Bitcoin Slides to $80,000 as Crypto Majors Sell Off in 'Uptober' Reversal
A broad crypto drawdown erased a large share of September gains, with BTC dipping to $80,000 before stabilizing.
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US Government Moves $1.5B in Seized Crypto in Two Days, Including $1B in Bitfinex Hacker Bitcoin
The transfers of seized bitcoin from the Bitfinex case raise questions about whether the government intends to sell, a recurring overhang for the market.
Decrypt News · +4 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs Post Worst Outflows Since June as Selloff Deepens
Spot BTC ETF flows turned negative, adding institutional selling pressure to an already weak week for crypto majors.
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Ledger Probes Potential Theft of $87M in User Funds Tied to Wallet Reseller
The hardware wallet maker is investigating losses linked to a third-party reseller, a supply-chain risk concern for self-custody users.
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New York AG Secures Up to $35M and Industry Ban From Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky
The settlement adds state-level penalties on top of Mashinsky's criminal fraud conviction over Celsius's collapse.
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Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Profits
Congressional scrutiny of the stablecoin issuer's banking relationships intensifies as stablecoin legislation advances.
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NFL Sides With States Against Kalshi in Supreme Court Prediction Market Fight
The league's filing backs state regulators in the case that will shape US oversight of event contracts.
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Bitcoin Rebounds After Rough Week, but Options Traders Price In More Downside
Derivatives positioning shows traders hedging for further declines even as spot prices recovered off recent lows.
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Ethereum L2 Starknet Jumps 20% After Saying It Wants to Become an L1
The proposal to shift Starknet from a layer-2 to a standalone layer-1 chain drew a sharp token reaction.
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Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum Researchers Warn AI Could Break Crypto Encryption Before Quantum
The comments push a 'bunker mode' posture on encryption as AI-assisted attacks advance faster than expected.
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CME Launches Emerging Crypto Index Covering Selected Coins
The exchange operator's new index expands institutional benchmarking to a broader set of crypto assets.
Yahoo Finance · +11 outlets
Blockchain.com Seeks US Approval for Prediction Markets and Crypto Derivatives
The exchange is pursuing regulated derivatives and event contracts, expanding beyond spot trading into a contested US market.
Decrypt News · +14 outlets
UK Sanctions Crypto Firms Cryptomus and TokenSpot in New Russia Package
The designations target payment and exchange services accused of facilitating sanctions evasion.
Decrypt News · +10 outlets
Securitize Brings Tokenized Nvidia, Apple and Amazon Stocks Onchain on Solana
Tokenized equities expand on Solana, deepening the overlap between public markets and onchain settlement.
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Empire Market Co-Creator Sentenced to 40 Years Over $430M Dark Web Bazaar
The sentence is among the longest handed down in a US dark web marketplace prosecution.
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DWF Labs Subsidiaries Sue BitGo for $141 Million Over Early Token Sales
The suit alleges BitGo mishandled early token sales, a dispute that touches custody and market-making arrangements.
Decrypt News · +11 outlets
Ethereum Test Network Raises Block Gas Limit to Over 3x Current Capacity
The testnet change is a step toward scaling Ethereum mainnet throughput without a hard fork to consensus.
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Uranium Finance Hacker Convicted Over $50M Theft
The conviction follows a DeFi exploit whose proceeds were spent on collectibles, a notable criminal case for onchain tracing.
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