Bitcoin traded near $81,800 after a week of selling, with leveraged liquidations, higher Treasury yields and rising oil prices adding pressure. Traders are watching whether the weekly close confirms a break below recent lows.
U.S.-linked wallets reportedly moved over $1 billion in Bitfinex-seized Bitcoin to an unknown wallet, with other transfers going toward Coinbase Prime. Coinbase also holds government coins, so deposits do not confirm sales.
ZEC lost a key support zone and kept falling, leaving traders watching the next support area. One buyer is adding to a position down toward $1,000.
Solana's Mert says AI's math gains do not mean wallet cryptography is about to break. He says leading chains have ways to respond if such a threat emerges.
ThinkingBitmex says Machi's ETH longs were liquidated, wiping out about $10 million he had recovered. Another tracker put his remaining account equity at roughly $800,000 after an $11 million loss over three days.
ETH, SOL and ZEC fell against Bitcoin as the crypto selloff deepened. Traders point to weakening altcoin pairs before the latest drop.
Trump says the U.S. will not attack Iran before the November 3 midterms, with the blockade still in force and talks continuing. Bitcoin had fallen after his earlier warning that attacks could resume.
Cambria's Founding Charters sold out, adding a reported $570,000 to the Crown Treasury for the Genesis economy.
OpenAI told investors its annualized revenue approached $50 billion at September-end, below the $70 billion circulated in media reports. Bitcoin selling intensified after the update, though the revenue gap may reflect net versus gross reporting.
Traders report weak prices across Robinhood Chain tokens and expect more selling. One forecasts another 30–50% decline, but that remains a prediction.
SOL broke below $116, with traders watching $106 if buyers cannot reclaim that level. Edward Morra says the weak chart led him to remove or lower bids across other altcoins.
Hunter Biden says a forensic report found two market makers extracted about $2.87 million during LAPTOP’s September launch crash, when the token fell about 98%. He denies a rug pull and says the team sold no tokens.
Tom Lee says BitMine will stop buying ETH at 5% of circulating supply. It holds 6,016,414 ETH, roughly 4.9%, and needs about 100,000 more ETH to reach the cap.
The CFTC has proposed crypto exchange rules, and Chair Michael Selig says it aims to bring federal investor protections to spot markets. The agency says it will write rules without Congress, but cannot force all crypto trading onto its exchanges without legislation.
OKX unveiled a tokenized stock trading venue with ICE, the NYSE's parent company. The proposed venue would run on X Layer under the SEC's five-year innovation exemption.
Citrini put Derive first in its crypto investment basket tied to agentic AI. DRV rose despite the broader market selloff.
Bitcoin fell below $81,000 on Oct. 8 despite expectations of an October Fed hold. Jobless claims came in at 197,000 versus 200,000 expected, reinforcing the year-end hike risk flagged in September's Fed minutes.
Derive completed its V3 migration and resumed trading, with user funds held in Ethereum mainnet contracts. The upgrade uses ZK proofs for margin and settlement and supports sub-millisecond order matching.
Coinbase completed its Deribit integration, creating Coinbase Global Exchange with US and international crypto derivatives in one liquidity pool. Spot margin and unified portfolios are still coming, and Coinbase Pro is due back by year-end.
NEAR is up 134% in a month and has passed XLM into the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap. Traders still see an uptrend, but one flags a possible failed breakout.
Pump.fun now lets existing Pump tokens serve as quote assets for new launches. The rollout routes liquidity toward those tokens and bypasses stacked fees on multihop swaps.
Papertrade predeposits reached $5 million after opening on October 8. Trading is scheduled to start on October 10.
Securitize launched 12 tokenized U.S. stocks on Solana with USDC settlement for eligible investors. Tokens are backed one-for-one by shares and preserve dividends and applicable voting rights; trading starts with extended hours, with 24/7 access planned.
The Cardano Foundation says it spun out identity firm Veridian with its shares tokenized on Cardano using CIP-0113. The live framework lets issuers enforce transfer restrictions, freezes and forced transfers onchain.
A PONS trader says declining volume on Robinhood is weakening the trade and needs a catalyst. Robinhood Chain's DEX activity has cooled from September's peak.