Crypto News & Market Updates

Today’s top crypto news and market insights

Today, October 18, 2026

14:00

Bitcoin ‘cold case’ cracks open – 500 BTC from 2012 resurfaces, what now?

Lost supply meets rising demand, setting up Bitcoin’s next move.

BTC

13:56

Who Will Guard 762,099 BTC? Strategy Announces High-Stakes Hunt for Bitcoin Security Director

MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Michael Saylor are hiring a Bitcoin Security Director to safeguard 762,099 BTC and build a $54 billion institutional crypto custody fortress.

BTC

13:49

Ethereum Development Advances With New Block Model

Eureka Labs raised $6. 7 million to develop a new Ethereum (ETH) block model that turns blocks into programmable execution environments. The startup is positioning blocks as more than transaction …

ETH

BLOCK

13:44

S17 E15: OPNET Smart Contracts on Bitcoin L1 with Danny & Chad

Chad Masterson & Charlie Plainview are the co-founders of OPNET: a protocol that brings smart contracts, DeFi & stablecoins to Bitcoin's base layer. No tokens, wrappers, or bridges are required. …

BTC

DEFI

13:43

Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Announces New Listing! Here Are the Details

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced to its users that it has listed a new digital asset on its platform. Continue Reading: Bitcoin Exchange Coinbase Announces New Listing! Here Are …

BTC

13:39

Bitcoin Price Drops Despite Low Miner Selling, Demand Crisis Deepens

The Bitcoin price isn’t crashing because miners are dumping. That’s the easy narrative and right now, it’s wrong. Since early 2025, the Miner Supply Ratio has been sliding lower, meaning …

BTC

13:38

Morgan Stanley Just Revealed The Real Reason Banks Are Betting On Bitcoin

When Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE:MS) Head of Digital Asset Strategy stepped onto the stage at the Digital Asset Summit in New York this week, she said that Wall Street’s accelerating push …

BTC

13:37

Ark Invest Bought $16 Million Of Circle Stock As It Plunged

Ark Invest bought the dip in the stock of stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Group (NYSE: $CRCL). </span. . .

USDT

USDC

13:34

Bitcoin consolidation points to potential market bottom as selling pressure wanes, K33 says

Head of Research Vetle Lunde said subdued derivatives activity and limited inflows point to a cautious market, but one forming a bottom.

BTC

13:31

Ethereum Shows Its First Real Signs of a Trend Shift and the Supply Data Explains Why

This is not a confirmed reversal.

ETH

13:30

Bitcoin Distribution Mechanism Has Not Changed, All Roads Point To Crash Below $50,000

Bitcoin’s latest stretch of sideways price action around $70,000 is being read by some traders as a sign that the cryptocurrency is finally settling down. However, technical analysis shows that …

BTC

USDT

13:30

Bitmine Launches New Ethereum Staking Solution

Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: $BMNR) has launched what it claims is the world’s largest Ethereum (CRY. . .

ETH

13:24

Bitcoin rebounds during Iran war, but safe haven role unproven

Bitcoin is beating gold during the Iran war, but its dependence on liquidity cycles keeps the safe haven narrative in question.

BTC

13:11

Fragile Optimism as Rates Come Back From Brink

With bonds and equities moving in lockstep and traditional hedges faltering, markets are trading headline-to-headline on Iran while Bitcoin’s resilience above $70K reflects cautious positioning in a regime where geopolitics, …

BTC

13:05

Bitcoin miner concentration just exposed a gap in Bitcoin’s “six confirmations” rule

The Bitcoin network experienced a rare two-block reorg on Mar. 23, at block height 941,880. Foundry mined six consecutive blocks, AntPool and ViaBTC briefly extended a competing branch. The chain …

BTC

13:05

Bitpanda Links European Banks With Tokenized Assets

Crypto broker Bitpanda has launched a new blockchain network that links Europe’s leading banks with tokenized. . .

ETH

13:03

120 Billion SHIB: Unknown Whale Aggressively Expands Shiba Inu Portfolio, Trader Who Predicted 700% XRP Boom Breaks Down Bitcoin Price Situation, Jim Cramer Questions Crypto in True Crisis: Morning Crypto Report

This morning in crypto: Whale buys 120 billion SHIB as "smart money" pounces! Plus, DonAlt's "all or nothing" Bitcoin outlook and Jim Cramer's controversial crypto crisis take.

BTC

XRP

SHIB

13:01

Wargaming the Oil Crisis, Bitcoin's Role in US-China Competition, & AI Agent Payments | BPH Ep 31

The Iran conflict is sending global oil markets into crisis, and the ripple effects could trigger a geopolitical reset with massive implications for Bitcoin. In this episode of Bitcoin Policy …

BTC

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