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.
A misleading 800,000 BTC wallet shuffle is distorting on-chain signals just as Bitcoin struggles below $80,000, leaving traders to parse real demand from accounting noise.
The Georgian government and National Bank are working with Tether to issue a sovereign lari-pegged stablecoin – the first of its kind for any country in the region.
Allman founded Ondo in 2021 and grew it into one of the largest tokenised real-world asset platforms; the company says his successor has been running day-to-day operations for over two years.
Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs classified Polymarket as illegal online gambling after a wager on President Prabowo's political survival drew $46,000 in volume and official scrutiny.
