Bitcoin ETFs notch third inflow week as Ether ETFs shed $138M

Bitcoin ETF inflows reached a third straight week, while Ether ETFs swung to outflows and Zcash funds posted their first weekly outflow. Source link

Bitcoin’s $19 billion wake-up call: One-year after flash crash, has crypto learned anything?

“People were keenly aware, like me, they were bulled up because it was ‘go’ time,” Connors said. “We were going to go to that $250,000 to $300,000, $400,000 level using previous cycles.” Instead, the market turned against them. “The movement was obviously not onchain data. I mean, it was all derivatives,” he said. “So paper…

Hong Kong Gov’t Doubles Down on End-2026 Deadline for Crypto Licensing Bill

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Bitcoin Gains 2.7% to Start October as Bulls Near 2026 Yearly Open

Bitcoin (BTC) is eyeing a key level as BTC/USD is on the cusp of turning the 2026 yearly candle green. Key points: Bitcoin bulls have briefly revisited $87,000 on some exchanges, but the 2026 yearly open at $87,570 will provide ongoing resistance. Traders are turning their attention to the bond market ahead of Wednesday’s 10-year…

ECB policymaker warns of fragmentation without digital euro

A ECB executive board member said the potential introduction of a digital euro would not ”take over the role of banks,” but ensure they have a role in the EU’s monetary system. Source link

Strategy Hits 848K Bitcoin as STRC Buybacks Surge

Michael Saylor’s Strategy last week spent more than six times its weekly Bitcoin buying budget on its repurchases of one of its preferred stocks. Strategy bought 334 Bitcoin (BTC) for $28.7 million between Monday and Sunday, bringing its holdings to exactly 848,000 BTC, according to a Monday 8-K form filing with the US Securities and…

Bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) liquidity rebounds a year after $19 billion crypto flash crash

Altcoins left behind For altcoins, the picture is reversed. In CoinDesk Research’s basket of altcoins, dollar depth was greatest on Jan. 1, 2025, and has been lower on each date measured since. Depth at 5% from the price is down about a third since the start of 2025, to around $2 million. Closer to the…

France Proposes Stablecoin Swap Tax and Crypto Exit Tax

France’s National Assembly Finance Committee approved proposals this week to tax swaps into fiat-pegged stablecoins and extend the country’s exit tax to crypto investors. Amendment I-CF1826, submitted by French MP Nicolas Sansu and adopted Wednesday, would make crypto conversions into fiat-pegged stablecoins taxable events from Jan. 1, 2027. The explanatory text describes the current tax…

Bitcoin ETFs rebound with $119M inflow as Ether extends losses

Bitcoin ETFs returned to net inflows with $119 million on Tuesday despite falling prices, while Ether funds reached a six-session outflow streak totaling $408 million. Source link

Tokenized commodities eye next phase of growth as gold, silver and oil move onchain

“The big proposition is access,” co-founder Bhau Kotecha told CoinDesk in an interview. Gold lending has historically required scale and relationships unavailable to many investors, he said. Kotecha sees demand from individuals, family offices and institutions, with borrowing against PAXGy a possible next step. Lending returns are not guaranteed, and borrower defaults could erode the…