Bitcoin Price Cracks $84K as $188 Million in Crypto Shorts Get Wiped Out
Key Takeaways Bitcoin reclaimed $84,000 on Oct. 21, briefly approaching $84,739 as bearish positions unraveled. Coinglass recorded $243.04 million in crypto liquidations, including $188.14 million in shorts. Binance accounted for approximately 44% of liquidations as bitcoin approached familiar resistance. Bitcoin’s…
France Crypto Tax Passes by One Vote: Will Stablecoin Swaps Really Be Taxed in 2027?
France’s National Assembly voted 38 to 37 to introduce a France crypto tax gains when investors swap crypto into stablecoins from January 1, 2027, adopting communist deputy Nicolas Sansu’s amendment to close what he calls a gap in the law….
What Falling USDT Supply Means for Bitcoin’s Price Recovery
USDT’s 60-day market-cap change had recovered toward zero, but a new five-day contraction has put that improvement under pressure. CryptoQuant contributor MorenoDV_ warns in a new analysis that Bitcoin’s rebound is outrunning stablecoin supply, as Tether’s USDT lost nearly…
OCC Finalizes GENIUS Act Rules as Stablecoin Yield Faces Limits
Key Takeaways OCC rules implementing the GENIUS Act take effect Jan. 18, 2027, setting federal stablecoin standards. Issuers cannot pay yield just for holding stablecoins, while third-party rewards face case-by-case review. The framework gives U.S. issuers a federal path for…
Solana price prediction for November after Alpenglow’s mainnet switch
Solana has approached its October 21 Alpenglow activation near $106, far below where it began the month, after repeated U.S. fund withdrawals and the sale of a large corporate SOL reserve. The upgrade aims to make transactions final much faster….
DILG SEC Claims Fugitive Tycoon Atong Ang May Have Converted $3 Billion Into Crypto
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Fugitive gambling tycoon Charlie “Atong” Ang may have converted an estimated $3 billion into cryptocurrency to conceal his financial movements…
XRP Traders Cut Binance Leverage by a Quarter in Under a Month, and the Ones Left Are Leaning Long
CryptoQuant data shows that the Binance estimated leverage ratio for XRP, the token tied to Ripple, fell 26.2% in less than a month, from about 0.229 in September to 0.169 this week, as traders closed borrowed bets after October’s liquidation…
MEXC Cuts off Russia and Belarus Support as EU Crypto Walls Close in
Key Takeaways MEXC began winding down accounts for users in Russia and Belarus on Oct. 20, citing compliance. The EU’s 20th sanctions package banned crypto deals with Russian and Belarusian providers from May 24, 2026. Russia’s central bank keeps peer-to-peer…
Cardano Whales Stay Quiet as ADA’s Chart Flashes a Sell Signal
Cardano could face more downside if $0.21 fails, though the current sell signal alone does not confirm a breakdown. Cardano’s ADA edged up 4.3% on Wednesday as it made a fresh attempt to recover, which pushed its price to…
Ombudsman Suspends DICT Undersecretary Almirol Over Alleged P1.55B Conflict of Interest
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Office of the Ombudsman has placed Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary for E-Government David L. Almirol Jr….
