BTC traded at $83,452, up 0.59% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,556.06, up 2.23%. Gold was at $4,194.80 and silver at $60.950; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose 0.59% and 0.51%, respectively, while WTI and Brent rose 1.18% and 1.15%.
1. Bitcoin spot ETFs post $681M weekly net outflow
Per SoSoValue, US spot bitcoin ETFs posted $681 million in net outflows last week (Oct 5–9 ET), ending three straight weeks of inflows. Fidelity's FBTC led with $380 million in weekly outflows and $10.52 billion in cumulative net inflows, followed by Ark/21Shares' ARKB at $207 million outflows and $1.19 billion cumulative inflows.
Assets to watch: BTC, IBIT
2. Korea's KOSPI extends losses to 3%
South Korea's KOSPI index extended losses to 3%, trading at 6,427.08. SK Hynix fell more than 4%, while Samsung Electronics dropped nearly 4%.
Assets to watch: SAMSUNG, SKHYNIX
3. OpenAI lifts GPT-6.1 Sol default context to 500K tokens
OpenAI Codex head Tibo Sottiaux said on X that GPT-6.1 Sol's default context length via Codex and ChatGPT Work has been raised from 272,000 to 500,000 tokens, up about 80%. The model's maximum context is 1 million tokens, and users can still adjust it.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
4. Anthropic banned 11.4M accounts in H1, up ~6.9x
Per Anthropic's transparency report, the platform banned a cumulative 11.4 million accounts in H1 2026, up about 6.9x from 1.45 million in H2 2025. It handled 398,000 ban appeals over the period, with about 42,000 overturned, an approval rate of roughly 10.6%.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC
5. Solana treasury firm SkyAI plans $201M tender offer
Solana treasury company SkyAI plans a cash tender offer to buy up to 95% of its outstanding common stock and warrants at $3 per share, for up to about $201 million. It intends to fund the purchase with existing cash and proceeds from selling its Solana holdings; the offer is expected to launch Thursday and run 10 business days, subject to extension or early termination.
Assets to watch: SKYAI, SOL
6. Sui Foundation invests $30M in DATA Network
Per The Block, Sui Foundation invested $30 million in AI data protocol DATA Network (formerly Story Protocol). The protocol will migrate to Sui as a native protocol, its standalone chain will be decommissioned, and existing DATA tokens will migrate 1:1 to Sui; the current network keeps running until migration completes.
Assets to watch: SUI
7. Ethereum spot ETFs post $542M weekly net outflow
Per SoSoValue, US spot ether ETFs posted $542 million in net outflows last week (Oct 5–9 ET). BlackRock's ETHA led with $477 million in weekly outflows and $12.79 billion in cumulative net inflows, followed by Grayscale's ETHE at $31.89 million outflows and $5.47 billion cumulative inflows.
Assets to watch: ETH
8. XRP spot ETFs log $11.3M weekly net inflow
Per SoSoValue, US spot XRP ETFs saw $11.31 million in net inflows last week (Oct 5–9 ET). Bitwise's XRP ETF led with $10.55 million in weekly inflows and $688 million in cumulative net inflows, followed by Franklin Templeton's XRPZ at $4.10 million inflows and $509 million cumulative.
Assets to watch: XRP
9. SWI Group raises €800M to pivot bitcoin mines to AI compute
Per The Block, SWI Group completed €800 million (about $895 million) in financing to expand its AI infrastructure business. The company previously took control of bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Assets and plans to retrofit some HPC-capable bitcoin mining facilities for AI workloads.
Assets to watch: BTC
Market snapshot
BTC: $83,452 (24h +0.59%) | ETH: $2,556.06 (24h +2.23%)
Gold: $4,194.80 (-0.51%) | Silver: $60.950 (-0.16%)
WTI: $92.93 (+1.18%) | Brent: $105.92 (+1.15%)
S&P 500: 7,811.54 (+0.59%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,883.15 (+0.51%)
1. Bitcoin spot ETFs post $681M weekly net outflow
Per SoSoValue, US spot bitcoin ETFs posted $681 million in net outflows last week (Oct 5–9 ET), ending three straight weeks of inflows. Fidelity's FBTC led with $380 million in weekly outflows and $10.52 billion in cumulative net inflows, followed by Ark/21Shares' ARKB at $207 million outflows and $1.19 billion cumulative inflows.
Assets to watch: BTC, IBIT
2. Korea's KOSPI extends losses to 3%
South Korea's KOSPI index extended losses to 3%, trading at 6,427.08. SK Hynix fell more than 4%, while Samsung Electronics dropped nearly 4%.
Assets to watch: SAMSUNG, SKHYNIX
3. OpenAI lifts GPT-6.1 Sol default context to 500K tokens
OpenAI Codex head Tibo Sottiaux said on X that GPT-6.1 Sol's default context length via Codex and ChatGPT Work has been raised from 272,000 to 500,000 tokens, up about 80%. The model's maximum context is 1 million tokens, and users can still adjust it.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
4. Anthropic banned 11.4M accounts in H1, up ~6.9x
Per Anthropic's transparency report, the platform banned a cumulative 11.4 million accounts in H1 2026, up about 6.9x from 1.45 million in H2 2025. It handled 398,000 ban appeals over the period, with about 42,000 overturned, an approval rate of roughly 10.6%.
Assets to watch: ANTHROPIC
5. Solana treasury firm SkyAI plans $201M tender offer
Solana treasury company SkyAI plans a cash tender offer to buy up to 95% of its outstanding common stock and warrants at $3 per share, for up to about $201 million. It intends to fund the purchase with existing cash and proceeds from selling its Solana holdings; the offer is expected to launch Thursday and run 10 business days, subject to extension or early termination.
Assets to watch: SKYAI, SOL
6. Sui Foundation invests $30M in DATA Network
Per The Block, Sui Foundation invested $30 million in AI data protocol DATA Network (formerly Story Protocol). The protocol will migrate to Sui as a native protocol, its standalone chain will be decommissioned, and existing DATA tokens will migrate 1:1 to Sui; the current network keeps running until migration completes.
Assets to watch: SUI
7. Ethereum spot ETFs post $542M weekly net outflow
Per SoSoValue, US spot ether ETFs posted $542 million in net outflows last week (Oct 5–9 ET). BlackRock's ETHA led with $477 million in weekly outflows and $12.79 billion in cumulative net inflows, followed by Grayscale's ETHE at $31.89 million outflows and $5.47 billion cumulative inflows.
Assets to watch: ETH
8. XRP spot ETFs log $11.3M weekly net inflow
Per SoSoValue, US spot XRP ETFs saw $11.31 million in net inflows last week (Oct 5–9 ET). Bitwise's XRP ETF led with $10.55 million in weekly inflows and $688 million in cumulative net inflows, followed by Franklin Templeton's XRPZ at $4.10 million inflows and $509 million cumulative.
Assets to watch: XRP
9. SWI Group raises €800M to pivot bitcoin mines to AI compute
Per The Block, SWI Group completed €800 million (about $895 million) in financing to expand its AI infrastructure business. The company previously took control of bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Assets and plans to retrofit some HPC-capable bitcoin mining facilities for AI workloads.
Assets to watch: BTC
Market snapshot
BTC: $83,452 (24h +0.59%) | ETH: $2,556.06 (24h +2.23%)
Gold: $4,194.80 (-0.51%) | Silver: $60.950 (-0.16%)
WTI: $92.93 (+1.18%) | Brent: $105.92 (+1.15%)
S&P 500: 7,811.54 (+0.59%) | Nasdaq 100: 30,883.15 (+0.51%)