Market-moving crypto headlines from the last 24 hours.
BlackRock's reported cuts to equity, AI-chip and long-duration bond exposure add an institutional risk-off signal to rate-cut concerns.
The reported positions put a large bearish trade on the radar, but the figures alone do not show whether the shorts are profitable or how they are hedged.
Ethereum funds accounted for $130M of the total, with BlackRock's ETHA responsible for $110M in net outflows.
The circuit breaker marks an abrupt escalation in selling, putting regional equity risk and investor appetite for risk assets in focus.
The authorization clears one licensing condition, but MiCA disclosures and partner distribution still stand between Qivalis and a public launch.
Nearly $951M in crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours, with long bets accounting for most of the wipeout as inflation fears hit risk assets.
Ether accounted for about $286M of Bitcoin and Ether futures liquidations, despite having a smaller open futures market, as traders watched the Fed's next rate decision.
Inflation lifted October rate-hike odds as high as 50% before they retreated, while spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $150.5 million in outflows on Oct. 14.
The sharp move hit both Bitcoin and Ether, while the scale of long liquidations points to a rapid unwind of leveraged positions.
Another steep drop in a major Asian equity benchmark puts regional risk appetite in focus, though the move alone does not establish its cause.
Long positions accounted for nearly all the losses, highlighting how leverage can amplify a brief Bitcoin price break into a sharp derivatives flush.
The license creates a path to regulated broker services across 29 EEA countries, subject to completing passporting arrangements under MiCA.
The designation makes USDC the first of 45 notified EU e-money tokens classified as significant under MiCA, placing key reserve and liquidity oversight with the EBA.
Stakers stop earning new vault rewards when they request an exit, yet can remain exposed to earlier claims while their FXRP waits in the queue.
The 150-millisecond target would reshape settlement for payments and trading, but the live migration depends on validators representing at least 82% of staked SOL.
The company says customer funds are safe, but has disclosed neither a restoration date nor the regulator-set deadlines for required control enhancements.
The selloff marks the index’s worst session since July 29, putting renewed inflation pressure back at the center of the market outlook.
Markets now price nearly twice the pre-release chance of an October hike, putting Treasury yields and dollar strength in focus ahead of the Fed meeting.
Delayed interest and extended maturities can keep troubled loans from registering as defaults, making credit stress harder to assess.
Saldo would give Payward a licensed deposit and lending operation across several European markets, but regulatory approval and a targeted 2027 closing remain ahead.
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