Bitcoin

Sleuth ZachXBT Blasts Ripple’s Cheap $250K Payout for 18T XRP Bug

Key Takeaways ZachXBT slammed a $250K reward for a critical XRP bug that could have minted 18 trillion new tokens. An AI-found flaw threatening XRP’s supply cap was quickly patched before any tokens could be exploited. ZachXBT warned low rewards…

Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Lose $1.2 Billion as Institutional Demand Cracks

Key Takeaways Bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) lost over $1.2B through Oct. 9 as institutional demand reversed sharply. Solana snapped a 14-week inflow streak, while XRP and NEAR remained rare pockets of demand. The key test is whether Blackrock-led…

Strategy Buys More Bitcoin and Retires Nearly 2M STRC Shares – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways Strategy acquired another 250 BTC for $21.5 million, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 848,250 BTC. Michael Saylor confirmed the purchase Monday, following Sunday’s teaser about adding more bitcoin. Strategy also repurchased $192.4 million in STRC shares while…

XRP ETF Buyers Refuse to Quit Despite Sitting on a $230M Paper Loss

Key Takeaways Bitwise’s XRP fund supplied $10.55M of the Oct. 5-9 inflow, while Canary’s XRPC lost $3.34M. Sosovalue data puts XRP ETF assets at $1.57B against $1.8B in lifetime inflows, a gap near $230M. Evernorth’s XRPN starts trading on Nasdaq…

Bitcoin Price is $4K Away From Wiping out the Next Wave of Shorts

Key Takeaways BTC closed the week of Oct. 11 at $83,773 after a low of $80,393, down 3.2% week over week. Kook Capital data showed 93.3% of $26.34M in BTC liquidations were shorts as ETH shorts lost $29.5M. KillaXBT flags…

Who Will Lead the DICT Next? Three Contenders, Three Vastly Different Futures for Pinoy Cyberspace

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Whether you use the eGovPH app to handle official documents, run an online business through digital payment gateways, rely on…

This Week in Crypto Law (October 11, 2026)

The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This week brought meaningful developments on both sides of the Atlantic. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission began developing a federal framework for certain leveraged retail crypto transactions while proposing…

SSS LoanLite on RCBC DiskarTech: How to Apply for Digital SSS Microloans Up to ₱20,000

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. When unexpected expenses hit, whether it’s a sudden hospital bill, home repair, or urgent tuition fee, waiting for payday or…

Bitcoin’s Security Faces a 76% Risk by 2046, AI Model Predicts

Key Takeaways Willy Woo’s Oct. 11 post inspired Bitcoin.com News to test AI predictions of Bitcoin’s cryptographic security. ChatGPT-6 Astra estimated a 76% risk of Bitcoin’s signatures being broken within 20 years, versus Deepseek’s 34%. All four AI models identified…

XRP Gaining Nasdaq Exposure as Evernorth Takes 473M XRP Public

Key Takeaways Evernorth holds about 473 million XRP, with approximately $300 million in gross cash proceeds. Common stock is expected to begin Nasdaq trading Oct. 12 as XRPN. The Bearchamp finale is scheduled for Oct. 14 in Times Square. 473…