News•Oct 28, 2025
XRP Edges Higher to $2.63 as Volume Surges Signal Growing Trader Interest
XRP rose to $2.63, buoyed by a sharp increase in trading volume that points to heightened trader interest. On‑chain metrics reveal a 3.36% decline in exchange‑held reserves since early October, a pattern historically linked to accumulation phases. The drop in reserves suggests that holders are moving XRP off exchanges, reinforcing the bullish narrative. Together, price action and on‑chain data signal a strengthening market for the digital asset.
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 28, 2025
Preliminary Consensus on U.S.-China Trade Deal May Unlock Bitcoin Upside, Exchange Says
Flows have largely leaned bearish since the Oct. 10 crash.
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 28, 2025
Asia Morning Briefing: Crypto Markets Brace for a Pivotal Week as Trump–Xi Talks and Fed Decision Loom
Asian crypto markets are poised for a decisive week as traders anticipate a possible diplomatic breakthrough between former President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping and a dovish pivot by the Federal Reserve, which they hope will reignite the...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
AI Sector Rebounds as Agent Payment Systems Gain Traction
AI‑focused small‑cap tokens are rallying after a slump, with the Virtuals ecosystem jumping 84% in a week and its flagship coins TIBBIR and AIXBT gaining 27% and 54% respectively following Coinbase’s October 24 rollout of Virtuals‑based AI agent tokens. The...
By The Defiant
News•Oct 27, 2025
MetaMask Fuels Airdrop Buzz With Token Claim Domain Registration
MetaMask registered the domains claim.metamask.io and gift.metamask.io, sparking fresh speculation that a native $MASK token airdrop is imminent. Polymarket odds for a 2025 launch jumped from 11% to over 40% before settling around 17% as the news spread across forums...
By The Defiant
News•Oct 27, 2025
Landmark Ruling in India Treats XRP as Property, Not Speculation
A Madras High Court judge ruled that cryptocurrency, specifically XRP, is classified as property under Indian law and barred the exchange WazirX from reallocating a customer’s XRP holdings. The decision, issued by Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, arose from a dispute...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 27, 2025
Crypto Phones Struggle as Solana Quietly Pulls Plug on Saga
Solana Mobile has discontinued software and security updates for its first‑generation Saga phone, leaving roughly 20,000 active units unsupported just over two years after its $1,000 launch and price cut to $599. The Saga’s failure, echoed by critics like Marques...
By The Defiant
News•Oct 27, 2025
Chainlink's LINK Gains as Whales Accumulate $188M After October Crypto Crash
Chainlink’s native token LINK rallied after a wave of whale activity that moved roughly $188 million worth of LINK into wallets, while large holders pulled nearly 10 million tokens from Binance. The inflow came in the wake of the October crypto market...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Saylor's Strategy the First Bitcoin Treasury Company Rated by Major Credit Agency
S&P Global has assigned a B‑minus rating to the debt of Saylor’s Strategy, making it the first Bitcoin‑focused treasury company to receive a credit rating from a major agency. The rating reflects S&P’s view that the firm’s sizable Bitcoin holdings...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Crypto’s Week Ahead: Everything You Need to Know to Close Out October
Bitcoin is trading near $115,000 as the Federal Reserve convenes for its October meeting, with the pivotal policy decision slated for Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. ET followed by Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference. Market participants are pricing in a...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 27, 2025
TVL on Kraken’s L2 Ink Surges 3,800% in Less Than Two Weeks
Ink, Kraken's Optimism‑based L2 launched in December 2024, saw its total value locked surge 3,800% in under two weeks, rising from $6.42 million to about $249 million. More than 97% of the jump came from Tydro, a non‑custodial lending protocol built as...
By The Defiant
News•Oct 27, 2025
ICP Faces Downward Pressure but Traders Eye Relief Bounce Near $3.15
Internet Computer (ICP) slipped to $3.19, breaking a key support level and sparking concerns of further downside. Technical traders, however, see a potential relief bounce near $3.15, a price that previously acted as a floor. Trading volume remains modest amid...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
BONK Battles Back After Breaking Support; Traders Eye $0.000015 Rebound
BONK fell through the $0.000015 support level, triggering a sell‑off that pushed the token lower on the chart. The breach was accompanied by a sharp rise in trading volume, suggesting heightened market activity. Analysts note that the price action could...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
South Korean Crypto Exchanges See 1,400x Jump in Flows Linked to Sanctioned Cambodian Entities
South Korean crypto exchanges reported a 1,400‑fold surge in fund flows tied to entities in Cambodia that are subject to U.S. sanctions. Bithumb handled the bulk of the activity, with 12.4 billion won transferred, while Upbit saw 366 million won and smaller...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Crypto Stocks Climb Alongside Bitcoin and Nasdaq on Chinese Trade Talk Optimism
Crypto‑related equities rose in tandem with Bitcoin and the Nasdaq as investors cheered optimism around renewed China‑U.S. trade talks. Robinhood Markets led the gains among brokerage platforms, with its stock outperforming peers. Meanwhile, the Trump‑aligned American Bitcoin ETF jumped about...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
PEPE Drops Nearly 2% as Memecoins Struggle, Late-Session Bounce Hints at Buyer Support
PEPE, a leading meme‑coin, slipped almost 2% in the latest session as broader memecoin weakness persisted. The decline was accompanied by trading volume only 7.55% above the weekly average, indicating that the move was driven largely by routine profit‑taking rather...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Mt. Gox Delayed to 2026: Does 34k BTC Even Move Bitcoin Price Anymore?
Mt. Gox secured court approval to move its final repayment deadline from this Friday to Oct. 31, 2026, extending the schedule by a year. The postponement removes the immediate prospect of releasing roughly 34,000 BTC into the market, averting a potential short‑term price...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin Lender Ledn Hits $1B in Loan Origination This Year as BTC Credit Market Picks Up
The crypto lender also crossed $100 million in annual recurring revenue, the firm reported.
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
How October Was the Most Destructive Month in Recent Memory for at Least Some Crypto Traders
October began with a rally in bitcoin but turned into a severe sell‑off, wiping out roughly $19 billion in crypto derivatives positions and driving the flagship cryptocurrency down about 17 percent by month‑end. The losses were concentrated among leveraged traders and funds...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Tom Lee's BitMine Immersion Added Another $320M in Ether, Bringing Overall Holdings Above $14B
Tom Lee's crypto investment firm BitMine Immersion has added roughly $320 million worth of Ether, bringing its total holding to over 3.31 million ETH valued at more than $14 billion. The purchase moves the firm closer to its stated goal of owning 5%...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
IBM Unveils Digital Asset Platform as Demand for Tokenization, Stablecoins Grows
IBM launched the IBM Digital Asset Haven, developed with security firm Dfns, offering a full‑stack platform for token custody, governance and compliance aimed at banks, governments and enterprises. The product responds to rising demand for tokenization and stablecoins by bundling...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin Treasury Company Strive Surges Additional 30%, Nearly Doubling in Two Sessions
Shares of Bitcoin Treasury Company surged an additional 30%, nearly doubling over two trading sessions after investors responded to a perceived cheap valuation, a bullish tweet from a high-profile investor, and a firmer bitcoin price. The rally highlights how social-media...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Jumps 4.5% as All Constituents Climb Higher
The CoinDesk 20 index rose 4.5% over the weekend as all 20 constituents advanced, signaling broad-based strength across major crypto assets. Bitcoin Cash led gains with a 12.7% surge and Aptos climbed 6.5%, contributing materially to the index's upward move....
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
How Bitcoin Sets up to Undergo Another Major Fork in 2026
A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal, BIP-444, seeks to reverse a recent OP_RETURN upgrade that permitted users to embed text, images and digital signatures in transactions, setting the stage for a potential chain split in 2026. Backers argue the rollback is...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 27, 2025
Filecoin Gives Back Most of Early Gains, Remains Barely Higher
The token has support at $1.625 and resistance in the $1.634-$1.685 zone.
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
BNB Jumps Over 3% After $1.69B Token Burn, Overtakes XRP's Market Cap
XRP now has a market cap of $157.6 billion, slightly behind of BNB's $161 billion.
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin Rally Smashes Past $116k on Softer Fed Bets: What Changes Next?
Bitcoin surged past an intraday high of $116,000 and was trading around $115,587 after markets opened, marking its strongest levels in weeks as macro conditions shifted. The rally was driven by softer Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations and a broader risk-on...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 27, 2025
ClearBank to Join Circle Payments Network, Expanding Access to MiCA-Compliant Stablecoins
U.K. clearing bank ClearBank will join Circle’s Payments Network, linking its cloud‑native banking platform to Circle Mint to enable near‑instant, lower‑cost cross‑border transfers using MiCA‑compliant USDC and EURC. The deal makes ClearBank one of the first European banks integrated with...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Fed Interest Rate Decision and a Potential Merger: Crypto Week Ahead
This week’s crypto calendar centers on the Federal Reserve’s Oct. 29 interest‑rate decision — markets expect a 3.75–4.0% Fed funds target range — which is poised to be the primary macro driver for digital assets as bitcoin trades near $115,307...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
What Happens if You Don’t Pay Taxes on Your Crypto Holdings?
Failing to report or pay taxes on cryptocurrency gains can lead to significant penalties, interest, and potential criminal charges, as tax authorities treat undeclared crypto like other taxable assets. Penalties can include fines, back taxes with interest, accuracy-related penalties up...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 27, 2025
Alibaba Affiliate Ant Group Files ‘AntCoin’ Trademark in Hong Kong, Hinting at Crypto Ambitions
Ant Group affiliate has filed a trademark for “AntCoin” in Hong Kong, signaling preparatory steps toward a possible crypto-related product tied to its Alipay ecosystem. The filing stops short of confirming a token launch but indicates legal groundwork to integrate...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Nevada Shuts Down Fortress Trust: Who Holds Your Keys During Custody Consolidation?
Nevada regulators abruptly shuttered digital-asset custodian Fortress Trust on Oct. 22, citing insolvency after the firm held roughly $200,000 in cash against about $8 million in fiat liabilities and $4 million in crypto obligations. The cease-and-desist marks the second major...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 27, 2025
Australian Crypto Firms Back Draft Laws, but ‘Critical Questions’ Remain
Australia’s major crypto exchanges have broadly welcomed the government’s draft crypto legislation as a step toward formalizing the industry, but have warned Treasury that key details remain unresolved. Firms praised the move to create a regulatory framework covering digital asset...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin Finally Escapes ‘Fear’ as Confidence Tiptoes Back Into Crypto
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has moved out of “fear” into neutral for the first time since the mid‑October selloff tied to Trump’s China tariff scare, signaling a tentative restoration of investor confidence in crypto. Bitcoin’s sentiment shift reflects...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 27, 2025
Japan's New Yen Stablecoin Is Asia’s Only Truly Global Fiat-Pegged Token
Japan's JPYC has launched the world's first yen‑pegged stablecoin, fully redeemable and backed by domestic deposits and Japanese government bonds, with revenue derived from JGB interest rather than transaction fees. The yen's long-standing convertibility and role in global FX markets...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Dogecoin Breaks Multi-Month Range as $0.21 Resistance Flips to Support
Dogecoin has broken a multi-month trading range after the $0.21 resistance level flipped to support, marking an early breakout in the token's price structure. Trading volume has risen to nearly 10% above weekly averages, indicating accumulation and increased market participation....
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Javier Milei’s Crypto-Friendly Party Wins Argentine Midterm
Javier Milei’s libertarian, crypto-friendly La Libertad Avanza party scored a decisive victory in Argentina’s midterm elections, solidifying Milei as the clear frontrunner for the 2027 presidential race. The result strengthens his mandate to pursue market-friendly reforms — including deregulation, potential...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 27, 2025
‘Attack on Bitcoin’ — Bitcoiners Slam ‘Legal Threats’ in Soft Fork Proposal
A new Bitcoin improvement proposal seeks a one-year soft fork to freeze protocol changes while developers resolve a contentious transaction-filtering debate, but language in the draft referencing legal threats and liability protections has provoked sharp backlash from Bitcoin community members....
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 27, 2025
Mt. Gox’s Security Flaws Cost Millions. Could AI Have Spotted Them?
A new AI-assisted post-mortem by Mt. Gox’s former CEO revisits the exchange’s historic security failures that led to multimillion-dollar losses and its collapse, asking whether modern AI tools could have detected vulnerabilities earlier. The analysis highlights specific lapses in key...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 27, 2025
The Worst Bull Run Ever? How Institutions, Memes, and Macro Turned Crypto’s Glory Cycle Into a Grind
Despite new Bitcoin highs, this crypto cycle has felt muted: rallies are tepid, corrections severe, altcoins have plunged as much as 90%, and retail participation has evaporated. Institutional flows, meme-driven tokens and macroeconomic headwinds have reshaped the market from frothy...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin Set for Massive Surge as Bank Reserves Near 'Danger Zone,' Says Adam Livingston
Bitcoin could be poised for a sharp rally after bank reserves at the Federal Reserve fell to about $2.93 trillion, a level analyst Adam Livingston says is “within five weeks of the danger zone.” Livingston argues shrinking reserves—driven by Treasury...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin Is No Inflation Hedge but Thrives when the Dollar Wobbles: NYDIG
NYDIG strategist Greg Cipolaro said Bitcoin has not proven to be a reliable inflation hedge, but has "evolved into a liquidity barometer" that performs well when the U.S. dollar weakens or liquidity conditions loosen. The firm observed stronger Bitcoin gains...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 27, 2025
Zcash Pumps 30% After Arthur Hayes’ ‘Vibe Check’ Tips $10K Target
Zcash surged about 30% after former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes issued a bullish “vibe check” suggesting a $10,000 price target, fueling short-term buying. The token has rallied roughly 490% over the past 30 days and topped a $5 billion market...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 27, 2025
Bitplanet Starts Daily Bitcoin Accumulation with 93 BTC Purchase, Targets 10k BTC Treasury
Seoul-based Bitplanet Inc. bought 93 BTC and launched a daily Bitcoin accumulation program, saying the purchase was executed through fully regulated, compliant infrastructure. The company said the move makes it a first mover among Korean public companies adopting Bitcoin for...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin Rebounds as $319M in Shorts Are Liquidated While Traders Eye U.S.-China Talks
Bitcoin surged past $112,000 and traded near $114,500 after a sharp short squeeze, with CoinGlass showing $393.74 million of liquidations in 24 hours—about $319.18 million from shorts. Heavy volume accompanied a technical breakout that sent intraday activity roughly 318% above...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 27, 2025
Money Giant Western Union to Pilot Stablecoin-Powered Transfers
Western Union said it will pilot stablecoin-powered transfers as part of an effort to tap “significant opportunities” in using stablecoins for cross-border sending and receiving of money. The move positions the 170-year-old money-transfer giant to test faster settlement and lower-cost...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 26, 2025
Bitcoin Retraces Nearly Half Its Losses From October Crash Amid Fed Rate-Cut Expectations
Bitcoin rallied past the $112,000 resistance over the weekend, trading around $113,724 and breaching the $113,000 level for the second time this week as it retraced nearly half of the losses from October’s crash. The move—which saw a comparable print...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 26, 2025
‘The Claim that L2s Inherit ETH Security Is Erroneous’ — Solana Co-Founder
Solana co‑founder Anatoly Yakovenko publicly disputed the common industry claim that Ethereum layer‑2s inherit Ethereum’s security, arguing L2s suffer from significant security flaws and centralization risks—including sequencer control and limited economic decentralization—even though they settle on ETH. He warned these...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 26, 2025
Investors Should Be 'Cautious' When Using BTC Stock-to-Flow Model: Analyst
Bitwise analyst André Dragosch warned that the Bitcoin stock-to-flow (S2F) model is a flawed forecasting tool and investors should be cautious about relying on it to predict BTC prices. Dragosch argued S2F omits key drivers such as demand dynamics, macroeconomic...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 26, 2025
Decentralized Exchanges Surpass $1 Trillion Monthly Volume as Volatility Spikes
Perpetual decentralized exchanges recorded $1.049 trillion in monthly volume as of Oct. 24, with DefiLlama reporting roughly $1.241 trillion in 30-day volume — the first time on-chain derivatives have topped the $1 trillion mark. The surge, driven by elevated market...
By CryptoSlate