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Bitcoin ETFs attract $1.08 billion in 3 days but it may not be enough for a steep rally
Bitcoin ETFs took in $1.08 billion over three days, still below the roughly $235 million daily pace seen in past steep rallies.
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Coinbase’s Tokenized Stocks Are Seeing About $20 Million a Week, According to John D’Agostino
Coinbase's institutional head says tokenized stocks see about $20M a week, a figure he did not define.
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UPDATE ON $11750 seizing + account shutdown. They’ve released it and ceased the account shutdown. ✅
A user reports Binance released $11,750 held in a seizure and shutdown after two months, with no explanation given; a cautionary account on exchange custody risk.
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A Wallet Three Hours Old Minted Kimchi's Coin and Routed Every Fee to One Address
A three-hour-old wallet launched Kimchi's Pump.fun coin, bought 79% of supply for about $9,300, and locked all creator fees to one address.
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Polymarket Takes Ohio to Federal Court, Citing New CFTC Rules After Kalshi’s Appeals Loss
Polymarket US sued Ohio in federal court, arguing new CFTC rules and the Commerce Clause put its sports contracts beyond state reach.
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Three Companies Have Notified the SEC of Intention To Start Tokenized Stocks Trading
Three companies have notified the SEC of plans to start trading tokenized stocks, per Bitcoin Magazine.
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Binance’s stablecoin reserves have dropped to $41.6 billion, a one-year low, after $6.3 billion left the exchange since April. The drain is market-wide, and it is starving crypto rallies of fresh buying power.
Binance stablecoin reserves fell to $41.6B, a one-year low, with $6.3B leaving since April, suggesting weaker buying power across the market.
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Binance Adjusts US Stock Perp Funding After Blue Ocean’s Overnight Trading Halt
Binance kept a nearly three-hour window out of one funding settlement for its US stock perps after a Blue Ocean overnight trading halt. A narrow operational update.
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Polymarket US vs. Kalshi: What a 100-Contract Trade Costs
Worked comparison of fees for a 100-contract trade on Polymarket US versus Kalshi, useful for prediction market traders.
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Standard Chartered Signs Agreement To Acquire Crypto Custodian Zodia Custody
Standard Chartered agreed to acquire crypto custodian Zodia Custody, folding its bitcoin and crypto services into the bank.
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Polymarket US Sues Ohio to Block Sports-Contract Crackdown
Polymarket US sues Ohio to block a demanded halt on sports contracts.
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OKX Combines Euro and EURC Liquidity in One Spot Order Book
OKX now lets eligible EEA users convert euros to EURC at 1:1 and settle in either asset from a single spot order book, with fees tied to tier.
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Standard Chartered Signs Binding Deal to Buy All of Crypto Custodian Zodia Custody
Standard Chartered has signed binding agreements to buy all of custodian Zodia Custody, with its software arm moving into a new SC Ventures company.
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J.P. Morgan Reveals First-Ever Bitcoin Price Forecast in Long-Term Capital Market Report
J.P. Morgan's long-term capital market report projects Bitcoin as a top-performing asset through 2036, with a 10% base case and 16% bull case return target.
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9.42 Crowd Wisdom or Informed Minority? The 3% Who Carry Polymarket
A sign-randomization test finds about 3% of Polymarket accounts still beat random betting, and their volume reduces pricing error while crowd volume raises it.
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Why centralized exchanges refuse to list legacy crypto tokens without explicit SEC immunity
Vault12's VGT token has never traded on a centralized exchange despite its 2018 sale, showing how exchanges weigh SEC risk when listing legacy tokens.
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Standard Chartered signs definitive deal to acquire Zodia Custody
Standard Chartered signed a definitive deal to acquire Zodia Custody, pending regulatory approvals. Duplicate of the Block and Defiant versions.
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Securitize Will Mint Stablecoins Directly With Anchorage Digital Bank
Securitize will mint stablecoins directly with Anchorage Digital Bank to settle tokenized fund trades.
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Binance to Reprice bStocks Collateral While US Stock Markets Are Closed
Binance will reprice bStocks collateral during US market closures, which can weaken margin buffers on weekend trades.
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Inside AMD and Anthropic’s ‘chips for shares’ deal
AMD agrees to buy $5B of Anthropic stock while Anthropic buys $20B of compute from AMD, a circular deal structure worth examining.
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SpaceX and Tesla explore merger that would unite more than 30,000 bitcoin
SpaceX and Tesla committees are exploring a merger that would combine over 30,000 bitcoin held by the two companies.
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Monero futures are again heating with leverage, raising volatility risks
Monero futures open interest above $300M with price back above $600, a leverage setup similar to before January's crash.
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Ether ETF outflows continue, pass $1B in October so far
US spot Ether ETFs saw $1.08B of outflows in October, the largest monthly outflow of 2026 so far.
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BNB Chain burns $1.2B in October tokens, leaving real supply impact hidden
BNB Chain burned about $1.2B in October tokens, with the post arguing the real impact on supply is obscured.
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Ripple brings Wall Street into 24/7 stock bets, but HSBC warns markets are still thin
Ripple Prime lets institutions trade 24/7 stock exposure with RLUSD collateral, but HSBC warns liquidity for large positions may be thin. Useful market-structure context, though mostly a product story.
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Bitcoin hovers around $83,000 as AI earnings revive tech, ZEC jumps 11%
Bitcoin trades near $83,000 while ZEC rallies 11% after developers set a date for its next upgrade; market recap with little depth.
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Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger a ‘good idea’ as AI revenue jumps ninefold
Musk says a SpaceX-Tesla merger is a good idea, with AI revenue up ninefold; this is corporate news with a loose AI Agents link at most.
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JPMorgan Puts a Number on Bitcoin for the First Time: 10% a Year, With a Big Caveat
J.P. Morgan Asset Management projects 10% annual Bitcoin returns over 10 to 15 years but is not adding Bitcoin to its core portfolio models.
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Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs Join Growing List of Companies Objecting to Tokenized Stocks
Sixteen companies, up from nine in four days, have objected to their shares trading on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue.
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Crypto’s 2026 shutdown wave claims 82 projects. What went wrong?
Around 82 crypto projects have shut down in 2026, driven by falling revenue, depleted funding and security breaches.