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Bitcoin Price at $85K as Bettors Eye $100K, ChatGPT Calls $94K
Key TakeawaysPolymarket traders still see plenty of room to run, giving bitcoin a 39% chance of touching $100,000 before...
Russia Pays Wages in Digital Rubles and Readies ATM Cashouts
Key TakeawaysRussia’s Finance Ministry paid salaries in digital rubles, enabling state workers to receive CBDC wages.Russia updated...
Analyst Sees Bitcoin Path to $97K as Weak Jobs Data Shift Fed Odds
Key Takeaways21shares identifies $87,000 as a barrier to further gains.The strategist estimates about $7 billion in quarterly fund...
Bitcoin Miners Bank Strong September as Difficulty Barely Budges
Key TakeawaysBitcoin difficulty dipped just 0.03% to 132.72 trillion at block 969696.September delivered bitcoin miners $1.12...
Bitcoin Time Capsules Resurface as 5,419 Dormant BTC Moved in September
Key TakeawaysSeptember saw 5,419.45 BTC worth $457.23 million move from long-dormant wallets.Wallets from 2016 led activity,...
Flare, Doppler Bringing Direct FXRP Vault Access to XRP Holders
Key TakeawaysExternal providers would join Doppler’s existing financial products.FXRP represents XRP one-for-one for use in Flare...
Circle Urges EU to Scrap Strict Bank Deposit Rules for Stablecoins
Key TakeawaysCircle urged MiCA updates for foreign stablecoins to stop users from fleeing to offshore exchanges.Circle asked the EU...
BloFin Returns as Token2049 Singapore Title Sponsor, Opens its “next Whale Era” Chapter With 3rd Anniversary Afterparty – Bitcoin News
For BloFin, over the past three years, the crypto market has moved through a deep bear cycle, recovery, and multiple moments when...
Bitcoin Price Gets Squeezed at $84K as $85K Becomes the Next Test
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price holds near $84,600 to $84,887 after retreating from the $87,219 area.BTC faces its first upside...
Strategy’s 847,666 Bitcoin Could Be Worth $161B on a BTC/Gold Reversal
Key TakeawaysAdam Livingston’s scenario needs gold up 15% to $4,760 and BTC/gold back at its Dec. 2024 peak.Bitcoin buys about 20.4...
Four Korean Banks Join Ripple on the XRP Seoul Stage
Key TakeawaysKbank, Kyobo Securities, Woori Bank and Jeonbuk Bank joined Ripple on one XRP Seoul panel on Oct. 3.XRP Seoul has...
XRP ETF Investors Are Now $133M Under Water on Their Bets
Key TakeawaysBitwise’s XRP fund was the only mover on Oct. 2, shedding $3.28 million while rivals sat flat.XRP ETF net assets slid...
Citi Calls For Much Higher BTC, NEAR ETF Goes Live, And More
This week’s stories spanned institutional forecasts, security failures and new crypto products. Citi raised its 12-month bitcoin...
A Crypto Project Hasn’t Delivered Your Tokens. What Can You Do? – Bitcoin News
The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. You funded a crypto project under a token purchase...
4 Crypto Sectors Gained From CLARITY Act Failure, Bitwise Says
Key TakeawaysHougan identifies Coinbase as a beneficiary of preserved rewards.A five-year SEC exemption allows conditional...
Arthur Hayes Sees AI Bubble Ending in a Trillion-Dollar Rescue
Key TakeawaysHayes sees AI stress arriving within 12 to 18 months as data-center bills come due.Flop Labs plans a 90-day FLOP...
Aave Founder Warns EU MiCA Review Could Restrict DeFi Access
Key TakeawaysAave’s Stani Kulechov criticized EU MiCA proposals that could restrict stablecoin yield and DeFi access.EBA and ESMA...
Bitcoin Pays No Coupon: Saylor Details Where Strategy Gets the Dollars
Key TakeawaysMSTR offers greater bitcoin exposure; STRC targets dollar income.Cash reserves cover obligations, while buybacks can...
‘Casino Secrets’ Leak Ties UK Bookmakers to Offshore Mystake Operator
Key TakeawaysSIS, majority-owned by Ladbrokes, William Hill and Betfred’s owner, signed a 2022 deal with Santeda.The leaked...
Masked Robbers Threaten Pregnant Wife in UK Crypto Home Attack
Key TakeawaysMasked intruders reportedly tortured a UK couple, stealing hundreds of thousands in crypto under death threats.A...
Microsoft’s X Account Hijacked to Promote Clippy Meme Coin
Key TakeawaysMicrosoft confirmed its X account was hijacked on Thursday.The account briefly promoted a Clippy-themed meme coin,...
US Midterms: Stand With Crypto Backs Bipartisan Slate After Senate Bill Fails
Key TakeawaysFollowing a failed Senate vote on the CLARITY Act, Stand With Crypto has unveiled a larger slate of midterm...
Meet the New Bitcoin Treasury Firm That Already Plans to Sell BTC
Key TakeawaysSupercycle Finance plans to launch a bitcoin treasury program that won’t purely focus on accumulation.CEO Michael...
Ethereum Layer 2 Network Blast to Shut Down After Revenue Collapse
Key TakeawaysEthereum Layer 2 Network Blast is being shut down.Revenue and other key metrics on the network have collapsed since...
Solana ETFs Overtake XRP Funds With $1.91 Billion in Assets
Key TakeawaysSolana ETFs topped XRP with $1.91B in assets after eight straight inflow days.SOL funds now represent 2.74% of...
Ex-NCA Officer Must Pay Back $2.4M After Stealing Seized Bitcoin
Key TakeawaysFormer NCA officer Paul Chowles was sentenced in July 2025 to over five years in jail for stealing 50 seized...
South Korea Opens $5 Trillion Market to Tokenized Stocks, Bonds in 2027
Key TakeawaysSouth Korea plans to allow tokenized stocks, bonds, and funds from Feb. 4, 2027, under new FSC rules.The framework...
Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Targeted as Core Lightning Sounds Alarm
Key TakeawaysCore Lightning says attackers are targeting nodes on version 26.06.7 or earlier.Version 26.06.8 landed Sept. 22 with...
Ripple Moves 35M XRP and the Mystery Wallet Forwards 6.5M Within Hours
Key TakeawaysA Ripple wallet sent 35 million XRP ($52.4 million) to an unlabeled address at 00:21 UTC on Oct. 2.US spot XRP ETFs...
Bitcoin Price Is up 13% Since the Rate Hike Trump Says the Fed Got Wrong
Key TakeawaysTrump told Time late last month that Warsh’s Fed shouldn’t have lifted rates to a 3.75%-4% range.Bitcoin rose from...
IMF Waives El Salvador’s Bitcoin Breach to Unlock $138M Payout – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysThe IMF approved a $138M payout for El Salvador, waiving rules violated by its growing bitcoin reserves.El Salvador...
Bitcoin Price to Reach $90K in October? Polymarket Sets Odds at 60%
Key TakeawaysPolymarket priced bitcoin’s chance of touching $90,000 in October at 59.5% on Oct. 2, 2026.US spot bitcoin ETFs added...
Young Crypto Voters Slam Trump Token Sales as Greedy Cash Grabs – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysTrump’s support among young voters fell from 43% to 19% as retail users label his crypto tokens a cash grab.TRUMP...
US Judge Dismisses Libra Crypto Class Action Against Kelsier
Key TakeawaysA U.S. judge dismissed the lawsuit over Milei-promoted token Libra, ending legal claims in the US.The court ruled DeFi...
Sam Altman Stares Into a Bright Light Every Morning and Fasts 15 Hours a Day. Here’s Why – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysOpenAI’s CEO spends 10-15 minutes under a full-spectrum LED light while clearing email.A 15-hour daily fast anchors...
CFTC Wants Event Contracts Defined as Swaps, but Not Casino Games
Key TakeawaysThe CFTC sent two rules to the White House on Sept. 28 to redraw the legal definition of a swap.One adds event...
The $459,000 Bot Hacker Was a Customer First, Researchers Say
Key TakeawaysTradewiz users lost about $459K across 20,933 wallets after a Sept. 30 private-key exposure.Bitquery linked the drain...
Bitfinex Lists 17 Macro Catalysts That Could Move Bitcoin in October
Key TakeawaysBitfinex tracks 13 dated events and four recurring weekly indicators.Upcoming CPI data on Oct. 14 could shape the...
SEC Proposes Letting Advisers and Funds Self-Custody Crypto Assets
Key TakeawaysSelf-custody would require an unavailable permitted custodian.State trust companies could hold customer crypto subject...
Arkham Says It Tracks 78% of Strategy’s 847,666 Bitcoin Holdings
Key TakeawaysArkham attributes $40.28 billion in labeled bitcoin wallets to Strategy.Another $15.5 billion is tagged within...
XRP Sentiment Turns Bearish as Bullish-to-Bearish Ratio Hits 0.67
Key TakeawaysXRP’s bullish-to-bearish commentary ratio fell to 0.67.The token’s sentiment reading was its weakest since Aug. 17.The...
Evernorth Won Shareholder Vote, Putting 473 Million XRP Near Nasdaq
Key TakeawaysThe transaction projects about $300 million in gross cash proceeds.All investors funding early or at closing remain...
Bitcoin Core Dev Peter Todd to Oversee MARA’s Private Mempool Service
Key TakeawaysPeter Todd is joining MARA Foundation to lead Slipstream, MARA’s private Bitcoin transaction-submission...
New York, Wyoming Crypto Deal Targets 6-Month Licensing Fast Track
Key TakeawaysExpedited consideration requires three years of regulated operations.Regulators aim for decisions within six months,...
Metamask Pulls Validators as Meager ETH Theft Sounds Big Alarm
Key TakeawaysMetamask said customer funds weren’t hit as roughly 17,000 validators headed for exits.Security researcher Kaden...
Trump Meme Coin Gala Returns With 185 Seats, VIP Gold Watches – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysTRUMP’s top 185 holders on an official leaderboard can qualify for the Nov. 22 gala.TRUMP’s top 29 holders get VIP...
Citi Sets $113K Bitcoin Price Target, Expects $5 Billion in Crypto ETF Inflows
Key TakeawaysThe bank’s bitcoin target rose approximately 38%; ether’s increased 35%.Advisers and brokerages are expected to...
Bitcoin Price Begins ‘Uptober’ With a Swing Back to $85K
Key TakeawaysBitcoin rose to $85,000 on Oct. 1 following Wednesday’s PCE data release, easing year-to-date losses.Coinglass data...
RealFi Goes Live on Cardano Mainnet After Testnet Surpasses 3,000 Wallets
1 October 2026 — RealFi today launched on Cardano mainnet, moving its real-world asset (RWA) stablecoin protocol out of testnet and...
Lloyds Sends Visa $750K in USDC While Banks Are Closed
Key TakeawaysLloyds settled $750,000 in Visa obligations with USDC during a seven-day pilot.Visa received Lloyds’ stablecoin...
Illinois Agrees to Delay Rollout of 0.2% State Crypto Tax
Key TakeawaysIllinois state officials have agreed to delay the implementation of a crypto tax by six months, to July 1, 2027.The...
NEAR Intents Bug Sends $3.8M Racing Across Crypto Networks
Key TakeawaysNEAR Intents estimates roughly $3.8 million was lost through an Omni infrastructure bug.ZachXBT says stolen NEAR...
ZEC, NEAR Drive Explosive September Gains for Privacy Coins
Key TakeawaysCapital shifted to privacy coins in September, with ZEC gaining 64% and NEAR surging 166%.Product debuts like...
The Man Behind One of the World’s Most-Played Shooters Was Just Hit With a Record $1.9 Billion Divorce Bill
Key TakeawaysSmilegate founder Kwon Hyuk-bin was ordered to transfer 35% of the company to Lee Hwa-jin.CrossFire has generated...
Thorchain Co-Founder: Neutral Networks Can’t Pick Who Can Transact
Key TakeawaysChad Barraford says recovery hinges on 2 chokepoints: exchanges and fiat off-ramps.Public tracing across neutral...
HSBC Redcoin to Start With Transfers and Payments in Hong Kong
Key TakeawaysRedcoin will initially be available through PayMe and the bank’s app.Among surveyed customers, 74% recognized a...
Singapore’s Crypto Activity Hits $284 Billion as Institutional Activity Jumps 94%
Key TakeawaysSingapore’s measured crypto activity grew 55.4% year over year.Institutional-platform activity climbed 94% to $60...
Ripple’s RLUSD Exceeds $2.4B as Monthly Market Cap Growth Tops 50%
Key TakeawaysAverage daily activity has more than tripled since the year’s start.August ended with $2.326 billion in tokens and...
10 Years After Sibos Shut Ripple out, Swell Draws 1,500 Finance Leaders – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysRipple expects 1,500 decision-makers at its New York conference.Swell combines with Apex and UBRI Connect for the...
Saylor Says Strategy, Strive Can Win Share of $318.5T With Bitcoin – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSaylor places bitcoin finance within a $318.5 trillion market backdrop.Asset gains, cheaper funding, and equity...
Grayscale: XRP’s Near-6% Bitcoin Valuation Sets a Benchmark for Zcash
Key TakeawaysGrayscale counts 10 qualifying tokens alongside bitcoin in its sector.XRP’s market value approaches 6% of bitcoin’s,...
Uphold Adds XRP, Bitcoin Inheritance, Citing $331 Billion Stranded
Key TakeawaysThe supported holdings are XRP, bitcoin (BTC), and Hedera (HBAR).Beneficiaries remain unable to spend funds until...
MSCI Rule Puts Strategy at Risk, Says Bitcoin Policy Institute Paper
Key TakeawaysMSCI’s simulated index deletions include Strategy, Metaplanet and Yellow Cake.JPMorgan estimated MSCI removal could...
Animoca Brands’ Moca Chain Takes Aim at Digital Identity
Key TakeawaysMoca Foundation and Moca Network launched the Moca Chain mainnet to manage decentralized digital identities.The launch...
Coinbase-Backed Base Gives Users More Control With Cobalt Upgrade
Key TakeawaysBase’s Cobalt upgrade adds “Validity Transactions,” allowing users to set conditions and expiration times for when...
Bitcoin Price Holds $83K as Bitfinex Says Leverage Has Cleared
Key TakeawaysBinance holds $11.01 billion in bitcoin futures open interest, representing 20.77% of the market.Deribit’s Oct. 30...
Visa and Mastercard Join $1 Billion Bet on Stripe-Backed OUSD
Key TakeawaysOUSD launched Sept. 30 with more than $1 billion committed by five founding partners.Tempo reported over $400 million...
Earn Without Trading on ApeX Omni: Vaults, Protocol Yield, Staking, and Grid Bots
ApeX offers vaults, staking, and bots for passive yield. Protocol Vaults earn from daily liquidation-fee revenue. Grid bots...
Only 0.52% of Bitcoin Is Working Onchain—Here’s Why – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysJust 104,105 BTC, nearly 0.52% of the circulating bitcoin supply, is deployed in productive onchain strategies.Lending...
Brazilian State Energy Giant Petrobras Taps Cardano for Tracing Fuel
Key TakeawaysPetrobras is testing Cardano blockchain tools to track environmental claims tied to sustainable aviation fuel and...
‘Fake News’: El Salvador Denies Stablecoin Pivot as Bitcoin Treasury Grows
Key TakeawaysONBTC declared El Salvador has no plans for crypto wallets after selling Chivo Wallet to private owners.Coinbase Layer...
Prop Firm Free Trials: What to Test Before You Pay
Free trials let traders practise prop firm rules before paying. HyroTrader’s evaluation has profit and loss limits to manage. A...
Bitcoin Price Surges Past $85K as Bulls Muscle Back Into the Fight
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price trades between $84,890 and $85,469 as bulls defend the $83,000 support zone.Bitcoin reclaiming $85,500...
Robinhood Adds AI Trading Agents to Its Mobile App
Key TakeawaysRobinhood launched native AI trading agents, OpenAI models, and automated “Loops” strategy execution.Pending...
XRP ETFs Pull in $121M This Month but Their Assets Keep Shrinking
Key TakeawaysSpot XRP ETFs logged $121.4M of September inflows, but net assets fell to $1.69B by Sept. 29.XRP trades near $1.49,...
Canadian ‘Crypto King’ Aiden Pleterski to Represent Himself in Fraud Trial
Key TakeawaysCanadian “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski will represent himself after Justice Nakatsuru denied his October 2024 trial...
Bitcoin dips 1% but ETF demand supports recovery
Key takeaways Bitcoin ETFs attracted approximately $3 billion across eight consecutive sessions of positive inflows. Upcoming US...
Bitget Hackers Were Inside the Exchange for 25 Days Before $388M Heist
Key TakeawaysSlowmist traced the first malicious activity in Bitget-linked systems to Aug. 31, 25 days before the theft.An employee...
Soneium Brings K-Pop IP to Blockchain Ecosystem With Dayonedream
Key TakeawaysSony-backed Soneium partners with Dayonedream to tokenize K-pop intellectual property.WAVIST platform connects...
Your Cat’s Unique Vocalization May Mimic the Sound of an Infants Cry
Key TakeawaysUniversity of Sussex researchers found cats embed a 220-520 Hz cry-like sound in food-seeking purrs.In McComb’s 2009...
Ripple No Longer Member of BIS Cross-Border Payments Task Force
Key TakeawaysRipple said that it is no longer involved in a BIS cross-border payments task force that it originally joined in...
Banker Turned on Clients, Routing $932K to Coinbase for $1K+ – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSix customers’ account details were allegedly used at least six times in 2021.The funds went to Coinbase accounts...
SEC Charges WhatsApp Crypto AI Scams Allegedly Taking Over $15.3M
Key TakeawaysCryptoaiml allegedly displayed fictitious trading profits to investors.TSAI allegedly promoted nonexistent AI bots and...
Ripple Brings XRP Ledger to Brazil’s BRL 22 Trillion Asset System
Key TakeawaysCSD BR has more than BRL 22 trillion in total registered assets.BTG Pactual fund shares will be mirrored on the public...
Michael Saylor Sees $100T Digital Asset Industry With Rule Changes
Key TakeawaysSaylor’s $100 trillion figure is a projection for the industry.He wants more competition in digital dollars and...
Fake Coinbase Texts Led to $900K Bitcoin Theft, US Seeks Seized Crypto
Key TakeawaysThe two wallets held bitcoin belonging to a beneficiary and a family trust.Investigators traced 11.2 of the stolen...
Bitcoin Was the Asset. Now Institutions Are Building Around It
Key TakeawaysTD Cowen sees growing interest in finance built around bitcoin.Blackrock described ETFs and self-custody as...
Sequoia, Tiger Global Circle Kalshi in Fresh $1B Funding Talks: Report
Key TakeawaysReuters reports that Kalshi is purportedly negotiating a $1 billion raise at a $40 billion valuation, up eightfold...
Ric Edelman Urges 10-40% Bitcoin Allocation, Sees $500K Price by 2030
Key TakeawaysRic Edelman now recommends 10-40% bitcoin allocations, up sharply from his earlier 1% stance.His call pushes bitcoin...
Moonpay Enlists South Korean Banking Giants in Asian Stablecoin Push
Key TakeawaysMoonpay Korea launched Sept. 29 with Kakaobank, Woori Bank, and KB Financial Group partnerships.Kakaobank and Moonpay...
























































































