Meanwhile, the first life insurer licensed to operate entirely in Bitcoin, has raised $37.5 million in new funding led by Bain Capital Crypto, pushing its total funding past $180 million. The Bermuda-based insurer, which counts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman among its backers, announced the capital injection on Thursday as demand for Bitcoin-denominated life insurance grows
The Civil Police of Santa Catarina (PCSC) extracted US$1,708,534 in cryptocurrency from self-custody wallets tied to a sophisticated phishing ring. The seizure, which took place during Operação ClickFix on September 10, 2026, represents the largest self-custody digital asset recovery Brazilian civil police have executed to date. Authorities moved the funds across 13 separate transactions, relying
A hypothetical betting strategy on prediction market Polymarket reveals a surprising gap between winning candidates and profitable trades. Backing the favorite in every scored 2026 US primary would have resulted in a 4% loss, even though those candidates won 87% of the time, according to blockchain data provider Bitquery’s scorecard dated October 9. The finding
Institutional Capital Reshapes Market Leadership The 2025 crypto market marked a decisive shift from speculative narratives to infrastructure-driven growth. Total market capitalization briefly touched $4 trillion in Q3 before cooling to approximately $3 trillion by year-end, reflecting a pattern of institutional accumulation followed by sharp volatility. Returns stemmed primarily from ETF flows, macroeconomic liquidity conditions,
The five tracked US spot XRP exchange-traded funds held an estimated $1.7 billion in assets at the close of trading on October 6, yet recorded only $3.14 million in net inflows on that date, according to market data tracker Maketo. XRP traded around $1.43 on October 7, representing a 5.46% decline over the previous 24
Sui Network and Alibaba Cloud Forge Partnership for Automated AI Payments Sui Network and Alibaba Cloud announced a partnership that could transform how artificial intelligence agents pay for cloud services. The collaboration enables AI agents to autonomously purchase cloud resources using stablecoins within user-defined spending limits, eliminating the need for human approval on every transaction.
Polymarket launched its Protocol V2 upgrade on October 5, 2026, but existing holdings under the platform’s older Conditional Tokens Framework, known as CTF, remain in place and require a separate, registered migration process. The rollout introduces a dual-system environment where trading integrations must maintain support for legacy positions while implementing new V2 position identifiers, signing
Bitcoin has climbed 47% from its July low of $57,800, yet new research from Binance suggests the rally sits on unstable ground. Historical analysis reveals that rebounds triggered by similar conditions retested their lows in 4 of 5 past cases, raising questions about whether the current uptrend can hold. The warning centers on the depth
Volatility Shares’ proposed 3x Ethereum ETF will approach a critical regulatory threshold far sooner than most investors might expect. At just $362.1 million in assets, the fund would hit CME Group’s accountability level for Ethereum futures contracts, a milestone that triggers enhanced regulatory oversight and potential position management requirements. The Securities and Exchange Commission approved
China’s underground cryptocurrency economy reached at least $176 billion in the twelve months through June 2026, marking a dramatic expansion despite Beijing’s longstanding restrictions on digital assets. Chainalysis estimates that 59.1% of this activity now flows through domestic peer-to-peer transfers rather than centralized exchanges, representing a 3.5-fold increase compared to the previous measurement period. This
THORWallet has integrated Monero (XMR) into its application, bringing native support for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency to users. The integration enables core functionality including sending and receiving XMR directly through the THORWallet app, expanding the platform’s multi-asset capabilities. Users can now access the Monero network through THORWallet’s interface without relying on external services or third-party wallets.
Bitcoin volatility now matches Nvidia’s at 39%, according to a chart shared by Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor. Meanwhile, Strategy’s 12%-yield Stretch (STRC) preferred stock swings less than any Magnificent Seven tech giant, logging just 9% volatility over the same period. However, that calm is recent. STRC slid to about $75 in late June, roughly
Binance Implements New Disclosure Requirements Under Brazilian Regulations Binance will require Brazilian users to provide additional information for cross-border crypto transfers starting Nov. 1. The exchange said customers sending crypto abroad or receiving it from nonresidents must disclose the purpose of each transfer and identify the counterparty type, marking a significant compliance checkpoint for international
Wallets linked to the Donald Trump (TRUMP) token team have transferred 81.87 million TRUMP tokens to centralized exchanges over the past eight months, according to on-chain data. The tokens carried an estimated value of $249 million when the team moved them, raising significant concerns among investors about potential selling pressure in the market. The large-scale
Four Altcoins Defy Broader Market Weakness Most of the crypto market drifted lower into early October, yet four altcoins defied the bearish trend. Pump.fun (PUMP), Aave (AAVE), Worldcoin (WLD), and Sky (SKY) all posted double-digit weekly gains while the broader market struggled. According to Santiment, three of these rallies stem directly from project-specific news, including
Social Sentiment Turns Bearish on Major Altcoins Crowd sentiment toward Ethereum (ETH) and XRP has turned sharply negative as October begins, according to data from Santiment. Bearish comments now outnumber bullish ones for both altcoins across major social platforms, marking a stark reversal in investor mood. The souring sentiment greets a month that traders often
Treasury Yields Reach Two-Decade Highs as Bitcoin Surges The US 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.34% on Oct. 1, marking its highest level since 2002 and capping a third quarter that saw rates climb almost 90 basis points-the largest quarterly rise this century. Bitcoin gained approximately 43% over the same three months, while Ethereum surged about
The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sweeping sanctions Wednesday against 10 targets tied to an elaborate ATM jackpotting scheme run by the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua (TdA). The action targets eight individuals and two Mexico-based companies involved in cyber-enabled bank fraud, while also blacklisting seven TRON blockchain addresses used
PayPay Opens Crypto Payment Gateway for International Visitors Japanese payment provider PayPay launched Binance Pay integration on September 30, enabling eligible overseas visitors to pay from their cryptocurrency balances at participating offline stores throughout Japan. The integration operates through HIVEX, a cross-border payment network that facilitates automatic conversion while ensuring merchants receive proceeds exclusively in
Cobalt Upgrade Goes Live on Base Mainnet Base’s Cobalt upgrade went live on mainnet Wednesday, September 30 at 18:00 UTC, delivering conditional transaction capabilities and enhanced administrative controls for B20 token issuers. The Ethereum Layer 2 network, incubated by Coinbase, rolled out its third mainnet upgrade to simplify asset issuance and give traders greater control
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