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Sam Altman-backed startup adds fresh capital to expand bitcoin-denominated insurance products. Meanwhile, a bitcoin insurance company backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, has closed a $37.5 million funding round. Bain Capital Crypto led the investment, according to reports from CoinDesk and crypto.news.

A federal court ordered the operator to surrender bitcoin now valued at roughly $101 million, alongside a four-decade prison term. A dark web marketplace founder has received a 40-year prison sentence following a federal prosecution tied to illicit online sales. As part of the sentencing agreement, the operator consented to forfeit 1,230 bitcoin.

The new infrastructure aims to bring institutional-scale bitcoin lending to the Sui blockchain. A new piece of infrastructure designed to power bitcoin lending is preparing to launch with $500 million in commitments already secured. The project, known as Hashi Network, is built on the Sui blockchain, according to reporting from CoinDesk and UNLOCK Blockchain.

crypto.news and Coinfomania both report MARA Holdings moved 996 BTC (~$81.13M) to Galaxy Digital, but they disagree on whether this constitutes a confirmed sale. crypto.news and Coinfomania both report MARA Holdings moved 996 BTC (~$81.13M) to Galaxy Digital, but they disagree on whether this constitutes a confirmed sale.

The recovery followed easing geopolitical tension and a drop in crude oil prices. Bitcoin recovered to roughly $82,000 on Thursday after President Trump ruled out military action against Iran. The statement eased concerns that had weighed on global markets in recent days.

Gunmen stormed a luxury home in Thailand's Pattaya and forced the victim to hand over digital assets. A group of armed robbers broke into a luxury residence in Pattaya, Thailand, and held an expatriate resident at gunpoint.

Leveraged ether positions were liquidated at roughly six times the rate of bitcoin during the latest market-wide unwind. Crypto derivatives markets absorbed a roughly $1 billion liquidation event, according to reporting from CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing. The bulk of the damage fell on traders holding leveraged ether positions rather than those exposed to bitcoin.

The regulator's new framework sets the stage for regulated crypto exchange-traded funds in the Thai market. Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission has completed a regulatory framework allowing exchange-traded funds tied to Bitcoin and Ether. The finalized rules mark a formal step toward bringing regulated crypto investment vehicles into the country's mainstream financial markets.

British authorities accuse the exchanges of helping Russian actors evade existing sanctions The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on three cryptocurrency platforms, Cryptomus, Heleket and TokenSpot, citing suspected links to Russian sanctions evasion. The designations were reported by Chainalysis and Bitcoin.com News on October 9, 2026.

The best-supported story of the session is a product launch, not a price move, and the gap in corroboration between items is the real story. The best-supported story of the session is a product launch, not a price move, and the gap in corroboration between items is the real story.

The tokenization firm opens access to 12 U.S. equities for American investors through a new Solana-based trading product. Securitize has introduced a new tokenized stock trading service built on the Solana blockchain. The platform lets U.S. investors buy digital tokens that represent shares of major American companies.

The trading platform says the purchase reflects its long-term confidence in digital assets. Robinhood has added $25 million worth of Bitcoin to its corporate treasury, according to reports from Bitcoin.com News and BitKE.

CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing disagree on whether SALT Lending disclosed its total historical loan volume. CoinDesk and CryptoBriefing disagree on whether SALT Lending disclosed its total historical loan volume. What all sources agree on Bitcoin-backed loans are increasingly being used for real-world needs including tuition, business capital and major purchases.

Four stories moved from single-source to multi-publisher since the last edition, and the gap between first report and second confirmation ranged from nineteen minutes to nearly a full day, which says more about each claim than the eventual publisher count does.

The veteran chart analyst reportedly offered bullish price targets while expressing a preference for Monero over XRP. Peter Brandt, a long-tenured commodities and crypto trader known for decades of chart-based analysis, has weighed in on four closely watched digital assets.

Large holders pull XRP off the exchange while Bitcoin traders add short positions on Hyperliquid. A large wave of XRP has left Binance, with reports putting the total near 1.38 billion coins. The figure, cited by CoinGape, reflects a sharp pickup in whale-level withdrawals from the world's largest crypto exchange.

Across two separate stories this week, named outlets give incompatible accounts of a fund's mechanics and a transfer's destination, and no primary document has surfaced to settle either. Across two separate stories this week, named outlets give incompatible accounts of a fund's mechanics and a transfer's destination, and no primary document has surfaced to settle…

Hardware wallet maker lets users borrow against BTC holdings without giving up custody or selling coins Ledger has rolled out Bitcoin-backed loans directly inside its wallet app, according to Decrypt and crypto.news. The feature uses the Morpho lending protocol to let users borrow against their Bitcoin holdings instead of selling them.