Bitcoin slides below $83,000 as oil rally and bond selloff hit risk assets
Rising Treasury yields and Brent crude above $102 on Iran strike-plan reports pushed bitcoin under $83,000, triggering hundreds of millions in long liquidations
Coindesk · +8 outlets
Crypto industry split over Justin Drake's 'bunker mode' AI cryptography warning
The Ethereum researcher urged moving assets to addresses with hashed public keys to prepare for AI-accelerated attacks on wallet cryptography, drawing both supp
Theblock · +6 outlets
Cardano activates CIP-0113 programmable token standard with KYC and freeze controls
The Cardano Foundation's new standard adds ledger-enforced compliance powers for tokenized assets while leaving ADA itself unaffected.
unchainedcrypto.com · +11 outlets
Standard Chartered to expand institutional crypto and RWA custody to Singapore
The bank will offer custody of crypto and tokenized assets to institutions and accredited corporate investors, extending its existing footprint in the UAE, Luxe
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Samsung integrates USDC transfers on Solana into Wallet for 82 million Galaxy users
Eligible users can send USDC abroad or receive local-currency payouts in more than 60 countries starting late October, built into Samsung Wallet rather than a s
Theblock · +14 outlets
Winklevoss group files for spot Zcash ETF with 0.25% fee under WINK ticker
Winklevoss Asset Services would use Gemini as custodian, competing with Grayscale's ZCSH as crypto ETF issuance expands beyond bitcoin and ether.
Theblock · +9 outlets
Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward for crypto trading liquidity
The discussions would have Payward supply liquidity for crypto trading as major banks deepen their digital asset involvement.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
Grayscale says crypto ETF market entering new phase as Zcash ETF tops $1 billion
SEC listing standards covering about 15 tokens let issuers get selective beyond bitcoin and ether, according to Grayscale's Krista Lynch.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Tom Lee says Bitmine will stop buying ether once it owns 5% of ETH supply
The end date to an accumulation streak that began in mid-2025 removes a steady buyer from the market and coincided with ether underperformance.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Robinhood adds $25 million of bitcoin to its balance sheet
An SVP said the purchase signals the brokerage's commitment to crypto as it deepens digital asset offerings.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Coinbase to relaunch Coinbase Pro, completes Deribit integration as Coinbase Global Exchange
The relaunch is planned by year-end, consolidating derivatives and spot under one global venue.
Theblock · +9 outlets
Ethereum's Glamsterdam test run nears 200 million gas per block on Sepolia
The Sepolia rehearsal raised its processing budget more than threefold, though sampled blocks used less than half the allowance.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Greece prepares 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency
Gains up to 500 euros a year would be exempt under the bill, to be submitted to parliament in November.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Europol warns quantum computers threaten exposed private keys, not blockchains
EU law enforcement urged developers, exchanges and users to begin phased post-quantum migrations immediately.
Coindesk · +9 outlets
Polygon partners with TRON to bridge $94 billion USDT supply to US banking rails
Businesses could move USDT between TRON and EVM networks without a wallet provider, bridge or fiat-ramp operator.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
World Liberty Financial concludes token sale, securing $550 million
The Trump-backed project closed its sale, one of the largest token raises of the cycle.
CoinMarketCap · +11 outlets
Ripple earns fees financing leveraged stock bets after $1.25 billion Hidden Road deal
The acquisition opened a corner of Wall Street where funds pay to amplify daily moves in stocks such as Nvidia and Sandisk.
Coindesk
Moody's assigns Sky Protocol B3 rating, its first for a stablecoin protocol
The stable outlook rating comes as institutional interest in USDS grows; Sky is also rated B- by S&P.
Theblock