Bitcoin traders bought the dip near $80K, then $548M in ETF inflows and rising leverage pushed BTC toward the $85K resistance. Will the ceiling give way?

Mural raised a $15M Series A led by USDT issuer Tether, bringing total funding to $28M, as it builds accounts, payments and compliance tools for fintechs.

Tom Lee's Bitmine staked another 159,728 Ethereum worth $390.6M, bringing its staked total to 5.23M ETH, or 86.5% of its holdings, according to Lookonchain.

The Drift Protocol exploiter sent another 24,885 ETH to Tornado Cash and still holds 56,569 ETH, worth about $139.3M, Lookonchain reported on Wednesday.

Financial Conduct Authority draft guidance says smart contracts and distributed governance don't decide if a crypto firm needs UK authorization from 2027.

Polymarket US sued Ohio's attorney general and casino regulators to block enforcement of state gambling law against its CFTC-regulated sports contracts.

Ledger is rolling out Crypto Loan in Ledger Wallet, letting users borrow USDC or USDT against wrapped Bitcoin through Morpho without selling their BTC.

Securitize, with more than $4B in assets on its platform, now mints and redeems stablecoins directly with Anchorage Digital Bank, Anchorage said Oct. 20.

President Trump is set to highlight a crackdown on overseas cryptocurrency fraud at a White House event Wednesday, citing FBI data on billions in scam losses.

Western Union picked Noah to power Receiver Redirect, which will soon let customers in eligible markets receive money transfers in its Solana-based USDPT.

Polkadot said Fearless Wallet's extension had been leaking private keys since February 2025; eight users reported unauthorized transfers totaling 17,286 DOT.

Grayscale expanded in-kind access across 10 crypto ETFs on Wednesday, letting eligible investors swap Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana directly for shares.

The OCC issued its final GENIUS Act rule for stablecoin issuers, covering reserves, redemption and custody, with the law and rule taking effect Jan. 18, 2027.

Solana's Alpenglow upgrade went live Wednesday with a 150-millisecond finality target, and SOL rose about 2% with Bitcoin as US Solana funds saw more outflows.

Bitcoin rose about 2.8% to near $83,700 on Wednesday as Nasdaq futures climbed on SpaceX's results, even with Brent crude holding above $110 a barrel.

Bank Negara Malaysia launched SSDS+, a new platform for tokenized bonds and sukuk that settles the matching bond payments in central bank money via RENTAS+.

The SEC's comment period on Regulation Crypto Assets closed Oct. 20, with SIFMA, Davis Polk, and crypto firms asking the agency to revise the proposal.

1inch is discontinuing its 1inch Card and has closed sign-ups, telling cardholders to withdraw or spend their balances by Dec. 18, 2026, at the latest.