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TruGolf Closes Polymath Deal, Adds Polymesh Blockchain to Nasdaq

TruGolf closed its Polymath acquisition on 9 October 2026, folding the Polymesh blockchain into a Nasdaq-listed company alongside $2.95 million in warrant proceeds. Polymath's $132 million issuance base looks small next to the $38 billion tokenized RWA market — here is what the gap means.

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Solana Rebounds to $109.57 as Iran De-escalation Lifts Crypto

Solana sits at $109.57 after Trump's Iran comments pulled oil, yields and the dollar lower, handing crypto a macro-driven bounce. The 97.00 support and next week's CPI now decide whether the recovery holds or breaks to new lows.

5 min1d ago

Bitcoin Rebounds as Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms

Bitcoin retested the 82,500 level it broke during the Iran escalation after Trump ruled out strikes before the midterms. The rebound came from oil, yields and the dollar, not from anything crypto-specific — and that is exactly the risk.

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Nasdaq CEO: Tokenization Frees Billions in Collateral

Nasdaq's Adena Friedman says tokenized collateral could free tens of billions in trapped capital, but ETH sits at $2,483 with no direct link. The December 23-hour launch, not the headline, is the real test.

5 min1d ago

Zcash Falls 30% From Peak As Winklevoss ETF Filing Lands

Zcash is down almost 30% from its September peak, yet the Winklevoss spot ETF filing and the NU7 testnet launch both landed during the selloff. The gap between a falling chart and improving fundamentals is the whole story.

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Ethereum Slumps 6% as ETF Outflows Hit Seven Straight Sessions

Ethereum lost 5–6% in a day as US spot ETH ETFs stretched their outflow streak to seven sessions. The break below a major daily trendline puts 2,360 in the sellers' sights, but the report leaves one question open: flush or correction?

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HYPE Tests Major Trendline as Oil Spike Lifts Yields, Dollar

Hyperliquid's HYPE is testing a major daily trendline after roughly $10 million of buybacks on 5 October. The setup splits buyers targeting 105.00 from sellers eyeing 75.00, with oil-driven yield and dollar pressure deciding which side wins.

5 min3d ago

Bitcoin Dips to $83,823 as $400M in Crypto Longs Liquidate

Over $400 million in crypto longs were liquidated in about an hour, dragging Bitcoin to $83,823 with no catalyst behind the move. The technical setup now hinges on one trendline level that buyers and sellers are both watching.

5 min3d ago

Stablecoin Yield Gap Hits $12.3B as USDC Holders Get Zero

Stablecoins hold about $308 billion and pay holders nothing, while a three-month T-bill yields 4.20%. That gap works out to roughly $12.3 billion a year in interest that never reaches the people whose dollars earned it.

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Ether.fi Launches USD Stablecoin on Ethena as Tether Share Slips to 80%

Ether.fi converted more than $300M in deposits into a house stablecoin built on Ethena's whitelabel rails. Tether and Circle still hold about 80% of the market, but the disclosure gap is what traders cannot yet price.

5 min3d ago

Ethereum's Glamsterdam Clears Sepolia Test, Mainnet Slipped to Q4

Ethereum's Glamsterdam went live on Sepolia on October 6, the first public rehearsal for a rewrite of how the 88% of blocks built through relays get made. Mainnet has already slipped twice.

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Bitcoin Holds $85,412 as October Fed Hike Odds Fall to 22.7%

Bitcoin is pinned at $85,412 while October Fed hike odds collapse to 22.7% — but the 10-year yield near 5.342% is quietly doing the damage. The bond market's refusal to rally after weak payrolls is the tell most crypto desks are missing.

5 min3d ago

First Digital, FDUSD Issuer, to List on Nasdaq at $250M Valuation

First Digital signed a SPAC deal valuing the FDUSD issuer at $250 million pre-money, with a Nasdaq listing targeted for H1 2027. The revenue today comes from a stablecoin whose float peaked in April 2024 — the valuation rests on infrastructure that has not yet earned.

5 min3d ago

Ethereum Glamsterdam Hits Sepolia as ETH Holds $2,713 Trendline

Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade just went live on Sepolia with ETH flat at $2,713.51 and hike odds at 21%. The daily trendline is the line that decides whether buyers get 3,000 or sellers get 2,360.

5 min4d ago

Solana DvP Launches With JPMorgan Input as SOL Holds $120

Solana Foundation released Solana DvP, an MIT-licensed settlement program for tokenised assets, with JPMorgan advising on institutional practice. The bank's own disclaimer says that is all it did, and no institution has settled a live trade on it yet.

5 min4d ago

Citi Raises Bitcoin Target to $113,000, Ether to $3,028

Citi just raised its bitcoin target to $113,000 and ether to $3,028, but the 31% versus 11% upside gap reveals a quieter bet on which token wins the next wave of institutional inflows. Last week's flow slowdown is the first test.

5 min4d ago

Bitcoin Slides 32% From $126,000 Peak as Fed Minutes Loom

Bitcoin trades near $86,000 a year after its $126,000 record, down 32% and reliant on macro relief. Weekly ETF inflows collapsed to $80 million from $2.4 billion — and Wednesday's Fed minutes decide what happens next.

5 min4d ago

Zcash Slumps 20% as Grayscale ZCSH ETF Bleeds $93.6M

Grayscale's ZCSH ETF just posted its first negative week since late August, draining $93.6M as Zcash slid more than 20% from its record high. The NU7 upgrade hit testnet early, but the mainnet call is still weeks away.

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Bitcoin Whipsaws at $86,424 as NFP Fades, Iran Talks Stall

Bitcoin closed Friday lower despite a soft NFP report, then recovered the losses over the weekend to trade at $86,424. With a very light US calendar ahead, the report says the stalled US-Iran talks now set the direction.

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $2.39B Week, Then Fade Fast

US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $2.39B during the September 21-25 week, their best since October 2025. Daily inflows then shrank every session to $31M — and the flow story behind that viral $1.6B BlackRock claim is narrower than it looks.

5 min5d ago

Echo Base Launches EBRx Restructuring Desk for Digital Assets

Echo Base formed EBRx, a restructuring and crisis advisory line for digital asset companies facing liquidity shortfalls, suspended withdrawals and enforcement action. The firm argues the leverage in any restructuring is settled in the first two weeks, before traditional advisors arrive.

5 min7d ago

Solana Holds $119 as Traders Slash October Fed Rate Hike Odds

Solana trades at $119.09 as dovish Williams and Jefferson comments cut October rate hike odds from 70% to 25%. With no Solana-specific catalyst, today's NFP print is now the whole trade.

5 min7d ago

Bitcoin Sellers Defend $87,334 as Support Comes Into Focus

Bitcoin got rejected at the $87,334 swing high and slipped to $84,536, leaving the 38.2% retracement at $83,916 as the first line buyers must hold. The weekend test sits between a familiar ceiling and a former resistance zone that now has to work as support.

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Bitcoin Slumps 40% From Record as September Tests Crypto Bulls

Bitcoin sits near $86,399 after a nearly 40% fall from its October 2025 record of $126,198. The leverage map shows $3.00 billion in long liquidations stacked below price, which explains why September's swings outran the spot range.

5 min8d ago

Bitcoin Tops $86,163 as Fed Doves Cut October Hike Odds

Bitcoin broke above $85,000 to trade at $86,163 after Williams and Jefferson cut October hike odds from 70% to 25%. Today's NFP print decides whether the dovish repricing survives.

4 min8d ago

Stablecoins Hit $272B as 001k.bot Ties Workflow to Wallet

Visa Onchain Analytics puts stablecoins above $272B with $10.2T in trailing volume, and 001k.bot is betting the real product is the sequence between actions. The fee math only works if users actually run multi-step flows.

5 min8d ago

SEC Proposes Self-Custody Rule as Bitcoin Trades at $85,332

The SEC wants advisers and funds to be able to hold Bitcoin themselves, with state trust companies cleared as custodians. Bitcoin traded at $85,332 as the 60-day comment clock started.

5 min8d ago

IMF Waives El Salvador Bitcoin Breach, Releases $139M

The IMF handed El Salvador $139M after waiving its Bitcoin breach, a headline that reads bullish. The waiver forgives past accumulation while restating that no further buying is expected — no new demand reached the market.

5 min8d ago

Lubin-Linked Genesis Wallet Moves $356M in ETH, No Exchange Deposit Yet

A wallet tagged to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin moved 133,298 ETH worth $356M to a fresh address on 1 October. The coins have not touched an exchange, and the June precedent suggests a defensive motive.

5 min8d ago

Ethereum Stuck Near $2,686 as Glamsterdam Test Meets Iran Risk

Ethereum held $2,686 with a $327.94B market cap while October hike odds slid from 70% to 45%. The Glamsterdam Sepolia test lands October 6, but US-Iran sequencing talks still set the tone.

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