The U.S. government shutdown commenced, furloughing 750,000 workers at a daily cost of $400 million, halting economic data releases.
Bitcoin trades at $114,400, locked in a narrow $113.3K–$114.8K range; critical supports lie at $111K and $108K. Ethereum held $4,100, Solana weakened below $210, while BNB stayed above $1,000.
Spot ETFs kept solid daily momentum positive: BTC +$430 million inflows, ETH +$127 million inflows, with no funds seeing redemptions.
Options skew shows rising demand for downside protection; implied vols remain near historic lows.
Gold surged 12% in September, its best month since 2011, reflecting elevated demand for hard assets.
The deal hands a $2.2 trillion asset manager the keys to one of the top five tokenized Treasury products globally — and marks a new model for how traditional finance enters the on-chain funds market
The world's largest stock exchange is building entirely new blockchain infrastructure — while Nasdaq takes a different approach by layering tokenization onto existing systems
After two months of stalemate, senators broke the stablecoin yield dispute that blocked CLARITY. Here's what the compromise means for institutional adoption, and which players benefit most
The Polygon-GSR backed chain enters a sector where monthly volumes have hit $739 billion — but where Hyperliquid already commands the majority of open interest
