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Bitcoin Faces Near-Term Headwinds as Fed Tightening Looms, CoinShares Says

Hot inflation data may cap Bitcoin below $80k near-term, but Treasury bond buyback failures could trigger major medium-term rally, analysis shows.

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Albuquerque Bans Bitcoin ATMs, Citing 90% Fraud Rate

New Mexico city joins Indiana, Tennessee, and Minnesota in prohibiting crypto kiosks, citing scam epidemic and irreversible transactions used by criminals.

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Vitalik Proposes Slashing Quantum-Safe Privacy Costs on Ethereum by 99%

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin pushes EIP-8288 to reduce quantum-resistant private transaction costs from 10M gas to tens of thousands.

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Bitcoin SOPR Metric Flashes Longest Bull Signal of 2026 — But Analysts Warn Floor May Not Be In

Bitcoin's spent output profit ratio hits three-week bullish streak, yet top analysts remain cautious on whether bear market has truly ended.

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Uzbekistan Launches Stablecoin Pilot With Government-Backed Som Token

Central Asian nation tests HUMO stablecoin pegged to Uzbek som, with 20+ merchants and banking integration planned over 12-month trial period.

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Liquid Bridge Drained of $320M in Bitcoin — White-Hat Claim Triggers Pause

Blockstream's Liquid sidechain halted after 4,000 BTC withdrawn via Elements bug. Purported white hats demand patch before returning funds.

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Ancient Bitcoin Wallets Worth $15M Stir as Decade-Old Hodlers Cash Out

Four dormant Bitcoin wallets holding over 200 BTC awakened in early September, with one 146 BTC stash untouched since 2013 signaling a potential sale via Coinbase.

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Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $3.8B in Strongest Three-Week Run of 2026

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attract nearly $1B weekly as institutional demand surges, though year-to-date flows remain slightly negative.