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Markets

Bitcoin diverges from South Korean stocks as AI concerns deepen the Kospi selloff

South Korea’s chipmakers lead another sharp selloff as concerns over AI spending and Chinese competition grow, while bitcoin holds well above its summer lows.

KOSPI vs BTC (TradingView)

Policy

UK court ruling boosts government’s chances of keeping $5 billion in seized bitcoin

The decision concerns 61,000 BTC seized by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation into Zhimin Qian, who pleaded guilty to defrauding thousands of people in China.

London High Court (Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin whale that sat through the March 2020 crash moves $378 million

A bitcoin whale that received coins days before the Covid crash and sat through it has moved millions on-chain.

ETH whale go bargain hunting. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin rebounds above $83,000, decoupling from tumbling Korean stocks

Bitcoin climbed back above $83,000 after an early dip, decoupling from a sharp slide in Korean chip stocks and weakness in Nasdaq futures ahead of Thursday’s US CPI report.

Bitcoin's price recovery. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin pulls back from $84,000 as oil recovers, ETFs bleed over $600 million

Bitcoin reversed early gains as oil bounced back to over $92. Analysts express concerns over large outflows from spot ETFs last week.

Bitcoin's price rise. (CoinDesk)

Policy

Thailand opens door to locally listed bitcoin and ether ETFs

Thailand’s new crypto rules taking effect Oct. 16. They allow Thai asset managers to launch crypto ETFs on the local stock exchange, with bitcoin and ether initially eligible.

Bangkok.  (Andreas Johansson/Unsplash)

Policy

Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin

A man from Virginia, who facilitated millions of drug transactions worth roughly $430 million, agreed to give up $100 million worth of BTC. His partner forfeited nearly 1,600 BTC.

cybercriminal darknet  (Kasia/Unsplash)

Markets

MARA transfers $81.1 million in bitcoin to Galaxy Digital as strategy pivots to AI

The bitcoin miner’s transfer does not confirm a sale, but comes as its treasury has fallen from 53,822 BTC in February to 35,577 BTC in August.

MARA Holdings CEO Fred Thiel (CoinDesk "First Mover" screenshot)

Finance

Sam Altman-backed bitcoin insurer Meanwhile secures $37.5 million in Bain Capital Crypto-led round

Meanwhile has signed 15 brokers serving high-net worth clients across markets iSwitzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.

Meanwhile co-founder and CEO Zachary Townsend on CoinDesk TV (CoinDesk)

Markets

New tech to power bitcoin lending is set to debut with $500 million in commitments

Layer-1 blockchain Sui is launching Hashi, an institutional protocol allowing holders to use bitcoin as collateral without moving it off the Bitcoin network.

Blockchain (Shubham Dhage/Unsplash)