Archive snapshot · ETH
Fri, Oct 16, 7:16 AM ET
Ethereum drops almost 6% as hot US inflation revives Fed rate hike bets and liquidations near $1 billion
A hotter-than-expected CPI print pushed traders to price a possible Fed hike, triggering roughly $1 billion in leveraged crypto liquidations with ETH, XRP and S
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Starknet opens seven-day tokenholder vote on exiting Ethereum to become a standalone Layer 1
Starknet is asking STRK holders whether to explore becoming an independent chain to reduce dependence on Ethereum's quantum-security upgrade timeline, a test of
Cointelegraph · +6 outlets
EBA designates Circle's USDC as the EU's first 'significant' e-money token
The designation brings USDC under stricter EU supervisory requirements and marks a milestone in MiCA implementation for stablecoin issuers.
The Block · +9 outlets
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs lost $391 million in a day, with only XRP funds taking inflows
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs saw heavy outflows while XRP ETFs drew modest net inflows, underscoring rotation within crypto fund flows.
finance.yahoo · +8 outlets
Russia's central bank confirms it will soon ban peer-to-peer bitcoin trading
The move tightens Russia's crypto access even as its largest bank, Sberbank, has won approval to trade bitcoin, a mixed regulatory signal.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
VanEck pulls its Lido staked ETH ETF after a yearlong wait
The withdrawal removes one of the few US-listed products offering staked ETH exposure and highlights staking ETF regulatory friction.
Yahoo Finance · +2 outlets
Richard Heart, founder of Hex and PulseChain, arrested in Istanbul on a Finnish Interpol Red Notice
The detention adds to a long-running set of enforcement and tax actions against the founder of Hex, and could affect the tokens tied to him.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Ledger unveils smartphone-like 'Atom' wallet and asks resellers in seven Asian markets to pull devices after an $86 million drain
Ledger is launching a Solana Mobile-integrated Android device while dealing with a suspected supply chain compromise that drained user funds.
Decrypt · +8 outlets
Mastercard and BVNK launch a platform to merge fiat and stablecoin payments
The tie-up is among the largest card network moves into stablecoin settlement rails for cross-border and enterprise payments.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Samsung puts stablecoin support on 82 million Galaxy devices
Embedding stablecoins in a major consumer handset line widens mainstream distribution for crypto payments.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Standard Chartered opens direct bitcoin and ether trading to wealthy clients in the UAE
The launch extends a large bank's crypto brokerage into the Gulf, where regulatory frameworks are becoming more explicit for institutional clients.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Coinbase, which holds 5% of all bitcoin, presses for quantum migration work to start now
Coinbase argues the migration window could take years, while Vitalik Buterin separately pushes for easier Ethereum node operation and zkSync touts new proving h
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Patrick Witt exits White House crypto role as the Clarity Act stalls
The departure leaves a policy vacancy in the White House at a time when market structure legislation is stalled in Congress.
The Block · +14 outlets
Interactive Brokers enters Ethereum staking as institutional demand accelerates
The brokerage's move into ETH staking adds a large traditional finance venue to a market valued around $110 billion.
Cryptoslate · +7 outlets
Hyperliquid founder Jeff Yan urges regulators to target deployers, not the underlying blockchain
The comment lands as US regulators weigh how to apply securities and derivatives rules to permissionless protocol front ends.
CoinDesk · +3 outlets
Bitcoin tests $81,000 after hot inflation data, with Kospi plunging 8% and gold rising
Bitcoin rebounded from near $80,000 as Asian equities sold off hard, showing crypto trading in step with macro risk sentiment.
CoinDesk · +9 outlets
France's proposed 31.4% stablecoin tax would push activity offshore, Chainalysis warns
The warning adds to a debate over whether punitive levies on stablecoin transactions would simply move euro-denominated crypto activity to other jurisdictions.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Coinbase's quantum warning and zkSync's new prover shape Ethereum's post-quantum debate
zkSync's Airbender Prime prover and Coinbase's migration push show competing approaches to quantum readiness across the ecosystem.
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