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Spot gold edged higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday near $4,186.90 an ounce as a softer dollar, lower Treasury yields and easing oil prices supported metals ahead of Wednesday's U.S. inflation report.
2026-10-14 · Source: Kitco News
Bitcoin Foundation's news desk reports that roughly $771 million in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated as a bitcoin sell-off deepened, highlighting how much borrowed exposure had built up in derivatives markets.
2026-10-14 · Source: Bitcoin Foundation
CoinDesk reports that STX, the native token of Bitcoin layer-2 project Stacks, has climbed nearly 10% in 24 hours and more than 50% over four weeks, outperforming bitcoin, ether and XRP while the broader market stays choppy.
2026-10-14 · Source: CoinDesk
EUR/USD rebounded toward 1.1200 on Tuesday after touching 17-month lows near 1.1150, a move FXStreet attributes to US Dollar softness rather than euro strength, with French debt and high oil prices seen capping any recovery.
2026-10-14 · Source: FXStreet
CoinDesk reports bitcoin dropped below $81,000 before rebounding above $84,000 and settling just above $83,000 on Tuesday, as a 5.5% plunge in South Korea's equity benchmark and renewed AI-trade jitters rippled through risk assets.
2026-10-13 · Source: CoinDesk
EUR/JPY slipped about 0.21% to around 176.60 on Tuesday as expectations of further Bank of Japan tightening and intervention talk supported the yen, while German inflation at 3.3% and French politics weighed on the euro.
2026-10-13 · Source: FXStreet
Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion led large-cap crypto equities higher Monday as ETH outpaced Bitcoin, even as US spot Bitcoin ETFs logged their largest weekly outflow since June ahead of this week's CPI report.
2026-10-13 · Source: Stocktwits
The US Dollar Index climbed to a year-to-date high of 102.60 on Monday as hawkish comments from Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and geopolitical tensions lifted the greenback, pushing EUR/USD below 1.1200 and leaving gold under $4,200.
South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank has begun offering loans collateralized by bitcoin, reported as the first such product from a traditional South Korean bank, according to crypto.news and CoinDesk.
2026-10-12 · Source: crypto.news
EUR/JPY hovered near 177.35 on Monday, up about 0.04%, as French debt and political uncertainty capped the euro while Japan's expansionary fiscal stance kept the yen on the back foot.
2026-10-12 · Source: FXStreet
Bitcoin held above $84,000 and kept its weekend gains even after U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs shed more than $600 million last week, CoinDesk reported, with lower oil prices easing the macro backdrop.
2026-10-12 · Source: CoinDesk
The US Dollar Index slipped toward 102.00 on Friday as the 10-year Treasury yield reversed from an intraday peak of 5.35% to close at 5.23%, lifting most major currencies and helping gold reclaim the $4,200 mark.
Aave led a group of DeFi tokens higher after Citrini Research highlighted a potential $157 trillion tokenization opportunity, though the firm warned that onchain volume growth may not translate into token price gains.
2026-10-11 · Source: Stocktwits
Gold rose to a one-week high on Friday, with spot prices up about 1.3% to roughly $4,186 an ounce, as falling oil eased inflation and Treasury-market pressure. The metal had touched a two-month low earlier in the week.
2026-10-11 · Source: Business Recorder (Reuters)
Polkadot has launched dotUSD, a native stablecoin on mainnet governed by DOT holders through the network's OpenGov system, starting with 1:1 USDT backing before a planned DOT-collateralized phase.
2026-10-11 · Source: CoinGape
Ether slipped under $2,500 in a third straight daily decline, with FXStreet pointing to rising US Treasury yields, higher oil prices and a seven-day run of US spot Ethereum ETF outflows totalling roughly $565 million.
2026-10-11 · Source: FXStreet
EUR/USD stayed pinned near its 17-month low of 1.1161 on Friday as French fiscal worries weighed on the single currency, while the US Dollar Index held around 102.30 and the 10-year Treasury yield traded near 2002 highs.
Hardware wallet maker Ledger says it is investigating reports that more than $86 million in crypto was drained from hundreds of wallets tied to devices sold by a Southeast Asian reseller, CryptoBilis. The cause remains unconfirmed.
2026-10-10 · Source: CoinDesk
The US Dollar Index returned to 102.50, its highest in about 18 months, after the 10-year Treasury yield touched 5.35% — a 2002 high — and the 30-year hit a 24-year peak. Gold slipped back toward the $4,000 mark.
2026-10-10 · Source: FXStreet
Bitcoin slid to $80,350 on Oct. 9, triggering roughly $1.09 billion in crypto liquidations over 24 hours, while CryptoQuant data showed short-term holders sending more than 55,000 BTC to exchanges at a loss.
2026-10-10 · Source: Cointelegraph
Meanwhile, which bills itself as the first life insurer licensed to operate entirely in Bitcoin, said it raised $37.5 million in a round led by Bain Capital Crypto, pushing its total funding past $180 million.
2026-10-10 · Source: BlockchainReporter
Gold rebounded on Friday, October 9, 2026, with Fortune reporting a price of $4,169 an ounce as of 8:55 a.m. ET, up $52 (1.26%) from the same time a day earlier, as a softer dollar, easing Treasury yields and lower oil prices steadied the metal after a slide to two-month lows.
2026-10-10 · Source: Fortune
An address Arkham identifies as a U.S. government wallet holding Bitfinex-hack seizure funds moved 12,267 BTC worth about $1.01 billion on Oct. 8, extending days of government-linked transfers as bitcoin hovered near October lows.
2026-10-09 · Source: The Coin Republic
Bitcoin slid about 4% to a one-month low just above $80,000 on Thursday, with ether, XRP and solana falling further, as the sector approaches the one-year anniversary of the October 10, 2025 flash crash.
2026-10-09 · Source: CoinDesk
Ripple shifted 200 million XRP between internal wallets hours before the XRP Ledger's PermissionDelegationV1_1 amendment is due to activate at 21:25 UTC, as Bitcoin slipped to about $82,165 and market-wide liquidations hit $395.78 million.
2026-10-09 · Source: U.Today
The euro steadied just below 1.1200 early Thursday after a sharp Wednesday slide that took it close to last week's 17-month low, with traders now focused on upcoming central-bank speakers.
2026-10-09 · Source: FXStreet
Ethereum researchers warned that AI could break the cryptographic signatures protecting bitcoin and ether far sooner than quantum computers, urging holders into "bunker mode." Bitcoin slipped below $83,000 as the warning split opinion across the market.
2026-10-08 · Source: CoinDesk
The euro edged up about 0.14% to around 177.15 against the yen in Asian trade Thursday, recovering part of Wednesday's drop, even after Japan reported a larger-than-expected August current account surplus of 4,062 billion yen.
2026-10-08 · Source: FXStreet
Major cryptocurrencies sold off on Wednesday, Oct. 7, after hawkish Federal Reserve meeting minutes pushed Treasury yields to new highs. Bitcoin slipped below $83,000 and more than $700 million in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours.
2026-10-08 · Source: Benzinga
Bitcoin dropped 2.7% on Wednesday to its lowest level since Oct. 2 after renewed Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz pushed Brent crude above $102 a barrel, reviving inflation and interest-rate concerns across risk assets.
2026-10-08 · Source: Investing.com
