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State of Crypto: What Happens to Crypto if Government Shutdown Lingers
A short-term shutdown probably won't hurt crypto's efforts in D.C. much. A long-lasting one? That's less clear.

Tether Looking to Launch Tokenized Gold Treasury Firm With Antalpha Raising $200M: Report
The report comes after Antalpha, a key lender of mining hardware firm Bitmain, launched lending and infrastructure tools for Tether Gold (XAUT).

LINK Shifts Momentum as Stablecoin Chain Plasma Integrates Chainlink Services
Chainlink will provide oracle, cross-chain and data services to the Plasma network to support stablecoin use cases.

AAVE Breaks Resistance as DeFi Market Hits Record $219B Size
The native token of the largest DeFi lending protocol is showing strong momentum despite short-term profit taking above $290.

IRS Guidance Limited in Scope but Good News for Crypto Treasury Firms
Digital asset treasury companies won't have to pay taxes on their crypto holdings under new interim guidance.

VanEck Registers Lido Staked Ethereum ETF Trust in Delaware, Eyes SEC Approval
Lido is up more than 3% over the past 24 hours.

CleanSpark's Bitcoin Stack Rose to More Than 13K in September
The bitcoin miner produced 629 bitcoin in September, and sold 445 tokens for about $49 million.

White House Weighing Candidates for Multiple CFTC Spots: Former Chairman Giancarlo
President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly poised to name a nominee to swap in for the earlier pick of former Commissioner Brian Quintenz.

Citi Sees Bitcoin Hitting $181K in 2026 as ETF Flows Drive Crypto Higher
The bank forecasts bitcoin at $133,000 by year-end and $181,000 in 12 months.

CME Group to Launch 24/7 Crypto Futures and Options Trading in Early 2026
The move, pending regulatory approval, would align trading on the key institutional derivatives marketplace with the nonstop nature of crypto markets.
