French MPs Back 31.4% Tax on Crypto-Stablecoin Swaps
French members of parliament voted 38 to 37 to classify crypto-to-stablecoin swaps as taxable disposals subject to a 31.4% flat rate, a measure contained in the 2026 budget bill that would ta
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Bitcoin price at $81,685 and a one-satoshi network fee: 12 cents per withdrawal
Bitcoin traded at about $81,685 on Sunday morning. Kraken showed $81,684.70 at the hour, Coinbase $81,718, and the average over the past 24 hours sits at $81,398. Overnight the range ran from
VanEck Withdraws Proposed Lido stETH ETF Filing
VanEck Digital Assets, LLC filed a Form RW with the SEC on October 14, 2026, formally requesting withdrawal of its proposed VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF registration statement under Rule 4
Ripple Made 5 Big Moves in 10 Days, and the XRP Community Is Connecting the Dots
A member of the XRP community summed up a concentrated run of Ripple announcements that, taken together, point toward a much broader institutional-finance strategy. Pumpius argued that five d
Here’s Where Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Might Go This Week
Bitcoin and Ethereum enter the new week after one of the rougher stretches of October. BTC fell from the upper-$80,000s to an intraday low near $79,732 before recovering toward $81,800. Ether
SEC Approves Coinbase Metrics Binary Options: What It Means
The SEC has approved a new class of binary options contracts that reference Coinbase operating metrics rather than spot cryptocurrency prices, creating a regulated derivatives instrument tied
Crypto Weekly News: Ledger Alert, Solana Upgrade And US Inflation
Crypto Weekly News Ledger Alert, Solana Upgrade and US Inflation Recap Here is your crypto weekly news roundup for October 10 to 16, 2026. A hardware wallet tampering case, a major speed upgr
Can Blockchain End Counterfeit Precious Metals?
Despite the many records, marks, dealers and testing systems available, counterfeit precious metals continue to be a threat. While blockchain of course can reinforce those records, it cannot
Bitcoin Cash (BCH): 131 blocks instead of 144 in a day, here are the reasons
Bitcoin Cash has produced 131 blocks over the past 24 hours. The target is 144. The network is running about ten percent slower than intended, and as a holder you notice it in one place only:
SEC Approves Coinbase Metric Binary Options: What Changes
The SEC has approved binary options contracts that reference Coinbase operating metrics rather than spot cryptocurrency prices, a structural departure from the derivatives products regulators
Trezor cuts its authorized dealers: the authorizations end on January 1, 2027
Anyone planning to buy a Trezor hardware wallet before Christmas is buying it on different terms than a week ago. The Czech manufacturer announced on October 13, 2026 that it is sharply cutti
SEC Approves Coinbase Metric Binary Options: What It Means
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reportedly approved binary options contracts that reference Coinbase operating metrics rather than the spot price of a cryptocurrency, a struct