Crypto news
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Ether is about to lose a steady buyer as Tom Lee says Bitmine will stop token purchases
Tom Lee said Bitmine will be “done stacking” once it owns 5% of ETH, setting an end date to an accumulation streak that began in mid-2025 and made the company the world's largest Ethereum treasury.
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Engineer Gets 32 Months for Bitcoin Extortion Plot Against His Own Employer
Daniel Rhyne locked his company's IT administrators out of its network and demanded 20 BTC, then worth $750,000, to stop the shutdowns.
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Crypto trading giant GSR's new vault business is a $100M bet on onchain credit
The firm is putting its own capital into stablecoin and tokenized gold vaults as institutional finance moves further onchain.
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Chasing 100x tokens is game of ‘irrational exuberance,’ says Polymarket CEO
Some traders are looking for more predictable prediction market opportunities, rather than playing “hot potato” with the next 100x gem, according to Polymarket’s Shayne Coplan.
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Morning Minute: OKX Raises at $25B From Circle, Ripple, and StanChart
OKX raises more, $500M+ in crypto longs liquidated after a late evening selloff, and Abstract calls it quits.
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Robinhood Adds Bitcoin to Its Balance Sheet: A Strategic Signal from a $100B Fintech
Bitcoin Magazine Robinhood Adds Bitcoin to Its Balance Sheet: A Strategic Signal from a $100B Fintech Robinhood has taken a clear step into corporate Bitcoin ownership. On October 7, 2026, Johann Kerbrat, the company’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Crypto and International, disclosed...
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Swift blockchain ledger requires key internal layers, Taurus co-founder warns
Banks need their own permissioned ledger, wallet tools and smart-contract capabilities before they can use Swift’s tokenized-deposit network, Taurus’s Lamine Brahimi said.
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Crypto card access doesn’t match global demand, Tangem says
Crypto card demand can be stronger where access is harder, Tangem says, as the company expands its self-custodial payment offering through Visa.
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Here’s what bitcoin needs to break above $87,000
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 7, 2026
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NEAR’s Polosukhin sees shrinking need for centralized exchanges as onchain tools expand
NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin said users no longer need centralized exchanges for "a lot" of crypto activity.
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Live updates: Bitcoin slides under $84,000 as $550 million in bets get liquidated
Traders betting on higher prices took the brunt of the forced selling, while oil climbed on Iranian tanker attacks. Fed minutes are due later Wednesday.
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Europol Warns Crypto Wallets Are 'Primary Risk' for Quantum Attacks
The EU police agency expects blockchains to adapt to the threat, while a second report weighs the risk of data stolen now and cracked later.
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Marcus Lemonis stocks are having a horrible year
Stocks tied to The Profit and The Fixer TV host Marcus Lemonis, including Camping World, Overstock, buybuy BABY, Container Store, and Bed Bath & Beyond, are having one of their worst years on record. Shares of Camping World, the RV dealer and outdoor equipment store he ran until the end of 2025,...
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Bitcoin’s recovery stalls just short of rescuing its last underwater cohort
Yearly buyer cohorts and U.S. spot ETF investors offer a map of potential support and resistance as bitcoin retreats below $84,000.
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Liquidations jump to $547 million as oil rally hits crypto market
Bitcoin fell below $84,000 as oil climbed on Iranian tanker attacks, while smaller tokens fell harder and liquidations rose to $547 million.
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Trump-backed WLFI plans USD1 payments for online businesses
World Liberty Financial outlined plans to bring USD1 to major online platforms as Mesh announced a payments partnership scheduled to roll out this quarter.
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Wall Street wealth creation model is unsustainable for most participants: Hyperliquid CEO
Early Wall Street wealth-creation opportunities remain inaccessible to retail participants, but Hyperliquid’s perpetual contracts aim to democratize access, according to its CEO.
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Prosecutors Cite Bitcoin Fog Ruling Against Roman Storm's Venue Challenge
The Tornado Cash founder hit back in a tweet, noting FinCEN withdrew a proposed mixer rule over concerns it could chill legitimate activity.
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‘Old money’ has stronger Bitcoin ‘diamond hands,’ says BingX exec
BingX strategy chief Kevin Lee says wealthy investors are taking a longer-term approach to Bitcoin, though family-office crypto exposure remains limited.
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Jito’s JTX plans mobile app this fall, eyes perps integration later this winter
Jito’s JTX plans a mobile app, equities feature, and perpetual futures as it expands beyond spot trading on Solana.
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Crypto liquidations hit $550M as Bitcoin price dips below $84K
Bitcoin fell 2.3% in two hours amid suspicion over the appearance of leveraged BTC short positions on Hyperliquid.
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Rain is seeking a national trust bank charter to bypass third-party banks
The stablecoin payments company’s proposed New York trust bank would custody digital assets and dollars, manage stablecoin reserves and issue and redeem dollar-backed tokens.
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Bitcoin ETFs rebound with $119M inflow as Ether extends losses
Bitcoin ETFs returned to net inflows with $119 million on Tuesday despite falling prices, while Ether funds reached a six-session outflow streak totaling $408 million.
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Ledger Launches Bitcoin Loans, Letting Holders Borrow Without Selling
Unveiled at TOKEN2049 Singapore, the Morpho-powered Crypto Loan feature lets users borrow stablecoins against wrapped Bitcoin while keeping private keys and final approval on their hardware device.
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Robinhood adds bitcoin worth $25 million to its balance sheet
Robinhood has added bitcoin worth $25 million to its balance sheet, senior vice president and general manager of crypto and international, told the Starting Block Wednesday.
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BitMine sets 5% Ether supply ‘hard cap’ as accumulation target nears
Tom Lee said BitMine will not accumulate Ether past 5% of the supply, turning the company’s target into a ceiling.
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‘Every single exchange’ will have to adopt public blockchain infrastructure to compete, Hyperliquid Policy Center CEO says
Chervinsky says that beyond regulated perps, onchain markets need to enter the U.S. regulatory perimeter, a step he expects will happen soon.
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Russia clears first crypto exchanges, custodians under new law
Russia registered its first crypto exchanges and custodians, including its largest bank, Sberbank, which plans to launch crypto products on Dec. 1.
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Down but not out. Bitcoin's stair-step bullish trajectory is still intact
Bitcoin dipped to around $84,200 on Wednesday but stayed inside its recent range, keeping the broader bullish stair-step trajectory intact.
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DOJ invokes Bitcoin Fog ruling in potential blow to Roman Storm acquittal bid
Prosecutors say a recent Bitcoin Fog appeals court ruling supports their argument that Tornado Cash activity in Manhattan was enough to establish venue for parts of Roman Storm’s case in New York.