US services price gauge hits a four-year high, clouding Bitcoin’s rate-relief outlook
The US services prices gauge reached a four-year high in September even as growth slowed, a combination that could keep leveraged Bitcoin positions exposed to restrictive financing conditions. The October…
3 countries control 66% of Bitcoin mining, but 1 rival is gaining
Bitcoin’s estimated US mining footprint shrank as Russia’s grew, with little change in top-three country concentration. Hashrate Index’s Oct. 5 country estimates put the US at about 335 EH/s, down…
DOJ presses Tornado Cash prosecution as Treasury drops mixer reporting plan
Federal prosecutors are using a new Bitcoin Fog appeal to defend trying two counts against Roman Storm in New York. Their Oct. 5 letter asks Judge Katherine Polk Failla to…
Ethereum bears keep selling but ETH price stays near $2,700 as US spot ETFs record $206M in outflows
Ethereum’s institutional demand is weakening around the same time derivatives positioning shows traders are selling aggressively without yet breaking the broader price structure. US spot ETH exchange-traded funds recorded $50.76…
XRP News: Clearpool’s XRPL Move Points to RLUSD
Clearpool holders approved a 1:1 migration from Ethereum-based CPOOL to XRP Ledger-based CLEAR by 97%, while XRP traded near $1.50 as the news unfolded. The vote strengthens XRPL’s institutional-credit offering.…
Ethereum’s proposed 3x ETF could reach CME’s futures threshold with just $362 million
At ETHU’s Oct. 6 disclosed futures valuation, a 3x Ethereum ETF with $362.1 million in assets would target about $1.09 billion of exposure. If held entirely in standard CME Ether…
Two Enjin Chain Upgrades Await Governance Approval: Will They Pass?
The Enjin official changelog schedules the Fort Canning Relaychain runtime 1.8.0 for November 9, 2026, and Matrixchain runtime 1.4.1 for November 16, pending governance referenda. The official Enjin Blockchain changelog,…
Solana News: DvP Targets Atomic Settlement
The Solana Foundation comes with big news as it launched DvP, an open-source standard designed to let institutions settle tokenized assets and payments atomically on Solana, with finality targeted in…
Bitcoin futures drop $1.4B, but spot buyers step in to help
Bitcoin’s aggregate futures exposure fell as recently active capital gained share through Oct. 4. Younger coin cohorts tend to spend more readily during volatility, so sustained buying remains the test…
Ethereum Foundation Explores Native Assertions for Safer Transactions
Key Highlights The Ethereum Foundation is exploring native transaction assertions as part of its Trillion Dollar Security initiative. The proposed system could allow onchain code to check a transaction’s final…