Bitcoin options price a quiet CPI week while shorts cluster at $76,000–$80,000
Bitcoin options expiring Friday carry substantial put exposure below the market price, while short-term volatility pricing has fallen ahead of Wednesday’s US inflation report. Data from Coinbase-owned Deribit, a crypto…
France’s tax proposal would tax Bitcoin-to-USDC swaps before investors cash out
France’s proposed crypto tax changes would make a move from Bitcoin or Ether into certain stablecoins a taxable disposal, even if the investor never withdraws cash. The National Assembly’s Finance…
Bitcoin’s rebound approaches the $85,000 zone where past buyers may sell
Bitcoin and Ethereum extended their weekend recovery, although on-chain indicators and derivatives positioning suggest the rebound faces significant obstacles. Data from KryptoNews showed that Bitcoin briefly climbed above $84,000 after…
XRP News: Emergency XRPL Patch Addresses 18T Risk
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is in the news as it released an emergency security patch on September 25 after developers discovered a critical vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to…
China Crypto Strategy Expands as Beijing Backs National Blockchain Network
China announced crypto plans for a national blockchain network. The proposal appeared in a policy document from the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council, made public…
Thailand wants a piece of the $120 billion Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF market, but on its own terms
Thailand has finalized rules allowing domestic Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs while restricting retail access to competing overseas investment products. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Oct. 8 that…
Ledger Exploit Explained: What Ex Mt.Gox CEO Found, and How to Protect Your Crypto
Ledger confirmed the exploit; at least one device linked to the CryptoBilis wallet-drain investigation contained an unauthorized hardware implant, with the estimated potential losses reaching $93 million across 311 wallets…
Optimism’s Unichain deal will put more chains under one operator
Optimism is expanding its role as the operator of Ethereum-based chains for other brands. Unichain, Uniswap Labs’ Ethereum layer-2 chain, plans to transfer its production sequencing, public node access, monitoring…
Lightning apps using unpatched LDK risk Bitcoin theft from a reconnect lie
Lightning Development Kit (LDK), a library for building Bitcoin Lightning wallets and payment applications, has patched a flaw that could let a malicious channel peer steal the value of a…
Bitcoin hedge funds face a liquidation trap when their collateral is split across markets
Here’s a hypothetical situation: a hedge fund is making money, but one of its exchanges is about to liquidate its position anyway. Bitcoin has fallen, its short position on CME…