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Markets
XRP exchange withdrawals near August highs ahead of Fed decision
Withdrawal transactions approach their August peaks on Binance and across exchanges, while futures positioning and ETF flows lean positive before the Fed meets.
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Altcoins
Analyst says XRP could retest $1 before its next major rally
ChartNerd says weekly closes below the 20-week moving average keep a drop toward $1 in play, while a reclaim of $1.33 would weaken that case.
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Ethereum
Bitmine adds 10,452 ETH and repurchases 2.04 million BMNR shares
The Ethereum treasury company now holds 6.05 million ETH, or 4.95% of supply, while its 2026 buybacks near $400 million.
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Bitcoin
Strategy pauses bitcoin purchases, spends $205M on STRC buybacks
The company left its bitcoin stash at 848,517 BTC last week while repurchasing 2.07 million preferred shares, a filing shows.
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Bitcoin
Strive buys 6,182 bitcoin for $511 million in record purchase
The Nasdaq-listed treasury company's holdings reach 43,000 BTC after a week of buying that followed an upsized preferred stock offering.
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Technology
Soneium plans native token and tokenized entertainment IP platform
The Sony-backed Ethereum layer 2 unveiled Tokenized IP products for music, anime and K-pop royalties, alongside a proposed SONEIUM token with no launch date.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin risks $72,500 slide as $82,000 resistance caps recovery
Analysts point to a chart breakdown and resistance level that could extend Bitcoin's pullback from recent highs.
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Hacks & Security
Keystone hardware wallet breach exposes customer shipping data
The crypto wallet maker confirmed attackers accessed customer names, addresses and order details through its website.
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Stablecoins
Canada proposes 1% fee cap and no minimum for stablecoin redemptions
Draft rules published Oct. 24 would let covered retail holders redeem directly with issuers within three business days, with limits allowed only in
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Regulation
Bank of Israel rejects Netanyahu's crypto sanctions-evasion plan
Israel's central bank said cryptocurrencies cannot bypass international sanctions, rejecting the prime minister's proposal ahead of elections.
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Bitcoin
Franklin Templeton files for ETFs that channel stock dividends into Bitcoin
The asset manager registered two funds that would blend traditional equity investing with automatic Bitcoin accumulation through dividend reinvestment.
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Hacks & Security
BloomTrading pledges refunds to nine wallets after $954K Solana drain
The trading bot says it will cover losses itself, but its nine-wallet count differs from the 49 suspected victims flagged by onchain monitors.
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Technology
Hyperliquid user reports wallet flag after HTX-linked repayment
A trader says a repayment sent from HTX led Hyperliquid to mark their wallet high risk, renewing questions about sanctions screening.
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Technology
CZ responds to BNB Chain's new L1 plan to keep BNB as sole token
BNB Chain's proposed high-performance Layer 1 would run alongside BNB Smart Chain without a new token, drawing a 'Multiple chains, one coins' comment from
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Business
Tech stocks face earnings test as AI investment returns remain uncertain
Major technology companies report quarterly results amid questions about whether cloud and AI spending will deliver sustainable profits.
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Ethereum
Fhenix launches encrypted smart contract computation on Ethereum and Arbitrum
CoFHE, Fhenix's fully homomorphic encryption coprocessor, is now in production, with two design partners and a dual-mode token design.
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ETFs
Crypto ETFs lose $593M in a week as bitcoin and ether selling persists
Bitcoin funds shed $228.6 million and ether products $320 million in the week through Oct. 16, with every major crypto ETF category finishing lower.
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Altcoins
Aviva Investors launches tokenised sterling fund on XRP Ledger
The asset manager has placed a digital share class of its £22bn Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger and invested £50m in the offering.
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ETFs
Grayscale amends Bittensor ETF filing for NYSE Arca listing
The updated S-1 moves Grayscale's Bittensor Trust closer to a spot TAO ETF, but exchange approval, fees and staking remain unresolved.
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Markets
Bitcoin slips below $80,000 as Quant rebounds and Ethereum weakens
Bitcoin traded near $79,947 after ETF flows turned negative, while Quant recovered from a weekend low and ether's momentum softened.
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Hacks & Security
Foundation warns Passport users after Cloudflare API key breach
Attackers used compromised API credentials to send phishing emails appearing to come from the hardware wallet maker's official domains.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin faces Fed, PCE, GDP and Big Tech earnings in packed week
Bitcoin is holding near $80,000 as investors await a Fed decision, inflation and growth data, and results from Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Intel.
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Regulation
FCA consults on crypto crime guidance covering wallet checks and analytics
The non-binding proposals set out good and poor practice for customer checks, blockchain analytics and the Travel Rule, with responses due by 24 December.
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Stablecoins
Standard Chartered-backed Anchorpoint leaves retail stablecoin timing open
The Hong Kong venture declined to reaffirm an end-2026 retail target for its HKDAP token, shortly after HSBC opened RedCoin to PayMe users.
