Bitwise launched the first US spot NEAR ETF on NYSE Arca on Sept. 29, 2026, with shares trading under the ticker NRR. The fund directly holds NEAR tokens and is designed to incorporate staking rewards into its net asset value rather than paying them out to shareholders. Bitwise disclosed an annualized staking reward rate of about 5% as of Sept. 25, 2026, though it said the rate is not fixed. NRR charges a 0.75% management fee.

Nike reported first-quarter revenue of 112.1亿美元, down 4.3% year over year, missing analysts’ expectations. The company’s full-year revenue guidance also fell short of what the market had anticipated, sending the stock down as much as 9% in premarket trading. Nike has set a 25亿美元 cost-savings goal under its restructuring plan, but some market views suggest the target could be higher even as key categories perform strongly.

Seven months after the US-Israel war with Iran effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, Middle East oil exports have climbed back to more than 90% of prewar levels. In the final week of September, average daily flows reached 92% of the prewar baseline, according to maritime intelligence firm Kpler. Roughly 40% of September exports bypassed the strait via overland pipelines, while ship-to-ship “shuttle” transfers helped maintain throughput.

Tesla’s deliveries beat expectations, lifting the stock more than 5% in early trading. The outperformance suggests the company’s core car business is returning to a growth trajectory. Analysts have raised their 2026 full-year delivery forecast to 1.82 million from the June consensus of 1.65 million.

Anthropic warns in its IPO prospectus that deteriorating relations with the U.S. government could trigger broader business disruption, even though government agency contracts account for less than 1% of annual revenue. The company says negative official perceptions of its technology or conduct could lead to revenue losses, operational disruption and reputational harm. It points to recent actions including its removal from USAi.gov and a federal procurement schedule, as well as a temporary export-control move that forced it to suspend access to newly released models.

Crypto ETFs recorded $48.27M in net inflows on October 1, according to CoinMarketCap data. Bitcoin ETFs took in $96M, while Ethereum ETFs saw $55M in net outflows. Over the prior week, crypto ETFs posted $299.09M in net inflows. Over the past month, the category recorded $214.02M in net outflows.

Anthropic is sticking with plans to go public in 2026, even as IPO sentiment cools and scrutiny of AI safety intensifies. A leaked IPO filing shows the company posted an $8B operating loss while revenue grew quickly. The report surfaced alongside a wave of fundraising and deal activity across AI startups, underscoring continued investor appetite for the sector.

The Ethereum Foundation has introduced zkAPI, a system designed to let users pay for artificial intelligence models without revealing their identity. Users can deposit tokens such as Ethereum into a vault contract on the ETH network, where balances are recorded as private notes. The setup is intended to enable on-chain private payments and broaden Ethereum’s use cases in AI. Ethereum was trading at $2,765.00 U.S. on Oct. 2.