Year: 2026

US Inflation Reaches 4-Month High as Bitcoin Bulls Retreat

Key Takeaways U.S. inflation reached 3.7% in September as gasoline prices jumped 9.1%, driving more than half the monthly increase. Bitcoin dropped roughly $1,000 after the CPI release, falling below $83,000 as Treasury yields climbed. The Federal Reserve faces another…

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Standard Chartered’s crypto trading stays inside the bank

Standard Chartered has begun offering Bitcoin and Ether trading through existing bank accounts to Professional Investor clients in the UAE. Customers do not need a separate wallet, and the bank says it will handle custody and settlement within a closed…

Bitway (BTW) Rockets 250% in a Month: Perfect Time to Short?

“Everyone will be looking to short here, so don’t go all in,” one analyst advised. The viral altcoin BTW is the best-performing cryptocurrency today (October 14), up nearly 40% in a single day and 250% over the last month….

Cryptoquant Says Bitcoin Whales Are Back as a Mystery Buyer Grabs $97M

Key Takeaways Cryptoquant says whales hold 3.03M BTC, the most since Nov. 21, 2025, with buying fastest since February. Five new wallets received 1,162 BTC worth $96.77M from Wintermute within 12 hours, Lookonchain reported. Cryptoquant sees an early bull phase…

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Kraken parent Payward signs deal to buy European bank

Kraken’s parent company, Payward, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Finland’s Saldo Finance Oy, owner of Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank, in a transaction expected to close in 2027 that would expand its banking services across five European markets. Summary Kraken…

AI Predicts XRP: Stripe’s Privy Hits the Ledger and Every New Wallet Locks 1 XRP

Ripple (XRP) is bringing wallet technology from Stripe-owned Privy to the XRP Ledger, letting apps and AI agents hold funds and make payments without anyone managing keys. On that development, Claude AI Predicts XRP defends its $1.30 base. The reason…

Robinhood Chain Hits $100 Billion in 3.5 Months and Now Outtrades Base

Key Takeaways Defillama shows Robinhood Chain’s all-time DEX volume at $111.97B, including $55.99B in September alone. Its 30-day DEX volume of $38.62B tops Base’s $30.46B and is nearly 7x Arbitrum One’s $5.65B. Robinhood’s Q3 results, due in late October, will…

ETH Becomes the Crowd Favorite as BTC Slides and XRP Struggles

Crypto sentiment is split between Ethereum optimism and Bitcoin and XRP weakness. Ethereum is getting most of the attention from crypto traders, while Bitcoin and XRP are facing growing fear. According to Santiment, the world’s largest altcoin by market…

Ethereum user loses $22K in EIP-7702 wallet attack

An Ethereum wallet associated with sven.eth has reportedly lost 9.1231 ETH, valued at approximately $22,770, and 1.69271471 TAPEETH tokens after an attacker used a malicious EIP-7702 authorization to gain control of the account. Summary Security firm ExVul reported that an…

Jeff Bezos’ Parents Put $250,000 Into His 1995 Internet Bet Despite a 70% Loss Risk

Key Takeaways Miguel and Jackie Bezos put $250,000 into Jeff Bezos’s 1995 online bookstore after he warned of a 70% chance of losing everything. Their 1,430,244 shares, bought at about $0.17 each, grew past $40 billion as Amazon expanded into…