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Bitcoin and Ether Options Activity Soars to Historic Highs of $20B Amid ETF Hype

[Oct 26, 2023 11:37 PM]

Prosegur to Build Secure Crypto Bunker in Brazil

[Oct 26, 2023 11:30 PM] Prosegur, a Spain-based security company, will build a secure bunker to offer custody services for institutional crypto users in Brazil. The bunker, to be located in Sao Paolo, will be monitored 24 hours a day and will apply various defensive…

Finder’s Experts Predict Bitcoin to Reach $87K by 2025, Settling at $30K by Year’s End

[Oct 26, 2023 5:30 PM] Bitcoin (BTC), the leading crypto asset by market cap, has captured considerable attention within the realm of digital currencies, demonstrating robustness and a pronounced market dominance. As it currently stands, its value hovers slightly beneath…

Protocol Village: IoTeX Blockchain to Integrate With Solana for 'IoT-Connected Projects'

[Oct 26, 2023 4:35 PM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 16-22, with live updates throughout.

Value Locked in Defi Surpasses $40 Billion, Marking a Significant Recovery

[Oct 26, 2023 4:00 PM] Amid the recent gains in the crypto economy, the total value locked, or TVL, in decentralized finance, or defi protocols, has risen above the $40 billion threshold. This is after remaining below that level since mid-August. The top 100 defi coins…

Kraken Begins Notifying Customers It Will Send Their Data to the IRS This November

[Oct 26, 2023 3:00 PM] Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is sending a letter to clients notifying them that after losing a lengthy court case, they will need to turn over sensitive data to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after a legal battle that began in May 2021…

Bitcoin Cools Off at $34K, But '5th Bull Market' Has Further to Run, Says Analyst

[Oct 26, 2023 2:42 PM] tktk

Bankman-Fried Takes the Stand With a Great Focus on Relying on Counsel and Legal Advice

[Oct 26, 2023 2:30 PM] The former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried testified Thursday without jurors present. Bankman-Fried was questioned by his attorney, Mark Cohen, before the judge. He described FTX senior staff using encrypted messaging, discussed obtaining Alameda’s bank…

Arbitrum Foundation Says 'Orbit' for Layer-3 Networks Now Ready for Mainnet

[Oct 26, 2023 1:46 PM] Orbit is a program for developers to spin up their own layer-3 blockchains atop Arbitrum, which in turn is the largest layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain.

FTX Moves Millions Worth of LINK, MATIC, AGLD to Coinbase as Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies

[Oct 26, 2023 1:04 PM] The latest transactions followed $19 millions worth of crypto moved from FTX cold wallets to exchanges.

Billionaire Ken Griffin's Citadel Securities Denies 'Ridiculous' Claim That It Tanked Do Kwon's Terraform

[Oct 26, 2023 1:02 PM] Citadel said the claims by Terraform was filed to "deflect attention" from its alleged charges.

What Happens to GBTC Discount When FTX Sells its Holdings?

[Oct 26, 2023 12:57 PM] It’s possible the SEC could approve a spot ETF before any sales, taking discount worries off the table.

U.S. Lawmakers Lummis, Hill Urge DOJ Decision on Charging Binance, Tether for Aiding Hamas

[Oct 26, 2023 11:38 AM] U.S. lawmakers Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wy.) and Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) have urged the Department of Justice to "expeditiously conclude" investigations and reach a decision on charging Binance and Tether for aiding terrorism financing for Hamas.

Bitcoin Primed for 'Supply Shock' as Exchange Balance Drops to 5-Year Low, Analyst Says

[Oct 26, 2023 11:17 AM] A spot ETF approval could fundamentally alter bitcoin's supply and demand dynamics as professional investors would allocate to BTC as an uncorrelated asset, Forex.com's Matt Weller told CoinDesk TV.

U.S. Senate's Banking Chairman Says Panel to 'Crack Down' on Crypto's Terrorism Ties

[Oct 26, 2023 10:14 AM] U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has said the Senate Banking Committee will "crack down on the use of crypto to fund terrorism and evade sanctions" at a time when the U.S. must stand with both Ukraine and Israel as they fight back against Russian…

Pepecoin Doubles to $500M Market Cap as Memecoin Fever Steals Bitcoin's ETF Thunder

[Oct 26, 2023 9:04 AM] The price of pepe [PEPE], one of the many memecoins that spawned out of crypto winter, has doubled in a week as traders anticipate the etchings of a bitcoin [BTC] spot ETF-induced bull market.

FTX Estate Initiates Second Tranche of Crypto Transfers, Shifting Millions to Centralized Exchanges

[Oct 26, 2023 8:36 AM] On Thursday, the analytics firm Peckshield alerted the community to another transfer of crypto assets from FTX wallets to centralized exchanges. Nearly $20 million in digital currencies were moved after the estate transferred $8.6 million in…

Media Reported Hamas Got Millions Via Crypto, but the Data Provider They Cited Says It Was Misconstrued

[Oct 26, 2023 8:04 AM] After Hamas' deadly attacks in Israel, media reports linked the terrorist group with tens of millions in crypto donations, but that data was misinterpreted and hugely exaggerated, according to the blockchain analytical firm that was cited.

'I Don't Recall': Sam Bankman-Fried Says He Has No Memory of Discussing Crypto Empire's $13B Hole

[Oct 26, 2023 7:30 AM] Prosecutors rested their case on Thursday, so SBF's defense lawyers are calling witnesses now.

Dollar/Yen Trading Volume Surpasses Bitcoin on DeFi Platform Gains Network

[Oct 26, 2023 6:15 AM] Gains Network, initially released on Polygon and later on Arbitrum, allows users to trade financial derivatives of cryptocurrencies, foreign exchange and commodities by matching buy-sell orders using smart contracts.

First Mover Americas: Deutsche Bank Trials a SWIFT Alternative for Stablecoins

[Oct 26, 2023 6:01 AM] The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 25, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

UK Lawmakers Pass Bill to Help Seize Illicit Crypto

[Oct 26, 2023 5:35 AM] The bill lets law enforcement freeze crypto without a conviction, promising faster and more substantial seizures.

HayCoin Price Climbs to $5.5M Per Token as Long-Term Holder Destroys 51 HAY

[Oct 26, 2023 5:24 AM] The first-ever token floated on Uniswap was revived by a bunch of developers and is quickly gaining a loyal community.

JPMorgan Handles $1B Transactions Daily In Digital Token JPM Coin: Bloomberg

[Oct 26, 2023 4:15 AM] JPMorgan has plans to widen the coin's usage the bank's head of payments Takis Georgakopoulos said in an interview.

Galaxy Expects Spot Bitcoin ETF to Push BTC Up by 74% in First Year

[Oct 26, 2023 4:00 AM] A spot-based bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) would attract significant capital and boost the price of BTC by 74% in the first year after launch, according to Galaxy Digital. The estimate comes amid rising anticipation that the U.S. securities…

Bitcoin’s Recent Outperformance Fueled by Institutional Demand, JPMorgan Says

[Oct 26, 2023 3:56 AM] There has been a significant bitcoin inflow into larger wallets, which suggests institutional investor demand, the report said.

Bitcoin to Score 'Golden Cross' After 30% Price Surge in Two Weeks

[Oct 26, 2023 3:28 AM] The bullish pattern comes months ahead of bitcoin's fourth mining reward halving.

Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Ventures Test SWIFT Killer for Stablecoins and CBDCs

[Oct 26, 2023 3:05 AM] The UDPN currently comprises about 25 organizations, including banks from the U.S, Australia, Latin America and Europe, running around ten proof-of-concept tests in parallel.

FTX Cold Wallets Move $19M in Solana, Ether to Crypto Exchanges

[Oct 26, 2023 2:46 AM] The debtor group in control of FTX assets has conducted various on-chain transactions in the past few weeks.

Memeland, a Web3 Project Built by 9GAG's Team, Secures $10M Minutes After Going Live

[Oct 26, 2023 1:45 AM] The Web3 venture lab is built by team members who previously worked on 9GAG, an immensely popular meme site.