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AI Coding Agents Drive Surge in Bitcoin Integration Requests: Breez
Bitcoin software company Breez said demand for its developer tools has surged since AI coding agents went mainstream, with partnership inquiries rising roughly 14-fold as developers, and increasingly the agents they deploy, look to add bitcoin payments to their apps.
In a company blog post, it tied the jump directly to Anthropic’s Claude Code, which launched as a research preview in February 2025 and became generally available three months later.
Before 2025, Breez said, most prospective partners fell into three camps: committed bitcoin enthusiasts, crypto developers, and fintech firms that treat bitcoin as an asset class.
Since Claude Code arrived, the company said, it has heard from many developers with little or no bitcoin experience. Requests have come from fitness apps, messaging apps that want users to send each other money, an eSIM service for travelers, and the team behind a mushroom-identification app.
Breez said many of these developers pick bitcoin for speed. Setting up traditional payment acceptance, including a bank account and cross-border transfers, can take weeks or months, while the company says its SDK can be running within minutes.
Breez said a growing share of inquiries now come from software, not people. The company said it regularly fields requests from coding agents writing on behalf of the companies that deploy them.
The company argues agents favor bitcoin because it is permissionless. An agent can build an app and set up payments for users worldwide without opening a bank account, passing onboarding checks or signing forms.
“Bitcoin is agnostic about whether the code of its current owner and user is composed of DNA base pairs or weights in a neural net,” Breez wrote.
That same absence of gatekeeping has long drawn scrutiny from financial regulators, who require traditional payment providers to verify customers.
Breez said its newest SDK implementation, built on the Bitcoin scaling protocol Spark, handled the added volume without problems.
The company framed the shift as an update to investor Marc Andreessen’s 2011 essay arguing that software is eating the world, saying AI is now eating software. It compared Bitcoin’s role to background infrastructure like electrical sockets and subsea cables.
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WhiteBIT Integrates Lightning Network for Fast and Cheap Bitcoin Transactions
The Lightning Network continues to find use cases.
Crypto exchange WhiteBIT announced on Thursday that the platform has integrated the network to help users quickly and efficiently move funds.
Powered by BTC infrastructure provider Voltage, the Swiss exchange said that bitcoin withdrawals and deposits can be made over the network. A number of major exchanges — including Coinbase and Kraken — have integrated the second-layer solution in recent years.
“WhiteBIT’s mission is to make blockchain technology accessible and widely adopted by delivering practical, user-friendly solutions for digital assets,” WhiteBIT Founder and CEO Volodymyr Nosov said in a statement.
“Adding Lightning support brings us closer to this goal as we are making Bitcoin faster and more useful for customers who want to top up accounts, send and receive funds, and use Bitcoin across more real-world flows.”
Zug-based WhiteBIT, the 17th biggest exchange by transaction volume, according to CoinGecko data, added that the launch supports a faster Bitcoin rail with use cases for “remittances, exchange funding, merchant-style QR payments, and interoperability with Lightning-enabled wallets and applications.”
Transaction volume on Lightning has surged this year. The reason, broadly, is that exchanges are using the network to move funds because it’s so cheap and fast.
Launched in 2018, Lightning was previously pushed for smaller transactions like tipping or buying a cup of coffee.
The network also offers more privacy than Bitcoin’s main chain: because Lightning payments are settled off-chain rather than recorded on the public blockchain, individual payments are harder to trace.
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Greece Plans Crypto Capital Gains Tax: Report
Greece is planning a law to tax crypto investors’ capital gains at a rate of 15%, according to reports.
According to Reuters and local media, the country’s Finance Ministry has drafted a bill with the proposal. Greece currently has no legal framework for taxing crypto.
Under the draft, the first €500 (about $580) of crypto gains each year would be exempt.
The bill would tax only the net gain when crypto is sold, after deducting trading fees. Swapping one cryptocurrency for another, such as bitcoin, would not trigger the tax. It would apply only when holdings are converted into euros or another fiat currency, or used to pay for goods and services.
Investors could carry losses forward against future crypto gains for up to five tax years, and tokens earned through staking or lending would be taxed only when sold.
The rules would apply retroactively from January 1, 2025, meaning gains from last year onward would be declared on tax returns filed in 2027.
The bill is due to be submitted to parliament in November.
Greece follows the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation. The Hellenic Capital Market Commission authorizes and supervises crypto service providers, and the Bank of Greece handles prudential oversight of stablecoin issuers.
Licensing has been slow: no Greek providers appeared on the EU’s register until September, about two months after MiCA’s transitional period ended on July 1.
Since January 2026, the EU’s DAC8 directive has required crypto exchanges to collect detailed data on their users and transactions and report it to national tax authorities, much like banks already do for ordinary accounts. Greece wrote those rules into national law in May.
Crypto tax treatment varies widely across the bloc. Rates range from 8% in Cyprus to 30% in France. Some countries are more lenient: Germany exempts crypto held for more than a year, and Portugal does the same after 365 days.
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Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 as Oil Spikes, Fed Talks Tough
Bitcoin’s price has dropped further, sliding with other assets as the oil price continued to climb and the Federal Reserve made a hawkish statement.
The price of the leading asset recently stood at $81,203 after dropping as low as nearly $80,922 at one point on Thursday morning in New York.
Over the past day, bitcoin’s price has shed nearly 3% of its value; over a seven-day period, it’s down by 4%.
Just last week, the coin seemed to be closing in on the $90,000 mark after a phenomenal September rally and one of its best quarters in years.
But so-called Uptober — the month of October typically gives bitcoin investors good returns — is starting slow on a surging oil price.
This week, the price of Brent crude has jumped following renewed attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Trump also hinted that talks with Iran weren’t going the way he wanted.
A surging oil price this year has — at least in the short-term — hurt the price of bitcoin and other “risk-on” assets because it increases the chances of the U.S. central bank raising interest rates. Bitcoin has in the past done well with low interest rates because of increased liquidity.
In a speech Thursday, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller also said further interest-rate hikes will likely be needed to slow inflation. He did add that there was “flexibility” about the pace of increases.
Oil prices have jumped since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February, which resulted in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation by Iran. Higher oil prices have meant sticky and climbing prices around the world — including in the States.
But bitcoin’s price in September appeared to shrug off comments by the new Federal Reserve Chair, Kevin Warsh, and jumped despite the central bank raising interest rates.
Despite the bitcoin price dip, the coin, according to some analysts, has entered a bull market again. The biggest cryptocurrency spent most of 2026 in a bear market after reaching record highs in October 2025. It is currently more than 30% below its record of $126,080.
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EDX Markets and VerifiedX Partner to Bring Verified Bitcoin (vBTC) to Institutional Markets
VerifiedX (verifiedx.io), a programmable layer for Bitcoin and other crypto assets, and EDX Markets (“EDX”), a Chicago-based digital asset technology firm that combines an institution-only trading venue with a central clearinghouse, announced a strategic partnership to bring Verified Bitcoin (vBTC), a tokenized form of Bitcoin, to EDX for institutional spot trading.
vBTC, VerifiedX’s flagship product, is designed to be a programmable, one-to-one backed Bitcoin asset, enabled by their layer-two protocol. As part of the partnership, EDX will join the VerifiedX network as a validator, providing EDX with direct participation in network validation and governance. The partnership will extend the relationship beyond asset trading into the underlying infrastructure supporting vBTC, while unlocking the asset for institutional traders and investors, according to a press release shared with Bitcoin Magazine.
“Bitcoin has become a globally recognized institutional asset, yet much of its financial utility remains fragmented across exchanges, custodians, wrappers, bridges and application-layer protocols,” they wrote. The press release explained how VerifiedX works to address that fragmentation by making the bitcoin backing vBTC verifiable on-chain at a more granular level, avoiding the pooling of funds and using more advanced Bitcoin technologies than other alternatives. In turn, this makes the asset easier to program for trading, payments, treasury management, lending, and other financial applications.
The partnership is expected to support a range of institutional strategies, including:
Through EDX, market participants will gain a new venue for trading vBTC within an institutional market structure designed around aggregated liquidity, central clearing and capital-efficient settlement.
“Bitcoin does not need another financial abstraction. It needs infrastructure that allows the asset itself to do more,” said Jay Pollak, Head of Strategy at the VerifiedX Foundation. “Bringing vBTC to EDX is important because it connects programmable Bitcoin capital with market infrastructure purpose-built for sophisticated institutions. An allocator should be able to trade Bitcoin, deploy it, move it across financial environments, and ultimately redeem back to Bitcoin without losing the fundamental ownership characteristics that made Bitcoin valuable in the first place.”
“EDX joining as a validator makes this partnership even more meaningful. This is not simply about adding another trading pair. It connects institutional trading infrastructure directly with the network infrastructure underneath the asset,” Pollak added. As a validator, EDX gets maximum sovereignty over the signing and governance of the vBTC they are responsible for, while also becoming a node in Bitcoin and the VerifiedX layer.
Aside from their home page at VerifiedX.io, the company has a dedicated block explorer as well as a Discord, X profile, and GitHub repo. They can also be contacted via email at info@verifiedx.io.
Bitcoin Magazine has a financial relationship with VerifiedX. This article was not commissioned or reviewed by VerifiedX and reflects the independent judgment of the author.
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On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Bundestag rejected the Greens' bill to abolish the crypto holding period. In a recorded vote, 445 members voted against and 132 in favour, with no abstentions. The existing rule therefore continues to apply: anyone holding Bitcoin, Ether or other crypto assets for more than a year sells them tax-free. The holding period is not saved by this vote, however. The measure that actually decides its future sits as a draft bill at the Federal Ministry of Finance and has yet to reach parliament.
On the same morning, the Bundestag also rejected a motion from the Left party that sought to tax crypto gains as investment income and to allow trading bans on certain coins at EU level. Late in the evening, parliament then passed a law under which German tax authorities exchange data on crypto transactions automatically with other states. What the speakers said, why the SPD position in particular matters for investors, and what you should do now follows below.

The vote concerned the “Bill to close a fairness gap in the taxation of crypto assets” (Drucksache 21/5752) at second reading. The Greens had called for a recorded vote, so it is documented for every parliamentary group who voted which way. A total of 577 voting cards were cast. Because the bill fell at second reading, the rules of procedure dispense with a third reading, and the procedure is thereby closed.
| Parliamentary group | Yes | No | Abstention | Not cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDU/CSU | 0 | 198 | 0 | 10 |
| AfD | 0 | 134 | 0 | 16 |
| SPD | 0 | 112 | 0 | 8 |
| Bündnis 90/Die Grünen | 76 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Die Linke | 54 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| independent members | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 132 | 445 | 0 | 53 |
The result follows party lines: the conservatives, the SPD and the AfD against as a bloc, the Greens and the Left in favour as a bloc. The figures come from the voting result on bundestag.de and from the plenary minutes of the 99th sitting. Back in May, the finance committee had already recommended rejection with the same majorities.
At the heart of the bill of 5 May 2026 was a single sentence in section 23 of the Income Tax Act: the one-year period for private disposals would no longer apply to crypto assets. Crypto gains would thereby have become taxable regardless of the holding period, and at the personal income tax rate rather than the flat-rate withholding tax. It was to apply to crypto assets bought after 31 December 2025. The Greens reckoned with additional revenue of “at least around 5 billion euros”.
For investors that would have been the strictest of the variants under discussion: at high incomes, gains could have been taxed at up to 45 percent plus the solidarity surcharge, while losses would have remained offsettable only against gains from private disposals. How the holding period works today with recurring purchases and the order of sales is explained in our piece on Bitcoin savings plans, the holding period and the exemption threshold.
The debate began at 10:15 and ran as part of a larger tax package from the Greens that also covered inheritance tax, property transfer tax and real estate. Olav Gutting answered for the conservatives from 10:21; the holding period comes up in the second half of his speech.
Speech by Olav Gutting (CDU/CSU) on 8 October 2026, 99th sitting, agenda item 8. Source: German Bundestag. The full debate is available in the Bundestag media centre.
Gutting defended the holding period as a basic decision of tax law rather than a special arrangement for crypto. Private crypto assets, he argued, are treated like other private economic goods: whoever speculates short term pays tax on the gain, whoever holds long term can in principle sell tax-free once the period has elapsed. Anyone who finds that unfair would have to put the question “openly and systematically for comparable cases” and not only for an asset class that happens to be “more politically visible” at the moment. For greater transparency he pointed to the new reporting obligations for crypto exchanges under the EU directive DAC 8.
Parsa Marvi (SPD) delivered the sentence investors should note. The SPD, he said, “expressly shares the aim of bringing more tax fairness to crypto assets” and does not find it “fair that gains from cryptocurrencies are tax-free today after a holding period of one year”. He rejected the Greens' route all the same: the existing flat-rate withholding tax is efficient, so subjecting crypto gains to it is the right course. He expressly welcomed the Finance Ministry's draft bill and said the SPD was willing to bring the project to a conclusion with the coalition in the Bundestag.
Lukas Krieger and Fritz Güntzler (both CDU/CSU) warned that a special rule for crypto would create new inequalities against foreign currencies, precious metals and securities. Güntzler recalled that shares and futures contracts once counted as speculative transactions too and later moved to investment income. “Now we are discussing doing something similar for crypto assets. It is also being discussed within the coalition,” he said. That is not a clear commitment to the holding period.
Isabelle Vandre (Die Linke) likewise called for an end to the holding period, but by a different route: crypto assets should move into section 20 of the Income Tax Act so that the exchanges remit the tax directly, coupled with exit taxation. By her account, only 3 percent of crypto users declare their gains correctly in their tax return. Max Lucks (Greens) countered that section 23 is the right place, and that the only pointless element is the tax exemption once the speculative period has elapsed.
The motion “Regulate crypto assets strictly and tax them fairly” went considerably further than the Greens' bill. Among other things it called for crypto assets to be brought into section 20 from the promulgation of a law, for an examination of a wealth-growth tax on the Dutch model for decentralised transactions, for identity requirements for self-custodied wallets at regulated service providers, and for an EU supervisor with the power to impose trading bans on coins causing high environmental damage, for instance through proof of work. The Bundestag followed the finance committee's recommendation and rejected the motion by a show of hands, with the votes of CDU/CSU, AfD and SPD against the Greens and the Left.
A decision taken late in the evening has more effect for many investors. The Bundestag approved the law on the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on automatic exchange of information under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (Drucksache 21/7195), the OECD framework on which the EU directive DAC 8 also builds. CDU/CSU, SPD, the Greens and the Left voted in favour, the AfD against. The contracting states collect tax-relevant data on crypto trading and exchange it: users' names, addresses, countries of residence, tax identification numbers and dates of birth, plus the type of crypto asset, gross amounts, quantities and the number of transactions. Anyone holding coins on an exchange outside the EU should therefore not assume the tax office will remain unaware of it.
In the short term, nothing changes. Gains from the sale of crypto assets held privately are taxable under section 23 of the Income Tax Act if no more than one year lies between purchase and sale. After that, the gain is tax-free. Within the period, a gain stays tax-free as long as all private disposal gains in a calendar year together remain below the exemption threshold of 1,000 euros. Once it is exceeded, the entire amount is taxable, not only the part above it.
Thursday's vote takes only one of several variants off the table, namely the deletion of the period with taxation at the personal rate from 2026 purchases onwards. For holdings you own today, that was the riskiest variant, because it would have reached back into the current year.
The future of the holding period will be decided by the draft bill on reforming the taxation of certain privately held crypto assets of 30 September 2026. It moves so-called exchange crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ether into section 20 of the Income Tax Act, that is, to investment income, for which the separate tax rate of 25 percent plus the solidarity surcharge and, where applicable, church tax applies. That is to take effect for the first time from 1 January 2027, and only for crypto assets acquired after 31 December 2026. From 2028, platforms are to withhold the tax directly.
| Model | Tax rule | Holding period | Purchases affected | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current law | section 23 EStG, personal tax rate, 1,000-euro exemption threshold | one year, tax-free thereafter | all | in force |
| Greens' bill 21/5752 | section 23 EStG, personal tax rate | abolished | after 31.12.2025 | rejected on 8 October |
| Left's motion 21/5824 | section 20 EStG, withholding by exchanges, exit taxation | abolished | from promulgation | rejected on 8 October |
| Finance Ministry draft | section 20 EStG, 25 percent plus surcharge, withholding by platforms from 2028 | abolished for new purchases | after 31.12.2026 | draft, cabinet still pending |
For existing holdings, the draft means this: whatever sits in a securities account or a wallet by the end of 2026 keeps the one-year holding period. The tricky part is the fallback rule for cases in which the platform does not know the purchase date and purchase price. It is then to assume a purchase after the cut-off and to base the tax withholding on 50 percent of the sale proceeds. What that means in euros is worked through in our piece on the substitute assessment in the crypto tax draft. The ministry estimates the additional revenue at 70 million euros for 2027 and, from 2029, at 350 million euros a year, a fraction of the 5 billion euros the Greens had reckoned with.

On Monday 12 October, the Bundestag's petitions committee holds a public hearing from 12:00 on petition 201716, which calls for the holding period to be kept. The procedure and the livestream are set out in our piece on the petitions committee on 12 October. According to the timetable so far, the federal cabinet is to take up the draft bill on 14 October. If it adopts it, the draft becomes a government bill, on which the Bundesrat comments first. According to the draft, the law also needs the consent of the state chamber at the end. The Bundestag then debates it in three readings, and only with promulgation in the Federal Law Gazette does the legal position change. After Thursday's debate it is clear where the majority for it would have to come from: from the SPD, which openly supports the move to the withholding tax, and from a conservative group that, in Güntzler's words, is itself discussing it.
Whatever the law ends up looking like, one thing decides your tax bill in every variant: the evidence of when and at what price you bought. That helps you today with the holding period and tomorrow against a blanket substitute assessment.
How to prepare the documents for the tax office in order is explained in our guide to the crypto tax return in seven steps. With larger holdings or gains, your own case belongs with a tax adviser.
Grayscale will have the TAO of its Bittensor trust held by two houses in future instead of one. The asset manager has added Coinbase Prime as a second custodian, with BitGo remaining primary custodian. The move is set out in an 8-K that the trust filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on 5 October 2026. For holders of Bittensor, this is not price news but news about the question of who holds the keys.
The price itself has a weak week behind it. TAO trades at $275.96, which is 10.7 percent below the highest daily value of the past seven days, according to CoinGecko as of Friday, 9:00. Over seven days it shows a loss of 11.99 percent, over 30 days a gain of 6.39 percent. Taken together, the two describe a pullback inside a month that is still in positive territory on balance.
An 8-K is the mandatory filing with which an issuer registered with the SEC discloses a material event between two quarterly reports. In it, the Grayscale Bittensor Trust reports two contracts signed and one contract terminated, all dated to the end of the month.
On 29 September 2026, the sponsor signed an amendment to the Coinbase Prime Broker Agreement of 3 October 2025 on behalf of the trust. Coinbase will thereby hold a portion of the trust's TAO. A day later, on 30 September, an amendment followed to the revised custody agreement with BitGo Bank & Trust of 5 June 2026, which brings the trust into that agreement. The older BitGo agreement of 12 March 2025 was terminated on the same day.
One figure the document expressly does not name: how much TAO moves to Coinbase has not yet been determined by the sponsor, by its own account. Anyone reading a split in percent over the coming weeks should check where it comes from, because it does not come from this filing. What is recorded, by contrast, is that the custodians' fees are borne by the sponsor and that fees and expenses are taken in TAO.

The division of roles remains clear. BitGo is and remains the trust's primary custodian; Coinbase joins as a second address. In the language of institutional custody that means a portion of the holdings will sit in a second infrastructure, with its own keys, its own approval paths and its own operations team.
Prime broker is not a synonym for custodian here. A prime broker agreement bundles trading, settlement and custody with one provider so an institutional client can move large quantities without maintaining a separate relationship for every step. The fact that the trust extended precisely that agreement points to trading capability, not storage alone.
With a single custodian, everything hangs on one operation. If it fails, the fund stands still, regardless of how healthy the assets inside it are. Two custodians spread that operational outage across two mutually independent houses. The risk has not vanished as a result; it is divided.
Set against that is the second route of attack. Every additional infrastructure brings its own keys, its own staff and its own software, and any of those can become the point of entry. The hacks of 2026 repeatedly hit the software around the edges rather than the cryptography itself. Whether the split is a gain is therefore decided by the quality of the second house, not by the number two.
The Grayscale Bittensor Trust runs under the ticker GTAO and trades over the counter, not on a regular US exchange. Grayscale has set out on the road to an exchange-traded fund: the S-1 registration statement reached the SEC on 30 December 2025, and a first amendment followed on 2 April 2026. No approval has come of it to date.
The difference is practical for you rather than academic. A trust traded over the counter can sit permanently above or below the value of its holdings, because the mechanism that continuously creates and redeems shares in an ETF is missing. Anyone who equates such structures with a spot ETF is buying something other than what they think. How the product types diverge in Germany is unpicked in the overview of crypto ETFs for investors in Germany.
Then there is the distribution route. A trust registered in the US is not offered to retail investors in Germany; for distribution to retail clients in the EU, the PRIIPs Regulation requires a key information document, which such products do not carry. The news from the 8-K changes none of that and remains information about the market for you, not a way to buy.
The daily values of the week trace a clear arc: $292.09 on 3 October, then four days between $304 and $309 with the peak of $308.88 on 7 October, after that $291.29 on 8 October and $268.40 at the start of 9 October. Over the past 24 hours the low stood at $254.82 and the high at $287.30. All values according to CoinGecko, as of Friday, 9:00.
For context: market capitalisation stands at around $3.13 billion, trading turnover of the past 24 hours at around $308 million. TAO is 63.6 percent away from its all-time high of $757.60 from March 2024. The week's pullback therefore falls into a phase that already runs far below the old record.
Bittensor is capped at 21 million units, as Bitcoin is. Of those, 11,339,646 TAO are in circulation, or 54.0 percent of the maximum. Issuance declines in steps over time, and the timing of the next step depends on the quantity issued rather than on a calendar date. There is no documented date for it at present, and a forecast would be guesswork.

A subnet on Bittensor is a self-contained competition in which providers deliver a particular service, a language model or data preparation for instance, and are rewarded according to assessed quality. The network's issuance is distributed across these subnets, and anyone holding or delegating TAO is economically tied to that distribution.
For the custody question this matters more than it sounds. Delegating TAO rather than merely holding it puts it into a process that requires active use of keys. Between “sitting in a custodian's vault” and “working in the network” lies a noticeable difference in risk profile, and that holds whether a fund or a private individual holds the tokens.
If you want exposure to TAO in Germany, the route runs through a trading platform licensed under MiCA, or through a certificate on the token authorised in the EU. The US structure from the 8-K is not open to you. Which platforms can show a MiCA licence is set out in the overview of regulated crypto exchanges.
After the purchase comes the same question Grayscale has just answered for itself: who holds the keys. Leave the tokens on the exchange and you carry its operational risk. Withdraw them and you carry it yourself, but the counterparty risk disappears. Which device suits that depends on how much you hold and how often you move the balance.
Two further points belong in the review. Leveraged products on a token that gives up double digits inside a week liquidate quickly; on a decline of 10.7 percent from the weekly high, a ten-times leveraged position is already finished on paper. And for tax, the one-year holding period for private disposals still applies in Germany, whose abolition is under discussion but has not been decided. Spreading several purchases across the year calls for a clean record of the acquisition dates.
Above, the next documented point of orientation lies at the weekly high of $308.88, below that the round level of $300. On the downside, the 24-hour low of $254.82 marks the last place where buyers appeared again, followed by the round 250. These are observation points from this week's price data and not price targets.
What the custody news means for the price cannot be quantified in good faith. An amendment to agreements on custodians is a structural event with no immediate effect on supply or demand. Selling it as a price driver overstretches it.
(As of October 9, 2026. This article is not investment advice. Prices and fee structures change; check the terms with the provider before you buy.)
Primary sources: the 8-K of the Grayscale Bittensor Trust of 5 October 2026 and the amendment to the S-1 registration of 2 April 2026, both filed with the SEC.
Anyone holding ICX has until 19 October 2026 to sell the token on its largest remaining venue. At 15:00 Korean time, 8:00 in the morning in Germany, the South Korean exchange Upbit halts trading in the ICX against won pair and deletes every open order in the process. A balance held there can still be withdrawn until 18 November 2026. After that, Upbit ends all support for the token, including support for airdrops, wallet upgrades, migrations and hard forks.
Upbit is not a trading address for investors in Germany, as the exchange serves the Korean market and requires a Korean bank account. The date nonetheless helps determine the price at which a remaining European holding can still be sold at all. The won pair on Upbit is the last large market ICX has anywhere, and it disappears around ten weeks before the day the ICON blockchain is shut down for good.
A delisting is the removal of a crypto asset from an exchange's trading: the pair vanishes from the offering, and buy and sell orders are no longer possible afterwards. Upbit is carrying out this step for ICX in two stages, and only the first falls on 19 October.
At the close of trading that day, the exchange will cancel every order still sitting in the order book, uniformly and by its own announcement. A sell limit parked well above the market price therefore comes back rather than filling. Only in the second stage, four weeks later, does the withdrawal window close as well. That sequence is customary and carries the more important information for holders: between 19 October and 18 November a balance can no longer be sold, but it can still be moved out. The date was first reported by a Korean trade publication, in the report of 18 September.
Upbit justifies the removal with security risks that remain unresolved in the exchange's view. The background is an incident on the ICON chain at the end of August. In a replay attack, a transaction that has already been validly signed is submitted again, so the same instruction is executed several times although it was authorised only once.
According to the available reports, two such signed withdrawal messages were reused 1,492 times on 27 August. That released 119.9 million ICX and 531,600 bnUSD, and the chain then stood still for around 25 hours. On 28 August, Upbit put the token on its warning list and, after further review, decided to end trading support. Upbit's own notice page is not freely accessible from outside Korea; the date and the reasoning therefore rest on reporting by Korean and international trade media, not on the exchange's page itself.
How seriously Upbit takes the case can be read from the exchange's own market list. Of 865 trading pairs, exactly 18 carry the warning flag on 9 October, and those 18 are practically identical with the current removal and review cohort: alongside ICX there are BLAST, EGLD, MANTRA, RVN, SOPH and ZIL.
Within that group, ICX is the only asset left with just a single pair at Upbit. Its earlier pairs against Bitcoin and against USDT no longer exist there. EGLD, MANTRA, RVN and BLAST each still have two or three pairs affected; for ICX, the won pair takes the entire venue with it. How the same mechanism runs for another token was described in early October in our piece on the Upbit delisting of Ravencoin.

Liquidity describes a market's ability to absorb an order without a large price concession; the thinner it is, the more expensive a sale becomes. On ICX it is small, and it hangs on a single place.
The won pair at Upbit turned over around 501 million won on Thursday, at a price of 19.6 won and a volume of 25.8 million ICX. Converted, that is $348,000 to $373,000, depending on whether the official exchange rate or the token's world market price is applied. Worldwide daily turnover across all venues combined came to about $776,000 over the same period. Upbit alone therefore carries 45 to 48 percent of all ICX trading. The token's market value stands at around $14.9 million.
That order of magnitude is the real heart of the date. When close to half of turnover falls away on a single day, the remainder barely redistributes to the other venues; the remaining market becomes noticeably thinner as a result. Selling a larger position after that means moving the price with your own order. Which venues remain an option for a move, and what to weigh when choosing, is set out in our comparison of regulated crypto exchanges with MiCA authorisation.
A second effect comes into play, and it is easily missed when looking at a single price. On Upbit, one ICX cost 19.6 won on Thursday. At the official exchange rate that is about 1.46 US cents, while the token traded at around 1.35 US cents on the world market. The Korean market therefore pays a good eight percent more for the same token.
Premiums of this kind have been known in Korea for years and arise because capital moves between Korean and international venues less easily than the price difference suggests. For assessing the date, the consequence is this: the average price that price pages show for ICX today contains a share of Korean purchases at higher prices. If that market falls away, so does the part of demand that carried the premium.
Four weeks lie between the trading close and the withdrawal close at Upbit. Whoever still has ICX sitting in a Korean account can send the balance to their own address or to another exchange during that period, but can no longer sell it. After 18 November 2026, Upbit also explicitly stops handling airdrops, wallet upgrades, migrations and hard forks for the token.
That last point is no footnote in the case of ICX. The exchange of ICX into SODA, on which the entire remaining supply depends, is technically exactly such a migration process. An exchange that ends migration support thereby takes away holders' option of having the swap handled through the account.
The Upbit date does not stand alone. For a European ICX holder, several dated cut-offs line up before the end of the year, and most of them are already behind us or immediately ahead:
Binance had already taken ICX out of spot trading earlier, in September. Anyone who suspects a balance is still there will find the sequence of the dates at the time in our article on the Binance delisting; the November withdrawal dates named there, however, come from a single secondary source and should be treated with corresponding caution. If in doubt, check the withdrawal window directly in the account.
The migration is the swap of the old token for the new one: ICX is withdrawn, SODA is issued. The ICON Foundation set the dates for it back in May and published them on its own project page. What the two cut-offs mean for holders was sorted out in August in our overview of the two deadlines before the ICON blockchain shuts down. Since 30 September the swap has run in one direction only; converting SODA back into ICX has been ruled out since then. On 31 December 2026 the chain will be halted permanently, with only an archive remaining reachable for looking up old transactions.
That leaves exactly two states for an ICX balance at year-end: swapped, or worthless on a shut-down chain. How large the unswapped portion is was established by cryptoticker.io in early September through its own count of both chains: at the time, 1.109 billion ICX still sat on the ICON chain, and there is no public progress indicator for the migration. No more recent reliable figure is available.

Self-custody means the keys to the coins lie with the holder and not with an exchange. For the ICX migration, that difference determines who has to act.
If the balance sits on an exchange that carries out the migration itself, the house handles the swap and credits SODA. Several venues have already completed this and automatically converted customer balances in the process. If the balance sits in a private wallet, by contrast, it does not migrate on its own: there the holder has to start the swap through the project's official portal, and the 31 December deadline applies without leniency. What decides the timetable is not 31 December but the day your own exchange ends its support.
Copycat portals asking for keys tend to multiply around migrations like this one. Open the swap page only through the official project address and never enter a seed phrase; a genuine migration portal asks for a signature from the wallet, not a word list.
The holding period is the span after which a gain from a private sale of crypto assets stays tax-free in Germany; under section 23 of the German Income Tax Act it is one year. Within that year the gain is taxable, with a threshold applying to the sum of all private disposals in a year.
Three routes now run in parallel for ICX, and they are not treated alike for tax. Selling yourself on an exchange is a clear disposal with a date and proceeds. A forced conversion, in which the exchange turns the residual balance into euros without an order, is economically a sale as well, merely without your own decision on timing; it too triggers the event. The swap of ICX into SODA, by contrast, is legally contested: whether a swap in the course of a project migration counts as a disposal of the old token or as the continuation of the same investment has not been conclusively settled, and the answer determines whether the holding period starts afresh.
In practical terms: record for each of these events when it took place, how many tokens were involved and what value arose. On a holding that has been sitting since 2021 or longer, the question of a restarted holding period can decide more than the price does. With larger holdings or an unclear acquisition history, the case belongs with a tax adviser rather than a rule of thumb.
Market mechanics argue for a prompt exit. With the won pair, close to half of trading disappears, and the Korean premium of a good eight percent disappears with it. Anyone who intends to sell anyway sells into a thinner market the longer they wait. Added to that, at a market value of just under $15 million even a medium-sized order leaves visible traces in the price.
Against a rushed sale stand the tax question and the size of the amounts. At 1.35 US cents per token, a holding of 10,000 ICX is worth around $135; trading and withdrawal fees can eat up a noticeable share of that. Whoever migrates instead of selling keeps a position in the successor project, but carries its risk. And that risk is real: a project that shuts down its own blockchain, and a token whose largest venue removes it over unresolved security questions, are both warning signs. A total loss is possible at a value of this size, and on both routes.
This text cannot give a recommendation, because the right answer depends on the purchase price, the holding period, the size of the position and your own assessment of the successor project. What it can give is the calendar: after 19 October, every one of these decisions becomes more expensive to carry out, and after 31 December one of them is no longer possible at all.
Three steps sort out the situation, and the first costs only a few minutes:
(As of October 9, 2026. This article is not investment advice. Prices and fee structures change; check the terms with the provider before you buy.)
Shibburn lists 707,506,927 Shiba Inu tokens burned over 30 days as of Thursday morning, 1,945,872 of them in the past 24 hours. Measured against a circulating supply of 585.48 trillion SHIB, that comes to 0.000121 percent, and at a price of $0.0000054 it is worth roughly $3,820 for the whole month. A burn headline only becomes readable with those two reference points: the share of supply and the dollar value.
A burn is a transfer of tokens to an address whose private key nobody holds. The tokens stay visible on the chain but can no longer be moved, and the circulating supply drops by that amount on paper. For Shiba Inu, Shibburn adds up these transfers and publishes them as daily, weekly and monthly totals.
The three figures from 9 October sit far apart. Over 24 hours they add up to 1,945,872 SHIB, over seven days to 401,302,586 and over 30 days to 707,506,927. The weekly figure therefore carries 56.7 percent of the monthly total, although a week accounts for barely a quarter of the period. A single large transfer shifts the statistic for weeks.
The ratio is the point at which most reports stop. 707,506,927 divided by 585,482,205,001,143 gives 0.00000120842, or 0.000121 percent. If the pace stayed the same for a year, roughly 8.49 billion SHIB would be burned, and it would take about 690 years for a single percent of today's supply to disappear. Reaching half the supply would take a good 34,000 years on paper.
That calculation is not a forecast but an extrapolation of the current pace. The only thing it reveals is the order of magnitude the mechanism works in. And 707 million sounds large only until you name the reference: there are 585 trillion of them.
Shibarium is the project's own network, a layer above Ethereum that bundles transactions and settles them more cheaply. The base fees of transactions there accumulate in the network currency BONE, are swapped into SHIB and sent to a burn address. The mechanism is called ShibTorch.
That has a consequence worth keeping in mind whenever you read a burn figure: the pace follows network load rather than a calendar. There is no fixed schedule under which a given amount disappears each month. When little is settled on Shibarium the burn falls, and on quiet days single-digit millions are left over, as the 1,945,872 tokens of the past 24 hours show.

Early October brought reports of a burn rate rising by several thousand percent. Percentages like that appear when a quiet previous day serves as the comparison base. If the daily figure climbs from 1.9 million to 297 million, that works out at more than 15,000 percent, even though the absolute amount still sits in the hundred-thousandths of a percent of supply.
The current numbers show the same swing in the other direction. The daily average of the past week is around 57.3 million SHIB; the past 24 hours brought 1,945,872. That amounts to 3.4 percent of the weekly average, a drop of more than 96 percent, and this figure would work as a headline just as well without anything having changed about the mechanism. A rate without an absolute amount and without a reference point says little about Shiba Inu.
The figure that cannot be spun is the balance of the burn address. The best-known one ends in 2069 and holds 410,437,103,366,901 SHIB on 9 October according to Ethplorer. That comes to around 41 percent of the original one quadrillion created in 2020, and it stems overwhelmingly from a single action in May 2021, when a large part of the supply was destroyed in one go.
Shibburn puts the total of all burns at 410,844,855,570,460 SHIB. The gap of roughly 407.75 billion tokens to the balance of the 2069 address comes from the counter adding up several burn addresses. Put both figures side by side and the scale of the running burn against the historical stock is immediately clear: the 707.5 million of a month are 0.00017 percent of what already sits at those addresses.
On 5 October, cryptoticker reported 384 million SHIB over 30 days in its burn balance for Shiba Inu. Four days later the same counter stands at 707,506,927. The increase of 323.5 million tokens amounts to a gain of 84.2 percent in the monthly balance, and it comes largely from a single large transfer in early October that also carries the weekly figure of 401.3 million.
That is precisely why a monthly figure should never be read as a trend. The value is a rolling window: once the large transfer drops out of the 30-day period in about four weeks, the figure halves again without anyone having done anything differently. The same mechanic then produces headlines about a supposed collapse in burn activity.
The dollar value makes the order of magnitude clearest fastest. At a price of $0.0000054 on Thursday morning, the 707,506,927 tokens of a month are worth around $3,820, or roughly 3,400 euros. The 1,945,872 tokens of the past 24 hours come to $10.51.
Against that stands trading turnover of $91.7 million in 24 hours, at a market capitalisation of $3.18 billion (data from CoinGecko, as of 9 October). A single trading day therefore moves about 24,000 times what a full month of burns takes out of circulation. The SHIB price forms on the demand side, and the supply side is barely touched by this mechanism over the course of a month.
| Period | SHIB burned | Share of supply | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 hours | 1,945,872 | 0.00000033 % | $10.51 |
| 7 days | 401,302,586 | 0.0000686 % | $2,167 |
| 30 days | 707,506,927 | 0.000121 % | $3,820 |
| total since 2020 | 410,844,855,570,460 | 41.08 % of the quadrillion | $2.22 billion |
Sources for the table: burn figures from Shibburn, price and supply from CoinGecko, both as of 9 October. The value of the total is a pure arithmetic figure at today's price, not an amount anyone ever paid.

For investors in Germany, the holding period decides on a SHIB sale, not the burn statistic. Under section 23 of the German Income Tax Act, a gain from a private disposal is tax-free if more than one year lies between purchase and sale. Below that period a threshold of 1,000 euros per calendar year applies to all private disposals taken together; once it is exceeded, the entire gain is taxable and not only the excess.
A burn headline changes nothing in that calculation, because it triggers no inflow. Selling on the strength of a headline shortly before the one-year mark can mean paying tax on a gain that would have been tax-free a few weeks later. Which purchase and sale records the tax office wants to see, and which tools track holding periods per tranche, is set out in the overview of crypto tax software and portfolio trackers.
At a price of $0.0000054 the eighth decimal place decides what you pay. A move of a single place at this scale already amounts to around 0.18 percent, as the look at tick size on Shiba Inu from 4 October showed. The gap between bid and ask is a multiple of that on many venues.
Over 24 hours SHIB moved between $0.00000510 and $0.00000546, a range of 7.1 percent. An order placed in a hurry because of a headline hits that range at a random point. Before buying, it is worth looking at the actual fee structure and the spread of the venue in question, compiled in the comparison of crypto exchanges for investors in Germany.
On Thursday morning SHIB was up 0.5 percent, while Ethereum lost 2.4 percent, Dogecoin 2.1 percent and Solana 3.6 percent. Over seven days, by contrast, it shows a loss of 7.9 percent. A single green day inside a weak week is no signal, and it has nothing to do with the burn in any case.
The counter-test needs two figures and a calculator. The first is the reported burn amount for a clearly named period, the second the current circulating supply. Dividing one by the other gives the share, and multiplying the burn amount by the price gives the dollar value.
Three things reliably expose an inflated report. A percentage without an absolute amount leaves out the base it refers to. A 24-hour figure without the weekly and monthly figures beside it hides whether a single transfer is carrying the statistic. And a burn figure without a price conversion leaves open whether the subject is millions or a two-digit dollar amount. With Shiba Inu it is currently the two-digit amount per day.
The balance of the burn address itself serves as the counter-test to the counter. It is openly visible at Ethplorer and can be compared from week to week. If it does not rise by the order of magnitude a report claims, the report is wrong.
(As of October 9, 2026. This article is not investment advice. Prices and fee structures change; check the terms with the provider before you buy.)
The Cronos community has resolved that 228 million CRO be burned and that the revenue of two new products flow into buybacks in future. At the same time, the network’s Strategic Reserve releases around 1.167 billion CRO every month. The two figures belong together, and it is precisely that ratio which decides whether a burn shifts anything in the supply at all.
Cronos (CRO) is the token of the Cronos blockchain, which comes out of the orbit of the trading platform Crypto.com. The token pays transaction fees on the network, is staked, and serves as a discount instrument in the provider’s products. Holding it means depending on two things: demand, and the quantity that newly joins it.
CRO cost 0.0538 euros on Friday, October 9, at around 6 in the morning, according to CoinGecko. Over seven days that is 12.2 percent less, over 24 hours 3.5 percent less. Over 30 days the loss is markedly smaller at 3.0 percent, so the decline has concentrated into this week. With a market capitalisation of around 2.66 billion euros, CRO sits at rank 39 on CoinGecko.
The weekly high was 0.0622 euros on Monday, October 5, at around 1 in the afternoon. The weekly low followed three days later: 0.0527 euros on Thursday, October 8, at around 8 in the evening. From the high to the current level that is a discount of roughly 13.6 percent, from the low a recovery of a good 2 percent. For context: the all-time high of 0.793 euros dates from November 23, 2021.
The timing of the low coincides with a weak Thursday across the market as a whole. CRO was therefore not moving against the market but with it, and more strongly. That puts the price move into perspective as a statement about the vote: a resolution that touches supply works over months, not over one trading week.
The vote on two proposals closed on October 3 and the result was reported on October 4. Proposal 36 took 228 million CRO out of what is called the community pool and sent them to a burn address on the Cronos POS chain, as Blockonomi reports. A burn address is an address with no known private key: whatever arrives there can no longer be moved and counts as permanently out of circulation.
The procedure is not new. Four earlier rounds each removed 50 million CRO. Together with the current round, 428 million CRO have now been burned through this programme. Blockonomi values the 228 million at about 15 million dollars; at Friday morning’s price the quantity corresponds to around 12.3 million euros. The spread comes from CRO having given way between the resolution and today.
We reported on the vote while it was running on October 1 in our piece on the Cronos burn vote. The result was still outstanding then. Now it is in, and with it the question of what it moves in relation to total supply.

The second resolution is the further-reaching one. Proposal 37 carries the name “Product Revenue Buyback and Burn of CRO” and found 99.78 percent approval, according to a report from KuCoin. It commits to converting all revenue from two products into CRO on the open market and then burning that CRO. The buybacks are to be executed monthly on-chain, and the transaction hash is to be published for every operation.
Both products are young. Cronos Launch went live on September 15, the trading app Ult on September 17. Neither has therefore been on the market for three weeks. How much revenue they generate has not been published so far, and without that figure the effect of the buyback programme remains an open quantity. A programme that deploys 100 percent of revenue says nothing about how high that revenue is.
A transaction hash is the unique identifier of an operation on the blockchain. Published for each buyback, it makes the commitment something to recalculate rather than to believe. For holders that is the only part of the resolution verifiable without inside knowledge. The first monthly cycle is still to come, so there is no record of it yet.
The second half of the calculation sits in an older resolution. In March 2025 the Cronos community voted to create 70 billion new CRO and hold them in an escrow account as the Strategic Reserve on the Cronos POS chain. That effectively reversed a burn from 2021 and brought total supply back towards 100 billion CRO.
The reserve is not freely available; it vests. Under the governance proposal, around 1.167 billion CRO come free roughly every 30.4 days, linearly and monthly, administered through a periodic vesting account of the Cosmos SDK. On the term the accounts diverge: one reading describes five years with 60 monthly tranches, while other reports arrive at ten years in total because they count in a lock-up period that has already expired. That spread cannot be resolved from the public information, and it is therefore left standing here as a spread.
The calendar dates of the individual tranches are also less firm than overview pages make them look. CoinGecko lists October 17 as the next date, with 1.17 billion CRO and 1.2 percent of total supply. A data provider modelling the same reserve expressly marks the monthly placement as an estimate and names no individual dates at all. For holders that means the monthly rate is documented, while the exact day is an assumption of the trackers.
Now the two sides can be laid side by side. Burned through the community programme is a total of 428 million CRO, built up over five rounds. Released from the reserve is around 1.167 billion CRO in a single month. Set the two figures in relation and one monthly tranche corresponds to about 2.7 times the entire burn to date. Measured against the circulating supply of 49.5 billion CRO, that is roughly 2.4 percent per month, while the 228 million of the latest round make up just under half a percent.
This comparison carries an important caveat, and it belongs ahead of any conclusion. A release from vesting is not a sale. The tokens move into the reserve’s availability, and what happens to them there hangs on its decisions. Supply for sale only arises once they reach a market. Conversely, the 228 million came from the community pool, that is from holdings not yet in circulation. Both movements are supply mechanics; neither is automatically buying or selling pressure.
What remains is the order of magnitude. A buyback programme fed from the revenue of two three-week-old products works against a monthly rate in the billions. For it to shrink supply on a net basis, that revenue would have to reach a level for which no published basis exists so far. Buying CRO through a regulated crypto exchange therefore means buying into a supply that is scheduled to keep growing.

The bare quantities make the picture clearer. In circulation are around 49.5 billion CRO according to CoinGecko, with total supply at just under 99 billion. Roughly half the existing supply is therefore not yet in the market. Dilution describes exactly that process: the share a single token has in the overall stock falls when new tokens join without demand growing with them.
The 428 million burned CRO correspond to 0.43 percent of total supply. That is a measurable quantity, but not one that shifts the relationship between circulation and total stock. The reserve remains the determining factor in this balance, and the staking payouts hang on it too under the resolution: the terms, including lock-up periods and bonus tiers, stay unchanged according to Blockonomi, supported out of the reserve, while ongoing issuance falls.
Three values from this week are useful for watching the next few days. On the upside, Monday’s weekly high of 0.0622 euros marks the point where the recovery last ended. On the downside lies Thursday evening’s weekly low of 0.0527 euros; the price stands a good 2 percent above it. Between them runs the current level of 0.0538 euros.
These levels are an observation, not a price target. All they show is where trading last took place, and nothing about where it will take place next. Using them means using them as orientation for your own limits, not as a forecast.
Four points are practically relevant for investors in Germany. What decides is your own access to the token, not the outcome of the vote.
The provider and its authorisation. Since the EU regulation MiCA took hold, providers of crypto services in Germany need authorisation as a crypto asset service provider; the old permission under the Banking Act no longer suffices. Check before buying whether your provider holds that authorisation and whether CRO is tradable there at all. Tradability and authorisation are two separate questions.
Staking and what it really is. Staking means tying up tokens for a time and receiving a payment for it. Under the Cronos resolution that payment comes from the reserve, not from a profit. Lock-up periods also mean you cannot simply get out in a falling market. Anyone staking should know how long their tokens are tied up and who pays the reward.
Custody. Tokens sitting on an exchange sit within that exchange’s reach. In August 2026, after an attack on a protocol in its own ecosystem, Cronos rolled back blocks, and that episode showed that the chain itself can intervene too. For larger holdings, self-custody is the obvious answer, with everything that entails in responsibility for the private key.
Holding period. For crypto assets held privately, a one-year holding period has applied in Germany so far: once it passes, gains on a sale are tax-free. Abolishing that period is politically under discussion but has not been decided. Staking rewards are to be treated separately and are relevant for tax in the year they accrue. Record your purchase dates while the period still applies.
Three gaps remain open after this resolution, and they are the reason no supply squeeze follows from 428 million burned CRO. The revenue of the two products is not published, so the buyback quantity is unknown. The term of the reserve is given contradictorily in the sources, so the end of the monthly rates is unclear. And the staking payouts continue to run out of the reserve, so one part of the system keeps adding to supply while another part takes away from it.
What can be checked, by contrast, is the execution. The first monthly cycle of buybacks is still to come. If the announced transaction hashes appear, the quantity can be counted and set against the monthly tranche. If they fail to appear, that is the more telling information.
(As of October 9, 2026. This article is not investment advice. Prices and fee structures change; check the terms with the provider before you buy.)
Raheim Hamilton forfeited some 1,230 BTC. His co-creator Thomas Pavey, who agreed to forfeit 1,584 BTC, is due to be sentenced this month.
Ajay Shinjin helped steal nearly $265,000 in crypto after criminals hijacked BT customers' phone numbers in November 2021.
Manus built a self-driving AI assistant before the hype, sold itself to Meta, then watched Beijing unwind the deal. Its first fresh money since: more than $500 million.
Google Cloud unveiled a single Gemini agent that takes goals instead of questions, works in the background for days, and can join a company as a staffer with its own inbox and calendar.
Ethereum's Sepolia test network activated Glamsterdam on October 6 with a block gas limit near 200 million, over three times mainnet's 60 million.
Liquidation volume is surging, with a possibility of reaching levels that might start off the bear market.
New XRPL upgrade changes wallet rules for big accounts to let them hide master keys offline.
Ethereum whales keep on betting on the market downfall, but the liquidity thresholds are getting thinner.
Binance is set to delist 22 cryptocurrencies and restrict access to eight services in Brazil starting Oct. 27.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has unleashed a scathing attack on Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin over his warnings about AI-driven threats to lattice-based cryptography.
CoinShares says the Bitcoin bond market connection could become more important as digital asset fund inflows lose momentum. The funds attracted approximately $11.1 billion since mid-July, but demand has slowed this week.
Meanwhile, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has climbed above 5.3%, while the 30-year yield has reached 5.7%. Both yields are near their highest levels in more than two decades. CoinShares argues that concerns about U.S. fiscal sustainability could eventually influence Bitcoin more than Federal Reserve policy.
U.S. government bond yields have continued rising despite Treasury Department efforts to support the market. The department doubled long-term liquidity-support buybacks in August to at least $4 billion per operation. Those measures remain in place through early November, but yields have continued climbing.
The report suggests investors remain concerned about the government’s underlying fiscal position. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has acknowledged that the Treasury cannot simply control the bond market. He has also pointed to higher oil prices as a factor behind rising yields.
September was the worst month for U.S. government bonds in four years. During that period, the 10-year Treasury yield increased by more than 50 basis points. Such increases typically pressure Bitcoin by making traditional fixed-income investments more attractive.
However, CoinShares identifies a different possibility. If rising yields reflect concerns about government debt rather than stronger economic growth, investors could reconsider Bitcoin’s role. Instead of treating BTC purely as a risk asset, they might increasingly view it as an alternative to government-issued money.
That distinction matters because the same market movement can carry different implications for cryptocurrency. Yields rising alongside stronger growth can tighten financial conditions and weigh on speculative assets.
Rising yields driven by fiscal concerns could strengthen the investment argument for assets outside the traditional financial system.
The Federal Reserve faces conflicting signals from employment and inflation.
September payrolls came in considerably weaker than expected, reducing the market-implied probability of an October rate hike. That probability fell to 23%, down from 71% three weeks earlier.
However, inflation remains a concern for policymakers. Higher energy prices, partly linked to the Iran conflict, continue adding pressure. Meanwhile, purchasing managers’ indexes still indicate economic expansion, and consumer spending has held up relatively well.
These conflicting signals help explain why weaker employment data has not triggered a decisive Bitcoin rally. Investors must weigh softer labor conditions against persistent inflation and resilient economic activity.
For Bitcoin traders, the distinction between monetary policy and bond-market pressure is increasingly important. Lower expectations for rate hikes do not automatically guarantee stronger BTC performance. Rising Treasury yields can still tighten financial conditions, even when markets anticipate a less aggressive Federal Reserve.
Fund flows therefore offer an important signal to monitor. CoinShares reports that digital asset investment products have attracted $11.1 billion since mid-July, although momentum has weakened recently.
The report attributes earlier demand partly to investors buying at depressed valuations, alongside growing concerns about U.S. fiscal sustainability.
Whether that second factor becomes a stronger investment driver remains uncertain. Sustained inflows would provide evidence that investors are allocating more capital to digital assets despite elevated bond yields.
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The UK sanctioned three crypto firms on October 8 over alleged links to Russia’s wartime economy and sanctions evasion. The targets include payment processors Cryptomus and Heleket, operated by Xeltox Enterprises Ltd., and Kyrgyzstani exchange TokenSpot CJSC.
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis identified extensive connections between these services and illicit financial networks. Its analysis found that Cryptomus and Heleket received funds from more than 15,000 distinct illicit counterparties.
Separately, TokenSpot was linked to a network of exchanges funneling funds toward an HTX deposit address that received over $308 million.
The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office designated 38 entities on October 8. The measures target organizations accused of supporting Russia’s wartime economy, military supply chains, and sanctions evasion.
According to Chainalysis, Cryptomus and Heleket received funds associated with scams, ransomware, fraud shops, and organized criminal networks. Their transaction histories also included indirect flows connected to North Korea’s Lazarus Group and the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit.
Chainalysis found that both processors received funds from more than 15,000 distinct illicit counterparties. In several categories, their exposure exceeded that of all tracked cryptocurrency mixing services combined.
These categories included scams, sanctioned jurisdictions, terrorist financing, and other illicit activity. Mixers deliberately obscure transaction trails, while payment processors typically facilitate cryptocurrency transfers and conversions.
The findings raise concerns about how services presented as legitimate payment providers can facilitate illicit financial flows. Weak identity verification and compliance controls can make it easier for criminal actors to move cryptocurrency through these platforms.
Chainalysis also reported a surge in illicit counterparties linked to both services during late 2025. The number exceeded 900 in a single month, although newly designated entities may have contributed to the increase.
The analysis suggests that enforcement actions against other services may have redirected activity. Following the dismantling of Russian exchange Garantex in 2025, some users may have shifted activity toward Cryptomus and Heleket.
Cryptomus had also faced regulatory action in Canada. In October 2025, FINTRAC imposed a CAD 177 million penalty for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing violations.
Chainalysis identified connections between TokenSpot and Kyrgyzstani exchanges Grinex and Meer. Both exchanges were linked to the broader network surrounding A7A5, a ruble-backed cryptocurrency associated with sanctions-evasion activity.
Blockchain transaction analysis showed funds from all three exchanges converging on the same HTX deposit address. That address received more than $308 million, according to Chainalysis Reactor analysis.
The firm also identified connections to addresses affiliated with Ilan Shor and the A7A5 instant swapper. This service allows users to exchange ruble-backed A7A5 tokens for dollar-backed stablecoins.
Chainalysis further noted similarities between the websites of TokenSpot and Meer. Both operate Russian-language crypto-fiat exchange platforms with closely matching layouts and visual elements. These similarities suggest shared infrastructure or operators, although website similarities alone cannot establish common ownership.
The UK’s sanctions package also extends beyond cryptocurrency. Authorities targeted Russian oil companies, financial institutions, military suppliers, and twelve shadow fleet tankers. The measures brought the total number of sanctioned vessels above 600.
For crypto traders and businesses, the designations demonstrate how blockchain transaction trails can expose links between seemingly separate services. Exchanges and payment providers connected to sanctioned entities may face heightened compliance scrutiny.
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Bitcoin is trading at $82,529.31 after falling 3.96% over the past seven days. The decline follows a 7% pullback from recent highs, according to CryptoQuant. The analytics firm linked the sell-off to U.S. government Bitcoin transfers and elevated unrealized profits.
Short-term holders also sent 45,600 BTC to exchanges within 24 hours, increasing potential selling pressure. Traders are now watching $74,600, a key level that could determine whether Bitcoin’s early bull-market structure remains intact.
CryptoQuant reported that tracked U.S. government Bitcoin holdings declined by 17,468 BTC since October 6. The transfers were valued at approximately $1.44 billion.
Daily movements included 569 BTC on October 6, 4,632 BTC on October 7, and 12,267 BTC on October 8.
The tracked government balance now stands at 174,481 BTC. These transfers coincided with Bitcoin’s pullback, although the available data does not establish that every transferred coin was sold.
CryptoQuant also identified elevated unrealized profits as a source of market vulnerability. When investors hold substantial unrealized gains, price weakness can encourage profit-taking. That selling can intensify declines when buyers struggle to absorb available supply.
Short-term holder activity adds another concern. These investors transferred 45,600 BTC to exchanges within just 24 hours. Of that amount, 29,100 BTC moved at a loss, marking the largest loss-side exchange flow since June’s pre-rally consolidation.
Exchange transfers do not automatically mean investors have sold their Bitcoin. However, large inflows can signal greater readiness to trade or reduce exposure. Loss-making transfers also suggest that some recent buyers face pressure to exit their positions.
CryptoQuant identified $74,600 as the short-term holder realized price. This metric represents the average acquisition price of BTC held by short-term investors. It helps traders assess whether recent buyers are collectively holding coins above or below their estimated cost basis.
According to CryptoQuant, holding above this level would preserve the early bull market structure. A decisive break below it could increase the risk of a deeper correction.
Technical analyst Dami-Defi identified $82,500 as Bitcoin’s immediate decision point. The level aligns with an earlier May high and represents nearby support. Bitcoin recently reached $86,996 before retreating to approximately $82,416 in the analyst’s assessment.
A weekly close below $82,500 could open a move toward $76,500, with approximately $74,000 providing another support area. These levels are technical scenarios rather than confirmed price targets.
Momentum indicators offer some counterbalance to the selling pressure. Dami-Defi reported a weekly Relative Strength Index of 57.77, while the MACD histogram remained positive despite contracting.
Bitcoin would need to reclaim the $87,000 region to strengthen the recovery case, with 95,000–96,000 emerging as a potential upside area.
Lennaert Snyder highlighted additional liquidity zones following more than $1 billion in long liquidations. He identified potential resistance near $84,000, $85,000, $87,400, and $90,000.
He also noted that a sweep below $80,000 followed by a strong recovery could present another trading setup.
For now, Bitcoin faces competing forces: rising selling pressure and technical support that could stabilize prices. The $82,500 area is the immediate test, while $74,600 remains the key threshold for assessing short-term holder profitability and broader market structure.
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Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) has taken the gaming world by storm, bringing with it an active community of players looking to unlock rare weapon skins and other virtual items
Within this lively scene, Plinko has emerged as a fan favorite gambling game allowing players to put their skins on the line for a chance to win big. CS2 Plinko sites provide the platform for this simple yet suspenseful game that keeps players coming back.
In this guide, we dive into the top CS2 Plinko sites based on crucial criteria like game selection, prize pools, security, site reputation and more. We scrutinized every option to narrow down the leaders offering the best overall user experience. Whether you’re a Plinko veteran or novice, these ranked recommendations have an ideal destination for you.
We have personally reviewed each site on the list, you can read our in depth reviews below.
Betpanda
Cryptorino
mBit Casino
Thrill
MetaWin
BC.Game
CSGORoll
Gamdom
500 Casino
Duelbits
DatDrop
Clash.GG
CSGOFast
CSGOLuck
Stake
BC.Game
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If you’re new to the world of CSGO Plinko, let’s start with the basics. It is inspired by the classic Plinko game, where you drop a disc down a peg-filled board and watch it bounce before landing in a prize slot. In CSGO Plinko, instead of a disc, you use CSGO skins as your “ball” and hope to land in a slot that will reward you with more valuable skins or even cash!
CSGO Plinko has gained immense popularity in the gaming community due to its simple yet addictive gameplay. Players are drawn to the excitement of watching their skins drop down the board, eagerly anticipating where they will land. The thrill of potentially winning rare and valuable skins adds an extra layer of excitement to the game.
CSGO Plinko is not just about luck. While the outcome of each drop is ultimately determined by chance, players can strategize and develop their own techniques to increase their chances of landing in high-value slots. This combination of luck and skill makes CSGO Plinko an engaging and captivating game mode for CSGO enthusiasts.

Playing CSGO Plinko is straightforward. Once you choose a site to play on (we’ll explore the best sites later), you deposit your skins into your account. These skins will then be converted into “chips” or “coins” that you can use to play Plinko.
CSGO Plinko also offers various features and options to enhance the gameplay experience. Some sites may allow players to customize the trajectory of their chips, adding an extra layer of control to the game.
When it comes to CSGO Plinko sites, there are a plethora of options available for players to choose from. These sites offer a unique and exciting way to engage with the CSGO community while potentially winning valuable skins and prizes. However, with so many choices, it’s important to carefully consider a few key features before diving into the world of CSGO Plinko.
CSGO Plinko is a popular game mode within the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) community, and it revolves around the use of skins. Skins, which are not just cosmetic items, hold significant value within the CSGO community. They can range from being merely aesthetic upgrades to highly valuable items worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Understanding the value of skins is crucial when playing CSGO Plinko. The higher the value of the skin, the lower the chances of landing on it. This creates an intriguing dynamic where players must carefully consider their choices when selecting skins to use in the game. Some skins have become status symbols, representing a player’s skill, experience, or wealth within the CSGO community.

However, it’s not just about the prestige associated with high-value skins. Skins can also provide practical tactical advantages in the game. Certain skins may have unique visual effects or patterns that make it easier to spot enemies or blend in with the environment. These tactical advantages can give players an edge in gameplay, making skins not only visually appealing but also strategically valuable.
Trading skins in CSGO is a common practice among players. It allows them to acquire new skins or trade ones they no longer want for more desirable ones. The CSGO Plinko community has embraced skin trading as a way to enhance their gaming experience.
CSGO Plinko sites often have features that allow players to trade skins with other players directly on their platform. This adds another layer of excitement to the game, as players can strategically trade and acquire skins that may increase their chances of winning big on Plinko. The trading process involves negotiating with other players, assessing the value of different skins, and finding mutually beneficial trades.
Skin trading has created a vibrant marketplace within the CSGO community. There are dedicated websites and forums where players can buy, sell, and trade skins. These platforms have their own economies, with prices fluctuating based on supply and demand. Some skins have even become investment assets, with players buying and selling them as a form of speculative trading.
It’s important to note that skin trading also comes with risks. Scammers and fraudsters have infiltrated the skin trading scene, attempting to deceive players and steal their valuable skins. Therefore, it’s crucial for players to exercise caution and use trusted platforms when engaging in skin trading activities.
Welcome to the exciting world of CSGO Plinko! Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, we’ve got some strategies to help you maximize your chances of winning. So, let’s dive in and explore some tips and tricks that can give you an edge in this thrilling game.
If you’re new to CSGO Plinko, don’t worry! We’ve got some tips to help you get started on the right foot.
Engaging with fellow players and learning from their experiences can provide you with valuable knowledge and help you refine your own strategies. So, don’t hesitate to join forums, watch tutorial videos, and participate in discussions to level up your Plinko skills.

If you’re an experienced CSGO Plinko player looking to take your skills to the next level, consider implementing these advanced strategies. Firstly, analyze the recent patterns of the board.
Plinko sites often share a history of previous drops, allowing you to spot any patterns or biases. By studying these patterns, you can make more informed decisions and adapt your betting strategy accordingly.
Secondly, diversify your bets. Instead of solely focusing on high-value slots, consider making some smaller bets on higher-probability slots. This balanced approach can help you maintain a more consistent win rate.
While hitting those big jackpots is undoubtedly thrilling, a well-rounded strategy that includes smaller wins can help sustain your bankroll and keep you in the game for longer.
Last but not least, stay up to date with the latest updates and changes in the CSGO economy. Knowing which skins are in demand and which ones are losing value can give you a significant advantage in Plinko.
By understanding the market trends, you can make more informed decisions about which slots to target and which skins to aim for. Keeping a close eye on the market can be a game-changer, as it allows you to capitalize on opportunities and maximize your winnings.
When it comes to online gaming, safety should always be a top priority, especially when valuable items are involved. Whether you’re a seasoned player or just starting out, it’s crucial to ensure that the CSGO Plinko site you choose has proper security measures in place. One of the key things to look for is SSL encryption, which ensures that your personal and financial information is protected from potential hackers.
In addition to SSL encryption, another important security feature to consider is two-factor authentication. This adds an extra layer of protection to your account by requiring you to verify your identity through a secondary device, such as your mobile phone. By enabling this feature, you can have peace of mind knowing that even if someone manages to obtain your login credentials, they won’t be able to access your account without the second verification step.
It’s essential to choose a CSGO Plinko site that has transparent terms of service. Take the time to read through these terms and understand the site’s policies regarding deposits, withdrawals, and any fees that may be associated with using their platform. By doing so, you can avoid any potential surprises or misunderstandings down the line.

CSGO Plinko sites take fair play seriously and implement various mechanisms to ensure a level playing field for all users. These mechanisms are designed to prevent any manipulation or cheating that could compromise the integrity of the game. As a responsible player, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the fair play policy of the site you choose to play on.
One aspect of fair play that you should be aware of is the site’s rules and regulations. These rules outline what is considered acceptable behavior and what actions may result in penalties or account suspensions. By understanding and adhering to these rules, you can contribute to a fair and transparent gaming experience for yourself and others.
And that wraps up our guide to the premier CS2 Plinko sites. Through extensive research and testing, we identified the leading platforms that excel in game variety, prizes, community experience and trustworthiness.
As with any gaming portal, we encourage practicing responsible play by setting deposit limits, taking breaks and never chasing losses when engaged in real-money Plinko. Protect your valuable CS2 skins and your wallet by sticking to reputable sites with proper encryption and security controls.
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In this guide, we dive deep into the UK’s expanding crypto casino landscape. We’ll highlight the key benefits for Brits gambling with digital coins versus traditional cash.
Whether you want to play slots, roulette, blackjack or baccarat with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin or other major cryptos, we’ll cover the best UK-friendly crypto casinos.
We have personally tested and reviewed each site on the list, you can read our in depth reviews below.
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Betpanda
Cryptorino
mBit Casino
Thrill
MetaWin
BC.Game
Lucky Block Casino
MetaWin
Betpanda
Betplay
Jack.com
Mega Dice
Coins.Game
Wild.io
CoinKings
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Ybets
Immerion
Vave
BC.Game
Mystake casino
Metaspins
Vave
Flush
Herake
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In this complete guide, we will explore the advantages, risks, and legal landscape of crypto gambling in the UK, as well as provide tips on choosing the best crypto casinos.

Before delving into the world of crypto casinos, it is crucial to understand what cryptocurrency is. Essentially, cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual form of currency that uses cryptography for secure transactions and control the creation of new units. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin are some popular cryptocurrencies used in online gambling.
Cryptocurrency is a decentralized form of currency, meaning it is not regulated by any central authority such as a government or financial institution. Instead, transactions are recorded on a public ledger known as the blockchain, providing transparency and security.
Over the years, online gambling has witnessed significant growth due to advancements in technology. The advent of cryptocurrency has further revolutionized the industry, offering players enhanced security, faster transactions, and greater privacy.
Let’s take a closer look at how cryptocurrency has transformed the online gambling landscape.
As the popularity of cryptocurrency continues to grow, more and more online casinos are embracing this digital currency as a payment option. This not only expands the choices available to players but also opens up new opportunities for innovation within the online gambling industry.

While the popularity of crypto gambling continues to rise, it is essential to navigate the legal landscape to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience.
When it comes to online gambling activities in the UK, the regulatory authority that oversees the industry is the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). This commission is responsible for ensuring that gambling activities are conducted in a fair and transparent manner, protecting the interests of both players and operators. However, the specific regulations surrounding the use of cryptocurrency for gambling purposes are still evolving.
The UKGC has recognized the growing influence of cryptocurrencies in the gambling industry and has taken steps to address the unique challenges they present. While there are currently no specific laws or regulations that solely focus on crypto gambling, the existing framework for online gambling applies to these activities as well.
Under the current laws, online gambling operators must obtain a license from the UKGC to legally offer their services to UK residents. This license ensures that operators meet certain standards, including player protection measures, fair game outcomes, and responsible gambling practices.
The UKGC also requires operators to have robust anti-money laundering and customer verification procedures in place.

The UK Gambling Commission plays a crucial role in overseeing online gambling activities, including those involving cryptocurrencies. They strive to ensure fair and responsible gambling practices while protecting players from potential risks.
One of the key responsibilities of the UKGC is to monitor and enforce compliance with the regulations set forth for the gambling industry. This includes conducting regular audits and inspections of licensed operators to ensure they adhere to the required standards. The commission also has the power to impose fines and revoke licenses for operators found to be in violation of the regulations.
The UKGC works closely with other regulatory bodies, such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to address any potential issues related to the use of cryptocurrencies in gambling. This collaboration helps to ensure that the legal framework remains up-to-date and effective in protecting players.
While the legal landscape of crypto gambling in the UK is still evolving, the UK Gambling Commission is actively working to create a safe and regulated environment for players. By staying informed about the current laws and regulations, players can enjoy their crypto gambling experience with confidence.
Crypto casinos offer several advantages over traditional online casinos, making them an appealing choice for UK players.
One of the significant benefits of crypto casinos is the enhanced privacy they provide. With cryptocurrencies, players can enjoy gambling without revealing their identities, ensuring a level of anonymity.
Imagine being able to place bets and play your favorite casino games without worrying about your personal information being exposed. Crypto casinos make this possible by utilizing blockchain technology, which allows for secure and anonymous transactions. Your financial details and personal data remain protected, giving you peace of mind while you enjoy your gambling experience.

Traditional online casinos often have lengthy withdrawal processes. However, with crypto casinos, transactions are typically faster, allowing players to receive their winnings more quickly.
When you win at a traditional online casino, you may have to wait for days or even weeks to receive your funds. This can be frustrating, especially when you’re eager to enjoy your winnings.
Crypto casinos, on the other hand, offer near-instantaneous transactions. With just a few clicks, you can withdraw your funds and have them in your crypto wallet within minutes. This means you can start using your winnings right away, whether it’s for more gambling or other purchases.
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While there are numerous advantages to crypto gambling, it is important to be aware of the potential risks and challenges associated with this form of gambling.
One of the main risks of crypto gambling is the volatility of cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, are known for their unpredictable nature.
The value of these digital currencies can fluctuate greatly, potentially affecting the amount of winnings or losses in online gambling. Imagine placing a bet with Bitcoin when its value is high, only to see it plummet shortly after. This volatility adds an extra layer of uncertainty to the already risky world of gambling.
Another challenge that crypto gamblers face is security concerns. While blockchain technology offers enhanced security, there have been instances of hacking and security breaches in the crypto world. It is crucial to choose reputable crypto casinos to minimize the risk of such incidents.

Ensuring that the platform you are using has robust security measures in place is essential to protect your funds and personal information.
In addition to volatility and security concerns, there are also regulatory uncertainties surrounding crypto gambling. Due to the relatively new nature of cryptocurrencies, governments and regulatory bodies are still figuring out how to approach this emerging industry.
This lack of clear regulations can create a sense of uncertainty for both players and operators. It is important to stay updated on any changes or developments in this area to ensure compliance and avoid any potential legal issues.
Despite these risks and challenges, many individuals are still drawn to the world of crypto gambling. The potential for anonymity, fast transactions, and the excitement of using cutting-edge technology are all factors that attract people to this form of gambling.
Choosing the best crypto casinos in Canada involved a comprehensive evaluation process.
We considered various factors, including:
By taking all these factors into consideration, we were able to select the best crypto casinos for the UK that provide a safe and enjoyable gambling experience for players.
As cryptocurrency adoption accelerates across British society, more UK players are discovering the benefits of gambling with digital coins at specialized Bitcoin and crypto online casinos.
These innovative sites allow Brits to enjoy classic casino gaming while depositing, wagering, and cashing out securely in leading cryptocurrencies.
The top UK-facing crypto casinos are fully licensed and regulated, providing British players completely legal access to next-generation online gambling products and services.
They offer massive libraries with thousands of popular slots, table games, and live dealer titles seamlessly playable with major cryptos. These casinos enable lightning-fast crypto deposits and cashouts directly to British players’ wallets.
Top-tier UK crypto casinos also provide lucrative signup bonuses, free spins, cash rebates and other promotions to reward British players for gambling with Bitcoin or major altcoins.
We have done the research and testing so you can feel safe wagering at any of the casinos from our list.
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Yes. Licensed offshore online crypto casinos can legally offer online gambling services to Brits over 18 years old. Gambling with BTC or altcoins is allowed.
Crypto casinos offer fast, anonymous crypto transactions, exclusive cryptocurrency bonuses, extra privacy features, and access to new provably fair casino games powered by blockchain technology.
The top UK crypto casinos process deposits and withdrawals in major coins like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Binance Coin, Dogecoin, Shiba INU, Avalanche, Bitcoin Cash and Tether. Leading casinos add support for new cryptos regularly.
Yes! You can deposit in crypto but the top UK crypto casinos allow you to withdraw your gambling earnings in either digital coins or British pounds for convenience.
Absolutely. Many premier crypto casinos provide UK players live dealer studios featuring real human dealers that Brits can interact with while wagering in real-time using Bitcoin or altcoins.
Reputable licensed crypto casinos use blockchain transactions, SSL encryption and other security measures to keep your activity and crypto secure. But players should still thoroughly research any real money gambling provider before signing up.
A handful of leading crypto casinos also offer sports and esports betting using top cryptocurrencies. These UK-facing crypto sports betting options are somewhat limited currently but expanding.
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