Bitcoin rebounds from near $80,000 as Asian equities plunge; $1B in crypto bets liquidated
A broad risk-off move tied to tumbling Korean stocks and macro jitters triggered close to $1 billion in liquidations across bitcoin, ether and XRP before BTC st
CoinDesk · +7 outlets
Zcash extends slide, ZEC drops 13% below $1,100 as $20M in leveraged longs unwind
ZEC's sharp retreat from its 2026 highs is being driven by long liquidations and the unwind of leveraged bets ahead of the October 20 decision on the NU7 networ
CryptoTicker · +6 outlets
Ledger asks resellers in seven Asian markets to pull devices after suspected $86M drain
Ledger uncovered an LTE implant used to steal recovery phrases in a suspected $86 million theft, prompting reseller pullbacks and a parallel move by rival Trezo
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Hot CPI reading revives Fed hike odds, pressuring bitcoin and crypto majors
A hotter-than-expected inflation print cooled rate-cut expectations and knocked crypto markets lower, with altcoins slipping before the CPI release.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Bitcoin climbs toward $84,000 after Fed's Williams signals no 2027 rate hikes
Dovish remarks from New York Fed President John Williams on the rate path lifted bitcoin to session highs.
CoinDesk · +4 outlets
Kraken owner Payward to acquire Lithuania's Saldo Bank in EU push
The deal would extend Kraken's regulated banking footprint in the European Union.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Strive buys $280M in bitcoin, treasury reaches 32,773 BTC
The purchase is Strive's largest in months and expands its corporate bitcoin holdings to 32,773 BTC.
cointelegraph.com · +12 outlets
Russia's largest bank Sberbank approved to trade bitcoin
The approval marks a notable step in Russian regulated crypto trading, granted to the country's dominant lender.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Standard Chartered opens bitcoin and ether trading to wealthy UAE clients
The bank is expanding its crypto offering to professional investors in the UAE, widening institutional access in the region.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Starknet opens vote on potential Ethereum L2 exit over quantum risks
The community vote weighs whether quantum computing threats justify moving the network off Ethereum layer 2.
TradingView · +2 outlets
Hex founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul on Interpol red notice
The detention adds to legal pressure on the founder of Hex, a long-contested crypto project.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Coinbase presses for bitcoin quantum migration to start now
The exchange argues the migration to post-quantum cryptography could take years and should begin immediately.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Brooklyn prosecutors dismantle 112 servers behind crypto scam targeting Russian speakers
The takedown targets an infrastructure network used to defraud Russian-speaking crypto users.
Decrypt · +8 outlets
Solana sets a date for its next major network upgrade
The scheduled upgrade is the next milestone in Solana's roadmap for scaling and performance.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Babylon advances bitcoin lending proposal on Aave V4
The move would bring bitcoin-backed lending further into Aave's next-generation protocol.
TradingView · +6 outlets
Hyperliquid has bought back $1.26 billion of its own token
The buyback program contrasts with Ethereum's fee-burn approach, raising questions about which mechanism better supports token price.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
BitMEX sued in UK for return of $27M in bitcoin over unlicensed derivatives
The UK lawsuit claims BitMEX offered derivatives without proper licensing, seeking the return of $27 million in bitcoin.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Binance to shut down its bitcoin mining pool after six years
The closure removes a major name from bitcoin mining pool operations.
Decrypt