21:03
US spot Bitcoin ETFs draw $102 million before payrolls report
Incomplete Friday data leave the scale of post-report investor demand unclear as Bitcoin recovers from an initial short squeeze.
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Michael Saylor hints at more Bitcoin as Strategy funding debate intensifies
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Persian Gulf oil exports recover to near prewar levels despite Hormuz risks
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US job-cut announcements fall 20% in September to 43,281
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US-listed ETFs attract record $1.93 trillion in first three quarters
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Aave Transfers 155 Million USDC to Unidentified Whale Wallet
News Flow
Oct 4
19:51
Alaska LNG shipping costs to Asia could be at least 65% below Gulf rivals
Developer Glenfarne says shorter routes and stranded North Slope gas can offset Alaska LNG’s estimated $44.5 billion to $54.5 billion infrastructure bill.
19:51
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19:40
Bitcoin Core adds safeguard against unsafe PSBT transaction signing
The change blocks a narrow SIGHASH_SINGLE edge case while wallet providers await a confirmed production release containing the fix.
18:10
Bitcoin nears $87,000 as Open Interest falls across major exchanges
Thirty-day declines on Binance, Deribit and Gate.io resemble patterns seen during previous Bitcoin pullbacks in January and May 2026.
16:20
Shiba Inu’s SHIB goes live on Solana, recording 3,005 trades in five minutes
Sunrise listed the Ethereum-born community token on Oct. 4, 2026, with LaunchOnSF, Pumpfun and other Solana platforms supporting SHIB pairs within minutes.
15:29
Trump names Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence Force
The director of national intelligence will head a White House group coordinating federal engagement with AI companies, consumers and critical infrastructure providers.
15:29
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13:45
HyperLink completes $2.5 million funding round as routing volume reaches $254 million
The invite-only protocol aggregates trading and staking to offer lower fees, private execution flows and optimized routes on Hyperliquid.
12:25
Michael Saylor hints at more Bitcoin as Strategy funding debate intensifies
Strategy’s latest confirmed purchase lifted holdings to 847,666 BTC, while Peter Schiff argued the company’s STRC issuance channel is no longer financing new acquisitions.
12:05
Strive CEO hints at further Bitcoin purchases
The public company’s chief executive signaled a possible expansion of its Bitcoin holdings in a social-media post.
12:00
Hyperliquid leads October token unlocks with $339 million release
October releases exceed $385 million combined, while ENA estimates range from 171.88 million to 1.41 billion tokens after a schedule change.
10:57
New York Times profiles Binance founder CZ after prison release
Changpeng Zhao remains Binance’s controlling shareholder while cultivating UAE and Trump-family ties amid renewed scrutiny of the exchange’s compliance record.
10:19
Japan adds Garantex to Russia asset-freeze list in new sanctions
Payments and specified capital transactions involving the exchange now require Japanese government permission under measures effective October 2, 2026.
10:19
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09:39
IMF approves $138 million for El Salvador despite missed Bitcoin criteria
The waiver followed missed performance targets, while El Salvador committed to reducing state involvement and ending further Bitcoin accumulation beyond documented donations.
09:39
Base vault loses more than $6 million in wstETH drain
Six withdrawals from a recently whitelisted smart-contract vault drained Aave receipt tokens, while investigators continue to examine an unresolved authorization failure.
09:36
Tanker struck in Hormuz as Middle East oil-flow recovery faces new attacks
An unknown projectile damaged a tanker’s engine room as tanker shuttle operations and Gulf crude shipments neared prewar levels, threatening an export recovery supported by U.S. naval protection.
09:36
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08:38
BTC long-term holders remain profitable in current cycle, Glassnode data shows
Unlike every bear market since at least 2015, the LTH-MVRV ratio bottomed above 1 and is now recovering.
08:03
Saudi Arabia shelves $2.5 billion NEOM Stadium plan for 2034 World Cup
The planned 46,000-seat arena inside The Line has been shelved indefinitely as Riyadh scales back projects and reassesses entertainment and infrastructure spending amid financial and geopolitical pressure.
08:03
07:59
OPEC+ plans to keep November oil output targets unchanged
Seven core producers held quotas steady as the Iran war pushed Brent crude above $100 a barrel and G7 countries prepared an emergency diesel release.
07:59
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07:15
Zcash ETF records $93.56 million weekly outflows as ZEC falls 23% from Sept. 27 peak
Grayscale’s ZCSH reversed its September inflow trend as Zcash retreated toward the $1,270-$1,300 support zone and leveraged positions unwound.
06:40
Iran links Strait of Hormuz reopening to US acceptance of seven conditions
Tehran says the strategic waterway could reopen within seven days after sanctions relief, frozen-funds access, blockade removal and an end to fighting, while talks remain focused on Iran’s nuclear file.
06:40
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