Leveraged funds’ Bitcoin futures shorts fall by 5,300 BTC-equivalent as longs shrink
Leveraged funds’ reported Bitcoin futures shorts fell by about 5,300 BTC-equivalent in the week to Sept. 29, narrowing their net short even as their aggregate long exposure shrank. The Commodity…
Arbitrum pauses new Stylus activations over AI-assisted attack risks
Arbitrum’s Security Council temporarily blocked new Stylus contract activations on Arbitrum One and Nova in an October 2 emergency action, restricting programs and app updates that require fresh activation. Already-active…
Community Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Firms’ Bank Charter Path
AI Summary Show ICBA filed a lawsuit on October 2, challenging the OCC’s March 2026 trust‑bank rule and Protego charter. The OCC issued Interpretive Letter 1176 in 2021 and issued…
BlackRock’s $195.6 million Inflow Push Bitcoin ETFs Back Into Green
Key Highlights BlackRock’s IBIT led the Bitcoin ETF rebound with $195.57 million in inflows, helping push total flows back to $102.67 million. Bitcoin ETFs recovered after losing about $149 million…
Dehradun Trader Allegedly Duped of Rs 1.5 Crore in Crypto Scam
Key Highlights A 55-year-old Dehradun trader alleged that he was duped of nearly Rs 1.5 crore through a forex and cryptocurrency investment scheme. Police registered an FIR against six people…
NY Man Pleads Guilty in $5 Million Senior Fraud Scheme Involving Crypto
AI Summary Show Elderly victims across 37 states lost over $5 million, many facing financial insecurity. Scammers exploited fear of hacking, coercing seniors into transferring cash, crypto, and gold. Couriers collected…
Lummis Says Democrats Opposed CLARITY Act Over Customer Protections
Key Highlights Senator Cynthia Lummis said Democrats sought customer disclosures related to crypto broker bankruptcies while opposing the CLARITY Act. The Senate rejected cloture on the motion to proceed to…
Bitcoin’s $85,000 sell wall is gone and traders are now betting on $100,000
Bitcoin’s rally is approaching a $90,000 test as a rare accumulation pattern reappears and sell-side liquidity thins. On Oct. 2, Bitcoin registered an intraday high at $87,000 after buyers broke…
XRP Price, $300M ETF Demand, and 45% Q3 Supply Overhang
XRP price rose more than 45% in Q3 as U.S. spot XRP ETFs attracted about $307.9 million, yet the token entered October near $1.50 after repeated failures around $1.70. Cumulative…
Unpatched Eclair Bitcoin Lightning nodes could crash again every time they restart
A newly disclosed unfunded-channel flaw could leave Eclair, a Bitcoin Lightning implementation, crashing repeatedly without an attacker spending BTC on-chain. The flaw affected reachable nodes running v0.14.0 and earlier, with…