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Bitcoin traded just above $81,500 but failed to sustain gains after an earlier recovery attempt toward $87,333, bringing the market closer to the key $80,000 level. On-chain metrics offered contradictory signs: some cohorts are moving more coins overall while sending a smaller share to exchanges, and large whale transfers — including a Kraken withd…
Bitcoin traded above $81,000 on Saturday as market participants parsed uneven U.S. spot ETF flows and lingering questions about institutional appetite. Net outflows across spot Bitcoin funds, driven largely by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, coincided with a week of price swings that saw Bitcoin dip below $80,000 before partially recovering. Eth…
<p>Bitcoin recovered modestly on Friday, trading around $81,842.10 after a brief dip below $80,000 the prior session. Lower U.S. Treasury yields and easing oil prices supported a short-term bounce, but the cryptocurrency remained on track for a second straight weekly decline and has fallen over 2% so far in October. Broader crypto markets also show…
BTCC, marking its presence as a platinum sponsor at TOKEN2049 Singapore, used a large receipt installation and a themed booth to promote its 0-Barrier Trading pillars: 0 Fees, 0 Friction, 0 Distance and 0 Panic. The exchange hosted in-booth interviews, an exclusive rooftop gathering and awarded $1M through its Trade to Win competition, while highli…
Binance.US is pursuing a private funding round of up to $100 million at an estimated $1 billion valuation as it works to strengthen its presence in the United States. The move follows a steep drop in market share after a settlement involving Binance Holdings Ltd. and takes place alongside efforts to restore state money-transmitting licenses and exp…
<p>Bitcoin tumbled following a hotter-than-expected U.S. consumer price index print for September, which raised expectations that the Federal Reserve may lift interest rates again this year. The move prompted broad risk-off trading across markets, with technology and artificial intelligence shares selling off and crypto investors withdrawing funds …
Bybit Kazakhstan has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with AIFC Markets Ltd., the Programme Office for the Astana International Financial Centre's Investment Tax Residency Programme (ITRP). The agreement means qualified digital asset investments placed on Bybit Kazakhstan's licensed platform can be verified and recognised by the Programme Office,…
<p><strong>Summary:</strong> Bitcoin traded in a narrow band on Wednesday, slipping 0.26% to $83,453.4 by 02:00 ET (06:00 GMT), as market participants minimalized large directional wagers ahead of U.S. consumer price index data. Broader cryptocurrency tokens recorded slightly larger declines, while renewed capital flows into spot Bitcoin exchange-t…
Ricchezza Coin and the Ricchezza Network are preparing for a targeted fourth-quarter 2026 launch from Panama City. The project is promoting a privacy-first Layer 1 blockchain that emphasizes 'privacy by default' and 'disclosure by choice,' with a native coin capped at 60 million units and a privacy wallet that integrates encrypted messaging. The te…
Bitcoin slid modestly on Tuesday and struggled to regain traction as a broad selloff in technology and AI-related equities curtailed demand for higher-risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency traded below $84,000 after falling to a session low near $81,055, and wider crypto markets tracked the decline amid October profit-taking. Separately, a long-d…
Bybit has opened a 20-day promotional campaign called Full Stocks Ahead, offering a 150,000 USDC prize pool to users who trade U.S. stocks and ETFs through its newly introduced stocks trading service. The program, which runs through Oct. 31, 2026, combines daily reward boxes, a first-trade incentive, a large trading-volume competition, and an affil…
Singapore infrastructure firm Qore3 and Bhutan’s Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology (GCIT) have formalised a long-term partnership to trial blockchain-enabled community finance in Rukha Village, Wangdue Phodrang. Project Digital Village will equip 21 rural households with MPC wallets, introduce a token-based model for local liquidity and…
Bitcoin is trading at $84,175 on the 5-hour chart, confined between a VWAP-based support near $83,987 and SuperTrend resistance at $84,643. Momentum indicators show a bullish MACD cross while trend strength remains weak with an ADX reading of 18.88. Traders are watching breaks above $84,650 or below $83,800 for guidance on the next swing.
The DATA Foundation said its Trace registry, which holds over 250 million verifiable receipts for rights-cleared AI training data, will join the Sui technology stack and use Walrus as the default storage layer. The DATA Network will be upgraded to run natively on Sui, $DATA tokens will transfer one-to-one, and Sui Foundation is committing $30 milli…
Digital asset markets faced renewed selling pressure as geopolitical tensions in a critical energy transit corridor and rising benchmark crude prices amplified macroeconomic anxieties, directly impacting cryptocurrency valuations, equity markets, and government bond yields throughout Wednesday trading.
Bitcoin slipped on Wednesday as a sharp rise in oil prices and climbing U.S. Treasury yields dented demand for speculative assets. The largest cryptocurrency traded near $84,288.6 by 02:16 ET (06:16 GMT), down about 1.2%, while most major altcoins also posted declines. An OKX fundraise announcement at a $25 billion pre-money valuation attracted att…
Bitcoin was trading close to $85,000 as U.S. regulators approved a Cboe rule change to allow six exchange-traded products offering three-times daily exposure to several assets, including bitcoin and ether via futures. The approval stops short of immediate listings, with registration and other formalities still required. Markets also digested a prop…
Bitcoin traded below $85,000 after an intraday move above $87,000, as a new Securities and Exchange Commission proposal on custody rules signaled potential for wider institutional participation. Softer-than-expected U.S. payrolls supported risk assets by easing interest rate expectations, while heavy short liquidations accompanied the price spike. …
COINPAYMENTS has named its founder Alex Alexandrov as Group CEO, marking a shift from his prior role as Chairman. The move coincides with multiple senior appointments intended to support an expansion strategy. The company reports processing more than $50 billion in transaction volume and serving over 250,000 merchants and one million wallet users s…
Citi has updated its price targets for Bitcoin and Ether, assigning 12-month forecasts of $181,000 and $5,400 respectively, while expecting more modest increases by year-end to $132,000 for BTC and $4,500 for ETH. Analyst Alex Saunders attributes potential gains next year to investor demand and continued positive flows driven by institutional and a…
The Sweat Foundation has announced that Sweat Wallet and the SWEAT token, as they exist today, will cease operating on 30 December 2026. The Foundation said the decision follows prolonged crypto market weakness, the loss of exchange listings, costs related to an April 2026 security incident, and slowing new-user growth that prevented sustainable pr…
Bitcoin retreated on Thursday after sizable gains in the third quarter, trading down 2.3% at $83,570 by 09:20 ET. A softer-than-expected U.S. PCE inflation print lifted hopes for fewer Fed rate hikes, but a simultaneous rise in Treasury yields and flows into AI-related tech stocks capped cryptocurrency gains. Attention now turns to U.S. nonfarm pay…
Blackboard, a non-custodial onchain trading terminal, and Aster, a privacy-focused perpetual DEX, announced their first joint trading competition running from October 10 to November 10, 2026 (UTC). The event starts with a guaranteed $17,000 prize pool that can expand to $100,000 depending on participant volume. Traders compete on Volume and PnL lea…
BitGo Holdings and OKX have expanded their Off-Exchange Settlement integration to serve eligible institutions located outside the United States. The arrangement allows clients to access OKX’s international liquidity while supported collateral remains in segregated custody with BitGo Singapore Pte. Ltd., maintaining a separation between custody, exe…
Bitcoin traded marginally higher on Tuesday, stabilizing around $83,453 as oil prices eased and a sharp sell-off in U.S. Treasuries moderated. Traders absorbed mixed signals: recoveries in crude flows out of the Middle East and comments from a Federal Reserve official that reduced pressure on the bond market, while a Senate report flagged Tether’s …
