Bitcoin

Ether Falls Below $2,300 as 28-Day Loss Reaches 14.7%
ETH lagged bitcoin by 9.15 percentage points over matched nearly four-week windows, while US ether ETFs recorded another outflow on Oct. 22.

Arthur Hayes Says He Sold Maelstrom’s Directional Book
Hayes-linked wallets transferred 8,000 ETH and six other tokens, contrasting with his Oct. 15 declaration that he was long Bitcoin and Ether.

Bitcoin and Ethereum Take Different Paths to Post-Quantum Wallets
Ethereum contracts can verify alternative signatures today, but protecting existing accounts requires more than adding a new signer. Bitcoin’s P2MR proposal does not itself add post-quantum signatures.

Tether-Backed Utexo Sets November 28 Launch for Bridged USDT on Bitcoin
Professional operators can now test the RGB-based token on Bitcoin Signet. Its backing will sit in USDT0 locked on Arbitrum.

Bitcoin Falls 3.7% to Test $81,500 ETF Cost Basis
Glassnode’s estimated ETF holding cost, last dated Oct. 19, has acted as support in October after capping bitcoin’s May rally.

Government-Linked $1 Billion Bitcoin Transfer Led to Coinbase Prime Addresses
The October 8 transaction passed through unlabeled addresses before reaching Arkham-labeled Coinbase deposits. That establishes an exchange-linked destination, not a sale.

Chinese Prosecutors Seek Confiscation of 61,896 Bitcoin in Qian Case
The Tianjin application provides for victim restitution, while ownership claims to the UK-held coins must be assessed under Chinese law.

Dolomite Adds $100 Million in Concrete’s Bitcoin-Backed Collateral
Concrete can borrow against Bitcoin held at BitGo, but liquidations require offchain custody settlement rather than an instant onchain sale.

SideSwap Reports About 600 Redemptions After Reopening L-BTC Swaps
The provider is paying users from its own bitcoin wallet while Liquid federation reserves still cover about 85.8% of outstanding L-BTC.

COMP Jumps 27%, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether
COMP also led both benchmarks over seven and 28 days, while Compound’s total value locked remained below its late-September level.





