Bitcoin price action, ETF flows, mining, Lightning, and protocol development. 629 stories curated by CryptoCatalyst.
Zcash Community Grants has proposed directing about $124 million in existing and future funding toward mining rewards, presenting the move as a compromise amid backlash over its funding plans. Critics argue that changing where the money goes does not resolve deeper questions about governance and accountability.
Investigators have linked the $6.3 billion Binance exploit to North Korea, while the exchange says attackers compromised hot-wallet signing systems and erased evidence. The reported haul includes 18,270 BTC, worth about $1.4 billion; Binance was targeting Sunday for a withdrawal restart and Monday for a proof-of-reserves update.
Bitwise's new decade-long forecast puts bitcoin at $1.6 million by 2036 in its base case, implying annualized returns of 34%. The firm's scenarios range widely: $130,686 in a bear case and $3.67 million in a bull case.
Strategy CFO Andrew Kang has resigned as the company reported $21 billion in quarterly operating income, driven by gains on its bitcoin holdings. The company holds 848,517 BTC and says it could create up to $30 billion in digital credit, while its preferred shareholders approved daily dividends.
1. OVERNIGHT MOVES The watchlist sold off in unison: BTC fell 3.2% to $77,462, ETH lost 3.7% to $2,235.10, and SOL declined 3.6% to $96.64.
Google is previewing a crypto custody system that divides private keys across separate environments, so no single location holds the complete key. Several banks are testing it ahead of a planned early 2027 launch, though the report does not name the institutions or provide technical details.
Crypto hacks have caused roughly $2.35 billion in net losses in 2026, according to data from Lightning.news shared with Bitcoin Magazine. September alone accounted for about $768 million, with losses led by a Bitget wallet drain and a bug affecting the Liquid Network.
Bitcoin Core has publicly disclosed three flaws identified with help from a language-model scan that could crash nodes running on Windows and Mac. They are the first bugs disclosed under new rules for vulnerabilities considered easy to rediscover, rather than keeping them secret for a long embargo.
Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled that bitcoin counts as property, citing its market value and the fact that it can be converted to cash and held by the public. The court upheld a 10-year sentence for a man who helped robbers, rejecting his challenge to the conviction.
1. OVERNIGHT MOVES The watchlist is lower, but price action remains contained: BTC fell 1.0% to $80,018, ETH lost 1.0% to $2,321.33, and SOL declined 1.6% to…
1. OVERNIGHT MOVES BTC, ETH, and SOL rose 1.2%, 1.2%, and 1.8%, respectively, with SOL leading at $101.95.
Venture investor Eric Yakes breaks down how institutional inflows, persistent fiscal debasement, and evolving market narratives are shifting Bitcoin away from its traditional four-year cycle. He details why monetary scale will ultimately unlock nation-state allocations and reinforce digital scarcity in an AI-driven economy.
Former CalPERS portfolio manager and Strive CEO Matt Cole expects government intervention in US bond markets to cause a major dollar decline, creating ideal macro conditions for Bitcoin over the coming years.
1. OVERNIGHT MOVES The watchlist remains under pressure, but no single-asset move is decisive: BTC fell 0.7% to $79,766, ETH lost 0.8% to $2,310.74, and SOL…
During a Q&A session at the Bitcoin for Corporations 2026 conference, Strategy leaders Michael Saylor and Phong Le discussed digital credit, corporate adoption, regulatory outlooks, and internal AI deployment.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $301 million in net inflows for the week, ending a two-week run of net withdrawals. The comeback came despite heavy outflows late in the week, and October remained in the red, according to reporting by Decrypt.
Strive bought 6,182 bitcoin for $511.4 million, paying an average of $82,732 per BTC and lifting its holdings to 43,000 BTC. The company also lined up a $1 billion at-the-market share offering, which could provide funding for further bitcoin purchases but may dilute existing shareholders.
A flaw in a Bitcoin wallet let malicious servers substitute fake transactions when users tried to raise fees and speed up a payment. At least one person lost bitcoin before developers patched the vulnerability.
1. OVERNIGHT MOVES The watchlist was mixed to flat: BTC held at $80,288, ETH at $2,328.81, and SOL gained 1.0% to $101.67.
Blockstream is launching institutional consulting services, offering its engineering expertise to banks and asset managers from a new office in Lugano, Switzerland. The announcement signals a direct effort to work with traditional financial firms, though the report does not specify the service’s projects, pricing or launch timeline.
Interpol says Operation Serengeti III resulted in 1,462 arrests across 21 countries and recovered $105 million in a crackdown on cybercrime. In Angola, police seized more than 2,000 cryptocurrency mining devices, highlighting that mining equipment can be part of investigations into illegal activity.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $635.6 million leave on Thursday, October 22—their largest daily outflow of the month. The withdrawals erased the previous day’s inflows and left October flows about $176 million in the red, while Ethereum and Solana funds also recorded outflows.
Bitcoin Core developers have changed how they handle vulnerabilities that AI tools can easily rediscover: fixes and releases will move faster instead of sitting under long embargoes. The shift follows a summer campaign in which AI-assisted researchers reportedly found hundreds of Bitcoin bugs before human reviewers did.
1. OVERNIGHT MOVES BTC fell 0.5% to $80,160, ETH lost 1.9% to $2,321.70, and SOL declined 1.0% to $100.57.