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Bitcoin Near $81,500 as Technical Signals Split
Bitcoin traded around $81,500 on Oct. 17, 2026, with short- and long-term indicators pointing in different directions and the overall technical outlook neutral.
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French Assembly Backs Crypto-to-Stablecoin Tax Measure by One Vote
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French Assembly Narrowly Backs Tax on Crypto-to-Stablecoin Swaps
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Injective Introduces Fixed Gas Costs for Exchange Transactions
Injective has activated fixed gas costs for exchange transactions, giving traders and developers published budgets for common actions.
Fairshake Affiliate Tops $46 Million in Ads Against Sherrod Brown
Defend American Jobs, an affiliate of crypto super PAC Fairshake, reported about $7 million in additional advertising against Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown.
Major Banks Eye Growth Opportunities in Tokenization
Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley view tokenization as a potential source of new business rather than a threat, according to CoinDesk.
Turkey Confirms Detention of HEX Founder Richard Heart in Istanbul
Turkey’s justice minister confirmed Richard Heart’s detention in Istanbul alongside four others, with authorities reporting cash, crypto wallets and luxury goods.
Nine Crypto Firms Form Alliance to Test Quantum Defenses
A nine-member crypto alliance plans open standards for evaluating quantum-resistance claims amid forecasts of practical attacks in the late 2020s.
Evernorth Spotlights XRP Holdings as Heart Detention Report Emerges
The weekly roundup covered Evernorth’s XRP treasury, Richard Heart’s reported detention, Larry Fink’s data center warning and a reported Binance US funding effort.
StepFun Opens China Pre-Orders for AI Agent-Centered STEPX Neo
StepFun began taking STEPX Neo pre-orders in China on Oct. 13, pricing the phone at 3,999 yuan with an AI agent integrated into its operating system.
Citrini Sees Tokenization Growth, but Revenue Winners Remain Unclear
Citrini sees real-world asset tokenization as a potential role for blockchains in finance, while the question of who earns the revenue remains unresolved.
Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Post $152M in Friday Outflows
U.S. bitcoin and ether ETFs recorded combined net outflows of about $152 million on Friday, while NEAR-linked products attracted fresh capital.
Polygon Targets Payments Expansion Through Coinme Acquisition
Polygon CEO Marc Boiron says buying Coinme will help the company build direct customer relationships and retain revenue previously earned by payment intermediaries.
TokenMaxxing: Matching AI Tasks to Models to Manage Costs
Choosing AI models according to task complexity can help users limit token spending while maintaining useful results, according to Decrypt.
Ethereum Derivatives Show Bullish Tilt as Futures Positions Shrink
Ethereum derivatives show mixed positioning, with bullish options accounting for nearly 62% of open positions while futures exposure contracts.
Fidelity Notes Solana’s Uptime, Flags Concentration Risks
Solana has gone two years without a reported mainnet outage, though Fidelity says stake, hosting and client software concentration warrant monitoring.
Higher Bank Deposit Rates May Curb Stablecoin Growth, BIS Paper Finds
A BIS working paper links higher U.S. bank deposit rates to slower stablecoin growth over a ten-week period.
Arthur Hayes Criticizes AI Spending, Links Boom to Bitcoin Gains
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes criticized AI industry spending and argued that a growing boom supported by government backing could lift bitcoin.
Circle Eyes Expansion Into 40 Developing Markets, Report Says
Circle is considering entry into 40 developing markets as stablecoin demand grows across several regions, according to a Cointelegraph report.
McGlone Revives $10K Bitcoin Target as CryptoQuant CEO Points to $30K Floor
Bloomberg Intelligence’s Mike McGlone renewed his $10,000 bitcoin target, while CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju argued that onchain data points to a floor nearer $30,000.
Lagarde Calls Euro-Area Economy Resilient, Points to Digital Euro
ECB President Christine Lagarde described the euro-area economy as resilient and said a digital euro would support innovation and competition in retail payments.
Binance Promotes Up to 7.77% in XRP Rewards as RLUSD Base Rate Falls
Binance is promoting XRP rewards for RLUSD holders, while its payout table shows the campaign’s base rate has declined for three consecutive weeks.
Strive Prices $630 Million SATS Preferred Offering at $90
Strive’s SATS preferred offering carries an implied simple annual yield of 16.7% at its $90 offer price, according to The Defiant.
Ether ETF Outflows Top Bitcoin as Weekly Withdrawals Hit $320 Million
Ether ETFs recorded $320 million in weekly outflows, exceeding bitcoin withdrawals as five crypto ETF groups tracked by Farside lost a combined $610.7 million.
Strategy Falls 9.6% After MSCI Decision, Dropping More Than Bitcoin
Strategy shares declined 9.6% following an MSCI decision, while its disclosed bitcoin holdings remained roughly $5.1 billion above their purchase cost.
DTCC Plans 25-Security Tokenization Rollout on Canton and Besu
DTCC outlined plans to tokenize 25 securities on Canton and Besu, with each token backed by securities held at DTC.
Strategy Falls 9.6% After MSCI Ruling Despite Bitcoin Gains
Strategy shares dropped 9.6% after MSCI announced an index eligibility change, while the company's bitcoin holdings remained roughly $5 billion above cost.
Bitget to End Services for Some Users in One-Time Move
Bitget says it will discontinue services for some users in a one-time exercise while keeping the exchange operational and user funds secure.
Claude Traces Long-Mysterious NSA Numbers to a Basic Program
Claude has traced NSA-supplied numbers to a simple computer program, addressing a decades-old mystery without changing Bitcoin’s quantum-computing risks.
NASA’s 1991 Jellyfish Experiment Revealed Trouble Returning to Earth
A 1991 shuttle experiment sent 2,478 jellyfish polyps into orbit, where their population grew to nearly 60,000 before researchers reported difficulties for space-born offspring on Earth.
Celestia’s TIA Gains 23% as Rally Enters Fourth Week
Celestia’s TIA rose 23% in a day, extending a four-week rally, while network fees increased and data posting declined on the latest complete day.
North Carolina Woman Wins $100,000 Twice on Same Scratch-Off Game
LuAnn Chico of Lexington won two $100,000 prizes playing Ruby Red 7’s, a $20 scratch-off game, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.
Bitget Sets Account-Specific Deadlines for Some Users to Exit
Bitget is ending services for some users with deadlines varying by account, The Defiant reports.
Nine Blockchain Groups Form Alliance to Address Quantum Risks
The Quantum Alliance aims to develop shared security standards ahead of potential quantum threats to cryptocurrency wallet signatures.
Judge Keeps Gemini’s $5 Million CFTC Settlement in Place
A federal judge rejected a joint request by Gemini and the CFTC to undo their settlement, despite the regulator’s reversal on bringing the case.