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The Bitcoin Fog appeal upheld expert testimony based on proprietary wallet tracing, with explained methods and corroboration supporting its admission. Roman Sterlingov’s effort to obtain the software’s source code failed on the record presented to the courts.Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis drew attention to that result in October 13 commentary, presenting it as further validation of its Reactor software. The judgment itself came on September 25, when the D.C. Circuit affirmed Sterlingov’s convictions and 150-month sentence for operating Bitcoin Fog, a service that mixed users’ bitcoin to obscure transaction trails.The decision matters because it explains how proprietary analysis became usable courtroom…

Bitcoin faces a tougher interest-rate outlook after US inflation data released Oct. 14 pushed bets on another Federal Reserve hike sharply higher. Rising Treasury yields could weigh on Bitcoin by making interest-bearing dollar assets more attractive.Market-data provider LSEG data shows money markets priced in roughly a 47% chance of another October rate increase after the release, up from closer to 20% beforehand.September consumer prices were 3.7% higher than a year earlier, up from 3.4% in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics release. Annual core inflation, which excludes food and energy, increased to 2.6% from 2.4%. Both readings exceeded forecasts…

Kraken’s parent company, Payward, has agreed to acquire a European bank as it expands beyond cryptocurrency trading into traditional financial services.On Oct. 14, the company announced a definitive agreement to purchase Saldo Finance Oy, a Finnish holding company that owns Lithuania-based Saldo Bank.The acquisition would give Payward control of a licensed European banking institution with approximately €163 million ($181 million) in assets, offering deposits, lending and payment services across multiple markets.The transaction, whose financial terms were not disclosed, is expected to close in 2027, subject to regulatory approval.It marks another step in Payward’s effort to build a financial services platform…

Ripple announced partnerships with DriveWealth and Meritz Securities to extend its services across global brokerage and securities markets.The two agreements, announced on Oct. 14, will bring Ripple’s stablecoin, payments, and custody infrastructure into DriveWealth’s brokerage operations while exploring securities tokenization opportunities with South Korea’s Meritz.DriveWealth, which provides investment infrastructure to more than 100 partners worldwide, plans to integrate Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin into European settlement operations, with potential expansion into the US. Meanwhile, Meritz becomes Ripple’s first Korean securities-firm partner and fourth institutional partner in the country this year. Related ReadingStandard Chartered brings Ripple’s RLUSD into banking custody after $765 million…

ZkSync announced Airbender Prime, a prover that Matter Labs says handled 99% of 7,200 consecutive Ethereum mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds each on a single NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU.The announcement came five days after Starknet said it is actively considering becoming an independent layer-1 (L1) blockchain, targeting full quantum resistance in 2027.The two announcements answer the same deadline from opposite directions, since Ethereum’s own target for L1 quantum resistance across execution, consensus, and data is December 2029.A prover that meets the real-time benchmarkThe Ethereum Foundation defines real-time proving as 99% of mainnet blocks proven in 10 seconds…

Bitcoin treasury company Strive is introducing a second preferred-stock product to accelerate Bitcoin purchases beyond the limits of its existing financing strategy.On Oct. 13, the company announced plans to offer five million shares of SATS, a perpetual preferred security with a fixed 15% annual dividend. At $100 per share, the firm would raise $500 million to support additional Bitcoin acquisitions.The launch follows the rapid expansion of Strive’s existing SATA preferred stock, whose outstanding stated amount has climbed from $200 million at its November 2025 debut to approximately $1.4 billion.Strive’s Bitcoin holdings have grown alongside that financing program, rising from 7,627…

Richard Heart, the founder of HEX and PulseChain, was reportedly detained with his wife in Istanbul on Oct. 14, according to İhlas News Agency (IHA). The agency linked the police operation to an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland.Heart, whose legal name is Richard James Schueler, and his wife, identified in the report as A.K., were taken into custody that morning in the Beşiktaş district, IHA said in an account carried by Daily Sabah. The reported operation took place at an address police had been monitoring.The Finnish allegations date back to 2024. Yle reported that Finnish police suspected Schueler of…

Bitcoin fell below $83,000 on Wednesday as hotter-than-expected US core inflation data revived expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, triggering a fresh wave of liquidations across the cryptocurrency market.CoinGlass data showed that over $100 million in leveraged positions were liquidated in the hour after the inflation report was released. This also pushed total liquidations above $220 million over 24 hours.Screenshot of the Crypto Market Liquidation Heatmap Following US Inflation Data Release (Source: CoinGlass)The sharp increase in forced selling highlighted how quickly traders reacted to renewed inflation pressures and the prospect of tighter US monetary policy.Hot inflation revives Fed…

Bitcoin whales are accumulating before Wednesday’s US inflation report, despite $744 million in recent spot ETF withdrawals.According to an Oct. 13 CryptoQuant report, large holders have increased their combined Bitcoin holdings to 3.03 million BTC, with accumulation accelerating to its fastest monthly pace since February.The buying contrasts with $744.3 million in net withdrawals from US spot Bitcoin ETFs across six trading sessions through Oct. 12.The divergence comes as Bitcoin trades near $83,000 ahead of September’s Consumer Price Index report, which is expected to show inflation accelerating. The release will test whether growing confidence among large holders can withstand continued pressure…

Bitcoin miners face a projected 5.68% difficulty increase around Oct. 16, putting equipment with thin electricity cushions under pressure. If Bitcoin’s price, block subsidy and average fees per block stay unchanged, expected revenue per unit of computing power would fall 5.37%.Startmining’s network dashboard, captured at 07:02 UTC on Oct. 14, put difficulty at 132.72 trillion and hashprice at $39.77 per PH/day. Hashprice measures expected daily revenue from one petahash per second of computing power, before expenses.For illustrative equipment using 20 joules per terahash and paying 8 cents per kWh, electricity costs $38.40 daily per PH/s. Its $1.37 cushion at the…