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TREE NEWS reports: Unique wallets sending peer-to-peer stablecoin transactions in China grew 43-fold between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026, Chainalysis data shows. The growth reflects a shift in Chinese crypto activity toward direct wallet-to-wallet transfers rather than centralized platforms, even as the country’s crypto restrictions remain in place.

TREE NEWS reports: Market maker GSR sent 578,010 LINK, about $8.25 million, to Binance over the past two days. The most recent transfer was 303,010 LINK ($4.29 million) after the tokens were received from a Gnosis Safe. Two days earlier the same wallet sent 275,000 LINK ($3.96 million) to Binance.

TREE NEWS reports: Strategy reported a $21 billion third-quarter gain and bought another $29 million in Bitcoin, lifting its holdings to a record 848,000 BTC. The company also repurchased $176 million of its STRC preferred stock. The quarterly gain is a fair-value mark that carries $1.88 billion in deferred tax.

TREE NEWS reports: Strategy bought 334 BTC last week at $85,839, roughly $28.67 million, bringing its holdings to 848,000 BTC worth $73.03 billion at an average cost of $75,441 — an unrealized gain of $9.06 billion, or 14.16%. Bitmine bought 15,112 ETH last week at about $2,687, roughly $40.6 million, and now holds 6,016,414 ETH worth $16.34 billion at an average cost of $3,336, an unrealized loss of $3.73 billion, or 18.58%.

TREE NEWS update: Binance announced the launch of Binance Intelligence, an AI product stack comprising three products: free Binance AI for all users, Binance AI Pro, which converts natural language into executable strategies, and Binance Agent OS for developers building AI applications. Binance AI integrates charts, news, social platforms, on-chain data and research tools, with a generative UI that adapts to each user’s knowledge level, interests and activity, plus a “For You” tab, market briefs, smart tooltips and Master Trade. The rollout begins on October 5.

TREE NEWS update: Strategy purchased 334 bitcoin for $28.7 million, bringing its total holdings above 848,000 BTC. The company’s stack accounts for roughly 4% of bitcoin’s 21 million supply cap and is worth about $73 billion.

TREE NEWS reports: Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC during the third quarter before buying back 11,000 BTC, the company said, a move it framed as a way to ‘demonstrate liquidity.’ The transactions left the Tokyo-listed bitcoin treasury firm with a net addition of 1,000 BTC for the quarter, bringing its total holdings to 44,000 BTC.

TREE NEWS update: Metaplanet sold 10,000 bitcoin and bought back 11,000, CEO Simon Gerovich said, after rating agencies questioned whether a bitcoin company would actually sell when obligations fall due. “We answered by doing it,” Gerovich said. The Japanese bitcoin treasury firm executed the sale and repurchase to demonstrate it can meet its obligations.

TREE NEWS reports: Visa and CoinShares surveys found growing stablecoin interest in Asia Pacific alongside strong digital-asset ownership among affluent investors, pointing to broadening crypto appetite among consumers. The findings indicate rising demand across both retail and wealthier investor segments in the region.

TREE NEWS reports: Crypto majors and altcoins are rallying to open October, extending the market’s seasonal “Uptober” momentum into the first days of the month. The early move covers both large-cap tokens and smaller altcoins, with attention now on what is driving the gains and whether the rally can hold.

TREE NEWS reports: Polymarket recorded more than $545 million in trading volume last week, with markets tied to Brazil’s first-round presidential election accounting for $165 million of that total. The prediction market’s CEO is set to speak at Token2049, where the community expects comments on a possible POLY token; Polygon’s co-founder amplified a Polymarket CMO post saying POLY “will sweep everything.”

TREE NEWS reports: CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said the ratio of meme coin market capitalization to altcoin market capitalization has dropped to 0.027, putting meme coins’ share at just 3%. Altcoins have continued to outperform meme coins, widening the gap, while a growing number of meme coin launches has further fragmented liquidity in the sector.

TREE NEWS reports: QCP said Bitcoin rebounded to $86,700 after failing at $87,100 on Friday, with dip-buying demand intact, and needs to hold above $87,200 to confirm the next leg higher. Weekend liquidations totaled a modest $62.7 million, 68% of them shorts. The September nonfarm payrolls drop to 29,000 cut October rate-hike odds to 22%; the FOMC minutes and TOKEN2049 are the main catalysts.

TREE NEWS update: Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the company sold bitcoin in the third quarter to retire outstanding principal on bonds, loans and other interest-bearing debt, then repurchased more than it sold for a net increase of 1,000 BTC. As of Sept. 30, Metaplanet holds 44,000 BTC, making it the world’s second-largest listed bitcoin treasury company. The firm also launched a net interest income strategy aimed at building recurring revenue and lowering its cost of capital.

TREE NEWS reports: Arkham said on X that the on-chain wallet of Morgan Stanley’s bitcoin ETF, MSBT, holds 10,519 BTC worth $904 million. MSBT began trading on NYSE Arca in April, and Arkham said it identified and first publicly disclosed the ETF’s address within a week.

TREE NEWS reports: Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has avoided making crypto a central campaign issue, in contrast to his presidential bid. He holds a stake in a digital asset manager and has received donations from many in the industry. The shift marks a change in emphasis for the candidate, who previously courted crypto voters.

TREE NEWS update: Japan-listed Metaplanet said it net purchased 1,000 BTC in the third quarter of its fiscal year ending December 2026, bringing total holdings to 44,000 BTC as of September 30, 2026. The company sold 10,000 BTC and bought 11,000 BTC during the period, a sale-and-repurchase it said was aimed at verifying its ability to monetize its bitcoin holdings.

TREE NEWS reports: A Fomo user known as “scout” bought $12,700 of ZCAT five weeks ago when the token’s market cap was $228,000, with the position peaking at $1.65 million. The user has cashed out $19,000 and still holds ZCAT worth $416,800, for a total profit of $422,000 and a 33x return.

TREE NEWS update: Zcash activated its NU7 upgrade on the public testnet at block 4,465,026 on Oct. 4, two days ahead of schedule, opening a trial run for 25-second block times. Developers now have roughly two weeks of testnet data before setting a mainnet activation height on Oct. 20.

TREE NEWS update: The Independent Community Bankers of America has sued a federal bank regulator to overturn its March chartering rule allowing non-fiduciary crypto firms to become national trust banks, arguing the regulator lacks legal authority. The trade group is also seeking to vacate Protego’s conditional charter. The lawsuit asks a court to strike down both the rule and the charter.