The securities have financed purchases of nearly 136,000 bitcoin, opening a funding channel that analysts expect to complement the larger ETF market.
Reactions split between amazement at how human it sounds and fears it could fuel scams and deception, with CZ eyeing uses in children’s education.
Bitcoin has sunk to its weakest level in more than one month.
Some of the world’s biggest companies objected to being listed on the first tokenized securities trading venue under the SEC’s innovation exemption. But the early pushback may say more about issuer caution than about rejection
The judge found that Milei’s promotion of LIBRA did not constitute fraud, despite the attention his support drew to the token.
Two subscriptions on Thursday nearly quadrupled the fund’s tokens on the network. The receiving wallet shares its authorized signers with the issuer.
As of Friday, 22 companies had filed objections as part of the joint venture’s proposed tokenized stock platform under the SEC’s innovation exemption.
The US tax agency is targeting faster resolutions and more flexible payment options for taxpayers voluntarily disclosing past tax violations under a planned program overhaul.
The blockchain suspended its layer-1 network and rollups after security researchers identified unauthorized token minting and millions in assets transferred to Ethereum.
The Democratic ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations asked Paolo Ardoino for records related to a reported deal between Tether and Nxum.
Bitcoin went quiet after a week of big swings, with tech futures steadying and Brent hitting its highest level since early May. The Fed meets next week.
Bitcoin rose 0.5% to around $81,700 since midnight UTC while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.4% and memecoins climbed 2.9%.
Previous bitcoin bear-market lows followed U.S. midterms, but this year’s recovery raises the possibility that the bottom arrived months earlier.
HSBC and Standard Chartered-led Anchorpoint received Hong Kong’s first stablecoin issuer licenses in April. Anchorpoint began rolling out HKDAP in August.
The attacker moved $744,000 in ETH and BNB to Tornado Cash after exploiting Cysic’s bridge to mint 10 million tokens on BNB Smart Chain.
CoinDCX tied the transfers to wallets compromised in July 2025, but investigators said the addresses remained linked to its operations.
Bitcoin as much as 2.9% to around $81,600 as Nasdaq futures dropped, while the CoinDesk 80 lost 3.5% and DeFi index slid 6%.
Bitcoin reversed a run toward $85,000 after Tesla reported lower-than-expected capital expenditure in Q3.
The pre-IPO Jio contract on Bitget is trading near $12, a roughly 4% premium on the top price band, as India’s largest public offering remains open for subscription.
Bitcoin gave back its run at $85,000 and broke below $82,500 as weak tech earnings soured the mood. XMR bucked the drop with an 11% jump.
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The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the first of several federal agencies to finish writing regulations under the act.
PancakeSwap’s proposed fee-sharing overhaul would give liquidity providers 88% of swap fees and cut CAKE emissions by 69%, as BNB Chain’s DeFi activity expands.
French authorities want crypto exchanges to conduct checks on DeFi protocols and face liability for certain customer losses under proposed changes to EU crypto rules.
Bitcoin price current resistance near $87,000 was reinforced by investors who bought BTC in late 2025, per new research.
The report marks the first time JPMorgan has put a range on bitcoin returns in its research, though the bank remains cautious about BTC’s role in portfolios.
Bitcoin slipped 0.5% to around $81,400 even after the biggest daily spot ETF inflow in nearly a month as South Korea’s Kospi index fell 3.7% on AI worries.
More than 6 billion XRP reached exchanges tracked by CryptoQuant in the 30 days to Oct. 19, the most since March.
Mt. Gox extended its repayment deadline by another year as some creditors remain unpaid due to incomplete procedures and payment processing issues.
South Korea’s KOSPI fell almost 4%, accompanied by one of the weakest IPO debuts in the country’s history, with data centre company Elice tumbling around 30%.
Tech futures bounced after last week’s 5.5% rout, and bitcoin followed them up before sellers knocked it back. Earnings this week put the AI trade to the test again.
Bitcoin rose 0.8% to around $82,700 as China’s GDP beat estimates and Nasdaq futures rebounded, while the CoinDesk 80 gained 1.3% and DeFi led gains.
France’s National Assembly adopted a crypto tax amendment targeting certain stablecoin swaps, while separate proposals on exit taxes and self-custodial wallet reporting remain under consideration.
Analysts expect Bitcoin to retest $80,000 support again as stock markets attempt to recover last week’s losses.
ESMA’s latest MiCA register update includes BingX, YouHodler and Banco Santander’s Openbank, bringing the total to 375 unique CASPs.
Cysic said the incident was limited to bridge message processing and minting and did not affect the mainnet or other operational systems.
Police alleged the suspect was involved in cryptocurrency and foreign-currency exchanges for criminal groups across more than 133 accounts.
A 10-minute flush hit round-the-clock chip-stock contracts while U.S. markets were shut, leaving traders with no real share price to lean on.
The round brings AIsa’s total funding to more than $9 million.
Coinbase, Circle’s largest USDC partner, also backs Open USD, a rival network that passes reserve income to partners after a management fee.
Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins.
“The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president.
Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change.
Numbers the spy agency handed over in the 1990s, long suspected of hiding a backdoor, turn out to have come from a basic computer program. Bitcoin was never on that list, and its quantum problem
Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer errors, reducing one of the hardware bottlenecks behind any future attempt to crack bitcoin wallets.
The stablecoin issuer’s CEO Jerermy Allaire told Reuters demand for digital dollars is growing across Asia, Africa and Latin America as banks and payment firms.
Nine crypto companies launched the Quantum Alliance to jointly prepare for quantum attacks, but they disagree on when the threat will arrive and whether vulnerable BTC should be frozen.
Volume in Hyperliquid’s Tesla contract hit $47 million in one hour after Elon Musk’s flying Roadster demo, up from $2.8 million, with U.S. stocks closed.
Celestia jumped 16%, injective rose 7.7% and layerzero added 7.3% while bitcoin held little changed near $82,100 and Fed Chair Warsh gave no sign on interest rates.
Panelists at Cointelegraph’s Singapore CONNECT event explored opportunities in tokenized markets, the future of everyday stablecoin payments and the evolving landscape for crypto investors.
