Archives for October 9, 2026

Bitcoin BTC$82,486.39 held near $82,600 after President Donald Trump said he would not strike Iran before the U.S. midterm elections, pulling the largest cryptocurrency off Thursday’s low of roughly $80,400 and turning the liquidation pressure onto bearish traders. Ether ETH$2,483.03 slipped 2% over 24 hours to about $2,500, still nursing the worst of Thursday’s flush, […]

Bitcoin BTC$82 917,03 heads into the weekend about 4% lower than at the same time last Friday, even after recovering to around $82,500 from a low near $80,300 on Thursday. Ether ETH$2 500,76 slid 9% over the week to around $2,500. The BTC rebound followed a Truth Social post from President Donald Trump on Thursday saying the […]

Thai assert managers may outsource crypto investment management to licensed digital-asset fund managers. Regulated digital-asset custodians and other qualified firms will also be able to register as fund supervisors for crypto ETFs. The SEC also amended its rules to let mutual funds and private funds invest in Thai crypto ETFs, subject to existing investment limits. […]

The U.K. sanctioned three cryptocurrency exchanges on Thursday as part of a package that includes 38 new designations aimed at financial networks it suspects are helping Russia evade sanctions. The Foreign Office named Xeltox Enterprises, the Canadian-registered company behind crypto exchanges Cryptomus, Heleket and Certa Payments, as well as Kyrgyzstan-based TokenSpot. It also sanctioned payment […]

A co-creator of dark web drug enterprise Empire Market agreed to forfeit 1,230 bitcoin ($101 million), after receiving a 40-year federal prison sentence for his role in operating the site. His co-conspirator Thomas Pavey forfeited 1,584 bitcoin last year. Raheim Hamilton, 30, of Suffolk, Virginia, also agreed to forfeit 24.4 ether worth about $60,000 and […]

Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings MARA transferred approximately 996 BTC ($81.13 million) to an address identified as belonging to Galaxy Digital, according to data tracked by Lookonchain. While the coins were moved, the transfer alone does not confirm that Galaxy Digital GLXY executed a sale. MARA, previously solely focused on bitcoin mining, it has since expanded […]

Meanwhile, a life insurer focused on bitcoin BTC$82,547.64 and backed by OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman, raised $37.5 million as it expands outside the U.S. The funding round was led by existing investor Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from Haun Ventures, Framework Ventures, Pantera Capital, Apollo and others. The Bermuda-based company has now raised […]

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The primary target for this capital is a massive pool of dormant wealth. Sui estimates that roughly $1 trillion worth of Bitcoin is currently sitting idle. Until now, institutional and corporate balance-sheet holders have lacked a compliant, transparent ecosystem to safely deploy their native Bitcoin in decentralized finance (DeFi). This launch comes amid a broader […]