Summary: Chainalysis reports AI agents made over 138 million crypto payments via Coinbase's x402 protocol on Base by Q3 2026. Most transactions were under 10 cents, highlighting stablecoins' role in micro-payments despite questions about agent authenticity.
Summary: Bitcoin miners plunged up to 13% during Wall Street’s worst selloff since July, mirroring declines in AI infrastructure stocks. Hotter-than-expected September inflation data fueled fears of higher interest rates, impacting debt-reliant tech and mining companies alike.
Summary: Strategy bought 250 BTC for $21.5 million last week, marking four straight weeks of accumulation, while also repurchasing $192.4 million in preferred stock.
Summary: Bitcoin fell 2.2% to below $84,254 as Ukraine-Russia energy conflicts and Strait of Hormuz incidents drove oil prices to one-month highs ahead of US inflation data.
Summary: DeFi Development Corp increased its SOL treasury to 2.58 million tokens while its CHAD preferred stock hit record highs, though its market cap remains below its asset value.
Summary: Bitcoin fell 2% to trade near $82,423, defying historical 'Uptober' gains, though analysts cite a 365-day moving average crossover as a potential exit from the bear market.
Summary: SWI Group raised $900 million to expand AI data centers, integrating former FTX mining asset Genesis Digital Assets into its network across Europe and the US.
Summary: Anthropic warns self-replicating AI worms could soon infect IoT devices, while separate reports highlight risks to Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography from advancing AI capabilities.
Summary: Bitcoin rose 2.24% to $83,591.79 on Oct. 13, holding above key support despite $386.3 million in monthly ETF outflows and neutral sentiment readings.
Summary: CryptoQuant data shows Bitcoin exchange reserves fell 1.7% since late September while whale holdings remained above 3 million BTC, suggesting a potential local bottom despite macro headwinds.
Summary: Morgan Stanley beat third-quarter estimates as equities trading revenue surged 41% to $5.8 billion, exceeding forecasts by $909 million despite misses in fixed income and investment banking.
Summary: Bitcoin fell below $83,000 after U.S. inflation data showed a 0.6% monthly rise in September, exceeding expectations. The drop reflects ongoing sensitivity to Federal Reserve policy, with markets pricing a 47% chance of further rate hikes before the October 28 announcement.
Summary: Ledger suspended hardware wallet sales across seven Asian markets amid an investigation into implanted devices stealing recovery phrases. While over $86 million in thefts were traced, Ledger has not verified the total. MediaMarkt Saturn also paused German sales following a separate report.
Summary: Bitcoin dropped 1.5% to $82,142 after U.S. inflation hit 3.7%, doubling odds of an October Fed rate hike. Rising Treasury yields pressured crypto markets, triggering over $281 million in liquidations.
Summary: Bitcoin dropped below $82,000 after September US CPI hit 3.7%, beating expectations due to surging energy costs. Bond yields spiked near 24-year highs, raising odds of a Fed rate hike to 53.7% for October.
Summary: Strive Asset Management bought $280M in Bitcoin last week, outpacing Michael Saylor’s Strategy by 13x, while planning a $500M preferred stock raise to fund further accumulation.
Summary: Security expert Joe Grand warns that ordinary users cannot detect sophisticated hardware wallet tampering, following Ledger's confirmation of malicious implants in devices sold by an authorized Southeast Asian reseller.
Summary: Canadian crypto remittances to India, China, and the Philippines jumped 141% to $2.36 billion, driven by stablecoin usage and high traditional transfer costs.
Summary: CPMI and IOSCO published final guidance for FMIs on managing general business risks, including setting minimum liquid net assets funded by equity to cover potential losses.
Summary: Reuters polls predict China's September exports grew 25.5% year-on-year, driven by AI data center demand, while imports slowed to 24.5% amid recent US-China tariff rollbacks.