Thailand Approves Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as New Rules Take Effect October 16
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finalized regulations allowing locally established Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to list on the country’s main stock exchange, creating a new route for investors to gain cryptocurrency exposure through traditional financial markets….
Does This $32M Whale Know Where Bitcoin’s Price Goes After $82.5K
Key Takeaways A Hyperliquid whale holds a 391.48 BTC short worth $32.36M, opened near $82,863 with 13x cross leverage. Polymarket puts bitcoin’s odds of reaching $100,000 by Dec. 31, 2026, at just 27.5%. Coinglass data shows about $3.3B in shorts…
NFT sales rise to $39.85m as Pudgy Penguins jump 125%
NFT sales reached $39.85 million over the seven days to Oct. 10, up 0.90% from the previous week, as Ethereum retained its blockchain lead and Pudgy Penguins sales more than doubled. Summary $39.85 million in weekly NFT sales marked a…
Nobel Peace Prize Polymarket Odds as Sudan Emergency Rooms Lead at 13.4%
Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms had the highest Yes price on the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Polymarket odds at 13.4% in a snapshot taken today (October 5). That made the network the leading-priced outcome among listed contracts ahead of the October…
Lithuania Aligns Crypto User Tracking Rules With EU Framework
Key Takeaways The State Tax Inspectorate updated user reporting rules for crypto platforms under Lithuania’s Order VA-63. Rules align with EU DAC8 standards, requiring CASP platforms to gather user tax data to avoid penalties. Full operational reporting takes effect across…
Ledger Investigates $86M Crypto Drain as Reseller Supply-Chain Fears Grow
The company has launched an investigation into potentially tens of millions of dollars in crypt theft linked to hardware wallet purchased through CryptoBilis. On-chain researchers estimate that somewhere between $72 million and $86 million may have been stolen, as…
Crypto Funds See 4th Week of Outflows, but XRP and SOL Shine: CoinShares Report
Four consecutive weeks of crypto fund outflows hit $3.74 billion, but altcoins outperform as US investors retreat from the market. Investment products linked to digital assets experienced their fourth consecutive week of outflows, recording $173 million and pushing cumulative…
[Op-Ed] Harry Santos: Atty. Edwin Lacierda for DICT: The Philippines Needs a Tech Builder, Not Just a Tech Bureaucrat
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The next head of the Department of Information and Communications Technology should understand technology, communicate the plans well with the…
XRP Ledger Batch goes live, enabling bundled transactions
The XRP Ledger has activated its Batch feature on mainnet with support from 30 validators, allowing users to bundle between two and eight transactions into one operation. Summary 30 validators backed BatchV1_1, while five opposed it, according to XRPScan figures…
Hayden Davis Resurfaces After LIBRA Crash, But His Latest Trades Are Deep in the Red
Bubblemaps found that Hayden Davis, who was involved with LIBRA and YZY tokens, has resumed on-chain trading, but recent Solana meme coin bets resulted in nearly $3 million losses. A year after Bubblemaps first detailed the on-chain mechanics behind…
