BTC traded at $82,510, up 0.92% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,487.71, up 0.45%. Gold was at $4,078.70 and silver at $57.863; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose 0.59% and 0.51%, respectively, while WTI and Brent rose 0.19% and 0.14%.
1. Digital asset funds log $11.1B inflows since mid-July
CoinShares head of research James Butterfill said digital asset funds have seen inflows slow after a cumulative $11.1 billion since mid-July. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has risen above 5.3% and the 30-year to 5.7%, both more-than-20-year highs, and pricing for an October Federal Reserve rate hike has fallen from 71% to 23%.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. SoftBank seeks up to $100B from Gulf investors for AI
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for a new round of AI investment, having recently held talks with senior figures in the UAE and elsewhere, according to the Financial Times citing people familiar with the matter. The funds would form a vehicle to acquire companies and improve their operations with AI and other technologies, after SoftBank previously completed an additional $30 billion investment in OpenAI.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
3. Thailand crypto ETF framework takes effect Oct 16
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission issued 11 notices establishing a regulatory framework for crypto ETFs, effective Oct 16. The rules require such ETFs to track a single crypto asset as a passive fund with average annual net exposure of no less than 80% of net asset value, initially limited to bitcoin and ether. The ETFs will list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, with assets held by SEC-regulated digital asset custodians.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
4. Unichain to migrate to OP Enterprise
Unichain, the Layer 2 network under Uniswap, announced it will migrate to OP Enterprise in preparation for OP Stack native interoperability. Once the interoperability feature launches, users will be able to move assets between OP Stack chains without a cross-chain bridge, initially supporting ETH. The testnet migrates on Oct 13, with the mainnet planned for late October.
Assets to watch: ETH, UNI
5. Aerodrome and Velodrome merger starts Oct 21
Aero, the merger project of decentralized exchanges Aerodrome and Velodrome, published token conversion terms, with the merger starting at 8 p.m. ET on Oct 21, when emissions of the two platforms' old tokens stop. Existing AERO converts 1:1 to new AERO and each VELO converts to about 0.044 AERO. Aerodrome holders receive 94.5% of the new supply and Velodrome holders 5.5%. As of Oct 9, the two exchanges had about $422 million in combined locked value.
Assets to watch: AERO
6. Solana active addresses hit 1.88M, 13-month high
Solana's independent active addresses reached 1.88 million, a 13-month high, according to SolanaFloor and Blockworks. Santiment data shows Solana's network growth metric is up 124% from early September, with roughly 1.71 million new wallets added daily, and the number of wallets holding a balance rose 38.5% month-over-month to 16.1 million.
Assets to watch: SOL
7. Ripple-backed XRP treasury completes SPAC merger
Evernorth, the Ripple-backed XRP treasury company, has completed its business combination with SPAC Armada Acquisition Corp. II, bringing roughly 473 million XRP and $300 million in cash proceeds into the public market, according to The Block. The company expects to trade on Nasdaq under XRPN starting next Monday; an 8-K filing shows the merger closed on Oct 9 ET.
Assets to watch: XRP
8. CleanSpark mined 529 BTC in September
CleanSpark released unaudited bitcoin mining operations data for September 2026, producing 529 BTC in the month and 5,432 BTC year-to-date. As of Sept 30 the company held 13,530 BTC, of which 3,475 was pledged as collateral for derivatives trading, with operating hashrate at 50 EH/s. It will shift to standard quarterly reporting and stop publishing monthly updates.
Assets to watch: BTC
Market snapshot
BTC: $82,510 (24h +0.92%) | ETH: $2,487.71 (24h +0.45%)
Gold: $4,078.70 (+0.00%) | Silver: $57.863 (+0.00%)
WTI: $91.66 (+0.19%) | Brent: $104.43 (+0.14%)
S&P 500: 7,811.54 (+0.59%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,883.15 (+0.51%)
1. Digital asset funds log $11.1B inflows since mid-July
CoinShares head of research James Butterfill said digital asset funds have seen inflows slow after a cumulative $11.1 billion since mid-July. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield has risen above 5.3% and the 30-year to 5.7%, both more-than-20-year highs, and pricing for an October Federal Reserve rate hike has fallen from 71% to 23%.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. SoftBank seeks up to $100B from Gulf investors for AI
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for a new round of AI investment, having recently held talks with senior figures in the UAE and elsewhere, according to the Financial Times citing people familiar with the matter. The funds would form a vehicle to acquire companies and improve their operations with AI and other technologies, after SoftBank previously completed an additional $30 billion investment in OpenAI.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
3. Thailand crypto ETF framework takes effect Oct 16
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission issued 11 notices establishing a regulatory framework for crypto ETFs, effective Oct 16. The rules require such ETFs to track a single crypto asset as a passive fund with average annual net exposure of no less than 80% of net asset value, initially limited to bitcoin and ether. The ETFs will list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, with assets held by SEC-regulated digital asset custodians.
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
4. Unichain to migrate to OP Enterprise
Unichain, the Layer 2 network under Uniswap, announced it will migrate to OP Enterprise in preparation for OP Stack native interoperability. Once the interoperability feature launches, users will be able to move assets between OP Stack chains without a cross-chain bridge, initially supporting ETH. The testnet migrates on Oct 13, with the mainnet planned for late October.
Assets to watch: ETH, UNI
5. Aerodrome and Velodrome merger starts Oct 21
Aero, the merger project of decentralized exchanges Aerodrome and Velodrome, published token conversion terms, with the merger starting at 8 p.m. ET on Oct 21, when emissions of the two platforms' old tokens stop. Existing AERO converts 1:1 to new AERO and each VELO converts to about 0.044 AERO. Aerodrome holders receive 94.5% of the new supply and Velodrome holders 5.5%. As of Oct 9, the two exchanges had about $422 million in combined locked value.
Assets to watch: AERO
6. Solana active addresses hit 1.88M, 13-month high
Solana's independent active addresses reached 1.88 million, a 13-month high, according to SolanaFloor and Blockworks. Santiment data shows Solana's network growth metric is up 124% from early September, with roughly 1.71 million new wallets added daily, and the number of wallets holding a balance rose 38.5% month-over-month to 16.1 million.
Assets to watch: SOL
7. Ripple-backed XRP treasury completes SPAC merger
Evernorth, the Ripple-backed XRP treasury company, has completed its business combination with SPAC Armada Acquisition Corp. II, bringing roughly 473 million XRP and $300 million in cash proceeds into the public market, according to The Block. The company expects to trade on Nasdaq under XRPN starting next Monday; an 8-K filing shows the merger closed on Oct 9 ET.
Assets to watch: XRP
8. CleanSpark mined 529 BTC in September
CleanSpark released unaudited bitcoin mining operations data for September 2026, producing 529 BTC in the month and 5,432 BTC year-to-date. As of Sept 30 the company held 13,530 BTC, of which 3,475 was pledged as collateral for derivatives trading, with operating hashrate at 50 EH/s. It will shift to standard quarterly reporting and stop publishing monthly updates.
Assets to watch: BTC
Market snapshot
BTC: $82,510 (24h +0.92%) | ETH: $2,487.71 (24h +0.45%)
Gold: $4,078.70 (+0.00%) | Silver: $57.863 (+0.00%)
WTI: $91.66 (+0.19%) | Brent: $104.43 (+0.14%)
S&P 500: 7,811.54 (+0.59%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,883.15 (+0.51%)