Why an $88 billion bank reserve drop doesn’t prove a Bitcoin liquidity squeeze – yet
Wednesday reserves fell $88.236 billion while their weekly average rose $17.897 billion, exposing the limits of reserve-based Bitcoin liquidity signals.
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Cardano’s DeFi has shrunk by more than half and RealFi is betting credit can revive it
Eligible retail holders rely on market liquidity, while verified institutions can request issuer redemption and stakers absorb losses after protocol reserves.
Bitcoin survived 5% yields but crypto’s cheap-money era did not
The US 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.34% on Oct. 1, its highest since 2002, capping a third quarter in which it climbed almost 90 basis points, the largest quarterly rise this century. Bitcoin gained about 43% over the same three…
Bitcoin sees big overnight rally as ETF demand returns before the next US jobs test
Fund inflows support the rebound, while reported short liquidations suggest an accelerator and inflation still clouds its durability.
US targets $17 billion Russia-linked crypto payment network using USDT as an escape route
OFAC’s October 1 designation expands blocking sanctions to the broader network, while FinCEN’s separate sub-agent transfer restriction remains proposed.
Coinbase completes Deribit switch, ending International Exchange trading
The October 1 cutover leaves the old venue read-only and changes trading access, settlement and records for affected institutions.
Bitcoin’s $113,000 case strengthens as US regulators push 9 crypto actions
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a custody framework on Oct. 1 that would let investment advisers and regulated funds hold crypto under rules written for it. It is the latest of nine agency actions since Aug. 18…
Solana enters US banking with 90 North Dakota banks leading it
Roughrider enters production with VersaBank USA issuance and institutional access, while actual payment volume remains undisclosed.
Electrum patches Lightning flaw, but old Bitcoin backups break
September’s security fix repairs exports, but older backups for anchor channels with non-deterministic Lightning keys still need replacing.
PropAMMs lower Solana trade costs, and public pool returns crash
A September preprint finds cheaper quiet-market SOL/USDC execution at professional pools, while passive depositor returns require separate accounting.
Bitget restores $300M fund after absorbing $388M security breach
The restored backstop is separate from customer reserves, and claims remain subject to Bitget's assessment as withdrawals reopen in phases.
Crypto hackers have taken $2.7 billion in 2026 and the losses are alarmingly concentrated
Crypto firms and users have lost nearly $2.7 billion to security incidents this year, with North Korea-linked thefts exceeding $1 billion. Blockchain security firm CertiK recorded 658 incidents through September, with about $420.4 million of stolen assets frozen or returned.…