Ethereum Foundation Launches Privacy Research Initiative

The Ethereum Foundation has announced the formation of a 'Privacy Cluster' team dedicated to exploring and developing privacy improvements for the Ethereum network. [cointelegraph]

Ocean Protocol has exited the ASI Alliance. The $OCEAN token potentially faces de-pegging and may be re-listed on exchanges.

Senator Cynthia Lummis seeks to eliminate taxes on small Bitcoin transactions, aiming to ease regulatory burdens on cryptocurrency users.

DDC Enterprise has secured $124 million in financing, which will be allocated toward expanding its Bitcoin treasury holdings. The company now holds a total of 1,058 BTC. Read more here on Business Wire.

DDC Enterprise has raised $124 million in funding, which will be allocated to its Bitcoin treasury strategy. The company has accumulated 1,058 BTC. Read more here on Business Wire.

SOL Solana Company, formerly known as Helius and listed on Nasdaq, is increasing its SOL holdings to over 2.2 million tokens, valued at approximately $525 million, with an objective to secure a 5% stake in the total SOL supply.

Farcaster has added support for the BNB Chain, according to a company announcement. More details are available here.

Pantera Capital leads $15 million seed funding round for TransCrypts to expand blockchain identity platform. coindesk

Bitcoin contracts totaling approximately $391 million have been liquidated over the past 24 hours, comprising roughly $220 million in long positions and $171 million in short positions.

PayPay acquires 40% stake in Binance Japan. theblock.com

Binance Co-Founder He Yi Signals Upcoming Product Launches

Binance co-founder He Yi announced that "exciting developments are on the horizon" and that the company plans to launch new products soon.

Shane Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket, has become the youngest self-made billionaire globally. coindesk

Binance has introduced Meme Rush, a new feature within its wallet platform designed to notify users about the latest memecoins received from external launch platforms.

Arthur Hayes suggests that Bitcoin is unlikely to enter a bear market in the near term, citing continued favorable monetary conditions that could render the traditional four-year cycle obsolete.

Switzerland’s crypto-focused bank AMINA has commenced offering staking services for the Polygon token. [Source: CoinDesk]

The top memecoins on the BNB Chain by price increase over the past 24 hours.

A trader converted $5,245 into approximately $2.16 million within 40 minutes, representing a return of over 41,000%. The individual invested four Binance Coin (BNB) tokens, valued at $5,245, to acquire 41.11 million BNBHolder tokens. They subsequently sold 33.55 million BNBHolder tokens for 956 BNB, equivalent to roughly $1.25 million, while retaining 7.55 million tokens valued at approximately $906,000. The transaction resulted in a profit exceeding $2.15 million in just over half an hour.

Block Street has raised $11.5 million to develop an execution layer for blockchain-based stocks.

Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled the Kohaku code and a roadmap prioritizing wallet security and privacy.

Binance Futures to Launch USDⓈ-Margined GIGGLEUSDT Perpetual Contract on October 9, 2025. For more information, visit binance.

Friday's options expiration is estimated at approximately $5.3 billion. The total value of Bitcoin options stands at $4.3 billion, with a put/call ratio of 1.12 and a maximum pain point of $117,000. Ethereum options total $940 million, with a put/call ratio of 0.9 and a maximum pain point of $4,400.