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A proposed ETF backed by Winklevoss affiliates has filed with the SEC to list on Nasdaq under the ticker WINK. The fund would hold Zcash directly, charge a 0.25% annual fee and offer brokerage-based exposure to ZEC.
The Winklevoss twins have filed with the SEC for a spot Zcash ETF called WINK, which would hold ZEC directly and trade on Nasdaq. The proposal arrives as institutional products expand around the privacy coin, although approval and significant volatility risks remain.
Bitcoin fell back to about $85,600 after sellers rejected $87,000 for the third time since Sept. 23. The move came as stocks hovered near records, Treasury yields climbed and the broader crypto market slipped to roughly $2.93 trillion.
Strive bought 2,000 Bitcoin for about $169 million between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, its largest purchase since May. Its holdings reached 29,462 BTC, while the company reported $284.7 million in cash and no debt.
DeFi Development Corp. added about 26,203 SOL, worth roughly $3 million, between Sept. 28 and Oct. 2, lifting its holdings to 2.56 million SOL and equivalents. The purchase pace slowed from the prior two weeks as the company continued its Solana-focused treasury strategy.
OpenPayd is targeting a year-end Nasdaq listing through its merger with Titan Acquisition Corp., subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. The payments infrastructure company plans to launch in the U.S. by April 2027 and is considering acquisitions of licenses and technology.
Evernorth’s XRP treasury merger has won shareholder approval and is expected to close October 7, but only about $88.5 million of disclosed closing-linked cash remains identifiable for potential new purchases before expenses and other uses.
Evernorth has won shareholder approval for its merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing a key hurdle before a planned Nasdaq debut under XRPN. The company expects to hold 473 million XRP, valued at about $710 million at the time of the announcement.
Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures fell after Donald Trump left open the possibility of more U.S. strikes on Iran before the midterm elections. Oil prices rose, while investors prepared for U.S. inflation, manufacturing and employment data that could influence interest-rate expectations and market volatility.
Bitcoin is moving higher alongside a record Nasdaq and declining oil prices, with Iran-related hopes supporting the oil slide. Decrypt also points to a rate hike from the Federal Reserve alongside quietly expanding liquidity.
Animoca Brands has suspended reverse merger talks with Currenc, delaying its planned Nasdaq debut. The company said it remains committed to pursuing a listing on a major exchange, although no revised timeline or alternative transaction was provided.
Bitcoin remained near $78,000 while Nasdaq futures pointed to early losses before Monday’s cash session. Software shares rose in premarket trading, leaving investors to assess whether equity selling would broaden.
Payward plans surveillance across five market types, but Nasdaq monitoring cannot determine U.S. legal classifications. Those classifications remain key to market access and investor protections as 24/7 tokenized trading develops.
Nasdaq, Boerse Stuttgart and other coalition members want the EU to remove or raise the cap in its tokenization trial, saying the current limit is too low and already exceeded by some European projects.
Nasdaq reportedly invested $100 million in Payward, Kraken’s parent, at a $21 billion valuation. The funding supports Nasdaq’s push toward tokenized stock products designed for round-the-clock trading.
Nasdaq invested $100 million in Kraken parent Payward at a $21 billion valuation, according to Decrypt. The figure is above the $13.3 billion valuation implied by Deutsche Börse’s April stake.
