Market Wrap
Software and semiconductor stocks drove gains as acquisition and valuation milestones dominated trading.
2026-10-05
CFTC Proposes New Rules for Leveraged Crypto Trading, Seeks Public Comment
The CFTC issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on leveraged retail crypto trading, introducing draft Regulation CTX and Regulation CAM and a new exchange category.
Bitcoin Nears $87,000 Before Reversing as Strategy and Metaplanet Keep Buying
Bitcoin pulled back after nearly hitting an eight-month high near $87,000, even as Strategy and Metaplanet kept adding to their bitcoin stockpiles.
Options traders price Nvidia crossing $6 trillion market cap by month-end
Options traders are pricing in a Nvidia market-cap milestone at $6 trillion before October ends.
OKX and NYSE Parent ICE File Joint Venture for 24/7 Tokenized US Stock Trading
OKX and NYSE parent ICE have filed a joint venture, OKXICE, with the SEC to launch round-the-clock tokenized trading in more than 60 US stocks under the agency's new innovation…
PTC shares jump 34% after $23 billion acquisition deal
Software maker PTC's stock rises 34% following announcement of a $23 billion acquisition.
900 BTC moves out of Binance at block 969,982
Read off Bitcoin block 969982 at 08:10 UTC on 5 Oct 2026.
900 BTC moves out of Binance at block 969,967
Read off Bitcoin block 969967 at 06:39 UTC on 5 Oct 2026.
Byte News Reshuffles BYTE 500 Index: 52 Assets In, 52 Out
Byte News swapped 52 assets into its BYTE 500 volume-ranked index and dropped 52 others, with Tether, Bitcoin and USDC holding the top three spots by 24-hour trading volume.