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Kraken’s parent company, Payward, has connected to Singapore Gulf Bank’s SGB Net clearing network, opening round-the-clock US-dollar funding for selected institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf.The companies say participating clients in eligible jurisdictions can deposit cash with Payward and use it immediately.In their release dated Oct. 5, the companies describe an initial dollar settlement offering. SGB also plans to use Payward markets to price digital asset trades for its own customers over the coming months, giving the partnership a live funding service and a separate planned trading component.Through SGB Net, participating SGB clients can fund Payward accounts at any…

Cardano (ADA): ADA has broken above long-term resistance and key moving averages, putting $0.30-$0.32 in focus as long as support near $0.24 holds.XRP (XRP): XRP remains in bullish consolidation below $1.60-$1.65, with a breakout potentially opening the way toward $1.70-$1.80.Zcash (ZEC): ZEC is undergoing a significant correction but remains technically constructive while it holds the crucial $1,300 support zone.Sui (SUI): SUI is consolidating near its September highs, with a move above $1.30 potentially extending the rally toward $1.35-$1.40.Cardano’s surprising recoveryCardano is showing one of its strongest technical setups in months after ADA broke decisively above the long-term resistance that had…

Seasonal Tournament Server Details The Seasonal Tournament Server for Ragnarok Online Landverse America officially opened on October 5 at 07:00 GMT-3 and will remain accessible until November 4 at 07:00 GMT-3. Players are advised to ensure their game client is fully updated before selecting the server. Account Setup and Classes To participate, players must register a new Landverse Tournament America account, which must be linked to their main Muka server account for reward distribution. In this tournament, players can select from 17 classes, including Lord Knight, Paladin, Sniper, and Ninja. Note that existing characters cannot be used, and six skills…

Fairshake, the political action committee (PAC) backed by contributions from Coinbase, Ripple Labs and Andreessen Horowitz, announced that it would initially spend a combined $6 million on six House of Representatives candidates out of 32 people the group planned to back ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections.On Monday, Fairshake said that it would support 19 Republican and 13 Democratic incumbents in US House races for 2026. The PAC is expected to spend more than $100 million on ads supporting House and Senate candidates in 2026, including at least $30 million in Ohio’s Senate race to back Republican Jon Husted…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is offering US crypto exchanges a federal route to retail leverage as Congress remains stalled on market-structure legislation.On Oct. 5, the financial regulatory agency opened rulemaking for Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions (CTX) and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (CAM), which would create a national framework for platforms offering retail customers margined, leveraged, or financed crypto trading.Participation would remain optional for ordinary spot exchanges because the agency acknowledges it cannot compel the broader crypto market onto CFTC-regulated venues without congressional action. The incentive is access to leveraged products that state money-transmitter licensing alone does not provide.The…

In brief Strive bought 2,000 Bitcoin between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2 at an average of about $84,422 per coin, its largest purchase since 2,500 BTC bought May 23–June 1. Holdings reached 29,462 BTC as of Oct. 2, up 48% since July 2, with $284.7 million in cash and no debt. Strive’s average cost was $90,170 per Bitcoin at the end of September, above the roughly $86,000 where BTC traded Monday. Strive bought 2,000 Bitcoin last week—its biggest haul in four months.The publicly traded company paid an average of about $84,422 per coin between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, according…

The crypto industry’s leading political action committee, Fairshake, released another list of candidates it’s supporting for the November elections, backing 13 Democrats and 19 Republicans — all incumbents — in their U.S. House of Representatives races.The candidates tend to be safe bets to return to Congress, potentially further reinforcing the existing support for crypto policies in Congress. Atop all those names, six of them are getting a million dollars each in support from Fairshake and its affiliates, according to a spokesman for the super PAC.“Fairshake has always been and always will be an issue-focused organization,” said Spokesman Geoff Vetter in…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Geneva, Switzerland — October 5, 2026 — The Office of Justin Sun today announced the newest recipients of the Justin Sun Prize: independent researcher Wouter van Doorn, mathematics Ph.D. student Quanyu Tang, and mathematics researcher Yanyang Li from Nanjing’s Southeast University, recognized for contributions spanning six…

“There are many financial and non-financial instruments that only make sense as NFTs,” Cronje wrote. What an ftPUT Buyer Receives The ERC-721 $NFT records a position’s remaining FT and collateral. Its holder can keep the position open, redeem some or all of the backing capital, or withdraw FT to trade separately. Redeeming the backing burns the corresponding FT inside the position; withdrawing FT permanently cancels the redemption right on that portion, the project says. The redemption right returns the original asset and amount, not a guaranteed dollar value or whatever a secondary buyer paid for the $NFT. Flying Tulip’s capital-allocation…

Dogecoin [DOGE] is a joke that keeps paying out. Its recent rise isn’t down to one tweet or one lucky day though. In fact, a few things have lined up at once lately. All green on the ETF front! In the last three weeks, Dogecoin ETFs have seen about $3.5 million. The first of those weeks (ending 18th September) brought in about $284,500. The week after that, inflows skyrocketed to $2.8 million! The latest week had about $327,360 in inflows. Source: SoSoValue In all honesty, this isn’t huge by Bitcoin ETF standards. However, if you put it into context, things…