Bitcoin reclaimed $87,000 on Oct. 2 after U.S. September payroll growth came in at 29,000, far below the 84,000 expected, while the unemployment rate reached 4.2%. The report reduced expectations for another Federal Reserve rate hike this month, extending a shift that began after softer-than-expected inflation data pushed Bitcoin above $85,000 on Sept. 30. Fed funds futures had reduced the probability of an October quarter-point increase from 66% to 22% during the week, while Kalshi data showed an 84% probability of a rate hold; the measures reflect different markets. Bitcoin was about $86,688 on Oct. 2, with dominance at 58.74%. The Federal Reserve raised its target federal funds rate to 3.75%-4% in September, its first increase since July 2023. Beyond Bitcoin, RippleX opened the LendingProtocolV1_1 amendment for validator voting on Sept. 30, moving the XRP Ledger closer to native lending infrastructure based on closed-ended lending vaults and cash-basis accounting. The amendment requires more than 80% support from trusted validators for two weeks and must activate alongside the original LendingProtocol and SingleAssetVault amendments. Shiba Inu gained 13.5% in September, its strongest monthly performance of 2026, rising from about $0.00000507 to a monthly high near $0.00000625. SHIB also recorded a daily golden cross on Oct. 2 and reached 1,693,365 on-chain holders during the month. XRP Ledger activity exceeded 900 million in a 24-hour period on Oct. 1, followed by a further 60% increase in a key growth metric on Oct. 2. Ripple unlocked 1 billion XRP at the start of October before locking 700 million back into escrow. The SEC and CFTC are advancing separate crypto rulemaking efforts after the Senate's Sept. 15 vote failed to move the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act forward, and the SEC proposed a new digital-asset custody framework on Oct. 2. Key dates include Evernorth's scheduled Nasdaq debut under the XRPN ticker on Oct. 8, continuing SEC hearings on proposed Regulation Crypto Assets through Oct. 20, and the Oct. 27-28 Federal Open Market Committee meeting.