Bitcoin briefly reclaims $81,000 as liquidations top $1 billion and ETFs post worst day since June
Crypto slid sharply as profit-taking and macro pressure drove over $1 billion in liquidations and the largest single-day Bitcoin ETF outflow since June, with BT
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Empire Market co-creator sentenced to 40 years and forfeits 1,230 BTC over $430M darknet bazaar
The sentencing closes one of the largest dark web marketplace prosecutions and includes a substantial Bitcoin forfeiture to the US government.
Decrypt News · +9 outlets
US government moves roughly $1 billion in Bitcoin seized from the Bitfinex hacker
Onchain movements by government-linked wallets reignite questions about whether seized coins will be sold into the market.
Decrypt News · +14 outlets
JPMorgan estimates $50 billion has flowed into crypto this year as Q4 momentum improves
The bank's estimate offers a headline figure for institutional capital entering digital assets in 2026.
The Block · +13 outlets
Standard Chartered expands its crypto custody business in Singapore
The move adds a major global bank to the roster of regulated custody providers serving Asian institutional clients.
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OKX raises at a $25 billion valuation from Circle, Ripple, and Standard Chartered
The round ties major stablecoin and payments firms to one of the largest offshore exchanges ahead of its US ambitions.
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Satoshi-era Bitcoin worth about $8.5 million moves after 16 years
Coins mined for pennies in 2010 moving onchain revives dormant-supply questions about early holders.
Decrypt News · +9 outlets
Tom Lee says Bitmine's relentless Ethereum buying spree is about to end
The disclosure removes a key source of demand from the largest corporate ETH treasury, pressuring related equities and peers.
Decrypt News · +6 outlets
Robinhood adds $25 million of Bitcoin to its own balance sheet
The purchase makes Robinhood one of a growing set of public companies holding BTC as a treasury asset.
CryptoSlate · +14 outlets
Greece plans a 10% crypto capital gains tax, down from the 15% floated in June
The softened rate reflects European governments moving to formalize crypto taxation frameworks.
Decrypt News · +3 outlets
Politician French Hill says SEC and CFTC crypto rules still fall short of clarity
Lawmakers continue to press regulators on market structure rules as US crypto legislation stalls.
Decrypt News · +6 outlets
Tether signs deal with Kazakhstan's central bank to explore a stablecoin and tokenized assets
The agreement extends stablecoin issuers' push into government-backed tokenization programs in emerging markets.
Decrypt News · +14 outlets
Uranium Finance hacker convicted over $50 million theft after spending proceeds on collectibles
The conviction is one of the rare successful prosecutions stemming from a 2021 DeFi exploit.
Decrypt News · +7 outlets
Samsung Wallet taps Solana for USDC transfers across 82 million US Galaxy devices
The integration puts stablecoin payments in front of a mainstream smartphone user base in the US.
Decrypt News · +14 outlets
Polygon's Open Money Stack expands to TRON to reach regulated US payment rails
The tie-up connects Polygon infrastructure with TRON's large stablecoin liquidity for cross-border transfers.
The Block · +9 outlets
Ray Dalio says the AI bubble is close to bursting as debt and rising rates raise red flags
Warnings from prominent investors about AI valuations feed directly into crypto market sentiment given shared risk appetite.
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Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum researchers warn AI may break crypto encryption before quantum computers
The discussion of a shift to 'bunker mode' highlights long-horizon security risks for onchain systems.
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Ethereum test network raises block gas limit to more than triple current capacity
Testnet scaling work signals the direction of Ethereum's next throughput upgrade.
Decrypt News