While traders spent this week watching bitcoin BTC$81,952.67 gyrate above $80,000 amid key U.S. inflation data, a decision from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission got far less attention. The (SEC) approved the listing of binary options tied to key performance indicators (KPIs) of 23… Read More
Bitcoin, ether and many other tokens have pulled back sharply from their 2025 peaks, yet remain far above their 2017 highs. Too many coins Analysts point first to XRP’s supply. “Circulating supply grew 63%, from 38.7B in 2017 to 63.1B, while XRP’s total market value… Read More
Among wallets first funded in the second quarter of 2026, 89.3% received additional funding within 30 days, compared with 70.6% for wallets first funded in the Q3 2025. The analysis excluded wallets that made payments on one only one day. The time between a wallet… Read More
U.S. inflation is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones estimated September’s consumer price index rose 0.6% month-on-month and 3.6% year-on-year. Core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, is forecast to increase 0.2% from August and 2.5% annually. The numbers… Read More
Solana has scheduled Oct. 21 for Alpenglow, a major upgrade aimed at making transactions irreversible in roughly 150 milliseconds by changing how the computers running the network agree on payments. The updated timetable published by the Solana Foundation sets a date for replacing TowerBFT, the… Read More
A bitcoin BTC$83,696.96 whale that received its coins days before the Covid crash of March 2020 and sat through it has moved $377.6 million worth of them. The wallet, 18VmXvkF4cgLi35RtMiHHDpvMjUCyVpQ9x, sent roughly 4,582 BTC to five addresses on Monday, according to blockchain data from Arkham… Read More
