💰 Tesla moves its remaining estimated $770 million bitcoin stockpile to multiple new addresses
Tesla, the electric vehicle juggernaut operated by Elon Musk, has moved 11509 bitcoins worth an estimated $770 million to new addresses, according to onchain data tracked by analytics firm Arkham Research. This appears to be the company's entire remaining bitcoin treasury. In a series of transactions over the past hour, the company, which made an unprecedented $1.5 billion investment into bitcoin in February 2021, moved approximately $770 million worth of the cryptocurrency to about seven new addresses.
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💰 Bitcoin options show post-US election bullish bets and heightened volatility, analysts say
As the U.S. presidential election approaches, traders are bracing for increased bitcoin price fluctuations — and the options market reflects heightened expectations of volatility. Implied volatility — a gauge of expected future price fluctuations — has increased as derivatives traders are likely speculating on potential price upswings or hedging out possible downside risks for options expiring after the U.S. election on Nov. 5.
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💰 Standard Chartered says solana price could surge fivefold by end of 2025 if Trump wins presidency
Based on current prices and the potential implications of Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential race, Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick forecasts that by the end of 2025, solana's price could increase fivefold, ether could rise fourfold, and bitcoin could triple in value. "In rough terms from today’s prices under Trump I predict the following multiples by year-end 2025: 5X, ETH 4X, BTC 3X," the Standard Chartered Global Head of Digital Assets Research said in a Tuesday note.
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💰 US spot Bitcoin ETFs log $300 million weekly outflow, reversing three-week trend
US-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds logged a modest daily inflow on Friday, but ended the week with a net negative outflow for the first time since Sept. 6. The total net assets held by the funds has declined from $61.21 billion on Sept. 27, one week ago, to $57.73 billion following the week's outflows and bitcoin's decline in price from about $65,000 on Friday the 27th to about $62,000 on Friday, Oct. 4th.
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💰 Geopolitical risks could drive bitcoin below $60,000, creating buying opportunity, Standard Chartered analyst says
Standard Chartered's global head of digital assets research Geoff Kendrick said that while risks in the Middle East may drive bitcoin lower, investors should consider it a buying opportunity due to Donald Trump's rising chances in the U.S. presidential election race. "Risk concerns related to the Middle East seem destined to push bitcoin below $60,000 before the weekend, but, positions like the $80,000 call options highlighted here and the circularity vis-à-vis Trump probabilities suggests the dip should be bought into," Kendrick said in a note.
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💰 QCP Capital forecasts continued risk-on sentiment for bitcoin after strong September
Bitcoin and U.S. equities have both experienced one of their best Septembers in many years, with analysts outlining several factors that could maintain this risk-on sentiment moving forward. "As the third quarter concludes, both equities and bitcoin have outperformed their expectations, defying their usual September downturn," QCP Capital analysts said.
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💰 Bitcoin ETFs Pull in Nearly Half a Billion as Ethereum ETFs Join the Party
On Friday, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued their upward momentum, raking in a sizable $494.27 million in inflows. Spot ethereum ETFs followed suit, adding $58.65 million to their tally. Data from sosovalue.xyz shows that 12 U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs collectively brought in $494.27 million. ARKB led the pack, pulling in a net gain of $203.07 million. Hot on its heels was FBTC, securing $123.61 million, while IBIT claimed $110.82 million in the same trading session.
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🪙 #Bitcoin miner Hut 8 expands AI push with new 'GPU-as-a-Service' cluster
Hut 8 announced Thursday that it has started generating revenue from its new GPU-as-a-service offering, which rents out GPU computing power to clients. The service, which supports high-performance tasks like AI processing, became fully operational with the launch of its first GPU system for an artificial intelligence cloud developer as the bitcoin miner seeks a strategic expansion beyond cryptocurrency mining.
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💰 #Bitcoin finds support near active realized price level mirroring early 2021 bull run
The active realized price serves as a significant indicator of market performance. Over the past five years, it has functioned as a critical support or resistance level, with Bitcoin’s price frequently oscillating around this metric. Key observations from 2019 to 2024 include periods of overvaluation during market peaks, such as in 2021, when Bitcoin’s price surged above the active realized price, reflecting heightened investor energy.
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💰 21.co integrates Chainlink to enhance 21BTC transparency via real-time Proof-of-Reserves
21.co, the parent company of asset management firm 21Shares, has integrated Chainlink Proof of Reserve on the Ethereum and Solana mainnet to bolster transparency of its wrapped Bitcoin product, 21BTC, according to a Sept. 23 statement. The company will use Chainlink’s Proof of Reserve through its digital asset platform, Onyx, to automate real-time reserve verification to ensure secure minting of 21BTC.
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💰 US spot #bitcoin ETFs rebound to daily net inflows of $158 million; BTC hovers at $63,500
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. recorded net inflows of $158.21 million on Thursday after seeing $52 million in net outflows from the day before. Ark Invest and 21Shares’ ARKB led the pack of inflows yesterday with $81.07 million, according to SoSoValue data. Fidelity’s FBTC followed with $49.88 million in net inflows, and Bitwise’s BITB saw positive flows worth $10.36 million.
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💰 BlackRock calls Bitcoin a ‘unique diversifier’ in document sent to clients
Asset manager BlackRock sent a 9-page document to its clients on Sept. 18 that portrays Bitcoin (BTC) as a “unique diversifier” for portfolios. The document highlighted the characteristics that make Bitcoin distinct from traditional asset classes on any long-term basis and suggested a “modest allocation.”
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🔵 Coinbase's Base Layer 2 shatters transaction records with over 4.5 million in a single day
Coinbase's Layer 2 solution continues to dominate the scaling race, shattering records with over 4.5 million transactions on Saturday. The surge in transactions represents a significant leap from Base's already impressive performance, highlighting its rapid adoption and scalability. This growth trajectory puts Base far ahead of other Layer 2 solutions, demonstrating Coinbase's successful strategy in the competitive scaling landscape.
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🏦 Kraken challenges SEC’s authority, demands jury trial over #crypto asset disputes
Kraken has requested a jury trial in response to the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit, according to a Sept. 12 court filing. The move comes after a federal judge rejected Kraken’s bid to dismiss the case, which centers on claims that the platform operated an unregistered securities exchange. In its filing, Kraken denied any illegal activity and criticized the SEC’s approach to the crypto industry.
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🪙 Ethereum’s Buterin vows to support only highly decentralized Layer-2 projects
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced a change in how he will discuss Layer 2 (L2) projects starting next year. In a Sept. 12 X post, Buterin said he would only publicly recognize L2s that have reached Stage 1 or higher in their decentralization efforts regardless of his investment. According to him, a network would require 75% consensus from the council to override the proof system, with at least 26% of council members being independent of the rollup.
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🔵 Arbitrum DAO member proposes $120 million recall from gaming fund that missed deadlines
A proposal passed in June by the governance DAO Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum to "catalyze gaming ecosystem growth" on the network has recently been met with scrutiny following an apparent lack of communication and several missed deadlines, prompting one DAO member to propose a recall of its funding. Arbitrum's Gaming Catalyst Program (GCP) was passed in June of this year after being unveiled in March, The Block previously reported, and aims to "immediately expand awareness and adoption of Arbitrum/Orbit/Stylus by builders and players in the Gaming community."
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💰 Former Bitcoin developer points out missing detail undermining HBO's claim that Peter Todd is Satoshi
Following Tuesday night’s release of the HBO documentary "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery," former Bitcoin Core developer Gregory Maxwell pointed out an overlooked detail undermining filmmaker Cullen Hoback’s case that Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator is another early Bitcoin developer, Peter Todd. The nearly two-hour documentary, billed as a “globe-trotting investigation” out to “solve one of the internet’s greatest mysteries” interviewed a series of different people involved in Bitcoin and examined various clues before finally zeroing in on Todd — something the developer immediately denied.
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🌊 Pando: Exploding on Telegram with 100k Users in 1 Hour—Get in Before It Hits Major Exchanges!
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💰 VanEck optimistic on Bitcoin’s momentum in Q4 but wary of Ethereum’s struggles
VanEck remains optimistic about Bitcoin’s outlook heading into the fourth quarter, citing strong macroeconomic support and institutional inflows while expressing concerns over Ethereum’s ongoing struggles with market share and declining fee generation. According to the firm’s September recap report, Bitcoin surged 7.7% over the month, buoyed by the Federal Reserve’s rate cut and China’s economic stimulus. It outpaced Ethereum, which managed only a 3.2% gain over the same period.
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💰 Bitcoin’s historic ‘Uptober’ trend faces challenges amid high futures interest, cooling spot buys
Bitcoin’s (BTC) usual strong performance in October is threatened by high open interest in futures contracts and flattening buying activity by spot investors, according to the Sept. 30 edition of the “Bitfinex Alpha” report. The report highlighted that October has consistently delivered strong results for Bitcoin, with an average return of 22.9% and a median return of 27.7% since 2013.
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🪙 Ethereum Liquid Staking Hits 14M ETH Milestone, Adding 1.77M in 2024
According to recent data, more than 14 million ether (ETH) is now locked in liquid staking derivatives (LSD) protocols. Over the past 12 days, the amount of ETH deposited into these platforms nudged upward by 0.643%, bringing the total to 14.08 million ETH.
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💰 US spot #Bitcoin ETFs continue net inflow streak, reaching $365 million on sixth day
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. recorded total daily net inflows of $365.57 million on Thursday, the largest since late July. Thursday’s inflows extended the positive run to its sixth consecutive day, according to Sosolvalue data. Yesterday’s net inflows were led by Ark Invest and 21Shares’ ARKB, which recorded positive flows of $113.82 million, according to SoSoValue data.
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💰 BlackRock’s head of digital assets says #Bitcoin is risky, but still a ‘risk-off’ asset
BlackRock head of digital assets Robbie Mitchnick believes the crypto industry has made a marketing blunder when it comes to Bitcoin (BTC). A risk-on asset, like stocks, is something that investors buy when they are optimistic about the market and are willing to take more risk. Therefore, a “risk-off asset” is where investors move their money when they’re worried about market volatility.
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🟠 Binance leads the pack with $100 trillion in all-time trade volume
Binance has surpassed a major milestone, processing over $100 trillion in crypto trades since its 2017 launch. The figure is double the total market capitalization of the US stock market, cementing Binance’s dominance in the crypto industry. The significant amount reflects the platform’s dominance and its central role in the emerging industry.
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🇩🇪 German authorities shutdown 47 crypto exchanges facilitating crime, seize servers, data
German authorities have shut down 47 cryptocurrency exchanges for their role in facilitating criminal activities, according to a joint statement from the Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT) and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA). According to the authorities, this lack of adherence to legal requirements is a direct violation of anti-money laundering laws.
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💰 Bitcoin set for rally after Federal Reserve rate cut, Standard Chartered says
Bitcoin and the broader digital asset market are poised for a sustained boost following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s recent decision to cut interest rates by 50 basis points, according to Standard Chartered's Geoff Kendrick. The bank's head of forex and digital assets research suggested that macroeconomic factors will drive digital asset prices higher, irrespective of the outcome of the upcoming U.S. presidential election in November.
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🔥 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 50bps for the first time in 4 years.
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💰 Bitcoin exchange depositing addresses at lowest level in years, indicating potential relief in selling pressure: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin centralized exchange depositing addresses are at their lowest level since 2016 which could indicate a reduction in selling pressure. The number of bitcoin exchange depositing addresses has dropped to 132,100, a multi-year low, according to a recent CryptoQuant research note. This metric represents the number of addresses sending inflow transactions to exchanges, and the analysis suggests that a multi-year low indicates a decrease in the number of investors selling coins on spot exchanges.
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💰 Cypherpunk Holdings goes all in on #Solana, rebrands as SOL Strategies
Cypherpunk Holdings (ticker: HODL) is doubling down on its strategy to buy and stake Solana’s native token — to such an extent that the publicly traded cryptocurrency holding company has been renamed Strategies, it announced on Thursday. The firm, which only began buying SOL in the second quarter of 2024 (when former Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald took up the reins as chief executive officer), now holds over 86,000 solana (valued above $11 million at current prices, according to The Block’s data), the majority of which are being staked to earn token rewards.
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🇬🇧 UK Parliament proposes legislation to recognize digital assets as personal property
The Law Commission of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament introduced the Property (Digital Assets, etc.) Bill on Sept. 11 to recognize digital holdings legally. The proposed legislation deems crypto, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and carbon credits personal property under British law. This marks the first time in British history that assets will be definitively included in the scope of English and Welsh property law.
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