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Bitcoin faces ‘imminent’ $110K retest as US dollar hits three-week high

Bitcoin fell to new local lows on the back of strong US jobs data, joining stocks and gold in what analysis called an “overdue” correction.

XRP as Wall Street’s dark horse: Why some funds see it like Bitcoin

Seven spot XRP ETF rulings and Ripple’s bank charter decision hit in October 2025. Discover why funds see XRP as Wall Street’s dark horse.

Tokenized TradFi assets will ‘redefine’ the crypto industry: Chainlink co-founder

Cryptocurrencies are where the blockchain industry is today, “but tokenization is where it’s going next,” Chainlink’s co-founder Sergey Nazarov told Cointelegraph.

Google takes 5.4% stake in Bitcoin mining company Cipher Mining in $3B deal

Google has acquired a 5.4% stake in Bitcoin miner Cipher Mining by backstopping $1.4 billion of Fluidstack’s obligations in a $3 billion, 10-year AI data center deal.

Solana open interest hits a record 72M SOL, but why is price falling?

Solana futures’ open interest rose to new all-time highs of 72 million SOL as the technical structure displayed weakness, putting $120 back in play.

SharpLink to tokenize SBET stock on Ethereum with Superstate

SharpLink, one of the world’s largest public holders of ETH, has notified the SEC of its plans to tokenize its common stock on Superstate’s Open Bell tokenization platform.

Ohio approves vendor to process crypto payments for state services

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose applauded the progress, while continuing to support the creation of an Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve.

ETH price below $4K: Ethereum's ‘biggest loser’ hit with $36.4M liquidation

ETH’s breakdown from a key chart pattern can now lead to more losses for Ether price, targeting the $3,600–$3,400 zone in the short term.

AI needs proof-of-work, not Big Tech

Bitcoin’s proof-of-work drove hardware innovation from GPUs to ASICs that are 100,000x more efficient. AI networks need the same competitive incentives.

Aster leads perp DEX surge to $70B daily trading volume

Community members questioned whether the surge in trading volume reflected market conviction or aggressive incentive farming.

Bitcoin ETFs enter ‘slowdown’ phase: Are bears hunting for $90K BTC price?

US spot Bitcoin ETF flows cooled after strong inflows, signalling weaker institutional demand that could push BTC price into an extended correction.

M2 Capital backs Ethena with $20M ENA token investment

M2 Capital invested $20 million in Ethena’s ENA token as the protocol’s TVL neared $15 billion, with growing institutional backing from global crypto investors.

New advanced X account takeover attack targets crypto community

A new, hard-to-spot phishing campaign is hijacking crypto personalities’ X accounts by abusing X’s app authorization system to bypass passwords and 2FA.

From coffee shops to airlines: Who accepts Bitcoin, Ether and XRP in 2025

Everyday shopping, travel and luxury purchases are going digital. Here’s where BTC, ETH and XRP are accepted in 2025.

Curve DAO supports $60M in crvUSD credit for new protocol

A DAO member flagged risks and transparency issues, but Curve founder Michael Egorov said audits and safeguards address them.

How to use Grok 4 to research coins before you invest

Turn social hype into smart signals with Grok 4: scan sentiment, summarize fundamentals and confirm onchain data before investing.

Circle explores ‘reversible’ USDC transactions in break from crypto ethos

Transaction reversibility may help stablecoins become an intrinsic part of the legacy financial system, according to the president of Circle.

Four reasons Bitcoin is failing to copy all-time highs for gold and stocks

Bitcoin and altcoins failed to follow gold and stocks to all-time highs this month, partly because of a lack of stablecoin liquidity on cryptocurrency exchanges.

ING, UniCredit join banks developing euro stablecoin under MiCA

Dutch ING and Italy’s UniCredit are among nine banks developing a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin planned to launch in the second half of 2026.

Crypto payments firm RedotPay claims unicorn status with $47M raise

Stablecoin payments firm RedotPay said it became a fintech unicorn after a $47 million round with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Galaxy Ventures and Vertex Ventures.

Australian fitness firm tanks 21% on Solana treasury gamble

Nasdaq-listed Fitell tanked on Wednesday after buying $10 million of Solana as part of a newly announced crypto treasury strategy.

Korean internet giant Naver to acquire Upbit, eyes stablecoins: Report

Naver is often called the “Google of South Korea,” and is the top search engine in the country, Upbit Korea is the largest crypto exchange in South Korea.

Market maker GSR files for ETF to track crypto treasury firms

GSR has filed for five crypto ETFs involving staking and bundling tokens, but its headlining bid is a fund that invests in crypto treasury companies.

Nansen unveils AI agent for crypto traders, targets autonomous trading in Q4

Nansen unveiled an AI agent to simplify onchain crypto trading with natural conversation, aiming to bring more value to Ethereum and EVM networks.

Ethereum’s PeerDAS will be key to L2 scaling: Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained how Fusaka’s PeerDAS feature will address Ethereum layer 2 scaling bottlenecks.

Crypto treasury share buybacks could signal a ‘credibility race’ is on

Kadan Stadelmann, chief technology officer at Komodo Platform, told Cointelegraph that treasury companies are competing to see who can create the most enticing structure.

Ether supply on exchanges hits 9-year low amid ‘Wall Street glow up’

Ethereum exchange balances dropped to a nine-year low of 14.8 million ETH as digital asset treasury firms and exchange-traded funds accelerate buying.

Circle taps Crossmint to expand stablecoin rails for humans and AI

Stablecoin issuer Circle has partnered with crypto infrastructure and self-custody platform Crossmint to offer USDC across more chains for both humans and AI agents.

Australia drafts law to tighten oversight of crypto exchanges

Australia has released draft legislation to create new crypto products, bringing the crypto companies under the same rules as financial services businesses.

US Senate Finance Committee to discuss crypto tax matters next week

A Coinbase executive and three other crypto tax and policy specialists will meet with the Senate Finance Committee next Wednesday to discuss digital asset tax matters.

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