RECENTLY: Whale Alert reported that an ancient Bitcoin wallet containing 21 BTC (worth $1,307,996) reactivated after 11 years of dormancy.
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JUST IN: Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao reportedly gained up to $25 million per day during his prison term, though estimates on his wealth differ between Forbes and Bloomberg.
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JUST IN: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov confirmed that since 2018, the platform has shared the IP addresses and phone numbers of users involved in criminal activities, with no major changes in recent policy updates.
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ANALYSIS: According to reports, Grayscale's GBTC generates nearly five times more fee revenue than BlackRock's IBIT, despite a 50% drop in assets under management.
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ANALYSIS: SUI has surged over 140% in the past month, nearing its all-time high of $2.18.
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ANALYSIS: Over $450 million in bullish crypto positions were liquidated as Bitcoin's drop caused major tokens to fall, despite 86% of traders remaining bullish, according to CoinGlass data.
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STUDY: A survey by ConsenSys and HarrisX shows that 49% of U.S. voters, and 85% of cryptocurrency holders, consider cryptocurrency policies important for the 2024 election, with 92% of holders planning to vote.
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JUST IN: Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba appointed Masaaki Taira as digital minister, raising hopes for crypto tax reforms after Taira met with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse.
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JUST IN: COPA and Unified Patents have launched the "Blockchain Zone" campaign to fight patent trolls targeting blockchain and crypto technologies.
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JUST IN: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated that Bitcoin could serve as an alternative to gold as an inflation hedge during an interview with Fox Business.
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RECENTLY: BitGo announced it will provide custodial services for USDA, a Cardano-based stablecoin, according to a press release.
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RECENTLY: Yuki Gambaryan renewed her call for the release of her husband, Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan, during an interview on the "Designated" podcast.
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JUST IN: Hut 8 repaid its $38 million loan to Anchorage Digital by converting the debt into common stock at $16.395 per share.
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ANALYSIS: Paxos Gold (PAXG) has surpassed $500 million in total locked-in value (TVL) at $504 million, according to Defillama, with each token backed by one ounce of gold.
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JUST IN: Franklin Templeton has launched its OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX) on the Aptos blockchain in partnership with the Aptos Foundation.
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TODAY: MoonPay announced support for PayPal USD (PYUSD), enabling purchases through major payment methods in all supported countries, excluding Canada.
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JUST IN: Billy Markus, co-creator of Dogecoin, sold all his crypto holdings—50 Bitcoin, 440 LTC, and 6 million DOGE—and admitted to poor investments in new assets like the Solana meme coin Moo Deng, which lost value.
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RECENTLY: Farside Investors reports that on October 1, the Fidelity Ethereum Fund (FETH) saw over $25 million in outflows, contributing to a total of $48.6 million across nine U.S. spot Ether ETFs.
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JUST IN: Kraken will delist Monero (XMR) for EEA users on October 31, 2024, at 15:00 UTC due to regulatory changes under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework.
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JUST IN: Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz stated that the next major boost for Bitcoin will come from options trading on ETFs.
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RECENTLY: Sui Network announced the launch of Sui Bridge on Mainnet,
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ANALYSIS: Bitcoin (BTC) has consolidated between $60K and $70K for seven months, remaining in the 'buy' zone on the Bitcoin Rainbow Chart, according to an AMB Crypto report, ahead of a historically bullish Q4.
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JUST IN: Australia's Federal Police seized $6.4 million in crypto from Jay Je Yoon Jung, linked to an encrypted app used by crime syndicates, after cracking wallet seed phrases during a raid.
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RECENTLY: Bitcoin's $100K call option on Deribit has attracted nearly $1B in open interest, with only a 15% chance of reaching that level by year-end, according to Polymarket.
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ANALYSIS: SlowMist's Q3 2024 report revealed a decline in crypto thefts from 467 in Q2 to 313, with the firm helping freeze $34.3 million in stolen funds.
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JUST IN: Evan Light, a 21-year-old from Indiana, pleaded guilty to cyber intrusion and stealing over $37 million in cryptocurrency from nearly 600 victims, per the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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ANALYSIS: According to data from Ali Martinez, Dogecoin addresses saw a 72.29% surge, with 19,630 new addresses added, coinciding with the token's price increase.
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ANALYSIS: Six DeFi protocols on Solana have surpassed $1 billion in total value locked, raising the platform's TVL to $5.5 billion for the first time since November 2021.
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🚨BREAKING: Bitwise is moving toward an XRP ETF by establishing a trust, per a Delaware filing.
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