
NYT investigation revives Adam Back as possible Bitcoin creator
The New York Times ran a 12,000‑word investigation suggesting British cryptographer Adam Back authored Bitcoin, citing linguistic quirks, libertarian ties and his Hashcash background, but offered no definitive proof. Back has publicly refuted the claim, calling the parallels coincidental. The report follows a pattern of past misidentifications of Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Tether’s USDT has seen its market share slide from about 70% in November 2024 to 59.9% by October 2025 even as its total supply hovers near $181 billion, while Circle’s USDC rose from 20.5% to 25.3% over the same period. The shift has accelerated alongside enforcement of Europe’s MiCA rules, though on-chain flows and issuer responses suggest the change is driven by regulatory access and institutional preference rather than depegging risk. The result is growing competition and fragmentation in the stablecoin market, with implications for liquidity, cross-border payments and where issuers choose to domicile or certify reserves.

XAI's Grok 4 offers crypto investors a workflow to turn noisy social and on‑chain data into repeatable, ranked investment signals by combining real‑time X mentions, DeepSearch web context and higher‑reasoning summaries. The tool automates sentiment and velocity scans, white‑paper and...

Major crypto and fintech trade groups including the Blockchain Association and the Crypto Council for Innovation urged the CFPB to finalize an open-banking rule that would ensure consumers — not banks — control access to their financial data. The letter...

A coalition of crypto, fintech and retail groups urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to preserve strong open‑banking protections in pending Rule 1033, warning that big banks’ efforts to charge for customer data access or narrow who qualifies as a...

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) began trading in the UK on Oct. 20, opening a regulated route for British investors to gain Bitcoin exposure after the FCA reversed its prior ban. Analysts and market-watchers estimate the new market could channel...

US political turmoil — marked by widespread “No Kings” protests, a prolonged government shutdown and deep partisan division — has eroded institutional confidence and driven investors away from crypto exchange-traded funds. The sector has seen sustained outflows as risk appetite...

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson warned that while corporate blockchains can accelerate mainstream crypto adoption, “corpo chains” that keep centralized control will be abandoned unless they adopt crypto’s permissionless, decentralized ethos and interoperable technologies like zk-rollups. He argued enterprises should embrace...

British Columbia will ban new cryptocurrency mining connections to its Hydro power grid, citing grid protection and reliability concerns. The move immediately curtails expansion by energy-intensive miners and aims to preserve capacity for other customers amid rising electricity demand. Industry...

Guide explains how traders can use ChatGPT to convert crypto headlines into actionable buy/sell signals by feeding specific prompts and iterating with follow‑ups. It emphasizes prompt quality and blending news signals with broader market context—illustrated by a Pi Network example...

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal publicly said he’s been “questioning his loyalty” to Ethereum after criticizing the Ethereum community for underappreciating Polygon’s role as a Layer-2 scaling solution, drawing a direct response from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. The exchange highlights escalating...

Coinbase urged the U.S. Treasury to embrace blockchain-native tools—blockchain analytics, AI, APIs—and create legal safe-harbors so firms can deploy them to modernize anti-money-laundering efforts. The company argues these measures would enable real-time transaction monitoring and better information-sharing between industry and...

On-chain analyst Willy Woo warned that the next crypto bear market may be triggered not by crypto-specific events but by a macroeconomic business-cycle downturn similar to 2008 — a type of broad recession that predates Bitcoin. Woo argues such a...

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the U.S. government shutdown is likely to end this week, signaling a quick return to normal federal operations. The expected reopening could revive stalled regulatory work, notably on cryptocurrency policy and oversight that...
I really appreciate both @sandeepnailwal's personal contributions and @0xPolygon's immensely valuable role in the ethereum ecosystem. To recap: * Polygon hosts @Polymarket, which is probably the single most successful example of a "not just boring finance" app that has actually been successful...
💥BREAKING: COINBASE ACQUIRES ECHO FOR $375M!

BitMine chairman Tom Lee urged investors to view Ethereum’s recent “price dislocation” as a buying opportunity, saying the token is poised to enter a long-term supercycle. Lee characterized current levels as an attractive risk/reward entry ahead of anticipated structural upside...

9 consecutive green weekly candles for gold. This is what peak euphoria looks like. Bitcoin will experience this soon too. https://t.co/JbWwmFctVW

67% OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS PREDICT BITCOIN WILL HIT $130K WITHIN 3–6 MONTHS! https://t.co/lEiOBzwnRw

In this episode, Animoca Brands co‑founder Yat Siu argues that altcoins will eventually eclipse Bitcoin by delivering a portable, verifiable reputation layer built on zero‑knowledge proofs, which can power cross‑chain identity and trust in Web3. He outlines Animoca’s upcoming Hong Kong...

Polymarket traders now predict the U.S. government shutdown will end on November 6th. Bullish for the markets! https://t.co/7eWXda4uH9
USDS is now backed, in part, by 1 billion dollars of highly credit enhanced loans to businesses such as Caesars Entertainment, Burger King and Virgin Media

Meteora is trading at an implied $1 billion fully diluted pre‑market valuation ahead of its token generation event Thursday, down from a $1.8 billion opening on Oct. 10 and reflecting gradual pullback since the broader altcoin sell‑off. The Solana DEX—third‑largest...

Scanning the monthly chart of #Bitcoin. It simply shows a clear sideways consolidation. No peak. No bottom. Just consolidation before the next big breakout upwards. https://t.co/WWkitE1OYm

I will only open a Bitcoin trade at the golden opportunity. No time to haste. Patience is key now. https://t.co/QL1X03TxVC

VIX dropping fast 👇 Calm returning to the Stock Market. Bullish for Bitcoin and Crypto. https://t.co/MSKN17xOXW

YESTERDAY: 1. IVAN WARNS ABOUT BITCOIN DUMP 2. GUY IN COMMENTS: "Lost all credibility Ivan" TODAY: 📉📉📉📉📉📉📉 cant make this shit up 😂😂 https://t.co/4Q15TS3luF

BREAKING 🚨 SPACEX HAS MOVED $268M IN #BITCOIN, IT’S FIRST MAJOR $BTC TRANSFER IN THREE MONTHS! https://t.co/SAuu85dhVU
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The prime reason that I've not been hit a lot by the recent crash is that I've erased trading with leverage on #Altcoins. Altcoins are volatile and on steroids themselves, you don't need to use leverage to increase risk. Use leverage to...

THE MORE TIMES BITCOIN RETESTS THIS LEVEL, THE WEAKER IT BECOMES. https://t.co/OrRZqiFaA7
I’M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW BITCOIN IS OVER SOLD

BULLISH 🚨 ONLY 3-4% OF CAPITAL ROTATION FROM GOLD TO BITCOIN COULD DOUBLE $BTC FROM CURRENT LEVELS! https://t.co/5iihhWCree
BULLISH 🚨 MICHAEL SAYLOR URGES SAUDI ARABIA'S $3 TRILLION SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND TO BUY "ALL THE #BITCOIN" https://t.co/STajx2KEtY
Another day, another ATH. 959 more ZEC shielded.

#BITCOIN WILL CRASH AGAIN!!!! Watch NOW:👇 https://t.co/aB6rs8OH0k https://t.co/HJheeVjtea
fluffypony comeback arc in the face of ZEC 400% rally is actually exactly what I needed to see on the TL tonight

Amazing Bitcoin short by one of our traders in the Private TG group. All entries were shared in advance. Want access to setups like these too? Apply for access here 👇 https://t.co/5JKYrm7MWu https://t.co/ZlhTpo2OIB

Ethereum rejection number two at the 20 day EMA. Bulls need to get their act together asap. https://t.co/tPsRI22p3I
Can someone please invite me to the Ansem and Mert group chat that is coordinating the Zcash pump? Me and my ZEC bags would like to contribute
This industry is really entering a DGAF era Founders publicly taking down market makers and CEXes for extortionate listings fees Core devs tearing the EF to shreds and disclosing laughable comp packages What’s the next domino to fall?
For a long time, the first rule of Ethereum was you didn’t talk about the rules of (building in) Ethereum Glad to see that’s all changing
Podcasters getting sponsored by billionaires to the tune of 3 bucks an episode while core devs make $100k a year is just so crypto

ASTER LEADS PERP DEX VOLUME RANKINGS WITH $10.6B IN 24H, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY LIGHTER AT $10.1B AND HYPERLIQUID AT $8B https://t.co/9TCGhKOe6D
NIGHTLY RECAP -- STATE OF CRYPTO https://t.co/Agspl77GjQ

TETHER STRATEGIC ADVISOR BO HINES SAYS: "NEVER SELL YOUR BITCOIN!" https://t.co/uSLGooqh7l

I'm wathcing all of the insanity on the feed and eating sushi instead of popcorn. This is bear market behavior, psychosis or both, I'm not sure yet. https://t.co/dzyEkGdDBl
Pivoting from perp DEX design back to the #nosharding podcast
Excited for this chat the day after tomorrow about post-quantum digital signatures, secure hash functions, and computer performance! https://t.co/3oiWLYSVGM

Ethereum is not decentralized. https://t.co/xUgaJKUVGa