[Four Greek crypto firms secure MiCA registration in first for Greece]

Greece has produced its first businesses registered under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation, Cointelegraph reported. The Greek entities currently registered with the European Securities and Markets Authority, or ESMA, are BCash, Xenios Blockchain Group, Capital Wallet Greece and Piraeus Bank.

Meanwhile, Greece’s Hellenic Capital Market Commission fully denied reports that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde intervened in Binance’s Greek MiCA licensing application process.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170179

[El Salvador builds app for dollar stablecoin remittances]

El Salvador’s government is building Sivar, an app that supports remittances using dollar-pegged stablecoins, Bloomberg reported. The app runs on Coinbase’s Base network and will charge a $2 fee for digital dollar transfers from the United States to El Salvador regardless of the amount sent.

Nana Murugesan, CEO of Sivar developer Modveon, said El Salvador continues to use Bitcoin as a reserve asset and store of value while opting for faster, cheaper stablecoins for moving funds.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170180

[Jamaica discusses crypto licensing bill with KYC and travel rule requirements]

Jamaica’s parliament is discussing the Virtual Assets Service Providers Act, a bill that would establish a formal licensing and supervisory framework for virtual asset businesses such as crypto exchanges, Bitcoin.com reported.

The Jamaican government had previously pushed the creation of a regulatory framework for virtual assets and VASPs as a key financial regulatory reform task. If passed, the bill would require any business providing virtual asset services to users in Jamaica to obtain a license from the Financial Services Commission, regardless of where the business is based. The measure would also impose obligations including know-your-customer checks, transaction monitoring, suspicious transaction reporting, and compliance with the travel rule, which requires the sharing of sender and recipient information.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170181

[Canada’s self-styled 'Crypto King' to represent himself at fraud trial]

Aiden Pleterski, who has called himself Canada’s “Crypto King,” will represent himself without a lawyer in a jury trial that began in Toronto on Sept. 28, Decrypt reported. Pleterski faces charges of fraud and laundering the proceeds of crime.

Pleterski received about $40 million from investors under the pretense of cryptocurrency and foreign-exchange investments, but a bankruptcy trustee’s investigation found less than 2% of that amount was actually invested and about $16 million was spent for personal use, according to Decrypt. Pleterski denies the allegations, and the criminal charges have not resulted in a conviction.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170182

[Ondo Perps CEO says reviewing U.S. perpetual futures entry makes sense]

David Wells, CEO of Ondo Perps, Ondo Finance’s RWA-based perpetual futures exchange, said it makes sense to consider entering the U.S. market, according to The Block.

Wells said there is a significant opportunity in the U.S. perpetual futures market and that it is reasonable for Ondo to review that market. However, Wells added no U.S. launch plan has been finalized, and any perpetual futures service offered in the United States would likely differ in structure from products available in other countries.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170183

[Morgan Stanley sets up Digital Asset Lab]

Morgan Stanley has established a Digital Asset Lab to test stablecoins, asset tokenization and decentralized finance, or DeFi, technology, Bloomberg reported. The lab is designed to validate technologies in a segregated environment with security and regulatory safeguards so new blockchain systems do not affect the bank’s core infrastructure. Morgan Stanley plans to use the lab to test not only stablecoins, but also tokenized deposits, central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, and tokenized money market funds, or MMFs.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170184

[U.S. rapper Kanye West deposits $3.9M in ETH to Binance]

U.S. rapper Kanye West deposited 1,445 ETH worth $3.91 million from AAVE to Binance today, according to ai_9684xtpa. It marked the first such transfer since October 2025, and exchange deposits are typically interpreted as a sign of intent to sell.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170185

[Bitget sees $463M net outflow in 24 hours after resuming withdrawals]

Crypto exchange Bitget saw about $463 million in net outflows over 24 hours after withdrawals resumed, Bloomberg reported. According to DefiLlama data, that marked the largest single-day net outflow over the past four years.

Bitget has been gradually restoring withdrawals following a $388 million hack last week, starting with BTC on Sept. 28 and continuing with ETH and USDT. The exchange plans to resume remaining token withdrawals, fiat services and P2P services on Oct. 2.

Its user protection fund, which is being used to cover hack-related losses, has fallen from $464 million to under $200 million. Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said the company aims to replenish the fund to more than $300 million within a week using its own capital.

While North Korea has been identified as a possible culprit behind the hack, the exchange has withheld judgment.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170186

[BTC faces first key test after breakout, with focus on $82.5K support]

Bitcoin closed above its 50-week moving average for the first time on a weekly basis last week, and $82,500 now marks the top of a previous consolidation range, where holding the level could support further gains, crypto market maker Wintermute said.

Wintermute added that risk assets remained strong last week even as the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 5% to its highest level since 2007, with no clear flight to safety observed. The firm also said altcoins were showing broad strength alongside rising BTC dominance, while institutional options markets continued to build low-delta call options and call spread positions expiring at year-end.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170187

[Coinbase hints at onchain features for new Pokémon card service]

Coinbase is preparing to launch a new Pokémon card service and has hinted it could include onchain features, BeInCrypto reported. After a user interpreted the offering as blockchain-based Pokémon card packs, Coinbase said that was correct.

According to the report, users who open card packs on mobile would receive cards linked to physical copies, which could either be held with a custodian or shipped directly. Coinbase did not disclose specific details including a launch date, pricing, supported countries, or the underlying blockchain.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170188

[UK-listed Smarter Web plans up to $10.6M in BTC purchases via preferred share sale]

UK-listed The Smarter Web Company, which has adopted a Bitcoin treasury strategy, said it plans to issue up to 277,777 shares of MORE, the UK’s first BTC-backed preferred stock, at £90 ($119.16) per share. The company is targeting about $17.34 million to $30.05 million in net proceeds and plans to allocate about $6.62 million to $10.59 million of that to additional BTC purchases.

MORE is a cumulative floating-rate preferred stock with an initial annual dividend rate of 12% based on a reference price of £100 ($132.40) per share. Dividends will be paid weekly, and the shares carry no voting rights. A London Stock Exchange listing for MORE is scheduled for Oct. 14.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170189

[Tokyo-listed Bitcoin Japan completes nearly $1M BTC purchase]

Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Bitcoin Japan, formerly Hotamaru Sho, bought 11.9188 BTC for $999,479 through its wholly owned subsidiary BTC JPN Ltd., CEO Phillip Lord said on X. The average purchase price was $83,857.

Lord said the purchase was not based on a short-term price outlook but marked the first step in the company’s long-term BTC accumulation strategy. Lord added the company plans to consider further purchases based on market conditions, available funds, liquidity, and risk management. The purchase follows the board’s earlier approval for BTC acquisitions of up to $1 million.

Note:
This is a separate legal entity from Metaplanet subsidiary Bitcoin Japan Inc.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170190

[Polymarket hires former Goldman Sachs executive for institutional growth]

Polymarket has hired Lisa Mantil, formerly of Goldman Sachs, as head of institutional growth as the prediction market platform looks to secure Wall Street institutional liquidity, CNBC reported.

Until recently, Mantil was a Goldman Sachs partner and global head of ETF Accelerator, an internal platform that supports clients launching investment products. At Polymarket, Mantil is expected to expand the institutional investor business and promote the use of prediction markets in investment and risk-management strategies.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170191

[BTC rises as open interest falls to lowest since March, easing liquidation risk]

BTC-denominated open interest has fallen about 20% to its lowest level since March even as Bitcoin has risen 35% from its August low, according to a CoinNess analysis of Glassnode data.

Glassnode said Bitcoin is climbing with less leverage in the market, which could relatively reduce the risk of a sharp drop driven by large-scale leveraged liquidations.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170192

[Benjamin Cowen rethinks Q4 bearish BTC view as price shows resilience]

Cryptocurrency analyst Benjamin Cowen said on X that Bitcoin closing above its May high is a technically positive sign for the bullish trend. Cowen said BTC rose 20% to 30% within one to two weeks after moving above its 50-week moving average in 2019 and 2023, but the gain has been relatively smaller this time.

He said seasonal weakness concerns and rising bond yields are weighing on long-duration assets, including cryptocurrencies. Cowen added that while he had expected BTC to turn weak as the fourth quarter began, it has so far been more resilient than expected, prompting him to revisit that outlook. He said past fourth-quarter weakness was preceded by signs of decline before the quarter began, but no clear signal has emerged this time, and the outlook may need to be adjusted flexibly depending on market conditions.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170193

[Anonymous whale deposits $54.7M in ETH to Bitget]

An anonymous whale deposited 20,000 ETH, worth about $54.66 million, into Bitget, according to Onchain Lens. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as intended for selling.

According to Onchain Lens, the ETH came from swapping 20,040 stETH held by the address through 1inch (1INCH).
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170194

[Hong Kong prices HK$20B digital green bond sale, adds deposit token settlement]

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said it had priced about HK$20 billion worth of digital green bonds under its Government Sustainable Bond Programme. The bonds were issued in four currencies: the Hong Kong dollar, yuan, U.S. dollar and euro.

For this sale, the government newly introduced deposit tokens into the primary issuance settlement process for Hong Kong dollar-denominated bonds, alongside traditional settlement methods and a previously introduced tokenized central bank money settlement method.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170195

[Cboe, S&P Dow Jones explore cooperation on new products including tokenized options]

Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices said they are exploring cooperation on new products, including tokenized options, as they agreed to extend their exclusive licensing deal for S&P 500 index options by 25 years through 2051.

The two companies said on Sept. 29 that the extended agreement could support collaboration beyond existing index derivatives and into new product development. Under the extension, Cboe will retain exclusive rights to offer trading in S&P 500 index options.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170196

[ECB seeks participants to test AI agents for digital euro payments]

The European Central Bank is seeking fintech companies, payment firms and other participants to explore the use of AI agents in digital euro payments, Cointelegraph reported.

The experiment will run from January through June 2027, with participating organizations set to develop functions including electronic receipts, multilateral transactions and conditional payments. Workshops planned for the first half of 2027 will cover AI-based payments, micropayments and machine-to-machine interactions.

Separately, the ECB is preparing a digital euro pilot project that will run for 12 months starting in the second half of 2027. For that effort, it has already selected 36 banks and payment companies, including Revolut, Stripe and Deutsche Bank. However, issuing a digital euro would still require EU legislation and a final decision by the ECB.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170197

[CEA Industries changes name to BNB Standard Corporation]

Nasdaq-listed CEA Industries, which is focused on investing in BNB, said it will change its name to BNB Standard Corporation effective Sept. 29. The company’s stock ticker BNC and warrant tickers BNCWW and BNCWZ will remain unchanged.

The company had earlier held a public vote on X covering four candidate names, and BNB Standard received about 47% of 5,799 total votes. The board approved the new name after reviewing the voting results and community feedback.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170198

[BIT-linked address deposits 1,000 BTC to Binance]

A wallet linked to crypto options trading platform BIT, formerly Matrixport, deposited 1,000 BTC to Binance an hour ago, Lookonchain reported, citing Arkham data. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as a sign of intent to sell.
https://coinness.com/en/news/1170199