Nine crypto firms formed the Quantum Alliance to build open post-quantum security standards and public test criteria. Keystone will contribute wallet security work, with the standards covering chains, wallets and infrastructure.
Bitcoin's heavy selling has eased near $82,000, but spot and ETF buyers have yet to return. A sustained recovery still needs buyers to absorb BTC returning to exchanges.
BAYC collectors are opening Mudwater digital packs and reselling digital cards and physical boxes after the ApeFest launch. BAYC holders received 10 digital packs each, and MAYC holders received two.
INJ/BTC bounced after turning six-month resistance into support, according to 0xSweep. CryptoTony is watching whether INJ can build a base near $8.40 before targeting $10–$11.50.
Bitcoin is bouncing off its 50-day moving average, but its four-hour chart still shows lower highs and repeated resistance rejections. KrownCryptoCave says gains 41 days after the golden cross trail the historical median.
Pump.fun integrated Collector Crypt pack openings, a marketplace and a collection tab into its app. Packs range from $25 to $5,000 and include Pokémon, sports cards and other collectibles.
Bitcoin ETFs recorded a one-day net outflow of 1,156 BTC, valued at about $95 million. US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $228.4 million over five days, with withdrawals slowing.
Strategy bought 267 BTC for $22.1 million during October 12–18, bringing its holdings to 848,517 BTC. It also repurchased $193.1 million of STRC preferred shares and raised its digital credit securities buyback authorization from $2 billion to $3 billion.
Visa and Mesh partnered to let users spend crypto and stablecoins from participating wallets at more than 175 million merchant locations without a separate card. Mesh will handle funding and conversion, with a Visa payment credential set up behind the scenes.
Nine companies, including CoreWeave and Broadcom, have objected to their shares trading as tokens on OKXICE. Their opt-outs block trading under the SEC exemption at that venue; other venues have separate notice processes.
TxFlow points are now live, with Season 1 allocating 1.25 million trader points each week. The trader pool accounts for 82% of the season budget, with separate allocations for referrals and growth.
Pump.fun says referrers and referred users must trade to receive deposit matches of up to $50 each. It says the requirement aims to retain active users.
French deputies backed a stablecoin swap tax amendment 38–37 ahead of an October 20 budget vote. If enacted, private investors would owe 31.4% on gains when swapping crypto into single-currency stablecoins from January 2027, even without cashing out.
JPMorgan expanded its JPM Coin deposit token to Ethereum for approved institutional counterparties. Token transfers run around the clock, but transfers between Blockchain Deposit Accounts and traditional bank accounts pause on Saturdays.
Bitcoin recovered from $80,000 after closing the week down about 2%, compared with roughly 5% for the Nasdaq and more than 11% for semiconductor stocks. Bitcoin has closed above its 50-week moving average for five straight weeks.
Stock perpetuals on crypto venues rebounded Monday after a weekend selloff that reportedly liquidated $51.6 million in 10 minutes. Traders linked the drop to thin liquidity with cash equity markets closed.
ZEC swept liquidity below its lows, and ThinkingBitmex says its liquidation map remains crowded with longs and few aggressive shorts. CryptoTony expects weeks of choppy trading before another decline; andyyy sees a multi-week bottom forming.
Machi has lost $779,000 trading on Papertrade and collected $394,000 in USDC staking rewards. His latest $261,000 deposit is down to $5,682.
Papertrade offers up to 1,000x leverage against a house pool funded by traders' losses. If the pool cannot pay a winner, the profit enters a first-in-first-out queue until later losses refill it.
Machi Big Brother sold gold BAYC #197 to Adam Weitsman through GrailsOTC. His liquidation losses reportedly reached $36 million.
Mastercard launched Stablecoin Security to help banks screen stablecoin payments for fraud, scams and sanctions risks before funds move onchain. It launches first in North America, with global availability expected in 2027.
A trader puts PAPER's hedged mint cost near $0.014, up from $0.013, against a premarket perpetual price near $0.026. About 8.75 billion PAPER have been minted toward a roughly 12.7 billion cap.
Rubio linked Trump's October 16 waiver on Russian oil purchases, lasting 60 days, to a possible US-India trade deal. Oil prices have eased, which could help rate-cut prospects and crypto, though Hormuz shipping disruptions persist.
Turkey confirmed HEX founder Richard Heart’s October 14 detention in Istanbul and the seizure of $7.15 million in cash, six cold wallets and seven guns. HEX fell a reported 63% over seven days, with PLS and PLSX losing more than half their value after detention reports.
Implants in tampered Ledger devices read seed phrases from the screen even when Ledger Live marks the device genuine. Ledger says a criminal group tampered with genuine devices sold through Southeast Asian resellers.