Crypto news today

Short-term Bitcoin holders transferred 23,000 BTC (~$1.9B) to exchanges at an unrealized loss in 24 hours as BTC fell by $3,000, according to CryptoQuant.

On October 5, Aiden Pleterski will appear before an Ontario court on fraud and money laundering charges involving about $30M. The trial is expected to last four

Blockchain.com is preparing for a 2024 IPO to raise about $500M at a $4–6B valuation, after confidentially filing with the SEC. The company allows for a smaller

CryptoQuant reports 87% of altcoins on Binance are trading above the 200-day average. Since June, Total2 is up 45% ($371B); exchange inflows hit a high since Oc

Out of the top 100 cryptocurrencies, only 9 recorded negative returns in the past 90 days, while the majority remained in positive territory during this period.

The SEC has updated its FAQ on how securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and operations, following similar CFTC guidance. Clarifications cover buybacks

Bybit and Franklin Templeton now allow institutions to use tokenized Benji fund shares as collateral for USDT/USDC credit lines with off-exchange custody; marke

Bybit and Franklin Templeton to use tokenized funds as collateral. Citi and Coinbase enable virtual accounts and stablecoin payments for corporate clients.

The Wallet app from The Open Platform has disappeared from the Telegram menu as the non-custodial Gram Wallet launches. Wallet remains available as a separate a

In 2027, ESMA will direct MiCA oversight toward CASP resilience, outsourcing, and reverse solicitation, standardize reporting, and launch phase one of MIDAS.

The first crypto banks have been registered in Belarus. They will operate in the High Technologies Park under a special regime for digital asset transactions.

Talos reports top 10 altcoins make up ~80% of altcoin market cap; CoinMarketCap index at 64/100, below the 75 threshold. September saw daily buying dominance.

The US Senate is investigating Iranian use of USDT and Tether’s blocking measures. Tether reports freezing nearly $550 million in USDT linked to Iran.

LINK has risen 90% since August as Chainlink launched CCIP 2.0, Infosys standardized its stack for 1.7 billion accounts, and Bottomline introduced Global Pay Co

Strategy purchased 1,665 BTC for $142.7M at $85,681 each, raising its reserve to 847,666 BTC. Sale of 1.47M MSTR shares brought in $246.2M.

Bitcoin dropped to $82,557 but remains up over 40% for Q3, its best since 2017. Market sees 70% chance of Fed rate hike in October ahead of PCE and NFP data.

Michael Saylor announced the purchase of 1,666 BTC for $138 million at an average price of $85,681. Strategy now holds 847,666 BTC ($70.6 billion) and $6.02 bil

CryptoQuant reports altcoin inflows to exchanges at their highest since October 2025. Over 7 days, 34,123 BTC ($2.8B) withdrawn from CEX, per Coinglass.

Bitget has resumed BTC withdrawals after a $387.5 million hack. ETH withdrawals will restart Tuesday, USDT on Wednesday. The hacker is using THORChain.

Polygon has burned 100 million POL (~1% of supply), with another 25 million POL ready for burning. Polygon PoS is preparing block streaming with 1 ms confirmati

Hong Kong regulators SFC and AFRC signed a new MoU expanding reporting and audit oversight to licensed virtual asset providers, replacing the 2021 MoU.

Bitcoin dropped below $82,700 as over $30M in sell orders clustered at $85,700 and about $70M in longs were liquidated in 24 hours. Nasdaq futures -0.9%, WTI ab

US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $2.39B in weekly inflows, the highest since October 2025 and the top result for 2026. Friday's inflow reached $134.5M.

Vitalik Buterin said an Ethereum node can now sync in under half a day and use less than 500 GB of disk space with aggressive settings, thanks to EIP-4444 and S