BTC traded at $81,354, down 3.35% over 24 hours, while ETH stood at $2,391.03, down 3.32%. Gold was at $4,042.80 and silver at $54.705; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fell 1.21% and 2.90%, respectively, while WTI and Brent fell 0.33% and 0.34%.
1. Bitcoin Retests $81K ETF Cost Basis
Glassnode said Bitcoin is again testing the roughly $81,000 ETF cost basis. The level had capped the May rally and was briefly broken last week before a swift recovery; if BTC closes below it, the price could fall toward the $70,000 area.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. OpenAI to Close Up to $30B Funding Round
OpenAI is set to close a funding round of up to $30 billion led by a UAE investor. The agreement would bring additional compute from the UAE and is expected to be signed before the end of next week.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
3. Nvidia Launches Minerva AI Operations Platform
Nvidia launched Minerva, an AI operations platform that combines infrastructure and AI workload telemetry to analyze billions of data points per hour, spot faults early and boost GPU uptime. It includes a native AI assistant for querying cluster health in natural language. IREN is already using the platform.
Assets to watch: NVDA, IREN
4. Chainlink Partners With LG CNS
LG CNS, the technology arm of Korea's LG Group, formed a strategic partnership with Chainlink to help develop South Korea's $68 billion digital asset market. LG CNS will use Chainlink's cross-chain, data and orchestration infrastructure to build digital asset solutions for Korean institutions.
Assets to watch: LINK
5. Whale Sells 246 BTC for ETH in 11-Day Rotation
An unknown whale again sold 246.25 BTC and then bought 8,286 ETH. Over the past 11 days the whale has sold 1,917.7 BTC (about $159 million) and bought 64,545 ETH (about $155 million).
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
6. Starknet Votes to Explore Quantum-Resistant L1 Move
Starknet holders backed a research proposal with over 93.5% of the vote to explore transitioning from a Layer 2 network into a standalone quantum-resistant Layer 1, with a draft white paper planned for November. The vote only authorizes research and does not mean the transition has been approved.
Assets to watch: STRK
7. Uniswap Launches Aggregator Hooks
Uniswap Labs launched aggregator Hooks, letting external platforms route liquidity into Uniswap v4 to find better trade paths. Several decentralized exchanges are among the first external liquidity sources, and the feature is available via the web app and API.
Assets to watch: UNI
8. Solana USDC Minting Hits $110.5B in 2026
Over the past 24 hours, 1.5 billion USDC was minted on Solana across six transactions of 250 million each. Cumulative USDC minted on Solana so far in 2026 has reached 110.51 billion.
Assets to watch: SOL
9. Dormant 3,000 ETH Moves After 9.5 Years
A batch of 3,000 ETH withdrawn in 2017 moved to a crypto exchange after about nine and a half years of dormancy. Worth about $19 per ETH at the time, it was valued at roughly $57,000 originally; at around $2,410 at transfer time it is now worth about $7.23 million, a roughly 128x gain.
Assets to watch: ETH
Market snapshot
BTC: $81,354 (24h -3.35%) | ETH: $2,391.03 (24h -3.32%)
Gold: $4,042.80 (-0.43%) | Silver: $54.705 (-0.55%)
WTI: $99.14 (-0.33%) | Brent: $112.79 (-0.34%)
S&P 500: 7,663.43 (-1.21%) | Nasdaq 100: 28,958.69 (-2.90%)
1. Bitcoin Retests $81K ETF Cost Basis
Glassnode said Bitcoin is again testing the roughly $81,000 ETF cost basis. The level had capped the May rally and was briefly broken last week before a swift recovery; if BTC closes below it, the price could fall toward the $70,000 area.
Assets to watch: BTC
2. OpenAI to Close Up to $30B Funding Round
OpenAI is set to close a funding round of up to $30 billion led by a UAE investor. The agreement would bring additional compute from the UAE and is expected to be signed before the end of next week.
Assets to watch: OPENAI
3. Nvidia Launches Minerva AI Operations Platform
Nvidia launched Minerva, an AI operations platform that combines infrastructure and AI workload telemetry to analyze billions of data points per hour, spot faults early and boost GPU uptime. It includes a native AI assistant for querying cluster health in natural language. IREN is already using the platform.
Assets to watch: NVDA, IREN
4. Chainlink Partners With LG CNS
LG CNS, the technology arm of Korea's LG Group, formed a strategic partnership with Chainlink to help develop South Korea's $68 billion digital asset market. LG CNS will use Chainlink's cross-chain, data and orchestration infrastructure to build digital asset solutions for Korean institutions.
Assets to watch: LINK
5. Whale Sells 246 BTC for ETH in 11-Day Rotation
An unknown whale again sold 246.25 BTC and then bought 8,286 ETH. Over the past 11 days the whale has sold 1,917.7 BTC (about $159 million) and bought 64,545 ETH (about $155 million).
Assets to watch: BTC, ETH
6. Starknet Votes to Explore Quantum-Resistant L1 Move
Starknet holders backed a research proposal with over 93.5% of the vote to explore transitioning from a Layer 2 network into a standalone quantum-resistant Layer 1, with a draft white paper planned for November. The vote only authorizes research and does not mean the transition has been approved.
Assets to watch: STRK
7. Uniswap Launches Aggregator Hooks
Uniswap Labs launched aggregator Hooks, letting external platforms route liquidity into Uniswap v4 to find better trade paths. Several decentralized exchanges are among the first external liquidity sources, and the feature is available via the web app and API.
Assets to watch: UNI
8. Solana USDC Minting Hits $110.5B in 2026
Over the past 24 hours, 1.5 billion USDC was minted on Solana across six transactions of 250 million each. Cumulative USDC minted on Solana so far in 2026 has reached 110.51 billion.
Assets to watch: SOL
9. Dormant 3,000 ETH Moves After 9.5 Years
A batch of 3,000 ETH withdrawn in 2017 moved to a crypto exchange after about nine and a half years of dormancy. Worth about $19 per ETH at the time, it was valued at roughly $57,000 originally; at around $2,410 at transfer time it is now worth about $7.23 million, a roughly 128x gain.
Assets to watch: ETH
Market snapshot
BTC: $81,354 (24h -3.35%) | ETH: $2,391.03 (24h -3.32%)
Gold: $4,042.80 (-0.43%) | Silver: $54.705 (-0.55%)
WTI: $99.14 (-0.33%) | Brent: $112.79 (-0.34%)
S&P 500: 7,663.43 (-1.21%) | Nasdaq 100: 28,958.69 (-2.90%)