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Coin Desk • Crypto • 13:23, 19 Oct

Bitcoin whale moves $34 million in BTC it got in 2013 when coins traded at $131

A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved 411 BTC, now worth about $34 million. It is one of several long-dormant wallets to wake up recently.

COINTELEGRAPH • Crypto • 12:55, 19 Oct

Zoom adds ‘proof of human’ badges to show you’re not a deepfake

Sam Altman-backed World has rolled out biometric verification badges for Zoom enterprise users, aiming to combat AI deepfake impersonation and fraud.

Bitcoin • Crypto • 12:30, 19 Oct

Seoul Court Acquits ‘Jonber Kim’ in Massive $253M Crypto Scam

Park, a 45-year-old Korean influencer known as “Jonber Kim,” was acquitted after prosecutors sought 20 years in prison for allegedly being the leader of a scam coin manipulation scheme. The prosecutors fai...

Coin Desk • Crypto • 12:23, 19 Oct

Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers

The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history.

COINTELEGRAPH • Crypto • 12:14, 19 Oct

South Korea to meet crypto exchanges amid calls for tax delay

Finance officials are reportedly set to meet major crypto exchanges on Tuesday, days after a lawmaker introduced legislation that could push the tax’s start date back two years.

Coin Desk • Crypto • 11:54, 19 Oct

XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it

Validators have a bug-fix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval.

Bitcoin • Crypto • 11:30, 19 Oct

A Pan Am Plane Vanished Off Puerto Rico in 1952. It Took 74 Years to Find It 2,000 Feet Underwater

Search teams have located the wreckage of Pan American World Airways Flight 526A, the Douglas DC-4 Clipper Endeavor, nearly 2,000 feet underwater about five miles off Puerto Rico’s northern coast. The Air/Sea Heritage...

Coin Desk • Crypto • 10:36, 19 Oct

Bitcoin, Korea’s Kospi and Nasdaq futures rally as China GDP beats estimates

Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks rally as stronger-than-expected China GDP and falling oil prices lift risk appetite.

Bitcoin • Crypto • 09:30, 19 Oct

Lagarde Advances Digital Euro to Defend EU Financial Autonomy

Lagarde reiterated that Europe is adamant about advancing the digital euro as an efficient digital cash equivalent for retail payments. She stressed that adopting the regulation for the establishment of the digital eu...

Coin Desk • Crypto • 09:00, 19 Oct

Deutsche Bank targets Asia crypto custody expansion in 2027 as German launch nears

The service will initially support bitcoin, ether and the stablecoins USDC, EURC and EURAU, with the bank managing clients’ wallets and private keys.

Tech & Crypto

DeFi

Bitcoin • 01:30

A Missouri Woman Felt Jealous When She Heard About a $228,000 Jackpot. Then She Checked Her Own Ticket

Crypto News • 01:30

FOMC Polymarket Odds: Fed Rate Hike Probability Falls to 14% Ahead of October Meeting

Coin Desk • 01:30

The White House's crypto chief departs: State of Crypto

Crypto News • 01:00

XRP Price Prediction: Can Ripple Stop the Bleeding?

Bitcoin • 00:30

A $98 Million Bitcoin Long Bet on Hyperliquid Hangs by a Thin Thread

Markets & Economy

Macro

Coin Desk • 23:33

Wall Street freaked out Friday. VIX and bitcoin say the fear may fade Monday.

Decrypt • 23:31

MapQuest Now Shows Drivers Where Flock Cameras Are Watching

Bitcoin • 23:30

Bitcoin Price Faces 10 Big Tests as 5 Catalysts Keep $100K Alive

Tehc Crunch • 23:30

Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

Coin Desk • 23:00

Latvia eyes crypto tax payments in 2027 as parliament overhauls crypto taxation

Policy, Politics & Global Regulation

SEC • Fed • G20 • Legal Wires

POLICY SPOTLIGHT

Bitcoin ETFs Shed Nearly $1 Billion in Two Weeks as Uptober Stays Red

Decrypt • 22:01, 18 Oct

Bitcoin

Qubic Loses $1.3 Million in Wallet Raid Before Network Halts

Crypto News

Bitcoin Price Forecast: $81,500 Leaves Weekly Close Needing a Big Push

Bitcoin

Saylor Teases ‘More Orange’ After His $100 Trillion Bitcoin Vision Speech

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COINTELEGRAPH • 17:23, 13 Oct

Metaplanet to issue $329M convertible bonds to pay debt, fund share buybacks

Metaplanet plans to issue zero-interest bonds with a five-year maturity to improve its debt structure and cut its reliance on Bitcoin-collateralized loans without selling holdings.

COINTELEGRAPH • 17:09, 13 Oct

MediaMarktSaturn pulls Ledger products amid tampering reports

European retailer MediaMarkt pulled Ledger products as the wallet maker probes tampering reports beyond CryptoBilis in Southeast Asia.

COINTELEGRAPH • 16:42, 13 Oct

Bitcoin hits $84K resistance as Korean tech rout deepens KOSPI losses

Bitcoin’s liquidity kept BTC price below $84,000 amid a mounting South Korean tech and semiconductor stock sell-off.

Crypto News • 16:31, 13 Oct

Blur NFT Marketplace to Shut Down Next Month as Trading Slows

BLUR price fell more than 20% after Blur’s frontend closure announcement, as NFT volume dropped over 99.5% from its March 2023 peak. The post Blur NFT Marketplace to Shut Down Next Month as Trading Slows appeared firs...

Bitcoin • 16:30, 13 Oct

Bitcoin Price Surges Past $83.5K as Kucoin and MEXC Go Dark in Korea

South Korea has ordered domestic access blocks on 27 unregistered offshore crypto exchange websites, including Kucoin, MEXC and BingX, extending an earlier ban on their mobile apps to the web. What Exactly Got Blocked...

Coin Desk • 16:27, 13 Oct

Ledger says 'spy' chip inside CryptoBilis Ledger devices transmitted wallet keys over mobile network

The hardware-wallet maker gave its first public account of how a covert component in devices sold by CryptoBilis could steal users’ master keys without changing Ledger’s software.

Coin Desk • 16:25, 13 Oct

UK court ruling boosts government’s chances of keeping $5 billion in seized bitcoin

The decision concerns 61,000 BTC seized by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation into Zhimin Qian, who pleaded guilty to defrauding thousands of people in China.

Decrypt • 16:12, 13 Oct

NFT Marketplace Blur to Shut Down Website, Stop New Blend Loans Next Month

The shutdown comes as NFT trading volumes have collapsed from their 2021-2022 peak, with market revenue projected at $318 million this year.

COINTELEGRAPH • 16:03, 13 Oct

Chinese fraud victims lose key court battle over 61,000 Bitcoin

Chinese fraud victims seeking to recover 61,000 seized Bitcoin face a legal setback after a UK court ruled that Chinese law governs their claims.

Crypto News • 16:01, 13 Oct

South Korea Exchange Ban Hits KuCoin, MEXC and 25 Other Platforms

South Korea crypto regulation expands as 27 exchange websites face access blocks, with users warned to withdraw assets before access becomes harder. The post South Korea Exchange Ban Hits KuCoin, MEXC and 25 Other Pla...