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)
Check This Out
The stablecoin supply is rapidly expanding under a crypto-friendly U.S. administration, injecting fresh liquidity into the market, boosting DeFi activity, and driving token price gains.
Source: CryptoRank
Meme of the Day
Source: KuCoin
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