Bitcoin improvement proposal BIP461 could make a hidden route for leaking wallet secrets easier to detect. The draft defines a common signing procedure for ECDSA, an existing Bitcoin signature scheme. Independent compliant signers should produce identical signatures for the same secret key and message hash, creating a benchmark for detecting departures that could conceal key […]
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Bitcoin enters its best season after a 43% surge, with $147,000 suddenly on the math
Bitcoin is closing its strongest quarter since 2024 after leaving US stocks and gold far behind despite surging bond yields. The largest digital asset has gained about 43% in the third quarter, putting it on course for its second-best third-quarter since 2013 and its third-strongest quarterly advance since US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds began trading […]
Bitcoin: Will Friday’s jobs report data trigger the ‘Uptober’ rally?
U.S Spot Bitcoin ETF demand has been massive over the past two weeks, but the pace of inflows has dropped considerably. The ETF complex saw a 9-day streak of net inflows totaling $3B. However, beyond the headline, the daily demand dropped from nearly $1B to a low of $31M on Monday. That alluded to a […]
MEXC Adds 1,000 BTC to Its Guardian Fund
MEXC added 1,000 $BTC to its Guardian Fund, its second major bitcoin allocation to the reserve this year The Guardian Fund now totals 2,000 $BTC combined with 100 million $USDT, part of a $500 million expansion target the exchange announced in May 2026 MEXC maintains on-chain transparency for the fund through publicly disclosed wallet addresses […]
MSCI Rule Puts Strategy at Risk, Says Bitcoin Policy Institute Paper
Wall Street’s Quiet Committee Can Move Billions Your “passive” index fund isn’t quite as passive as the label suggests. Somewhere upstream, a private index provider writes the rules deciding which companies count as the market, and those decisions can send funds scrambling to buy or sell billions of dollars in shares. On Wednesday, the Washington, […]
Bitcoin bears pay to bet on further declines as futures positions near yearly lows
Capital is fleeing the bitcoin $BTC$82,742.29 futures market, and the traders still in are willing to pay to stay short. That’s the message from key metrics such as open interest and annualized perpetual funding rates. Open interest, or the number of active futures bets, stood at 652,000 $BTC as of this writing, one of its […]
Bitcoin ETFs Approach New Highs, Says Eric Balchunas
Bitcoin remains a focal point for investors, with its ETF cumulative flows nearing record highs. Eric Balchunas highlighted this trend, noting it’s astonishing given the market’s challenges over the past 11 months. The increasing flows suggest renewed confidence among investors, which could have significant implications for future market dynamics. Inside the Move The Bitcoin ETF […]
XRP spot ETFs attract over $300 million in Q3 2026
The United States spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have attracted more than $300 million in cash inflows during the third quarter (Q3) of 2026. Precisely, XRP spot ETFs have absorbed $307.87 million over the past three months, according to crypto data Finbold analyzed from SoSoValue on September 30. XRP spot ETFs monthly cash flows. Source: […]
Experienced Analyst: “Bitcoin Must Stay Above This Level at Today’s Monthly Close”
Crypto analyst Rekt Capital stated that the $82,500 level is critically important in Bitcoin’s short-term outlook. According to the analyst, Bitcoin is likely to continue fluctuating around $82,500 until the September monthly candle close. Rekt Capital stated that if Bitcoin closes below approximately $82,500 on a monthly basis, the likelihood of a shallow pullback and/or […]
BlackRock’s crypto portfolio surges nearly $30 billion in Q3 2026
BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) has seen its cryptocurrency portfolio rocket by nearly $30 billion during the third quarter (Q3) of 2026. BlackRock’s crypto trove soared by $29.54 billion over the past three months, starting from July 1 , according to data Finbold fetched from Arkham Intelligence on September 30, 2026. BlackRock crypto portfolio change. Source: […]









