Bitcoin slips below $80,000 as Middle East tensions and leverage unwind hit crypto
BTC fell under $80K on renewed Middle East worries and a rapid liquidation of leveraged positions, with analysts watching whether the Fed meeting can steady mar
CoinDesk · +4 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs snap two-week losing streak after biggest single-day outflow since June
US spot bitcoin ETFs returned to net inflows despite a $635 million single-day exit earlier in the week, signaling mixed institutional demand.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
SEC approves leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs for trading
Regulators cleared leveraged BTC and ETH funds, expanding the derivatives-linked ETF lineup available to US investors.
Yahoo Finance · +13 outlets
Strategy faces $8.3 billion bitcoin loss as MSTR and Strive weigh buybacks versus preferred dividends
Bitcoin treasury companies must balance continued BTC purchases against obligations to preferred shareholders after a bruising quarter.
CoinDesk · +2 outlets
Initia hack drains USDC bridge reserve to $63 as withdrawals fail
The exploit left Initia's bridge with almost no USDC backing, blocking user withdrawals and raising fresh DeFi bridge security concerns.
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Wells Fargo, Cisco, Intuit among six more firms objecting to tokenized stocks
The additions broaden corporate pushback against blockchain-based representations of public equities.
Decrypt · +5 outlets
Franklin Templeton adds $150 million in fund shares to XRP Ledger in single wallet
The asset manager moved a sizable tokenized fund position onto the XRP Ledger, a notable institutional test of the network for real-world assets.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Evernorth to raise $80 million via share sale for XRP treasury strategy
Evernorth plans to sell up to 5.22 million shares through Cantor Fitzgerald, mirroring Michael Saylor's bitcoin treasury playbook for XRP.
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
Arthur Hayes exits crypto positions as analysts track $26 million in sales
The BitMEX co-founder sold roughly $22 to $26 million in crypto and warned of further downside, a notable bearish signal from a prominent trader.
CryptoSlate · +4 outlets
Ethereum sees biggest exchange withdrawal in four months as October ETF losses top $1 billion
Large ETH outflows from exchanges coincided with heavy redemptions from ether ETFs, a mix of accumulation and weak fund demand.
CryptoSlate · +2 outlets
Circle shareholder sues Trump over UAE crypto deals, citing up to $82 million in potential revenue
The suit alleges conflicts tied to UAE-linked crypto ventures and estimates eight-figure annual revenue at stake.
CryptoSlate · +2 outlets
Senator probes Tether's reported $6 million payments to ex-White House crypto adviser's firm
Congressional scrutiny of Tether's payments adds to ongoing questions about the stablecoin issuer's political and business ties.
CryptoSlate · +3 outlets
Cysic hacker sends $744K to Tornado Cash after 10% bounty offer
The attacker routed stolen funds through the sanctioned mixer rather than accept a bounty, complicating recovery efforts.
cointelegraph.com · +1 outlets
Franklin Templeton prepares Nasdaq debut for ETFs that convert stock dividends into bitcoin
The proposed funds would let investors route equity dividend income into BTC exposure, a novel packaging of crypto for traditional portfolios.
Yahoo Finance · +3 outlets
JPMorgan projects 10% annual bitcoin returns over next decade but won't recommend buying
The bank's forecast implies bitcoin could roughly triple over ten years, yet it stops short of an allocation recommendation.
Yahoo Finance · +6 outlets
Circle launches USDC auctions letting institutions collect cash-out fees
The new mechanism shifts redemption economics toward institutional participants, a change in stablecoin market structure.
CryptoSlate · +2 outlets
XRP ETFs take in just $4.3 million in a week as WisdomTree fund looms
Weak inflows into XRP ETFs underscore tepid institutional demand for the token despite a growing product lineup.
Yahoo Finance · +1 outlets