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Gitcoin Quorum Cut To 1.5M GTC Already Has 2.7M Votes In Favor
The Gitcoin quorum proposal would cut the Snapshot threshold from 2.5M to 1.5M GTC and has 2.7M votes in favor. See the governor upgrade and Techne plans.
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Arbitrum RAD Budget Held For Q4 As ARB Rally Is Averaged Out
The Arbitrum RAD budget stays unchanged for Q4 as OpCo uses a 3-month ARB average. See payout caps, the final MSS report and a 1,700 ETH treasury proposal.
Balancer Fork Vote Reopens As The Wind-Down Clock Runs To Oct 30
The Balancer fork vote BIP-932 runs October 9 to 13 after the DAO approved a wind-down. See how the first fork failed, the October 30 deadline and TVL.
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Evernorth Merger Closes With XRP Priced At $1.43, Not $2.37
The Evernorth merger closed October 9 with XRP priced at $1.43069, down 39.5% from signing. See the 8-K share math, lock-up terms and trust redemptions.
Robinhood CEO Stock Sale: Tenev Sold 375,000 Shares in October
Robinhood CEO stock sale: Tenev sold 375,000 shares on October 5 under a 10b5-1 plan. The Form 4 shows zero direct Class A but 47.4M Class B still held.
Bitcoin Funding Rate Turned Negative On Binance, Then Flipped Back
Bitcoin funding rate on Binance went negative Oct 5 to 8 but was not a nine-month low, per Binance's own history. See the prints, open interest and price.
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Reach $729M In Two Days After IBIT Reports
Bitcoin ETF outflows hit $484.9M on Oct 7 and $244.1M on Oct 8, per Farside. See which funds led the exits, the weekly total and how it compares to record days.
Bitcoin Difficulty Adjustment Looks Set For A 5.6% Rise On Oct 16
Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is on course for about +5.6% around Oct 16 as blocks run at 568 seconds. Implied hashrate sits near 1 zettahash per second.
2011 Bitcoin Wallet's 28.46 BTC Is Its Seventh Sweep Since 2025
A 2011 Bitcoin wallet moved 28.46 BTC on October 7, but the address has swept coins since June 2025. See the seven sweeps and where 170 BTC went next.
Bitcoin Futures Volume On Binance Hits $454B, Highest Since June
Bitcoin futures volume on Binance hit $454B in September, its highest since June, yet open interest stayed near $8B. Turnover jumped without new leverage.
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Hit $277M as Fed Minutes Point to a Hike
Bitcoin ETF outflows reached $277.2M on October 7 while the Fed minutes pointed to another hike. See which funds sold, and why IBIT is missing from the total.
Arbitrum RAD Budget Held For Q4 As ARB Rally Is Averaged Out
The Arbitrum RAD budget stays unchanged for Q4 as OpCo uses a 3-month ARB average. See payout caps, the final MSS report and a 1,700 ETH treasury proposal.
Balancer Fork Vote Reopens As The Wind-Down Clock Runs To Oct 30
The Balancer fork vote BIP-932 runs October 9 to 13 after the DAO approved a wind-down. See how the first fork failed, the October 30 deadline and TVL.
Aave V4 Caps Rise On Arc And Ethereum As USDC Draw Cap Fills
Aave V4 caps rise in ten changes on Arc and Ethereum, with the USDC draw cap fully used on Maple. See the new limits, utilization and interest-rate tweaks.
Spark October 22 Spell Seeks 100M sUSDS Bridge And WETH Rate Cut
The Spark October 22 spell proposes bridging 100M sUSDS to Arbitrum, cutting the WETH slope 2 to 30% and funding grants. See the vote timeline and rate changes.
USAT Aave Listing Proposed For V3 Core And V4 Core Hub On Ethereum
The USAT Aave proposal would list the Anchorage-issued stablecoin on Aave V3 and V4 on Ethereum. See the vote steps, the 183.3M supply and the issuer details.
PT-AUSD Supply Cap On Aave Monad Doubles To $60M After 100% Fill
The PT-AUSD supply cap on Aave V3 Monad would double from 30M to 60M after hitting 100% use. See holder health factors, the Pendle pool and the maturity date.
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Binance ETH Reserves Hit A Six-Month Low As Withdrawals Spike
Binance ETH reserves fell to 3.47M ETH, a six-month low, as CryptoQuant counts a record 320,000 withdrawals on Oct 6. See the data next to ETF outflows.
ETH Taker Selling On Binance Hits -$2.3B As Open Interest Rises
ETH taker selling on Binance reached -$2.3B while price held near $2,570 and open interest rose 11.6%. Two CryptoQuant Quicktakes read the split differently.
Abstract Chain Shutdown Set For Dec 15 As TVS Slides 32%
Abstract, the Ethereum layer-2 tied to Pudgy Penguins, will stop on December 15, 2026. L2BEAT shows value secured down 32.5% in a week.
Bitmine ETH Buying Slows To 15,112 A Week As 5% Cap Nears
Bitmine ETH buys fell to 15,112 in the week to Oct 4 as the firm nears 5% of supply, and Lee says it will not go past it. 8-K and supply data checked.
BlackRock ETHA Sheds $201.9M In A Day, Its Largest Since January
BlackRock ETHA lost $201.9M on October 6, its largest exit since January, as Ether ETF outflows hit six sessions. Farside data, plus a Zcash ETF check.
Ethereum Exit Queue Is Half Validator Merges, Not Unstaking
Node data from Oct 6 shows the Ethereum exit queue is nearly half validator merges under EIP-7251, with real exits near 442,000 ETH of 43.7 million staked.
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CFTC Event Contracts Proposal Puts Sports Bets Under Swap Rules
The CFTC event contracts proposal would class sports, politics and weather bets as swaps while casino wagers stay out. See the rules, comment steps and volume.
Mashinsky Ban: New York Secures Up To $35M From Ex-Celsius CEO
The Mashinsky ban is permanent in New York, and the ex-Celsius CEO faces up to $35M in conditional payments. See what the attorney general's deal requires.
Cantor Fitzgerald Tether Letter: Blumenthal Sets October 23 Deadline
Cantor Fitzgerald Tether letter from Sen. Blumenthal makes 13 requests with an Oct 23 deadline. See what the letter asks, what it claims and who sent it.
UK Sanctions Cryptomus, Heleket And TokenSpot In Russia Package
UK sanctions Cryptomus, Heleket and TokenSpot in a 38-entry Russia package on Oct 8. See what the official notice says and what Chainalysis found on the firms.
Thailand Crypto ETFs Get Final Rules, Effective October 16
Thailand crypto ETFs get final rules from the SEC, effective Oct 16, with Bitcoin and Ethereum first. See the 80% exposure test, custody and margin limits.
Tether Kazakhstan MoU Studies a Tenge Stablecoin, Issues Nothing
Tether Kazakhstan MoU with the central bank covers a tenge stablecoin study and tokenization pilots. It names no chain, date or reserve rules. Read the details.
Samsung Wallet to Send USDC on Solana to 82M US Galaxy Devices
Samsung Wallet will add USDC remittances on Solana in late October 2026, with Coinbase Prime as custodian. Here is what is known and what is still missing.
Solana DEX Volume Still Leads, But Is Down 50% From 2025
Solana has topped DEX volume for eight quarters, but Q3 2026 is about half of Q3 2025 and its market share slipped, per DefiLlama.
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