IBIT drives $110.3 million Bitcoin ETF inflow
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $110.3 million on October 26, all through BlackRock's IBIT. Every other fund recorded zero net flow.
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U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $110.3 million on October 26, all through BlackRock's IBIT. Every other fund recorded zero net flow.
Pump.fun started a two-week trading competition on October 26 with $2.5 million in prizes. Day-one token launches totaled 46,863, below the prior week's daily average of 47,440.
Ether has lost its trading range and trails Bitcoin by roughly 9% over 30 days. Traders are watching support near $2,280 and a reclaim of $2,350 to $2,400.
BlackRock signed an MOU with SBI Holdings and Startale to explore connecting tokenized money market funds with JPYSC, their yen-backed stablecoin. The agreement sets up joint work on onchain finance in Japan.
Bloom Trading says it refunded all 9,408 SOL stolen from nine users across 49 wallets. The attacker exploited a third-party module to execute code remotely; Bloom says no private keys were compromised.
Keystone disclosed a breach exposing 25,964 customers’ personal data and a device authentication key, but no wallet credentials or recovery phrases. It suspended shipments and plans to destroy 18,835 wallets because the stolen key could let counterfeits pass authenticity checks.
The Mutual Fun launched seat NFTs alongside its TMF token on Stonklauncher. Users are enrolling seats in funds and reporting their first rewards.
The OCC granted final approval for Ripple National Trust Bank, completing the process begun with conditional approval last December. The bank will manage RLUSD reserves and offer enterprise crypto custody once it opens.
Bitcoin traded near $80,100 after falling from nearly $85,000 in less than a week. Traders flag support around $79,100 to $79,500, with former support at $81,500 now acting as resistance.
CoinDCX says a failed sweeping service let deposits build up in old wallets compromised in its July 2025 hack, causing a $15.99 million loss. The exchange says it absorbed the loss.
Franklin Templeton's FBEQ and FIBT are nearing launch, with filings listing an October 27 effective date. Both target roughly 95% U.S. equities and 5% Bitcoin exposure, reinvesting stock dividends into more Bitcoin exposure.
South Korea's government is reportedly leaning toward moving its 22% crypto gains tax from January 2027 to 2029. An official cited missing U.S. crypto tax data as the main obstacle, saying a 2027 start could concentrate the tax on domestic-exchange users.
EmberCN estimates Arthur Hayes has sold at least $49.25 million in tokens since October 24, based on USDC withdrawals from exchanges. Hayes said he closed Maelstrom’s directional book and would wait before buying back in.
Strategy has bought back $2.05 billion of STRC preferred shares, including $204.9 million last week. It bought no Bitcoin during October 19–25, its first pause in five weeks.
Wallets holding at least 10 million XRP now control about 68.5% of supply, their highest share since November 2022, according to Santiment. XRP trades near $1.29.
About 98% of votes favor moving AKT to Solana, with voting scheduled to close November 2. The token move could follow two to three weeks after approval; migrating the marketplace needs a separate vote.
Kraken parent Payward plans to offer US perpetual futures through Bitnomial on Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets, subject to regulatory approval. Trades would match on Hyperliquid’s onchain order book; no approval or launch date has been announced.
Foundation CEO Zach Herbert says attackers exploited a self-hosted app flaw and likely accessed its support inbox in the Passport phishing attack. Foundation revoked compromised Cloudflare API keys and says Passport devices and funds remain safe.
Malicious Electrum servers substituted fraudulent pending payments, letting attackers steal Bitcoin when users signed fee increases. Electrum 4.8.3 adds wallet-input signature checks after at least one user lost funds.
Plaintiffs in an ongoing class-action lawsuit allege roughly 5,000 internal messages show Pump.fun deliberately used addictive trading mechanics to maximize fees. The complaint cites leadership discussions of slot-machine-style mechanics; the claims remain allegations.
Galaxy says Bitcoin’s bear market is over, but a weekly close below the 50-week average at $76,540 would invalidate its call. Bitcoin’s latest dip leaves it roughly 4% above that level.
NEAR rejected $4.60–$4.65 after sweeping range lows and is retesting broken support near its 50-day moving average. A break above $4.65 could put the uptrend back on track.
Bitcoin closed another week above its 50-week simple and exponential moving averages. Traders are watching the simple moving average near $76,000 as a longer-term trend boundary.
Crypto payments firm RedotPay is reportedly considering a confidential US IPO filing by year-end. It is also discussing pre-IPO financing at a $4 billion to $5 billion valuation.
MARA moved 1,000 BTC worth about $80 million to BitGo. Trackers describe it as a possible sale, but the transfer alone does not establish one.