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October's bullish reputation now has to outrun the bond market.
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October's bullish reputation now has to outrun the bond market.

The Mark Zuckerberg Meta AI predicts Bitcoin could not only hit a new all-time high in 2026, but nearly double the $126,000 high from October 2025. Following that move, BTC then corrected roughly -47% to around $80,000 in November.

Moscow Exchange will launch perpetual futures linked to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP and TRON on September 22. The contracts give qualified investors regulated exposure to crypto price movements without requiring token delivery.

The discovery highlights the need for rigorous security audits in blockchain proposals, as overlooked vulnerabilities can jeopardize system integrity. Hackhackai identifies critical flaw in Solana's SIMD-0376 proposal.

ETF flows are also positive.

Zest Protocol's innovation in Bitcoin staking could enhance DeFi's appeal, potentially attracting more investors to Bitcoin-based financial products. Zest Protocol's levered Bitcoin staking vault begins accruing yield on Stacks.
Germany has no wash sale rule: the loss stays deductible even if you buy back immediately. The buyback, however, restarts the one-year period for every new unit.
Grayscale Head of Research Zach Pandl told clients Thursday that Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) $58,000 June low was the cycle bottom and the firm is now giving a green light to allocate. What Pandl Said About the Bottom Pandl told The Block at Avalanche Summit in New York that Grayscale called the bottom at $58,000 at the end of June and he is sticking with that view.

Bitcoin may have more room to gain ground against gold if investors start unwinding some of the defensive positions surrounding cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, according to JPMorgan analysts.

OFAC also targets BitBank's developer and three associates linked to Iranian financier Babak Zanjani.

Bitcoin's Realized Cap ended a 27-day growth streak as capital inflows weakened on-chain. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $746.3 million in combined net outflows across Sept. 15 and 16. BTC remains near Glassnode's $76,700 True Market Mean, with renewed Realized Cap growth and two daily closes above that level providing a clear recovery signal.

Bitcoin traded sideways on Thursday as crypto markets digest the Federal Reserve's 25 basis points rate hike. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $76,574 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,450 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $101.41 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.30 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.0817 Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.055182 Notable Statistics: Coinglass data shows 150,510 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $1.83 billion.

It's been 11 days since the so-called white hat hackers siphoned nearly 4,000 BTC from the Liquid Network. Since then, after the return of 3,400 BTC and a whole lot of onchain bickering, L-BTC to BTC peg-outs are still not functional on Liquid, and the hackers still hold 598.
JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) said Thursday that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) could outperform gold if ETF hedging eases, as Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas predicted Bitcoin ETFs will eventually triple gold in assets. What JPMorgan's Report Says In a note cited by The Block, JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou pointed out that gold ETFs have fully recovered all their 2026 outflows while Bitcoin ETFs have recovered only about half.
Treasury said the previously sanctioned Hormuz Safe platform used BitBank to transfer payments collected since June.