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October 8, 2026

21:26 Market

Crypto Liquidations Top $1 Billion as Bitcoin Falls to $80,393

Crypto liquidations top $1B as Bitcoin drops to $80,393 More than $1 billion in crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours as Bitcoin fell to $80,393 on Thursday, with roughly $930 million wiped from bullish bets, CoinGlass data shows. The move marked the biggest long-side liquidation wave in 90 days, while US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $487 million in outflows, their largest since late June, as traders weighed hawkish Fed signals and rising Treasury yields.

11:26 Market

US government transfers 9,261 seized Bitcoin, worth about $770 million, to Coinbase Prime

US government moves 9,261 BTC to Coinbase Prime The US government transferred 9,261 BTC worth about $770 million to Coinbase Prime over the past two days, with funds traced by Galaxy Research to prior asset seizures. About half came from the Bitfinex hack, another portion from known Binance-related seizures, and 2,456 BTC from previously unknown holdings, potentially pointing to new federal law enforcement seizures.

October 4, 2026

04:56 Market

XRP Liquidation Pressure on Binance Cools as Open Interest Falls, Spot Demand Still Key

Binance XRP liquidations ease as derivatives exposure drops 32% Forced selling in XRP on Binance has cooled after repeated liquidation spikes from late July through September, with open derivatives positions shrinking about 32% from $323 million on Aug. 22 to $219 million on Sept. 17, CryptoQuant said. The firm said long liquidations are still outweighing shorts, leaving bullish traders vulnerable, and any sustained upside would still need spot buying, volume, and supportive price action.

October 1, 2026

07:26 Market

India Leads CSAO in Centralized Crypto Exchange Inflows Despite 14.7% Market Decline

India tops CSAO in crypto exchange inflows despite market contraction India received $88.4 billion through centralized crypto exchanges between July 2025 and June 2026, the highest in Central and Southeast Asia and Oceania, ahead of Singapore’s $82.3 billion and Australia’s $79.3 billion, Chainalysis said. That came even as India’s overall crypto economy fell 14.7% to $135 billion, while domestic exchanges handled just 0.7% of local exchange volume.

September 30, 2026

11:42 Market

Pump.fun Nears $0.006 After 14% Gain as Latest Buyback Burns 187.1 Million PUMP

Pump.fun token nears $0.006 after 14% jump and $1.02M buyback PUMP rose about 14% in 24 hours to test $0.006 as Pump.fun bought back and burned 187.1 million tokens on Sept. 29 for about $1.02 million, using roughly 8,500 SOL at an average price near $0.005446. The project said cumulative buybacks have reached about $468.44 million, with 168.89 billion PUMP burned, while the link between recent SOL transfers to Kraken and the rally remains unclear.

10:58 Market

CoinGecko report ranks MEXC highest for SOL and DOGE liquidity at market price

CoinGecko report puts MEXC top for SOL and DOGE market-price liquidity CoinGecko Research’s 2026 Crypto Liquidity on CEXes Report found MEXC had the highest order book liquidity at the market price for both SOL and DOGE among eight exchanges studied from July 6 to Sept. 3, 2026. MEXC posted about $934,000 in SOL depth and more than $443,000 in DOGE, while its DOGE liquidity extended to roughly $2 million on each side of the book beyond the ±1% range.

September 23, 2026

11:11 Market

FTX estate moves $75.3 million in ETH to Wintermute as Ether trades near $2,800

FTX estate sends $75.3M in ETH to Wintermute FTX’s bankruptcy estate transferred 27,372 ETH worth about $75.32 million to market maker Wintermute on Tuesday through six wallets, in a move tracked by EmberCN. The routing suggests an OTC sale designed to avoid hitting open order books and front-running as the estate continues liquidating assets for creditor distributions, with Ether trading near $2,750.

September 22, 2026

08:56 Market

Upbit places SOPH under review as Binance removes seven USDC spot pairs

Upbit puts SOPH under warning as Binance drops 7 USDC spot pairs Upbit has placed Sophon (SOPH) under a trading warning and suspended deposits, with a review period running from Sept. 22 to Oct. 12–16. The exchange said it may lift the warning, extend the review, or end trading support if the issues are not resolved. Separately, Binance will remove AIXBT/USDC, DOLO/USDC, ENJ/USDC, HUMA/USDC, SXT/USDC, TNSR/USDC and TURTLE/USDC at 03:00 UTC on Sept. 25, citing low liquidity and trading volume.

September 17, 2026

22:11 Market

BitMEX Delists XBTUSD, Ending the Bitcoin Contract That Shaped Perpetual Futures

BitMEX delists XBTUSD after more than 10 years BitMEX has settled and delisted XBTUSD, the Bitcoin contract it launched on May 13, 2016 and described as the world’s first perpetual swap. The product became the template for perpetual futures now used by exchanges including Binance, Bybit, OKX and Hyperliquid, which BitMEX says account for more than 75% of crypto trading volume. BitMEX itself is set to shut down on September 23.

September 11, 2026

06:55 Market

Raydium Buybacks Accelerate After StonkFun Shifts Launches to LaunchLab

Raydium buybacks jump after StonkFun moves launches to LaunchLab RAY surged 27% in 24 hours and 105% over seven days after Solana launchpad StonkFun routed all new token launches to Raydium’s LaunchLab on Sept. 5, pushing more trading through Raydium pools. The protocol uses 12% of trading fees to buy RAY daily, and spent $640,788 on Sept. 8 in its biggest one-day buyback since February 2025; StonkFun generated $5.88 million in revenue over the past week.

September 8, 2026

22:42 Market

PONS-driven trading surge lifts Robinhood Chain fees to a record $6 million in one day

PONS surge pushes Robinhood Chain fees to record highs Robinhood Chain posted a record $6 million in daily fees on Sept. 4, with seven-day fees jumping to about $25 million from $1.4 million a week earlier as DEX volume rose to $12.4 billion, more than double the prior week. The move coincided with a breakout in PONS, which hit an all-time high valuation above $970 million on Sept. 5 and is up more than 200% over the past week.

September 4, 2026

08:12 Market

Crypto Trading Terminals Top $1 Billion in Daily Volume for First Time Since January 2025

Crypto trading terminal volume tops $1B as Robinhood Chain takes 81% share Daily volume across crypto trading terminals hit $1.03 billion on Wednesday, Sept. 2, the first time above $1 billion since the Official Trump token launch in January 2025, based on data cited by onchain analyst adam_tehc. Robinhood Chain accounted for $834.7 million, or 81.2% of the total, while gmgn and fomo processed $747.94 million combined, about 73% of all terminal flow.

August 29, 2026

15:11 Market

Upbit Keeps Lead in South Korea as Bitcoin Rally Lifts Local Crypto Trading

Upbit tops South Korea’s crypto market with $1.04B daily spot volume Upbit handled about $1.04 billion in 24-hour spot trading volume, more than Bithumb, Coinone and Korbit combined, as Korean retail traders returned to local exchanges after bitcoin climbed above $80,000 in late August. Bithumb logged roughly $632.6 million, while Coinone and Korbit posted about $67.9 million and $11 million, respectively.

August 28, 2026

21:10 Market

HyENA to Close All Markets by Sept. 2 After More Than $4 Billion in Trading

HyENA to shut all markets by Sept. 2 HyENA will delist all of its markets between Aug. 31 and Sept. 2, removing one market per hour and automatically settling open positions as margin is returned to users’ spot balances. The Hyperliquid-based platform said HLPe depositors can redeem via Upshift at a 1:1 rate, and linked the shutdown to changes in Hyperliquid’s stablecoin setup that reduced opportunities for USDe-backed margin products.

August 26, 2026

22:10 Market

Binance to Pause Ethereum Transfers for Maintenance, Delist ICX, SCRT and STORJ

Binance to suspend ETH transfers on Aug. 27, delist ICX, SCRT and STORJ Binance said it will pause deposits and withdrawals on the Ethereum network for about one hour on Aug. 27 to support wallet maintenance, while trading of ETH-based tokens will continue as normal. Separately, the exchange said it will delist ICON (ICX), Secret (SCRT) and Storj (STORJ) on Sept. 3 by removing all spot trading pairs; SCRT has fallen 25% in the past 24 hours since the announcement.

August 20, 2026

10:26 Market

Binance to Remove ICX, SCRT and STORJ Spot Pairs on September 3

Binance to delist ICX, SCRT and STORJ on September 3 Binance said it will remove spot trading pairs for ICON, Secret and Storj at 03:00 UTC on September 3 after a periodic asset review, and all three tokens hit fresh all-time lows after the announcement. SCRT fell to $0.02073, ICX to $0.01529, and STORJ briefly touched $0.03749, while each project is also facing separate pressure including Secret’s migration, ICON’s shutdown, and Storj Labs’ Chapter 11 filing.

August 17, 2026

06:27 Market

Binance Moves Ahead of CME in Bitcoin Futures Open Interest as Basis Trade Fades

Binance overtakes CME in Bitcoin futures open interest Binance now holds about 148,500 BTC in Bitcoin futures open interest, ahead of CME’s 102,840 for the first time since late 2023, as the cash-and-carry basis trade that fueled CME’s rise lost its appeal. With annualized basis returns falling to roughly 3% by mid-2026, below two-year Treasury yields, hedge funds and market makers unwound CME positions and some shifted to offshore perpetual futures.

August 11, 2026

15:56 Market

Kraken Pro Increases BTC/USD Margin Leverage Ceiling to 20x in Select Markets

Kraken Pro raises BTC/USD margin leverage to 20x Kraken Pro has raised the maximum leverage on BTC/USD margin positions to 20x for eligible traders in select markets. The change applies only to BTC/USD margin, not other pairs or futures, while the margin engine, liquidation price, margin ratio, take-profit/stop-loss tools, and margin fees remain unchanged. Eligibility depends on local regulations and is shown in the Kraken Pro app.

August 9, 2026

21:40 Market

Kraken Sets Aug. 27 Withdrawal Cutoff for 21 Delisted Tokens

Kraken sets Aug. 27 withdrawal deadline for 21 delisted tokens Kraken said users have until Aug. 27 at 14:00 UTC to withdraw 21 delisted tokens before withdrawals are permanently disabled. Any remaining balances will be automatically liquidated from Sept. 1 to Sept. 5, with Kraken warning some assets trade in limited or inactive markets and could generate minimal or no proceeds. TEER carries added risk because Kraken says the project has ceased operations and on-chain transactions no longer function.

15:25 Market

Coinbase Ends Trading for Five Tokens Across Main Platforms, Keeps Withdrawals Available

Coinbase halts trading for IDEX, LRC, OMNI, PIRATE and FIS Coinbase disabled trading for Idex (IDEX), Loopring (LRC), Omni Network (OMNI), Pirate Nation (PIRATE) and StaFi (FIS) on Aug. 7 across Coinbase Simple and Advanced Trade, Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Prime. Holders can still access balances and withdraw the tokens, but Coinbase has not announced any automatic conversion, liquidation or return date for the markets.

August 7, 2026

20:12 Market

Flash Trade Seeks Buyer as Solana Perpetuals Exchange Prepares Wind-Down

Flash Trade seeks buyer as Solana perps exchange plans shutdown Flash Trade said Friday it will wind down unless it finds a buyer for its Solana perpetuals exchange, saying the move was not driven by money but by "direction," shrinking market participation and the team’s view of where crypto is heading. It is seeking a sale of its tech stack, brand and IP, with proceeds to be distributed pro rata to FAF holders; team tokens will not share in the payout, and withdrawals remain open.

August 5, 2026

21:41 Market

Kraken Opens Trading for Squid Token QUID, With App Access to Follow

Kraken lists Squid token QUID for trading Kraken said funding and trading for Squid’s native token, QUID, went live on Aug. 4, 2026. QUID is tied to Squid, a cross-chain platform launched in 2023 that says it supports more than 20,000 tokens across 100+ chains and has routed over $6 billion in volume for more than 1 million users. Trading via Kraken App and Instant Buy will follow once liquidity conditions are met, and geographic restrictions may apply.

July 29, 2026

10:34 Market

Backpack Exchange Adds TRX Spot Trading and Perpetual Contracts

Backpack Exchange lists TRX spot and perpetual contracts TRON DAO said Backpack Exchange has launched TRX spot trading and perpetual contracts, giving users in eligible jurisdictions access to both markets on the regulated platform. Backpack says it supports users in more than 150 countries and has processed over $400 billion in cumulative trading volume, expanding market access for TRON’s native token.

08:56 Market

TradeXYZ to cover liquidation losses after sharp SK Hynix mark price drop on Hyperliquid

TradeXYZ to reimburse SK Hynix liquidation losses on Hyperliquid TradeXYZ said it will compensate users for liquidation losses after SK Hynix’s mark price on Hyperliquid fell to $917.25 from $1,127.90 at 11:01 p.m. UTC on July 27, triggering forced liquidations. The platform said its oracle tracked external prices correctly and that the move came from a major South Korean premarket exchange, but it will still make a one-time discretionary payout, with eligibility details and payments due in the next few days.

July 27, 2026

14:21 Market

Pump.fun’s PUMP rises above $0.002 after BOOST launch drives higher trading volume

Pump.fun’s PUMP climbs above $0.002 after BOOST rollout Pump.fun’s PUMP token rose above $0.002 on July 27, trading around $0.00214 after the platform launched BOOST, a mechanism that uses targeted token purchases and permanent burns for eligible assets after bonding curves are completed. CoinGecko data showed 24-hour volume jumped 183.8% to more than $85 million, while Cryptonary’s recommendation also added to buying pressure.

July 26, 2026

13:31 Market

BitMEX to Close on Sept. 23 as Crypto Week Mixes Bottom Calls With Macro Pressure

BitMEX to shut down on September 23 BitMEX, described here as the world’s first perpetuals DEX, will shut down on Sept. 23, marking the end of one of crypto’s most influential early trading venues. The closure stood out as the week’s biggest crypto-native story, fueling a wave of industry nostalgia even as critics noted the platform also wiped out many traders.

05:30 Market

BitMart begins phased exchange shutdown as BMX drops about 63%

BitMart begins exchange shutdown, to end trading on Aug. 26 BitMart has begun a phased shutdown of its global crypto exchange, stopping new registrations, crypto and fiat deposits, and new orders from 01:30 UTC on July 26 after a review of operating conditions, the market environment, and future strategy. All spot, futures, and other trading will end at 01:00 UTC on Aug. 26, while BMX fell about 63% in 24 hours after the announcement.

05:00 Market

Upbit Adds MORPHO and EUL to KRW Market, Delays Euler Trading Start

Upbit lists MORPHO and EUL on KRW market, delays Euler launch Upbit added MORPHO/KRW and EUL/KRW, expanding direct won trading for two Ethereum-based lending tokens, but pushed EUL trading on July 26 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. KST. Deposits and withdrawals for both assets are limited to Ethereum, and Upbit imposed opening controls on EUL including a five-minute buy block and limit-only orders for about two hours. EUL rose about 74% before launch.

July 23, 2026

08:01 Market

Hyperliquid Open Interest Rises to $11.51 Billion as HIP-3 RWA Perps Pass Bitcoin

Hyperliquid open interest hits $11.51B as RWA perps overtake Bitcoin Hyperliquid’s total open interest has climbed to $11.51 billion, its highest level since the Oct. 10 crash, with HIP-3 builder markets now holding $3.61 billion. That pushed RWA perpetuals past Bitcoin as the biggest slice of the platform’s book, while Hyperliquid’s share of perp open interest versus major centralized exchanges rose to a record 9.5%, even though its own OI is still about 23% below the roughly $15 billion peak.

July 21, 2026

22:31 Market

Sui passes 4.5 billion transactions as daily active addresses reach 1.2 million

Sui passes 4.5B transactions as daily active addresses reach 1.2M Sui has crossed 4.5 billion cumulative transactions, with SuiScan data also showing about 1.2 million daily active addresses for the Move-based layer-1. The figures strengthen Sui’s activity case in the crowded L1 market, though the data still needs caution because transaction and wallet totals can be inflated by bots, testing activity, gaming loops, and other automated flows.

July 16, 2026

15:19 Market

Binance says most EU withdrawals after July changes went to self-custody wallets

Binance says 70% of EU withdrawals moved to self-custody wallets Binance says 70% of funds withdrawn by European users after its July changes went to self-custody wallets rather than rival exchanges, pointing to a shift away from centralized platforms. The figures suggest many EU traders chose direct control of their assets after MiCA-related changes instead of re-registering elsewhere.

10:01 Market

U.S. government transfers 54.89 billion SHIB tied to FTX seizure

US government moves 54.89B SHIB seized from FTX The U.S. government transferred 54.89 billion SHIB worth about $235,500 from a wallet holding assets seized from FTX and Alameda Research, Arkham Intelligence said. The tokens were sent in two transactions to an unlabeled wallet, leaving the original government address with no SHIB; Arkham also flagged separate transfers of $19.62 million in USDT and about $9.3 million in ETH to Coinbase.

July 14, 2026

08:20 Market

Binance to remove six margin trading pairs on July 17

Binance to delist six margin trading pairs on July 17 Binance said it will remove the cross-margin pairs 1INCH/USDC, LPT/USDC, MAGIC/USDC, MASK/USDC and SUSHI/USDC, plus the isolated-margin pair USDP/USDT, at 3 p.m. Korea time on July 17. Borrowing for USDP/USDT isolated margin will be suspended from 3 p.m. on July 14, and when the change takes effect, positions will be auto-liquidated and open orders canceled. Assets will remain tradable on other Binance pairs.

July 13, 2026

21:01 Market

Circle Rises on Trust Bank Approval, but USDC Competition Keeps Pressure on Stock

Circle jumps on trust bank approval, but bearish signals remain Circle (CRCL) rose nearly 5% Friday to $66.14 after U.S. regulators approved its national trust bank, but the stock is still down about 20% this year and the chart remains under pressure. The article points to a broken head-and-shoulders pattern, Chaikin Money Flow at -0.38, and stronger stablecoin rivals including OUSD and USDG; Robert W. Baird kept a Buy rating on July 13 but cut its target from $138 to $100.

11:46 Market

Binance futures volume rose to $1.61 trillion in June as crypto spot trading weakened

Binance futures volume hits $1.61T in June Binance’s futures trading volume jumped 80% month over month to $1.61 trillion in June, its highest level of 2026, according to CryptoQuant analyst Maarten Regterschot. The exchange far outpaced OKX at $609 billion and Bybit at $434 billion, even as broader crypto activity stayed weak and centralized exchange spot volume fell to $3 trillion in Q2, the lowest in two years.