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.

Temporary suspension of deposits, withdrawals, and trading support for OmniNetwork (OMNI) due to rebranding and token swap. For more information, visit upbit. OMNIUSDT trading at 3.88.

Luxembourg becomes the first eurozone country to invest in Bitcoin. coindesk

Citi has invested in BVNK, a stablecoin developer. theblock.com

Solana's daily transaction volume has halved from approximately 125 million on July 24, 2025, to around 64 million, marking a nearly 50% decline. This reduction in on-chain activity occurs alongside a notable increase in the SOL token's price, indicating that recent gains may be driven more by market sentiment and speculation than by sustained demand for the Solana network.

DeFi's total value locked (TVL) reached a record $237 billion in Q3 2025, despite a 22% decline in DApp wallet activity. cointelegraph

DeFi's total value locked reached a record $237 billion in Q3 2025, while decentralized application wallet activity declined 22%. cointelegraph

Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister intends to advance the crypto-economy and implement regulatory frameworks for blockchain technology. cointelegraph