Crypto wallets do not store coins, they store the keys that control them. Here is how custodial and self-custody wallets differ, what UAE regulators actually cover, and how to pick and protect a wallet without losing your money.
Circle said $819 million of its $1.4 billion in first-half 2026 revenue went to USDC distribution partners and transaction costs, leaving about 7 cents of profit on every dollar. The disclosure shows how much the issuer depends on partners like Coinbase.
You cannot mine a single bitcoin on demand. The network pays 3.125 BTC per block every 10 minutes, split across all miners, and one modern machine working alone would need about 25 years to earn one coin at today's difficulty.
Crypto prices fall for a few recurring reasons, from interest rate moves to forced selling by leveraged traders and sudden policy shocks. A plain guide to what drives the drops, and how to tell a normal dip from real trouble.
The German bank will start with bitcoin and ether custody for institutional clients, then add stablecoin transfers. A go-live date has not been set.
Thailand's securities regulator finalized 11 rules that let bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand from 16 October. The funds must track a single asset, keep 80% exposure, and use SEC-licensed custodians.
Global digital asset investment products saw about $434 million of outflows in the week to October 16, 2026, as a hotter than expected US inflation report cooled bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts. CoinShares called it a clear drop in sentiment since the CPI release.
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Circle says sharing most of USDC's revenue with partners is a strength that drives the token's adoption.
Our read: The figures are Circle's own, from a promotional post rather than an audited filing, but they are specific and confirm the split: $819 million of $1.4 billion to partners and costs, about 7 cents kept. The post does not break out Coinbase's share, the single biggest claim on that income.
Deutsche Bank says it is weeks from launching bitcoin and ether custody for institutional clients in Germany, with an Asia expansion to follow in 2027.
Our read: An official September statement sets out the assets, custody model and target clients, and a named executive confirmed the timeline to Reuters on October 16. But the launch stays subject to regulatory clearance, the same caveat as in September, and the bank has named no go-live date and no first customer.
Thailand has opened its stock market to bitcoin and ether ETFs, giving ordinary investors a regulated way to own crypto.
Our read: The rules are final and in force, with set standards for custody, listing and single-asset exposure. But no asset manager has listed a fund, no launch date is public, and brokers still cannot arrange foreign crypto ETFs for most retail clients.
Hot US inflation has turned institutional money against crypto, driving $434 million out of digital asset funds in a single week.
Our read: CoinShares, one data provider, logged about $434 million of outflows, but the figure is a running partial-week total, covers all products worldwide with no asset or regional split, and sits against a backdrop the firm itself calls a data-driven range rather than a trend.
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Mining bitcoin in 2026 pays for very few people. A single machine at home usually spends more on power than it earns. Here is what a coin really costs to produce, a worked example with live difficulty and price, and why your electricity rate decides the outcome.
Quantum computers could one day crack the signatures that protect Bitcoin wallets. No machine is close yet. Here is what the threat is, which coins are exposed, and the defense work already under way.
Coinbase, the custodian of roughly 5% of all bitcoin, published a paper on 13 October urging developers to start building quantum-resistant defenses now. No computer can break bitcoin today. The company says the fix could take years, so the clock has started.
Circle said $819 million of its $1.4 billion in first-half 2026 revenue went to USDC distribution partners and transaction costs, leaving about 7 cents of profit on every dollar. The disclosure shows how much the issuer depends on partners like Coinbase.
The German bank will start with bitcoin and ether custody for institutional clients, then add stablecoin transfers. A go-live date has not been set.
A single tagging attribute in CleanSpark's June 2026 10-Q multiplied a bitcoin figure by a thousand. More than two months later the SEC's structured data API still serves 1,719,000 bitcoin, which would be 8.55 percent of every coin ever mined.
Solana will switch on its Alpenglow upgrade on October 21, replacing the TowerBFT voting system it has run since 2020 and targeting transaction finality of about 150 milliseconds, down from roughly 12.8 seconds. SOL holders need take no action.
The onchain contracts stay live, but Blur's website and its Blend lending service both close on November 12. Monthly trading volume had already fallen from $1.43 billion to under $7 million.
XRPL developers disclosed and fixed a payment engine flaw, hidden since 2015, that could have created XRP far beyond the network's 100 billion supply cap. The patch shipped in xrpld 3.4.1 on September 25, and RippleX says no public network was attacked.
Crypto prices fall for a few recurring reasons, from interest rate moves to forced selling by leveraged traders and sudden policy shocks. A plain guide to what drives the drops, and how to tell a normal dip from real trouble.
Global digital asset investment products saw about $434 million of outflows in the week to October 16, 2026, as a hotter than expected US inflation report cooled bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts. CoinShares called it a clear drop in sentiment since the CPI release.
Crypto has crashed and recovered many times. Bitcoin set new record highs after each of its past bear markets, yet the wait ran from under two years to more than three. No one can promise the next recovery, and some coins never come back.