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Prosecutors Cite Bitcoin Fog Ruling Against Roman Storm's Venue Challenge

The Tornado Cash founder hit back in a tweet, noting FinCEN withdrew a proposed mixer rule over concerns it could chill legitimate activity.

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2d ago

Bitcoin Just Flashed a Second, Stronger Golden Cross: Here's What That Means

The Bitcoin rally keeps bumping into the same wall, but a classic bullish signal suggests the trend is built to last.

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2d ago

Metaplanet added 1,000 bitcoin net in the third quarter bringing holdings to 44,000 BTC

The Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC before buying 11,000 BTC, demonstrating liquidity as it seeks recurring income from preferred securities.

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3d ago

Bitcoin zooms toward $87,000, nearly setting an eight-month high, then reverses

Bitcoin came within about $500 of its late-September peak before sellers pushed it back under $86,000. It's the second rally in a week to stall.

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30 Sept 2026

Ex-NCA Officer Must Repay $2.4M for Bitcoin He Stole When It Was Worth $77K

Paul Chowles took 50 BTC from a Silk Road 2.0 seizure in 2017. Prosecutors have now valued the theft at more than 30 times that.

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25 Sept 2026

Bitcoin Rally Slows as $15.6 Billion Options Expiry Hits—XRP and Solana Keep Climbing

Pullback or reversal? Here's what the charts suggest for BTC.

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25 Sept 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Holds Bitcoin in a Coinbase Wallet, Filing Shows

Two entries in his annual disclosure put the holding somewhere between $16,000 and $65,000, alongside more than $1 million in cash.

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25 Sept 2026

Live updates: Bitcoin steadies near $84,000 as the bond selloff pauses

Treasury yields eased from multi-decade highs and oil slipped on reports of a phased U.S.-Iran deal, with roughly $14 billion in bitcoin options set to expire on Deribit on Friday.

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23 Sept 2026

$15.6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday—Here's What It Means

Deribit's strike-by-strike data shows a book stacked with calls, and one price level drawing hedging pressure from both sides at once.

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23 Sept 2026

Bitcoin's $16 billion quarterly options settlement arrives with a 'call-heavy' book

Nearly $18 billion in bitcoin and ether options will expire on Friday, potentially reshaping dealer hedging flows and short-term volatility.

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22 Sept 2026

$161 Million in Decade-Old Bitcoin Has Moved in Just Two Weeks

Four ancient wallets moved 1,971 BTC between Sept. 6 and Sept. 22, including a 600 BTC transfer worth $51.9 million just hours ago, with three of the four carrying "Noah Doe" lawsuit tags.

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21 Sept 2026

Bitcoin hits $85,000 as short squeeze forces out $648 million of bearish bets

Open interest climbed 7.59% to $156 billion even as positions were closed out, a sign traders are chasing the move rather than stepping back.

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18 Sept 2026

XRP Surges 6.9% as Bitcoin Rebound Reopens Door to Golden Cross

XRP is roaring back as Bitcoin claws its way above $800,000 again, but the charts continue to give traders mixed signals.

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16 Sept 2026

Bitcoin Core Software Update Aims for Speed and Security Patches

Bitcoin Core 32.0 has entered final testing, bringing faster block checks and changes to how wallets prepare payments.

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16 Sept 2026

Bitcoin Core 32 enters final testing with faster validation, fee changes and security fixes

The October update changes how nodes estimate transaction fees and process blocks, while fixing a wallet flaw that could let an authenticated user run commands on a node.

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16 Sept 2026

Zcash holders overwhelmingly back faster transactions and bitcoin-style halvings

Nearly 2.4 million ZEC participated, with 99.9% backing 25-second blocks and 98.9% voting to preserve the network’s existing halving schedule.

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15 Sept 2026

A hacker turned 25 cents of bitcoin into 46 billion fake BTC tokens on a DeFi bridge

Two software bugs allowed the attacker to create more than 2,000 times Bitcoin’s maximum supply in unbacked syBTC. Symbiosis puts preliminary losses at 9.97 BTC.

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15 Sept 2026

Bitcoin gives back Monday's gain as Clarity Act odds fade on Polymarket

Bitcoin fell 1.7% since midnight UTC to $76,862, unwinding a late Monday rally as Polymarket odds on the Clarity Act becoming law this year halved overnight.

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15 Sept 2026

Strive's Bitcoin Stash Hits an Even 25,000 BTC After $36.6 Million Buy

The asset manager funded the entire purchase through preferred stock, pushing SATA's notional value past $1 billion for the first time.

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11 Sept 2026

Blockstream Refuses Ransom for Return of $47M in Bitcoin from Liquid Hack: 'It Is Theft'

With 598.5 BTC still outstanding, the company says it will go to law enforcement should the funds not be returned.

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9 Sept 2026

Bitcoin Wallet Maker Trezor Says Hackers Breached Its Email Provider

The hardware wallet maker said a fake security alert claimed a hardware flaw could expose users’ recovery phrases.

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9 Sept 2026

Mexican Musician and Family Killed Over Bitcoin Cold Wallet Believed to Hold Millions

Mexican prosecutors allege suspects targeted Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching for a cold wallet they believed contained millions in Bitcoin.

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