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In brief Bitcoin has historically performed well in October, posting green months nine out of the past 10 years. It has led traders to believe in the legend of “Uptober,” and this year is no different. However, market analysts warn that the reality is much more complex, with many macro factors ready to blow up…
In brief The SEC issued a “no action” letter to Solana-based project, DoubleZero The regulator indicated that its 2Z token does not resemble a security. The token is set to debut on Friday alongside its mainnet launch. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a “no action” letter to DoubleZero on Monday, effectively blessing the…
In brief Turkey is reportedly drafting legislation to grant its financial intelligence unit Masak expanded powers to freeze bank and crypto accounts linked to suspected criminal activity. The bill would allegedly allow the watchdog to shut down accounts, limit transactions, and blacklist crypto wallet addresses across banks, payment firms, and exchanges. Experts warned the measures…
In brief Bakkt’s share price was up about 17% on Tuesday. Benchmark raised its price target to $40, highlighting three areas for potential growth. The investment bank called the stock’s recent rally “a validation” of moves Bakkt CEO Akshay Naheta has made. Bakkt Holdings stock price jumped 17% on Tuesday, adding to its recent rally…
In brief Robinhood’s stock (NASDAQ: HOOD) hit another new high Tuesday after doing so on Monday. The stock’s rise comes after a report that the company is looking at expanding its prediction platform out of the U.S. Robinhood first started offering event contracts last year around the U.S. presidential election. Robinhood stock hit a new…
In brief Bitcoin and Ethereum are both roughly flat on the day as Congress races to pass a funding bill before the shutdown deadline. Some 85% percent of Myriad prediction market users expect Bitcoin to see at least 48 red candles before Wednesday noon amid political uncertainty. Ledn’s CIO John Glover remains optimistic, noting that…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors green but pulling back after Monday rally; BTC at $113k SWIFT partners with Consensys to bring payments onchain SEC &…
In brief The SEC and CFTC leadership have called for “harmonization” after years of overlap and conflict. The push comes amid rapid changes in U.S. crypto policy under the Trump administration. Officials stressed cooperation, not consolidation, as the crypto industry pushes for clarity. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading…
In brief The SEC’s adoption of generic listing standards has made the 19b-4 review clock irrelevant, shifting the approval process to S-1 registrations. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas said Solana’s S-1 just filed its fourth amendment, signaling that approval could come soon. A Solana ETF could trigger speculative buying but may also face a “sell the…
In brief Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.5, calling it the best coding model yet. The model scored 77.2% on SWE-bench Verified, rising to 82% with parallel compute. Anthropic claimed improvements on alignment and safety, but jailbreakers cracked it within minutes. Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.5 on Monday, calling it “the best coding model in the…
