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Bitcoin’s $80,000 floor is approaching a policy test, but the calm around it may be misleading. The latest Binance spot quote was around $80,276 on October 26, while the supplied...

KuCoin’s weekly futures report for October 19–25 highlighted new perpetual contract listings and ongoing platform activities. The updates included several contracts referencing stock equities, the PROOF futures contest, and KuCoin...

The Federal Reserve faces a difficult policy decision as it prepares for its October 27–28 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.  Weakening US employment growth is colliding with inflation pressures...

The global crypto market cap rose 1.6% to $2.779 trillion over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin traded at $79,697.78, up 0.2% on the day but down 2.5% over the past...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, October 27, 2026  — Bitcoin Amsterdam today announced that Dr. Adam Back, Co-Founder and CEO of Blockstream, will feature in a keynote fireside chat alongside Scott Millar of...

Foundation identified more than 23,000 phishing email attempts linked to exposed customer information, raising concerns for Passport Bitcoin wallet users. In an October 26 update, the company said an older...

Payward, Kraken’s parent company, plans to launch perpetual futures markets on Hyperliquid for US traders, subject to regulatory approval. Announced on October 26, the proposed arrangement would put Bitnomial, Payward’s...

Ripple is expanding its corporate finance services with new AI-powered treasury tools that help businesses manage liquidity, automate payments, and generate returns beyond traditional banking hours. Announced at Swell 2026...

Canada has proposed stablecoin rules that would ban interest payments to holders and require issuers to back tokens with reserves held at approved domestic financial institutions. The draft regulations outline...

Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases for the week ended October 25, spending $204.9 million to repurchase preferred shares instead. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor announced the move on X as Bitcoin traded...

Aviva Investors has launched a tokenized share class for its £22 billion Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), expanding its blockchain strategy. The move strengthens the asset manager’s...

The NBA has partnered with Kalshi and Polymarket, becoming the third major U.S. sports league to embrace prediction markets. The agreement introduces new safeguards while expanding access to official league...

BitMine Immersion Technologies has increased its Ethereum holdings to more than 6.05 million tokens, worth approximately $14.25 billion, strengthening its position as the world’s largest corporate Ethereum holder. The company...

Crypto traders are bringing back one of the weirdest market memes in the Bitcoin community, as McDonald’s gets ready to relaunch the McRib for a limited time on October 27....

Aviva Investors has rolled out a tokenized share class of its £22 billion (roughly $29 billion) Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger, putting £50 million (approximately $67 million) into...

Coin Edition reported last week on a list of 82 crypto projects that had shut down this year. The list includes projects in decentralized finance (DeFi), gaming, wallets, and blockchain...

Bitcoin often dipped around U.S. midterm elections, and traders are watching to see if history repeats itself in 2026. The election will decide who controls the House and Senate during...

Canada has proposed regulations that would require stablecoin issuers to maintain fully backed reserves, initiate redemption transfers within three business days, and register with the Bank of Canada. The measures...

A Zcash outreach grant has sparked community debate after photos from an Exxxotica booth spread on X. The ZECsy team initially requested $588,000 for a 12-month outreach program. It later...

Electrum disclosed a high-severity vulnerability on October 24 via Replace-by-Fee (RBF) attacks affecting all Electrum versions earlier than 4.8.3. Version 4.8.3 introduced additional transaction-signature checks.  Electrum’s advisory describes how malicious...

BNB Chain is developing a second Layer 1 blockchain that will operate alongside BNB Smart Chain (BSC), extending its infrastructure for faster trading and payment applications without introducing another native...

Bitcoin is expected to have two major US economic updates to watch this week. While the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision on October 28, inflation and GDP...

Bitget, Reality, and gold treasury company Aurelion Inc. (NASDAQ: AURE) are partnering to launch rAURE, a token to represent AURE shares backed 1:1 by shares held in custody. Reality will...

Bitcoin begins one of the most crowded weeks of 2026 around $80,000, with a Federal Reserve decision, inflation and growth data, a heavy earnings slate, and Bitcoin options expiry on...

Brazilian assets fell in overseas trading after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defeated Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday’s runoff, securing a fourth term. The U.S.-listed iShares MSCI Brazil ETF...