HBAR Tumbles 5% as Government Shutdown Delays Critical ETF Approvals

Hedera Hashgraph’s HBAR token fell nearly 5% from $0.22 to $0.21 between Oct. 8 and 9 as institutional caution deepened amid ongoing regulatory uncertainty. Volatility surged to 5.4%, with heavy selling between 01:00 and 08:00 on Oct. 9 pushing volumes above 100 million units per hour. Analysts cited strong...
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Bybit secures UAE’s first full crypto exchange license

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has secured the first full crypto exchange operator license in the United Arab Emirates. The Virtual Asset Platform Operator License, issued by the Securities and Commodities Authority, sees Bybit become the…...
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Kraken integrates CME futures in derivatives expansion

Kraken is enabling futures trading on CME’s top contracts, including S&P 500, gold, and oil. The integration expands its footprint beyond crypto, tapping into one of the largest derivatives ecosystems worldwide. In an Oct. 9 announcement crypto exchange Kraken said…...
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Luksemburg inwestuje w Bitcoina przez fundusz państwowy

Luksemburg właśnie zapisał się w historii europejskich finansów. Państwowy fundusz Fonds Souverain Intergénérationnel du Luxembourg stał się pierwszym funduszem narodowym w strefie euro, który zainwestował w Bitcoina. Według ogłoszenia, 1% jego portfela, czyli około 9 milionów dolarów, trafi do funduszy ETF opartych na Bitcoinie. Takową decyzję potwierdził Bob Kieffer,...
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Bitcoin Slides Below $121K as Gold and Silver Rallies Take Breathers

An attempted bitcoin (BTC) rally back toward a record high was quickly snuffed out and reversed in morning U.S. action on Thursday. Trading just below $124,000 just ahead of the opening of the stock market, bitcoin pulled back to below $121,000 about ninety minutes later. The action happened alongside...
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Wall Street Bank Citi Flags OSL as Top Bet in Hong Kong’s Crypto Sector

Wall Street giant Citi (C) initiated coverage of crypto exchange OSL (0863) with a buy/high risk rating and a target price of 21.80 Hong Kong Dollars ($2.80), or 22 times projected 2025 price-to-sales. Citi said OSL is well positioned as a regulated digital-asset trading and payments platform, with strong...
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Luxembourg Invests In Bitcoin, Allocates 1% Of Sovereign Wealth Fund Portfolio

Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance confirmed that its Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) has allocated 1% of its portfolio to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), marking the nation’s first official exposure to the asset class.  The move comes as Bitcoin consolidates above $121,000, testing a key resistance level for the fourth time...
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