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Derivatives were key drivers of the fall, especially as massive liquidity outflows hit the market.

On a Tuesday that history will surely forget, the two entities inked a Memorandum of Understanding-because nothing says “serious business” like a document nobody reads-to cram Circle’s beloved EURC and USDC into Deutsche Börse’s labyrinthine financial infrastructure. The goal? To “innovate” (read: squeeze more fees from institutional wallets) by bridging the thrilling world of blockchain with the snooze-fest of traditional finance.

Apparently, there are a few that *might* go up if Bitcoin decides to cooperate. As if Bitcoin asks anyone. This is a disaster waiting to happen, I tell ya.

And then, from the east, looms the ever-looming shadow of Washington. The United States, that grand experiment of liberty, faces the specter of a government shutdown. Betting markets, like the cruel hand of fate itself, decree an 86% chance of this catastrophe. Ah, the politicians, locked in eternal gridlock over their budgets, creating ripples of fear, trembling through the markets. The financial world, in all its wisdom, recoils in terror, and here we are, watching it all unfold with bated breath. It’s nothing new, though. Shutdowns, as the historian will tell you, rarely have lasting consequences. The military marches on, the air traffic control system hums along. But it is the uncertainty, the storm of doubt, that drives us mad. Analysts, like fortune tellers, peer into their crystal balls, predicting that for the next 48 hours, we shall see nothing but chaos. Bitcoin and its brothers shall fall into wild swings, as if they, too, cannot escape the madness. 📉

As ETH reclaimed the $4,000 threshold-a psychological barrier as flimsy as a Soviet-era promise-the masses rejoiced, their eyes glazed with the hope of untold riches. Yet, in the shadows, the smart money moved with the precision of a KGB operative. BitMine Immersion Technologies, a name as opaque as a Moscow fog, revealed a 2.65 million ETH corporate treasury, the largest of its kind. Meanwhile, Bit Digital, with the audacity of a oligarch, plans to raise $100 million in convertible notes to further inflate its ETH hoard. The on-chain data, courtesy of CryptoQuant, tells a tale of dwindling exchange reserves, as coins are spirited away into custody and staking-a game of musical chairs where the music is always on the verge of stopping. 🎶

As the world collectively shakes its fist at antiquated legacy systems-because why not?-Visa (NYSE: V) announced on September 30 at the wonderfully chaotic SIBOS 2025 conference that they were launching a pilot program. This is where businesses get to pre-fund their accounts with stablecoins instead of cold, hard fiat currency. It’s almost as if someone saw the need for speed and decided to chuck conventional finance out of the window!

Washington’s political standoff is like a bad soap opera, but with fewer love triangles and more financial drama. Investors, ever the nervous Nellies, are scurrying like ants at a picnic, searching for safer pastures. And where do they land? Why, in the wild, wild west of crypto, of course! 🌵🤠

Stellar’s XLM token has been striking all the wrong chords over a brief 23-hour operatic tragedy, from September 29th 15:00 to September 30th 14:00 – tumbling 4% from a hopeful $0.38 to a disgruntled $0.36. The whole performance took place in the cramped wings of a narrow $0.01 price range, making one wonder if all the action happened behind the velvet curtains. The token’s attempts to hit the high notes at $0.38 were met with nothing but jeers (and heavy volume sales of 38.6 million), a clear sign that the institutional critics were not impressed. Encore attempts at the same price with 18.6 million volume only confirmed the mood: bearish and thoroughly unimpressed. 💼🎭

According to a recent update from crypto analyst Stedas, seven XRP ETF applications are now pending with the US SEC. These filings represent a mix of major institutional players and crypto-focused firms, all seeking to secure a first-mover advantage in what could be one of the most competitive markets for digital asset ETFs. 🤷‍♂️