ETF Inflow - Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net weekly inflow of $3.24 billion, the second-highest in history [1] - Ethereum spot ETFs saw a total net weekly inflow of $1.3 billion [1] - All nine Ethereum spot ETFs experienced positive inflows [1]

Regulatory Leadership - Hong Kong SFC CEO Julia Leung is set to serve another three-year term [1] - Since 2023, she has tightened oversight [1] - She has expanded crypto regulation to support Hong Kong's role as a trading hub [1] Market Activity - Hong Kong SFC CEO Julia Leung has boosted IPO activity [1]

China Financial Leasing Group will raise HK$86.72M via a share placement to Innoval Capital at HK$1.25 per share. Most proceeds will go toward investments in Web3 and AI firms, with the rest for general operations.https://t.co/k5yTycsp9Z ...

According to Tokenomist, in the next 7 days, major single unlocks (over $5 million each) will include ATH, APT, LINEA, BABY, BB, HOME, IO, and MOVE. For the next 7 days, major linear unlocks (over $1 million per day) will include SOL, TRUMP, WLD, DOGE, IP, AVAX, ASTER, TIA, SUI, ETHFI, DOT, TAO, NEAR, and others. The total value of tokens to be unlocked exceeds $555 million.https://t.co/84B6gdbh15 ...

Asia’s weekly TOP10 crypto news (Sep 29 to Oct 5): Hong Kong to Launch HKD Stablecoin, Chinese Bitcoin Scam Conviction, Thailand Expands Crypto ETF, Kazakhstan’s First Crypto Fund, JPMorgan Blockchain in Qatar, CZ Meets Kazakhstan President, Nomura’s Laser Digital Eyes Japan License, and More https://t.co/5IoX3a3spW ...

OKX Founder's Singapore Address: Finance's Future Is On-Chain, Not in VaultsAt TOKEN2049 Singapore, OKX founder Star Xu noted that when he founded OKX 12 years ago, Bitcoin was dismissed as "play money," whereas today Bitcoin ETFs have overtaken gold ETFs by market cap. He argued that "next-generation finance" means users self-custody on-chain rather than institutions holding their funds, with transfers becoming as simple as sending a text. Self-custody is not "rule-free": on-chain monitoring and reserve at ...

Standard Chartered’s Head of Digital Assets Research Geoffrey Kendrick reaffirmed his $200K year-end Bitcoin target, citing continued ETF inflows and a potential U.S. government shutdown as short-term bullish catalysts. He said Bitcoin could break its all-time high within days and reach $135K in the coming weeks, slightly later than his earlier projection.https://t.co/GByapRxXFe ...

Binance market data shows BTC has broken above 125,000 USDT, now trading at 125,268 USDT, up 2.25% in 24 hours, marking a new all-time high. According to Coinglass, total liquidations in the past hour reached $100 million, including $90.33 million in short positions and $9.96 million in longs.https://t.co/JS3dqF1X8t ...

Sanctioned by the U.S. and U.K., rouble-backed stablecoin A7A5 appeared as a platinum sponsor at Singapore’s TOKEN2049 with its own booth. Launched in January by Russian defense-linked firms, A7A5 is accused of helping evade sanctions. Reuters said TOKEN2049 removed A7A5’s listings after inquiry. Elliptic reports over $70.8B in transfers since launch, mostly across Asia, Africa, and Latin America.https://t.co/GTinDAvhm9 ...

Discord announced that a third-party customer service provider was hacked, causing a data breach affecting some users who had contacted its support or Trust & Safety teams. Exposed data may include names, emails, chat logs, IP addresses, and limited payment details. Discord has revoked the vendor’s access and confirmed that the attackers did not directly compromise its internal systems.https://t.co/lTR7t9z1Pb ...