Topic: #bitcoin-news
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MARA moves 996 BTC worth $81.1 million to Galaxy Digital address, per Lookonchain
MARA Holdings sent about 996 BTC ($81.13 million) to an address tied to Galaxy Digital, per Lookonchain data, though the transfer alone doesn't confirm a sale as MARA's treasury has shrunk in 2026.
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Sui's Hashi to launch bitcoin collateral network with $500 million in commitments
Sui is launching Hashi, an institutional network that lets holders use bitcoin as lending collateral without moving it off the Bitcoin ledger, with $500 million in capital commitments.
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Bitcoin rebounds to $82,000 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms
Bitcoin climbed back to $82,000 on Friday, per CoinDesk, after Trump said on Truth Social the U.S. would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterms and WTI crude fell from $93.20.
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Bitcoin slides to one-month low near $80,000 as flash-crash anniversary nears
Bitcoin fell to about a one-month low just above $80,000 on Thursday, CoinDesk reported, with ether, XRP and solana falling harder as the anniversary of the October 10, 2025, flash crash approached.
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Bitcoin-backed loans fund tuition and cash flow, SALT and Ledn executives say
Executives at SALT Lending and Ledn told CoinDesk that bitcoin-backed loans are increasingly paying for tuition, slow months and business cash, as borrowers look for liquidity without selling their BTC.
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Europol says quantum computers threaten exposed crypto wallets, not blockchains
Europol's cybercrime center said in a report published Wednesday that crypto wallets with exposed public keys, not blockchains themselves, are the main point of exposure to future quantum-computing attacks.
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Bitcoin slips to $84,200 but holds its range, keeping stair-step pattern intact
Bitcoin fell more than 2% to $84,200 on Wednesday, according to CoinDesk data, but stayed inside its two-week range, which analysts say keeps a months-long stair-step uptrend intact.
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U.S. government-linked wallets move over $100M in BTC and BNB, Arkham data shows
Wallets Arkham links to the U.S. government moved more than $100 million in BTC and BNB on Tuesday, with some bitcoin reaching addresses Arkham labels as Coinbase Prime deposits. No sale has been confirmed.
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U.S. dollar index hits 18-month high near 102.5 as bitcoin holds around $86,000
The U.S. Dollar Index reached roughly 102.5 on Monday, its highest in nearly 18 months, while bitcoin held around $86,000, CoinDesk reported, as euro weakness and rising yields lifted the dollar.
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Ether beat bitcoin in Q3, but CoinGecko data shows its order books got thinner
Ether rose 70% in the third quarter versus bitcoin's 42%, CoinDesk reported, yet CoinGecko data shows ether's median daily market depth fell to just 35% to 45% of bitcoin's.
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HANetf lists bitcoin ETCs hedged against the dollar in pounds and euros
HANetf has listed bitcoin exchange-traded commodities on the London Stock Exchange, Xetra and Euronext Paris that hedge pound and euro exposure against the U.S. dollar, with HSBC providing the hedge.
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Bitcoin nears third straight monthly gain, threatening a September pattern since 2013
Bitcoin was up about 7% in September after a 25% August, CoinDesk reported, putting it on course to break a pattern since 2013 in which every positive August was followed by a negative September.
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Coldcard firmware exploit drives bitcoin holders back to exchanges
A firmware vulnerability in Coldcard hardware wallets triggered $70–$90 million in losses and prompted retail bitcoin holders to move smaller balances onto centralized exchanges for safety, marking a sharp reversal from the self-custody migration that followed the FTX collapse.
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Citadel bets on Fed rate hike Wednesday as bitcoin analysts call a hold
Citadel's $67 billion macro team is calling for a surprise 25-basis-point rate hike from Chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday, while crypto and traditional market analysts expect no change. The CME FedWatch tool shows odds of a hike rising to 35.8% from 25.7% a week prior.
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Apple kept fake Sparrow Wallet app on App Store after $875K theft report
A federal lawsuit filed in July alleges Apple failed to remove a fraudulent bitcoin wallet app from its App Store despite a customer reporting an $875,000 theft, resulting in a second user losing roughly $840,000.
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Bitcoin slides 2% as South Korea's Kospi crashes 10%
Bitcoin fell 2.7% to $63,200 following the U.S. market close Monday, while South Korea's Kospi index crashed 10% to its lowest level since mid-April, dragging the broader crypto market lower as macro stress dominates trading.
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Bitcoin holds $65,000 as Fed decision looms over crypto's next move
Bitcoin held near $65,000 Monday despite a sharp selloff in AI stocks, while analysts say this week's Federal Reserve decision and inflation data will likely determine whether crypto breaks higher or revisits June lows.
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Bitcoin options traders cut downside hedges ahead of Fed rate decision
Bitcoin options traders have sharply reduced put-call ratios and collapsed near-term downside protection, betting on a quiet week despite Wednesday's Federal Reserve rate decision. The market is pricing in a 15% odds of a July rate hike.
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Quantum threat to crypto isn't cryptography—it's governance speed
As quantum computing milestones accelerate, cryptography experts argue Bitcoin and decentralized blockchains face a unique vulnerability: the inability to achieve consensus fast enough to deploy quantum-resistant defenses before a cryptographically relevant quantum computer emerges.
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Poolin Bitcoin Mining Pool Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy With $173M Debt
Poolin, which once controlled nearly a fifth of Bitcoin's global hashrate, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey with debts around $173 million. The Singapore-based mining company and its two U.S. affiliates are liquidating assets, including a $52 million bid on two West Texas mining sites.
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Jack Mallers Steps Down as Twenty One Capital CEO; Tether Merger Collapses
Jack Mallers resigned as CEO of Tether-controlled Twenty One Capital on July 20, 2026, as the company abandoned a proposed three-way merger with his bitcoin payments firm Strike and mining company Elektron Energy. Raphael Zagury replaces him.
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Bitcoin's DOG Mode client sidesteps BIP 110 without miner consensus
Leonidas, co-founder of the Runestone project, announced DOG Mode, an open-source Bitcoin client that raises transaction limits without miner signaling, offering an alternative to the stalled BIP 110 proposal that has drawn zero support.
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Bitcoin Rallies to $65,000 on Softer Inflation, Long-Term Holders Sell
Bitcoin bounced to nearly $65,000 this week after U.S. inflation data missed forecasts, but on-chain metrics show two investor groups selling into the rally—long-term holders locking in losses and short-term profit-takers exiting at a $4 million daily pace.
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Trump's Bitcoin Reserve Plan Still Unresolved 16 Months Later
The Trump administration continues to evaluate the best structure for a strategic bitcoin reserve and digital asset stockpile 16 months after the president's initial executive order, with Treasury and Commerce both under consideration as potential homes for the federal crypto funds.