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 conditions and changing market structure, making its historical fit potentially spurious rather than causal. The caution matters for asset allocators and retail traders who may be using S2F-based targets to size positions, since overreliance could lead to mispricing, inadequate risk controls and unexpected portfolio losses.
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...
Bitcoin Price Starts $112K Breakout as Fed Rate-Cut Odds Pass 98%
Bitcoin surged past a breakout level around $112,000, trading near $113,000 as markets closed the week amid bullish momentum. The move coincided with market-implied Fed rate-cut odds topping roughly 98%, reinforcing risk-on positioning ahead of a pivotal week for U.S....
CZ’s Pardon Came After Costly Binance Lobbying Push in Washington: Politico
Politico reports that Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s presidential pardon followed a targeted Washington lobbying campaign that paid $450,000 to Trump-linked lobbyists and $290,000 to former SEC chair contender Teresa Goody Guillén. The expenditure-backed push came as Binance faced intense...
Coinbase’s X402 Transactions Explode over 10,000% in a Month
Coinbase’s x402 protocol, which allows AI agents to transact autonomously over the internet, experienced a roughly 10,000% surge in transaction activity over the past month. The explosive month-over-month growth highlights rapidly rising usage of autonomous agent infrastructure on Coinbase’s platform,...
Kyrgyzstan Launches Stablecoin on BNB Chain, Confirms Future CBDC Rollout
Kyrgyzstan has launched a national stablecoin on the BNB Chain and confirmed plans to roll out a central bank digital currency (CBDC), following talks with Binance founder and strategic adviser Changpeng Zhao. The move signals a state-backed push into tokenized...
ISM Manufacturing PMI Suggests Bitcoin Cycle May Extend Beyond Historical Norm
Weak ISM manufacturing data is signaling that economic headwinds may persist, suggesting Bitcoin’s market cycle could stretch beyond its historical durations. The report’s softness points to slower business recovery and prolonged macro pressure on risk assets, which can delay a...
Ledger’s New Multisig Interface Sparks Backlash over 'Cash Cow' Fees
Ledger launched an upgraded multisig interface that brings technical improvements to security and user experience, but the rollout has provoked strong community backlash over newly introduced transaction fees described by critics as a “cash cow.” Users and developers say the...
XRP Price Eyes Rally to $3.45 After Ripple CEO Tells Investors to ‘Lock In’
XRP is targeting a breakout toward $3–$3.45 as renewed bullish momentum is driven by firm technical support and an intensifying institutional push from Ripple, amplified by CEO Brad Garlinghouse urging investors to “lock in.” Analysts point to chart patterns and...
Don’t Just Tokenize Assets, Build the Institutions to Back Them
Tokenization of real-world assets is advancing beyond pilot projects as regulatory clarity and growing institutional adoption are building the legal, custody and compliance infrastructure needed to scale. While critics warn of hype and unresolved legal questions, proponents point to pilot...
Countries Across Africa Approve New Crypto Laws as Adoption Grows
Governments across Africa are enacting new cryptocurrency laws to attract industry investment while addressing consumer protection and anti-money‑laundering concerns. Regulators are moving from outright bans to frameworks that offer legal clarity and favorable conditions for crypto businesses as adoption and...
No HMRC Letter? UK Crypto Investors May Still Owe Taxes, Expert Warns
HMRC has sent 65,000 letters warning UK crypto investors about potential unpaid taxes, but tax experts caution that absence of contact does not guarantee compliance or immunity from liabilities. The agency’s outreach targets suspected under-reporting, and HMRC has signaled it...
Ferrari to Launch Digital Token to Let Fans Bid on Its Le Mans-Winning Race Car
Ferrari will issue a digital “Token Ferrari 499P” in partnership with fintech firm Conio, enabling members of its 100‑member Hyperclub to trade tokens and bid in a limited auction for the Le Mans‑winning 499P slated to coincide with the 2027...
Spot Ether ETFs See Outflows for Second Consecutive Week Amid ‘Cooling Demand’
Spot Ether ETFs recorded outflows for a second consecutive week as demand for Ether-based products cooled, marking a pullback in institutional interest after initial post-approval momentum. By contrast, spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $446 million in weekly inflows, underscoring a divergence...
Rumble Partners with Tether to Add Bitcoin Tips for Content Creators
Video platform Rumble has partnered with stablecoin issuer Tether to roll out Bitcoin tipping for creators, with the feature slated to launch in early to mid-December. The integration will allow viewers to send Bitcoin-based tips to content creators via Tether’s...
Bitcoin Miners Build on Gains After Jane Street Discloses Stakes
Shares of leading publicly traded Bitcoin miners climbed after Jane Street disclosed new stakes Thursday, extending a months-long rally across the sector. The disclosure of institutional holdings signaled renewed investor appetite for crypto mining equities and lifted market sentiment for...
Bitcoin Price Compression Will Spark Expansion: Will BTC Explode Toward $120K?
Bitcoin has traded in a tight range this week with sellers capping rallies near $112,000 while buyers defend dips around $107,000–$108,000, a pattern analysts call “compression before expansion.” Positive on‑chain signals — including $477 million of spot ETF inflows during...
Price Predictions 10/24: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, LINK, XLM
Bitcoin’s short‑lived relief rally is meeting selling near $112,000, with $107,000 the key support that, if lost, could trigger a deeper correction toward $100,000 and potentially $87,801. Analysts (including Bitfinex and Galaxy Digital’s CEO) characterize October’s ~18% peak‑to‑trough drawdown as...
Bitcoin’s Bull Market Is Intact, but Key Levels Signal Risk, Says Galaxy Digital Analyst
Galaxy Digital’s head of research told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin’s broader bull market remains intact but the market is at a pivotal juncture where breaches of key technical levels would increase the risk of a deeper downturn. He highlighted that on‑chain...
$19B Crypto Crash Opens Door to $200K Bitcoin in 2025: Finance Redefined
A $19 billion crypto liquidation has prompted a modest market rebound and prompted Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick to forecast Bitcoin could climb to $200,000 by year‑end, with a bear‑case floor above $150,000 if Fed rate cuts materialize — though...
Crypto.com Pushes for Federal Footing with US Trust Bank Charter Application
Crypto.com has applied for a US National Trust Bank Charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to offer federally regulated custody and staking services for institutional clients, ETFs and corporate treasuries nationwide. The charter, which would let...
Zelle Fires up Stablecoins to Fuel Faster Cross-Border Payments
Early Warning Services, owner of Zelle, said it will integrate dollar‑pegged stablecoins into its payments platform to accelerate cross‑border flows into and out of the U.S., leveraging Zelle’s existing near‑instant rails used by banks including Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Capital One...
Polymarket: Token Will Come, but US Launch Comes First
Polymarket confirmed it will eventually launch a native token but is prioritizing a US-facing app and regulatory clearance before token issuance, CMO Matthew Modabber said. The prediction-market platform secured a $2 billion investment from ICE at a $10 billion valuation...
WazirX Shutdown Ends, UK Watchdog Targets HTX: Global Express
Indian crypto exchange WazirX said it will resume trading on Oct. 24 after a year‑long hiatus following a July 2024 hack that stole roughly $230–240 million — the platform will offer zero‑fee trading for 30 days and reintroduce rupee trading...
Pump.fun Expands with Padre Acquisition as Memecoin Market Cools
Solana memecoin launchpad Pump.fun has acquired multichain trading terminal Padre for an undisclosed sum to boost liquidity and trading volumes on its platform, citing Padre’s UX, cashback rewards, low fees and trader support. The deal aims to shore up Pump.fun’s...
Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 Update Crashes $5.8B Economy, Revives NFT Debate
A major Counter‑Strike 2 update that changed the trade‑up system—letting players convert five low‑rarity skins into previously rare knives or gloves—wiped roughly $2 billion from an estimated $5.78 billion skin market, triggering sharp price shifts and liquidations. The shock move...
Bitcoin-Only App Relai Gets EU Green Light Under MiCA
Swiss Bitcoin‑only app Relai secured a MiCA license from France’s AMF, clearing the way to expand regulated Bitcoin buying, selling and self‑custody services in France and across the EU. The approval enables SEPA payments and higher euro trading limits and...
Can the Biggest Bitcoin Whales Really Decide when the Market Turns Green or Red?
Since 2024, spot‑ETF flows — not single “whale” wallet moves — have become the dominant driver of Bitcoin’s daily direction, with US ETFs now custodying roughly 1.66 million BTC (about 6.4% of supply) and BlackRock’s IBIT holding ~800,000 BTC. Tradable...
Thai Regulators Raid World Iris Scanning Site in Latest Headache for Sam Altman
Thai regulators raided an iris‑scanning site tied to World (formerly Worldcoin), with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau alleging the WLD exchange service was operating without a license and making arrests in the probe. The company...
Dogecoin Price Chart Projects 25% Gains, but First, This Must Happen
Analysts say Dogecoin must clear the $0.20 resistance to signal easing selling pressure and open the way for a roughly 25% advance toward $0.25. The $0.20 level has been a key technical ceiling; a sustained break and volume pickup would...
How an Anonymous Trader Made $192M Shorting One of the Biggest Crypto Crashes
An anonymous trader correctly anticipated one of the largest recent crypto sell-offs and engineered a massive short position that yielded about $192 million in profit in a matter of hours. The windfall, reportedly executed via leveraged derivatives during the crash,...
Crypto Spot Trading on CEXs Recovers by 31% in Q3 After Sharp Drop
Crypto spot trading on the top 10 centralized exchanges rebounded sharply in Q3 2025, with volumes rising 30.6% to $4.7 trillion after steep declines earlier in the year, driven by renewed investor interest as Bitcoin rallied above $123,000. Derivatives trading...
Binance Founder CZ’s Presidential Pardon Is Not an Acquittal
A presidential pardon shields Binance founder Changpeng Zhao from criminal punishment but does not overturn his conviction, meaning the guilty verdict stands and appellate remedies are foreclosed. The pardon thus preserves prosecutors’ findings and leaves CZ and Binance exposed to...
Worst Uptober Ever? Bitcoin Price Risks First ‘Red’ October in Years
Bitcoin is at risk of logging its first negative October in more than a decade, trading narrowly between roughly $107,000 and $111,500 and needing only a 4% monthly decline to become its worst October since 2013. Historically October has averaged...
US Energy Secretary Floats Faster Direct Grid Access for AI and Crypto Miners
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright urged FERC to adopt rules that let large electricity users—notably AI data centers and Bitcoin miners—secure expedited, direct connections to the high‑voltage transmission grid. Wright proposed standardized procedures with reviews completed within 60 days for...
Another ‘Satoshi Era’ Wallet From 2009 Has Woken up to Move Bitcoin
A Bitcoin address created in the network’s infancy — mined between April and June 2009 and last active in June 2011 — has been reactivated and moved funds, marking another rare ‘Satoshi-era’ wallet stir. Such early wallets are closely watched...
Australians Emerge as World’s Most Crypto-Curious Investors, Data Reveals
A new study finds Australians are the world’s most crypto-curious investors, with the country’s crypto user base projected to reach 11.16 million by next year — roughly 41% of the population. The data points to rapid adoption driven by retail...
Bitcoin Not Immune to 50% Crashes Despite Wall Street Love: BitMine’s Lee
Tom Lee of BitMine warned that Bitcoin remains vulnerable to steep corrections of up to 50%, citing historical large drawdowns in the stock market despite recent gains and growing Wall Street adoption. He suggested that institutional interest and price progress...
Solo Bitcoin Miner Scores $347K, ‘Pure Self-Soverignty in Action’
A solo Bitcoin miner unexpectedly mined a full block and collected roughly $347,000 in rewards, a rare win that highlights the probabilistic variance of Proof-of-Work rewards. The solo success underscores Bitcoin’s decentralized architecture by showing an individual operator can still...
Hopes Rise for Altseason, but Signals Aren’t There Yet
Crypto traders are increasingly hopeful that an 'altseason'—a rally in altcoins—may be on the horizon as liquidity moves back into risk assets, but prevailing altseason indicators remain at bear-market lows. Analysts note that while market rotation toward smaller-cap tokens is...
Bulls Dominate as Bitcoin Options Open Interest Soars to $63B
Bitcoin options open interest hit a record $63 billion, driven largely by bullish call positions with dominant strike concentrations between $120,000 and $140,000. The surge in OI reflects heightened speculative interest and leverage in the options market as traders position...
Trader Who Made $190M Shorting Crash Also Apparently Bet on CZ’s Pardon
A crypto trader who reportedly profited about $190 million from shorting a market crash has also placed a wager tied to former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao receiving a presidential pardon. Onchain analysts flagged the trades as possible insider knowledge while...
Crypto Traders Brace for Friday’s Delayed US Inflation Report
U.S. September inflation data, delayed by the government shutdown, is due Friday and is forecast to show a 3.1% year-over-year rise. Crypto traders and broader markets are bracing for potential volatility around the print, though economists say the higher reading...
DeFi Perps Volume Explodes Past $1T in a Record Month so Far
Decentralized perpetuals trading surged past $1 trillion in October, driven largely by Hyperliquid, Aster and Lighter, surpassing August’s record with a week still to go. The milestone underscores rapid growth in DeFi derivatives liquidity and trading activity, highlighting competitive pressure...
Kraken Revenue Jumps 114% in Q3 Amid Expansion and IPO Plans
Kraken reported a 114% year-over-year revenue surge to $648 million in Q3, driven by stronger trading activity, user growth and new acquisitions as the crypto exchange accelerates expansion. Management flagged that the performance underpins its push toward an eventual IPO,...
Despite Gov’t Shutdown, Crypto Market Structure Bill ‘90% There’ — Coinbase CEO
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said a long-stalled crypto market-structure bill is “90% there” despite the U.S. government shutdown, with the remaining disagreements largely focused on decentralized finance (DeFi). Lawmakers are reportedly working cautiously on those DeFi-specific provisions to avoid stifling...
Pave Bank Raises $39M Led by Accel, Tether to Expand Programmable Banking
Singapore-based fintech Pave Bank raised $39 million in a Series A led by Accel with participation from Tether and other investors, bringing total funding to about $45 million. The startup provides programmable banking—API and smart-contract enabled crypto and fiat services—for...
Fidelity Opens the Door to Solana, Making SOL Available to Clients
Fidelity has added Solana’s native token SOL to its trading suites — including Fidelity Crypto, Fidelity Crypto for IRAs, Wealth Managers and Fidelity Digital Assets for institutions — making the coin available to both retail and institutional clients. SOL, with...
Spark Marks First Major Rotation From US Treasurys Into Regulated DeFi
DeFi lending protocol Spark shifted $100 million of its stablecoin treasury from U.S. Treasurys into Superstate’s regulated Crypto Carry Fund (USCC), marking a notable rotation from traditional government debt into crypto‑native, market‑neutral yield strategies. USCC, which manages about $528 million,...
Ethereum Triple Bottom Setup Hints at a $4K Breakout Next
Ethereum’s price action has formed a triple bottom around $3,750–$3,800, suggesting a potential bullish breakout to the $3,950–$4,280 range (roughly a 10% upside) if ETH clears neckline resistance near $4,000. Trading volumes have tapered during the pattern’s formation, and a...