THORChain’s weekly swap fees recovered to about 423,216 $RUNE-equivalent in the seven days through Oct. 11, but remained 84% below the late-September surge. The cross-chain exchange collected 2.64 million $RUNE-equivalent in Sept. 25–Oct. 1 before fees plunged to 236,815 in Oct. 2–8, according to The Defiant’s calculations from Midgard’s earnings history. That 91% decline left
A new report from Stripe-backed blockchain Tempo argues that a proposed US accounting change could remove a major barrier to corporate stablecoin adoption by allowing qualifying tokens to be classified as cash equivalents on company balance sheets. The report examines an Accounting Standards Update the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) proposed in August that could
Bitcoin has closed above its 50-week moving average for four weeks in a row. Analyst Ash Crypto sees that as a sign the bottom is in, yet the average still slopes down, and Bitcoin sits about a third below its all-time high. Bitcoin Holds Above a Falling 50-Week Average “Historically, this means the bottom is
With the U.S. dollar index (DXY) soaring to an 18-month high, Bitcoin’s selling pressure is becoming more and more intense. At press time, the leading cryptocurrency is changing hands around $82,490, shedding 1.62% in the last 24 hours. Further, Bitcoin has shed 4.61% over the past week, and its market valuation sits near $1.65 trillion.
Bitcoin Price Stalls Near $83K as Bears Test Market’s Resolve Bitcoin’s price is caught in a technical tug-of-war, hovering around $83,000 on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, as short-term weakness clashes with a longer-term recovery that has yet to unravel. With a market capitalization near $1.673 trillion and approximately $23 billion in daily trading volume, bitcoin
Chainlink partners with DTCC to enhance collateral management systems, marking a significant shift in financial infrastructure. Dan Doney, CTO of DTCC, stated that this new mobile collateral system allows any asset to be managed across jurisdictions at any time. This innovation promises to streamline asset management and improve operational efficiencies, potentially reshaping how financial transactions
Bitcoin needs to stop competing with AI for attention. If the case for owning it still depends on being the most exciting bet on the future, then years of institutionalisation have done less than crypto likes to admit. For years, that asset had a very convenient advantage. It gave investors tech, finance, rebellion and the
Bitcoin has rebounded above $83,000, according to ViaBTC’s Jeff Ko, as analysts have identified a drop below $80,000 or a recovery toward $86,000 as possible outcomes of this week’s U.S. inflation report. Jeff Mei, chief operating officer at BTSE, told crypto.news that ETF withdrawals and uncertainty over Wednesday’s U.S. Consumer Price Index report could bring
The Bank of Korea has ruled out directly operating stablecoin businesses, with Governor Hyun Song Shin telling lawmakers on October 12 that private companies should handle their issuance and operations while the central bank continues developing its institutional digital currency system. During a parliamentary audit held at the Bank of Korea headquarters in Seoul, Shin