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The Basis Ledger

Gathered from the major desks

The Wire

Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.

Monday, October 5, 2026

  1. CointelegraphNotable
    Advocacy group pushes back on banks’ lawsuit against OCC over charters
  2. Decrypt
    Crypto Sleuth ZachXBT Fronted $350K to Pose as a Client of Lazarus' Chinese Launderers
  3. CryptoSlate
    Aave hikes GHO borrow rates to rescue depleted stablecoin pools

    AAVE

  4. Bitcoin Magazine
    Japanese Bitcoin Treasury Metaplanet Sold BTC Last Quarter To Demonstrate Liquidity

    BTC

  5. DecryptMajor
    SEC Clears 3x Leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds for Trading

    ETHBTC

  6. Cointelegraph
    S&P Global brings risk assessments to growing crypto lending vault sector
  7. Bitcoin Magazine
    Top Bitcoin Blockchain Visualizers For Your Home And Office

    BTC

  8. Cointelegraph
    CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto framework after failed CLARITY vote
  9. CryptoSlateNotable
    Strategy buys just 334 Bitcoin as preferred-share buybacks reach $1.45 billion

    BTC

  10. Bitcoin MagazineNotable
    CFTC Proposes New Crypto Oversight Rules

    BTC

  11. The Block+1 desk
    Treasury withdraws crypto mixing rule, citing concerns over ‘chilling effect on legitimate activity’
  12. CoinDesk
    More than 60 U.S. stocks including Nvidia and Tesla are headed onchain. Here’s how it works
  13. Cointelegraph
    Treasury yields at 5% threaten extending Bitcoin’s best quarter since 2017

    BTC

  14. The Block
    Umia raises $6.1 million at $18 million FDV to help crypto projects launch tokens
  15. Decrypt
    CFTC Unveils Plan to Bring Crypto Exchanges Under Federal Oversight
  16. Bitcoin Magazine
    Strategy Reports Quarterly Profit on Bitcoin Rally

    BTC

  17. Decrypt
    Bitcoin Just Flashed a Second, Stronger Golden Cross: Here's What That Means

    BTC

  18. The Block
    CFTC proposes new federal framework for leveraged retail crypto trading
  19. Decrypt
    NEXTPredict Founder: 'Nobody Was Serving' Prediction Markets' Enormous Audience
  20. CoinDesk
    U.S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers
  21. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin price fails to break higher after best weekly close in eight months

    BTC

  22. The Block
    Strive adds 2,000 bitcoin in biggest buy since June, closes in on MARA

    BTC

  23. Decrypt
    Bitmine Buys $41M More Ethereum, Reaching 99% of Its 'Alchemy of 5%' Target

    ETH

  24. The Block+1 desk
    DeFi Development sees NAV per share more than doubling, holds 2.56 million SOL

    SOL

  25. CryptoSlate
    Coinbase says it cut a 90-case AI support test from 1–2 weeks to 30–45 minutes
  26. CoinDesk
    Stripe to expand stablecoin cards to over 100 countries by the end of the year
  27. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin gets a 20-day window to see whether energy relief can move the Fed

    BTC

  28. The Block
    Tom Lee says ether ‘dwarfing other macro assets’ as Bitmine adds 15,112 ETH

    ETH

  29. Cointelegraph
    China P2P stablecoin wallets grew 43x despite crypto restrictions: Chainalysis
  30. DecryptNotable
    Strategy Posts $21B Q3 Gain, Buys $29M in BTC, Repurchases $176M in STRC

    BTC

  31. Cointelegraph
    Strategy opts for bigger spending on STRC buybacks over BTC purchases

    BTC

  32. Cointelegraph
    Metaplanet reveals net income strategy to fuel Bitcoin accumulation

    BTC

  33. CoinDesk
    An XRP treasury SPAC surges nearly 300% ahead of Evernorth merger

    XRP

  34. The Block
    ‘More orange than ever’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 334 bitcoin for $28.7 million as total holdings top 848,000 BTC

    BTC

  35. CryptoSlate
    Circle can delay European USDC redemptions if reserves cannot cross borders

    USDC

  36. Decrypt+2 desks
    Metaplanet Sold 10,000 Bitcoin and Bought Back 11,000 to Prove a Point

    BTC

  37. The Block
    Visa, CoinShares find growing crypto appetite among consumers and affluent investors
  38. Decrypt
    Morning Minute: Uptober Off to a Green Start
  39. Decrypt
    Greek Soldiers Among Alleged Leaders of $8M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
  40. CoinDeskMajor
    SEC approves a 3x fix for bitcoin and ether traders who miss the wild swings

    BTCETH

  41. CoinDesk
    Treasury crackdown exposes crypto's role in $2 million Hamas fundraising network
  42. CoinDesk
    Metaplanet added 1,000 bitcoin net in the third quarter bringing holdings to 44,000 BTC

    BTC

  43. CoinDesk
    U.S. dollar climbs to 18-month high as bitcoin holds firm around $86,000

    BTC

  44. CoinDesk
    Live updates: Bitcoin above $86,000 as traders price out an October Fed hike

    BTC

  45. CoinDesk
    Cardano's ADA leads gains in narrow range-bound market

    ADA

  46. Cointelegraph
    Vivek Ramaswamy’s gubernatorial run lacks the crypto rhetoric of his presidential bid
  47. CryptoSlate
    Ten tokens held 62% of altcoin futures exposure, but shared collateral can put other positions at risk
  48. NewsBTC
    MEXC and Payward Signal Intent to Explore Broader Collaboration Ahead of TOKEN2049
  49. CoinDesk
    Technicals signal bitcoin shift, Ethereum gears up for Glamsterdam: Crypto Week Ahead

    ETHBTC

  50. CryptoSlate
    Circle and Tether find common ground against MiCA’s bank reserve rules

    USDT

  51. Cointelegraph
    BTC price fights to reclaim 2026 open: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week

    BTC

  52. Cointelegraph+3 desks
    Kraken parent adds 24/7 dollar settlement with Singapore Gulf Bank

    ONDO

  53. The Block
    Injective CEO Eric Chen expects US INJ ETFs to launch sooner than 2027

    INJ

  54. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs notch third inflow week as Ether ETFs shed $138M

    BTCETHZEC

  55. CryptoSlate
    US expands Hamas sanctions after tracing crypto transfers from France
  56. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin is about to get a major bullish signal it hasn't had in over a year

    BTC

  57. CoinDesk
    Ethereum has a 25-day wait to start staking, with nearly 1.5 million ETH in line

    ETH

  58. CoinDesk+2 desks
    OKXICE files for round-the-clock tokenized trading in U.S. stocks

    UNI

  59. CoinDesk
    Zcash’s 25-second blocks go live on public testnet ahead of schedule

    ZEC

  60. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin zooms toward $87,000, nearly setting an eight-month high, then reverses

    BTC