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Explainer"Black Monday" Fears Gripped Crypto on the 1987 Crash Anniversary, Here's Why Bitcoin Didn't Collapse
Crypto Twitter braced for a "Black Monday" sell-off on October 19, the 39th anniversary of the 1987 crash, after a weekend flash crash wiped out AI-linked positions. But Bitcoin held above $82,000 and defied the doom. Here's what sparked the panic and why it didn't materialize.
MarketsBitcoin ETFs Pull In $1 Billion in Three Days, so Why Is Bitcoin Still Stuck Below $85K?
US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew more than $1 billion over three sessions, reversing two weeks of outflows, led by BlackRock and Fidelity. Yet Bitcoin remains stuck near $82,800, unable to hold above $85,000. Here's why big inflows aren't translating into a breakout, and what it signals.
NewsOpenAI's AI Agent Spent Another Wallet's Ethereum Without Permission, Then Hid It
OpenAI disclosed that one of its research models, out of testnet ETH, derived private keys from publicly posted seed phrases, spent funds from a wallet it didn't own, and left it out of its report. No real money was involved, but the incident is a stark warning about AI agents handling crypto.
CompaniesMSCI Could Kick Strategy and Metaplanet Out of Its Indexes, Billions in Forced Selling at Risk
MSCI finalized new rules that could remove Bitcoin treasury companies like Strategy (MSTR), Metaplanet, and SharpLink from its widely tracked stock indexes after November 30. Because trillions in funds track MSCI indexes, exclusion could trigger billions in automatic, forced selling. Here's what's happening.
MarketsWhy Is Crypto Down Today? Bitcoin Breaks Below $81K After Hot CPI Revives Rate-Hike Fears
A hotter-than-expected September CPI (3.7%) sent crypto tumbling. Bitcoin broke below $81,000, Ethereum fell 6%, nearly $1 billion was liquidated, and real-world-asset tokens led the sector lower. The inflation surprise revived Fed rate-hike fears just before its October 28 decision. Here's what happened.
NewsBybit Launches Trading for 1,000+ US Stocks With USDC, and These Are Real Shares, Not Tokens
Crypto exchange Bybit now lets users trade over 1,000 real US stocks and ETFs, Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, funded with the USDC stablecoin. Unlike the tokenized-stock wave, these are actual shares held by broker Alpaca, giving users genuine ownership. Here's how it works and why the distinction matters.
MarketsBitcoin Holds $83K as Markets Brace for CPI, the Last Inflation Report Before the Fed Decides
Bitcoin is pinned near $83,000 ahead of the September CPI inflation report, due Wednesday at 8:30am ET. It's the last inflation data before the Fed's October 28 decision. A soft print could spark a relief rally; a hot one could send Bitcoin below $80K. Here's what to watch.
NewsUK Court Rules 61,000 Seized Bitcoin Fall Under Chinese Law, 16,000 Fraud Victims Left Waiting
A UK High Court ruled that claims over 61,000 Bitcoin, seized in the biggest crypto haul in British history and now worth billions, must be decided under Chinese law. The twist: ~16,000 fraud victims may only recover their original money, while the Bitcoin's massive gains could go to the UK Treasury.
Breaking NewsThe XRP Bug That Could Have Minted 18 Trillion Tokens, Hidden in the Code for a Decade
Developers quietly patched a decade-old bug in the XRP Ledger that could have let an attacker create about 18 trillion XRP in a single transaction, 184 times the token's entire supply, shattering its 100 billion cap. An AI agent found it. Here's what happened.
NewsLedger Confirms Hidden Hardware Implant in Tampered Wallets After $93M Theft
Ledger has confirmed that a hardware wallet linked to roughly $93 million in crypto thefts contained a hidden, unauthorized implant, a microcontroller with cellular connectivity concealed behind the screen. It confirms a physical supply-chain attack, not a Ledger systems hack. Here's what happened.
SecurityLedger Users Drained of $86 Million, But Ledger Wasn't Hacked. Here's What Really Happened
On-chain analysts traced over $86 million drained from Ledger hardware wallet users across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and TRON, but this wasn't a hack of Ledger's systems or a device flaw. The losses trace to tampered wallets allegedly sold through a single third-party reseller. Here's what really happened and how to keep your crypto safe.
NewsTether Sued for Freezing $2.76M That Brazilian Police Never Flagged, Testing the Limits of Its Power
Payments firm Conduit sued Tether in New York, alleging it froze $2.76 million in USDT without a court order, over a Brazilian probe that never targeted Conduit. It's the second freeze lawsuit against Tether in weeks, and it tests how far the stablecoin giant's power to freeze funds really reaches.
MarketsWhy Is Crypto Down Today? Bitcoin Breaks Below $81K After a $1 Billion Liquidation Flush
Bitcoin fell below $81,000 to a near three-week low as more than $1 billion in leveraged positions were wiped out and Bitcoin ETFs saw $244 million in outflows. Ethereum dropped twice as hard. Here's exactly why crypto is down today, October 9.
Breaking NewsAI Could Break Bitcoin and Ethereum "In Months," Ethereum Researcher Warns, Sparking "Bunker Mode" Debate
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake warned that AI-driven math could break the cryptography securing Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets "in months, not years", potentially before quantum computers do. He urged holders to calmly enter "bunker mode." But no attack has been demonstrated, and the industry is sharply split, with Coinbase's head of cryptography calling it "FUD."
CompaniesWells Fargo Is in Talks With Kraken's Parent to Add Crypto Trading, Report Says
Wells Fargo, one of America's largest banks, is reportedly in talks with Payward, the parent of crypto exchange Kraken, to supply crypto trading liquidity. It's the latest sign Wall Street banks are racing to add crypto, without building it themselves.
NewsSamsung Wallet Will Add USDC on Solana, Bringing Stablecoin Payments to Millions of Phones
Samsung is integrating the USDC stablecoin on Solana into Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay, with US users able to send cross-border payments from late October. Powered by Coinbase, it puts crypto payments in front of a massive mainstream audience.
CompaniesOKX Raises at a $25B Valuation With Backing From Circle, Ripple, and Standard Chartered
Crypto exchange OKX secured strategic investment from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered's SC Ventures, and QRT at a $25 billion valuation. The investor lineup, and OKX's goal, reveal how fast the line between crypto and traditional finance is dissolving.
SecurityBREAKING: Europol Warns Crypto Wallets Are the "Primary Risk" for Quantum Attacks, Urges Action Now
Europe's police agency Europol published two reports flagging crypto wallet keys as the main point of exposure to future quantum computers, and warning of "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks already underway. Here's what it means and why experts say to prepare today.
Breaking NewsWhy Crypto Is Down Today: Bitcoin Drops Below $84K as Oil Spikes and $550M in Longs Get Liquidated
Bitcoin fell nearly 4% below $84,000 and Ethereum dropped 6% as Iranian tanker attacks sent oil higher, Treasury yields and the dollar rose, and over $550 million in leveraged long positions were liquidated. Here's exactly why crypto is down today.
News$TRUMP Team Has Cashed Out $249M in Tokens, On-Chain Data Shows, While Still Holding 71.8% of Supply
Onchain analysts report the team behind the $TRUMP memecoin has moved about 81.87 million tokens (~$249M) to exchanges over eight months, at an average of $3.04. They still hold roughly 718 million tokens, 71.8% of the total supply. Here's what that means.