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Bitcoin Price Surges Past $85K as Bulls Muscle Back Into the Fight
Key TakeawaysBitcoin’s price trades between $84,890 and $85,469 as bulls defend the $83,000 support zone.Bitcoin reclaiming $85,500 could reopen a path toward $86,200 and the recent $87,374. highBitcoin losing $82,555 could shift momentum toward the $81,000-$82,000 zone. Hourly Bitcoin...
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Illinois Details DeFi, Stablecoin Rules for 0.2% Crypto Tax
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Trump, Tech CEOs Sign Voluntary Frontier AI Safety Pact
US President Donald Trump and tech executives have signed a voluntary accord aimed at ensuring their AI models “behave as intended.”The accord comes amid growing concerns over the safety of increasingly capable frontier AI systems. Trump has resisted a...
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BTCS Prepares DeFi Business To Provide Liquidity For Tokenized Stocks
TL;DRBTCS says its Imperium DeFi unit has completed preparatory compliance steps for potential use of the SEC’s Covered Firm exemption.
The company has submitted the required notice and published relevant disclosures.
Imperium has not yet started providing tokenized-equity liquidity because a...
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US SEC, CFTC to Oversee Crypto Market With Reduced Leadership
Update (Sept. 29, 8:45 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from the CFTC.Two of the United States’ financial agencies tasked with overseeing and enforcing digital asset regulation will be down to just three commissioners...
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Cboe, S&P Dow Jones open door for tokenized options under extended licensing deal
SPX options are among the world’s most actively traded index derivatives, with a record 970.6 million contracts changing hands in 2025, or an average of 3.9 million per day, Cboe said. S&P DJI, meanwhile, operates some of the world's...
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Bitwise Launches NEAR ETF After Token’s Rally
Crypto asset manager Bitwise has launched the first US spot exchange-traded product tracking NEAR, giving investors exposure to the token through a fund trading on NYSE Arca.The Bitwise NEAR ETF, trading under the ticker NRR, carries a 0.75% management...
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Peter Brandt Says Bitcoin May Hit $600K By 2029, Calls XRP A ‘Fool Coin’
Veteran trader Peter Brandt called October 4 as the day Bitcoin’s bear market would end, but now he thinks the market beat him to it.“There’s a good possibility we have seen the low and now are entering a new...
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Bitcoin Price to Hit $100K in 2026? Kalshi Gives It a 34% Chance
Key TakeawaysKalshi’s $100K-in-2026 contract rose from 17% on Sept. 16 to 43% on Sept. 22, then eased to its current level of 34%.Polymarket prices the same Dec. 31 target at 34.5%, while its March 2027 contract sits near 50%.BTC...
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The FBI arrested a suspected Chinese agent at Los Angeles International Airport after she allegedly...