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Valkyrie amends Bitcoin Fund S-1 filing with enhanced custody and valuation rules

Valkyrie Investments refiled an amended Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday for its Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund, adding more precise rules around custody, valuation, seed investments, and risks as the cryptocurrency investment vehicle awaits regulatory approval to trade on Nasdaq. The new filing updates the index used to value the fund’s Bitcoin from Lukka Prime to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant, which calculates the reference rate as of 4 PM Eastern

Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Price Hits $1M and Saylor No Longer Matters

Arthur Hayes says Michael Saylor “had his time in the sun” and that Strategy no longer moves the needle, then answered whether bitcoin hits $1 million with a single word: “Yes.” The Case Against Strategy in Two Minutes The Bit...

Ray Dalio Just Put a Three-Year Clock on a US Debt Crisis

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio told Bloomberg on Oct. 6 that the U.S. could face a debt crisis within three years as interest payments crowd out the rest of the federal budget. The Clock Has Not Moved, but the Bond Market Has The billionair...

Solana Unveils Powerful DvP Standard for Faster Settlement

Key Highlights:Solana Foundation announced Solana DvP, an open-source program for atomic delivery versus payment settlement on Solana. The standard aims to compress conventional settlement timelines of one to two days into atomic transactions with fi...

Visa Targets APAC Market as 46% of Consumers Plan Stablecoin Use

A Visa-commissioned study found that stablecoin adoption has room to grow in the APAC region, with nearly 50% of those polled being open to using these digital assets in the next five years. Nonetheless, awareness of what stablecoins really are and h...

Exclusive: Trade Nation Acquires FXCM’s UK Client Book

Trade Nation has acquired the UK client book of legacy trading brand FXCM for an undisclosed sum, Finance Magnates has learned. "The thing we liked about the FXCM book is that it has a lot of FX business [and] longevity," explained Matthew Wright, Tr...

RoboMarkets Names Former UBS and Credit Suisse Banker as Swiss CEO

RoboMarkets has appointed Jon Holguin, a former private banker at UBS and Credit Suisse, as chief executive of its Swiss business. Holguin announced the move in a LinkedIn post this week, and his profile lists the Zurich-based role as starting in Oct...

ZachXBT Infiltrates Crypto Syndicate Tied to $1.5B Bybit Hack

The blockchain sleuth revealed that he infiltrated a Chinese crypto money laundering group following the theft of over $1.5 billion by North Korean hackers in 2025. ZachXBT stressed that this incursion allowed him to gather intelligence and helped fr...

iFX EXPO Asia 2026 Begins Tomorrow as the Global Trading Industry Gathers in Hong Kong

The wait is almost over. iFX EXPO Asia 2026 begins tomorrow, 7 October, bringing the global trading and fintech industry together in Hong Kong. The Welcome Party will open the event tomorrow evening, followed by two days of exhibition, conference ses...

Trading 212 Group Revenue Climbs 70% to £345.8 Million in 2025

Trading 212 increased group revenue by 70% to £345.8 million in 2025, according to accounts its holding company filed with Companies House on September 28. Pre-tax profit more than doubled to £127.7 million from £59.6 million.The accounts consolidate...

Cheap crypto capital hits wall as Bitfinex fee rule binds

Paolo Ardoino's ambition to cut companies' capital-raising costs by 80% faces a practical test at Bitfinex Securities: the platform's example of a $5 million, one-year bond carries a $100,000 issuer fee, equal to 2% of the raise.Bitfinex Securities i...

Oracle Gave Larry Ellison and His Co-CEOs Nearly $1 Billion in Stock Options. By Year End, Every Single One Was Underwater

$988 million in stock options Oracle awarded to co-founder Larry Ellison and new co-CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia in fiscal 2026 wound up out of the money by the May 31 year end. In its Sept. 25 proxy filing, the company said the grants “had no...

CFTC Lets Coinbase Turn 25-Year Index Futures Into Contracts That Never Expire

US futures exchanges can now strip the expiration dates from their perpetual-style stock index futures. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) granted the no-action relief yesterday (Monday).The change turns contracts that Coinbase Derivativ...

OANDA's Japan Head Steps Down as Asia Chief and Marketing Head Take Over

OANDA's Japanese brokerage has replaced Yoshiharu Yanagisawa at the top of the company with two joint representative directors, according to a notice posted today (Tuesday). Akira Miyamura and Philip Waters now share the post, OANDA Securities said.U...

AMD CEO Lisa Su says AI chip demand exceeds production capacity

The AI industry's growth is hindered by manufacturing limits, potentially stalling technological advancements and economic opportunities.The post AMD CEO Lisa Su says AI chip demand exceeds production capacity appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Better Markets says the CFTC is the wrong cop for retail crypto

The CFTC's expanded role in retail crypto could lead to weaker investor protections, highlighting the need for clear regulatory mandates.The post Better Markets says the CFTC is the wrong cop for retail crypto appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

NYSE Owner Starts Gold Futures in London, a Market Without One Since 2022

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has begun trading gold futures in London, the Financial Times reported today (Tuesday). The New York Stock Exchange owner launched the contracts alongside futures on silver, platinum and palladium.The contracts are pri...

Bitcoin and Solana spot ETFs see net outflows as Ethereum records inflows

Shifting investor sentiment towards Bitcoin may increase market volatility, challenging Ethereum's position and impacting altcoin dynamics.The post Bitcoin and Solana spot ETFs see net outflows as Ethereum records inflows appeared first on Crypto Bri...

Tanzanian Tour Operator Accepts Bitcoin for Safaris and Treks

Licensed Tanzanian tour operator Zatatep Tours now accepts bitcoin alongside credit cards for booking trips across Tanzania. Streamlining Travel Financing Travelers heading to East Africa can now pay for wildlife safaris, Mount Kilimanjaro treks, and...

BlackRock ETF clients buy $69.85 million in Bitcoin

BlackRock's dominance in Bitcoin ETFs highlights the growing institutional influence on cryptocurrency markets, potentially impacting market dynamics.The post BlackRock ETF clients buy $69.85 million in Bitcoin appeared first on Crypto Briefing.