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DoubleZero is adding real-time Kalshi political-market data for institutional and automated traders ahead of the US midterms, as election betting activity continues to grow, Cointelegraph reports.
Bitcoin Magazine reports that Iran continues to use Bitcoin to help keep its economy stable. Business and regime insiders reportedly described using the cryptocurrency to circumvent transactions as a tested method.
Bitcoin stayed below $80,000 as it tracked lower with US stocks amid Iran-related escalation. Yen strength near 153 per dollar and comments linked to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent fueled concerns about a possible yen carry-trade unwind.
Mexican prosecutors allege suspects killed Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching for a cold wallet they believed held millions of dollars in Bitcoin.
The LAPTOP memecoin is built around the Hunter Biden laptop controversy. Project disclosures say it has no utility, lock founder tokens for six months and reserve 2% of the supply for wallets that lost money on TRUMP.
Prediction markets are favoring higher oil prices after Brent moved above $100. Myriad’s $120 outcome overtook its $55 side in early September, while Polymarket assigns WTI a 59% chance of reaching $100 this month.
Germany’s Finance Ministry is drafting a 25% tax on crypto gains from 2027, while assets bought before then would retain the 12-month exemption, Decrypt reports.
Coin Center’s Laz Pieper says privacy-preserving identity verification could let users satisfy KYC requirements without surrendering underlying personal data, reducing the value of centralized information stores to hackers.
Banca d’Italia has ordered crypto service providers to implement internal controls for screening transfers linked to sanctioned entities, Cointelegraph reported. The supplied report gives no details on deadlines, penalties, or affected assets.
Germany is weighing a draft bill to tax bitcoin gains more like stock investments, targeting tax-free sales after a 12-month holding period. Existing bitcoin holdings would keep their current tax treatment, according to CoinDesk.
The Crypto Council for Innovation and Blockchain Association asked a court to suspend an Illinois tax through a preliminary injunction. The motion follows their lawsuit, filed a few weeks earlier, seeking to block the law.
Silvergate former CEO Alan Lane blamed what he called a Biden administration “coordinated attack” for making continued operations untenable and prompting the bank’s liquidation in 2023, according to Cointelegraph.
Iran is reportedly easing currency controls, allowing exporters to use overseas earnings for direct import payments and bring funds home in cryptocurrency while bypassing the official foreign-exchange system.
Strive issued nearly one million preferred shares to buy Bitcoin, adding $12 million to its dividend obligations. At a 13% rate, SATA payouts imply annual costs of about $130 million, with static cash coverage near 19 months.
A New York town that previously imposed an 18-month Bitcoin-mining ban is considering a new temporary moratorium covering data centers, AI facilities and other cryptocurrency-mining operations, Cointelegraph reports.
