Rising Treasury yields, surging energy prices and a stronger dollar weigh on bitcoin and tech, while silver falls below $59 an ounce.
Justin Drake’s call to prepare for an AI break of wallet cryptography drew a mixed response as bitcoin slipped below $83,000.
Bitcoin’s realized cap rise in the 30 days to Oct. 5 came mostly from existing holders, not fresh capital, Glassnode data showed.
ESMA urged EU crypto firms to halt services involving non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins, giving regulators three months to address existing exposures.
Yearly buyer cohorts and U.S. spot ETF investors offer a map of potential support and resistance as bitcoin retreats below $84,000.
Bitcoin fell below $84,000 as oil climbed on Iranian tanker attacks, while smaller tokens fell harder and liquidations rose to $547 million.
World Liberty Financial outlined plans to bring USD1 to major online platforms as Mesh announced a payments partnership scheduled to roll out this quarter.
Early Wall Street wealth-creation opportunities remain inaccessible to retail participants, but Hyperliquid’s perpetual contracts aim to democratize access, according to its CEO.
BingX strategy chief Kevin Lee says wealthy investors are taking a longer-term approach to Bitcoin, though family-office crypto exposure remains limited.
FxPro says a slide below $84,000 would hand control to sellers and put $80,000 in play. Minutes from the Fed’s last meeting come out Wednesday.
Leading the gains is BTW, the native token of Bitway, a bitcoin-compatible layer-1, which jumped 25% in the past 24 hours and is up 170% over the past 30 days.
Hong Kong regulators plan to establish a licensing regime for four categories, including digital asset trading, custody, advisory and management services.
Binance BTC reserves fell by nearly 40,000 coins since Sept. 20 as whales returned stablecoin capital to their exchange wallets.
DeepSeek and Moonshot attract fresh capital ahead of planned listings, while OpenAI courts major investors.
The Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC before buying 11,000 BTC, demonstrating liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.
A stronger dollar and rising bond yields are testing bitcoin’s resilience as fiscal concerns in France and political uncertainty in Spain weigh on the euro.
A weak September jobs report took a rate hike off the table, but bitcoin is still stuck below $87,000, with FOMC minutes due Wednesday.
In traditional markets, the U.S. Dollar Index jumped to 102.53 early today, the highest since April 2025, extending its rise from the Sept. 9 low of 98.60.
The Ohio Republican candidate holds a stake in a digital asset manager and received donations from many in the industry, but has avoided making crypto a central campaign issue.
Efforts will continue to reduce the state’s involvement in Bitcoin-related activities and to strengthen crypto‑asset regulation and governance, the IMF said.
Work on the introduction of the digital ruble to the budget process is being carried out by the Bank of Russia together with the Ministry of Finance.
Finance, engineering and trading led hiring demand, while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana were the most frequently requested blockchain skills.
CEO Iana Dimitrova said OpenPayd aims to launch in the U.S. by April 2027 and is eyeing deals to add licenses and technology.
As AI agents evolve from answering questions to spending real money, investors and tech giants are scrambling to control the financial networks powering machine-driven commerce.
Community banking group’s lawsuit claims OCC has overstepped its mandate from Congress.
US intel chief Clayton may be asked to also oversee AI innovation and development along with “self policing” tech CEOs.
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, accusing the regulator of overstepping its legal authority.
Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Christian Trummer said MiCA has increased trust in regulated platforms and called for stricter enforcement against noncompliant firms.
Bitcoin dominance is closing in on 60% while USDT’s has slipped to 6.3%, pointing to a market growing more comfortable with risk.
Arthur Hayes said money printing could lift crypto prices, while CONNECT Seoul speakers examined Wall Street’s competitive edge onchain.
Bitcoin buyers broke through a wall of ask liquidity to reach new October BTC price highs near $87,800, with the area immediately above now a new resistance hurdle.
Aave founder Stani Kulechov said Aave v3 was unaffected after an attacker exploited a third-party adapter to drain about $305,000 from two Safe multisig wallets.
Porsche is winding down its Web3 project and Pioneers Circle community as trading activity in its 911 NFT collection falls sharply from early levels.
Prices briefly topped $85,000 on Wednesday after weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation cooled bets on Fed rate hikes, But bulls couldn’t hold the move and spot ETFs didn’t help.
Bitcoin erased its post-PCE gains as analysts cautioned that methodology changes complicated the lower-than-expected inflation reading.
EU regulators are reportedly examining Binance’s use of a MiCA exemption to serve customers as ESMA seeks stronger enforcement powers.
Citi also raised its 12-month target for ether from from $2,240 to $3,028.
Chainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims.
Six companies signed a safety pact covering hacking and biological threats, with no penalties or deadline for putting the checks in place.
Independent directors cite management’s financial risk and restructuring role, but leave questions about Gerovich’s exercised shares and MMXX Ventures unanswered.
Traders are waiting on the Fed’s favored inflation gauge after a month of oil-driven rate-hike bets that sent 30-year Treasury yields to their highest since 2002.
Ether ETFs shed $3 million Tuesday after seven days of inflows, following an $8 million outflow from Zcash funds at the start of the week.
Bitcoin held near $83,000 as the 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.6%, while DeFi tokens reversed and lighter fell after Robinhood unveiled U.S. perps.
Aave jumped 11% on speculation over a token burn, with 72 of 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents higher even as the 10-year Treasury yield sat at 5.234%.
US spot crypto ETF inflows fell about 80% from Friday as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP funds attracted $64.8 million combined on Monday.
Ether led a modest recovery among major tokens, while ZEC extended its slide and its U.S. fund posted the only outflow among crypto ETFs on Monday.
The London-based crypto services company confidentially filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this year.
Bitcoin price action consolidated after early-week losses while protecting a “trend-defining” support zone.
Bitcoin fell 1.7% to $83,000, though the CoinDesk 100 dropped 2.6% as Friday’s biggest gainers reversed and oil climbed back above $100.
ZEC led losses among major tokens as Brent pushed toward $108 and traders added to bets on another Fed rate increase ahead of this week’s inflation and jobs data.
