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Bitcoin is facing renewed downside risks as bearish technical signals, a potential liquidity gap near $74,000, and shifting trading activity raise questions about the strength of its recovery. Meanwhile, data from Glassnode and Fasanara Digital show that traditional financial assets are capturing a growing share of derivatives activity on crypto trading platforms. The combination puts…

A new Cardano scaling test has an unusually useful feature: it explains why its headline speed gain is smaller than the biggest numbers attached to the technology. Input Output’s October 22 Hydra report replays a real application workload and measures what changed. TL;DR A replay of Midnight claim transactions found roughly 1.9 times the throughput…

Cardano developers now have a public environment for preparing the Dijkstra upgrade, but its name needs careful reading. The test network is available; the transition to Dijkstra’s new protocol rules is still a separate step. TL;DR Intersect’s October 24 update says the refreshed Dijkstra testnet became public on October 21. It currently runs Conway protocol…

Tether is trying to make Bitcoin mining equipment easier to operate as one system. Its October 24 announcement brings 15 industry participants behind an open software framework, shifting the focus from buying more machines to making existing infrastructure work together. TL;DR Mining companies, hardware makers and pools have committed to integrations with Tether’s MDK. The…

Electrum disclosed a wallet flaw on October 24 that could turn a Bitcoin fee adjustment into an unintended payment. Its advisory explains how an apparently routine approval became dangerous. TL;DR Version 4.8.3 fixes the flaw. Downloads are available from Electrum’s official site. Each transaction approval still needs its destinations and amounts checked. The dangerous moment…