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62 stories that broke on 29 September 2026 (UTC), the best-sourced first.
OpenAI's DevDay 2026 featured more than 20 announcements, including GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT, Codex, APIs, security and new builder tools, according to OpenAI News. Decrypt reported the launch of dots, always-on AI agents with their own computers, plus a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol and a $500 speed tier.
OpenAI announced a product called dots, described as a proactive assistant that can keep working across complex projects and everyday tasks. OpenAI says dots help users stay in control while work moves forward.
Coinbase Status announced that Coinbase will convert Story (IP) to Data (DATA) from October 5 to 7, 2026, disabling Story (IP) trading on October 5 and beginning Data (DATA) trading after the migration on October 7.
The ECB states it has amended its monetary policy implementation guidelines as part of a regular review.
OpenAI announced GPT-6.1 Sol, describing it as near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use, and professional work at one-fifth of Astra's standard API token prices.
Robinhood announced AI trading agents, crypto perpetuals, and expanded weekend trading hours for its users, according to multiple news reports. The AI agents are described as powered by OpenAI and Anthropic models and operating through dedicated accounts with default manual trade approval.
Multiple newswires report that Coinbase received CFTC approval for an in-house derivatives clearinghouse, completing its derivatives stack. Posts note Coinbase Clearing will accept USDC as collateral while margined products remain with outside partners.
Aztec Labs has relaunched the self-custodial zk.money privacy wallet on Aztec Network, after discontinuing the original product in 2023. The wallet hides payments made on Aztec Network while Ethereum deposits remain visible.
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Posts report that Anthropic's IPO prospectus, reviewed by Reuters, shows a $42 billion net loss, a $518 billion infrastructure spending plan, and a target valuation near $2 trillion. The filing also reportedly warns that Anthropic's own AI models could pose existential risks to humanity.
CoinDesk reports Near Intents blocked over $50 million in attempted Bitget hacker swaps, while The Defiant reports NEAR Intents says it froze $503,000 in Bitget hack funds. The Defiant also reports Bitget says NEAR Intents waived its recovery-bounty share.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer expanded a probe into prediction markets, seeking identity-verification and suspicious-trading records from Hyperliquid Labs, Crypto.com and PredictIt owner Aristotle Exchange. The probe also seeks records on government insiders, employee trades and suspicious activity referrals.
CoinDesk and Decrypt report that Cboe and S&P Dow Jones may explore tokenized options contracts under an extended licensing deal. Decrypt adds the renewed agreement preserves Cboe's exclusive rights to S&P 500 index options through 2051.
CoinDesk and Cointelegraph report that OpenAI is seeking about $30 billion in new funding at a valuation that could reach $1.4 trillion, after delaying its public listing. Cointelegraph attributes the report to a report, while CoinDesk states the company is pursuing fresh funding.
Balancer holders approved a wind-down and rejected an official fork, according to The Defiant. The reports state pausable pools move to withdrawals-only on Oct. 30, treasury redemptions begin in May 2027, and about $52.4 million remains in V2 and V3 pools.
NEAR Intents stated that it blocked $50 million tied to Bitget hackers, saying it actively prevents stolen funds from being laundered. The protocol contrasted its approach with THORChain's stated position of not selectively censoring transactions.
Ethlabs claims CCIP 2.0 reduces Ethereum confirmation wait to seconds, according to The Defiant. The report notes faster transfers require opt-in settings, while Ethereum's full-finality guarantees and CCIP's default wait remain unchanged.
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Analysts cited by CoinDesk expect the 10-year Treasury yield to reach 6%, while arguing that the reason yields are rising matters more for bitcoin than the level itself.
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CoinDesk reports that Bitcoin is on track for a third straight monthly gain, with higher yields, oil prices and two major November events potentially testing Q4 momentum.
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Cointelegraph reports that Greece joined the EU MiCA register with four providers, and that HCMC expanded its denial of remarks attributed to officials in a report on Binance.
Cointelegraph reports that Bitcoin bounced to $84K after the US 30-year bond yield set a 24-year high, with price action consolidating after early-week losses while protecting a "trend-defining" support zone.
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CoinDesk reports that Bitcoin turned lower as rates rose and consumer confidence plunged, with the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index falling to its lowest level in more than a decade in September.
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Cointelegraph reports that US spot crypto ETF inflows fell about 80% from Friday, with Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP funds attracting $64.8 million combined on Monday.
CoinDesk reports that Aave jumped 11% amid speculation over a token burn, with 72 of 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents higher even as the 10-year Treasury yield sat at 5.234%.
The CEO of Ondo Perps said there is a 'huge opportunity' for perpetual futures in the US market under a different model. The comment comes as US regulators and several firms test how perpetual futures could enter domestic markets.
CoinDesk reports that Zcash developers are starting to fold Project Tachyon into Zakura Common, working toward a long-term target of more than 50,000 private payments a second.
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CoinDesk published a day-ahead market look for Sept. 29, 2026, headlined that Bitcoin beats gold with a surge to $100,000 in play.
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The ECB is seeking firms to explore AI agents and machine-to-machine interactions, according to Cointelegraph. The ECB is preparing a separate digital euro pilot for 2027.
Decrypt's Morning Minute reports that Citi and Coinbase just made stablecoins invisible, and notes crypto majors rebounding as oil and yields fall while Saylor's Strategy returns to buying Bitcoin.
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CoinShares says IBIT offers clues to institutional buying, but basis trades mean inflows are not necessarily bets on rising Bitcoin prices.
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Peter Brandt expects Bitcoin's next cycle peak between $300,000 and $600,000, with an October pullback possibly offering a buying opportunity, and he is not sold on XRP, which he calls a 'fool coin'.
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The Defiant reports that Modveon unveiled El Salvador's government-backed Sivar app for dollar transfers on Base, using self-custodial wallets. The report states a $2 cross-border processing fee separate from funding and cash-withdrawal charges.
Decrypt reports Bitcoin hovering at $84K while Treasury yields hold near multi-year highs, with analysts pointing to crude prices capping non-yielding assets and spot ETFs taking in money for eight straight sessions.
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Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) says Democrats killed the Clarity Act and argues they should act in the interest of the people they represent rather than political calculations, consultants and special interests.
Sentora is seeking Aave V4 markets with a 50% revenue share for the DAO, according to The Defiant. The Ethereum instance would lend RLUSD, PYUSD and OUSD, with Sentora controlling risk outside the mandate of Aave's risk service providers.
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The Block reports that Bitcoin traded near $84,000 on Tuesday, near Glassnode's largest long-term holder cost-basis cluster price range, as leverage clears according to analysts.
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The Defiant reports that Coinbase has added HYPE and ZEC as collateral for loans of up to $100,000, using a Morpho-powered borrowing product on Base available to eligible US users outside New York.
Cointelegraph reports that Bitcoin failed to make another run at $85,000 as sellers held above current levels, with surging US bond yields weighing on stocks and precious metals.
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Decrypt reports that Bitcoin is up 7.33% in September, edging past 2024 as the best September on record, with one day left before the monthly candle closes.
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Uphold released research stating that 75% of American banks have blockchain finance programmes underway, with 22% live or scaling and 53% piloting or assessing use cases.
Matt Brittin, who joined the BBC from Google, deemed an AI-generated Doctor Who episode 'pretty good' and argued that 'not all creativity is bad,' while noting the technology won't replace humans.
CryptoQuant says bitcoin could face a near-term correction because short-term traders' onchain unrealized profit margin has reached its highest level in 21 months.
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Decrypt reports that Linear Fox founder Nathan Fargo released a public PS5 jailbreak called Relapse, while Sony argues in court that players don't own their digital games.
Kakaopay Securities is working with Dinari and Ondo Finance to explore tokenizing Korean-listed equities and expanding their availability to investors in international markets.
Cointelegraph reports that seven commissioner seats at the SEC and CFTC will be empty after Friday, leaving few leaders to oversee aspects of the $3 trillion crypto industry.
The Defiant reports that the SEC filed two New York lawsuits against Cryptoaiml and TSAI over alleged $15 million AI trading scams. The suits allege investors were shown fictitious profits and pressed for more money when they tried to withdraw.
BlackRock points to tiny, round-the-clock stablecoin payments for data and computing power, while traditional checkout systems retain a role.
The Defiant reports that Robinhood has begun a US crypto perpetuals rollout offering up to 10x leverage, with an eight-contract lineup traded through Robinhood Derivatives and Bitstamp.
A Reddit post highlights a Fidelity strategist's bullish call for $300K Bitcoin by 2029, framed against 2007-high yields. The poster expresses scepticism but calls the call "GOOOOOOD".
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Wei Zhou, CEO of regulated crypto exchange Coins.ph, claims banks rely on them for stablecoin liquidity, with $100M daily USDT/USDC to peso trading largely bypassing traditional banking. He identifies capital access and cost as key emerging market hurdles.
GnosisDAO voted on Aug 19 to turn Gnosis Chain from an independent L1 into a rollup that settles on Ethereum, with 123,158 GNO in favor and 115 against. The proposal's authors said Gnosis Chain failed to deliver on its credible neutrality value proposition because that is Ethereum's home turf.
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LearnBitcoin.com says it will publish a list of labels applied to Bitcoin that turned out wrong, with dated sources, and asks readers what it missed. It cites the 99bitcoins obituaries list running since 2010 at 477 entries.
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A Reddit post claims Adam Back and Samson Mow were involved in fraudulent mining contracts and that Blockstream's Liquid product was hacked. The post also states Blockstream is the corporation in charge of the Bitcoin Core code repository.
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A post from Swan's account, featuring a video by founder Cory Klippsten, argues that AI agent payments will not drive Bitcoin adoption, citing a Bitcoin Policy Institute study of 36 AI models across 28 monetary scenarios run more than 9,000 times in which models preferred stablecoins for payments and Bitcoin for storing value.
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A Reddit user in r/solana states they reached a personal goal of holding 100 SOL, funded by selling other altcoin positions, and now holds only BTC, SOL and some HBAR. They also mention 6.4% APY on staking SOL.
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Nvidia and AMD have reportedly increased outreach to the White House and Commerce Department, asking the administration to press Congress to drop or soften proposed AI chip export restrictions to China. The companies are also seeking changes to the Chip Security Act's chip tracking requirements.
A Reddit r/investing post states that Oura abruptly postponed its $2.2B Nasdaq IPO, which had been scheduled to price that day, officially citing market uncertainty. The post also says the deal was reportedly 4x oversubscribed with anchor backing from Eli Lilly.
A Reddit r/ethereum post reports that a fully synced Ethereum node was run on a RISC-V single board computer (Spacemit K3 CoM260), with a validator attesting correctly. The author notes the node is still slower than their usual NUCs.
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A r/stocks post reports that FICO shares dropped 17% premarket after TransUnion extended VantageScore 4.0 mortgage pricing through the end of 2028, following the FHFA's expanded acceptance of VantageScore 4.0 effective January 1, 2027.
A r/stocks post, citing Barclays credit research and UBS initiation files, describes CoreWeave's liability structure and GPU collateral depreciation as structurally fragile. It lists balance sheet figures including $51.4B in total commitments and roughly $6.4B cash on hand.
A Reddit user on r/stocks asks for views on whether BWXT is bottoming out after a large pullback from its 52-week high, noting its Navy nuclear parts monopoly and roughly 35x trailing earnings valuation.
A post on r/stocks states that the PCE inflation gauge is due tomorrow at 8:30 AM ET with Wall Street consensus at 3.7% year-over-year, and that the BEA is implementing a retroactive methodology overhaul expected to shave 15 to 20 basis points off the core reading.
A post on r/solana claims that demand for a Solana ETF is building toward a $150 test. No source or specific data is provided.
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