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TREE NEWS reports: An institution-linked address that liquidated 172,500 ETH in early September withdrew 3.125 million UNI from a centralized exchange between September 15 and September 22, on-chain analyst Yu Jin monitored. The withdrawal averaged $7.7 per token, worth $24.21 million.

TREE NEWS update: Marinade’s council vetoed two proposals within six hours in what the Solana staking protocol described as a blocked attempt to take over its DAO. No funds moved and Marinade’s staking services were unaffected, the protocol said. The council acted on the two governance proposals before either could take effect.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin is trading around $83,700, roughly 14% above the short-term holder cost basis, which rose 1.2% over the past week from $72,800 on Sept. 24 to $73,700, crypto analyst Axel Adler said. Short-term holders remain about 13.7% in unrealized profit, down from 15.4% a week earlier, with $73,700 now their average break-even level. Long-term holders are sitting on 72% unrealized gains.

TREE NEWS reports: US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $6.34 billion in net inflows in the third quarter, as Bitcoin rose 42.71% over the period — its best third-quarter performance since 2017. The inflows and price gain mark a strong quarter for the ETF complex despite broader market volatility.

TREE NEWS update: OKX will launch a QUANTUSDT perpetual contract on its web, app and API platforms at 16:00 (UTC+8) on October 1, 2026. Quant Network builds programmable-money infrastructure, using Overledger and QuantNet to connect banks, blockchains, tokenized deposits and traditional payment rails so value can move and settle automatically across networks.

TREE NEWS update: China’s Digital RMB International Operation Center said 39 more domestic and overseas financial institutions applied to join CBETS, its cross-border settlement platform, as direct participants as of the end of September, following the first batch of 26 signatories. The center said it has been upgrading CBETS through this year, supporting bilateral links with foreign central bank payment systems and CBDC systems as well as direct access by overseas institutions. The platform covers both trade settlement and cross-border personal travel.

TREE NEWS update: Binance will list a CTUSDT USDT-margined perpetual contract on October 1, 2026 at 15:45 (UTC+8), offering up to 20x leverage, the exchange said in an official announcement. The listing adds a new perpetual market tied to the CT token to Binance Futures.

TREE NEWS reports: The Bitcoin Policy Institute published a paper questioning MSCI’s proposed “non-operating company” rule, which could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its indexes. The think tank says the rule may have roots in an earlier crypto treasury review and takes aim at what it calls MSCI’s “invisible committee.”

TREE NEWS reports: An address ending 0xE1A…c1691 has opened a new position of 5,000 ETH worth $13.43 million. The same address previously ran a swing trade of 6,899 ETH on March 3 that ended in a $195,000 loss.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin’s apparent demand stands at -112,500 BTC, crypto analyst Darkfost said on X, indicating spot demand remains insufficient. The reading has improved from -207,000 BTC on September 20, helped by spot Bitcoin ETFs absorbing about 28,000 BTC over the period. Darkfost said a modest price pullback is possible as the market searches for genuine buying interest.

TREE NEWS reports: Bitcoin has closed October higher in 10 of the 13 years since 2013 and lower in three, with an average monthly return of 18.52% and a median of 12.73%. The largest October gain was 60.79% in 2013; the biggest drop was 12.95% in 2014. Bitcoin’s September 2026 return reached 6.33%, the second-best September on record after 7.29% in 2024.

TREE NEWS update: China Eastern Airlines and Huawei signed an in-flight Wi-Fi ecosystem cooperation agreement on October 1, covering upgrades to onboard internet connectivity. Under the deal, all Huawei phones upgraded to HarmonyOS 7.0 will support system-level one-tap quick connection to China Eastern’s in-flight Wi-Fi system.

TREE NEWS reports: Crypto hacks totaled more than $768 million in September, the worst month of 2026, led by a $388 million breach at Bitget and a $320 million exploit on Liquid Network. More than $270 million of the Liquid Network funds was later returned, leaving the month’s net losses well below the headline figure.

TREE NEWS update: Bitget’s September 24, 2026 breach saw losses revised from roughly $351.6 million to $387.5 million after abnormal transfers from hot and warm wallets. TRM Labs found the laundering path overlaps with prior North Korea-linked attacks including Bybit and AFX Bridge, and Elliptic assesses a North Korea link as “highly likely.” Including the Bitget incident, cumulative North Korea-related crypto thefts now approach $7.8 billion.

TREE NEWS reports: Sentora’s vaults on Morpho have seen sharp outflows following a MetaMask staking incident, with the RLUSD vault holding about $8.46 million and the PYUSD vault about $2.38 million in available liquidity. The withdrawals mark a pullback from the lending protocol’s vaults tied to the affected staking episode.

TREE NEWS update: Hunter Biden said in an interview on Unchained that he designed the LAPTOP token as a deliberate contrast to the TRUMP memecoin, describing its tokenomics as the “opposite” of the president’s token. He told critics who call the project a scam to “look at the blockchain.” The comments mark his most direct public defense of the token to date.

TREE NEWS update: MetaMask has exited its Ethereum validator operations following an undisclosed security incident. The wallet provider said it is investigating the threat internally and has found no immediate threat to its wallets. No further details on the nature of the incident or the number of validators affected were disclosed.

TREE NEWS reports: Hunter Biden said the crypto market-structure Clarity Act failed because the Trump administration refused to compromise on ethics laws as they applied to Trump’s family personally. Speaking on Unchained, he predicted the bill faces a hard road over the next two years.

TREE NEWS update: LG Energy Solution and Indigotech have formed a partnership covering battery supply for vans in the United States. The two companies are building the tie-up around US supply of batteries for van vehicles. No financial terms or delivery volumes were disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: Animoca Brands’ Moca Foundation and Moca Network launched the Moca Chain mainnet, letting users and AI agents share verifiable credentials across applications. Users custody their own credentials and choose when and where to share them, while institutions can issue tamper-proof credentials tied to a unified digital identity covering identity verification and membership. Moca Network also introduced AIR, a unified enterprise gateway for users and AI agents, with integrations planned by 2026 across partners including SK Planet, Open Campus, OneFootball, Automobili Lamborghini, Plume and Nansen.