Crypto Pulse

Overview The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the September employment report on Friday, October 2 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, a date confirmed on its release calendar. What makes this particular print unusual is where it lands in the policy cycle. The Federal Reserve delivered its first rate increase in more than three years on September 16, and traders are now split almost evenly on whether a second one arrives in October. Markets have already written that tension into prices. The 10-year T

Overview The Federal Reserve put its piece of the US stablecoin framework on the table on September 24, asking for public comment on two proposals implementing the GENIUS Act. According to the Board's announcement, the first proposal would require Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers to fully back their tokens with permissible reserve assets such as short-term Treasury bills and other high-quality liquid assets, while setting standardized capital requirements, risk management standards an

Overview US spot Bitcoin ETFs staged one of the sharpest flow reversals of the year over the final two weeks of September. The funds shed $450.4 million on September 15, their worst session since June, then ran seven consecutive days of net creations from September 17 worth roughly $3 billion, dragging 2026 net flows back above zero. For anyone tracking institutional demand, the daily flow table has stopped being a sidebar and become the primary read on who is actually buying. Flows matter becau

Overview Fair Isaac (NYSE: FICO) was among the heaviest decliners in the US market on September 29, closing at $630.32, down 25.04% on the day according to Yahoo Finance historical pricing. The trigger was not an earnings miss. It was a social media post published the evening of September 28 by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, stating that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would collapse their two separate mortgage pricing grids into one, with VantageScore joining the existing FICO C

Ethena is ending the token incentives and inflation tied to USDe growth on September 30, marking a significant change in how the protocol has rewarded participants. The move brings an incentive program that had already been reduced substantially since 2024 to an end, shifting greater attention toward Ethena’s underlying revenue model and the long-term economics of USDe. 1.Ethena Brings USDe Token Incentives to an EndEthena has confirmed that token incentives connected to USDe growth will reach z

I. Macro & Market Sentiment· Market Data: BTC $83,413.00 (+0.45%) | ETH $2,671.21 (+0.21%) | SOL $119.42 (+1.96%)· Market Sentiment: Funding Rate +0.0060% | Fear & Greed Index 71 (Greed)· Interest Rates: The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to 5.612%, its highest level since June 2002, with long-end discount rates continuing to constrain risk-asset valuations. Read more· Policy: CME FedWatch shows a 68.1% probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike in October, while divergence over

The Indonesian government estimates that the country’s digital economy approached US$100 billion in 2025 and could reach US$180 billion to US$340 billion by 2030.The headline measure is generally gross merchandise value, or GMV. GMV captures transaction value flowing through platforms. It is not the same as GDP contribution, company revenue, merchant profit, or worker income.Indonesia also reported 65.77 million QRIS users and 44.86 million merchants as of June 2026, with 96.68% of merchants cla

President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the government to accelerate completion of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The direction was issued during a ministerial meeting on September 22, 2026.IEU-CEPA was not yet in force at the time of writing. Substantive negotiations have concluded, but the agreement still requires language finalization, legal revision, signature, and domestic ratification procedures.The Indonesian government has targeted implementa

Indonesia’s crypto trading activity improved in August 2026. Spot transaction value was reported at IDR 17.6 trillion, approximately 16% higher than IDR 15.2 trillion in July. Crypto derivatives expanded even faster, rising from IDR 3.74 trillion to IDR 5.98 trillion.That monthly rebound did not erase the weakness accumulated earlier in the year. Spot transactions from January through August 2026 reached approximately IDR 175.4 trillion, down 46% from IDR 324.7 trillion in the corresponding peri

Bitcoin holders now have another route to obtain USDC without first selling their BTC. On September 21, 2026, Circle introduced Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing for eligible institutional Circle Mint customers.The workflow allows a customer to deposit BTC, receive cirBTC, and use that wrapped Bitcoin as collateral in a supported third-party lending market. Borrowed USDC can then be delivered through Arc or Ethereum.The structure preserves exposure to Bitcoin’s price, but it does not create risk-fr