Bitcoin
CFTC Revives Polymarket Probe as VPN Insider Case Heads to Trial: Reuters
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Key Takeaways The CFTC is probing whether Polymarket failed to keep U.S. users off its offshore platform, per Reuters. The inquiry covers Polymarket’s location controls,
Coinbase Denies Platform Intrusion as Vendor Data Leak Emerges
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Key Takeaways The Coinbase Support X account confirmed an Amplitude vendor incident but denied any unauthorized access to its systems. Claims that more than 70,000
Bitcoin Price Returns to $81K as Federal Reserve Holds Rates Steady
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Key Takeaways Bitcoin surged to $81,687 before retreating below $80,500 as traders awaited the Fed’s rate decision. Coinglass reported $167 million in crypto liquidations, including
Coinbase Adds Ripple’s $2.6B RLUSD Stablecoin Across XRP Ledger and Beyond
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Key Takeaways Coinbase added Ripple’s RLUSD across retail, exchange, and Prime, boosting U.S. distribution. RLUSD supports XRP Ledger, Base, and Ethereum and has grown to
Major Banks Sign on as DTCC Launches Tokenized Securities Service
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Key Takeaways DTCC launched a tokenization service connected to a custody operation holding more than $114 trillion in assets. JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and 18 other
Bitcoin-Related Google Searches Hit a 5-Year Low as Traders Eye a Bottom
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Key Takeaways A 5-year low in Bitcoin Google searches was seen on Oct. 27 as BTC traded near $81,000. Crypto analysts say similar search lows
Bitcoin Price to $100,000 by Thanksgiving Says Popular Investor
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Key Takeaways Mike Alfred’s call needs about a 23% rally from $81,000 before Thanksgiving on Nov. 26. Roughly $2.7 billion in leveraged BTC shorts face
A Retired Decorator Kept His Old Pokemon Cards in the Attic for 15 Years. They Just Sold for Over $2 Million
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Key Takeaways A retired Woking decorator’s forgotten Pokémon collection sold for £1.56 million (about $2.1 million) at Ewbank’s on Oct. 21, far above its £250,000
Bitget to Acquire Licensed Thai Digital Asset Exchange GMO-Z.com Cryptonomics
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget announced an
Bo Hines, USAT, and Tether’s US Strategy
- By Joseph Rees
- . October 28, 2026
The opinion editorial Part 2 of “Stablecoins After the GENIUS Act: A Practical Legal Guide for Businesses” written below was written by Michael Handelsman for