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Engineer Who Sabotaged Employer for Bitcoin Ransom Gets Prison Time
Key TakeawaysDaniel Rhyne was sentenced to 32 months in prison for sabotaging his former employer’s computer systems and attempting...
Kalshi’s 15-Minute Gold Bets Top Ether as Fast Markets Drive Fees
Key TakeawaysKalshi’s 15-minute gold markets traded 539 million contracts in September, against 317 million for Ether.15-minute...
Europol Warns Quantum Threat Could Put Crypto Fortunes at Risk
Key TakeawaysEuropol explains that quantum attacks threaten wallet keys more than blockchain integrity.Bitcoin UTXO migration could...
10 AI Models Including Claude and ChatGPT Pick Crypto’s Year-End Winners
Key TakeawaysBitcoin.com News asked 10 AI models to pick two crypto contenders with the most room to run before Dec. 31.Hyperliquid...
Pudgy Penguins Team to Shutter Ethereum Layer 2 Network Abstract
Key TakeawaysAbstract, an Ethereum Layer 2 network, will shut down in December.Developers blamed a lack of growth and said they’d...
Quantum-Safe Quantus Launches QTC Token Trading via Near Intents
Key TakeawaysQuantus launched QTC trading via Near Intents, connecting 180+ assets across more than 30 chains.The model gives new...
Bitcoin Price Erases October Gains: Why $81,300 Is Now the Critical Level
Key TakeawaysBitcoin dropped below $83,000, wiping out October gains and sparking $693M in total crypto liquidations.Liquidation of...
Jury Convicts Uranium Finance Hacker Who Spent Crypto Loot on Pokemon Cards
Key TakeawaysJonathan Spalletta was convicted on both counts in the $53.3 million Uranium Finance case.Uranium Finance lost roughly...
Bitcoin Beats Equities, Real Estate Among Wealthy Investors: Survey
Key TakeawaysWealthy investors increasingly see bitcoin and crypto as a top long-term performer.Bitcoin leads digital assets in...
Solana x402 Lets AI Agents Batch USDC Payments, Slashing Fees
Key TakeawaysSolana added x402 batch payments, letting AI agents settle many USDC payments in one transaction.BlockrunAI says...
Bitcoin Price Slides to $83K as Short-Term Bears Take Control
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price hit $83,404 after one high-volume hour ripped through short-term support.The 1-hour BTC chart is...
Crypto.com adds pro-grade trading tools in new Insilico Terminal partnership
Crypto.com adds Insilico tools for spot and derivatives trading access. Users get low-latency execution without subscription fees...
Bitcoin Price Slips Under $84K as Tom Lee Eyes Biggest Bull Market Ever
Key TakeawaysTom Lee said at Token2049 on Oct. 7 that this “may be the biggest bull market we’ve ever seen.”Bitmine bought 12,500...
Bitcoin slips below $84,000 ahead of FOMC minutes
Key takeaways Bitcoin briefly fell below $84,000 during Wednesday’s Asian session. Rising oil prices added inflation concerns ahead...
Ripple Gets a Korean Brokerage Onboard as XRP Beats Bitcoin on Upbit
Key TakeawaysMeritz Securities will explore Ripple Custody and tokenization services under a Seoul deal announced Oct. 7.XRP logged...
Dogecoin dips 5% this week as bearish positioning puts $0.088 support in focus
Key takeaways CoinGlass’ long-to-short ratio fell to 0.68, its lowest reading in more than a month. CryptoQuant data flagged...
Bitcoin Price Slips Below $84K as 20-Minute Flush Erases $400M in Longs
Key TakeawaysBitcoin fell from $85,341 to $83,790 between 01:45 and 02:10 UTC on Oct. 7.Onchain trackers counted $412.62 million in...
Web3 Firms Urged to Treat AI Agents as Workforce Members
Key TakeawaysAML penalties exceeded $900 million in H1 2025 as machine-speed attacks intensify industry risks.Attackers use AI to...
Ethereum Economic Zone Runs Atomic L1-L2 Transfer on Mainnet
Key TakeawaysThe Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ) project moved 0.001 ETH atomically from Ethereum L1 to an L2, putting its...
So-Called Crypto ‘Godfather’ Gets 78 Months as $37M Meta Fraud Unravels
Key TakeawaysAdam Iza received 78 months in prison and a $23.4 million restitution order.Five former Los Angeles County sheriff’s...
XRP Could Skip Final Rally and Fall Toward $1.27 Support
Key TakeawaysXRP could skip a final push toward $1.70 and head directly toward $1.27.A deeper pullback could test $1.10 while...
Startale Bond Puts a Yen Stablecoin to Work in Corporate Finance
Key TakeawaysStartale Japan’s new bond uses JPYSC for both interest and principal payments, putting a yen stablecoin directly into...
Evernorth Sets New XRP Treasury Timeline After Administrative Delay
Key TakeawaysEvernorth now expects its merger to close Friday, Oct. 9.Nasdaq trading for the combined company is targeted for Oct....
US Government Moves $71M Bitcoin Stash After 6-Week Silence
Key TakeawaysWallets managed by the U.S. Marshals, a DOJ agency, moved 833.6 BTC worth $71M, their first bitcoin transfer since...
Kalshi Ends Federal Court Losing Streak With Partial Win Over Illinois
Key TakeawaysJudge Martha Pacold found Kalshi’s title-game contracts are likely swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act.Illinois’...
Conduit Sues Tether Over a $2.76M USDT Wallet Frozen for a Year
Key TakeawaysConduit says Tether froze $2.76M in USDT without a police request.Tether faces six claims as Conduit fights to regain...
Winklevoss Twins File for Zcash ETF With $100M Launch Interest
Key TakeawaysWinklevoss Asset Services filed an SEC S-1 on Oct. 6 to launch a spot zcash ETF under the ticker WINK.The fund...
Fortitude Bets Up to $100 Million on Bitmain Zcash Mining Hardware
Key TakeawaysFortitude signed for up to $100M of Bitmain zcash miners, with shipments targeted for Q2 2027.The deal signals a major...
Excluding Bitcoin’s 15 Best Days Turns 225% 3-Year Gain Into Loss: Grayscale
Key TakeawaysExcluding the five top days reduces bitcoin’s three-year return to 95%.Removing the 10 strongest sessions leaves a...
Bitcoin Price Holds October Gains After Two Surges Above $86K
Key TakeawaysBitcoin twice topped $86,000 on Tuesday following CFTC regulatory news, reaching a peak of $86,450.Market...
Polymarket Is Rebuilding the Engine Under Every Bet Before November 2
Key TakeawaysPolymarket is running Protocol V2 canary markets from Oct. 5 to Oct. 30 before a tentative Nov. 2 switchover.V2 swaps...
XRP Futures Top $56 Billion Across 3 Exchanges as Trading Rebounds
Key TakeawaysBinance led September XRP futures trading with $32.36 billion.Three major exchanges together handled approximately...
OKX Adds Ripple, Circle and SC Ventures as Investors at $25B Valuation
Key TakeawaysOKX secured new strategic backing at a $25B valuation from Ripple, Circle, SC Ventures, and Qube.The round deepens...
Bitcoin ETFs Lose $90 Million as Blackrock Keeps Buying
Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs collectively lost $89.90M on Monday as ARKB and FBTC outflows outweighed Blackrock IBIT buying.Ether hit...
Apple Cash’s Banking Partner Tightens ID Rules, Keeps Crypto Ban
Key TakeawaysApple Cash will tighten identity verification rules for users who haven’t verified their identity.Green Dot Bank will...
Stategy’s $21B Bitcoin Quarter Beat Meta Yet 2026 Is Still in the Red
Key TakeawaysStrategy’s $20.91B Q3 bitcoin gain beat Meta’s $19B quarterly operating income on the firm’s own chart.Q1 and Q2...
Bitcoin slips below $86k as ETF outflows cap recovery efforts
Key takeaways Bitcoin has dropped below $86,000 on Tuesday after gaining more than 12% across three consecutive positive weeks....
Ray Dalio Just Put a Three-Year Clock on a US Debt Crisis
Key TakeawaysRay Dalio puts U.S. spending near $7.5 trillion against $5.5 trillion in revenue, a $2 trillion gap.The 10-year...
Visa Targets APAC Market as 46% of Consumers Plan Stablecoin Use
Key TakeawaysA Visa study found 46% of APAC consumers plan to use stablecoins within 5 years, driving everyday use cases.Just 6% of...
Zcash dips below $1,348 as ETF outflows ease and NU7 enters testing
Key takeaways Zcash trades around $1,348 on Tuesday, holding modest gains that began Sunday. NU7 is active on the public testnet,...
Oracle Gave Larry Ellison and His Co-CEOs Nearly $1 Billion in Stock Options. By Year End, Every Single One Was Underwater
Key TakeawaysOracle’s $988M in executive options had no intrinsic value by May 31, 2026.Oracle shares fell 53% in 12 months as AI...
Tanzanian Tour Operator Accepts Bitcoin for Safaris and Treks
Key TakeawaysZatatep Tours added bitcoin to book Tanzanian safaris and treks without wire fees.Tourism operators adopt bitcoin to...
Greek Police Bust Alleged $9M AI Crypto Scam That Promised to Double Money
Key TakeawaysGreek police arrested 17 suspects on Sept. 30 for running an $9 million crypto pyramid scheme.Fake AI trading claims...
6 Continents Sound Alarm on Scams Targeting Investor Trust
Key TakeawaysScammers may allow small withdrawals before blocking access to funds.Fake regulatory messages can seek passwords and...
US Regulators Push National Crypto Rules as America Chases Global Lead
Key TakeawaysSEC relief already covers qualifying tokenized stock trading venues.CFTC plans contemplate reserve verification and...
Ripple Targets Turkey’s $200 Billion Crypto Market Amid Lira Pressure
Key TakeawaysTurkey recorded nearly $200 billion in annual transactions, according to Chainalysis.Garanti BBVA’s digital asset...
Peter Brandt Hints at Bullish XRP Pattern With a Coffee Cup Chart
Key TakeawaysBrandt’s daily XRP chart marks a horizontal level at $1.6572.Reaching the marked level from $1.5230 would require an...
Plume Opens Onchain Door to Fidelity’s $28B Bond Giant
Key TakeawaysPlume’s nBND opened Oct. 5 with Fidelity’s FBND as its primary reserve asset.Fidelity’s roughly $28B FBND remains...
Brazil Calls Its Own Betting Laws Unconstitutional as Shutdown Begins
Key TakeawaysBrazil’s government lawyers asked the Supreme Court on Oct. 2 to void its 2018 and 2023 betting laws.Licensed betting...
Brazilian Markets Spike After Bolsonaro’s First-Round Election Win
Key TakeawaysBolsonaro unexpectedly led Brazil’s first-round election, causing major market indexes to surge significantly.Ibovespa...
‘Uptober’ Hype Is Shaky as Bitcoin’s Most Predictable Months Keep Failing
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s most reliable months breaking their historic patterns in 2025 and 2026.October’s “Uptober” narrative faces...
Bitcoin Behemoths Strategy and IBIT Amass 1.65 Million BTC Worth $140B
Key TakeawaysStrategy’s record 848,000 BTC is worth $72.23 billion at $85,179 per coin.IBIT holds 805,222.42 BTC, but in-kind...
CFTC Opens Crypto Rulebook as Selig Tells Industry ‘Build Here’
Key TakeawaysThe CFTC opened a 60-day comment period on a potential federal framework for retail crypto commodity...
PI dips below $0.090 as bearish momentum builds despite rising OI
Key takeaways PI trades near $0.0865 on Monday, extending its decline for a fifth consecutive day. Futures open interest rises to...
French Executives Propose Taxing Crypto-to-Stablecoin Conversions
French Crypto Executive Trio Proposes Crypto-to-Stablecoin Exchange Tax A proposal to develop a new crypto taxation regime has...
Dogecoin tops $0.096 as ETF inflows and derivatives signal improving sentiment
Key takeaways Spot DOGE ETFs attracted $327,360, extending their inflow streak to three weeks. CoinGlass’ long-to-short ratio...
Saylor Maps Three Bitcoin Paths With 94%, 39%, and 9% Volatility
Key TakeawaysSaylor presents BTC for ownership, MSTR for amplified exposure, and STRC for income.STRC’s 9% volatility was below all...
Webull Becomes X Cashtag Partner for Crypto and Stock Trading
Key TakeawaysThe connection offers real-time quotes, charts, and access to order entry.Potential data uses extend to investor...
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hits Garantex With Asset Freeze
Key TakeawaysJapan froze Garantex on Oct. 2, adding crypto to a broader Russia sanctions package.Elliptic says Garantex processed...
Prediction Markets Beat Traditional Polls in Brazilian Election – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBolsonaro defeated Lula in Brazil’s first round, forcing a tight October 25 runoff.Prediction markets correctly...
Why XRP Appeals to Institutional Investors, Bitwise CIO Explains
Key TakeawaysHougan calls XRP one of the established major cryptocurrencies.The Bitwise CIO says financial advisors recognize its...
This Week in Crypto Law (October 4, 2026)
The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This week brought a legal challenge to the federal...
Bitcoin Price Knocks on $87K as Uptober Bulls Smell $94K
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price hit $86,771 Sunday evening, putting Friday’s $87,177 high back within striking distance.Bitcoin’s...
Crypto Weekly: ZEC Plunges as Bitcoin and Ether Hold Key Support Levels
Key TakeawaysBitcoin gained 1% to reach $85,500 by Oct. 4, helping crypto market capitalization recover to $2.99 trillion.Altcoins...
Atkins Vows More Crypto Rule Changes to Keep Markets Onshore
Key TakeawaysSEC Chair Atkins highlighted that more crypto rules would be introduced to keep digital asset markets inside the...
Community Bankers Sue US Banking Regulator Over ‘Side Door’ Crypto Charters
Key TakeawaysICBA sues the OCC over issuing non-fiduciary trust bank charters to 13 digital asset companies.The suit threatens...
Zcash Price Slides 23% as Grayscale ETF Hits Reverse
Key TakeawaysZcash price fell roughly 23% from ZEC’s Sept. 27 peak of $1,697 per unit.Grayscale’s ZCSH lost around $93 million as...
SEC Approves Listing of Bitcoin ETF Targeting 3x Daily Futures Moves
Key TakeawaysThe bitcoin strategy targets 3x daily futures returns before expenses.Compounding can push longer-term results away...
Drift Hack Victims Get Their Money Back, 1 Cent at a Time – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysDrift’s $3.11 million pool initially pays roughly 1 cent per dollar of verified losses.Tether has committed up to...
$6M Vanishes From Crypto Vault Controlled by 7 Mystery Signers
Key TakeawaysBlockaid and several onchain investigators flagged the Base vault Oct. 4 as losses climbed beyond $6 million.Aave...
‘More Orange Than Ever’: Saylor Stirs Strategy Bitcoin Buy Speculation
Key TakeawaysSaylor’s latest orange message raises the prospect of further buying.The shared chart values 847,666 BTC at...
Up and Onwards – Week In Review
Bitcoin’s recovery is looking better against gold as well as dollars. Tuur Demeester highlighted a break above resistance at 18...
Andrew Tate Lost $727K on Leverage But Made $7M Just Holding HYPE
Key TakeawaysA wallet associated with Andrew Tate moved 20,950 HYPE, about $1.87 million, to Binance on Oct. 2.Lookonchain puts...
China Built a Car Factory So Full of Robots It Became a Tourist Attraction
Key TakeawaysXiaomi’s Beijing EV plant draws 27,000 monthly applications for just 1,100 tour spots.Around 700 Xiaomi robots help...
Bitcoin’s Great Unplug: $1.5 Billion in Hardware Behind the AI Pivot
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by Blocksbridge Consulting curating the latest news in energy,...
Latam Cartels Tap Crypto to Expand Their Illicit Workflows
Key TakeawaysLatam cartels operate crypto mining farms, making illicit funds appear legitimate to evade law enforcement.Criminal...
Grayscale Sees Potential AI Crypto Winners in a $15B Sector
Key TakeawaysGrayscale sees potential major AI crypto winners within five years.AI tokens gained 54% in September, versus 24% for...
XRP Liquidation Pressure Eases as Spot Demand Remains the Test
Key TakeawaysXRP long liquidations on Binance exceed short liquidations.The network value-to-transactions ratio fell 69.28% to...
XRP Ledger Targets Oct. 9 for Upgrade Bundling 8 Transactions – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysXRPL users could bundle up to eight transactions in one submission.All-or-nothing execution would link asset delivery...
Kiyosaki Sees Bitcoin as Part of a Broader ‘Financial Prepper’ Bet
Key TakeawaysRobert Kiyosaki compares financial preparation to carrying car insurance.He favors bitcoin, gold, and silver over...
XRP Ledger Nears 12 Million x402 Payments as AI Agents Buy Services
Key TakeawaysRippleX’s head of engineering reported growth from 1 million to 10 million in under three months.XRPL AI Hub data...
XRP Asia Launches With Ripple Backing to Accelerate XRPL Adoption
Key TakeawaysXRP Asia aims to expand XRPL adoption across Asia-Pacific.XRPL developers will receive training and ongoing technical...
Trump Dangles $5,000 Checks in $1.2 Trillion Midterm Stimulus Gamble
Key TakeawaysTrump tied $5,000 checks to a GOP midterm win, putting roughly $1.2 trillion on the table.Medicare’s $90 rebates are...
Brazil Pits Lula’s Crypto Crackdown vs. Bolsonaro’s Wildcard Stance – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysThe Brazilian presidential election results will likely dictate the country’s upcoming crypto policies.A victory for...
Porsche Closes NFT Club After $20 Million Digital 911 Experiment – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysPorsche ended PIONEERS CIRCLE on Oct. 1 while its 911 NFTs remain onchain.OpenSea data puts PORSCHE 911 trading near...
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,...

























































































