Intercontinental Exchange, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, and OKX’s joint venture OKXICE has notified the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to launch a tokenized securities trading venue under the regulator’s “innovation exemption” framework. The platform would use the Uniswap protocol to enable 24/7 trading in tokenized stocks. The SEC exemption caps Tier 1 venues at 75 securities with a 0.25% prior-month average daily volume limit per stock, and Tier 2 venues at 250 securities with a 2.5% limit. Because the SEC requires at least 30 days’ advance notice, the earliest possible launch would be in early November, according to the filing.

Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection has accused Google of using its dominant position when showing local publishers’ articles in Google Search, Google News and Google Discover. The regulator said Google did not provide the data required for publishers to negotiate compensation. The case could result in a fine of up to 10% of Google’s annual revenue.

BitMine acquired 15,112 ETH in the week to October 4, lifting its holdings to 6,016,414 tokens in what it said was its smallest weekly addition since mid-August. The stash equals 4.9% of the 122.1 million ETH in circulation, below the company’s 5% target. Using Coinbase prices, BitMine valued its ETH and other crypto assets, cash and equity stakes at about $17.4 billion, including 214 Bitcoin and stakes in Beast Industries and Eightco Holdings.

The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn two proposed crypto reporting rules covering self-hosted wallet transfers and transactions involving mixers. The move ends plans to pursue additional data-collection requirements aimed at non-custodial wallets and privacy tools. Existing anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) frameworks remain unchanged. Some market participants view the decision as a temporary easing of regulatory pressure that supports on-chain privacy and compliance room for self-custody.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) bought an additional 15,112 ether over the past week, bringing its total holdings to 6,016,414 ETH valued at about $16.33 billion and nearing its goal of owning 5% of Ethereum’s circulating supply. The company said it has staked 5,067,309 ETH, or 84% of its holdings, and projects an annualized yield of 2.63% and about $363 million in annual staking income. Bitmine’s average cost basis is $3,336 per ETH, above the current price of $2,714.62, leaving it in an unrealized loss position.

Strategy disclosed it bought 334 Bitcoin last week for $28.7 million U.S., a sharp slowdown from the 1,665 BTC it purchased the prior week. The company’s total holdings rose to 848,000 BTC at an average price of $75,441 U.S., with a market value of about $72.93 billion U.S. at a BTC price of $86,000 U.S. Over the same period, Strategy raised $15.7 million U.S. by selling common stock and repurchased $175 million U.S. of its high-yielding preferred stock. It also reported a $20.91 billion U.S. gain on its bitcoin holdings in this year’s third quarter after BTC rose 42% from the start of July to the end of September.

Live Nation approved a plan to double CEO Michael Rapino’s annual compensation target to more than $60 million, even after a federal jury found the company and its Ticketmaster unit liable for unlawful monopoly practices. The new package, effective from 2027, includes annual stock awards and an upfront equity grant, with some awards vesting based only on continued employment. The decision has drawn attention to corporate governance and regulatory risk.

Bitwise’s NEAR ETF, NRR, began trading on NYSE Arca on September 29, 2026, and recorded $35.5 million in first-day net inflows, with $36 million in assets under management and $15.1 million in trading volume. The prospectus shows an annualized yield near 5% as of September 25, with staking expenses set at 33% of additional NEAR generated, leaving roughly 67% of rewards for shareholders. Separately, a NEAR governance proposal would reduce maximum annual issuance from 2.5% to 1.6%, but it has not been approved or implemented. NEAR Intents activity is presented as a separate adoption signal and is not evidence that ETF flows drove network growth.