What is moving the markets today

Peter Brandt says Bitcoin may hit $600K by 2029, calls XRP a ‘fool coin’

An October pullback could offer a buying opportunity before Bitcoin’s next cycle peak, which Brandt expects between $300,000 and $600,000. He’s not sold on “fool coin” XRP.

cointelegraph.com · 2 hours ago

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

cointelegraph.com · 3 hours ago

Bitcoin ETF inflows leave institutional demand unclear: CoinShares

CoinShares says IBIT offers clues to institutional buying, but basis trades mean inflows are not necessarily bets on rising Bitcoin prices.

cointelegraph.com · 3 hours ago

ECB puts AI agent payments on the digital euro drawing board

The ECB is seeking firms to explore AI agents and machine-to-machine interactions as it prepares a separate digital euro pilot for 2027.

cointelegraph.com · 4 hours ago

Ethereum schedules Glamsterdam upgrade on Sepolia for Oct. 6

Glamsterdam will bring proposer-builder separation, block-level access lists and new gas pricing, while its mainnet date remains unset.

cointelegraph.com · 5 hours ago

US crypto ETF inflows cool after $3.3B week but streaks hold

US spot crypto ETF inflows fell about 80% from Friday as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP funds attracted $64.8 million combined on Monday.

cointelegraph.com · 6 hours ago

Bitcoin bounces to $84K after US 30-year bond yield sets 24-year high

Bitcoin price action consolidated after early-week losses while protecting a “trend-defining” support zone.

cointelegraph.com · 6 hours ago

Greece gets first MiCA entrants as watchdog denies Binance-Lagarde claim

Greece joined the EU MiCA register with four providers as HCMC expanded its denial of remarks attributed to officials in a report on Binance.

cointelegraph.com · 6 hours ago

BitMine could hit its 5% Ether supply target within weeks — then what?

BitMine could reach 5% of Ether’s supply by early November, while Tom Lee has left open whether it would continue buying beyond that level.

cointelegraph.com · 7 hours ago

Tether says it helped freeze $550M in Iran-linked USDT this year

The disclosure came as Senate Democratic investigators alleged USDT had become a key part of Iran’s shadow banking network.

cointelegraph.com · 10 hours ago

Coinbase gets CFTC approval for US derivatives clearinghouse

Coinbase joins Kraken in bringing US derivatives infrastructure in-house, after Kraken’s parent acquired Bitnomial and its CFTC-regulated exchange, clearinghouse and brokerage in May.

cointelegraph.com · 12 hours ago

Nvidia unveils AI safety platform to rein in ‘rogue’ AI agents

The launch comes after several AI agents breached their testing environments this year, adding to calls for companies to slow the development of autonomous AI systems.

cointelegraph.com · 13 hours ago

NEAR Intents says it blocked $50M tied to Bitget hackers

The cross-chain protocol said it actively prevents stolen funds from being laundered, drawing a contrast with THORChain’s position that it does not selectively censor transactions.

cointelegraph.com · 14 hours ago

Canadian ‘crypto king’ set to represent himself at fraud trial

Aiden Pleterski was allegedly behind a crypto Ponzi scheme between 2021 and 2022 that resulted in a kidnapping and related criminal charges.

cointelegraph.com · 19 hours ago

Blockchain.com eyes $500M IPO as crypto capital markets thaw: Report

The crypto company is seeking a valuation of up to $6 billion, well below its 2022 peak, as recently listed crypto stocks struggle to hold their gains.

cointelegraph.com · 19 hours ago

US SEC follows CFTC in staff guidance for crypto

With the failed cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, the SEC announced updates on how federal securities laws could apply to token issuers, following similar guidance from the CFTC.

cointelegraph.com · 21 hours ago

Bybit accepts Franklin Templeton tokenized funds as trading collateral

Eligible institutions can pledge Benji-issued fund shares for stablecoin credit lines while keeping the underlying assets in off-exchange custody.

cointelegraph.com · 22 hours ago

Crypto PAC spends $11M to oppose Sherrod Brown in Ohio

Fairshake pledged an initial $30 million on media opposing the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s Senate race in what some see as a repeat of spending by the crypto industry in 2024.

cointelegraph.com · 23 hours ago

Bitget CEO says $388M hack exploited third-party security vulnerability

Some stolen assets have been frozen, but Bitget has yet to disclose how much has been recovered as investigators continue to assess a possible North Korea link.

cointelegraph.com · yesterday

MiCA focus shifts from rulemaking to supervision, ESMA chair says

ESMA will focus on CASP resilience, outsourcing and reverse solicitation while pursuing harmonized reporting across national regulators.

cointelegraph.com · yesterday

Altseason is coming — and traders are more discerning this time

Altseason is almost here and early signs suggest traders are becoming more selective, with capital flowing into revenue-generating protocols across a number of different narratives.

cointelegraph.com · yesterday

Strategy buys 1,665 Bitcoin for $143M as BTC stack hits 847,666

Strategy sold 1.47 million MSTR shares for $246.2 million, using the proceeds for Bitcoin purchases and STRC preferred stock repurchases.

cointelegraph.com · yesterday

BTC price eyes best Q3 in nine years: Three things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin fell below $83,000 to start the week amid US-Iran war developments but remains up more than 40% for Q3 ahead of key inflation and jobs data.

cointelegraph.com · yesterday

Bitget resumes Bitcoin withdrawals as hacker swaps ETH via THORChain

Ether withdrawals are scheduled to return Tuesday and USDt on Wednesday as Bitget restores services following last week’s $388 million hack.

cointelegraph.com · yesterday

Hong Kong regulators expand financial reporting oversight to licensed crypto firms

The SFC and AFRC signed a new MoU extending financial reporting, audit and compliance cooperation to licensed virtual asset service providers.

cointelegraph.com · yesterday