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Federal regulators have introduced a new proposal designed to regulate digital asset markets and transactions. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information …

Federal regulators have introduced a new proposal designed to regulate digital asset markets and transactions. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions . Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) introduced a proposal Monday (Oct. 5) for a regulatory framework governing retail transactions involving crypto assets (CTXs), and said it is seeking public comment on the proposed rule. “Today’s action is a critical step in the CFTC’s ongoing efforts to ensure America remains the crypto capital of the world,” CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said in the announcement. “The American people deserve clarity, certainty, and consumer protections in the crypto asset markets and the agency is committed to delivering this by incorporating crypto asset transactions into its uniform national market regulatory framework.” We’d love to be your preferred source for news. Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! Add as Preferred Source Among the topics the commission is seeking comment on are ways to prevent “abusive practices” in cryptocurrency markets and transactions under a uniform national regime. Selig said this is part of his plan to create regulations that will “prevent, rather than only prosecute after the fact, fraudulent schemes such as FTX.” The proposal follows the U.S. Senate’s recent failure to advance the Clarity Act, which would have established a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. That outcome “left unresolved questions about regulatory jurisdiction and the durability of rules developed without new congressional authorization,” PYMNTS wrote last month. “The legislation remains procedurally capable of reconsideration, but its immediate legislative path has stalled.” But since then, the crypto sector has embarked on a new path. On Sept. 24, the Federal Reserve proposed two sets of rules to implement the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin bill signed into law last year. “They address permissible stablecoin reserve assets, capital requirements, risk management, custody arrangements and the approval process for supervised banks seeking to issue payment stablecoins, all issues that Clarity was meant to answer,” the report said. In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Monday, Selig acknowledged the CFTC’s efforts are happening in a vacuum created by the failure of the bill. “The CFTC is starting the process of addressing gaps in crypto-asset market structure and creating clear rules of the road for innovators and market participants,” he wrote. “We haven’t solved every problem, nor can agency action substitute indefinitely for a statutory framework passed by Congress, but we must do what we can.”

Andre Cronje's DeFi protocol says traders have moved over $5 million through its marketplace for transferable ftPUT downside protection Andre Cronje’s Flying Tulip has a new metric to point to. Its marketplace for ftPUT …

Andre Cronje's DeFi protocol says traders have moved over $5 million through its marketplace for transferable ftPUT downside protection Andre Cronje’s Flying Tulip has a new metric to point to. Its marketplace for ftPUT NFTs has cleared over $5 million in cumulative trading volume, according to Cronje. That figure matters because the product being traded is unusual. Buyers aren’t just picking up tokens. They’re buying tokens that come with a built-in exit, and it turns out people will pay extra for that. How a put option ended up as an NFT Flying Tulip applies that logic to its FT token. When investors took a primary allocation of FT, it came paired with a perpetual put option called an ftPUT. A put option is a contract that lets you sell an asset at a set price, regardless of where the market goes. Here, that set price is $0.10. Holders can redeem their originally contributed assets at that level whenever they like. The option never expires. The protocol packages each of these positions as an ERC-721 NFT, the standard Ethereum format for unique tokens. Wrapping the position this way makes it something you can hand to someone else. That transferability is the whole point of the Perpetual PUT Marketplace. When someone buys an ftPUT NFT, they receive whatever FT tokens remain inside it, plus the redemption rights attached. Someone buying FT on the spot market gets the tokens alone, with no protective floor underneath. Advertisement The numbers behind the marketplace The over $5 million cumulative figure is the headline stat. A snapshot from late June 2026 offers a closer look at activity. By that point, the ftPUT marketplace had logged $1.6 million in trading volume across 279 sales. That works out to deals in the low thousands of dollars on average. The news moving money, markets, and the world—before your day starts. Daily. Free. Join 34,000+ readers across crypto, finance, and policy. Email address Subscribe free We respect your privacy. Unsubscribe anytime. Pricing is the more revealing detail. The ftPUT NFTs were reported trading at premiums of 4-6% above their redemption value. Beyond the marketplace, the broader protocol has its own figures. Recent updates put total value locked at approximately $20 million, with lending TVL described as nearly $20 million. The supply of ftUSD, Flying Tulip’s stablecoin, sits close to $4.75 million. Background: Cronje’s bet on a full-stack exchange Flying Tulip is pitched as a unified DeFi platform. It combines spot trading, lending, and perpetual futures with the ftUSD stablecoin in a single stack. The project drew attention early through a high-profile private raise exceeding $200 million. Its token generation event was set for February 23, 2026, at a $1 billion fully diluted valuation. FT’s design leans hard against the usual token playbook. Supply is fixed, and new tokens enter circulation only through primary capital allocation. There are no emissions and no team vesting schedules feeding new supply into the market. Revenue from trading and options is directed toward open-market buybacks and token burns. The protocol is also expanding across multiple chains, including Ethereum and BNB Chain. What this means for token launches and FT holders Most token launches hand early buyers a simple choice: hold and hope, or sell. Flying Tulip adds a third path. A holder who wants out can sell the ftPUT NFT to someone who wants the protected position, without dumping FT onto the spot market. The 4-6% premium also gives traders a useful signal to watch. If that premium widens, buyers are paying more for the protected version. If it narrows toward zero, the market is treating ftPUTs as little more than their redemption value. The redemption mechanism also depends on the protocol’s ability to honor claims at $0.10. That makes the health of the underlying system, including its TVL and revenue, central to what the put is really worth. Over $5 million in volume and 279 sales by late June 2026 suggest traders are treating these NFTs as financial instruments, not collectibles.

Reflection AI, a startup backed by Nvidia and founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, has announced the release of an open-source tool aimed at providing a Western alternative to Chinese AI models. This development …

Reflection AI, a startup backed by Nvidia and founded by former Google DeepMind researchers, has announced the release of an open-source tool aimed at providing a Western alternative to Chinese AI models. This development targets models from DeepSeek and Alibaba, which have been leading in the open-weight field. While Reflection AI’s model is expected to initially lag behind the strongest closed U.S. systems, it represents a significant Western entry into the open-weight segment. The model’s competitive standing remains unverified as it has not yet been released or benchmarked publicly. Key Takeaways Reflection AI’s announcement suggests a strategic move to offer a Western open-source alternative to Chinese AI models. The market for the best AI model by October 2026 shows varied pricing, with Google’s offering currently leading at 66.4% YES. Pricing in the relevant market appears consistent with increased competition in the AI sector following Reflection AI’s unveiling. What to Watch Observers should monitor the eventual release and performance benchmarks of Reflection AI’s model, as they may influence market dynamics. The reaction of key competitors, such as Anthropic, Meta, and Google, will also be critical in shaping the competitive landscape. Any official announcements regarding model rankings could shift market perceptions, particularly if Reflection AI’s model performs competitively against established leaders like Google’s Gemini Pro.

Binance introduced Binance Intelligence, an artificial intelligence product stack designed to bridge the gap in digital asset knowledge between market professionals and day-to-day customers, according to a Monday (Oct. 5) press release. By completing …

Binance introduced Binance Intelligence, an artificial intelligence product stack designed to bridge the gap in digital asset knowledge between market professionals and day-to-day customers, according to a Monday (Oct. 5) press release. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions . Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. “For nine years, Binance has used blockchain to make finance more open, global and always on,” the release said. “But access to markets is not the same as having the knowledge to navigate them. As digital assets and traditional markets become more connected, users face more information than they can process, scattered across disconnected tools. Binance is using AI to close the gap.” Now, people exploring their first financial product as well as advanced traders can gain access to AI created specifically for their financial needs, according to the release. We’d love to be your preferred source for news. Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! Add as Preferred Source “Finance has always been built for the people who already understand it,” Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng said in the release. “Binance Intelligence closes that gap by giving everyone an intelligent partner that meets them where they are, right inside the Binance app they already use. Blockchain is giving everyone access to markets; AI gives everyone the knowledge to navigate them.” The company’s other AI offerings include Binance AI Pro, a “finance-focused agent” that lets users describe a financial idea in plain language and receive a visualized, executable strategy, according to the release. There is also Binance Agent OS, a developer platform that links AI applications to Binance’s trading, market data, wallet, payment and on-chain capabilities, PYMNTS reported Aug. 20. “Binance Agent OS addresses the fragmentation developers face when building agentic finance applications across crypto and traditional markets,” Jeff Li, vice president of product at Binance, said in a press release when announcing the tool in August. “It gives everyone from developers to quantitative traders the reliable data, low-latency infrastructure and standardized interfaces they need to deploy AI-driven strategies.” Meanwhile, the PYMNTS Intelligence report “From Asset to Everyday Money: Making Digital Currencies Spendable” found in July that consumer interest in spending stablecoins surpasses spending levels across categories like everyday purchases, subscriptions and larger lifestyle purchases. However, the infrastructure needed to support it is still catching up. “Merchant acceptance remains one of the most significant barriers,” the report said. “While 42% of stablecoin holders say they would like to use digital assets for major purchases, only 28% currently do so. Similarly, everyday and subscription spending rank among the most desired use cases globally, yet spending opportunities remain limited by merchant acceptance and fragmented payment experiences.”

Skip to comments. The Mighty American Consumer Is Crashing Through Inflation and Driving Growth The Wall Street Journal ^ | Oct. 4, 2026 9:00 pm ET | Jeanne Whalen and Matt Grossman Posted on …

Skip to comments. The Mighty American Consumer Is Crashing Through Inflation and Driving Growth The Wall Street Journal ^ | Oct. 4, 2026 9:00 pm ET | Jeanne Whalen and Matt Grossman Posted on by E. Pluribus Unum Spending is rising because prices are climbing and Americans are buying more stuff, despite long-running frustrations over inflation CHICAGO—Happy hour at Chicago’s Bar Roma was buzzing this past week as locals poured in for $10 cocktails and $11 bruschetta. Kathleen Harper and her husband would normally share a few appetizers, but tonight they were splurging on the $50 tasting menu. “After a long day—I work from home—I like to just get out of the house,” said Harper, who sells fraud-protection services. “Business has been good,” she added, “because fraud, unfortunately, is up.” Harper said she worries about the health of the economy and rising prices for gas and groceries, but feels secure enough to enjoy a good happy-hour deal. Decisions like that across the economy show America’s appetite for consumption is expanding. Americans are spending more on food, travel, couches, Halloween decor and most anything else they want or need—pushing through inflation and their own gloomy feelings about the economy. The dollar amount spent by U.S. households rose by 6.1% in the 12 months through August, up from annual growth of 4.3% at the end of last year, the Commerce Department reported. Economic growth for the second quarter of 2026, the most recent data available, was revised upward this past week, fueled by consumer spending and business investment. “For all the talk about AI data centers, the main engine of growth for GDP in the United States has been broad-based consumer-spending growth, which I think is tied to a broad-based, stable labor market,” Austan Goolsbee, head of the Chicago Fed, told journalists after an economic forum this past... (Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ... TOPICS: Business/Economy KEYWORDS: To: E. Pluribus Unum For my part, I think the “COVID” crap is also driving a lot of the spending. I think a lot of people have the mindset of “enjoy it now, because at any moment, the government might take everything from you - your money, your lifestyle, your very freedom.” by 2 posted onby Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell) To: Sicon Come and Take It ! I’ve had a good run... Fast Cars and a Good Steak We’re all I needed. . The closest Out Back Steak House Is in Flagstaff. Dang To: Sicon Yeah, it can’t be because people have confidence in Trump and his long term economy. by 4 posted onby bray (Thank God for Israel) To: E. Pluribus Unum Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die. by 5 posted onby PeterPrinciple ((Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)) To: E. Pluribus Unum Lame stream.......Trump’s war of his choosing is why you can’t afford gasoline and diesel. by 6 posted onby rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸) To: E. Pluribus Unum fueled by consumer spending and business investment. could be an expression of confidence in the future? could be an expression of confidence in the future? by 7 posted onby PeterPrinciple ((Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)) To: bray "Yeah, it can’t be because people have confidence in Trump and his long term economy." It could be. It could be a combination of the two. I don't know about you, but for my part, the thought that the same leftists who ran the "COVID" scam and tyranny on the world might get back into power is enough to make the idea of "carpe diem" a whole lot more front-of-mind. by 8 posted onby Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell) To: E. Pluribus Unum later To: E. Pluribus Unum Typical WSJ Globalist garbage - Orange man bad - hoping the midterms weaken him. Trumpet the bad notes ignore the positives. by 10 posted onby jcon40 (Most Leftist and Marxist protesters are really just Unwitting Globalists ) To: E. Pluribus Unum The quote provides good news. I was wondering about this as I’d read that employment and wages are up, but I mostly heard about “affordability” (inflation). So, the good news is not a total surprise. I’ve seen a lot of complaints about the cost of housing, but no constructive suggestions. Let’s open the Federal forests to logging. Lower priced lumber would reduce the cost of building a home. Land use restrictions should be reconsidered. Companies should consider either raising wages in places such as San Francisco, or moving out. People should reconsider their prejudices. I know of a nice-looking neighborhood of new premanufactured homes. I’m sure they cost far less than more traditional homes. P.S. I moved to an undiscovered resort community by a lake. News: it’s been discovered and prices are rising. Oh no, the sky is falling. by 11 posted onby ChessExpert (Infidels of the world unite against the evil that is Islam.) To: E. Pluribus Unum I got in on the ground floor of the wig & eyelash craze. I’ve never seen so many. No signs of it slowing down. Lucky me. by 12 posted onby Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?) To: rktman <>Trump’s war of his choosing is why you can’t afford gasoline and diesel.<> We’re in a civilizational battle against evil, and all you and NPR can harp about is higher gas prices. Seven presidents balked. President Trump acted. To: E. Pluribus Unum And has nothing to do with Trump economic policies. /sarcasm by 14 posted onby central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn UN) To: rktman Hey IRGC symp the war started in 1979. by 15 posted onby central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn UN) To: Jacquerie I call them feckless f’ers. Should have been taken care of when it happened. by 16 posted onby rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸) To: Sicon I am an engineer and not a psych major and don’t want to be but lately I’ve been digging in to reasons for what has changed. We are what we became between about 0 and 12 years old the rest, notwithstanding a severe and consequential event, is just polishing and maturing that 0 to 12 person. The mind that grew up in another time may know about some other formative time but just does not think the same as some other generation. Consider that so many people today were brought up in a day care, taught by liberals, matured with Covid, indoctrinated to dependency, gratified instantly by something, cocooned in computer games and so on. All of these different things shaped their infant and primitive brains. Many of us that are no longer running the show can’t touch any part of the mind of younger generations. They are not like us except that they are human. I grew up with a stay at home mother, a father that left and came home at the same time just about every single day, a predictable schedule, walks in along a creek or river after church, camping, hunting, fishing with regularity, month long family traveling vacations, a Carnegie Library frequented, by best friend and I riding our bikes all over town and way out to the airport and having lunch at the bar at the Stockyard Cafe and a paper route we made every morning, raising and lowering the flag at school, gangs of kids walking home from school and playing along the way and all of those now ancient and generally not available or done things that were the foundation of our lives that just are not so common or at all these days. There are times I feel like I grew up in a Norman Rockwell painting for those that remember what that was. by 17 posted onby Sequoyah101 (Opinions and belly buttons, everybody has one and they get to show them if they want to.) To: ChessExpert Housing and Healthcare are the biggest inflation drivers in the long run. They are also much more heavily regulated than other industries. HMMMM wonder if there is a connection. Do Certificate of Need state laws cause constant high prices for healthcare? Do excessive regulations in Medicare & Medicaid cause high prices? Do offers of freebie extras in Medicare that cost the taxpayer 5 times the freebie amount cause high prices of healthcare? Do ....? Do .... ? To: Sicon I think what it is is akin to someone trying to catch the train which has departed the platform, they cannot do it. The dems have made an argument based on affordability, but their view of affordability is buying whatever you want. The dummies who listen to it don’t realize, that does not work esp0ecially if you are underwater already. There was a story this AM about people trying to trade in their cars with 900 pm payments for a cheaper car to lower their payment. What they miss is they are upside down on their current car as they rolled in negative equity. Others are finding out their houses they over paid on as the interest rates were so low have lost their “equity” in that if they dump them, they will get less than they owe. Someone called Ramsey the other day. She has 50K in savings, 20K in debt but wants to know if they can afford a 550K house on a 100K salary. No concept that the 500K they will owe at 6% alone 30K a year not counting amortization plus taxes and insurance. by 19 posted onby Mouton (There is a new sheriff and deputy in town now!) To: spintreebob “Housing and Healthcare are the biggest inflation drivers in the long run. They are also much more heavily regulated than other industries.” I don’t doubt it. One thing I think we should account for is the tendency for subsidized activity to cost more. For starters, we are increasing demand. I wouldn’t assume that supply adjusts fully and instantly. It seems that people in manufacturing and journalism were both reluctant to become coders. Then there is the quality of the subsidy. A loosely run program may tend to fraud. A tightly run program may prove counterproductive. Bureaucrats spend other people’s money. Why think they would be motivated to do a good job? I’m still waiting for HCQ and Ivermectin to be available over-the-counter. by 20 posted onby ChessExpert (Infidels of the world unite against the evil that is Islam.) Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. FreeRepublic , LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794 FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson

A wallet linked to delegate Humpy has cast 1.75 million COMP votes in favor as scrutiny of the DAO's treasury committee grows Compound DAO is voting on whether its treasury should have to wait …

A wallet linked to delegate Humpy has cast 1.75 million COMP votes in favor as scrutiny of the DAO's treasury committee grows Compound DAO is voting on whether its treasury should have to wait longer before moving money. Proposal 612 would stretch key treasury delays from two days to ten, giving COMP holders more than a week to react before funds leave. The vote is already lopsided. A wallet linked to delegate Humpy has cast 1.75 million COMP votes in support, enough to push the proposal past quorum. Against votes sit at 921,000. What Proposal 612 actually changes Ugur Mersin submitted the proposal on October 2, 2026. Voting opened on October 4 and is scheduled to wrap up on October 7. The core change targets two settings. The Treasury Escrow withdrawal cooldown would rise from 2 days to 10 days. The Treasury Timelock minimum delay would also climb from 2 to 10 days. The proposal also sets an expiration on the Escrow at 17 days. That creates a seven-day withdrawal window after the ten-day cooldown ends. If funds are not withdrawn in that window, the opportunity lapses. Advertisement Proposal 612 would give the Governor Timelock explicit roles as both executor and canceller over the Treasury Timelock. The main governance contract would hold the power to push treasury actions through, and also the power to kill them. The stated goal is to line up treasury execution timelines with Compound’s full governance process. A two-day window is shorter than the time it takes the DAO to propose, debate, and vote on almost anything. The news moving money, markets, and the world—before your day starts. Daily. Free. Join 34,000+ readers across crypto, finance, and policy. Email address Subscribe free We respect your privacy. Unsubscribe anytime. Why the treasury is under a microscope The proposal did not appear out of thin air. It follows recent activity by the Treasury Management Committee, or TMC. On September 29, 2026, the TMC transferred $3 million in stablecoins. It then deployed $2 million USDC into a Uniswap V3 COMP position. The two-day delays governing these moves were set under the 2026 Treasury Management Program. Recent accusations asserted that the Compound Foundation swapped 8.42 million DAI for roughly 344,780 COMP shortly before important proposal votes. Those are allegations, not findings, but they help explain why treasury oversight has become a front-burner issue. Humpy returns to the spotlight Humpy has a history of large COMP accumulation and has been involved in governance proposal dynamics across various DAOs. The 921,000 COMP voting against shows the proposal is not universally popular. Some delegates may see ten days as too slow for a committee tasked with managing capital in fast-moving markets. What this means for Compound and COMP holders If Proposal 612 passes, every significant TMC action would come with a ten-day public waiting period and a clear path to cancellation through governance. Transfers like the $3 million stablecoin move or the $2 million USDC liquidity deployment would sit in a queue long enough for delegates to review, debate, and potentially block them. A ten-day delay plus a seven-day withdrawal window means treasury actions could take more than two weeks from approval to completion. The things to watch are straightforward. First, whether the vote holds through the scheduled October 7 close. Second, how the TMC adjusts its strategy under longer delays if the proposal passes. Third, whether the allegations involving the Compound Foundation’s DAI-to-COMP swap lead to further proposals targeting governance integrity.

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The post Hyperliquid Is 5% From Its Record While Bitcoin Is 32% Below Its Own. Can HYPE Break $98? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St.. As of October 5, 2026, Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) is trading at $93, just 5% shy of its all-time high of $98, reached on Septem… The post Hyperliquid Is 5% From Its Record While Bitcoin Is 32% Below Its Own. Can HYPE Break $98? appeared first on 24/7 Wall St..As of October 5, 2026, Hyperliquid (CRYPTO: HYPE) is trading at $93,…

Anthropic, the AI research company known for its Claude models, is reportedly planning to go public this year, with a potential initial public offering (IPO) as early as November. According to reports, the company …

Anthropic, the AI research company known for its Claude models, is reportedly planning to go public this year, with a potential initial public offering (IPO) as early as November. According to reports, the company is valued at an estimated $2.089 trillion in pre-IPO private-market assessments. This figure, however, differs from the $965 billion valuation reported during its Series H financing in May 2026. The company has prepared a confidential IPO filing, but specific timing and valuation details remain unclear. Anthropic’s competitive position as a significant competitor to OpenAI adds to the anticipation surrounding its market debut. Key Takeaways Current market behavior suggests a mixed outlook on Anthropic’s IPO valuation, with varying expectations for its market cap. Recent shifts in sub-market odds indicate inconsistent views on whether Anthropic will achieve valuations between $2.0T and $2.25T. The lack of new, concrete details from Anthropic may lead to moderate decreases in confidence regarding a market cap below $1.25T at IPO close. What to Watch Markets will be closely monitoring any official announcements from Anthropic regarding its IPO timing and pricing. Key indicators will include the filing of an S-1 form with new financial disclosures, which could provide clarity on the company’s valuation expectations. Additionally, any significant movements in secondary-market pricing or strategic investor actions could influence market sentiment. The role of investment banks and the SEC in guiding the IPO process will also be critical in shaping outcomes consistent with current market predictions.

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In brief The SEC approved Cboe's request on October 2 to list six 3x funds from Volatility Shares tracking Bitcoin, …

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In brief The SEC approved Cboe's request on October 2 to list six 3x funds from Volatility Shares tracking Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, crude oil and natural gas. Each fund targets three times the daily performance of futures contracts on its asset, and the order sets no launch date. The approval follows SEC warning letters on leverage above 2x in December 2025 and a March 2026 request to avoid 5x products. The SEC approved a rule change on October 2 that lets the Cboe exchange list six funds built to deliver three times the daily price moves of Bitcoin, Ethereum, gold, silver, crude oil, and natural gas, per the agency's order. The funds come from Volatility Shares, the firm behind existing 2x Bitcoin and Ethereum products. Shares will trade on Cboe's BZX Exchange like a regular stock. An ETF, or exchange-traded fund, is a basket of assets you buy and sell through a brokerage app like a share. A leveraged one uses debt and other financial tools to amplify returns, and losses. These funds aim for triple. If Bitcoin futures rise 2% in a day, the fund aims to gain 6%. If they fall 2%, it aims to lose 6%. The funds mainly get that exposure through futures, which are contracts to buy or sell an asset at a set price on a later date. But there’s a catch in the word "daily." These funds reset every day, so the 3x promise applies to one day at a time. Over longer stretches, results can drift far from three times the asset's move. So, for example Bitcoin futures drop 10% on Monday, then rise 10% on Tuesday. The asset ends down 1%, while a 3x fund falls 30%, gains 30% and ends down 9%. If you have $100 worth of Bitcoin, a 30% drop takes off 30% of $100, which is $30, leaving you with $70 net. A 30% gain adds 30% of $70, which is $21. You're at $91, overall 9% down after the movement. Bitcoin BTC · USD $85,780 + 2.56 % 24H 7D 1M 1Y YTD Sep 29 Oct 1 Oct 3 Oct 5 Oct 6 $86.8k $85.6k $84.3k $83.0k 24h High High $86,648 24h Low Low $85,122 Vol Vol $1.1B Market projections Odds by Myriad This week Below $86,000 Below $86k 54 % chance → Buy Bitcoin with USDT Powered by Jupiter $ 50 $ 100 $ 500 Buy Price data by CoinGecko CoinGecko More Bitcoin news and projections → The SEC and FINRA have warned investors about exactly this. Their alert says returns over more than a day can differ significantly from the daily target. Why the SEC had to vote Cboe's fast-track listing rules for commodity funds exclude products that chase a multiple of an asset's return, so the exchange needed the SEC to approve these funds individually. Apart from the 3x target, the funds must meet all of Cboe's other listing requirements. The SEC leaned on existing guardrails. Brokers must act in a retail customer's best interest under Regulation Best Interest, and FINRA, the brokerage industry's self-regulator, requires tougher sales and margin (borrowing) rules for leveraged products. Volatility Shares launched the first leveraged crypto ETF in the U.S. in 2023, tracking Bitcoin futures. Spot Bitcoin ETFs, which hold the coins directly, arrived in January 2024 after a decade of rejections. Then the race for more leverage began. In October 2025, Defiance filed for 49 funds with 3x long and short exposure, and Volatility Shares filed for 5x products. The SEC pushed back. In December 2025 it halted review of products above 2x exposure and sent warning letters to nine issuers, including ProShares. In March 2026, it asked issuers to avoid 5x products. Volatility Shares kept shipping 2x funds anyway. In April 2026 it launched 2x funds on Cardano, Stellar, and Chainlink, adding to existing 2x products on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. These aren't the first 3x products. Earlier ones tied to silver, crude oil and natural gas, from other issuers, have since left the market, per the order. A 3x gold product from another issuer still trades. The order sets no launch date. According to Cboe's filing, the shares can't trade until each fund's registration statement takes effect.

Two U.S. Senators are opposing OppFi’s attempt to acquire a national bank. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, …

Two U.S. Senators are opposing OppFi’s attempt to acquire a national bank. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to the sharing of your information with our sponsor, if applicable, in accordance with our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions . Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. Democrats Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts wrote to the company last week to voice their opposition, arguing that OppFi’s business model is based on “predatory lending practices,” such as triple-digit interest rates. “OppFi—a nonbank lender that provides financial services to consumers through installment loans—brands itself as a lender that ‘empower(s) everyday consumers to overcome financial hurdles and build long-term financial stability,’” the senators’ letter said. “But, a closer look into its business model reveals persistent, predatory financial strategies.” The letter noted that OppFi’s effort to acquire BNCCORP and its subsidiary to become a bank holding company comes months after lender Enova attempted to do the same thing with Grasshopper National Bank. Enova has since called off that deal, saying last month that the acquisition process is “susceptible to political pressure and outside advocacy.” OppFi’s products, Warren and Van Hollen argued, have “the potential to be even more harmful than Enova’s,” saying that OppFi lends up to 195% APR and has “very aggressive refinancing practices.” By contrast, Envoa had proposed loans that were “limited to a still-egregious 99.99% APR,” the letter said. We’d love to be your preferred source for news. Please add us to your preferred sources list so our news, data and interviews show up in your feed. Thanks! Add as Preferred Source The senators added that, given these practice and rising opposition to the application, OppFi should withdraw its application. A spokesperson disputed the senators’ characterization of OppFi’s lending business in a statement to Banking Dive, saying that attacking the application harms consumers. “Transitioning into the regulated banking system will subject OppFi’s already proven and fully compliant business model to rigorous federal oversight – reinforcing OppFi’s commitment to fair and responsible lending for those who need it most,” the spokesperson said. Both the Enova and OppFi deals have been challenged by a group of 20 state attorneys general (AGs), who asked federal banking regulators in June to deny banking privileges to companies they argue use bank partnerships to skirt state-level limits on interest rates. “The rate issue carries considerable economic weight,” PYMNTS wrote at the time. “According to the AGs, 45 states and Washington, D.C., impose interest-rate caps on small to midsize installment loans, with 36% a widely accepted maximum for very small loans.” The states say that OppFi and Enova “work with banks chartered primarily in states without rate caps and offer loans carrying rates reaching 195% and higher,” that report added. OppFi has said BNC had about $1 billion in deposits at the end of last year carrying a cost of less than 2%. It projects at least $60 million of synergies in the first year after closing, more than $90 million in the second and upwards of $115 million in the third. “Crucially for the rate-cap dispute, OppFi says those estimates are based on ‘geographic expansion’ and ‘funding optimization,’“ the report added, with the company expecting adjusted EPS accretion above 25% in 2027 and 40% in 2028.