Bitcoin slipped toward $80,000 after a hot CPI print, but the real pull on its direction is investors’ six-month to two-year cost-basis levels

Uniswap Labs' new hook sets separate buy and sell fees on ETH/USDC that shift with the market, so liquidity providers keep more of the value they create.

Nasdaq-listed Strive bought 2,822 BTC for about $235M on Oct. 12-13 and reported $369.2M in expected warrant proceeds, taking holdings to about 35,595 BTC.

CoinShares launched on-chain stablecoin yield strategies for Safe's enterprise users, earning fees without custody, in a new distribution route beyond ETPs.

Polygon Labs closed its Coinme deal, gaining coverage in 48 US states via 37 money transmitter licenses and 11 exemptions, and named its first OMS users.

Bastion, owner of 9.99% of SkyAI, won't tender into SkyAI's $3 offer unless terms improve, seeking at least $3.50 and details of the firm's SOL sales.

Payward, Kraken's parent, has agreed to acquire Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank, extending its EU push into deposits, lending, and banking-as-a-service by 2027.

A Chainalysis report found AI agent wallets are topping up faster and spending sooner on x402, with US agents making 88.1% of model inference payments.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said core inflation held at 2.6% as oil jumped 9.1%, with futures markets pricing near-even odds of an October Fed hike.

Qivalis, backed by 37 European banks, won an e-money license from De Nederlandsche Bank and plans to issue its euro stablecoin within months under MiCA.

Standard Chartered will let eligible UAE clients trade Bitcoin and Ether directly through their bank accounts, under a VARA license and with Zodia Markets.

Nasdaq-listed Evernorth named Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo to start deploying its 473M XRP treasury in Q4, with XRP Ledger DeFi plans to follow.

K33 Research says Strategy would hold fewer Bitcoin without its STRC preferred stock, but the stock's new dividend costs erase that edge within seven months.

Turkish police and intelligence detained HEX founder Richard Heart in Istanbul on a Finland-requested Interpol red notice, media reported, as HEX fell 40%.

The US OCC's debanking review found all nine largest national banks had debanking policies from 2020 to Sept. 2025, with many restricting digital asset firms.

The European Banking Authority named Circle's USDC the first significant e-money token under MiCA, with its reserves under direct EBA oversight from Nov. 12.

Ethereum fell about 3.6% on Wednesday and broke its Oct. 8 low against Bitcoin, a day after US spot Ethereum ETFs ended a $783 million outflow streak.

Bitcoin fell about 2% after hot US inflation data lifted the odds of an October Fed rate hike to 47%, a smaller drop than the Bitwise CIO had expected.