Bitcoin loans are paying for tuition and working capital, not just trades, lenders say
Bitcoin-backed lending is evolving into a mainstream source of credit, with borrowers using BTC to access liquidity without selling.
Day: October 8, 2026
Why is Crypto Down? Bitcoin Lost $2,000 in A Flash Crash
Bitcoin price fell below $84,000 after four Hyperliquid wallets opened 40x BTC shorts, but timing alone does not prove causation or insider trading. The post Why is Crypto Down? Bitcoin Lost $2,000 in A Flash Crash appeared first on Cryptonews.
장줘얼 Says He Bought Back 75% of Bitcoin Position at $82,789
He said he had previously sold at $86,789 and $84,460 and reported cumulative returns of 35.1% in coins and a 98.6% U-based return.
U.S. Spot Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Suffer $648 Million in Outflows
Bitcoin ETFs lost $487 million and Ether ETFs lost $161 million on Oct. 7, while a MakerDAO legacy auction contract exploit drained about 200 ETH.
Whale Holds 98,089 Ether Long With Liquidation Levels at $2,446 and $2,424
The position is valued at about $252.3 million, with liquidation levels listed at $2,446.48 and $2,424.47 per ETH.
Whale Holds $252.3 Million Ether Position With Two Liquidation Prices
The 98,089-ETH long position faces liquidation at $2,446.48 and $2,424.47.
Bitcoin Core 32.0 Targets Oct. 10 Release After Final Testing
The update adds faster fee estimation, multithreaded transaction retrieval and fixes a wallet-related security vulnerability affecting non-Windows systems.
Tether Signs MoU With Kazakhstan’s Central Bank to Explore a Tenge Stablecoin
Tether has announced an agreement with the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) to explore a stablecoin pegged to the tenge, the country’s national currency. The memorandum of understanding also includes the Alatau City Authority (ACA), which oversees regulation in the city of Alatau under its special legal regime. Tether, the NBK and the ACA will […]
XRP Expands DeFi Role as Firelight Activates Vault Protection
XRP is backing protection for decentralized finance vaults as Firelight activates coverage on Flare. The deployment embeds risk management into investment products, connecting the token’s expanding financial uses with safeguards against specified technical and economic failures. XRP Gains a Role in Funding Exploit Recovery Depositors in selected Sentora products now inherit safeguards against defined failures […]
TRON Plans to Launch Tokenized Stocks in Fourth Quarter
The initiative is intended to give TRON users access to U.S. Treasury securities and other high-quality assets through tokenized products.
