Bitcoin buyers have defended dips near $81,000, but traders still warn of a possible $80,000 retest. Bitcoin open interest rose by more than $1 billion after CPI, adding leverage around the support zone.
Bitcoin fell about 2% to $81,800 after US headline inflation reached 3.7%, above the 3.6% expected. The surprise put a possible October Fed hike back in play.
ARK published a review of Bitcoin's quantum-resistant options, warning that governance could delay migration and make it more costly. It points to March research that reduced the estimated computing resources needed to break Bitcoin's current signatures.
MediaMarktSaturn halted Ledger sales across Germany after a customer reported a suspected hardware implant; Ledger backed the pause on October 13. Ledger has confirmed no German losses and has not linked that device to the CryptoBilis tampering case in Southeast Asia.
Machi Big Brother's account is down to about $290,000 after repeated stops erased nearly all of its $12.3 million run-up. He still holds a 3,500 ETH long that faces liquidation near $2,393.
Standard’s launchpad is live on Robinhood Chain for King of the Markets, with a $1 million prize pool. Deployers can airdrop tokens to charter holders, who must burn their charters to claim those tokens.
Pump.fun is shifting callout rewards from trading volume toward followers’ profits. Bubblemaps alleges five wallets linked to Anglio bought ahead of 61% of his 534 calls over two weeks.
Turkish authorities reportedly detained Hex and PulseChain founder Richard Heart in Istanbul on a Finnish Interpol red notice over alleged aggravated tax fraud. Turkish media say authorities also seized about $4 million in cash and 64 luxury watches.
A ZEC four-hour close below $1,150 could bring more selling. One trader puts the downside target at September's low near $788.
Strive bought another 2,822 BTC for roughly $235 million, bringing its holdings to 35,595 BTC. It also proposed a SATS preferred stock IPO with a 15% dividend to fund more Bitcoin purchases.
PONS rose 16.6% over 24 hours, with its market cap later cited at $226 million. The token remains roughly 60% below its all-time high from less than a month ago.
A7 launched A7 International on October 13, letting users pay foreign invoices in USDT and recipients receive SWIFT transfers in their chosen currency. The service charges a flat 0.3% fee and serves businesses and individuals.
An FWA user won a CryptoPunk with one spin. Accounts put the spin cost at roughly $140 to $150 and the NFT's value at $76,000 to $80,000.
Michael Saylor says Bitcoin is at the beginning of a bull market.
XRP treasury company Evernorth rang Nasdaq's closing bell on October 14 to mark its XRPN listing. Its shares give investors XRP exposure without managing crypto wallets.
The White House confirmed that Patrick Witt's assignment as Crypto Council executive director expired. He was its last remaining staffer after Harry Jung and David Sacks left.
Blend's wind-down has reportedly triggered more than 1,000 ETH in loan recalls ahead of Blur's planned November 12 shutdown. Yuga is trying to move healthier loans to GONDI, but 40 BAYC loans in auction are reportedly underwater.
Tianjin's No. 2 Intermediate Court accepted prosecutors' bid to confiscate Zhimin Qian's crypto assets, including 61,896 BTC, after repaying victims' fiat losses. UK authorities still hold the Bitcoin keys; a UK court has ruled that Chinese law governs victims' claims, but ownership remains unresolved.
A trader puts INJ's gain at 15% since last week's call and says buyers continue to buy dips.
Robinhood Chain has reached $100 billion in cumulative DEX volume about 3.5 months after launch.
AdamHODL says his STONK bids filled after citing a $94 million market cap and $1.1 million in seven-day revenue. StonkFun reported $120,996 in revenue and $73,458 in buybacks for October 13, though the token remains in a downtrend.
PONS revenue has reportedly fallen from a peak of $11.42 million to $103,600, alongside a nearly 70% drop in the token's price.
Metaplanet completed a ¥19.3 billion buyback of roughly 5.4% of its outstanding shares and finalized terms for ¥52 billion in zero-coupon convertible bonds due 2031. The bond proceeds are earmarked for Bitcoin-backed loan repayments and share buybacks.
An OCC review found that the nine largest U.S. national banks used reputation-risk policies that allowed political and public-pressure considerations to affect banking access. The report cited crypto businesses among the affected industries.
DriveWealth is partnering with Ripple to add RLUSD settlement on XRPL, cross-border payments and digital asset custody, starting in Europe. The integration would let clients fund collateral accounts around the clock.