NewsDesk
The wire: crypto and markets news from other outlets, newest first.
AI summaryStories from the outlets we follow, summarised by AI and linked to the original. A story whose AI summary is not ready is held for an editor; older items may still show the outlet’s own summary, quoted and labelled. Bullish, Bearish and Neutral are an AI reading of a story’s tone, not investment advice.6 publishers843 storiesWhere AI is used
Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave after five years, Yi He says
Binance's chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving the exchange after more than five years, co-CEO Yi He said. Justin Yek, formerly of Airwallex, will replace him.
Open storyOn the Wire
Stories from our sources, newest first, each credited to the publisher and linked to the original.
Fidelity says preferred stock has funded 136,000 Bitcoin purchases since 2025
Bitcoin treasury firms such as Strategy and Strive are weighing fresh preferred stock sales against dividend bills and buybacks, Fidelity Digital Assets says, as the securities fund large Bitcoin…
Xapo CEO Seamus Rocca says wealthy Bitcoin holders turn to loans and yield
Xapo Bank's chief executive told CoinDesk that long-term Bitcoin investors increasingly borrow against their coins or earn interest in BTC, treating the asset more like private banking wealth than a…
Bitcoin falls below $80,000 as US evacuates Middle East personnel
Bitcoin dropped to its weakest level in over a month on Saturday as the US began evacuating embassy and military staff across the Middle East over feared Iranian attacks, CoinDesk reports.
BNB Chain leads tokenised equities as Q3 volume hits $25.6bn
BNB Chain captured more than half of tokenised-equity DEX volume in Q3 2026, with trading about eleven times the previous quarter, according to Blockworks data.
Bitcoin holds near $80,500 as sellers keep pressure on $80,350 support
Bitcoin traded around $80,500 on Saturday morning, with shorter-term charts favouring sellers and a daily close below $80,000 opening the way to $78,000, Bitcoin.com News reports.
Apex Group CEO Peter Hughes says CLARITY Act failure hands edge to Asia and Middle East
Peter Hughes of Apex Group says the US Senate's failure to advance the CLARITY Act will push digital asset business towards Asia, the Middle East and Bermuda, with Europe unlikely to gain.
