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Polymarket is coming for U.S. users, it's just a matter of days now. And the crypto rally continues through the government shutdown.

A wave of ETF inflows, gold’s strength, and bullish derivatives positioning fueled a sharp rally, while Plasma’s XPL token faced scrutiny over insider sales claims.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs added $1.63 billion last week, bringing four-week net intake to $3.96 billion and marking nine positive weeks out of the last twelve. The 12-week rolling sum stands at $6.08 billion, roughly mid-range for 2025 based on CryptoSlate’s internal tracker built from fund disclosures and public flow tables. Year to date, net […] The post $4B BTC in 4 weeks: How Bitcoin ETFs buy more than double the BTC mined appeared first on CryptoSlate.

AVAT aims to raise $1 billion to build an AVAX treasury and list on Nasdaq in early 2026, offering institutions discounted exposure to the network.

Billions in ETH are leaving exchanges faster than ever.

Despite dominating stablecoin inflows, Tether’s USDt and Circle’s USDC have slowly lost market share, signaling the end of the “stablecoin duopoly.” Tether’s USDt and Circle’s USDC, the two largest stablecoins by market capitalization, have slowly lost market share in the past year, suggesting a major shift in the stablecoin landscape. Despite Tether’s USDt (USDT) and Circle’s USDC (USDC) steadily increasing their market caps, the stablecoins have lost more than 5% of their combined market share since Oct. 2, 2024, according to data from DefiLlama and CoinGecko. Nic Carter, industry analyst and Castle Island Ventures partner, took to X on Wednesday to address the decline of USDT and USDC dominance in a post titled “The stablecoin duopoly is ending.” Read more

New product offers stablecoin users regulated yields while linking DeFi strategies with traditional finance.

Long-term holders add 3,800 BTC in 30 days as Bitcoin rises to $118.6K. Analysts track key $117.3K level with eyes on $120K breakout.

Tether is estimated to be the crypto company closest to rivaling OpenAI’s $500 billion valuation, far ahead of Coinbase, Ripple and Circle. Artificial intelligence company OpenAI has become the world’s largest startup after reaching a $500 billion valuation in a secondary share sale.  Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg reported on Thursday that current and former OpenAI employees sold $6.6 billion in stock to investors including Thrive Capital, SoftBank Group Corp., Dragoneer Investment Group, Abu Dhabi’s MGX and T.Rowe Price.  The investment round boosted OpenAI's valuation to $500 billion, leapfrogging Elon Musk’s startup SpaceX, which has a market capitalization of about $400 billion. The company also dwarfed startups ByteDance and Anthropic, which are valued at $220 billion and $183 billion, respectively.  Read more

The move positions FG Nexus (FGNX) among the first Nasdaq-listed firms to bring dividend-paying stock on blockchain rails.

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 2, 2025

The motion submitted by two Sweden Democrats seeks to bring the country in line with moves for Bitcoin reserves in places like the U.S.

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust leads $675.8M inflow as bitcoin tops $119,000.

ZEC stands in a league of its own in terms of daily gains.

The country's SEC will allow local mutual funds and institutions to issue such funds under rules, SEC secretary-general Pornanong Budsaratragoon said.

After the perfect storm of macro shocks, BTC is facing a $122K test. Analyst warns breakout sparks highs, but a rejection risks a massive collapse.

Ethereum rises 9% to $4,400 as analysts flag crucial resistance ahead. Cup and handle pattern hints at potential breakout toward $10K.

Bitcoin price traded near $118,500 on Thursday as a U.S. government shutdown boosted rate-cut odds, the dollar eased, and a visible short squeeze accelerated across derivatives venues. Gold printed fresh record highs around $3,895 per ounce as rate-cut pricing firmed and the dollar index hovered near 97.6. These conditions historically align with stronger performance in […] The post Bitcoin hits $118.5k: All-time high could be next as rate-cut bets crush shorts appeared first on CryptoSlate.

[PRESS RELEASE -Milan, Italy, October 2nd, 2025] Codego Group recently disclosed that its Whitelabel Device Program is now open for business. The program lets crypto projects give away branded devices that give out daily rewards in their own tokens. The move takes tokens out of exchanges and wallets and puts them into homes and everyday […]

Bitcoin has shifted out of its “trapped between MAs and resistance” phase into a confirmed breakout, with liquidity sweeps and structural shifts tilting the bias strongly bullish. While short-term pullbacks remain possible, the market structure now favours continuation toward $120K–$124K, where the next significant supply block and sell-side liquidity cluster await. Technical Analysis By Shayan […]