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Key takeaways Zcash traded near $1,111 on Thursday, extending Wednesday’s roughly 6% decline. A sustained four-hour close below $1,115 could expose support at $1,050 and $1,000. ZEC needs to reclaim resistance between $1,242 and $1,264 to ease its near-term bearish outlook. Zcash extends losses despite renewed ETF buying Zcash continued to fall on Thursday as inflation concerns weighed on the broader cryptocurrency market, overshadowing a return to inflows into Grayscale’s Zcash-focused exchange-traded fund. ZEC traded around $1,094 at the time of the report, extending the previous day’s roughly 6% loss. The decline brought the privacy coin below last week’s $1,115…

US consumer prices rose 0.6% in September, lifting annual inflation to 3.7% from 3.4% in August. Bitcoin fell to US$81,533 after briefly dropping to US$80,642, while Ethereum, XRP, Solana and other major assets also declined. The total crypto market capitalisation fell 3% over 24 hours to US$2.73 trillion. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded US$261.4 million in net outflows on Wednesday, led by BlackRock’s IBIT and Fidelity’s FBTC. US inflation increased again in September, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Consumer Price Index report from Wednesday shows prices increased 0.6% over the month, while annual inflation…

Key takeaways Ethereum traded below $2,400, down 5.3% over 24 hours, after stronger-than-expected US inflation unsettled crypto markets. Higher Treasury yields, a stronger dollar and rising rate hike expectations added pressure to ETH. Key support sits around $2,353–$2,355, while resistance at $2,498 and $2,548 could challenge recovery attempts. Ethereum retreats as inflation raises rate hike concerns Ethereum extended its decline below $2,400 on Thursday as stronger-than-expected US inflation triggered renewed selling across cryptocurrency markets. The second-largest cryptocurrency traded near $2,370 at the time of the report, losing approximately 5.3.% over the previous 24 hours. September’s Consumer Price Index rose 0.6%…

Chainalysis counted more than 138 million x402 transactions on Base in the 12 months to 1 July 2026. Over 87% of x402 payments in the 16 months to September were worth between a hundredth of a cent and US$0.10. US-linked wallets sent 88.1% of the geolocated payments for AI model inference, Chainalysis found. More than 138 million payments had gone through the x402 protocol on Coinbase’s Base network by 1 July, according to research Chainalysis published on Wednesday. The count comes from the North America chapter of the firm’s 2026 Geography of Crypto report. The firm calls Base the most…

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Oct. 14 debanking findings identify historical restrictions on digital asset issuers, exchanges, and administrators, often attributed to financial crime considerations.The findings review crypto banking decisions across policies at the nine largest national banks the agency supervises.For smaller crypto businesses, an individual bank’s risk assessment remains an important gate to access. Comptroller Jonathan Gould is preserving objective customer decisions while challenging improper exclusion.The consequential test is how the OCC distinguishes financial, operational, or compliance constraints from disapproval of a lawful business, and whether its scrutiny produces usable banking services.The functions at stake extend…

USDC became the EU’s first e-money token classified as significant under MiCA, triggering enhanced EBA supervision from 12 November 2026. The designation is not a licence or penalty, but reflects USDC’s growing systemic importance within the European market. The EBA will oversee areas including capital, reserves, liquidity, recovery and redemptions, while France’s ACPR retains other supervisory duties. A 37-bank European consortium behind Qivalis has secured an Electronic Money Institution licence ahead of its planned euro stablecoin launch. The European Banking Authority (EBA) has placed Circle’s USDC in the “significant e-money token” category under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). On…

The European Banking Authority announced on Oct. 14 that USDC issued by Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS is the European Union’s first significant e-money token under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).The designation sets up a Nov. 12 transfer of key supervisory responsibilities from France’s financial regulator to the EBA.The authority said USDC is the first token to receive that classification among 45 e-money tokens notified under the EU’s crypto regulation. France’s Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) will retain other responsibilities.The handover also gives fresh relevance to Circle’s earlier push to change the reserve framework. In its…

Bank-backed company Qivalis said on Oct. 14 that it has received an electronic money institution (EMI) license from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch central bank.The authorization meets a licensing condition for its planned token, and the issuer said 37 European banks across 15 countries back it. It plans to begin issuing euro-denominated electronic money tokens (EMTs) “within the next months,” subject to applicable requirements under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and publication of its white paper.Qivalis has not yet begun issuing electronic money or providing payment services to the public, according to its website disclosure updated Oct.…

Existing depositors in Firelight, a DeFi cover protocol on Flare, now supply capital that can be used to pay losses at covered vaults. Its Oct. 6 activation automatically moved their staked Flare’s XRP (FXRP) into the coverage phase, bringing pooled slashing exposure and a longer wait to withdraw.The change gives XRP-linked collateral a fee-funded role, but separates the end of income from the end of risk. Firelight’s current rules describe 30-60-day exits and stop new vault reward accrual when unstaking begins, while claims tied to the earlier backing period can still reduce the assets returned.Firelight’s launch announcement names Sentora’s USD…

A CoinNews photo of the Philadelphia Mint one of several US Mint production facilities The Philadelphia Mint is giving visitors an opportunity to meet the people behind America’s coins and medals through three special events celebrating the nation’s 250th anniversary. Beginning Thursday, Oct. 15, the public can speak directly with U.S. Mint employees involved in manufacturing coinage dies, producing collector coins and medals, and safeguarding the historic facility. The Semiquincentennial Meet-and-Greet Series will feature a different Mint division each month through December, offering a closer look at the specialized work involved in coin production. All three events will take place…