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Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton received a 40-year federal sentence and agreed to forfeit 1,230 bitcoin worth about $101 million. Prosecutors said the dark web platform handled more than 4 million transactions and over $430 million in activity from 2018 to 2020.
A London man has been jailed for two and a half years after taking part in a SIM-swap scheme that stole almost £200,000 in cryptocurrency. Police said he received more than £44,000 and spent it on Dubai trips, a luxury apartment and gold-plated teeth grills.
U.S. spot XRP ETFs attracted about $8 million on Thursday, making them the only crypto ETF group with net inflows. Bitcoin, ether, Solana and Zcash funds recorded withdrawals as leveraged liquidations pressured the wider market.
Bitcoin was heading for a weekly loss as a Friday rebound faded, with crypto markets pressured by higher rates, weak bitcoin ETF flows and a Ledger-linked security investigation. Ether fell more sharply, while corporate bitcoin activity and upcoming U.S. inflation data remained in focus.
Solana is set to reduce its target block time to 200 milliseconds at epoch 1053, completing a series of upgrades begun in August. The change should create five block opportunities per second, while increasing validator demands and shortening transaction timing windows.
Bitcoin fell toward $80,000 as $1.16 billion in crypto derivatives positions were liquidated, mostly bullish bets. Ethereum recorded heavier liquidation losses than Bitcoin, while traders watched a major buy-order zone near $81,000 and a deeper liquidation cluster around $75,000.
Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet activated Glamsterdam with a block gas limit of nearly 200 million, more than triple mainnet’s 60 million. The move tests greater capacity, but no comparable increase has been scheduled for Ethereum’s main network.
Bitcoin fell toward $80,000 as crypto markets weakened ahead of the one-year anniversary of the 2025 flash crash. Ether, XRP and solana posted steeper losses, while rising oil prices, interest rates and regulatory uncertainty added to pressure despite stronger long-term institutional expectations.
Bitcoin ETFs lost $484.9 million on Oct. 7, their largest one-day outflow since June, as surging Treasury yields, near-$100 oil and rate-hike expectations pressured crypto markets. BlackRock’s IBIT led withdrawals, while Bitcoin fell roughly 6% from its weekly peak.
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Bitcoin dropped below $81,000 as more than $1 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated. Although traders expect the Federal Reserve to pause in October, market pricing still points to possible rate hikes later this year and into 2027.
Bitcoin fell below $81,000 as reports of possible renewed US-Iran military action pushed oil higher. Rising Treasury yields and increased expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike added pressure, while traders focused on whether Bitcoin could hold its $82,500 support level.
Bitcoin’s realized cap rose by $12.8 billion in the 30 days to Oct. 5, but only $4.9 billion came from new-money inflows, Glassnode data showed. Existing holders drove most of the increase, while short-term investors took profits as Bitcoin traded above $85,000.
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NEAR Protocol’s token entered the cryptocurrency market’s top 20 by market capitalization after a 138% 30-day gain. The rally coincided with NEAR Intents exceeding $31 billion in cumulative volume and the launch of a US spot exchange-traded product.
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade has lifted Sepolia’s processing limit to nearly 200 million gas from about 60 million. Early blocks used less than half their allowance, while developers prepare a further Hoodi test and have not set a mainnet launch date.
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