Cryptocurrency News
- Polymarket’s Paid Promos Reach Esports, With Orders to ‘Look Organic’: Report
- New Tree-Based Bitcoin Scaling Proposal Targets Millions of Users
- Three Canadian Soldiers Arrested in Armed Crypto Kidnapping Plot
- XRP Whales Move 1.67 Billion Tokens to Binance as Price Slips
- Three in Beasley NBA Betting Case to Plead Guilty, Prosecutor Says
- Brooklyn DA Pulls the Plug on Crypto Scam Network
- Bitcoin’s Volatility Has Fallen Within S&P 500 Ranks, Study Shows
- US Hoovers up Bitcoin While the World Runs on Its Digital Dollars: Report
- Ledger Says Organized Crime Group Spent Millions Targeting Hardware Wallet Users
- Bitcoin Briefly Slides Below $80,000 On More Hot Inflation Data
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Polymarket’s Paid Promos Reach Esports, With Orders to ‘Look Organic’: Report
Bitcoin News - 16 October 2026, 4:05 am
Polymarket is paying more than 800 X users to quote-post content from its esports accounts, at $10 to several hundred dollars a post, paid in crypto, ReaderGrev’s Mikhail Klimentov reported on Thursday. In a private Discord server, a company representative told them the posts needed to “look organic.” A Discord Server and a Payout Dashboard…Read More
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New Tree-Based Bitcoin Scaling Proposal Targets Millions of Users
Bitcoin News - 16 October 2026, 3:30 am
Bitcoin developer Olaoluwa Osuntokun has unveiled Layertree, a proposal that could squeeze millions of bitcoin owners into a single blockchain output without surrendering control of their money. The catch? Bitcoin’s existing rules don’t yet allow the technology to work. One Bitcoin Output, Millions of Individual Owners On Oct. 15, 2026, Lightning Labs developer Olaoluwa Osuntokun…Read More
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Three Canadian Soldiers Arrested in Armed Crypto Kidnapping Plot
Bitcoin News - 16 October 2026, 3:05 am
The men were part of a group of seven that conducted a violent cryptocurrency abduction targeting a victim in Toronto back in July. The group attempted to take custody of the victim’s crypto assets and eventually let him go, warning him not to contact the police. Three Canadian Soldiers Arrested for Attempted Cryptojacking in Toronto…Read More
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XRP Whales Move 1.67 Billion Tokens to Binance as Price Slips
Bitcoin News - 16 October 2026, 2:05 am
Large XRP holders have transferred 1.669 billion XRP to Binance over the past 30 days, pushing the exchange’s whale inflow metric to its highest level in seven months, according to Cryptoquant contributor Arab Chain. The activity comes as XRP trades near $1.33 following a difficult October. Meanwhile, publicly attributed exchange wallets hold approximately 22.06 billion…Read More
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Three in Beasley NBA Betting Case to Plead Guilty, Prosecutor Says
Bitcoin News - 16 October 2026, 1:00 am
Three of the five remaining defendants in the federal case accusing former NBA guard Malik Beasley of fixing his own stat lines for bettors intend to plead guilty, a prosecutor told a Brooklyn judge on Wednesday. Beasley’s lawyer says he has no plans to plead. Beasley Holds Out as Others Move Toward Pleas Per The…Read More
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Brooklyn DA Pulls the Plug on Crypto Scam Network
Bitcoin Magazine - 15 October 2026, 11:03 pm
Bitcoin Magazine Brooklyn DA Pulls the Plug on Crypto Scam Network 112 servers and 241 fake sites knocked offline in one of the largest cyber takedowns ever by a local prosecutor. This post Brooklyn DA Pulls the Plug on Crypto Scam Network first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More
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Bitcoin’s Volatility Has Fallen Within S&P 500 Ranks, Study Shows
Bitcoin Magazine - 15 October 2026, 8:30 pm
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin’s Volatility Has Fallen Within S&P 500 Ranks, Study Shows Grayscale research shows that bitcoin’s realized volatility is in the same range as a number of S&P 500 stocks. This post Bitcoin’s Volatility Has Fallen Within S&P 500 Ranks, Study Shows first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More
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US Hoovers up Bitcoin While the World Runs on Its Digital Dollars: Report
Bitcoin Magazine - 15 October 2026, 6:28 pm
Bitcoin Magazine US Hoovers up Bitcoin While the World Runs on Its Digital Dollars: Report Chainalysis research shows that the U.S. is HODLing hard. This post US Hoovers up Bitcoin While the World Runs on Its Digital Dollars: Report first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More
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Ledger Says Organized Crime Group Spent Millions Targeting Hardware Wallet Users
Bitcoin Magazine - 15 October 2026, 3:58 pm
Bitcoin Magazine Ledger Says Organized Crime Group Spent Millions Targeting Hardware Wallet Users Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has released a statement following a “sophisticated” supply chain attack. This post Ledger Says Organized Crime Group Spent Millions Targeting Hardware Wallet Users first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More
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Bitcoin Briefly Slides Below $80,000 On More Hot Inflation Data
Bitcoin Magazine - 15 October 2026, 3:53 pm
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Briefly Slides Below $80,000 On More Hot Inflation Data Bitcoin has recovered slightly despite its price getting hit again by hotter-than-expected inflation data. This post Bitcoin Briefly Slides Below $80,000 On More Hot Inflation Data first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.Read More