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Bitcoin Holds $86,000 As Dollar Index Hits 18-Month High

Bitcoin Leverage Builds As Open Interest Adds $2.3 Billion

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Bitcoin Holds $86,000 As Dollar Index Hits 18-Month High

CoinDesk reported that bitcoin stayed near $86,000 while the U.S. Dollar Index reached about 102.5, with U.S. rate expectations and European political risks strengthening the dollar backdrop.

#crypto #bitcoin #U.S. dollar

October 6, 2026Read More →

Bitcoin Leverage Builds As Open Interest Adds $2.3 Billion

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MARKET SIGNAL:

Bitcoin Leverage Builds As Open Interest Adds $2.3 Billion

Bitcoin open interest rose by about 27,000 BTC as funding rates climbed from 3% to 10%, showing traders paying more to hold bullish exposure.

#crypto #Bitcoin #crypto derivatives

October 4, 2026Read More →

Citi Raises Bitcoin Target To $113,000 As ETF Flows Recover

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Citi Raises Bitcoin Target To $113,000 As ETF Flows Recover

Citigroup lifted its 12-month bitcoin and ether forecasts after ETF inflows resumed, SEC rulemaking eased sentiment and bitcoin recovered after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act.

#crypto #Bitcoin #Ether

October 1, 2026Read More →

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Rebound To $2.95 Billion After September Setback

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Rebound To $2.95 Billion After September Setback

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $2.95 billion over 30 days and eight straight trading days of inflows, reversing a mid-September outflow shock even as Monday’s fund flow slowed sharply.

#crypto #Bitcoin ETFs #Ethereum ETFs

October 1, 2026Read More →

Bitget Hacker Moves $6.3 Million Through THORChain As Freeze Request Fails

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Bitget Hacker Moves $6.3 Million Through THORChain As Freeze Request Fails

A wallet tied to Bitget’s $388 million breach converted about $6.3 million in ether into bitcoin through THORChain, exposing the limits of selective freezes on open swap networks.

#crypto #THORChain #Bitget

September 29, 2026Read More →

OG.com Asks CFTC To Clear Single-Stock Perpetual Futures

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OG.com Asks CFTC To Clear Single-Stock Perpetual Futures

OG.com Markets filed with the CFTC to list cash-settled perpetual futures on individual US stocks, joining Coinbase, Kalshi and Kraken parent Payward in seeking approval.

#crypto #OG.com #CFTC

September 26, 2026Read More →

UK Banks Move Tokenized Deposits Across Shared Payment Rails

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DEPLOYMENT WATCH:

UK Banks Move Tokenized Deposits Across Shared Payment Rails

Major UK banks completed tokenized sterling deposit transactions across shared infrastructure, testing regulated bank money for settlement, retail payments and future digital-asset use.

#crypto #UK banks #tokenized deposits

September 25, 2026Read More →

Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Test Cuts GPU Cost Estimate To $66

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SYSTEMS SHIFT:

Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Test Cuts GPU Cost Estimate To $66

StarkWare contest data lowered the estimated GPU cost of preparing a quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to $66, though the result remains a computation estimate rather than a second mined transaction.

#crypto #Bitcoin #StarkWare

September 24, 2026Read More →

UK Plan Would Add Payments Innovation to Bank of England Objectives

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UK Plan Would Add Payments Innovation to Bank of England Objectives

A proposed British Treasury mandate would make payments innovation a secondary Bank of England objective covering digital currencies and stablecoins, while preserving financial stability as the primary role.

#crypto #Bank of England #UK Treasury

August 27, 2026Read More →

Stripe And Advent Test Higher PayPal Bid After $53 Billion Offer Falls Short

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Stripe And Advent Test Higher PayPal Bid After $53 Billion Offer Falls Short

Engadget reported that Stripe and Advent International are discussing a higher PayPal offer after a $53 billion July proposal was rejected, with checkout, Venmo and payment-processing scale shaping the deal logic.

#crypto #Stripe #PayPal

August 15, 2026Read More →

SEC Sets Vote To Open Regulation Crypto Rulemaking

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REGULATION WATCH:

SEC Sets Vote To Open Regulation Crypto Rulemaking

The SEC scheduled an August 14 vote to propose Regulation Crypto, moving a formal digital-asset rulemaking forward after the Senate failed to start Clarity Act votes before recess.

#crypto #SEC #Regulation Crypto

August 11, 2026Read More →

Grayscale Withdraws Cardano, Polkadot And Hedera ETF Plans

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Grayscale Withdraws Cardano, Polkadot And Hedera ETF Plans

CoinDesk reported that Grayscale withdrew proposed ADA, DOT and HBAR ETF registrations, with no securities sold and no SEC rejection recorded, leaving its single-token product pipeline smaller.

#crypto #Grayscale #crypto ETFs

August 11, 2026Read More →