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Former Swift CEO joins stablecoin firm OpenTrade as chairman
Lazaro Campos takes the board role as the London-based company reports $300 million in assets locked and more than $1 billion in annual transaction volume.
2026-10-29The chart bitcoin traders should be paying attention to
A market at an inflection point could shape inflation trends and the prices of risk assets, from bitcoin to tech stocks.
2026-10-29Bitcoin ETFs add $137M, pushing October back into the green
Bitcoin ETFs drew $424 million over three days, lifting October net inflows to $111 million despite a hawkish Federal Reserve decision and weaker crypto sentiment.
2026-10-29Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
2026-10-29AI found a way to crash bitcoin nodes on Windows and Macs. It's now public
Three flaws a language-model scan dug up are the first disclosed under Core’s new rules for bugs that are easy to find.
2026-10-29Security failure at Indian certificate firm bites Ethereum as developers rush out fixes
A key blunder at Indian certificate issuer eMudhra left some Teku and Besu setups trusting forged certificates. Default mainnet nodes weren’t exposed.
2026-10-29Utah charges predictions platform Kalshi with illegal gambling
Utah has filed criminal charges against betting platform Kalshi and its co-founders.
2026-10-29Bitcoin dips below $80,000 as Samsung-led tech jitters and a hawkish Fed weigh on crypto
Bitcoin fell below $80,000 as Samsung-driven tech weakness and a hawkish Fed hold triggered a broad risk-off move. Crypto futures saw $356 million in liquidations.
2026-10-29Mystery Wall Street Journal ad sparks new fight over tokenized stocks
A full-page warning urging CEOs to opt out of tokenized stock trading drew a response from Securitize and questions over who paid for it.
2026-10-29Fed’s hawkish rate hold keeps pressure on Bitcoin: Analysts
Traders are pricing in a 78% chance of a December rate hike, while analysts say Treasury yields, the US dollar and upcoming inflation data could determine Bitcoin’s next move.
2026-10-29Bitcoin Treasury Datavault AI Says It Can’t Access Its BTC, Stock Tanks
Datavault AI says it has been unable to withdraw its Bitcoin from Biconomy since June and will restate four financial reports tied to a $150 million Scilex deal.
2026-10-28Chip Maker SK Hynix Posts Record Quarter as AI Memory Demand Overwhelms Supply
SK Hynix's quarterly revenue topped 100 trillion won for the first time, and the chipmaker says memory demand will outrun supply through 2030, with DRAM and HBM sold out through 2029.
2026-10-28Bitcoin-backed mortgages are coming to Canada, but borrowers are still unaware of the cost
Prospective borrowers face collateral liquidation risks if bitcoin prices drop, though APX said property and crypto collateral will be handled distinctly.
2026-10-28Sam Bankman-Fried wrote to actor portraying him in Netflix series
The former FTX CEO remains incarcerated as Irish actor Anthony Boyle portrays him in a series about the downfall of the crypto exchange and his relationship with Caroline Ellison.
2026-10-28CFTC chief poses questions about policing AI but calls it a road to 'autonomous trading'
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a forum in which the chairman, Mike Selig, suggested AI agents may usher in a financial revolution.
2026-10-28Fed Stands Pat, Bitcoin Holds Steady—But a December Rate Hike Is in Play
The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged Wednesday in a 10-2 vote, with Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack favoring a hike.
2026-10-28Strategy shareholders approve daily dividends for four preferred stocks
The largest Bitcoin treasury company will begin daily dividend payments on STRC in November, with three other preferred securities following in January 2027.
2026-10-28Fed leaves interest rates unchanged, as expected
A rate hike in December remains likely as the U.S. central bank continues to focus on inflation, which remains well above its 2% target.
2026-10-28Coinbase earnings: Wall Street divided on trading rebound after Robinhood crypto revenue sinks 55%
Coinbase faces a key earnings test as analysts debate the strength of its trading rebound following a sharp drop in Robinhood's crypto revenue.
2026-10-28Bitcoin price bounce rejected at 50-day trend line ahead of FOMC, earnings
Bitcoin failed to move past its 50-day simple moving average as market participants awaited the outcome of the FOMC meeting and key tech earnings.
2026-10-28Phantom launches Kalshi-powered prediction markets for US users
The crypto wallet’s new integration offers CFTC-regulated event contracts through Kalshi, as prediction markets face growing legal challenges in the US.
2026-10-28Wall Street’s Fast Money Fled Bitcoin ETFs, Sovereign Funds Stepped In
Galaxy Research found that nine hedge funds and banks cut 68,000 BTC worth of spot ETF exposure as the cash-and-carry trade dried up, while wealth platforms and sovereign funds added.
2026-10-28Fed Rate Decision: What Markets and Bitcoin Traders Can Expect
The Federal Reserve decides today at 2 p.m. ET and traders see a hold as near certain. Here's what it means for Bitcoin and stock markets.
2026-10-28Google Cloud outlines MPC service for institutional Bitcoin custody
Google Cloud has detailed its preview MPC service for institutional Bitcoin custody as it holds a New York symposium focused on digital asset security.
2026-10-28DTCC unit launches tokenization services
The post-trade market infrastructure provider said the tokenization services will create a “practical path” for tokenized securities adoption.
2026-10-28Moody's Rates Ripple's $2.6B RLUSD Stablecoin A2, a Day After OCC Bank Approval
The ratings agency cited RLUSD's Treasury-heavy reserves, but noted that holders have no direct ownership interest in them for now.
2026-10-28Morning Minute: Robinhood Misses, But Crypto Beats and Robinhood Chain Soars
Vlad Tenev delivered the messaging that Robinhood Chain enthusiasts wanted to hear—and the market responded.
2026-10-28XRP Ledger developers propose creating wallets with zero XRP for stablecoin payments
An experimental change would let companies cover the reserve for customer and AI-agent accounts, allowing users to start with stablecoins without first acquiring XRP.
2026-10-28Bitcoin rebounds above $81,000 as Asian chip rally spills into crypto, pepe jumps 9%
Bitcoin rose above $81,400 as Asian chip stocks rallied, with frog-themed memecoin pepe adding 9%.
2026-10-28Live updates: Bitcoin trading just above $81,000 as Fed delivers hold on rates
Strategy's preferred stocks, STRC among them, are moving to daily dividends after a successful shareholder vote.
2026-10-28Google to preview crypto custody security system as AI threats grow
Google Multi-Party Compute is in private preview, with several major financial institutions testing the technology and parent company Alphabet using it to secure its own digital assets on Ethereum and Solana.
2026-10-28Nearly 90% of large businesses are embracing tokenized cash to speed up payments: DBS
Stablecoins lead instruments in use or planned at 63%, ahead of tokenized deposits at 53% and tokenized money market funds at 52%.
2026-10-28Brazil’s largest lender becomes first bank to formalize crypto brokerage under new rules
Itaú Unibanco notified Brazil’s central bank of its crypto trading and custody operations on Tuesday, ahead of an Oct. 30 deadline.
2026-10-28Kospi surges 7% as SK Hynix earnings fuel AI stock rebound
South Korean chipmakers led a broader AI recovery after SK Hynix reported a sevenfold profit surge and announced another $45 billion in shareholder returns.
2026-10-28Bitcoin price eyes $82K as Morgan Stanley strategist says most of correction is over
Bitcoin sought to rebuild support at $80,000 while Asian and US tech stocks extended a rebound into key corporate earnings releases.
2026-10-28Here's how much bitcoin and the S&P 500 could rally after midterms
Both bitcoin and the S&P 500 have historically produced positive returns in a year after midterms. BTC's pattern, however, could also be explained by the four-year halving cycles.
2026-10-28Bitcoin ETF inflows climb to $176M as BTC rebounds above $80K
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $286 million over two days, narrowing October’s net outflows to $26 million as the Crypto Fear & Greed Index remained neutral.
2026-10-28VanEck launches diversified ETF combining stocks, bonds and Bitcoin exposure
VanEck’s new Wealth Builder ETF targets a 2% Bitcoin allocation, with a permitted range of 1% to 5%, gaining exposure through a spot Bitcoin ETP.
2026-10-27China's Stock Market Has Lost $2.4 Trillion as Investors Doubt Its AI Boom Will Ever Pay Off
Stocks on China's mainland have shed about $2.4 trillion since May as investors doubt AI companies can turn a profit, while U.S. restrictions and high U.S. interest rates add pressure.
2026-10-27Robinhood Misses Q3 Earnings as Crypto Revenue Rises and Prediction Market Bets Grow
Robinhood posted record revenue of $1.42 billion but earned $0.51 per share, short of the $0.55 expected, as bets on sports and elections grew to $173 million and crypto edged up.
2026-10-27Quantum fears already limiting Bitcoin’s growth, Stacks founder says
Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast, Muneeb Ali warned that uncertainty over Bitcoin’s quantum security could deter institutional investors.
2026-10-27Robinhood Taps Ripple's Stablecoin, Treasury Software and Trading Loans
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin is live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp, and heads to the Robinhood app later this year as the companies deepen ties in treasury and institutional trading.
2026-10-27Ripple, Robinhood expand partnership to bring RLUSD to retail and institutional markets
Ripple also expanded its collaboration with BNY on digital asset custody and partnered with C2FO to bring trade finance settlement onto the XRP Ledger.
2026-10-27Anchorage Positions Itself as Custody Backbone of US-Mexico Stablecoin Corridor
An expanded deal with Bitso puts Anchorage Digital Bank’s custody beneath both sides of the US-Mexico remittance route.
2026-10-27CFTC sues Utah to block action against prediction markets
The US state filed a lawsuit against Kalshi last week, seeking to recover up to $60 million in profits related to event contracts on prediction markets.
2026-10-27Intel, Oracle, IBM Join Objections to OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Venue, Bringing Total to 26
Intel, Oracle, IBM, and IonQ became the latest companies to object to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 26.
2026-10-27Bitcoin Wallet Maker Keystone Pulls Devices as Stolen Key Opens Door to Fakes
Attackers obtained the factory key that proves Keystone's hardware wallets are genuine, and 25,964 buyer records were affected. The company says recovery phrases and private keys were not involved.
2026-10-27A $3M Hedge, a Midterm Test and Retail's Rise: Prediction Markets at NEXTPredict
Chuck Todd called markets a "fact checker" for journalism, as Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood pitched contracts well beyond elections.
2026-10-27USDC overtakes USDT in euro stablecoin trading as EU rules reshape market: Kaiko
USDC’s share of euro stablecoin trading has climbed to 56% since January 2024, with deeper liquidity as exchanges restrict USDT under MiCA.
2026-10-27McDonald's McRib Doesn't Actually Boost Bitcoin's Price, Sorry Everyone
Crypto traders think the McRib’s return to McDonald's means a Bitcoin pump is coming. Experts say there is "no correlation at all."
2026-10-27Polymarket Has Investigated 'Dozens' of Midterm Election Bets: Report
The firm's new head of investigations says its surveillance system flags hundreds of alerts a day, with at least two cases sent to the CFTC.
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