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 provide collateral but also carry significant volatility and concentration risk. By securing a formal rating, Saylor’s Strategy can access broader capital markets and potentially lower borrowing costs. The assessment underscores the nascent but growing acceptance of crypto assets on corporate balance sheets.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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%...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
‘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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
XRP Ledger Validator Sees NFT-to-NFT Trading Potential in Proposed 'Batch' Amendment
A proposed Batch amendment (XLS‑56) for the XRP Ledger would add atomic transaction batching, enabling multi‑operation transactions—most notably seamless NFT‑to‑NFT swaps processed as a single all‑or‑nothing action. A validator testing the feature on dev net demonstrated peer‑to‑peer barter‑style trades (e.g.,...
Bitcoin Bid, XRP Retakes 200-Day Average as Fed Rate Cut Looms; 'Mag 7' Earnings, Trump-Xi Summit Eyed
Major cryptocurrencies climbed ahead of a widely expected 25‑basis‑point Fed rate cut to 4% this week, with bitcoin up 1.7% to $113,600 and XRP rising past its 200‑day moving average to about $2.65; ether and solana each gained roughly 3%...
The Next Era of Crypto Belongs to Decentralized Markets
Decentralized finance is gaining momentum as DeFi trading volumes reach record proportions relative to centralized exchanges, driven by improved infrastructure, liquidity primitives and growing regulatory clarity. The shift is powering transparent, code-driven marketplaces that reduce counterparty risk and lower barriers...
Jeff Booth Wants You to Move More of Your Time Into Bitcoin
Entrepreneur and author Jeff Booth urged individuals to shift more of their time and attention into Bitcoin, arguing that the combination of rapid technological advancement and mounting global debt makes traditional monetary frameworks increasingly fragile. Booth, known for warning about...
Gold’s Pause Is Bitcoin’s Pulse as Risk Appetite Returns Ahead of the Fed Week
Gold’s eight‑week rally paused as spot gold slid more than 6% from its $4,380/oz high to around $4,120 amid profit‑taking, heavy ETF outflows and easing U.S.–China trade tensions ahead of the Fed meeting. Traders now expect another 25 basis‑point cut,...
Solana's Marinade Labs CEO Eyes Lower Barrier to Entry for Validators After 'Alpenglow' Upgrade
Marinade Labs CEO Michael Repetny says Solana’s upcoming Alpenglow upgrade could sharply lower the cost of running a validator by slashing vote fees — today roughly $5,000/month to start with about $4,000 (80%) attributed to vote fees. Solana’s active validator...
Teucrium CEO: 'Enormous Interest' In XRP, 'Extraordinary’ Success for Firm's XRP ETF
Teucrium Trading CEO Sal Gilbertie said investor demand for the firm’s 2× Long Daily XRP ETF (XXRP) has been “enormous,” bringing in “hundreds of millions” of dollars in about 16 weeks and making it the company’s most successful launch to...
Iranian Bank Crisis Underscores Bitcoin’s Role as Financial Hedge
Iran’s Central Bank declared Ayandeh Bank—one of the country’s largest private lenders—bankrupt and moved to absorb its assets after the lender accumulated roughly $5.2 billion in losses and nearly $3 billion in debt. The collapse has accelerated Iranian depositors’ turn...