Bitcoin closed below its 50-day moving average for the first time since August, ending a roughly two-month period in which dips toward that technical level had been bought. As of October 24, the break coincided with a broad liquidation of leveraged long positions and bitcoin trading around the low-$80,000 range. The move places renewed attention…
Bitcoin Slips as Iran Tensions and Yen Fears Rattle Markets Bitcoin moved lower alongside U.S. stocks as rising tensions involving Iran weakened risk appetite. The pressure intensified after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fueled concerns that a stronger yen could trigger an unwinding of the popular yen carry trade. The immediate spark was a broader shift…
Uniswap Starts Routing External DEX Liquidity Through V4 Aggregator Hooks Uniswap has enabled Aggregator Hooks in its web app and API, allowing the platform’s v4 routing system to pull in liquidity from external decentralized exchanges. The change is live across Ethereum, Base, and Robinhood Chain. The update expands where Uniswap can source liquidity when routing…
Court Hands Crypto a Rare Win: Fifth Circuit Says SEC Overreached on Digital Assets The Fifth Circuit just handed the crypto industry a clear legal victory by ruling that the SEC stepped outside its authority when it tried to regulate certain digital assets as securities without proving the essential elements of an investment contract. The…
Court Orders Crypto Mining Firm to Texas Courtroom Texas appeals court just forced Envy Blockchain and two related entities back into state court after they tried to run from a contract dispute by filing a writ of mandamus. The ruling means the company must face civil claims in El Paso rather than escape to federal…
Zcash Leads Crypto Bounce, Surging 8.5% as Bitcoin Reclaims $83,000 Zcash led a broader cryptocurrency rebound, rising 8.5% as Bitcoin reclaimed the $83,000 level. The move places Zcash among the strongest performers during the recovery, while Bitcoin’s return above $83,000 signals renewed strength in the market’s largest asset. The gains highlight a broader improvement in…
Asian stocks tumble, bitcoin retreats as China enters bear market Asian equities fell sharply in regional trading, with technology shares leading declines, as a mix of U.S. corporate earnings updates unsettled investor sentiment. Bitcoin also moved lower alongside the risk-off tone across markets. The sell-off unfolded as attention remained on China’s market backdrop, with China…
Coinbase Wins Court Order to Make SEC Answer Third Circuit forces SEC to explain why it refuses to write crypto rules. The decision hands Coinbase and the industry a rare procedural win that could force the agency into the open on digital-asset regulation. Coinbase asked the Commission last year to issue clear rules on how…
Court Lifts Bilzerian Gag Order, Hands SEC a Rare Defeat A federal judge in Washington has dissolved a 22-year-old injunction that barred Paul Bilzerian from filing lawsuits against the SEC without first asking permission. The ruling is narrow but symbolically powerful, signaling that even long-standing regulatory restraints can crumble when procedural corners were cut and…
Multiliquid is an institutional settlement platform for converting tokenized funds and other tokenized assets into stablecoins, or back again, through atomic transactions. It came onto the radar after Uniform Labs, its developer, announced an $8 million total raise led by Polychain, according to The Block and Crowdfund Insider. Honest limits: The protocol is live, but…
Zaria Systems provides loan servicing, backup servicing, collateral management and agency services for structured finance and digital asset-backed lenders. It came onto our radar this week after independent outlets reported a $5.2M seed round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, alongside claims that its platform is already live. The project is not a consumer crypto application…
Ruling May Force SEC to Reclassify Crypto as Commodity The Fifth Circuit just handed crypto markets their clearest win yet by ruling that digital assets are not automatically securities under the Howey test unless the seller makes specific promises of profit through its own efforts. The decision slashes the SEC’s sweeping enforcement power and hands…
Italy Busts Alleged Mafia “Secret Bank” That Laundered Money Through Crypto, Seizes $24 Million Italian authorities have dismantled an alleged underground bank operated from a car-rental business near Milan, arresting 30 people and confiscating assets worth about €21 million ($23.6 million). The operation was led by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza under orders from Milan’s anti-mafia…
Asian stocks tumble, bitcoin retreats as China enters bear market Asian markets slid on Thursday as risk sentiment weakened across equities and commodities, with China’s CSI 300 falling into bear-market territory and bitcoin giving back recent gains. Bitcoin dropped back after briefly trading above $84,000, retreating toward $82,000. The move came alongside declines in traditional…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed U.S. military personnel and Pentagon employees not to use nonpublic information to make prediction market wagers involving military outcomes. The order names Polymarket and Kalshi and frames such trading as a potential operational security risk rather than merely a financial conduct issue. What happened Hegseth issued the directive to…
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded roughly $635 million in net withdrawals as of October 22, 2026, ending a three-session run of inflows. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund accounted for the largest reported fund-level outflows, according to several outlets citing Farside Investors data. The reported total differs slightly by publication,…
BitGo Launches Labs Unit With AI-Powered Gokubu Consumer App BitGo Holdings has launched BitGo Labs, a research and innovation unit focused on developing applications for digital assets. The initiative will initially explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. According to BitGo, Labs will design, launch and test applications built on the company’s digital asset…
Court Slams SEC Overreach — Crypto Gets Breathing Room The Supreme Court just clipped the SEC’s wings in a case that could reshape how digital assets are policed. By rejecting the agency’s broad interpretation of what counts as an “investment contract,” the justices handed crypto a tactical win and left regulators scrambling. Markets rallied on…
Critical PHP Fixes Put Crypto Checkout Infrastructure in Focus Critical vulnerabilities in the widely used PHP programming language have prompted U.S. and European cybersecurity agencies to urge organizations to patch internet-facing systems immediately. The flaws could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute malicious code remotely on vulnerable servers. The warning is particularly relevant to crypto businesses…
Court Slams CFTC Overreach in Kitchen v. CFTC The D.C. Circuit just told the CFTC it cannot punish a former trader for conduct that happened years before the agency rewrote its own rules. Trevor Kitchen walked away with a clean record after the court reversed a $300,000 civil penalty the CFTC had levied against him….
