Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms; BTC still down 4% on the week
BTC recovered to about $82,000 after the geopolitical de-escalation, but ether has lost 9% on the week and the broader market remains fragile.
Coindesk
Bitcoin fell below $81,000, sparking about $1 billion in crypto liquidations with ether bets hardest hit
Roughly $356 million in ETH positions were liquidated over 24 hours, about six times bitcoin's rate relative to market cap, as BTC touched a one-month low.
Coindesk · +13 outlets
US spot bitcoin and ether ETFs see October outflows swell toward $1 billion
Bitcoin funds lost $244 million on Thursday and ether funds extended their outflow streak to eight sessions, with only XRP ETFs in the green.
Cointelegraph · +9 outlets
US government moves $1 billion in seized Bitfinex hack bitcoin to unlabeled wallets, with no sale indicated
Arkham data shows 12,267 BTC left a wallet holding coins stolen in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, a day after $383 million hit Coinbase Prime without an exchange depos
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Thailand SEC finalizes bitcoin and ether ETF rules, taking effect Oct. 16 on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Thai asset managers can launch locally listed crypto ETFs limited to bitcoin and ether, while retail access to foreign crypto ETFs is barred.
Theblock · +9 outlets
EU securities regulator ESMA gives crypto platforms three months to drop non-MiCA stablecoins such as USDT
Authorized platforms must block new access to stablecoins failing MiCA rules, with national authorities overseeing existing customer holdings.
Coindesk · +11 outlets
SEC lifts 2x leverage cap on crypto ETFs, clearing path for first 3x products
A Cboe BZX rule change approved on October 2 broke the leverage ceiling that had held for the history of US-listed crypto ETPs, with 3x products one filing away
finance.yahoo · +3 outlets
Darknet market operator sentenced to 40 years and forfeits 1,230 BTC over $430 million illicit bazaar
Raheim Hamilton agreed to give up about $100 million in BTC, while his partner Thomas Pavey forfeited nearly 1,584 BTC and awaits sentencing.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Securitize launches 1:1-backed tokenized US stocks on Solana, starting with Apple, Nvidia and Strategy
Tokenized shares carry dividends and USDC settlement, with plans to extend trading to NYSE and OKXICE digital venues.
Theblock · +14 outlets
UK sanctions three crypto exchanges, including Cryptomus and TokenSpot, over alleged Russia sanctions evasion
Britain said the platforms and two payment services may have helped Russia evade financial sanctions, with two handling transactions involving the Kremlin-backe
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Nearly one in three bitcoin sits behind exposed public keys, Glassnode says, as AI attack warnings mount
About 6.26 million BTC, or 31.2% of issued supply, sits behind keys already visible on-chain, with address reuse accounting for 4.33 million BTC.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
MARA transfers $81.1 million in bitcoin to Galaxy Digital as miner pivots to AI
The transfer does not confirm a sale, but comes as MARA's treasury has fallen from 53,822 BTC in February to 35,577 BTC in August.
Coindesk · +3 outlets
Ethereum researchers urge bitcoin and ether holders to enter 'bunker mode' over possible AI attacks on signatures
Researchers warned AI could break the cryptography guarding wallets in months, not years, forcing custody firms to rethink multi-chain key management.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Sui's Hashi institutional bitcoin lending protocol to debut with $500 million in commitments
The protocol lets holders use bitcoin as collateral without moving it off the Bitcoin network, with Anchorage providing institutional settlement and self-custod
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Sam Altman-backed bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile raises $37.5 million led by Bain Capital Crypto
The round brings Meanwhile's total funding above $180 million; it has signed 15 brokers serving high-net-worth clients across Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong
Theblock · +7 outlets
JPMorgan estimates about $50 billion flowed into crypto this year, an annualized pace of $66 billion
The bank sees momentum improving into the fourth quarter as institutional inflows via ETFs and futures continue.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Senator Blumenthal probes Tether's ties to Cantor Fitzgerald as Democrats eye Senate majority
The Senate investigation digs into Tether's US financial partnership amid rising scrutiny of the stablecoin issuer.
Coindesk · +1 outlets
Samsung Wallet to add USDC transfers for US Galaxy users in October, tapping Solana and Sui
The zero-fee remittance feature targets Samsung's roughly 82 million phones in the US market.
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