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Ethereum Testnet Update Targets 200 Million-Gas Blocks

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

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Ethereum Testnet Update Targets 200 Million-Gas Blocks

Ethereum developers released Prysm 7.2.1 so the Sepolia trial of Glamsterdam can test 200 million-gas blocks, more than three times the prior 60 million setting, before any main-network change.

#crypto #Ethereum #blockchain infrastructure

October 6, 2026Read More →

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

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MARKET SIGNAL:

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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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 →