News•Oct 20, 2025
Crypto Funds’ Two-Week Inflow Streak Ends: Here’s What Went Wrong
Crypto fund inflows halted after a two-week streak as on-chain investors turned more bearish in response to a Binance liquidity cascade, while exchange-traded product (ETP) traders largely shrugged off a sharp Friday crash, CoinShares reports. The split in market behavior—heightened caution among on-chain participants versus relative indifference from ETP flows—signals divergent risk appetites across investor types. That divergence raises the prospect of continued volatility and could influence liquidity and pricing dynamics in crypto markets as institutional and retail reactions diverge.
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
Wall Street Bank Citi Sees Stablecoins Powering Crypto’s Next Growth Phase
Citi says stablecoins are set to power crypto’s next growth phase, noting they have risen alongside the market after the GENIUS Act and prompting the bank to lift its 2030 digital‑asset market‑cap outlook to $1.9 trillion. The bank finds stablecoins...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 20, 2025
Crypto Markets Today: BTC Reclaims $111K, ETH Tops $4K After Last Week’s Sell-Off
Bitcoin and ether rebounded Monday, with BTC trading near $111,000 and ETH back above $4,000 after last week’s $500 billion sell‑off, sparking a broader market lift that drove LINK up 14% and FLOKI 27%. Derivatives flows show persistent bullish conviction—BTC...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 20, 2025
BlackRock Launches Bitcoin ETP After UK Lifts Trading Ban
BlackRock launched its iShares Bitcoin ETP on the London Stock Exchange after UK regulators eased a ban on trading crypto-linked investment products, marking the asset manager’s first mainstream Bitcoin-listed offering in Europe. The debut opens a regulated, exchange-traded route for...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
Amazon AWS Outage Knocks Coinbase Mobile App Offline, Robinhood Disrupted
An Amazon Web Services outage in the Northern Virginia (us‑east‑1) region disrupted multiple platforms on Monday, knocking Coinbase’s mobile app and Base offline and causing trading delays and API issues for Robinhood. AWS reported increased error rates and latencies and...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
Dead Cat Bounce to $118K? 5 Things to Know in Bitcoin This Week
Bitcoin staged a rebound at the start of the week, with bulls trying to force short-covering while defending a critical $102,000 wick on Binance. Traders are eyeing a potential retest of the $118,000 level, though analysts caution the move could...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
What Is Bitcoin if Not Crypto? Rumored Satoshi Nakamoto Weighs In
Jack Dorsey—long rumored to be Satoshi Nakamoto—stoked industry debate by asserting "Bitcoin is not crypto," arguing BTC should be seen as a distinct monetary network rather than part of the broader token and smart-contract ecosystem. The remark underscores growing splits...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
Bitcoin Reaches $111K as Classic Chart Pattern Projects 70% Gains Next
Bitcoin jumped to $111,000 after closing the week above $108,000, a technical milestone that analysts say confirms a classic chart pattern projecting roughly 70% upside from current levels. The bullish setup has revived speculative interest and could propel BTC toward...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
Bitcoin Surges Above $110k, Ethereum Rises over $4k Amid Renewed ‘Buy the Dip’ Fervor
Bitcoin rallied past $110,000 to about $111,000 — a roughly 4% one-day gain — while Ethereum climbed above $4,000 as renewed “buy the dip” flows entered crypto markets after a US–China tariff shock. The rebound signals short-term risk-on sentiment as...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 20, 2025
Aster’s Quiet Relisting on DefiLlama Leaves ‘Big Gaps’ in Data: Exec
Aster has been quietly relisted on analytics site DeFiLlama, but the token’s historical data and time-series metrics are incomplete, creating “big gaps” in the project’s visible track record. Key on-chain indicators such as past TVL and transaction histories appear unpopulated...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
Michael Saylor Highlights Yield Gap Between STRF, STRD Preferred Stock Offerings
MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor flagged a widening credit spread between the company’s senior preferred stock STRF—trading above par at $109 with a 9.1% yield—and its junior preferred STRD, trading at $78 with a 12.7% yield, reflecting differing payout priority...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 20, 2025
Crypto Traders Eye Major Events to Relieve Market Woes: Crypto Week Ahead
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...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 20, 2025
88% of Crypto Airdrops Flop, Here’s How to Break the Curse
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
What if Hyperbitcoinization Is Really About to Start?
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...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 20, 2025
Bitcoin’s Next Rally Will Start Once OGs Finish Selling: Analysts
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
AI Can’t Get You Starbucks, but It Could with Blockchain: Kevin O’Leary
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
67% of Institutions See Bullish 6 Months for Bitcoin: Coinbase
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
Strategy Can Buy $100M of Bitcoin Within an Hour of Raising It: Saylor
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
Corporate Creep Could Corrupt Ethereum’s Ethos, Dev Warns
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 20, 2025
No Digital ID, No Food: Coming Soon to a Western Society Near You
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...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 20, 2025
Andrew Cuomo Pitches Crypto-Fueled Comeback in NYC Mayoral Bid
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
Bitcoin Mining Just Got Easier — but Not for Long, as Hashrate Roars Back
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...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
The SEC’s New Crypto Rules Are a Win for Free Markets — and for America
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...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 19, 2025
XRP Investor Says $3M in XRP Was Stolen; Cold Wallet Maker Says Seed Import Made Wallet Hot
A U.S. retiree says more than $3 million worth of XRP (about 1.21 million tokens) was stolen after his Ellipal hardware‑wallet seed was imported into the company’s mobile app, which Ellipal says would store private keys on the device and...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 19, 2025
Crypto Markets Surge as Trump Confirms October 31 Summit with Xi Jinping
Cryptocurrency markets rallied after former President Donald Trump confirmed an October 31 summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a development that investors interpret as lowering US–China trade tensions and raising the odds of a deal. The de‑escalation and renewed trade...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
‘Ether Caught Fire’: ETH Surged as Capital Fled Bitcoin in Q3, CoinGecko Report Finds
CoinGecko’s Q3 report finds Ethereum led crypto’s recovery as investors rotated capital away from Bitcoin into altcoins, DeFi and tokenized assets, with ETH rising 68.5% to close the quarter at $4,215. The broader market added more than $500 billion in...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 19, 2025
Debanked to Rebanked? Redefining Financial Access in the Age of Executive Orders
The article examines the evolving battle over “debanking,” where crypto firms, startups and even regulated exchanges such as Custodia Bank and Kraken have faced loss of banking relationships over the past three years, and how recent executive orders and regulatory...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 19, 2025
Bitcoin Weekly Close Must Hit This $108K+ Level to Rescue Key ‘Demand Area’
Bitcoin's weekly close faces a critical test with analysts saying it must reclaim above roughly $108,000 to rescue a key demand zone after renewed volatility and institutional-size moves. More than $200 million in liquidations occurred within 24 hours, underscoring acute...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
Stablecoins' $1 Peg Is a 'Misconception,' Says NYDIG After $500 Billion Market Meltdown
NYDIG’s research head Greg Cipolaro warned that the widely believed $1 peg for stablecoins is a misconception after a $500 billion crypto market sell‑off exposed sharp price swings—most notably Ethena’s USDe briefly trading as low as $0.65 on Binance while...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 19, 2025
Don't Sleep on Agentic Finance
Agentic finance—autonomous AI agents that manage crypto assets across wallets, exchanges and DeFi protocols—claims to resolve the market’s fragmentation by executing trades, rebalancing and routing liquidity faster and more intelligently than human dashboards. Proponents say these agents can automate arbitrage,...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
It’s Time for the Crypto Industry to Take the Threat of AI and Quantum Computing Seriously
Kostas Chalkias warns that AI and looming quantum computing advances pose an existential threat to blockchain integrity, arguing the industry is underestimating risks that could enable stealthy AI-driven attacks or, ultimately, quantum reversal of private keys. He cites research showing...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 19, 2025
Michael Saylor Hints at a Fresh Bitcoin Purchase Despite NAV Collapse
Michael Saylor signaled that MicroStrategy could buy more Bitcoin, posting a chart that highlighted $69 billion in the company’s BTC holdings even as its net asset value has collapsed. The remark suggests the software firm remains committed to accumulating crypto...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
Bitcoin Price Could Collapse to $70K or Lower as Bull Market Is Over: Elliott Wave Expert
Ledn CIO and Elliott Wave analyst Jon Glover declared Bitcoin’s bull run over after a recent drop from about $126,000 to roughly $104,000, saying the five-wave bullish structure has completed and a sustained bear market could last at least until...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 19, 2025
Can Ethereum Price Reclaim $4,500 in October?
Ethereum looks poised to test a return to $4,500 in October as technicals and on-chain metrics align. Analysts point to a classic chart pattern suggesting breakout potential, while MVRV (market value to realized value) readings indicate renewed upside momentum. If...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
Chinese Tech Giants Halt Hong Kong Stablecoin Plans Amid Beijing Concerns: FT
Ant Group and JD.com have paused plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after Beijing regulators signaled concerns about private firms creating digital currencies, according to the Financial Times. The suspension follows increased scrutiny from Chinese authorities about the risks...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
XRP, SOL Break Ahead with Bullish Reset in Sentiment as Bitcoin and Ether Stay Stuck in the Gloom
Options markets are signaling a bullish reset for XRP and Solana as 25‑delta risk reversals on Deribit turned positive across Oct. 31, Nov. 28 and Dec. 26 expiries, with XRP trading around $2.33 and SOL near $186. By contrast, bitcoin...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 19, 2025
BitMine Accumulates $1.5B in Ether Since Crash Despite Lee’s Treasury Bubble Fears
BitMine Immersion Technologies accumulated 379,271 ETH (about $1.5 billion) in three purchases since last weekend’s crypto-market crash, bringing its total to over 3 million ETH—roughly 2.5% of supply and worth $11.7 billion—as it targets a 5% stake after beginning large-scale...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
John Bollinger Says to ‘Pay Attention Soon’ as Big Move Could Be Imminent
Renowned technical analyst John Bollinger flagged potential W-bottom reversal patterns emerging in Ether and Solana charts, warning traders to “pay attention soon” as a significant move may be imminent. The observation points to a possible bullish reversal in two of...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 19, 2025
Mt. Gox Repayments Due Oct. 31: Will a Supply Wave Hit BTC?
Mt. Gox trustees must complete Base, Early lump‑sum and Intermediate Bitcoin repayments by an Oct. 31 deadline — a Tokyo court extended the original Oct. 31, 2024 cutoff by one year after processing delays — with roughly 34,689 BTC still...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 19, 2025
There Are Three Major Tailwinds for Crypto’s Next Rally, Says Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn
Galaxy Digital head of research Alex Thorn says the structural crypto bull market remains intact despite Oct. 10’s sell‑off, citing roughly $19 billion of liquidations as Bitcoin fell from about $126,300 to an intraday low near $107,000 and Ether slid...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 18, 2025
Grayscale Calls Solana ‘Crypto’s Financial Bazaar’: Does the Data Back It Up?
Grayscale labeled Solana “crypto’s financial bazaar” in an Oct. 10 research note, arguing SOL leads peers on users, transaction volume and fee generation and touting its user experience and Solana Virtual Machine as an architectural moat. The CryptoSlate piece tests...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 18, 2025
Satoshi's Bitcoin Stash Declined by over $20B From All-Time High Amid Crash
Satoshi Nakamoto’s estimated Bitcoin holdings have fallen by more than $20 billion from their all-time high amid a recent crypto market crash that wiped out as much as 99% of value in some tokens. The decline reflects a broad slump...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 18, 2025
Roman Storm Asks DeFi Devs: Can You Be Sure DOJ Won't Charge You?
Roman Storm warns that US law offers no explicit safe harbor for open-source DeFi developers, leaving them exposed to potential retroactive prosecution by the Department of Justice. The piece highlights legal ambiguity around contribution to decentralized finance code and the...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 18, 2025
Trade Wars and Bitcoin Blues: Déjà Vu as U.S.–China Tensions Weigh on Crypto
Renewed U.S.–China trade tensions have spilled into crypto markets, triggering a sharp correction in Bitcoin and broader sell-offs across digital assets that mirror earlier episodes this year. The episode underscores rising correlation between geopolitical risk and crypto volatility, as investors...
By CryptoSlate
News•Oct 18, 2025
Analyst Says He ‘Nibbled’ HYPE Below $34, Eyes $28 Area as Downtrend Persists
Pseudonymous analyst Pentoshi said he took a small spot position in Hyperliquid’s HYPE token under $34, filling roughly 20% of his target and planning to add toward $30–$28 and “go hard” if it falls below $30. He flagged a broader...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 18, 2025
Ripple CLO Rejects the Narrative That Crypto Is Just a Tool for 'Crime and Corruption'
Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty pushed back against recent New York Times pieces in an Oct. 17 X post, calling the portrayal of crypto as primarily a tool for “crime and corruption” “lazy and inaccurate.” He emphasized that public...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 18, 2025
Stablecoins Are Really 'Central Business Digital Currencies' — VC
Venture capitalist Jeremy Kranz of Sentinel Global warned that stablecoins operate effectively as "central business digital currencies," meaning they concentrate monetary power with private issuers and require scrutiny of terms and collateral. He urged investors to be discerning and read...
By Cointelegraph
News•Oct 18, 2025
'Great Hackers, Terrible Traders': How Exploiters Panic Sold and Lost $13M During Market Chaos
Six wallets tied to crypto hackers panic‑sold 7,816 ETH during the Oct. 10 market crash and then rebought the same amount at higher prices, resulting in roughly $13.4 million in net losses, according to blockchain tracker Lookonchain. The attackers dumped...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 18, 2025
'Deploying More Capital — Steady Lads': Bitcoin Treasury Companies Struggle to Halt Plunge
Public companies that hold bitcoin as their treasury asset have seen steep share-price collapses, driven partly by an 11-day bitcoin drop from a Oct. 3 peak above $126,000 to about $106,801.68 and by preexisting investor skepticism. Selected bitcoin-treasury companies have...
By CoinDesk
News•Oct 18, 2025
The $17 Billion Lesson: How Retail Turned Bitcoin Proxy Plays Into Pain Trade
A 10XResearch report finds retail investors have collectively lost about $17 billion by buying listed “digital asset treasury” companies and other securities marketed as indirect Bitcoin exposure. These proxy plays—packaged and securitized on public markets—traded at premiums to Bitcoin and...
By CryptoSlate