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PGPZ, a nonprofit representing the Zcash ecosystem, has registered its first official lobbyist in Washington, D.C., marking the start of a full-scale legislative advocacy effort. PGPZ Executive Director Diviz Pandya has been registered as an official lobbyist and is set to oversee policy engagement with the U.S. Congress on financial privacy, the CLARITY Act, developer protections and anti-money laundering rules. The move shifts policy response functions previously handled by protocol developer ZODL to an independent specialized lobbying organization. PGPZ is also seeking a $750,000 grant from Zcash Community Grants to fund its first year of operations.

Most U.S. congressional staffers see little chance of a digital asset tax bill passing this year, with only 10% expecting crypto tax legislation to clear Congress by Dec. 31, 2026, according to a Punchbowl News survey. The outlook reflects a view that crypto-related legislation has slipped down the priority list amid the post-election schedule. Senator Cynthia Lummis, a prominent crypto-friendly lawmaker, also expressed skepticism about passage this year. Earlier, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the Digital Asset Tax Clarity Act (H.R. 10357) in September by a 38-5 vote.

Coinbase’s layer-two network Base has recorded $4.7 billion in net inflows, or about 6.3 trillion won, since Jan. 1.

Real Vision co-founder Raoul Pal advised crypto and traditional finance investors to keep their portfolios simple and centered on the Nasdaq and Bitcoin. Speaking on the TRADESECRETS podcast, Pal said most retail investors tend to overcomplicate their investments by chasing small-cap altcoins in search of outsized returns. He added that investors willing to take on slightly more risk could substitute major Layer 1 assets for small-cap altcoins, but should avoid indiscriminate token picking. Pal said, "Most people make things overly complicated by chasing the next coin to explode from $100,000 to $100 million, and 99% of investors will not outperform simply holding those assets."

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $86,000. BTC is trading at $86,000 on the Binance USDT market.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $85,000. BTC is trading at $85,018.38 on the Binance USDT market.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $85,000. BTC is trading at $85,000 on the Binance USDT market.

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Iran’s central bank plans to block rial-denominated bank accounts and payment gateways used by some cryptocurrency exchanges over concerns about market manipulation in USDT trading, Crypto Briefing reported. Earlier, the central bank limited daily USDT purchases to 2,000 on major exchanges including Nobitex and Wallex in late September and halted USDT trading each day from 12:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. UTC. If implemented, the latest measure could make it harder for exchange users to deposit rials and buy cryptocurrencies such as USDT.

Of 558 blockchains tracked by DeFiLlama as of Oct. 3, 399, or 71%, generated $0 in fee revenue over the past 24 hours. Only 44 chains posted more than $1,000 in fees. Just seven blockchains generated more than $100,000 in fee revenue, according to DeFiLlama: Solana with $1.09 million, Tron with $922,900, BSC with $793,900, Ethereum with $435,000, Bitcoin with $325,600, Base with $114,800, and Robinhood Chain with $100,900.

According to Kaiko data, 71% of trading volume in Uniswap tokenized stocks in September occurred outside regular U.S. stock market hours. About half of that came when exchanges were fully closed. Kaiko’s data also showed that, among 25 large price gaps that emerged while stock markets were closed, weekend token price moves matched the direction of Monday’s market-opening gap in 20 cases.

Memecoins on the Robinhood chain are undergoing a broad correction and trending lower, according to GMGN. Flagship memecoin PONS has a market capitalization of about $429 million, down 57% from its peak of $990 million, while posting a 19.5% decline over the past 24 hours. Other major memecoins have also extended losses, including INU, down 30.9%, NOSH, down 33.2%, PARE, down 25.4%, MANY, down 20.4%, and microduck, down 21.7%.

Selling by investors who bought BTC near cycle highs has increased recently, according to a Glassnode analysis. Glassnode said investors who bought one to two years ago at $97,000 and six to 12 months ago at $89,000 are now underwater, adding daily BTC selling by buyers from the 2025 bull market has reached its highest level this year, while investors who accumulated during the bear market are not engaging in large-scale selling.

Bitcoin could rise to around $190,858 if the BTC/gold ratio recovers to its December 2024 peak of 40.1 ounces, Adam Livingston, vice president of investments at Bitcoin-accumulation company Strive (NASDAQ: ASST), said, according to Bitcoin.com. Based on an assumption that gold climbs to $4,760 per ounce, that would put BTC about 51% above its current all-time high. In related analysis, the media outlet said that if that scenario plays out, the value of Strategy’s 847,666 BTC would increase to about $161.8 billion (219 trillion won), with unrealized gains reaching roughly $98.0 billion.

Greek police have uncovered a fraud ring targeting cryptocurrency investors and arrested 17 people, including nine military personnel, local media outlet Protothema reported. According to the report, the group is estimated to have defrauded victims of more than €8 million ($8.8 million), with around 10,000 people affected. Police have so far seized €280,000 ($308,000).

Coinbase has obtained a derivatives clearing organization license from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, allowing it to clear fully collateralized futures, options on futures, and swaps in-house without using a third-party clearer, Odaily reported. The approval could also advance the USDC-collateralized futures product partnership Coinbase announced with Nodal Clear in June last year. The CFTC, however, did not disclose the specific underlying assets or swap types Coinbase is permitted to clear.

Bitcoin could face a short-term pullback to $82,500 after being rejected again near $87,000, well-known crypto trader Ali Martinez said on X. Martinez said whales sold more than 30,000 BTC during Bitcoin’s recent rise. He added that if BTC falls to $82,500 and whales begin accumulating again, it could be seen as a buy-the-dip signal. In that case, a rebound targeting $87,000 could follow.

Bitdeer mined a total of 292.3 BTC this week and sold all 292.3 BTC into the market over the same period, leaving its net increase in Bitcoin holdings at 0 BTC. The company reduced its BTC holdings to zero as of Feb. 20 and has since continued to fully monetize its mined Bitcoin in cash.

The TRUMP token team transferred a total of 81.87 million TRUMP, worth about $249 million, from team-held reserves to centralized exchanges including Binance and OKX over the past eight months, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN. The average transfer price was $3.04, while actual sales have not been confirmed. EmberCN said the team was allocated 800 million TRUMP, or 80% of total supply, and still appears to hold about 718 million TRUMP worth roughly $1.49 billion, equal to 71.8% of total supply.

Grayscale’s spot ZEC ETF, ZCSH, recorded $93.56 million in net outflows over the past week. The fund saw $30.25 million leave on Sept. 30 alone and another $26.93 million on Oct. 2. ZCSH was converted from the Grayscale Zcash Trust into an ETF on Aug. 25 and listed on NYSE Arca. Cumulative net inflows after launch had at one point risen to $271 million in mid-September.

A CryptoQuant analysis by contributor Darkfost found liquidity flowing into the crypto market remains insufficient, keeping the recovery in stablecoin market capitalization slow. Stablecoin market cap has fallen by $14 billion since May, though it has risen by about $4 billion since September to recover to around $270 billion. Darkfost said the recent trend appears to be reversing, but the recovery remains modest, adding that additional liquidity inflows are needed for Bitcoin to move toward a fresh all-time high.

An ENA whale moved 30 million ENA, worth about $6.98 million, to Binance via BitGo on Oct. 3 after more than a year of inactivity, according to Lookonchain. It was not confirmed whether the tokens were actually sold. The whale still holds 157.55 million ENA, worth about $36.74 million.

The Korea Institute of Finance has advised South Korea’s Financial Services Commission to classify decentralized finance, or DeFi, and over-the-counter, or OTC, support providers as unlicensed virtual asset operators and restrict domestic users’ access or trading with them, Digital Asset reported. In a report on second-phase legislation and anti-money laundering, or AML, improvements related to stablecoins submitted to the commission late last year, the institute said AML and counter-terrorist financing, or CFT, obligations need to be applied to DeFi and OTC providers. It also proposed drawing up separate guidelines to determine whether overseas unregistered virtual asset operators fall under enforcement. On stablecoins, the report presented additional measures for areas where existing AML systems are difficult to apply, including cold wallets and person-to-person wallet transactions. The institute said South Korea also needs to consider, over the medium to long term, imposing reporting and registration requirements on platforms or software providers that support transfers between stablecoin wallets.

The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.26% long, 50.74% short - Binance: 48.89% long, 51.11% short - OKX: 49.85% long, 50.15% short - Bybit: 48.17% long, 51.83% short

Former kickboxer and influencer Andrew Tate deposited 20,950 HYPE, worth about $1.87 million, to Binance on Oct. 3, according to Lookonchain. It was not confirmed whether the tokens were actually sold. Lookonchain said Tate bought 122,827 HYPE at an average price of $4.48 about two years ago, for roughly $550,000. Tate still holds 63,550 HYPE, worth about $5.62 million, and has generated total profits of $7.24 million from the investment so far, for a return of 1,317%, Lookonchain said.