News•Nov 3, 2025
Shiba Inu Slides 5% Despite Token Burn as BTC Drops Below 200-Day Average
Shiba Inu (SHIB) slid more than 5% in the past 24 hours, dropping to $0.00000951 from $0.00001018, as Bitcoin fell below its 200‑day simple moving average and the broader crypto market turned risk‑off. Despite a weekly token‑burn surge of 139.46%—over 1 million SHIB removed from circulation—selling pressure persisted, driven by whales moving more than 40 billion tokens to major exchanges. A late‑session bounce briefly lifted SHIB 1.46% to $0.00000971, but the price remained trapped between support at $0.00000955‑$0.00000970 and resistance near $0.00001021. The CoinDesk 5 Index also fell 3.43%, underscoring the bearish momentum across the sector.
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Banco Inter, Chainlink Power Real-Time CBDC Trade Settlement Between Brazil and Hong Kong
Banco Inter and Chainlink completed a Phase 2 pilot of Brazil’s Drex digital‑currency initiative, linking the Central Bank of Brazil’s Drex network with Hong Kong’s Ensemble platform to settle a cross‑border trade transaction in real time using CBD‑backed digital reais and smart...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
How XRP Can Provide $5B+ Daily ‘Working Capital’ for Currency Exchanges
The piece outlines how XRP can serve as a short‑term working‑capital bridge for currency exchanges, using its minute‑scale settlement and CME‑listed XRP futures to hedge inventory risk. By sourcing fiat to XRP on deep CEX order books, atomizing trades, and...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 3, 2025
Bitcoin Network Hashrate Hit Record High in October, JPMorgan Says
Bitcoin’s network hashrate hit a record 1,082 exahashes per second in October, up 5% from September and pushing mining difficulty 3% higher and 80% above pre‑halving levels. Even as hashpower surged, miners’ economics weakened, with daily block‑reward revenue per EH/s falling...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 3, 2025
Bull or Bear? Today’s $106k Retest Could Decide Bitcoin’s Fate
Bitcoin has repeatedly treated the $106,400 level as a pivotal point in its current cycle, alternating between resistance and support. When the price clears the level it tends to expand into the next price channel, while breaks below prompt a...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 2, 2025
The Quantum Computing Threat Bitcoin Can’t Ignore Forever
A new report from the Human Rights Foundation warns that advances in quantum computing pose a credible, near‑term threat to Bitcoin’s cryptographic security. The analysis argues that quantum algorithms could eventually break the elliptic‑curve signatures that protect Bitcoin transactions, exposing...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 2, 2025
Can Blockchain Tame AI’s IP Problem?
Large language models are increasingly trained on copyrighted material, raising concerns that creators are not compensated for the data they provide. Camp Network, a purpose‑built layer‑1 blockchain, proposes a proof‑of‑provenance protocol that lets creators register their works as NFTs with...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 2, 2025
From Wild West to Wall Street: Crypto Is Boring Now because ‘We Won’
Nic Carter observes that the once‑raucous, speculative frenzy of crypto – epitomized by “God candles,” 20% Bitcoin spikes and the wild‑west vibe of Crypto Twitter – has given way to a quieter, more institutionalized market. He argues that the sector...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 2, 2025
When the Wrench Comes for the Wallet: Why Bitcoin’s Biggest Believers Are Handing over Their Keys
Physical "wrench" attacks on Bitcoin holders have surged, with over 200 documented incidents across 34 countries and 52 cases reported in 2025 alone—a 169% rise since February. The growing threat has prompted prominent early adopters, including analysts Willy Woo and...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 2, 2025
In Crypto’s Casino, Bitcoin Stands Alone as the Ultimate Prize
The article paints the cryptocurrency market as a casino where most tokens and projects end in disappointment, citing recent meme‑coin busts, failed token launches and waning retail interest. Despite the chaos, Bitcoin is portrayed as the sole enduring asset, attracting...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 1, 2025
Billions Stolen, Dozens Arrested: Is Crypto Crime Peaking or Adapting?
North Korea‑linked hackers stole more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, highlighted by a $1.5 billion breach of Bybit that leveraged supply‑chain‑tainted trading apps to access hot‑wallets. A coordinated Interpol operation recovered $439 million and led to hundreds of arrests across 40...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 1, 2025
Is November the New October? Analyst Says It’s Bitcoin’s Strongest Month — Here’s the Data
Crypto analyst Lark Davis touted November as Bitcoin’s strongest month, citing a 42.5% average gain since 2013, a figure heavily skewed by the 449% surge that year. The CoinGlass heat map shows the median November return is only about 9%,...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
SEC Just Gave Crypto Lawyers a New Way to Win in Court
The SEC issued an exemptive order on Oct. 31 delaying compliance deadlines for Regulation NMS rules until February and November 2026, citing regulatory uncertainty and a funding lapse. The order, aimed at traditional equity exchanges, creates a precedent that crypto...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 1, 2025
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Calls Arc ‘an Economic OS for the Internet’
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told CNBC that the company’s new Arc platform is an “economic OS for the internet,” offering dollar‑priced fees, sub‑second settlement and configurable privacy for stablecoin‑native finance. The public testnet went live on Oct. 28 and a mainnet...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
Bitcoin: The Dawn of a New Monetary Era
Seventeen years after its 2008 white paper, Bitcoin has evolved from a cryptographic experiment into a global network embraced by corporations, institutional investors, and users seeking financial sovereignty. The article highlights Bitcoin’s origins as a response to the 2008 financial...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Trolls the Prediction Markets
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong admitted on the company’s Q3 earnings call that he was monitoring prediction‑market bets about which buzzwords would be spoken, and he deliberately inserted “Bitcoin, Ethereum, Blockchain, Staking, and Web3” to satisfy those wagers. Bloomberg said roughly...
By TechCrunch Crypto
News•Nov 1, 2025
Bitcoin’s ‘Red October’: What Happened to the Widely Anticipated Uptober Crypto Rally?
Bitcoin closed October 2025 8.5% lower, snapping a six‑year streak of positive "Uptober" performance that had persisted since 2019. The decline was sparked by a mid‑month risk‑off rally after President Donald Trump announced steep new tariffs on China, leading to...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Launches Argentine Peso Stablecoin 'wARS'
Ripio, the Latin American crypto exchange with over 25 million users, has launched wARS, an Argentine peso‑pegged stablecoin on Ethereum, Coinbase’s Base and World Chain. The token lets users send and receive funds globally without banks or converting to U.S. dollars,...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
State of Crypto: The Government Shutdown Nears a Record
The U.S. government shutdown, now in its second‑longest stretch, could become the longest at 35 days, halting progress on crypto legislation. Congress has already missed key deadlines, including the Oct. 20 markup hearing for market‑structure reform, and any movement now depends...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
ARK Invest’s Crypto Exposure Tops $2.15B as Bullish Holdings Rise Across 3 Funds
ARK Invest boosted its position in crypto‑exchange Bullish by 105,000 shares, a $5.3 million purchase that lifts its holding to 2.27 million shares worth $114 million. The addition brings the firm’s combined exposure to blockchain and crypto‑related companies across its three actively managed...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
T3 FCU Has Frozen Over $300 Million in Illicit Funds
T3 Financial Crime Unit (FCU), a joint effort by Tether, Tron and TRM Labs, reported freezing more than $300 million in illicit on‑chain assets since its September 2024 launch, highlighted by a cooperation with Brazil's Federal Police to seize 4.3 million USDT tied...
By The Defiant
News•Nov 1, 2025
MiCA Won’t Save Us From a Stablecoin Crisis. It Might Be Building One
Europe’s MiCA framework imposes micro‑prudential safeguards on stablecoins—proof‑of‑reserves, capital buffers and redemption rules—but it fails to address the macro‑prudential danger of billions of euros shifting from bank deposits to crypto‑backed tokens. The Bank of England has warned that such a...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says X Chat's New P2P Encryption System Is Similar to Bitcoin's
Elon Musk announced that X will launch a standalone X Chat app in the coming months while retaining an integrated chat experience within the X platform. The new service employs a peer‑to‑peer encryption model that Musk likens to Bitcoin, emphasizing the...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
‘Bitcoin Never Shuts Down’: U.S. Treasury Secretary Marks Anniversary, Needles Democrats
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a Oct. 31 X post to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper, lauding the network’s "never shuts down" design and taking a jab at Senate Democrats amid a partial federal shutdown. The...
By CoinDesk
News•Nov 1, 2025
How the Ethereum vs Solana War Ended Quietly Not with a Bang but a Whimper
The long‑running rivalry between Ethereum and Solana has faded as the two layer‑1 protocols pursued fundamentally different architectures in 2025. Ethereum abandoned the monolithic‑chain race years ago, repositioning its base layer as a settlement infrastructure for modular rollups that prioritize...
By CryptoSlate
News•Nov 1, 2025
When the CEO Reads the Script: Did Coinbase Brian Armstrong Manipulate a Market?
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong closed the company’s Q3 earnings call on Oct. 30 by admitting he was watching prediction‑market bets on what the call would contain and then deliberately uttered the words “Bitcoin, Ethereum, blockchain, staking, and Web3.” The remark...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
Does Bitcoin Power Law Model Still Work in 2025 After S2F Failed?
The live Bitcoin power‑law channel, built on a log‑log regression of price versus days since genesis, places spot BTC around $109,700—about 20% below its fair‑value estimate of $136,100 and well above the model’s floor near $48,300. Recent ETF activity, including...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
The First AI Launchpad on Sui: Empowering Retail Investors to Invest Like VCs
Surge, the first AI launchpad on the Move‑based Sui blockchain, aims to give retail investors VC‑style access to AI agent projects by redesigning token launches. The platform locks 90% of insider tokens until specific Fully Diluted Valuation or technical milestones...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
Invisible Lightning: Why Exchange Channels Break a Favorite Bitcoin Metric
The Bitcoin Lightning Network’s public capacity has slipped to about 4,132 BTC, with nodes falling 6.8% and channels down 2.5% day‑over‑day, but the decline reflects a shift toward private, custodial and exchange‑controlled routes rather than a loss of utility. Major exchanges...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
New Prison Report Flouts Claim FTX Could Have Repaid Customers From $25B in Assets
In a 15‑page report drafted from prison, Sam Bankman‑Fried argues that FTX was never insolvent, claiming the exchange and Alameda held roughly $25 billion in assets and $16 billion in equity against about $13 billion in liabilities, enough to repay customers in full...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
Analyst Says Ethereum Is the Best Ecosystem and Ether Is Poised to Top $5,000
Ether rose 1.5% to $3,822.60 on volume 19% above its seven‑day average before slipping after an upper‑band rejection near the $3,860‑$3,880 range. Analyst Michael van de Poppe argues that Ethereum’s developer activity and network effects make it the premier ecosystem...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Crypto Bank Custodia Suffers Another Court Rejection in Fed Master Account Pursuit
An appeals court in the 10th Circuit rejected Custodia Bank’s bid to compel the Federal Reserve to grant it a master account, upholding a lower‑court decision that the Fed has statutory discretion to deny such access. Custodia, a Wyoming‑chartered crypto‑focused...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
70M Daily Transactions, $143B Volume: How Solana Won DeFi’s Throughput Race
Solana is handling roughly 70 million transactions per day and generated about $143 billion in monthly DEX volume as of Oct. 30, surpassing Ethereum’s $138 billion despite processing far fewer base‑layer transactions. The network’s throughput of ~1,100 TPS is supported by 1,295 validators in 40...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
The Bitcoin White Paper Offered a Blueprint for a More Reliable Financial System
Seventeen years after its release, the Bitcoin white paper is framed not merely as a technical milestone but as a blueprint for a more reliable financial system, highlighting longstanding weaknesses in global payments such as costly intermediaries, delayed settlements, and...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
'Do Not Fear Ghosts of Fiat,' Says Bitcoin Policy Institute, as Bears Lurk at Resistance
Bitcoin hovered near $109,400 on Oct 31, 2025, rebounding from a $106,400 support floor to a $110,700‑$114,500 resistance cluster before settling into a tighter range as volume cooled. The CoinDesk technical model recorded a high‑volume sell‑off of 19,395 BTC, a V‑shaped rebound of...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Maple’s SYRUP Stakers Vote to End Staking Rewards, Launch DAO Treasury
Maple Finance’s SYRUP stakers voted overwhelmingly—over 99% of voting power—to end staking rewards and allocate 25% of ongoing protocol revenue to a newly created Syrup Strategic Fund (SSF). The SSF will serve as a DAO treasury holding SYRUP, Bitcoin and...
By The Defiant
News•Oct 31, 2025
Bitcoin Scrambles to Close October in Green as 2018 Sell-Off Shadows Loom
BTC is back above $110,000, but it’s still not enough to close the "Uptober" in the green.
By The Defiant
News•Oct 31, 2025
Bitcoin Cash Breaks Above $550 as Volume Surges; Range Tightens Near Support
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) surged 2.6% to $554.52, breaking above the $550 barrier after a 130,078‑unit volume spike that pushed trading activity 328% above its average. The price then settled into a tight $553‑$556 consolidation box, with fresh support identified at...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Can Asia’s Mid-Caps Absorb 30% of New BTC Supply?
Asia’s mid‑cap companies are emerging as a new source of demand for Bitcoin, with Japan’s Metaplanet now holding more than 30,000 BTC and Korea’s Bitplanet launching a supervised, rules‑based accumulation program. These moves follow earlier corporate treasury experiments by firms...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
Tether Profits Topped $10B in First Nine Months of Year; Starts Share Buyback Program
The stablecoin issuer saw strong growth in the third quarter, reporting a $17 billion increase in circulating USDT and $135 billion exposure to U.S. Treasuries.
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Filecoin Rises Over 4%, Rebounding From Thursday's Drop
Filecoin (FIL) jumped 4.3% to $1.4792, rebounding from Thursday's sharp decline as the broader crypto market rallied. Trading volume spiked to 5.46 million tokens, a 98% increase over the 24‑hour average, confirming strong buying at the $1.41 support level. Technical analysis...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Wall Street Divided on Coinbase’s Path Forward After Q3 Earnings Beat
Coinbase reported third‑quarter transaction revenue of $1.05 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $801 million, both beating consensus estimates. While analysts agree the beat was driven by derivatives, subscription services and the Deribit integration, they diverge sharply on outlook: bullish analysts cite expanding...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Core Scientific Upgraded to Outperform Following Failed CoreWeave Merger: Macquarie
Macquarie upgraded Core Scientific (CORZ) to Outperform from Neutral and lifted its price target to $34, roughly a 90% increase from the prior $18, after the CoreWeave merger collapsed. The failed deal gives the bitcoin‑miner‑turned‑AI‑infrastructure firm flexibility to lease its...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
If Web3 Is Decentralized, Why Do DeFi dApps Still Break when the Cloud Goes Down?
On Oct. 20 a failure in Amazon’s US‑EAST‑1 region cascaded through the crypto ecosystem, causing degraded service at Coinbase, timeouts at Infura and Alchemy, and stalls in several roll‑up sequencers. The outage did not affect blockchain consensus but exposed the heavy...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
Brazil’s OranjeBTC Joins Wave of Struggling Crypto Treasury Firms Turning to Buybacks
Brazil's OranjeBTC, the country's largest bitcoin treasury firm, repurchased 99,600 shares for 1.12 million reais (about $220,000) to narrow the discount between its market price and the net asset value of its 3,708 bitcoin holdings, worth roughly $409 million. The buyback follows...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
H.C. Wainwright Turns Bullish on Coinbase, Double Upgrades to Buy With $425 Target
H.C. Wainwright upgraded Coinbase (COIN) to a buy rating from sell and lifted its price target to $425, up from $300, just before the exchange released its third‑quarter results. Coinbase reported $1.9 billion in revenue, beating the $1.8 billion consensus, driven by...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Unveiling GoDark: Crypto’s New Institutional Dark Pool Backed by Copper, GSR, Others
GoDark, launched by GoQuant and backed by custodians Copper, GSR and a roster of institutional investors, is the first dedicated institutional dark pool for crypto, offering ultra‑low‑latency spot trading with plans to add futures, options and other derivatives. The platform...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Are Bitcoin Miners Becoming AI Utilities? The Math Says Yes
The April 2024 Bitcoin halving cut block rewards from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC, slashing the hash‑price and squeezing miner margins. In response, leading mining firms are repurposing excess hash power and data‑center capacity for artificial‑intelligence workloads, signing long‑term power‑lease contracts...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 31, 2025
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Slips, Altcoins Slide as AI Spending Concerns Hit U.S. Equities
Bitcoin slipped 0.2% to just under $110,000 while the CoinDesk 20 Index fell 1.7% as a broader sell‑off in U.S. equities was triggered by Meta and Microsoft raising AI‑spending forecasts, sparking overspending concerns. Ether dropped 1.3% to $3,871 and a...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 31, 2025
Strategy Eyes Global Credit Expansion With Focus on International Markets
Strategy (MSTR) reported record operating income of $12 billion and net income of $8.6 billion for the first nine months of 2025, delivering earnings per share of $27.71 and reversing last year’s losses. CEO Phong Le reaffirmed a plan to retire all convertible...
By CoinDesk