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Blockchain.com Seeks CFTC Approval for Prediction Markets, Crypto Derivatives
Key TakeawaysBlockchain.com seeks CFTC approval to offer prediction markets and crypto derivatives trading in the U.S., per a CNBC...
BNB Chain Hits 2 Million RWA Holders, Capturing 40% of Onchain Market
Key TakeawaysBNB Chain topped 2M RWA holders, giving it about 40% of all onchain tokenized-asset wallets.Tokenized stocks added...
Stake Is Back Online in Brazil After Court Reprieve From Betting Ban
Key TakeawaysA São Paulo federal judge let Stake Brazil keep operating until Oct. 25, when the ban ends all licenses.Stake must...
Brazil Seizes Record Crypto Funds From Self-Custody Wallets
Key TakeawaysPolice dismantled a cybercrime ring that infected state agencies, freezing nearly $18.5M in bank assets.Authorities...
Bain Capital Leads $37.5M Investment in Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm
Key TakeawaysMeanwhile raised $37.5M led by Bain Capital Crypto, bringing total funding above $180M.The company launched BTC Life...
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Gets Lifetime Ban From New York AG
Key TakeawaysNew York’s settlement covers running, promoting, and advising crypto businesses.Mashinsky owes New York $25 million if...
Ripple’s $24M XRP Debt Fight Puts a $400M Tranglo Stake on the Block
Key TakeawaysThe High Court of Malaya made absolute a charge over 100,465 Tranglo shares held by Seamless on Oct. 1.Currenc’s $400M...
Former Visa and JPMorgan Execs Take Over El Salvador’s Chivo Wallet
Key TakeawaysLinguard Labs acquired majority control of El Salvador’s Chivo wallet to drive regional financial inclusion.The...
Bitcoin, Ether Prices Hit by ETF Selling as 2-Day Outflows Near $1 Billion
Key TakeawaysBitcoin and ether ETFs lost about $965M in 2 days as institutional selling accelerated.Fidelity led bitcoin outflows...
Bitcoin Price vs Ethereum Price: F2Pool Co-Founder Bets $19M on Ether
Key TakeawaysA Wang Chun-linked wallet swapped 235.5 WBTC for 7,848.5 ETH on Oct. 9 at an ETH/BTC rate near 0.03.Wang Chun began...
Ethereum Price Dip to $2.42K Liquidates a $69M Whale Who Reloaded Again
Key TakeawaysA Hyperliquid whale had 28,716 ETH liquidated on Oct. 9 and still holds about 78,955 ETH in longs.The whale added 10...
XRP tests the $1.32 support level as ETF demand slows
Key takeaways XRP has declined nearly 7% over seven days after failing to clear resistance at $1.60. Trading volume remains around...
Glassnode: Over $500B in Bitcoin Is Sitting Behind Keys Anyone Can Read
Key TakeawaysGlassnode counts 6.26M BTC with exposed public keys, up from 24.8% of supply in early 2021 to 31.2% now.About 1.79M...
Dogecoin dips by 11% this week as whale balances shrink
Key takeaways Dogecoin traded near $0.085 on Friday after losing more than 11% this week. Two large-wallet cohorts reduced their...
David Gross Warns Nuclear War Odds Have Doubled, Putting the Next 50 Years in Doubt
Key TakeawaysDavid Gross estimates nuclear war risk at 2% annually, double the Cold War’s 1%.With 9 nuclear-armed nations, Gross...
Ohio Returns $15,300 Lost at Crypto ATM in Fake Microsoft Scam
Key TakeawaysA 63-year-old Ohio woman received her entire $15,300 loss back.BCI has assisted with 309 cases involving $5.6 million...
Dark Web Market Founder Gets 40 Years, Agrees to Forfeit 1,230 Bitcoin
Key TakeawaysHamilton received 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine.His forfeiture agreement includes approximately 1,230...
Satoshi’s Abandoned Poker Experiment Returns With a Bitcoin Twist
Key TakeawaysRobin Linus published Bitcoin Poker on Sept. 6, turning Satoshi’s 2008 poker concept into a protocol.Bitcoin Poker...
IMF Report Details Why Tokenized Finance Is Struggling to Scale
Key TakeawaysOn Oct. 8, 2026, the IMF reported tokenized repo daily volume hit $350B, far below the $13T U.S. market.Over 50% of...
NFL Joins 39 States, Global Regulators in Pushing Supreme Court on Kalshi Case
Key TakeawaysOhio, 38 other states, and Washington, D.C. backed New Jersey’s Supreme Court petition on Oct. 7.The NFL says the CFTC...
Coinbase Users in Michigan Will Lose Sports Markets This Weekend
Key TakeawaysCoinbase will end sports event contracts in Michigan and close open positions by 12 a.m. ET on Oct. 10.Kalshi and...
33M Americans Are Eyeing Crypto, but the Next Wave Looks Different: Survey
Key TakeawaysLikely buyers have a median age of 42, compared with 38 for holders.Women represent 43% of likely purchasers versus...
Hunter Biden Blasts Market Makers Over LAPTOP’s 99% Price Crash
Key TakeawaysHunter Biden blamed two market makers for LAPTOP’s 99% launch-day collapse.Groom Lake estimated market makers gained...
Bitcoin Price Drops Below $81K as Crypto Liquidations Top $1.1 Billion
Key TakeawaysBTC dropped below $81,000 on Thursday as Brent crude oil surged to $105 amid Middle East conflict.Coinglass data...
Rep. Hill Eyes Lame-Duck Session to Secure CLARITY Act Approval
Key TakeawaysRep. Hill is pushing for lame-duck CLARITY Act passage to secure US dominance in digital assets.Hill argued that SEC...
From Zero to $8 Million: Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Awakens After 16 Years – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysGalaxy Research tracked 100 bitcoins mined in July 2010 that finally moved after more than 16 years.The Satoshi-era...
From Bitcoin Mining to Global Banking, Bhutan Eyes Abu Dhabi
Key TakeawaysDK Bank told Bitcoin.com News that it received preliminary approval on Oct. 8, bringing Bhutan one step closer to a...
NextBlock invests $3M in Soda Labs to expand blockchain privacy
NextBlock invests $3M in Soda Labs’ seed funding round. Soda Labs expands its privacy infrastructure across major blockchains. Soda...
Bitcoin Price Holds Above $82K Despite Mounting Bearish Pressure
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price fell to $82,179.86 on Oct. 8 as sellers extended Wednesday’s decline.The daily views technicals remain...
XRP extends losses as negative funding and rising yields weigh on sentiment
Key takeaways XRP extended its corrections Thursday after three consecutive days of losses. CoinGlass showed negative funding...
$783K Crypto Bust Ends Site Selling Stolen Images of 17,000 Women
Key TakeawaysFrench and U.S. authorities shut down a website and arrested two suspects for targeting 17,000 women.Investigators...
Pi Network dips 1% as falling Open Interest leaves $0.0801 support at risk
Key takeaways The token traded near $0.0823, recovering modestly from support at $0.0801. Futures open interest fell to $8.94...
Netflix’s Co-CEO Doesn’t Read Business Books. He Rereads One 1902 Novel About a Ship Instead
Key TakeawaysNetflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos skips management books but keeps returning to Joseph Conrad’s 1902 Typhoon.At 61, Sarandos...
XRP Whale Transfers off Binance Reach Highest Level in 7 Months
Key TakeawaysThe 30-day Binance whale outflow total reached approximately 1.38 billion XRP.Sustained transfers off Binance could...
Ethereum Price Cracks as 3 Prediction Markets Make Their Calls
Key TakeawaysEthereum’s price cracked $2,600 on Oct. 7 after six straight days of U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows.Myriad...
XRP Expands DeFi Role as Firelight Activates Vault Protection
Key TakeawaysStaked FXRP supplies the backing for Sentora’s newly covered products.Five independent firms validate covered events...
Coinbase Plans Pro Return With Crypto Options and Stock Trading
Key TakeawaysCoinbase Pro is scheduled to return as a rebuilt venue at year-end.U.S. retail crypto options access is planned for...
XRP Lands on Paxos, the Crypto Engine Behind PayPal, Venmo, and Schwab
Key TakeawaysXRP support covers buying, selling, holding, deposits, and withdrawals.Paxos cited XRP holdings across more than 8.1...
Peter Brandt Favors Monero Over XRP Despite Bullish Price Targets
Key TakeawaysMonero is Peter Brandt’s favorite among the altcoin charts compared.Brandt sees further XRP right shoulder development...
Robinhood Puts $25M Into Bitcoin, Citing Belief in Crypto’s Future
Key TakeawaysRobinhood’s crypto chief confirmed a $25 million bitcoin allocation.Arkham characterized the move as the company’s...
Grayscale XRP ETF Adds In-Kind Transactions and New Custodian – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysGrayscale XRP ETF lets authorized firms exchange XRP directly for shares.Anchorage adds XRP custody; Coinbase remains...
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...






















































































