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Gathered from the major desks

The Wire

Headlines as they are published, grouped when several desks report the same story, with paid posts left out. Each one links to the desk that wrote it.

Friday, October 9, 2026

  1. Decrypt
    Empire Market Co-Creator Sentenced to 40 Years Over $430M Dark Web Bazaar

    BTC

  2. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin speculators move 55K BTC to exchanges amid $1.1B liquidations

    BTC

  3. CryptoSlate
    Strategy’s $150 million-a-day STRC market has a hidden dependency on its own buybacks

    BTC

  4. CoinDesk
    Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bitcoin

    BTC

  5. CoinDesk
    MARA transfers $81.1 million in bitcoin to Galaxy Digital as strategy pivots to AI

    BTC

  6. CoinDesk+4 desks
    Sam Altman-backed bitcoin insurer Meanwhile secures $37.5 million in Bain Capital Crypto-led round

    BTC

  7. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin, Ether ETFs’ October outflows swell toward $1B

    BTCETH

  8. CoinDesk
    Live updates: XRP ETFs the only ones in green as BTC, ETH, ZEC funds post outflows

    BTCETHXRPZEC

  9. CoinDesk
    New tech to power bitcoin lending is set to debut with $500 million in commitments

    BTCSUI

  10. CryptoSlate
    Core Lightning patches critical security flaws and a Bitcoin payment bug

    BTC

  11. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin miners escape months of distress as daily revenue surges by 78%

    BTC

  12. CoinDesk
    Ether bets were wiped out at six times bitcoin’s rate in crypto’s $1 billion flush

    BTCETH

  13. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin rebounds to $82,000 as Trump rules out Iran strikes, oil drops

    BTC

  14. Cointelegraph
    Thailand finalizes rules paving way for Bitcoin, Ether ETFs

    BTCETH

  15. CryptoSlate
    AI may be keeping Bitcoin’s biggest macro headwind alive after the Fed stops hiking

    BTC

Thursday, October 8, 2026

  1. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin Core’s privacy fix reaches v32 code while the v31 patch remains open

    BTC

  2. NewsBTC
    PowerCompute Mines 8.1 Bitcoin In September After Using BTC To Slash Debt

    BTC

  3. NewsBTC
    Strategy Sets October 29 Date For Its Next Major Bitcoin Treasury Update

    BTC

  4. CryptoSlateNotable
    Bitcoin crashes through $81,000 buy wall as $1 billion crypto liquidation bloodbath unfolds

    BTC

  5. NewsBTCNotable
    Bitcoin ETFs Bleed $484.9 Million As BlackRock Leads A Broad Day Of Outflows

    BTC

  6. CoinDesk
    Wall Street's tokenization boom could have bigger winners than bitcoin and ether, Citrini says

    BTCETH

  7. Bitcoin Magazine
    AI Coding Agents Drive Surge in Bitcoin Integration Requests: Breez

    BTC

  8. Bitcoin Magazine
    WhiteBIT Integrates Lightning Network for Fast and Cheap Bitcoin Transactions

    BTC

  9. Decrypt
    Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Worth $8.3 Million Moves After 16 Years

    BTC

  10. CoinDesk
    Crypto crumbles as anniversary of flash crash nears

    BTC

  11. Decrypt
    Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Worst Loss Since June as Uptober Turns Red

    BTC

  12. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin’s slide below $81,000 exposes why a Fed pause may not save the crypto market

    BTC

  13. The Block
    Strategy shareholders face dilution drag despite brighter bitcoin forecasts, TD Cowen says

    BTC

  14. Bitcoin Magazine
    Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 as Oil Spikes, Fed Talks Tough

    BTC

  15. CryptoSlateNotable
    US government moves another $1 billion in Bitcoin as BTC slides $4,000

    BTC

  16. Decrypt
    From Uptober to Spooky Szn? Bitcoin Cuts September Gains in Half

    BTC

  17. Cointelegraph
    Bitcoin nears 3-week low as oil heads higher on Iran strike woes

    BTC

  18. Bitcoin Magazine
    Standard Chartered to Offer Digital Asset Custody in Singapore

    BTC

  19. CoinDeskMajor
    U.S. government moves $1 billion in bitcoin from Bitfinex hack wallet, no sale indicated

    BTC

  20. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin ETFs suffer biggest exodus since June as Ethereum withdrawals hit nine-month high

    ETHBTC

  21. Cointelegraph+1 deskMajor
    US government moves $1B in seized Bitcoin after $770M transfers

    BTC

  22. Bitcoin Magazine
    Understanding Digital Money and Digital Yield

    BTC

  23. The Block
    Bitcoin pulls back as analysts forecast $80,000-$90,000 Q4 trading range

    BTC

  24. CoinDesk
    Over 6 million bitcoin sit behind exposed public keys as AI warnings mount

    BTC

  25. CryptoSlate
    Citi predicts Bitcoin going back to $113,000. Here’s what the buying data shows

    BTC

  26. Bitcoin Magazine
    Why Bitcoin’s Liquidity Advantage Matters as Institutions Move In

    BTC

  27. Bitcoin Magazine
    Shawn Owen: Bitcoin’s First Institutional Cycle Has Arrived

    BTC

  28. Bitcoin Magazine
    Josh Young: “Massive” Currency Debasement to Come From Oil’s Run Higher

    BTC

  29. Bitcoin Magazine
    James Van Straten: BTC Bull Market Has Begun – Rotation from Gold Driver Back to $126K

    BTC

  30. Bitcoin Magazine
    StoneX Global Macro Director: French Bond Market Contagion & BTC Market Outlook | Vincent Deluard

    BTC

  31. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin keeps losing ground when Wall Street opens as Coinbase discount deepens

    BTC

  32. Cointelegraph+1 desk
    Sui’s Hashi to launch with $500M in Bitcoin finance commitments

    BTCSUI

  33. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin and ether holders urged to enter ‘bunker mode’ against possible AI attacks

    BTCETH

  34. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin mined for pennies in 2010 moves after 16 years, now worth $8.5 million

    BTC

  35. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin ETF investors head for the exit, and it's the biggest rush in months

    BTC

  36. CoinDesk
    Live news: Risk assets under pressure as bond selloff and oil rally intensify

    BTC

  37. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin slips below $83,000 as Ethereum researcher's 'bunker mode' call divides crypto

    ETHBTC

  38. CryptoSlate
    Bitcoin’s failed breakout reveals a dangerous mix of thin volume and easy profits

    BTC

  39. CointelegraphNotable
    Bitcoin monthly ‘new money’ inflows near $5B as BTC price rally stalls

    BTC

  40. CryptoSlate
    Vitalik Buterin urges calm as AI raises new fears over Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography security

    ETHBTC

  41. Cointelegraph+3 desks
    Greece plans 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies

    BTC

  42. The Block+3 desks
    Standard Chartered to expand crypto custody services in Singapore

    BTC

  43. CointelegraphNotable
    US Bitcoin ETFs shed $485M in biggest daily outflow since June

    BTCETH

  44. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin loans are paying for tuition and working capital, not just trades, lenders say

    BTC

  45. CoinDesk
    Bitcoin breaks below $83,000 as oil jumps on Iran strike-plan report

    BTC