CoinDesk - 2026-09-30 ​
14 items collected.
1. A stronger dollar is a weaker threat to bitcoin than traders think ​
Author: Omkar Godbole
Published: 9/30/2026, 11:20:09 AM
Categories: Crypto Daybook Americas, Crypto Daybook Americas, News
Your day-ahead look for Sept. 30, 2026
2. Bitget hackers move $4 million into Zcash’s private pool, making funds harder to trace ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 9/30/2026, 11:04:09 AM
Categories: Markets, News
Three transfers pushed about 15% of the stolen ZEC into Ironwood, where payments hide their senders, recipients and amounts.
3. The SEC Is finally modernizing transfer-agent rules. Wall Street must not repeat the ‘paperwork crisis’ ​
Author: Joris Delanoue
Published: 9/30/2026, 11:00:00 AM
Categories: Opinion, Opinion
If ownership data is split across a token wrapper, a special-purpose vehicle (SPV), a broker’s internal ledger and a transfer agent's off-chain database, we are setting the stage for a Paperwork Crisis for the blockchain age, argues Fairmint’s Joris Delanoue.
4. OpenAI, Google and Meta pledge outside AI audits under voluntary White House deal ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 9/30/2026, 10:43:43 AM
Categories: Tech, Artificial Intelligence, News
Six companies signed a safety pact covering hacking and biological threats, with no penalties or deadline for putting the checks in place.
5. Metaplanet directors push back against shareholder fury over a controversial executive payout plan ​
Author: James Van Straten
Published: 9/30/2026, 10:28:24 AM
Categories: Markets, Bitcoin News, News
Independent directors cite management’s financial risk and restructuring role, but leave questions about Gerovich’s exercised shares and MMXX Ventures unanswered.
6. Live updates: Standard Chartered initiates ENA coverage, BTC tentative ahead of U.S. inflation data ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa,James Van Straten
Published: 9/30/2026, 10:18:34 AM
Categories: Markets, Live News, live_news
Standard Chartered predicts big rally in Ethena's ENA token. Traders await the Fed's favored inflation gauge after a month of oil-driven rate-hike bets that sent 30-year Treasury yields to their highest since 2002.
7. Bitcoin stalls near $83,000 while lighter drops 17% on Robinhood perps plan ​
Author: Oliver Knight,Omkar Godbole
Published: 9/30/2026, 10:11:36 AM
Categories: Markets, Crypto Markets Today, News
Bitcoin held near $83,000 as the 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.6%, while DeFi tokens reversed and lighter fell after Robinhood unveiled U.S. perps.
8. OpenAI seeks $30 billion in funding at whopping $1.4 trillion valuation after delaying IPO ​
Author: James Van Straten,AI Boost
Published: 9/30/2026, 8:50:22 AM
Categories: Markets, Artificial Intelligence, News
The ChatGPT maker is pursuing fresh funding after delaying its public listing, while expanding its AI tools despite mounting safety concerns.
9. Winklevoss-owned Gemini switches Zcash software ahead of faster 25-second blocks ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 9/30/2026, 8:27:00 AM
Categories: Tech, Gemini, News
The new Zakura nodes caught up with the network in just over six hours in Gemini’s deployments. The crypto exchange’s previous software took close to a day.
10. How European investors can now buy bitcoin without taking on U.S. dollar risk ​
Author: Jamie Crawley
Published: 9/30/2026, 8:25:43 AM
Categories: Finance, ETFs, Bitcoin News, News
Asset management platform HANetf has listed ETCs in London, Frankfurt and Paris providing pound sterling and euro-hedged exposure to bitcoin.
11. Bitcoin bulls have one price level to defend ​
Author: Omkar Godbole
Published: 9/30/2026, 7:04:41 AM
Categories: Markets, Bitcoin News, News
Here's the level analysts are watching and what a break below it could mean for the bulls.
12. Robinhood unveils an AI that trades your money 24/7, and you carry all the risk ​
Author: Omkar Godbole
Published: 9/30/2026, 5:59:31 AM
Categories: Markets, Robinhood, News
Robinhood users could soon get an AI agent that trades on their behalf, even at 2 a.m. But if a trade goes wrong, users' bear the risk, not Robinhood.
13. XRP Ledger starts carrying fund records from Brazil operator overseeing $4 trillion ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 9/30/2026, 5:22:51 AM
Categories: Tech, News
The regulated operator is mirroring ownership of selected investment funds on XRPL while keeping its existing database as the official record.
14. Bitcoin rally shows signs of cooling even as a 'bull score' gauge nears its perfect score ​
Author: Shaurya Malwa
Published: 9/30/2026, 4:38:18 AM
Categories: Markets, News
A trend guage tracked on onchain analysis firm CryptoQuant is near its ceiling. The buyers who drove BTC to an eight-month high are already pulling back.