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U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said in an 8-K filing with the U.S. SEC that Chief Accounting Officer Jennifer Jones informed the company on Sept. 29 of her intention to resign and retire. Jones will remain in the role until a successor is appointed, and Coinbase has started a search for a replacement.

A proposed U.S. SEC rule allowing investment advisers to directly hold clients’ crypto when a qualified custodian is unavailable could put smaller advisers at a disadvantage because of higher costs, CryptoSlate reported. Citing the SEC’s economic analysis, the outlet said annual costs for advisers adopting the approach were estimated at about $433,833. It added the estimate did not include technology infrastructure buildout costs and other potentially significant expenses. As a result, smaller advisers may opt not to offer the service because of the cost burden, while larger advisers could be relatively better positioned by spreading costs across more clients and assets. The report added those costs could also be passed on through client fees, potentially raising the cost of using the service.

An anonymous Ethereum whale wallet beginning with 0x102 transferred 6,595.2 ETH worth about $17.57 million to U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase around three hours ago. Exchange deposits are typically interpreted as intended for selling. Of the total, 6,500 ETH appears to have been accumulated between June and August 2025 at an average entry price of $3,040.4. If the Coinbase transfer was intended for a sale, the whale is estimated to have realized a loss of about $2.443 million. According to CoinMarketCap, ETH was trading at $2,678.37, down 0.8%, at the time of writing.

Tom Lee, chairman of Ethereum-buying company Bitmine (BMNR), said in an interview with CoinDesk at Korea Blockchain Week that continued crypto purchases by listed companies pursuing digital asset treasury strategies could help drive prices higher. Lee said shares of such companies trading above net asset value, or NAV, can raise additional funds to buy cryptocurrencies, which could reduce circulating supply in the market and lift asset values. Lee cited Hyperliquid’s HYPE as an example, saying related digital asset treasury companies currently hold about 14% of total HYPE supply and are continuing to accumulate. If those firms’ HYPE holdings reach 50% of total supply, the token’s price could surge parabolically, Lee said. U.Today, a crypto-focused media outlet, noted Lee’s market outlook is generally optimistic and said his bullish view does not necessarily materialize, with actual market conditions potentially unfolding very differently.

CoinMarketCap’s in-house crypto fear and greed index came in at 67, down two points from yesterday, indicating slightly weaker sentiment while remaining in the greed zone. A lower reading points to more extreme fear in the market, while a reading closer to 100 signals more extreme optimism. CoinMarketCap calculates the index based on price movements among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, market volatility, derivatives-market indicators such as the put-to-call ratio, the stablecoin supply ratio (SSR), and its own search data.

The spot CVD chart is an order-book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The upper section shows the volume heatmap, while the lower section shows cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap tracks trading volume at each price level. The background color becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or moves sharply. Brighter zones may act as support or resistance. - The CVD indicator shows buy and sell orders by order size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. The yellow line is based on orders worth $100 to $1,000, while the brown line reflects large orders worth $1 million to $10 million.

Avalanche said, citing Token Terminal data, that the market capitalization of stock tokens on the layer-one blockchain rose by $245.5 million in September, marking the largest increase among all blockchains. Tokenization platform Securitize, ticker SECZ, drove the growth.

The U.S. SEC approved on Oct. 2 a proposed rule change to allow the exchange listing of Volatility Shares’ 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, along with ETFs tied to gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas. According to an SEC document, the approval covers a rule change filed by Cboe BZX Exchange. The approved products include the 3x leveraged Bitcoin ETF (BITH) and the 3x leveraged Ethereum ETF (ETHK). The two funds each aim to track three times the daily return of their underlying assets. The approval applies to the exchange’s listing rules, and separate procedures are still required before actual trading can begin.

Canary Capital has submitted an amended securities registration statement to the U.S. SEC for a PEPE spot ETF, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas said. Balchunas said Canary Capital’s push to launch a PEPE spot ETF could be another sign the crypto winter has ended, adding that just a few months ago it would have been difficult even to consider such a product, while improved market conditions now appear to support testing its launch. PEPE was trading at $0.000004223, down 4.29%, according to CoinMarketCap.

Uniswap accounted for about 60% of stock-token, or tokenized equity, trading volume on decentralized exchanges in September, ranking first, Crypto Briefing reported. Stock-token DEX volume surged 10,163.7% from a year earlier to $48.7 billion, with Uniswap v4 and v3 taking 40.7% and 19.4% shares, respectively. The share of stock-token trading in total DEX spot volume expanded to more than 4% this year from about 0.1% at the end of last year. Crypto Briefing said stock tokens are drawing attention for allowing 24-hour trading, while liquidity remains fragmented across multiple platforms and blockchains.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed higher today. - S&P 500: +0.73% - Nasdaq: +1.19% - Dow Jones: +0.49%

The Independent Community Bankers of America has sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, arguing the regulator abused its authority by allowing cryptocurrency companies to obtain national trust bank charters, according to Crypto Briefing. The group said the move goes beyond what the National Bank Act permits and argued the OCC had effectively altered its own role without congressional approval. It also said the policy lets companies avoid obligations that apply to traditional banks.

U.S. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said the agency’s formal proposal of a new regulatory framework for crypto custody by investment advisers and regulated funds is part of a broader effort to establish a more comprehensive crypto regulatory framework, and additional crypto proposals will follow, Watcher.Guru reported.

Major exchanges have seen $162 million worth of futures liquidated in the past hour. In the past 24 hours, $550 million worth of futures have been liquidated.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $84,000. BTC is trading at $83,955.6 on the Binance USDT market.

ZEC has fallen by 3.69% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, ZEC is trading at $1,283.5.

LINK has fallen by 3.14% in the past five minutes on the COINNESS market. Currently, LINK is trading at $13.55.

Fidelity is exploring ways to broaden access to its Ethereum-based tokenized money market fund, Crypto Briefing reported. The firm is reviewing possible eligibility expansions for its on-chain cash product, as well as the potential introduction of daily or intraday yield features, according to Crypto Briefing. The fund token is currently available only to accredited and institutional investors, and Fidelity is seeking ways to make it accessible to a wider investor base.

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has cut 17% of its workforce amid industry-wide cost pressure, The Information reported. The company said the decision was not tied to any specific event or business unit. Anchorage Digital also laid off 75 employees, or about 20% of its staff at the time, in March 2023.

BNY, the world’s largest custodian bank and formerly Bank of New York Mellon, is in talks with Payward, Kraken’s parent company, on a broad partnership spanning digital assets and financial market infrastructure, CoinDesk reported, citing industry sources. The partnership could cover cryptocurrency products, custody, asset management, trading, payments and infrastructure, according to the report. The services are expected to be offered through Payward’s B2B platform. One source said the arrangement could resemble the infrastructure component of Payward’s recent deal with Nasdaq.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $85,000. BTC is trading at $84,961.39 on the Binance USDT market.

About three-quarters of major UK financial institutions expect tokenization to reshape financial services, Cointelegraph reported, citing a survey by Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’s largest financial services provider. The survey of 100 senior decision-makers at major local banks, insurers, asset managers and investment firms found 60% identified faster payments and clearing and settlement as tokenization’s biggest benefit, while 41% pointed to better collateral and liquidity management.

Aave Labs has proposed establishing a foundation to unify the Aave brand and intellectual property, according to The Defiant. Under the proposal, the foundation would hold Aave IP under DAO oversight. In the first phase, Aave Labs plans to set up a legal entity in the Cayman Islands and appoint independent officers, while any transfer of trademarks, domains and the codebase would be decided through a later governance vote.

South Korean exchanges Upbit, Bithumb and Coinone announced BLAST has been placed on a delisting watchlist. The move follows an earlier announcement by the Blast Foundation that it plans to shut down the mainnet as profitability deteriorates.

Matt Cole, CEO of Bitcoin-buying company Strive (ASST), said the digital credit market’s capitalization could reach trillions of dollars by 2030 and serve as a bridge in the transition toward a globally hyperbitcoinized future, BitcoinTreasuries reported. Cole added trust in fiat currencies would continue to decline.