ShapeShift has integrated Starknet, letting users trade the Ethereum Layer 2 network’s assets in a single swap without a separate bridging step.

Bitcoin traded near $81,596 on Saturday after a week of heavy liquidations and hot U.S. inflation data, with analysts watching whether BTC can hold above $82,000.

Ethereum price recovered from $2,324 to $2,483 after a low sweep triggered $93.31 million in liquidations. Technical indicators show mixed signals as ETH.

Bitcoin Beyond 66 launches The Bitcoin Evidence Base, an open-source AI tool that generates evidence-based responses to common misconceptions about Bitcoin.

California billionaires including Sergey Brin have raised over $300 million to defeat the Proposition 40 wealth tax, a 5% levy on the state’s billionaires.

Russia P2P crypto ban confirmed by the Bank of Russia: direct trades between individuals end July 1, 2027, with transactions routed through authorized.

Fidelity research shows Bitcoin Treasury correlation with 10-year real rates reached a record above 0.6 as US debt topped $40 trillion and interest costs.

Garlinghouse rang the Nasdaq opening bell as Evernorth deployed XRP on Friday, October 2026.

Aurora Intents Connect is live on Elara, letting Solana wallet users deposit stablecoins into the Ethereum treasury product and earn yield without a bridge.

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s upbeat AI remarks at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok lifted emerging-market stocks on October 16, 2026, as rate-hike bets fell.