Mr Justice Turner ruled on Monday that Chinese law governs victims’ claims to more than 61,000 Bitcoin seized from Zhimin Qian. Claimants must show a proprietary interest under the Proceeds of Crime Act, and a creditor’s claim for money paid in is not enough. No evidence on Chinese law has been heard yet, so whether […]
Bitcoin recovered to around US$82,807 after falling about 2.9% at its 24-hour low, leaving it down 0.8% for the day and 3.2% for the week. Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Hyperliquid and Zcash all pared steeper intraday losses but remained sharply lower over the past seven days. Broader risk-off sentiment, US$678.9 million in Bitcoin ETF outflows and […]
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$678.9 million in weekly net outflows, while Bitcoin itself fell 3.3% over the week. Ethereum ETFs extended their outflow streak to nine days, shedding US$697.4 million, with BlackRock’s ETHA accounting for US$450 million. Solana and Zcash ETFs also remained under pressure, with continued net outflows across both products. XRP ETFs […]
Bitcoin fell to US$82,898 before recovering slightly to US$83,388, leaving it down 2.38% over 24 hours. Zeus Research attributed the decline mainly to profit-taking and forced long liquidations after rising open interest and funding rates. US government-linked wallets moved roughly 4,000 BTC worth US$332 million directly to Coinbase Prime, alongside US$24.9 million in USDT. The […]
Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC and repurchased 11,000 BTC, increasing its net holdings by 1,000 coins during the third quarter. The company now holds 44,000 BTC, making it the world’s second-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury behind Strategy. Strategy bought another 334 BTC for US$29 million, taking its total holdings to 848,000 BTC. US spot Bitcoin ETFs opened […]
Bitcoin increased 3% over the week to US$86,682, while ETH, SOL and XRP also gained. September marked the first time a positive August for Bitcoin was followed by a positive September. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about US$2.65 billion in September inflows, led by BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC. QCP Capital pointed to US$87,400 resistance […]
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$148.7 million in net outflows on 30 September, ending nine consecutive days of inflows totalling US$3 billion. September still posted US$2.65 billion in net inflows, extending the sector’s positive monthly streak to three months. ETFs, governments, listed and private companies, and miners collectively hold nearly one-fifth of Bitcoin’s total supply. […]
Peter Brandt believes Bitcoin may already have entered a new bull market cycle, earlier than he previously expected. He sees Bitcoin potentially reaching between US$300K and US$600K by the end of 2029. Brandt remains sceptical of XRP’s investment case, while other traders argue XRP’s chart looks bullish, with a break above US$1.55 potentially opening a […]
Strategy bought another 1,665 BTC, taking its total holdings to 847,666 BTC. Strive added 1,107 BTC, while Bitmine bought 17,362 ETH to bring its holdings to 6 million ETH. Tom Lee says institutions remain underweight crypto and could increase their exposure in the final months of 2026. US Bitcoin ETFs started the week with net […]
[alloc] init researchers Clara Shikhelman, Mikhail Komarov and Aleksei Moskvin released the 56-page Shielded Bitcoin paper on 24 September. Transfers would be published on Bitcoin, while separate indexer software verifies the zero-knowledge proofs and rebuilds the private ledger. The design relies on a trusted setup and leaves deposits and withdrawals of real Bitcoin to a […]