to fall to 4.25% by end-2027.
3. AMD to buy World Labs for $8.2B
AMD announced it will acquire AI company World Labs, co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal worth about $8.2 billion. Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist after closing, expected before end-2026 pending regulatory approval.
Assets to watch: AMD
4. Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic released new AI model Claude Sonnet 5.5, positioned as faster and lower-cost, outperforming prior versions in coding, well-defined tasks and creating documents, slides and spreadsheets. The launch comes less than a week after Opus 5.5, with Haiku 5.5 coming soon.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC
5. OpenAI delays GPT-6.1 Astra over safety
Per The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI cancelled the release of its next-generation model GPT-6.1 Astra after researchers found safety issues in internal testing. The model was planned to launch within days or weeks; safety lead Saachi Jain said it regressed in two safety areas versus prior models.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
6. Coinbase wins CFTC nod for USDC clearinghouse
Coinbase announced it received CFTC approval to register Coinbase Clearing LLC, the first clearinghouse using USDC as native margin. The approval completes its CFTC-regulated derivatives infrastructure stack, including a futures commission merchant, designated contract market and derivatives clearing organization, supporting USDC collateral and 24/7 settlement.
7. US spot XRP ETFs draw $3.96M inflow
Per SoSoValue, US spot XRP ETFs posted a total single-day net inflow of $3.96 million on Sept 28 (US Eastern), driven solely by the Canary XRP ETF (XRPC). Cumulative net inflow reached $493 million, with total net assets of $1.684 billion.
Assets to watch: XRP
8. Bitmine ETH holdings top 6M, near 5% supply
Bitmine chairman Tom Lee said the company's ETH holdings have surpassed 6 million, accumulated in under 15 months and approaching 5% of ETH's total supply. He said institutions remain under-allocated to crypto and expects them to add exposure in the final months of 2026.
Assets to watch: ETH
9. Hut 8 secures $1.07B credit facility
Per TheEnergyMag, bitcoin miner Hut 8 announced a $1.07 billion senior secured revolving credit facility with a four-year term, to support the company's liquidity needs and energy and digital infrastructure projects.
Assets to watch: BTC
Market snapshot
BTC: $83,178 (24h -1.16%) | ETH: $2,678.17 (24h +0.14%)
Gold: $4,151.80 (-0.40%) | Silver: $60.985 (-1.19%)
WTI: $93.35 (+0.81%) | Brent: $106.10 (+0.78%)
S&P 500: 7,683.69 (-0.77%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,276.81 (-1.08%)
1. BlackRock withdraws $127M crypto from Coinbase Prime
Per Onchain Lens monitoring, BlackRock withdrew about $126.95 million in crypto assets from Coinbase Prime within 40 minutes, including 1,150 BTC worth about $95.43 million and 11,840 ETH worth about $31.52 million.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
2. 10Y Treasury yield near 2007 high
Capital Economics said the 10-year Treasury yield is near its June 2007 high, with the selloff reflecting higher oil prices and a strong US economy rather than AI-related issuance or fiscal concerns; its economist expects the yield to fall to 4.25% by end-2027.
3. AMD to buy World Labs for $8.2B
AMD announced it will acquire AI company World Labs, co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, in an all-stock deal worth about $8.2 billion. Li will join AMD as executive vice president and chief scientist after closing, expected before end-2026 pending regulatory approval.
Assets to watch: AMD
4. Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5.5
Anthropic released new AI model Claude Sonnet 5.5, positioned as faster and lower-cost, outperforming prior versions in coding, well-defined tasks and creating documents, slides and spreadsheets. The launch comes less than a week after Opus 5.5, with Haiku 5.5 coming soon.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC
5. OpenAI delays GPT-6.1 Astra over safety
Per The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI cancelled the release of its next-generation model GPT-6.1 Astra after researchers found safety issues in internal testing. The model was planned to launch within days or weeks; safety lead Saachi Jain said it regressed in two safety areas versus prior models.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
6. Coinbase wins CFTC nod for USDC clearinghouse
Coinbase announced it received CFTC approval to register Coinbase Clearing LLC, the first clearinghouse using USDC as native margin. The approval completes its CFTC-regulated derivatives infrastructure stack, including a futures commission merchant, designated contract market and derivatives clearing organization, supporting USDC collateral and 24/7 settlement.
7. US spot XRP ETFs draw $3.96M inflow
Per SoSoValue, US spot XRP ETFs posted a total single-day net inflow of $3.96 million on Sept 28 (US Eastern), driven solely by the Canary XRP ETF (XRPC). Cumulative net inflow reached $493 million, with total net assets of $1.684 billion.
Assets to watch: XRP
8. Bitmine ETH holdings top 6M, near 5% supply
Bitmine chairman Tom Lee said the company's ETH holdings have surpassed 6 million, accumulated in under 15 months and approaching 5% of ETH's total supply. He said institutions remain under-allocated to crypto and expects them to add exposure in the final months of 2026.
Assets to watch: ETH
9. Hut 8 secures $1.07B credit facility
Per TheEnergyMag, bitcoin miner Hut 8 announced a $1.07 billion senior secured revolving credit facility with a four-year term, to support the company's liquidity needs and energy and digital infrastructure projects.
Assets to watch: BTC
Market snapshot
BTC: $83,178 (24h -1.16%) | ETH: $2,678.17 (24h +0.14%)
Gold: $4,151.80 (-0.40%) | Silver: $60.985 (-1.19%)
WTI: $93.35 (+0.81%) | Brent: $106.10 (+0.78%)
S&P 500: 7,683.69 (-0.77%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,276.81 (-1.08%)