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On October 8, 2026, the United States government moved 12,267.02 BTC – worth roughly $1.01 billion – out of the Bitfinex hack wallet, in the latest chapter of the long-running saga of the recovered funds. The transfer drew immediate attention from market participants and on-chain analysts alike, and for good reason: a billion-dollar shuffle from … Read more
On October 8, 2026, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), initiated a formal inquiry into the financial architecture underpinning the world’s largest stablecoin. By sending a pointed letter to Cantor Fitzgerald chairman Brandon Lutnick, the senator has officially launched a Senate Tether probe, signaling a new … Read more
Tether signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Alatau City Authority on October 7, 2026, putting the Tether Kazakhstan partnership on the map — at least on paper. The agreement covers stablecoin use cases and asset tokenization across the Central Asian republic: the parties will study international stablecoin issuance … Read more
The Winklevoss Zcash ETF landed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 6, 2026, when Winklevoss Asset Services, LLC filed a Form S-1 to launch what would be the second spot Zcash exchange-traded fund in the United States. The filing paints a complete picture of the proposed product: a Nasdaq listing under ticker … Read more
Bitcoin liquidations ripped through the market over the past 24 hours, wiping out $547 million in leveraged positions after an oil shock dragged the price below $84,000 before most desks had finished their first coffee. Bitcoin slipped under the $84,000 line shortly after midnight UTC on October 7, 2026, as escalating attacks on tankers in … Read more
Bitcoin is having its best quarter since 2017, but 10-year US Treasury yields approaching 5% could bring the rally to a halt as investors weigh the debasement trade against tightening financial conditions.
The CFTC has proposed a crypto framework that leans on its existing statutory authority, stepping in to address market structure questions after Congress failed to advance the CLARITY Act.
S&P Global Ratings has introduced a risk assessment framework for crypto lending vaults, giving institutional allocators a structured way to judge a market with roughly $10 billion in deposits.
Bitcoin’s best weekly close in eight months is acting as resistance as bulls target the 2026 yearly open. Key levels to watch this week.
Kraken parent Payward partners with Singapore Gulf Bank for 24/7 dollar settlement, letting institutions in Asia and the Gulf settle USD instantly via SGB Net.