Michael Saylor’s company remains a top Bitcoin holder, but its dominance has fallen amid slower accumulation and rising competition. Michael Saylor’s Strategy has seen its dominance among corporate Bitcoin holders decline in October amid slower purchases and a growing number of companies adding crypto to their treasuries. The company still leads as the largest Bitcoin (BTC) treasury holder with 640,808 BTC as of Oct. 31, though its share of total corporate holdings has slipped to 60% from 75%, according to a report by BitcoinTreasuries.NET. The decline in Strategy’s dominance comes as corporate accumulation continues, albeit at a slower pace. Public and private companies added 14,447 BTC to their treasuries in October, the smallest monthly increase of 2025. Read more
The end of Trump's last US government shutdown back in 2019 saw a boom in crypto markets, but things are a bit different this time around. Crypto market observers are preparing for price movements as the historical US government shutdown seems within sight. The US government is still technically shut down as of publishing time, but a continuing resolution that would fund critical government services through January has made its way from the Senate to the House of Representatives. The shutdown affects a number of vital federal functions, including the ability for securities and commodities regulators to approve crypto listings. Lawmaking has also ground to a halt, with the possibility of the crypto framework bill passing by year’s end becoming ever smaller. Read more
The US-based cryptocurrency exchange has not had a brick-and-mortar headquarters amid adopting its “remote-first” policy, but maintains offices in San Francisco and New York City. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will reincorporate to Texas from Delaware, a move highlighting the respective states’ legal and regulatory environments. In a Wednesday X post, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said the crypto exchange would move its incorporation to Texas. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Grewal wrote that the climate in Delaware’s courts had become “rife with unpredictable outcomes,” while Texas offered “efficiency and predictability.” “This decision was not made lightly, but we’ll always do what’s best for our customers, our employees, and our shareholders,” said Grewal. Read more
Ether neared a falling wedge breakout, eyeing a potential rally toward $4,400 by mid-December if the bullish setup is confirmed. Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), is “seconds away” from entering a convincing breakout stage, according to analyst Kamran Asghar. Key takeaways: Ether is nearing a breakout from a falling wedge, with a target of $4,400. Read more
Stablecoins, staking tokens and RWAs are bridging crypto’s yield-generation gap, bolstered by the historic approval of the US GENIUS Act in July. Cryptocurrency-based yield products still lag far behind their traditional finance (TradFi) counterparts, but new blockchain sectors such as liquid staking tokens (LSTs) and real-world assets (RWAs) are steadily closing the gap, according to a new report co-authored by RedStone Oracles, Gauntlet, Stablewatch and the Tokenized Asset Coalition, shared with Cointelegraph. Only 8% to 11% of cryptocurrencies offer passive yield-generating models, indicating a significant gap compared to 55% to 65% of TradFi assets, roughly a fivefold disparity, the report found. However, stablecoins, RWAs and “blue-chip” yield tokens are rapidly closing decentralized finance’s (DeFi) passive income gap. Emerging regulations, such as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, passed in July, are helping the industry catch up, resulting in a rising de...
XRP analysts are still confident of a bullish continuation with targets from $10 to $30 for cycle tops, fuelled by multiple tailwinds. XRP’s (XRP) price fell 44% to $2.06 from its multi-year high of $3.66 reached on July 18, before recovering to current levels around $2.43. Is it finally headed for a deeper correction, or is there a more substantial rally in the cards? Key takeaways: XRP’s macro outlook is bullish, with some predictions calling for a $30 top. Read more