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Arkham: Fidelity accumulated roughly $439M in BTC, ETH and SOL over 20 trading days
According to Arkham data cited by Cointelegraph, Fidelity bought about $354.1M of BTC, $66.6M of ETH and $18.2M of SOL over the last 20 trading days.
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About $57M in BTC moved from an unidentified wallet to OKX, Whale Alert reports
Whale Alert flagged a transfer of 692 BTC, worth roughly $57.2 million, from an unknown address to the OKX exchange. Large deposits to exchanges are often watched as a possible sign of selling, though the reason for this move wasn't disclosed.
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Bitcoin and Ether ETF October outflows near $1B as ETH funds post eighth straight day of redemptions
Cointelegraph reports US spot Bitcoin ETFs had $244M in net outflows on Thursday. Ether funds had outflows for an eighth straight session, totaling $641M, and combined October outflows are nearing $1B.
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Chainalysis: China P2P stablecoin wallets up 43x since 2024; South Korea leads East Asia crypto activity
Chainalysis data cited by Cointelegraph shows China's P2P stablecoin wallets have multiplied 43-fold since early 2024 despite restrictions. South Korea's crypto economy is the largest in East Asia at $449.1B. Separately, Japan sanctioned Garantex and Hong Kong is still targeting end-2026 for a licensing bill.
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Nasdaq CEO Friedman: tokenized Treasurys and stocks could unlock billions tied up as collateral
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said tokenizing Treasurys, equities and money market funds could free up tens of billions of dollars now locked up as collateral, Cointelegraph reports.
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Bitcoin ETFs shed $244M as XRP funds alone see inflows; BTC hovers near $82K after $1B liquidation
CoinDesk reports US bitcoin ETFs had $244M in net outflows Thursday, while ETH and ZEC funds also saw money leave and only XRP ETFs took in money. BTC is trading around $82,000 after about $1B in liquidations.
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Arkham: Fidelity's FBTC ETF added about $354M in bitcoin over 20 trading days
According to Arkham, Fidelity's FBTC ETF bought roughly $354.1M of BTC over the past 20 trading days. Fidelity's other crypto funds added about $66.6M of ETH and $18.2M of SOL over the same period.
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Sui rolls out Hashi, letting institutions borrow against BTC that stays on Bitcoin, with $500M committed
CoinDesk reports that Sui is launching Hashi, an institutional lending protocol. Holders can pledge bitcoin as collateral without moving it off the Bitcoin network, and the launch reportedly has $500 million in commitments.
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Spot silver climbs back above $60 per ounce
Spot silver has moved back above the $60-per-ounce level, according to Cointelegraph.
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Nethermind and ZEUS among crypto projects applying to Anthropic's free AI vulnerability scanner
Cointelegraph reports that crypto projects, including Ethereum client Nethermind and Bitcoin wallet ZEUS, have applied to Anthropic's free OSS Scanner. The program offers open-source projects vulnerability reports generated by Anthropic's top AI models, Claude Mythos among them.
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PBOC denies using yuan devaluation for trade advantage, calls criticism political
Cointelegraph reports that China's central bank denies ever devaluing the yuan competitively to gain a trade edge. The bank called efforts to blame the currency for global imbalances effectively a political move.
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Trader with perfect track record opens ~$30M 20x leveraged ETH long after market dip, per Lookonchain
Lookonchain reports that wallet 0x2371 opened a 20x long on 12,000 ETH, worth about $29.9M, after the market fell. The trader has reportedly made $9.26M in total profit without a losing trade, and the position shows about $626K in unrealized gains.
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Lookonchain: MARA Holdings appears to have offloaded 996 BTC worth about $81M
On-chain tracker Lookonchain reports that wallets linked to bitcoin miner MARA Holdings seem to have sold or moved 996 BTC, valued at roughly $81.1 million. The company has not confirmed this.
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Crypto projects apply for Anthropic's new AI vulnerability-scanning service
Cointelegraph reports that crypto projects are applying to Anthropic's new opt-in security service. The service uses the company's most advanced models, including Claude Mythos, to produce vulnerability reports.
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US spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $244M on Oct 8; Ether ETF outflows stretch to eight straight days
Per Wu Blockchain, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw about $244M in net outflows on October 8, with Franklin's EZBC the lone fund posting inflows. Spot Ether ETFs lost roughly $72.5M, their eighth consecutive day of net outflows.
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White House unveils $215M quantum contest and $2.4B in AI pledges within $6B science plan
According to Cointelegraph, the Trump administration laid out a $6B science push that includes a $215M quantum computing competition and $2.4B in AI industry commitments. It comes as worries grow that quantum computers could threaten crypto security.
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French lawmakers' committee backs stablecoin trading tax and crypto exit tax in 2027 budget draft
According to Cointelegraph, a French parliamentary committee voted to add a levy on stablecoin transactions and an exit tax on crypto holdings to the 2027 budget bill. Neither measure has become law yet.
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Lido moves into on-chain lending with a protocol built around security, per AMBCrypto
AMBCrypto reports that Lido has launched a lending protocol that puts security first. It is aimed at the on-chain credit market, which the outlet values at about $54B, and could put Lido in competition with established lenders.
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Spot BTC, ETH and SOL ETFs see money leave on Oct 8 while XRP funds take in new cash
Cointelegraph reports that on October 8, spot Bitcoin ETFs had about $244M in net outflows, Ether ETFs about $72.5M and Solana ETFs about $3.3M. XRP ETFs went the other way with roughly $8.2M in net inflows.
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DWF Labs affiliates take BitGo to London court seeking $141M over alleged early token sales
Per the Financial Times, DWF Maas and Falcon Digital are suing BitGo in London's High Court for $141M, claiming it sold FF and ESPORTS tokens before their OTC lock-ups ended. BitGo declined to comment, and the claims have not been proven.
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Solana plans last step in reducing slot times to 200 milliseconds
The Defiant reports Solana has scheduled its final reduction of slot times to 200ms. Compute limits per block will shrink so total throughput stays the same, while validators will vote more often and get shorter block-production windows.
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Standard Chartered Singapore moves into institutional crypto custody, AMBCrypto reports
According to AMBCrypto, Standard Chartered's Singapore unit has started offering crypto custody services to institutional clients.
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Whale Alert flags 1,000 BTC (~$82M) moving from Binance to Kraken
Whale Alert tracked a 1,000 BTC transfer, worth roughly $82.4 million, sent from Binance to Kraken. It did not say who was behind the move or why.
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Solana nears final step of upgrade cutting block times in half to 200ms
CoinDesk reports Solana is finishing a seven-week effort to double how often it produces blocks, moving to 200-millisecond block times. Validators face higher costs and narrower operating windows as a result.
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Glassnode: About 31% of BTC supply sits in addresses with public keys visible on-chain
Glassnode co-founder Rafael puts the BTC with visible public keys at about 6.26M, up from 24.8% of supply in early 2021. Exchanges hold about 1.79M of it. He said the figures show only on-chain key visibility and do not mean any coins were attacked.
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XRP Ledger rolls out delegated account permissions aimed at banks, stablecoin issuers and tokenized funds
CoinDesk reports a new XRP Ledger feature lets institutions assign narrow powers, like approving customers or sending payments, to secondary accounts while the keys to their main holdings stay in cold storage.
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Curve's active loans climb to about $76.18M, according to AMBCrypto
AMBCrypto reports that active loans on Curve have risen to roughly $76.18 million, a sign that more people are borrowing on the protocol. The outlet looks at what the increase could mean for CRV.
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Ether longs and shorts take outsized hit in $1B crypto liquidation wave, topping bitcoin losses
CoinDesk reports roughly $356M in ETH derivatives positions were liquidated over 24 hours, exceeding bitcoin liquidations even though ether's market cap is under a fifth of BTC's, amid a broader ~$1B market flush.
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Thailand's SEC finalizes rules for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, with trading set to start October 16
Cointelegraph reports that Thailand's securities regulator has completed rules allowing Bitcoin and Ether ETFs to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Trading is set to begin October 16.
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Bitcoin climbs back to $82K after Trump says no Iran strike before midterms; oil slides
CoinDesk reports bitcoin recovered to about $82,000 and oil prices fell after Trump said he would not strike Iran before the midterm elections. Crypto security experts also played down fears about "bunker mode."
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Lookonchain: US government sends about $1.5B in BTC and WBTC to Coinbase Prime over three days
On-chain tracker Lookonchain reports that US government wallets moved 17,733 BTC (about $1.48B) and 750 WBTC (about $62M) to Coinbase Prime over three days. BTC fell about 6.9% over the same period.
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Thailand finalizes framework allowing Bitcoin and Ether ETFs on its stock exchange
Thailand has finalized regulations for crypto ETFs tracking Bitcoin and Ether, according to Cointelegraph. The rules reportedly take effect next week, and the products may trade only on the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
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IMF: Most tokenized stock trading occurs outside Wall Street hours
According to the IMF, over 50% of trading in tokenized stocks takes place while traditional US equity markets are closed, as reported by Cointelegraph.
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Citrini Research names tokenization picks, says onchain volume alone won't lift tokens
According to Wu Blockchain, a Citrini Research report says tokenizing traditional assets could grow onchain trading, lending and payments. It favors COIN, HOOD and CRCL plus projects such as ONDO, AAVE, UNI, ETHFI and PENDLE, and says token value depends more on revenue and fee sharing than on volume.
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Jupiter passes Kamino to become Solana's largest lending protocol as JUP rallies
AMBCrypto reports that Jupiter's lending business has overtaken Kamino and is now the biggest on Solana. Its JUP token rose about 15% as the news came out.
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Lookonchain: Machi down $8.44M in a week as leveraged ETH long nears liquidation
According to Lookonchain, trader Machi Big Brother has lost about $8.44M over the past week, pushing his account below $1M. He still holds a long of roughly 9,950 ETH (~$24.7M), now facing liquidation near $2,431.
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DTC proposes API-based overhaul to speed up DRS share transfers from days to minutes
According to The Defiant, the Depository Trust Company has proposed reworking its Direct Registration System. The plan would swap batch processing for APIs and automate one transfer step. Transfer agents would still need to approve each transfer.
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More than $1B in crypto liquidations over 24 hours, Cointelegraph reports
According to Cointelegraph, more than $1B in crypto positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours. The outlet says this came almost exactly one year after the largest liquidation event on record.
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NEAR falls about 16% one day after Bitwise publishes a positive report
AMBCrypto reports that NEAR dropped roughly 16% in a single day, coming right after asset manager Bitwise put out a bullish report on the token.
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Cloudflare CEO expects AI agents to pay per page read, needing about 10M transactions per second at launch
Speaking to CoinDesk, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said the web is heading toward AI agents paying for each page they read. He estimated this would need about 10 million transactions per second from day one, far above Visa's peak of roughly 80,000.
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