London FXJSC Minutes Detail Near 24/7 Settlement Plans and New Committee Members
The London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee discussed extending RTGS and CHAPS settlement hours to near 24/7, alongside new member appointments.
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The London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee discussed extending RTGS and CHAPS settlement hours to near 24/7, alongside new member appointments.

Bitcoin dipped below $83,000 on Wednesday as Brent crude hit $102 per barrel following Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz.

Bitcoin traded near $83,062 on Wednesday after dropping to $82,823, driven by Brent crude surpassing $102 and climbing U.S. mortgage rates.

The ECB's September 2026 survey indicates overall credit terms eased slightly for all counterparty types, driven primarily by price adjustments despite geopolitical uncertainty.

StoneX analyst Mark Palmer details why Strategy prioritized Stretch buybacks over Bitcoin purchases, citing a $4.9 billion reserve driving the preferred stock toward par.

HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami attributes recent mortgage rate highs to rising bond yields, citing geopolitical tensions and Federal Reserve hawkishness as primary drivers.

Spanish emergency housing decrees, which cap rents and force lease renewals, have triggered market withdrawals and prompted advocates to position Bitcoin as a rule-resistant asset.

The UK Treasury has appointed Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Morgan Stanley, NatWest and RBC Capital Markets as joint lead managers for its first digitally native government bond.

Mistral AI released its 1-trillion-parameter Large 4 model, nicknamed 'Le Chonk,' featuring open weights and competitive pricing against major rivals.

Zcash and Monero posted the strongest gains among major cryptocurrencies, rising 3% and 2.14% respectively while Bitcoin remained nearly flat.

BlackRock’s new report suggests AI agents will prefer stablecoins for payments and bitcoin for value preservation, citing inefficiencies in traditional financial rails.

CryptoQuant data reveals Binance net BTC outflows reached 23,137 in late September, while whale stablecoin inflows rose 40% over six weeks.