The United States has recorded net Bitcoin inflows for the first time since 2022, with transfers above $10 million bringing in 53,200 BTC during Chainalysis’s 2026 reporting period. Summary Large Bitcoin transfers drove net U.S. inflows, while transfers below $10,000 remained net outbound. The U.S. crypto economy totaled $2.78 trillion, down 2.2% from the previous…

The SEC has approved a securities-exchange rule change that allows standardized binary options tied to company performance indicators, and the decision touches the crypto sector more directly than most. For BTC USD traders, the key point is that these contracts do not track the Bitcoin price. They turn on whether a reported business metric meets…

USDC has made European regulatory history, becoming the first of 45 MiCA-notified e-money tokens to receive significant status from regulators. Circle’s USDC has become the first stablecoin in the European Union to receive significant e-money token status under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The classification was made by the European Banking Authority (EBA)…

Bitcoin production has fallen to 529 BTC at CleanSpark and 167 BTC at BitFuFu in September, while Canaan has maintained output at 44 BTC, according to the companies’ operational updates. Summary CleanSpark’s production fell nearly 11%, while its Bitcoin holdings dropped to 13,530 BTC. BitFuFu reported lower cloud mining output despite an increase in its…

Starknet asked STRK holders, through a community pool, whether the network should explore becoming an independent post-quantum Layer 1 (L1); move that could give it more control over security and data availability. It is not a vote to leave Ethereum: the poll is non-binding, and a Yes result would start research rather than trigger an…

Ripple has signed an agreement with Cross River Bank to connect its RLUSD stablecoin to a single banking platform for dollar transfers, cross-border payments, and round-the-clock settlement on the XRP Ledger. Summary Cross River will integrate RLUSD into its Core Operating System through a single API connection. Fintech customers will access stablecoin transfers alongside ACH,…

The latest Ethereum news comes from London, where KR1 launched 10 dedicated Ethereum validators on 15 October 2026. The move begins a plan to put most of its 6,200 ETH treasury to work through staking. The London Stock Exchange-listed company says the setup is intended to generate staking rewards and infrastructure income with clearer attribution than…

Will “Uptober” stay true to its name, or are we headed for “Rektober?” The primary cryptocurrency posted substantial gains in September, fueling expectations that the uptrend would continue this month. In fact, BTC started October on the right foot and briefly surged to nearly $87,000 at one point. However, the bulls couldn’t maintain momentum,…

Starknet price rebounded nearly 25% toward $0.096 on Oct. 15 as voting opened on research into an independent blockchain, although STRK remained about 22% lower for the week. Summary Starknet price recovered from a daily low of $0.0718 but remained below the $0.10 threshold. Starknet opened a seven-day, nonbinding poll on researching an independent, quantum-resistant…

FOMC Polymarket betting odds show traders pricing a 73% chance that the Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged at its October 27–28 meeting, against 27% for a 25-basis-point hike. The odds come from Polymarket’s October contract, which has traded more than $41.5 million in volume. They are a market-implied probability, not a poll or an…