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Le Coin / Briefs / Morning brief

In this brief 11 sections
  1. Stakes / What matters today
  2. Overnight crypto
  3. TradFi backdrop
  4. Macro calendar
  5. What printed
  6. ETF / flow line
  7. Perps / funding
  8. Digital-asset equities
  9. Chart of the day
  10. On the calendar
  11. Sources (18)
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Briefs · Morning brief

Morning brief: Kospi falls 5.5%, the CFTC crypto ANPRM comment clock opens through Dec. 14, and spot ether ETFs log a 10th outflow day

Bitcoin is mildly higher on Coinbase since Monday's U.S. close while ether and solana are softer, South Korea's Kospi closed down 5.46% with the Nikkei off 1.82%, and Monday's Farside print extended U.S. spot ether ETF net outflows to 10 straight sessions.

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Stakes / What matters today

  • Rule clocks. CFTC crypto ANPRM (FR Doc. 2026-20888) publishes today; comments close Dec. 14. SEC MEMX notice (FR Doc. 2026-20801) sets a Nov. 25 decision date. The Oct. 9 event-contract NPRM and casino IFR are not on the latest public-inspection list, so their 30-day clocks have not started. [11][12][14]
  • Asia selloff. Kospi closed at 6,035.35 (−5.46%); Nikkei 225 at 67,777.52 (−1.82%). NQ=F −0.48% vs Monday's session close at 6:25 a.m. ET; ES=F nearly flat. [3]
  • Ether ETF streak. Monday Farside Total: spot ether ETFs −$85.4 million (10th consecutive outflow session, Sep. 29–Oct. 12); spot bitcoin ETFs −$65.4 million, all IBIT. [7][8]
  • Majors split; funding flat. BTC +0.56%, ETH −1.05%, SOL −1.82% since Monday 4:00 p.m. ET (Coinbase). OKX funding near flat. Stablecoin float ~$311.1B (DefiLlama, 6:25 a.m. ET). [1][9][15]
  • Evernorth on EDGAR. 8-K at 6:01 a.m. ET Tuesday names Hugo Jeandesboz CIO; Delayed Funding Class A corrected to 1,078,613. [13]

Overnight crypto

Coinbase, Monday Oct. 12 4:00 p.m. ET to ~6:42 a.m. ET Tuesday (equity/ETF open Monday; bonds closed). [1]

  • BTC-USD $83,245.04 at 6:42 a.m. ET, +0.56% from $82,784.08. [1]
  • ETH-USD $2,492.90 at 6:42 a.m. ET, −1.05% from $2,519.43. [1]
  • SOL-USD $106.26 at 6:42 a.m. ET, −1.82% from $108.23. [1]

Top five Coinbase USD movers (|%| ≥ ~3% vs Monday close), 28-pair liquid screen [2]:

Coin Last (ET) Since Mon close
TIA $0.6273 · 6:42 a.m. ET +14.10%
NEAR $5.1114 · 6:42 a.m. ET −6.44%
SEI $0.06274 · 6:41 a.m. ET −4.97%
ALGO $0.1169 · 6:42 a.m. ET −4.96%
FET $0.21292 · 6:42 a.m. ET −4.75%

TradFi backdrop

ES=F 7,862.50 (+0.06% vs Monday 7,858.00); NQ=F 30,749.25 (−0.48% vs 30,898.25) at 6:25 a.m. ET. [3] Kospi 6,035.35 (−5.46%); Nikkei 67,777.52 (−1.82%). [3] Early Europe mild (DAX +0.51%, FTSE 100 +0.75%; Yahoo, pulled 6:25 a.m. ET). [3] Cash Treasury yields are Friday Oct. 9 closes (bond market closed Monday): 2-year 4.80% (+5 bp), 10-year 5.24% (+2 bp). [4] Fed Governor Waller was scheduled to speak at 4:30 a.m. ET (Economic Outlook, TCMB İstanbul); Fed statistical releases shift to today from Columbus Day. [5]

Macro calendar

No BLS or BEA release today. Fed statistical catch-up. Treasury bill announcements and auctions on the tentative schedule. Waller was scheduled for 4:30 a.m. ET. [5][6][16]

What printed

01 · CFTC crypto ANPRM publishes; Dec. 14 comment clock is live. FR Doc. 2026-20888 (RIN 3038-AF80) is in today's Federal Register; comments due on or before Dec. 14, 2026. Fit-for-purpose rules under CEA section 2(c)(2)(D) for leveraged or margined retail crypto commodity transactions; Parts 1, 38 and 39 in scope. [11]

02 · SEC locks Nov. 25 for MEMX securities event contracts. FR Doc. 2026-20801 (SR-MEMX-2026-25) designates Nov. 25, 2026 as the date by which the Commission must approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings on the MEMX listing proposal. [12]

03 · Evernorth files the EDGAR 8-K for Monday's CIO hire and share-count fix. Accepted 6:01 a.m. ET Tuesday (accession 0001193125-26-419605). Names Hugo Jeandesboz (ex–Coinbase Asset Management Co-CIO) as CIO; corrects Delayed Funding Subscribers to 1,078,613 Class A (Class A outstanding 23,638,882; Class C 31,392,746). [13]

04 · Event-contract swap NPRM and casino IFR are not yet on public inspection. Neither appears on the latest Federal Register public-inspection list (filed Oct. 9); the next list posts at 8:45 a.m. ET today. Their 30-day clocks have not started. [14]

ETF / flow line

Monday Oct. 12 (Farside) [7][8]:

Product set Net flow (US$m) Detail
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs −65.4 IBIT −65.4; others 0.0
U.S. spot Ether ETFs −85.4 ETHA −75.1; ETH −10.3; others 0.0

Perps / funding

OKX USDT swaps, ~6:25 a.m. ET. [9]

BTC-USDT-SWAP ETH-USDT-SWAP
Current funding +0.002873% −0.000752%
Last settled (4:00 a.m. ET) +0.003955% +0.002738%
Next funding 12:00 p.m. ET same
Premium (OKX) ~−4.6 bp ~−5.1 bp

Near flat. OKX liquidations since Monday 4:00 p.m. ET: BTC ~$23.8m; ETH ~$26.7m (longs > shorts); venue sample. [10]

Digital-asset equities

Monday Oct. 12 cash close vs Friday. [3]

Ticker Mon close vs Fri
COIN $180.39 +0.56% Up
MSTR $152.68 −1.08% Soft
MARA $9.44 −2.18% Soft
RIOT $16.47 −2.46% Soft
CLSK $10.30 −1.86% Soft
HUT $85.24 +1.15% Bid
GLXY $19.87 −2.26% Soft

Chart of the day

Spot ether ETFs: 10 straight outflow sessions; Monday −$85.4 million. After +$17.1 million on Sep. 28, Farside Total shows outflows every U.S. session from Sep. 29 through Oct. 12; largest day Oct. 6 (−$201.9 million). [8] So what: the streak is the flow story into Wednesday's CPI, not a price call. [8]

Bar chart of U.S. spot ether ETF daily net flows from Sept. 28 through Oct. 12, 2026. Sept. 28 is a green +$17.1 million bar; the next ten sessions are red outflows, peaking at −$201.9 million on Oct. 6, with Oct. 12 at −$85.4 million.
Spot ether ETF daily net flows, Sep. 28 to Oct. 12, 2026 (US$ millions). Source: Farside Investors, Ethereum ETF Flow, Total column. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET.

Fig. 1. Farside Investors, Ethereum ETF Flow, Total column. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET. [8]

On the calendar

All times ET.

When What
Tue Oct. 13 Fed statistical catch-up; Treasury bills on tentative schedule; Waller scheduled 4:30 a.m. ET. [5][16]
Wed Oct. 14 · 8:30 a.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. ET CPI + Real Earnings; Beige Book. [6][5]
Thu Oct. 15 · 8:30 a.m. ET PPI (Sep). [6]
Oct. 27–28 FOMC. [5]
Wed Oct. 28 · 10:00 a.m. ET Strategy special meeting (STRF/STRC/STRK/STRD daily dividends). [17]
Wed Nov. 25 SEC deadline, MEMX securities event contracts. [12]
Mon Dec. 7 / Dec. 14 Comments close: SEC crypto custody; CFTC crypto ANPRM. [18][11]

Sources (18)

  1. Coinbase Exchange, BTC-USD, ETH-USD and SOL-USD tickers and one-minute candles (Monday Oct. 12 4:00 p.m. ET candle). Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, 6:42 a.m. ET.
  2. Coinbase Exchange, liquid USD movers screen, 28 pairs. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, 6:42 a.m. ET.
  3. Yahoo Finance chart API, ES=F, NQ=F, ^KS11, ^N225, ^HSI, ^GDAXI, ^STOXX50E, ^FTSE, COIN, MSTR, MARA, RIOT, CLSK, HUT, GLXY. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, 6:25 a.m. ET.
  4. U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Par Yield Curve Rates, Friday Oct. 9, 2026 close (bond market closed Monday). Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, 6:25 a.m. ET.
  5. Federal Reserve Board, calendar, October 2026. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:26 a.m. ET.
  6. BLS, Schedule of Selected Releases, October 2026. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:26 a.m. ET.
  7. Farside Investors, Bitcoin ETF Flow, Monday Oct. 12 session. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET.
  8. Farside Investors, Ethereum ETF Flow, Monday Oct. 12 (10th consecutive outflow day, Sep. 29 to Oct. 12). Fig. 1: daily Total column, US$ millions. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET.
  9. OKX public API, BTC-USDT-SWAP and ETH-USDT-SWAP funding-rate, funding-rate-history, mark-price and index. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, 6:25 to 6:26 a.m. ET.
  10. OKX public API, liquidation-orders, BTC-USDT and ETH-USDT perpetual swaps since Monday 4:00 p.m. ET. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, 6:25 to 6:26 a.m. ET.
  11. Federal Register, FR Doc. 2026-20888, publication Oct. 13, 2026; comments close Dec. 14, 2026. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET.
  12. Federal Register, FR Doc. 2026-20801, MEMX LLC (SR-MEMX-2026-25); Nov. 25, 2026 decision date. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET.
  13. Evernorth Holdings Inc., Form 8-K, accession 0001193125-26-419605, accepted 6:01 a.m. ET Oct. 13, 2026. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:30 a.m. ET.
  14. Federal Register Public Inspection current list and CFTC-filtered API. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET.
  15. DefiLlama Stablecoins, all-chain total circulating (peggedUSD). Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, 6:25 a.m. ET.
  16. U.S. Treasury, Tentative Auction Schedule of U.S. Treasury Securities (PDF). Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:27 a.m. ET.
  17. Strategy Inc, DEF 14A, accession 0001193125-26-413159, filed Oct. 5, 2026. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET.
  18. Federal Register, FR Doc. 2026-20466, crypto custody proposal; comments close Dec. 7, 2026. Accessed Oct. 13, 2026, ~6:25 a.m. ET.

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