Crypto news
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Frax Announces Six-Currency FX Lineup on Aerodrome
The six Base pools held about $241,000 in liquidity and recorded roughly $20,000 in trading over 24 hours, according to GeckoTerminal data.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Coinbase Partners With Thunes for Bank and Mobile-Wallet Payouts
Coinbase will supply stablecoin infrastructure while Thunes adds local payout connections; the partners have not specified launch timing or markets.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Strive buys $335M in Bitcoin, boosting holdings to 36,818 BTC
The Bitcoin treasury company added another 1,223 BTC after an earlier purchase pushed it past MARA Holdings, while continuing to expand its reserves through equity financing.
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No ‘Uptober’ Yet: Bitcoin Slips 2% in a Month That’s Historically Bullish
Bitcoin Magazine No ‘Uptober' Yet: Bitcoin Slips 2% in a Month That's Historically Bullish Bitcoin’s price retook $82,000 on Monday as choppy trading last week stunted the coin’s gains. The biggest cryptocurrency by market cap was recently trading for close to $82,393 — up by close to 2% over the...
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Strategy Keeps Buying: Third Purchase This Month Brings October Spending to $73 Million
Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Keeps Buying: Third Purchase This Month Brings October Spending to $73 Million The largest corporate holder of bitcoin, Strategy , bought another 267 BTC last week, bringing its holdings to 848,517 digital coins — worth $69.5 billion at today’s prices. According to a...
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El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office Hosts Five November Events Led by Herbert and Keiser
Bitcoin Magazine El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office Hosts Five November Events Led by Herbert and Keiser El Salvador’s National Bitcoin Office, led by Stacey Herbert and Max Keiser of Keiser Report fame, is hosting a series of Bitcoin events this November in El Salvador. Five main events will...
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SharpLink Says It Deployed $400 Million Across Ether.fi and Lido
The company describes both allocations as deployed, following its August plan to stake $200 million through Lido and hold wstETH with Anchorage.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Mesh taps Visa to let users spend crypto without a separate card
Mesh and Visa will let users spend crypto and stablecoin balances from wallet apps, with no need to sell or transfer assets first.
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Bitcoin is rejected at $83K as US bond yields reverse higher with equities
Bitcoin price action failed to improve with equities as a sell wall at $83,000 kept BTC in a tight range.
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Bitcoin Tests Key Support as Oil and AI Fears Squeeze Markets
Bitcoin keeps limping back to the same floor while $108 oil and 5% yields weigh on risk assets. The chart shows a coiled spring, not a trend.
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Mastercard unveils Stablecoin Security tool to screen payments for fraud and sanctions risks
Mastercard unveiled Stablecoin Security, a risk screening service launching in North America before planned global availability in 2027.
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Galaxy’s AI data center business is undervalued amid CoreWeave debt concerns, StoneX says
StoneX reiterates Buy and $57 target on GLXY, saying the market undervalues its Helios AI data center despite CoreWeave debt worries.
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Maple’s SYRUP Slides 24% in a Week, Underperforming Bitcoin and Ether
Maple still has $2.71 billion in TVL, while September’s revenue-funded token buybacks doubled from August.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Visa and Mesh Plan Crypto Spending From Wallet Balances
Merchants would receive fiat through Visa payments, while Mesh handles conversion. Initial availability and participating platforms have yet to be announced.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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SkyAI sells off entire Solana treasury as it launches $201 million buyback
SkyAI holds $223.8 million in cash after selling all its SOL, with its $3 buyback running through Oct. 29.
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Tom Lee’s Bitmine Adds $30 Million in Ethereum as Buying Nears Its Finish Line
The purchase lifts Bitmine’s stash to 6.04 million ETH—4.9% of supply and 99% of the way to its “Alchemy of 5%” goal—as chairman Tom Lee framed a market-wide selloff as an attractive entry point.
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AnchorWatch Trust Company launches bitcoin custody service with up to $370 million in insurance per client
AnchorWatch launched Nevada-chartered bitcoin custody with a $10,000 monthly fee cap and optional insurance of up to $370 million per client.
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Zerohash rolls out a new tool to move crypto without copying wallet addresses
The launch comes as Zerohash bids for a federal trust charter.
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Richard Heart caught with his pants down during arrest, report
Embarrassing pictures of Hex founder Richard Heart sitting partially naked in an armchair have been shared by Turkish news outlet TGRT Haber as part of its reporting on a police operation that saw Heart arrested and $7 million siezed. Heart, real name Richard James Schueler, was arrested last week...
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Sparkassen Begin Bitcoin Trading Through DekaBank in Banking App
Deka lists five participating savings banks, with more than 230 expressing interest. Trades cost €0.99 plus a spread, and withdrawals are limited to approved custodians.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Echo Protocol Winds Down, Halting New Deposits and Borrowing
Withdrawals and repayments remain open, but the shutdown notice gives conflicting November deadlines before collateral liquidation.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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SkyAI Sells Entire Solana Treasury, Launches $201 Million Tender
The company reports $223.8 million in cash and has dropped the offer’s SOL-price condition, while retaining a $3 share price challenged by Bastion Trading.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Strive scoops up another 1,223 bitcoin for $100 million as total holdings reach 36,818 BTC
Strive paid approximately $81,734 on average per bitcoin, adding to the 2,822 BTC it had acquired earlier last week.
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Bitmine adds 12,535 ETH as treasury reaches 6.04 million tokens
Bitmine bought 12,535 ETH last week, lifting its treasury to 6.04 million tokens and total investment holdings to $15.1 billion.
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Made an ‘honest’ mistake with crypto taxes? New bill offers way out
A proposed US bill would let crypto investors correct past tax reporting mistakes through a dedicated disclosure program, with reduced penalties for eligible taxpayers.
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Public companies object to OKX-ICE’s tokenized stock plan
Nine public companies objected to having their shares offered in tokenized form by OKX and ICE, testing whether platforms can create blockchain-based markets without issuer consent.
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THORChain Keeps ZEC Swaps Halted After Bug Triggers Vault Slash
Onchain records show about 140 RUNE deducted from 18 node accounts. The fix is scheduled for the v3.21 upgrade around Oct. 23.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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THORChain Targets Rujira Restart With v3.21 Exploit Fix
The upgrade targets block 28,366,100 around Oct. 23, while Rujira plans to request a conditional 24-hour liquidation grace period for borrowers.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Traders fear another Black Monday — market data says don’t worry
Today is the anniversary of Black Monday, 1987. However, despite countless traders getting spooked over the weekend by suggestions of a repeat performance, today is completely different. For example, index futures pricing late yesterday evening indicated mildly higher prices for Dow contracts up...
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Strategy Buys $22M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $193M of STRC
The Bitcoin treasury firm raised its preferred stock buyback cap to $3 billion and now holds 848,517 BTC, bought at an average of $75,446.