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Bitcoin drops below US$82,000 amid risk aversion and Middle East tension

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.

Oct 22, 2026

Ripple Wire

MARKETS

US crypto ETFs draw $3bn in a week as flows widen beyond bitcoin

Spot ETFs tracking bitcoin, ethereum, solana, XRP and zcash drew about $3.04bn of net inflows from Monday to Thursday, SoSoValue data show, with roughly $793m going to products beyond bitcoin.

Sep 26, 2026
  1. Preferred stock has financed purchases of some 136,000 bitcoin, Fidelity saysOct 25, 2026
  2. Circle lets USDC minters collect the fees redeemers pay in hourly auctionsOct 25, 2026

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NEWS

22 issuers object as OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue tests SEC framework

Microsoft, Alphabet, Goldman Sachs and McDonald's are among 22 companies objecting to tokenized versions of their shares on the OKX-ICE venue. Backers say the refusals reveal what the SEC's experiment is uncovering.

Oct 25, 2026
  1. Bitcoin slips below $80,000 as U.S. evacuates Middle East postsOct 25, 2026
  2. Coinbase to convert GYEN balances as yen stablecoin winds downOct 25, 2026

Latest

  1. 25 October 2026
    NEWS

    Circle shareholder sues Trump over UAE crypto deals and $82m in revenue

    A former Circle employee claims a $2bn MGX investment settled in Trump-linked USD1 diverted business from USDC, worth $70m-$82m a year in reserve income.

    Oct 25, 2026
  2. 24 October 2026
    MARKETS

    169,770 ether left exchanges in a day as US ETF outflows pass $1 billion

    Santiment recorded the largest daily ether exchange withdrawal in over four months on Oct. 23, even as spot Ethereum ETFs bled more than $1 billion in October.

    Oct 24, 2026
  3. POLICY & REGULATION

    SEBI plans Demat 2.0 with tokenised corporate bonds open to secondary trading

    India's markets regulator is developing a framework for secondary-market trading in tokenised corporate bonds and graded compliance for brokers, chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said.

    Oct 24, 2026
  4. POLICY & REGULATION

    US stablecoin yield fight echoes Brazil's decade-old free-soda battle

    Washington killed the Clarity Act over whether stablecoins may pay interest. Brazil's banks lost that argument years ago, and its lenders still posted record profits.

    Oct 24, 2026
  5. NEWS

    Coinkite faces proposed class action over $140-million bitcoin hack

    A proposed class action in Ontario Superior Court alleges Coinkite's negligence and a 2021 coding error let hackers steal more than US$140-million in bitcoin from users.

    Oct 24, 2026
  6. ANALYSIS

    Pakistan's stablecoin moment: what Seoul, Stockholm and Hong Kong signal

    South Korea, Sweden, Thailand and Hong Kong are moving on stablecoin rules, while Binance data shows 54% of its Pakistani users are aged 18-29. Pakistan's own framework remains the open question.

    Oct 24, 2026
  7. MARKETS

    Bitcoin hovers near $80,000 and Ethereum at $2,370 as macro uncertainty weighs

    Bitcoin hovered near $80,000 and Ethereum traded at $2,370 as macroeconomic uncertainty and weak institutional flows weighed on crypto markets.

    Oct 24, 2026
  8. NEWS

    Franklin Templeton clears SEC hurdle for ETFs that turn dividends into bitcoin

    Franklin Templeton has registered two Nasdaq-listed ETFs that reinvest stock dividends into bitcoin, with an effective date of October 27 and a 0.09% fee on the equity fund.

    Oct 24, 2026
  9. MARKETS

    JPMorgan includes bitcoin in its long-term capital market assumptions

    JPMorgan Asset Management's 2027 long-term capital market assumptions project a 10% annual compounded base-case return for bitcoin over ten years, the highest in its public asset table, while keeping it out of portfolio models.

    Oct 24, 2026
  10. MARKETS

    Bitcoin's bond-market cushion falters as $80,000 cost basis comes into focus

    A simultaneous Treasury rally and selloff in bitcoin, equities and metals has put the average cost basis of US spot bitcoin ETFs and corporate treasuries under scrutiny, with $80,000 seen as the line to watch.

    Oct 24, 2026
  11. POLICY & REGULATION

    Bank of Korea plans forex law amendment to cover stablecoin payments

    The Bank of Korea says it will draft a Foreign Exchange Transactions Act amendment with the government this year to regulate stablecoins as a means of payment, as a wider crypto law and a 2027 tax near.

    Oct 24, 2026
  12. POLICY & REGULATION

    Bank of Thailand seeks feedback on draft rules for baht stablecoins

    The Bank of Thailand has released a consultation paper proposing 1:1 deposit backing for baht-denominated stablecoins and a ban on issuers paying interest or offering returns.

    Oct 24, 2026
  13. NEWS

    Toto Finance seeks $5m from Cardano treasury for tokenised copper reserve

    Toto Finance wants 22 million ADA to buy COMEX-grade copper tokenised as CuTT. Under the proposal's assumptions, copper must rise about 49.4% to recover the withdrawal.

    Oct 24, 2026
  14. 23 October 2026
    POLICY & REGULATION

    Riksbank urges Sweden to revisit e-krona as stablecoins and digital euro advance

    Sweden's central bank wants lawmakers to prepare legislation for a digital krona, warning foreign-currency stablecoins and a planned digital euro could weaken the currency's role in payments.

    Oct 23, 2026
  15. NEWS

    Raffles Family Office builds wealth services for Asia's stablecoin fortunes

    Raffles Family Office, headquartered in Singapore and Hong Kong, is expanding its digital assets arm Revo, which won Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission licences in February, to serve younger Asian billionaires holding wealth in stablecoins.

    Oct 23, 2026
  16. NEWS

    Stablecoin issuers emerge as growing buyers of US Treasury debt

    San Francisco Fed research puts stablecoin issuers' Treasury holdings near $200 billion, with Tether alone at $141 billion, offsetting foreign selling of US debt.

    Oct 23, 2026
  17. NEWS

    HSBC launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin on PayMe app

    HSBC has rolled out RedCoin, its first stablecoin, to PayMe users in Hong Kong, letting them send money and pay merchants, following its April licence from the HKMA.

    Oct 23, 2026
  18. NEWS

    Bank of Russia registers 17 crypto exchangers as Sberbank and VTB prepare retail trading

    Russia's central bank has widened its register of crypto exchange providers to 17 firms, with Sberbank and VTB holding both exchange and depository licences ahead of planned retail crypto services.

    Oct 23, 2026
  19. NEWS

    Binance launches Qafila 2026 with $1m USDC pool across MENA and Pakistan

    Binance has launched a regional rewards campaign across MENA and Pakistan, citing data that users aged 18-29 make up 54 per cent of its Pakistani user base.

    Oct 23, 2026
  20. NEWS

    Andreessen Horowitz rebrands crypto fund as a16z Frontier

    The venture firm has renamed its digital assets arm a16z Frontier and widened its remit to artificial intelligence and robotics, while keeping its $2.2 billion fund and crypto investing.

    Oct 23, 2026

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