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USDT and USDC dominate $46B in quarterly stablecoin inflows

Stablecoin net inflows jumped from $10.8 billion in Q2 to $45.6 billion in Q3, a 324% surge led by USDT, USDC and the rise of Ethena’s USDe.

Swift partners with Consensys to build blockchain settlement system

Swift is teaming up with Consensys and over 30 unspecified institutions to build a blockchain-based settlement system for 24/7 real-time cross-border payments.

October is ‘ETF month’ as 16 crypto funds await final decision

NovaDius Wealth Management president Nate Geraci said it will be an “enormous next few weeks for spot crypto ETFs" as the SEC is due to decide on 16 applications.

Bitcoin ‘bull market is not over’ as it recovers above $112K

Bitcoin briefly surpassed $112,000 in a sign of recovery after a volatile week, prompting one analyst to say the cryptocurrency was still in an uptrend.

Nick Szabo joins fray as controversial Bitcoin Core update nears release

Cypherpunk Nick Szabo has posted on X after five years of silence, adding his views to a fierce debate between Bitcoin purists and maximalists.

New York’s pro-crypto mayor Eric Adams drops reelection bid

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is officially out of the mayoral race, plunging the city’s pro-crypto push into limbo.

Bitchat searches, downloads spike in Madagascar amid protests

Protests erupted in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, last Thursday over ongoing water and power cuts, with demonstrations later spreading across the country.

Crypto treasury mNAV metric ‘needs to be deleted’ — NYDIG

NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro argues that a popular metric for valuing crypto companies should be retired as it misleads investors.

Early Hyperliquid user sells airdropped Hypurr NFT for $467K

Early Hyperliquid users have been rewarded with a massive Hypurr NFT airdrop, with the free digital cats now worth over $64,000.

Firedancer devs’ new proposal aims to make Solana even faster

Jump Crypto has proposed removing Solana’s fixed compute block limit to prioritize high-performance validators to handle complex blocks over suboptimal validators.

Expect major BTC corrections before new all-time highs: Analyst

Bitcoin will perform like Nvidia and record several major corrections on its path to new all-time highs, analyst Jordi Visser said.

'The moral case for Bitcoin: How BTC ends the war machine' — Author

Sound money forces governments and individuals to embrace fiscal discipline, while currency inflation encourages reckless spending.

French officials pressured Telegram to censor Moldova election posts: Durov

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov said that French intelligence pressured Telegram into censoring political content, which he refused to do.

Will the XRP price rally restart in October?

XRP price must hold above $2.75 to ignite a recovery in October, which could be triggered by spot ETF approval and the potential influx of institutional capital.

Web3 launchpads are funding ideas, not products

Web3 launchpads have become cash-grab funnels funding ideas without substance. The industry needs platforms that build better, not just raise more.

Singapore, UAE are the ‘most crypto-obsessed’ countries: Report

Singapore and the UAE rank as the world’s most crypto-obsessed countries amid high ownership, search activity and rapid adoption growth.

Stocks vs. Bitcoin in the AI era: Which will survive the next 50 years?

The choice between Bitcoin and stocks isn’t simple. Here’s how analysts and data reveal how investors can approach it.

The hidden force behind Bitcoin and Ether price swings: Options expiry

Learn how option expiries in Bitcoin and Ether derivatives markets can cause price swings that catch inexperienced traders off guard.

Cathie Wood: Hyperliquid ‘reminds me of Solana in the earlier days’

ARK Invest’s Cathie Wood says Hyperliquid reminds her of Solana’s early days, but maintains that Bitcoin remains the core of her crypto thesis.

Nation-state Bitcoin adoption to enter 'suddenly' phase soon: Samson Mow

Nation-state Bitcoin adoption is at the “tail end" of the gradual stage and entering "the beginning phases of suddenly," Jan3 founder Samson Mow said.

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