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RWA perpetual futures reached 99.2% of Bitcoin perpetual volume on Hyperliquid and Binance as tokenized equities led trading. Perpetual futures tied to tokenized stocks and commodities generated nearly as much trading volume as Bitcoin perpetuals on two of the largest venues for the products over the past week, according to Talos. Combined seven-day volume across tracked real-world asset (RWA) perps reached $61.7 billion, equal to 99.2% of Bitcoin perpetual volume on Hyperliquid and Binance, where most trading activity is concentrated, Talos told Cointelegraph in an email summary citing a data snapshot taken on Thursday. Tokenized equity contracts accounted for 57.8% of the total, followed by commodities at 28.2%. Read more

Is ETH about to drop toward $1,500 or even lower again?

The Bank of Japan left its benchmark at 1% and Governor Ueda's hawkish signals landed softly, since markets had already priced an October hike.

BlackRock’s IBIT led $233.1 million in daily inflows as US spot Bitcoin ETFs turned positive for the week and July stayed on track to end in the green. US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted their strongest daily inflows in more than three weeks on Thursday, attracting $233.1 million. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the gains with $183.4 million in net inflows, accounting for 78.7% of the day’s total, according to SoSoValue data. Bitwise’s BITB attracted $20.7 million, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC with $15.5 million, while several other funds posted smaller inflows. That flips Bitcoin ETFs into positive territory for the week, leaving them with $203.84 million in net inflows. Barring a net outflow above that value on Friday, the funds could close their fourth straight week in the green. Read more

Another Friday has rolled around, and this one is the last of the month, meaning a much bigger Bitcoin and Ethereum options expiry event.

The 45-day standby facility ended on its preset Oct. 9 date without settled shares, cash or a Bitcoin purchase. The post How a PPE company’s highly publicized $32M Bitcoin strategy quietly expired without purchasing a single coin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Samsung and SK Hynix both jumped more than 23%. Bitcoin moved a fraction of a percent in the past 24 hours, and most majors are still lower on the week.

A hardware wallet randomness bug turned “impossible to guess” seeds into guessable ones, and $38 million is already gone.

Institutional investors accounted for 72% of Wintermute’s spot OTC flow in the first half of 2026 as capital clustered in fewer tokens and altcoin rallies became more selective. Crypto’s next altcoin season may produce fewer winners as institutional investors concentrate their activity in a narrower group of digital assets, according to crypto market maker Wintermute. In its over-the-counter (OTC) flow report for the first half of 2026, Wintermute said institutional counterparties generated 72% of spot flow across all tokens on its OTC desk, the highest share on record. That was up from 61% in the second half of 2025 and 59% in the first half of last year.  Read more

The $32.1 million turn ended four negative sessions, but every listed fund except IBIT was flat or negative. The post Bitcoin ETFs just broke a brutal $500M losing streak, but the entire recovery is an illusion propped up by BlackRock appeared first on CryptoSlate.

An ascent to $9 or further crash to $0.50: what comes next for ICP?

Coinkite urged Coldcard Mk3 users to migrate funds after identifying a potential seed-generation risk, as Bitcoin security experts separately examine an unexplained $38 million wallet drain. Canadian Bitcoin hardware maker Coinkite has warned users of its Coldcard Mk3 signing device to move funds from wallets whose seed phrases were generated on affected firmware.  On Thursday, Coinkite said seeds created on an Mk3 running firmware version 4.0.1, released in March 2021, or any later Mk3 version may put funds at risk. The issue extends through version 5.0.3, the final firmware supporting the Mk3, while the Mk4, Q and Mk5 are not affected, according to the company’s early analysis. The warning comes as Bitcoin security specialists examine an unexplained, coordinated sweep involving 594.48 BTC from single-signature addresses. However, no definitive public evidence has established that the Mk3 issue caused those transfers. Read more

The project can call $40 million around closing while current liquidity and any Minnesota use of DOGE proceeds remain undisclosed. The post A cleaning company with just $4.1M in cash and a stash of Dogecoin just committed $500M to an AI mega-deal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

3iQ will manage an undisclosed portion of Gelephu Mindfulness City’s Bitcoin treasury as Bhutan develops a digital-asset investment hub. Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) has appointed Canadian digital-asset manager 3iQ to manage a mandate backed by part of its Bitcoin treasury as the special administrative region develops a digital-asset investment hub. Under the partnership, 3iQ will manage an undisclosed portion of the Bitcoin allocated to support Gelephu’s development. The company will also establish a long-term presence in the city, invest in local talent and provide training and knowledge transfer.  In December 2025, Bhutan announced that up to 10,000 Bitcoin from the country’s national holdings would be allocated to support the GMC.  Read more

Wintermute reports institutions hit 72% of spot OTC volume in H1 2026, concentrating capital in liquid tokens and structurally suppressing broad altcoin rallies. The post Wintermute Data Shows Institutional Flow Is Killing Broad Altcoin Rallies appeared first on Cryptonews.

Borrowings reached £847,000 at period end, while an uncompleted lender switch is management’s preferred alternative to more asset sales. The post Down to its last $4,000 in cash, a crypto firm holding millions in Solana is seeking a loan to survive $1.5M debt appeared first on CryptoSlate.

ChatGPT AI predicts a steady climb for Bitcoin, and this price prediction begins with an unusual correction built right in. At roughly $63,500, the model is explicit that this is Bitcoin trading near $63,479 today, not Cardano, before laying out a probability-weighted year-end 2026 target of $95,000, with a credible bull case range of $115,000 […] The post Sam Altman ChatGPT AI Predicts Bitcoin Will Make History by End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Grok AI predicts a breakout for Ethereum, with potential prices reaching $6,000 to $12,000 by 2026 The post Elon Musk Grok AI Predicts Ethereum Will Hit This Price by End of 2026 appeared first on Cryptonews.

The window to pass a comprehensive crypto market structure bill before the Senate breaks for a month-long recess is closing, with ethics a dividing issue for many lawmakers. Two US senators on opposite sides of the political aisle have reportedly sent revised ethics guidelines to the White House as part of discussions over a cryptocurrency market structure bill in Congress. According to a Thursday PunchBowl report, Senator Thom Tillis and Senator Ruben Gallego submitted a counteroffer to the Trump administration that included a change to ethics provisions in the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act. The changes would reportedly address concerns from many lawmakers in the first draft by allowing state authorities to enforce a ban on federal officials issuing or sponsoring tokens rather than the US Attorney General. Gallego, a Democrat, previously said that provisions around ethics, consumer protection, illicit finance, conflicts of interest and market integrity “must be strengthened” and he would continu...

The scam targeted XRP holders through a fake investment platform that disappeared after collecting millions of dollars worth of digital assets.