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#Bitcoin

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Coins•Oct 26, 2026

Bitcoin Wallet Bug Allowed Rogue Servers to Steal Funds During Transaction Speed-Ups

Key Highlights: Attackers targeted Electrum wallet users by exploiting Bitcoin’s Replace-by-Fee (RBF) feature via malicious Electrum servers. Fraudsters displayed zero-fee or stuck unconfirmed transactions with vanity addresses matching the legitimate destination’s last four characters, tricking users into signing replacements that routed funds to the attacker. Electrum developers released version 4.8.3 on October 24 to introduce ...

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Coins•Oct 25, 2026

Bitcoin Investors on Alert as Fed Week Begins Amid Major Shifts in Interest Rate Expectations

Key Highlights: Market sentiment has dramatically pivoted, with expectations of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates unchanged at the October meeting rising above 90%, compared to a 64.2% rate-hike probability seen on September 25. Pricing for the December 9 meeting signals further tightening, with CME FedWatch indicating a combined 74.2% probability that benchmark rates will ...

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Coins•Oct 25, 2026

Bitcoin and Gold Become Worst-Performing Assets of 2026 in Historic First

Key Highlights: Bitcoin and gold are both recording negative year-to-date returns in 2026, jointly sinking to the bottom of major asset class performance rankings. The simultaneous slump follows back-to-back dominance, with Bitcoin leading markets in 2024 via a 121% gain and gold topping the chart in 2025 with a 63.7% rally. According to tracking data ...

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Coins•Oct 25, 2026

Michael Saylor Emphasizes Bitcoin’s Role as a Critical Financial Moat

Key Highlights: Bitcoin faces a flat trading environment marked by zero recorded volume during an ongoing market consolidation phase. Market participants look to influential advocacy, including commentary from Michael Saylor, to potentially reignite institutional interest and liquidity. Traders are monitoring regulatory shifts and long-term asset adoption metrics as key catalysts for future price momentum. Market ...

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Coins•Oct 25, 2026

Ether Loses 13% in a Month as Bitcoin Falls Less Than 5%

Key Highlights: The ETH/BTC ratio weakened to roughly 0.0291 from 0.0319 over a 30-day window as Ether underperformed Bitcoin. United States spot Ether exchange-traded funds recorded $110.6 million in net outflows on October 22, driven primarily by $75.5 million in redemptions from BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA). October marked the heaviest monthly redemption period for ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Michael Saylor Urges Investors to Focus on Bitcoin’s Massive Potential

Key Highlights: A substantial portion of Bitcoin network volume is now dominated by micro-transactions under 0.01 BTC. Market participants and traders are reassessing investment strategies as the network shifts away from strictly large transfers toward transactional utility. Industry observers are monitoring the market dynamics alongside commentary from figures such as Michael Saylor amid growing institutional ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Coinbase Introduces Prediction Trading Feature for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana

Key Highlights Coinbase is rolling out a new prediction trading feature designed to expand trading options and appeal to a broader demographic of digital asset traders. Market analysts anticipate the rollout could catalyze trading activity and prompt volume fluctuations across major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). Market participants are advised to ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Bank of Israel Rejects Netanyahu Plan to Circumvent Sanctions Using Crypto

Key Highlights: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu floated cryptocurrency as a mechanism to bypass potential banking sanctions just four days before elections. The Bank of Israel issued an extraordinarily rare public rebuke, stating digital assets cannot evade sanctions and urging leaders to maintain traditional trade relations. Cryptocurrency markets largely shrugged off the comments as political rhetoric, ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Bitcoin’s Wealthy Holders Turn to Loans and Yield as Habits Mature, Says Xapo CEO

Key Highlights: Early Bitcoin adopters are taking profits around record prices, while 2018–2019 entrants favor borrowing against assets to maintain long-term upside exposure. Around 45% of Xapo Bank clients are utilizing dollar savings accounts that pay interest yields directly in Bitcoin to gradually rebuild their crypto balances. Mainstream financial institutions are steadily reversing historical skepticism ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Bitcoin Drops Below $80,000 Again After Nine Days: What Is Driving the Decline?

Key Highlights: Bitcoin fell below its $80,000 support level, triggering $828.28 million in crypto market liquidations over a 24-hour window, with $698.51 million hitting long positions. Weak institutional and spot appetite in the United States is underscored by the Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index spending 31 consecutive days in negative territory. Mounting geopolitical tensions involving Iran, ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Strategy and Strive Face Balancing Act Between Bitcoin Buying and Preferred Stock Dividends

Key Highlights: Perpetual preferred shares are opening cryptocurrency exposure to traditional income and yield-focused investors who previously bypassed spot exchange-traded funds. Market analysts note that while ETFs will likely dominate overall demand, instruments like STRC provide a complementary tailwind despite carrying ongoing dividend obligations. Experts caution that these hybrid instruments introduce unique risks, reacting to ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Crypto Faces Weekend Pressure as Bitcoin Slides Below $80,000 Amid U.S. Middle East Evacuations

Key Highlights The United States is rapidly pulling personnel from regional embassies and military installations following intelligence warnings of imminent Iranian attacks. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio that lethal threats against American citizens have advanced significantly. Cryptocurrency markets reacted negatively to the rising geopolitical friction, with Bitcoin falling ...

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