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Early Bitcoin contributor Amir Taaki said Singaporean police questioned him for hours about his work before deporting him. The privacy developer described the episode as part of a wider pattern involving detentions and deportations in several countries.
The US services prices index rose to 74.0 in September, its highest level since July 2022, even as activity slowed. The mixed data may complicate expectations for Federal Reserve rate relief and keep leveraged Bitcoin positions exposed to uncertain financing conditions.
Spain’s contested housing decrees have raised concerns about rent controls, automatic lease renewals and the ability to change property rules after contracts are signed. The dispute has also renewed arguments that Bitcoin offers portable ownership, despite its substantial price volatility.
Bitcoin mining’s estimated US share fell to 35.6% as Russia’s rose to 18.1%, but the US, Russia and China still represented 65.4% of network hashrate. The shift was modest, and the figures do not establish changes in ownership, pool control or lasting decentralization.
OKX has raised fresh funding at a $25 billion valuation from Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures. The exchange says the capital will support expansion into tokenized real-world assets and broader blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
FinCEN is withdrawing a proposed US reporting framework for cryptocurrency mixing after commenters warned that its broad scope could burden financial institutions and affect legitimate privacy-related activity. Existing anti-money-laundering, registration, recordkeeping and suspicious-activity reporting duties for covered crypto businesses remain in place.
The DOJ is defending New York as the venue for key charges against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm, citing a Bitcoin Fog appeal. The case continues despite Treasury’s withdrawal of a proposed crypto-mixer reporting rule and its recognition of lawful financial privacy.
Crypto’s future may depend less on launching new tokens and more on building always-on markets for events, commodities and private companies. CoinDesk published an analysis arguing that blockchain networks could make price discovery itself a core product, provided infrastructure can support liquidity and speed.
BlackRock says AI agents could become a major source of crypto demand as they begin making frequent, low-value payments for data, computing and other services. Its research favors stablecoins for everyday transactions and bitcoin for longer-term value preservation.
OKX has added Circle, Ripple, Qube Research & Technologies and Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures as strategic investors at a $25 billion pre-money valuation. The exchange is using those partnerships to expand stablecoin payments and launch OKX Money for mainstream users.
FinCEN is withdrawing proposed rules covering crypto held in unhosted wallets and cryptocurrency mixing. The decision removes planned reporting requirements and follows privacy concerns, while the agency says it will continue monitoring mixers for money laundering and terrorist financing.
A study published in the Journal of Financial Crime found that flash loan attacks caused $1.211 billion in DeFi losses across 72 incidents between February 2020 and July 2024, with Ethereum accounting for more than 80% of the damage.
Polymarket has begun testing Protocol V2, a redesigned smart contract system for prediction markets, ahead of a tentative Nov. 2 switch for new markets. Existing positions will stay on the current system, while pUSD becomes the sole collateral token.
OKX has raised fresh capital from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures and Qube Research & Technologies at an unchanged $25 billion valuation, while its ICE-backed venture seeks approval to offer tokenized shares in 63 US companies.
Representative Don Davis has introduced a House bill that would prohibit federal candidates, their spouses and campaign committees from trading contracts tied to their own elections. Violations could bring a $10,000 fine or three times the gain, while platforms would receive protections for enforcement actions.
Fairshake is backing 32 incumbent House lawmakers—13 Democrats and 19 Republicans—in November elections, including six candidates receiving about $1 million each. The crypto super PAC is targeting members of committees central to future digital-asset and tax legislation.
NEXTPredict will bring journalists, regulators, exchanges and financial-market participants together in New York as prediction markets gain mainstream attention. The conference will address market structure, insider trading and the gap between broad media interest and uneven platform participation.
Strategy bought 334 Bitcoin for $28.7 million and lifted its holdings to 848,000 BTC, but spent more than six times as much repurchasing preferred stock. The company also estimated a $20.91 billion third-quarter digital-asset gain and $1.88 billion in deferred tax expense.
