🛒 AI Commerce, Bitcoin Options, Solana ETF, Global Moves

Good afternoon — today’s lineup spans everything from ChatGPT’s Stripe-powered checkout breakthrough to BlackRock’s IBIT overtaking Deribit in Bitcoin options. Robinhood is eyeing global prediction markets, Solana’s ETF odds just hit “100%,” and ICE is cracking down on a Bitmain-linked Texas mine. Meanwhile, the SEC is meeting with NYSE and ICE on tokenization, and Kazakhstan just launched a state-backed crypto fund starting with BNB.

Here’s what you need to know and more:

News Roundup

Artificial Intelligence

• Chainlink Showcases AI + Blockchain Pilot to Streamline Global Finance and Asset Tokenization (The Block)

• Minecraft Creator Builds GPT-Style Chatbot Using Redstone Circuits (Decrypt)

• Study Finds AI Chatbots Can Strategically Lie—Safety Tools Missed It (Decrypt)

• Anthropic Unveils Claude Sonnet 4.5, Calls It the World’s Best Coding Model (Decrypt)

• ChatGPT Launches Instant Checkout With Stripe-Powered Agentic Commerce Protocol (OpenAI)

DeFi, CeFi, & TradFi

• SEC Suspends Trading of QMMM After 2,000% Crypto-Fueled Stock Surge (Decrypt)

• Polkadot Eyes Launch of DOT-Backed Algorithmic Stablecoin pUSD (Polkadot)

• BlackRock’s IBIT Overtakes Deribit as Largest Bitcoin Options Venue (Bloomberg)

• Starknet Launches Bitcoin Staking With 100M STRK Incentive (The Block)

• Republic to Tokenize Animoca Brands’ Equity on Solana (Republic)

• Visa Pilots Stablecoin Payments for Cross-Border Transfers (The Block)

• Coinbase to Launch SUI Futures on October 20 (Coinbase)

• Keel Launches With $2.5B Roadmap to Boost Solana DeFi and RWAs (Coindesk)

• Robinhood Eyes Global Expansion of Prediction Markets (Bloomberg)

• Société Générale Expands Into DeFi With Uniswap and Morpho (DL News)

• Stripe Launches Stablecoin Issuance Platform With Phantom’s CASH (Coindesk)

Exchange-Traded Funds

• On Sept. 29, U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs logged $547M in net inflows, ending a five-day outflow streak, while U.S spot Bitcoin ETFs added $522M. BlackRock’s IBIT was the only Bitcoin ETF to post an outflow.

• Solana ETF Approval Now “100% Certain,” Says Eric Balchunas (Decrypt)

• Bit Digital Proposes $100M Convertible Note Offering to Expand ETH Treasury (Bit Digital)

Infrastructure

• VerifiedX Partners with Crypto.com for Seamless Wallet Payments (Cointelegraph)

• Cronos Partners with AWS to Drive Institutional Tokenization and RWA Adoption (Cronos)

Mining

• ICE Raids Bitmain-Affiliated Bitcoin Mine in Texas (Blockspace)

Politics

• Pakistan Pushes Bitcoin to UN Agenda, Seeks Stronger US Blockchain Ties (Cyrptonews)

• Canada Signals Warmer Stance on Crypto, Driven by Stablecoin Momentum (DL News)

• Leaked Docs Reveal $8B Crypto Network Tied to Russia’s Sanctions Evasion (Decrypt)

• SEC Grants DoubleZero No-Action Relief for 2Z Token (X)

• Massachusetts to Hold Hearing on Bitcoin Reserve Bill on Oct. 7 (MA Legislature)

• Turkey to Expand Watchdog Powers Over Bank and Crypto Accounts (Bloomberg)

• SEC Crypto Task Force Meets With NYSE & ICE on Tokenization and Regulation (SEC)

• Wisconsin Bill Seeks to Exempt Crypto Activities From Money Transmitter Laws (Decrypt)

Treasuries

• Kazakhstan Launches State-Backed Crypto Fund with Initial BNB Purchase (Cointelegraph)

• Bit Digital Plans $100M Convertible Note Offering to Buy More ETH (The Block)

• Kazakhstan Launches Alem Crypto Fund With First Investment in BNB (KZ Government)

Venture Capital

• Andre Cronje’s Flying Tulip Raises $200M at $1B Valuation with Investor Downside Protection (The Block)

Other News

• Bhutan Moves $230M in Bitcoin, Possible Exchange Deposit Ahead (Blockchain News)

• Chinese Woman Pleads Guilty in $7B UK Bitcoin Fraud Case (Decrypt)

• Ex-LA Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty in Crypto Extortion Scheme (Decrypt)

• Indonesian University Rolls Out On-Chain Student Records (Decrypt)

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