What's happening: Bitcoin ETF Custody Concentrates Power, Raising Systemic Risk
Spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds now hold over $54 billion, roughly 1.5 million BTC. The ETF structure places the underlying coins in a trust controlled by a handful of custodians, with Coinbase identified as the dominant custodian, creating a single point of operational failure.
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Crypto markets, down after mid‑October liquidations with BTC and ETH below early‑October highs, face a packed calendar this week that could alter momentum. Key catalysts include ETHZilla's 1‑for‑10 reverse split on Oct. 20 and Zilliqa’s major Zilliqa 2.0 hard fork on Oct. 22, alongside Coinbase’s planned trading suspension Oct. 25 and Circle’s seminar on stablecoin settlement. Macro and policy events — notably the Federal Reserve’s Payments Innovation Conference and U.S. inflation prints — add potential volatility as traders look for signals on liquidity and monetary outlook. Together, these developments could drive short‑term price swings, affect liquidity and trading windows, and influence broader market sentiment toward risk assets.

I might found the $TAO of BNB Chain. It’s the first AI-powered Layer 2 built with the OP Stack and launched exclusively on Binance Web3 (FourMeme). Bridge, explorer, and contracts are live. Think Bittensor, but running on BSC — decentralized AI, real...

In this episode, Karia Samaroo discusses the $180 million acquisition of his former company WonderFi by Robinhood and his new venture xTAO, which builds on the decentralized AI network Bittensor. He explains how Bittensor’s subnet architecture enables decentralized AI services and...

A new analysis finds roughly 88% of crypto airdrops fail to deliver sustained value, leaving recipients with worthless tokens and damaging project credibility. Azura CEO Jackson Denka argues airdrops could be salvaged through better incentive design, tighter distribution controls and...

Veteran macro investor Dan Tapiero posed the provocative question that “hyperbitcoinization” may be beginning as gold surges and confidence in fiat currencies weakens, a theme explored in CryptoSlate’s analysis. The piece links rising gold prices and public distrust in fiat...

Analysts say Bitcoin’s next sustained rally is likely to begin only after early, long-term holders — colloquially ‘OGs’ — finish taking profits, as significant selling pressure is weighing on prices. Realized gains from long-term holders have hit record levels, peaking...
Saw this a lot in my feed. DeepSeek out performing the rest in AI trading. How does this work? I thought trading strategies work best if you have your own unique strategy that is better than others, AND no one else...

Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary predicts AI will soon automate most retail purchases but says blockchain will be needed to complete payments, enabling services to autonomously buy items like a coffee. He argues tokenized digital assets and decentralized ledgers can...

A Coinbase survey found 67% of institutional investors expect Bitcoin to be bullish over the next three to six months, signaling broad confidence ahead of a potentially strong Q4 for crypto. Respondents cited multiple tailwinds — including macro factors, increased...

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said the company can convert $100 million of newly raised capital into Bitcoin within about an hour, a deployment speed he argues outpaces any other investment class. Saylor framed the firm's rapid onramps and custody capabilities...

Solana looking very constructive here. RSI nearing a momentum breakout. MACD heading for a bullish cross (not confirmed) Potential W (double bottom) forming up. Price target here is $250 if the W confirms, which will happen on a neckline break. Key...

It's looking to be a great period for #Bitcoin. A massive correction on the markets, a flash crash, retest of the lows and now we're grinding upwards again. It's facing a crucial resistance zone. I assume we'll break through it during this...

Ethereum developer Federico Carrone warned that venture firm Paradigm’s expanding influence—through hiring key researchers, funding critical open‑source libraries and incubating Tempo, a Stripe‑backed corporate layer‑1—poses a “tail risk” that could shift the network away from its decentralized, philosophical ethos. Carrone...
“Concretely, let’s start with this trivial example: breach transactions in Lightning publish hashes on chain.” Heh, I was using that exact example with someone the other day. It's a good one. Lightning absolutely needs proof-of-arbitrary-data-publication to work.

ETHEREUM SPOT ETFS SOLD $311.9M WORTH OF $ETH LAST WEEK, WITH BLACKROCK SELLING $245M https://t.co/PFRJdLKkkp

Governments from Beijing to Berlin and London are accelerating rollouts of digital identity systems in 2025 that promise convenience and security but risk turning access to everyday services—including food and commerce—into contingent privileges tied to electronic credentials. The trend combines...

💥BREAKING: BLACKROCK JUST ANNOUNCED WILL LAUNCH A #BITCOIN ETP IN UK TODAY TRILLIONS OF INFLOWS INCOMING! https://t.co/3RBVgSK7AF

BITCOIN HASH RATE HITS A NEW ALL TIME HIGH! https://t.co/vK7DwPVmoF

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo has staked his NYC mayoral comeback on turning the city into the world’s leading crypto and tech hub, signaling a pro-industry, innovation-focused platform. He is pitching policies aimed at attracting crypto firms and investment...
👏 good discussions lead to good outcomes. 币安人生 being the first Chinese ticker on Base App, from BNB Chain. Big hearts. Open systems. Follow the users.

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In this episode, host Andy Pickering talks with Tony Pham, CMO of Kava, about how the Cosmos‑based blockchain is accelerating Web3 adoption by combining fast, interoperable consensus with Ethereum‑compatible smart contracts. Pham highlights Kava’s cross‑chain lending, staking, and DeFi products,...

BITCOIN HITS $111,000 🚀 https://t.co/fbeDiFtRw8

BREAKING 🚨 OVER $220M WORTH OF TOKENS ARE SET TO UNLOCK THIS WEEK! The biggest is $80M unlocked by $TON on October 23rd https://t.co/f5xnl8GSP8

Bitcoin mining briefly became easier after a recent drop in network difficulty, but that respite may be short-lived as network hashrate surged to a record above 1.2 trillion hashes per second. The elevated hashrate—despite the difficulty decline—indicates miners are rapidly...

POLYMARKET USERS GIVE #BITCOIN A 30% CHANCE OF HITTING $100K IN OCTOBER, BUT JUST A 1% CHANCE OF BREAKING $150K https://t.co/2q4OGnfXAQ
With the rise of meme coins, hackers are targeting social media accounts (as they usually have lower security measures) to post CAs. Beware that official accounts do not endorse any specific memes.

The SEC has approved new crypto rules that industry proponents say represent a landmark regulatory shift, clarifying how digital assets will be treated and reshaping the market for issuers, advisors and retail investors. Proponents argue the rules provide a clearer...

$109,000 BITCOIN 🚀 https://t.co/inNChGXxej

BREAKING 🚨 Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says "You don't need to buy a full Bitcoin or Eth to get started. you can start buying and holding Crypto with a few dollars. it's never too late." https://t.co/IJ6DLwYJsH

💥BREAKING: 🇺🇸 FED ANNOUNCED TO HOST CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON BITCOIN AND CRYPTO PAYMENTS TOMORROW! https://t.co/vhBVz6G97K
Don’t become exit liquidity for coordinated token pumps.
It would be good for Solana if there was an open source prop amm codebase that anyone could spin up. It wouldn’t need to competitive with the pro ones on pairs they serve but know to be reliable enough that aggregators...
A GKR tutorial: https://t.co/Oo7jraC4sy
That last sentence in Frank’s tweet runs deep. I think it’s basically the anti-thesis of Kyle Samani’s thesis that “privacy is just a feature, not a product”. Time will tell!
When #Altcoin run? Good question. I'm asking that myself too, but in reality, the fact that everyone is depressed and angry is literally based from expectations from the previous cycles. They don't exist anymore. It's a completely different, longer cycle, correlated with liquidity. I'm...
Prop amms are incredible technology
A common misconception is that crypto is too expensive for new people. You don’t need to buy a full Bitcoin or ETH to get started. You can start buying and holding crypto with a few dollars. It’s never too late.

Month after month, euro yields on @aave are outperforming the traditional European Central Bank–linked rates that fintechs and banks rely on today. Smart money is on Aave. https://t.co/3V90J5Qsg5
X releasing handles for sale is a strong signal that namespaces are a valuable form of social capital. This is exactly why @LC lets apps create their own namespaces directly onchain and monetize them: https://t.co/p6KBvuIDCt
If there's one thing that Gold has shown, retail isn't gone, they'll be buying whatever goes up. Given that Gold ran up from $12T to $30T in a few years, and #Crypto is only $4T, we all know what's next....

BITCOIN/GOLD PAIR MASSIVELY OVERSOLD! https://t.co/ifIR2UOMw4
AI is about to collide with blockchain and change everything. Imagine ordering your coffee by voice, AI finds the café, and blockchain processes your payment instantly. That’s the next revolution in business. Faster, smarter, fully on-chain. The question is: who...

UPDATE 🚨 GEMINI PARTNER DAVID GOKHSHTEIN SAYS THE BULL RUN HASN'T EVEN STARTED https://t.co/D69rACRAKC

BULLISH 🚨 JACK DORSEY’S SQUARE JUST ANNOUNCED A FREE PAY WITH #BITCOIN MARKETING KIT FOR ITS 4 MILLION BUSINESSES 🚀 https://t.co/HjNrTcsOBV

Ethereum treasury company investors don’t know about the ETHBTC chart. https://t.co/15maQy9lSw
This is a reminder that there’s absolutely no reason that Bitcoin’s price is down here now. It was just irrational fear around tariff threats, and that fear materialized into a mass liquidation of crypto traders/firms. Up will resume shortly, and it...
Sentient has firmly established itself as a top-tier research outfit — arguably the best in the Crypto x AI sector. Kudos to the team for getting multiple research papers accepted at @NeurIPSConf — one of the world’s toughest AI venues. 🔥
2021 bull market vs. 2025 bull market https://t.co/lQ0cLuNgZ4

Gold leads today, Crypto will lead soon. https://t.co/bF2eRRR5a3