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Bitcoin's share of the crypto market has reached its highest level since May, with traders retreating to the largest token as smaller coins fall and ETF inflows remain inconsistent.
The CLARITY Act fell 11 votes short of the 60 needed to advance in the Senate, leaving US digital asset oversight split between the SEC and CFTC unsettled and pushing bitcoin and crypto stocks lower.
Utexo has opened Utexo Mint, a sandbox for exchanges, wallets and market makers to test minting and redeeming USDT on Bitcoin via RGB, with a public launch set for 28 November.
Bitcoin fell as much as 4% to around US$81,700, tracking weaker global equities as Brent crude rose above US$112 a barrel. Ether, Solana and XRP also declined.
Robinhood has won DFSA authorisation to offer retail trading and custody across ten asset classes, including bitcoin, equities and investment tokens, from a DIFC hub in 2027.
US-listed bitcoin ETFs drew more than $1 billion this week, analysts say, though daily inflows remain well below the levels that accompanied past steep rallies.
Tianjin prosecutors are seeking confiscation of more than 61,800 bitcoin held in the UK and linked to an alleged 40.378 billion yuan scheme, as a British court weighs which law governs victims' claims.
Bitcoin traded just under $82,800 after giving back a late-Wednesday surge to nearly $85,000, as mixed Tesla and Meta results revived doubts about the AI trade.
Bitcoin traded near $82,500 as Nasdaq futures, Japan's Nikkei and South Korea's Kospi rose after China's third-quarter GDP grew 4.5% year on year, with lower oil prices supporting risk appetite.
Celestia, Injective and LayerZero led a broad altcoin advance while bitcoin held near $82,100, and Fed chair Kevin Warsh gave no signal on rate plans.
Bitcoin fell to an intraday low of $79,730 before recovering to around $82,000, as US wholesale inflation data triggered $939.24 million in liquidations across 176,506 traders.
Bitcoin fell below $81,000 and global stocks weakened after US inflation data revived bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike, with prediction markets briefly pricing near-even odds.
September CPI came in hotter than expected, pushing money-market odds of another Fed hike to about 47% and Bitcoin to an intraday low of $81,588.88.
Bitcoin fell near session lows after a US inflation reading came in above forecasts, with the Nasdaq down more than 2% and crypto-linked stocks posting steeper losses.
Hotter-than-expected US core inflation lifted October rate-hike odds to 55% and triggered over $100 million in crypto liquidations in an hour, testing Bitcoin's $81,300 support.
Standard Chartered has launched a bitcoin trading service for affluent clients in the UAE, the first such offering by an international bank there, with custody and settlement handled in-house.
Thailand's SEC says 11 regulatory notifications take effect on Oct. 16, allowing crypto ETFs listed only on the Stock Exchange of Thailand while curbing retail access to overseas funds.
Bitcoin recovered above $83,000 after dipping below $81,000, shaking off an early fall as South Korean chipmakers and US tech futures slid ahead of Thursday's US inflation report.
Bitcoin logged 10 days in 2026 when its price moved at least three standard deviations from its recent pattern, more than the eight such days in all of 2018, even as annualised volatility fell to about 46%.
Thailand's securities regulator has issued rules letting local asset managers launch bitcoin and ether ETFs on the Stock Exchange of Thailand from 16 October, subject to custody and suitability safeguards.
