Crypto news
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Standard Chartered Debuts Bitcoin Trading For Wealthy UAE Clients
Bitcoin Magazine Standard Chartered Debuts Bitcoin Trading For Wealthy UAE Clients British multinational Standard Chartered on Wednesday announced a bitcoin trading service for affluent clients in the United Arab Emirates. The service is the first such service offered by an international bank in...
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'It Can Take Years': Coinbase Presses for Bitcoin Quantum Migration to Start Now
In a detailed technical post, the exchange argued Bitcoin’s multi-year migration to quantum-resistant cryptography must begin before any “Q-Day,” laying out requirements spanning block space, custody and dormant coins.
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The Undercurrent: Three European Artists on Making Money Visible
Bitcoin Magazine The Undercurrent: Three European Artists on Making Money Visible Amsterdam helped lay the foundations of modern finance, but its artists were among its earliest critics. When speculative bubbles burst across Europe in 1720, Amsterdam printers and satirists responded with The Great...
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Hex and PulseChain founder Richard Heart detained in Istanbul: reports
Turkish reports say $4 million and 64 watches were seized. Police have yet to confirm Heart’s detention.
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Standard Chartered pushes $2 trillion stablecoin market forecast to 2030 as supply growth stalls
Standard Chartered Bank has pushed its $2 trillion stablecoin market forecast to 2030 from 2028 because supply growth has stalled this year.
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Richard Heart arrested in Turkey almost 2 years after Interpol red notice
Richard Heart, the Hex founder wanted by Finland under an Interpol Red Notice, was reportedly arrested by police in Istanbul on Wednesday. That’s according to Turkish news outlet Haberler , which reports that during the morning raid, police seized $4 million in cash, 64 luxury watches, guns,...
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AI agents make 138 million crypto payments as U.S. dominates spending on AI models
U.S.-linked wallets account for just over 88% of tracked AI model payments, dwarfing China’s 0.1% share, according to new Chainalysis research.
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EBA Names USDC the EU’s First ‘Significant’ E-Money Token
Financial supervision shifts to the EBA on Nov. 12, while France’s ACPR keeps responsibility for governance and other corporate matters.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Crypto Long & Short: Why gold and bitcoin belong in the same portfolio
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StarkWare launches OffMarket to let Polymarket users trade more privately
StarkWare has opened OffMarket to the public, allowing Polymarket users to trade without publicly linking positions to their accounts.
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Bitcoin Falls as Hot Inflation Puts a Fed Hike Back on the Table
September CPI hit 3.7%, above forecasts, sending Treasury yields higher and dragging crypto down with stocks.
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EasyA hits $1.1 billion valuation, targets 2027 public listing and tokenized shares
The blockchain and AI developer platform has completed two years of audits and wants its shares available onchain from the first day of trading.
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Babylon Advances Native Bitcoin Collateral Plan for Aave V4
The proposal would keep collateral on Bitcoin but use WBTC to settle permissionless liquidations. Risk settings and further governance votes are still pending.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Strive buys $235 million in bitcoin as warrant exercises yield $369 million
Strive acquired 2,822 bitcoin for $235 million following $369.2 million in gross proceeds from traditional warrant exercises.
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BlackRock's crypto ETF assets surge 63% but remain far below 2025 peak
The asset manager's crypto assets surged 63% to $79.6 billion as investors returned, but holdings remain 23% below year-ago levels.
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Bitcoin Slips Below $83,000 After Hotter-Than-Expected US Inflation Data
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Slips Below $83,000 After Hotter-Than-Expected US Inflation Data The price of bitcoin slid Wednesday after data dropped showing that U.S. consumer prices shot up more than expected in September due to rising gasoline prices. The biggest cryptocurrency by market cap was...
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Capitalism is Broken and Bitcoin is the Great Equalizer | Natalie Brunell
Bitcoin Magazine Capitalism is Broken and Bitcoin is the Great Equalizer | Natalie Brunell Young people are angry at capitalism, billionaires, and even their parents, but Natalie Brunell says they’re blaming the wrong thing. The Bitcoin Is for Everyone author explains how our financial system has...
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Bitcoin price dips below $82K as high oil prices spike US CPI inflation
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 while bond yields targeted new 24-year highs on the back of hot US CPI inflation.
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Blue Coin Capital CIO: MSTR’S BTC Buying Engine is About to IGNITE | Mike Treidl
Bitcoin Magazine Blue Coin Capital CIO: MSTR'S BTC Buying Engine is About to IGNITE | Mike Treidl Bitcoin treasury companies have moved from convertible bonds to perpetual preferred equity, and Mike Treidl explains why. He breaks down how preferreds let issuers like Strategy defer payments without...
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Ekubo Adds Shadow Accounts for Liquidity Providers
The feature uses existing pools rather than a separate private market; LP positions and transaction details remain visible onchain.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Former FTX Europe chief targets U.S. tokenized stock trading with new SEC exemption
Nasdaq-listed Perpetuals.com is the second company to pursue a U.S. tokenized stock marketplace under the SEC's new framework, following a joint venture between OKX and NYSE parent ICE.
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Richard Heart Detained in Istanbul on Interpol Notice, Turkish Media Report
Interpol’s public record identifies Finland as the requesting jurisdiction and lists aggravated tax fraud; Heart’s separate SEC case was dismissed in 2025.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Hex Founder Richard Heart Detained in Istanbul on Interpol Red Notice: Report
Turkish police and intelligence officers reportedly seized cash, phones, jewelry and firearms at the crypto founder's address in Beşiktaş.
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Bastion Demands $3.50 SkyAI Tender Price and Board Overhaul
The shareholder says it will not participate on current terms. SkyAI’s latest filing reports 600,000 SOL remaining and cash covering about 80% of the proposed offer.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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America's growing digital economy requires power grid updates. Who will foot the bill?
Congress must decide how the U.S. can build the infrastructure its booming digital economy requires while protecting the communities that host it.
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Ledger Asks Resellers in Seven Asian Markets to Pull Devices After Suspected $86M Drain
European electronics chain MediaMarkt Saturn has also halted Ledger sales after a customer in Germany reported finding an implant.
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Notorious Crypto Celeb Meme Coin Promoter Plots Second Wave on New Launchpad
Sahil Arora says he's not done with celebrity meme coins, and that Fomo presents new possible strategies for his controversial schemes.
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‘Bunker mode’ won’t protect your crypto, critics say
Even if Justin Drake’s prediction that AI could break cryptography proves correct, critics say “bunker mode” is an impractical suggestion that’s unlikely to protect your crypto.
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OCC Finds Debanking Policies at Nine Major US Banks
Digital-asset issuers and exchanges faced restrictions, while the regulator is considering further rules without announcing bank-specific penalties.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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BNY, Citadel Securities complete Treasury repo in first use of tokenized assets on major triparty platform
BNY and Citadel Securities completed the first tokenized U.S. Treasury repo workflow on a major triparty platform.