Altcoins
Solana sets 21 October for Alpenglow, targeting 150 ms finality
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade is set for 21 October and targets 150 ms finality. How the switch from TowerBFT works and what users and validators must do.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETFs post $681M weekly outflow, then return to inflows
US spot bitcoin ETFs saw $681 million of outflows from 5 to 9 October 2026, the most since June, before drawing $175.6 million on 13 October.
Regulation
ESMA gives EU crypto firms until January to drop non-MiCA stablecoins
ESMA tells MiCA-licensed crypto firms to stop all services linked to non-compliant stablecoins and clear client positions by 8 January 2027.
Ethereum
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade goes live on Sepolia testnet
Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade went live on Sepolia on 6 October. What ePBS, access lists and a 200M gas test mean, and what comes before mainnet.
Markets
Bitget restores all withdrawals after $388 million hack
The Bitget hack drained about $388 million on 24 September. How attackers got in, who pays, and what changes for users now that withdrawals are back.
Regulation
SEC proposes crypto custody rules for investment advisers and funds
The SEC proposed crypto custody rules for advisers and funds on 1 October 2026, with state trust companies as custodians and self-custody as a last resort.