Markets

• Outlook Cryptos Oct 2021 - Bloomberg
• Bitcoin: Investors are holding the asset, which could fuel the next rally - CNBC
• Edward Snowden: Bitcoin Up 10x Despite Coordinated Global Campaign By Governments - Bitcoin Magazine
• Pantera Capital’s Morehead: We Are in a New Bull Cycle - Blockworks
• George Soros’ family office owns bitcoin, confirms CEO Fitzpatrick - The Block Crypto
• Bitcoin Futures Premium on CME Surges, Hinting At Institutional Demand - CoinDesk
• Coinbase’s Recent $2B Bond Offering Shows Voracious Appetite of Investors - Blockworks
• Fed Chair Powell Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Banning Crypto - CoinDesk
• Fed Won’t Ban Bitcoin Like China, Says Jerome Powell - Decrypt

Regulation - SEC

• SEC Chair Gensler: A Ban on Crypto Would Be ‘Up to Congress’ - CoinDesk
• SEC head Gary Gensler under fire over crypto regulation - Financial Times
• Gensler’s Crypto Testimony: 6 Key Takeaways - CoinDesk

Regulation - ETF

• SEC rolls decisions on four bitcoin ETF applications to end of 2021 - The Block Crypto
• SEC Delays Decision on 4 Bitcoin ETFs - CoinDesk

Regulation - Stablecoins

• Crypto Boom Poses New Challenges to Financial Stability – IMF Blog
• Stablecoins to face same safeguards as traditional payments - Reuters
• Biden Administration Seeks to Regulate Stablecoin Issuers as Banks - WSJ
• US FDIC Said to Be Studying Deposit Insurance for Stablecoins - CoinDesk
• SEC Subpoenas USDC Stablecoin Backer Circle - CoinDesk
• Digital currencies could ‘reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar’ says new Fed paper - The Block Crypto

Regulation - CBDC

• Fed Prepares to Launch Review of Possible Central Bank Digital Currency - WSJ

Regulation - US Crypto Enforcement Team

• DOJ to Launch National Crypto Enforcement Team: Report - CoinDesk
• Department of Justice announces crypto-focused ‘enforcement team’ - The Block Crypto
• U.S. Justice Dept launches new initiatives on cryptocurrencies, contractor hacks - Reuters
• Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco Announces National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team - Department of Justice

Ecosystem - ISDA

• First Steps to Crypto Derivatives Standards – International Swaps and Derivatives Association

Ecosystem - Custody

• Bankhaus von der Heydt Will Custody Crypto with Fireblocks - Blockworks
• Banking Giant US Bank Launches Custody Services for Bitcoin - Blockworks
• MetaMask pushes institutional offering with BitGo integration - Cointelegraph

Ecosystem - El Salvador

• El Salvador introduces fuel subsidy of $0.20 per gallon to locals who pay in BTC
• El Salvador Mines First Bitcoin With Volcanic Energy - CoinDesk
• El Salvador just started mining bitcoin using the energy from volcanoes

Ecosystem - China

• Beijing vs bitcoin: why China is cracking down on crypto - Financial Times
• Stakes rise for Singapore’s big crypto bet - Financial Times

Ecosystem - NFT

• The Coinbase Ventures Guide to NFTs - by Coinbase - Oct, 2021 - The Coinbase Blog

Ecosystem - Binance

• Binance Establishes Presence in Tax-Friendly Ireland - Blockworks

Ecosystem - Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

• $22M Drained From Compound Contract That Was Hit for $80M Last Week - CoinDesk
• $160M At Risk Due to Bug in DeFi Lending Protocol Compound - Decrypt

Ecosystem - Remittances

• MoneyGram Partners With Stellar and USDC for Blockchain-Based Payments - CoinDesk
• MoneyGram Announces Innovative Partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation to Utilize Blockchain Technology

Markets - Altcoins

• Grayscale Adds Solana to $494M Digital Large Cap Fund - CoinDesk

Tech - Bitcoin

• Newsletter #169 - Bitcoin Optech
• Liquid Network Outage - Twitter

Tech - Ethereum

• Altair Mainnet Announcement - Ethereum Foundation Blog

Opinion

• Most cryptos will fail, but bitcoin could be here for good - CNN

Digital Gold Institute

• Il report trimestrale del Digital Gold Institute
• News from DGI
• DGI Events
• CAL2021 Conference - Crypto Asset Lab