
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $262M as XRP Funds Buck the Trend
US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost about $262 million on Wednesday, while XRP funds drew $740,000 and stayed the only category positive for the week.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs lost about $262 million on Wednesday, while XRP funds drew $740,000 and stayed the only category positive for the week.

Bitcoin fell about 3% to near $81,000 after September CPI hit 3.7%, below the $81,500 cost basis of US spot ETFs, with whale holdings at 3.03 million BTC.

The White House confirmed Patrick Witt's crypto council posting has ended, with no successor named and the CLARITY Act still stalled in the Senate.

Ether took about $286 million of the $483 million liquidated in bitcoin and ether futures over 24 hours, as hot September CPI pressured crypto prices.

Binance will close its bitcoin mining pool at 07:00 UTC on Nov. 10, along with Pool Savings and Cloud Mining. Its remaining 8.7 EH/s has to go somewhere else.

Bitcoin miners fell up to 12.6% after September CPI came in at 3.7% and October Fed hike odds doubled, with the dollar spiking to an 18-month high.

Listed bitcoin miners averaged a $75,500 cash cost per coin in Q2 2026 while BTC closed at $58,400.

BlackRock's digital asset products ended September with $79.6 billion, up 63% from June, but 23% below the $104 billion held a year earlier.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $175.7 million on 13 October, the month's second-biggest inflow day, while XRP funds logged a third session with no net flow at

September CPI rose 3.7% year over year, above the 3.6% forecast, and core inflation beat on both measures. Bitcoin fell within minutes of the release.

Standard Chartered has opened direct bitcoin and ether trading to professional investors in the UAE, with custody and settlement handled inside the bank.

Bitcoin touched $84,000 early Wednesday and slipped back to $83,200 as a chip-led risk-off trade and the September CPI print kept buyers on hold.

New York Fed President John Williams sees one more 2026 hike and none in 2027. Futures price a December move plus two more, a gap crypto trades against.

Coinbase's October 13 post sets out its priorities for Bitcoin's post-quantum migration, from P2MR and staged protection to the coins that cannot move.

A single Bitcoin address spent 4,581.93824000 BTC on Oct.

Bitcoin fell under $81,000 then recovered above $83,000 while South Korea's KOSPI closed 5.5% lower. Liquidations topped $800 million and CPI lands Wednesday.

Strive plans to raise $500 million selling 5 million shares of its 15.00% Series A Perpetual SATS Preferred Stock at $100 each, junior to its SATA preferred.

The High Court in London decided that Chinese law governs victims' claims to 61,000 BTC seized from Zhimin Qian, a ruling that helps the UK keep the coins.

Strive's October 13 filing shows bitcoin holdings rising from 29,462 to 32,773 in a week, as Class A shares grew and warrant shares fell by almost 8 million.

Metaplanet plans ¥52 billion in zero-coupon convertible bonds due 2031 to repay Bitcoin-backed loans and fund buybacks without selling its 44,000 BTC.

Bitcoin ended a rough Asian session roughly flat as Korea's Kospi fell 5.5%. Liquidations, ETF flows and Strategy's buying show where the strain sits.

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Bitcoin fell below $82,000 as $771 million in crypto positions were liquidated over 24 hours. Long traders took most of the losses as ETF outflows and a sharp decline in South Korean stocks added to market pressure.

A wallet idle for years moved all 4,582 BTC on October 13, worth $377.58 million. No on-chain evidence yet of a sale or an exchange deposit.