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BlackRock's crypto ETF assets surge 63% but remain far below 2025 peak
The asset manager's crypto assets surged 63% to $79.6 billion as investors returned, but holdings remain 23% below year-ago levels.
Live updates: Bitcoin falls back to $82,000 after inflation rises more than forecast
An historic turnaround lower in interest rates suggests the possibility that the bond bear market may have run its course.
Live updates: Bitcoin trading in tight range near $83,000 ahead of key U.S. inflation data
The September CPI report comes out on Wednesday, with economists expecting a sizable increase in the headline number but a softening in the core rate.
Bitcoin's $19 billion wake-up call: One-year after flash crash, has crypto learned anything?
The Oct. 10, 2025 flash crash wiped out billions in leveraged crypto bets. Traders now have better tools to spot risks, but the forces behind the selloff remain.
Crypto crumbles as anniversary of flash crash nears
It was October 10, 2025, when bitcoin plunged from about $122,000 to $105,000, with much of the decline occurring within minutes.
NFL joins pushback against prediction markets as U.S. Supreme Court asked to act
In opposition to federal oversight of the prediction markets, the National Football League has sided with states, Gary Gensler and one of the authors of the relevant law.
Live updates: Bitcoin pulls off worst levels late in Thursday session
Crypto markets tumbled on Thursday, with cryptography fears, rising oil prices and interest rates, and the one-year anniversary of last October's flash crash on traders' radar.
Crypto Long & Short: Zcash and the case for privacy in the age of AI
AI has made it cheap to link wallet addresses to the people behind them, and the permanence of the blockchain means records don’t age out. Michael Zhao of Grayscale Research explains how Zcash’s shielded transactions address this problem, and why close to 29% of all ZEC ever mined now sits in the shielded pool.
Live updates: Bitcoin edges up from worst levels as yields pull back
Ether underperformed, losing 6% after Tom Lee said Bitmine would soon stop purchasing additional ETH.
OKX draws investment from StanChart, Circle, Ripple as it pushes beyond crypto exchange roots
The exchange is increasingly aiming to position itself as a global financial tech platform spanning crypto, payments and tokenized assets, following an investment and joint venture with NYSE parent ICE.
