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BTC / USD $81,736.66 1.18%
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- Total market cap
- $2.74T
- 24h volume
- $75.75B
- BTC dominance
- 60.04%
Prediction markets
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Economy
ECB Interest Rate Decision: October 2026
96.9% Leading outcome: No change
- Closes
- Oct 30, 2026
- Volume
- $650.36K
- Source
- Polymarket
Crypto
What Price Will Bitcoin Hit in October 2026?
85% Leading outcome: 82,500
- Closes
- Nov 1, 2026
- Volume
- $9.89M
- Source
- Polymarket
Culture
GTA 6 launch postponed again?
3.4% Leading outcome: Yes
- Closes
- Nov 20, 2026
- Volume
- $876.48K
- Source
- Polymarket
Climate & Science
Plague declared public health emergency date?
2.3% Leading outcome: December 31
- Closes
- Jan 1, 2027
- Volume
- $20.87K
- Source
- Polymarket
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Standard Chartered moves to bring crypto custody in-house as Wall Street’s digital asset infrastructure race accelerates
Custody integration would follow completion, while the software separation already outlined in May remains part of the transaction plan.
Market context
- Total market cap
- $2.74T
- 24h volume
- $75.75B
- BTC dominance
- 60.04%
ETF
Bitcoin ETFs sold through 7 of 8 crashes even as Wall Street makes BTC selloffs less violent
Institutional investors withdrew money in seven of eight major declines, but Bitcoin's crashes have become slower and less frequent, exposing a market-structure puzzle.
Bitcoin market context
- Price
- $81,736.66 1.18%
- 24h volume
- $31.26B
- Market cap
- $1.64T
- BTC dominance
- 60.04%
Technology
Ethereum’s long-awaited Glamsterdam upgrade hits another roadblock as 13 security risks emerge
Developers cancel a crucial testnet activation after ChainSecurity identifies 13 real-world examples of smart contracts affected by proposed gas changes.
Ethereum market context
- Price
- $2,407.78 1.17%
- 24h volume
- $12.13B
- Market cap
- $294.12B
- ETH dominance
- 10.74%
Technology
XRPL recovers from network slowdown as critical security upgrade faces two-week delay
XRPL developers restored normal ledger-closing times after intermittent disruptions, but a separate protocol amendment must restart its validator approval countdown.
XRP market context
- Price
- $1.32 1.52%
- 24h volume
- $1.76B
- Market cap
- $83.26B
- XRP dominance
- 3.04%
DeFi
Solana targets faster finality, while Wall Street cuts the cash that must move
Alpenglow targets 150-millisecond finality. NSCC’s netting reduces equities payment obligations by an average of 98%, addressing a different settlement constraint.
Solana market context
- Price
- $104.08 0.97%
- 24h volume
- $2.29B
- Market cap
- $61.37B
- SOL dominance
- 2.24%
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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
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- Passed
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- 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
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- South Korea VASP AML Registration Regime
- Legal status
- Effective
- Primary source
- Korea Legislation Research Institute
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European Union
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- EU Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR)
- Legal status
- In force
- Primary source
- EUR-Lex
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Canada
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- 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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