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BTC / USD $80,291.59 0.38%
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- Total market cap
- $2.68T
- 24h volume
- $51.75B
- BTC dominance
- 60.17%
Prediction markets
Probability board
Economy
ECB Interest Rate Decision: October 2026
98.1% Leading outcome: No change
- Closes
- Oct 30, 2026
- Volume
- $657.17K
- Source
- Polymarket
Crypto
What Price Will Bitcoin Hit in October 2026?
57.5% Leading outcome: 82,500
- Closes
- Nov 1, 2026
- Volume
- $10.99M
- Source
- Polymarket
Culture
GTA 6 launch postponed again?
3.7% Leading outcome: Yes
- Closes
- Nov 20, 2026
- Volume
- $888.03K
- Source
- Polymarket
Climate & Science
Plague declared public health emergency date?
2.1% Leading outcome: December 31
- Closes
- Jan 1, 2027
- Volume
- $21.5K
- Source
- Polymarket
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Circle shareholder sues Trump over UAE crypto deals, citing up to $82 million in potential annual revenue
A shareholder claims Trump's World Liberty Financial benefited from foreign-government transactions that diverted lucrative stablecoin business from USDC.
Market context
- Total market cap
- $2.68T
- 24h volume
- $51.75B
- BTC dominance
- 60.17%
Macro
Bitcoin’s $80,000 floor faces Friday inflation test as ETF inflows lose momentum
Bitcoin is trading near institutional investors' average purchase prices as ETF inflows slow sharply, leaving Friday's US economic data to test market resilience.
Bitcoin market context
- Price
- $80,291.59 0.38%
- 24h volume
- $18.41B
- Market cap
- $1.61T
- BTC dominance
- 60.17%
Trading
Arthur Hayes exits crypto trading positions as analysts track $26 million in sales
Hayes says he closed Maelstrom's directional crypto book, while EmberCN estimates $26 million in sales across seven tokens.
Ethereum market context
- Price
- $2,328.89 1.68%
- 24h volume
- $9.16B
- Market cap
- $284.5B
- ETH dominance
- 10.6%
Digital Asset Treasuries
Evernorth’s $132 million funding option could buy more XRP while reducing XRP per share
A conditional model puts the XRP allocation hurdle near 70%, while actual accretion depends on ownership, exercises and purchases.
XRP market context
- Price
- $1.29 0.89%
- 24h volume
- $1.65B
- Market cap
- $81.89B
- XRP dominance
- 3.06%
Technology
Firedancer makes bounty hunters burn 1 SOL even for duplicate bug reports
The spring contest allowed eligible duplicates to earn rewards, while Bhatt's retrospective links repeated discoveries partly to slow review.
Solana market context
- Price
- $100.77 0.80%
- 24h volume
- $1.99B
- Market cap
- $59.43B
- SOL dominance
- 2.22%
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Highlighted jurisdictions: United States, Brazil, Kenya, Indonesia, South Korea, European Union, Canada, Germany, Bahamas, United Kingdom.
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United States
- Key development
- CLARITY Act: US Digital Asset Market Structure
- Legal status
- Passed
- Primary source
- Congress.gov
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Brazil
- Key development
- Brazil Law No. 7,492/1986 Virtual Asset Financial Crimes Amendment
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Câmara dos Deputados
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Kenya
- Key development
- Kenya Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Kenya Law
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Indonesia
- Key development
- Indonesia OJK Regulation No. 27/2024
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- OJK
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South Korea
- Key development
- South Korea VASP AML Registration Regime
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Korea Legislation Research Institute
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European Union
- Key development
- EU Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR)
- Legal status
- In force
- Primary source
- EUR-Lex
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Canada
- Key development
- Canada CARF Income Tax Reporting Measures
- Legal status
- In committee
- Primary source
- Parliament of Canada
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Germany
- Key development
- Germany Crypto-Asset Income Tax Treatment Guidance
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Federal Ministry of Finance
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Bahamas
- Key development
- Bahamas Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges Act 2024
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Securities Commission of The Bahamas
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United Kingdom
- Key development
- UK Reporting Cryptoasset Service Providers Regulations 2025
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- legislation.gov.uk
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7.8 /10 Crypto WalletsCoinbase Wallet
Coinbase Wallet is the name again, following the September 2026 reversal of its Base App rebrand. The current product emphasizes trading, with... Read the full reviewPros
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