🏙 MIDDAY UPDATE — Saturday, Oct 03 · Oct 03 · 04:05 UTC · 13:05 KST
SEC approves 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs as crypto markets weaken; AI regulation fears mount.

🕐 BTC $84,716 (-1.0%)
ETH $2,683 (-1.3%)
BNB $768 (-1.0%)
F&G 67 Greed

🌍 TOP STORIES
• SEC approves leveraged 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs for US trading. — Bloomingbit +1
• US employment cools rapidly, easing rate-hike fears and boosting Wall Street. — Korea Economic Daily +1
• Kalshi and Coinbase win partial Illinois ruling on sports betting contracts. — The Defiant +1

₿ CRYPTO
• Bitcoin retreats to $84,586; Ethereum slides to $2,677 amid market weakness. — TokenPost
• Zcash ETF sees $26.93 million daily outflow; Solana and Hyperliquid gain inflows. — Blockmedia
• Two traders liquidated for 707.6 million PUMP tokens, worth $3.61 million. — PANews
• LayerZero strategic partners transfer 8 million ZRO tokens to Coinbase Prime. — PANews

📈 MARKETS
• Nvidia hits all-time high; Wall Street sees up to 99% upside remaining. — Blockmedia
• US bond funds attract $290 billion in one month as rate cycle peaks. — Korea Economic Daily
• MASK trader logs $663,000 gain on 655% return from token investment. — PANews

🤖 AI
• Anthropic warns Pentagon conflict could slash 2026 revenue by billions. — TokenPost
• Arthur Hayes flags AI data center failures could trigger trillions in bailouts. — TokenPost
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