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Like early email protocols, DeFi remains complex and isolated. Bridging DeFi and TradFi through hybrid payment solutions could unlock crypto’s mainstream potential. Opinion by: Mark Jones, founder of Hana Wallet It’s often forgotten that the first emails were sent between US college professors looking to share files and work collaboratively in the early 1970s. The sending of emails between two professors initially involved using a closed system between two computers on the ARPANET that would enable messages to be sent over the File Transfer Protocol.  The process was slow, complex, time-consuming and consequently didn’t gain any traction beyond Ivy League universities or government research facilities. Read more

The T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), a joint initiative led by Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs, announced it has frozen more than $300 million in criminal assets globally. The post Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs’ Financial Crime Unit Blocks $300M in Illicit Crypto appeared first on Cryptonews.

The Kansas City Fed President said lower rates can't do a lot to improve what he calls "structural changes" in the labor market.

Ethereum has been showing signs of weakness after failing to reclaim the key $4,200 resistance. Despite strong bullish momentum earlier this month, price action remains capped within a descending channel, and the recent bounce has been relatively weak. Traders are now watching to see whether ETH can establish a higher low or if further downside […]

Sui (SUI) was also a top performer, gaining 6.6% from Thursday.

Anticipation of Ripple’s annual event has failed to lift investor sentiment as XRP price risks dropping to $2 in the coming days or weeks. Key takeaways: XRP price dropped 7.5% this week despite the upcoming Ripple Swell event, which has historically sparked pre-conference rallies. XRP’s rounded top chart pattern projects a drop to $2.09 if support levels fail to hold. Read more

Ethereum confronts volatility as 646,902 options contracts worth $2.49 billion expire today, with the put-call ratio at 1.25 signaling cautious sentiment despite technical indicators suggesting a possible breakout above $3,900. The post Ethereum Price Prediction: Is ETH About to Dump as Millions in October Options Positions Expire Today? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin has become a $2 trillion asset in the 17 years since Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper, but it faces its first red October since 2018. Update Oct. 31, 6:31 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include comments from Narek Gevorgyan, the founder and CEO of CoinStats. Bitcoin’s foundational document turned 17, marking the journey of the world’s first decentralized digital currency from a niche financial experiment to a $2 trillion global asset held by governments and institutions. Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto first shared the Bitcoin white paper 17 years ago today, on Oct. 31, 2008, in response to the global financial crisis. Read more

Bitcoin slips below $110K on Halloween, forming a tight triangle pattern. Traders eye $116K if bullish breakout holds, or $106K if bears return. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Spooky Surprise For Investors As BTC Drops Below $110K On Halloween 2025, Could There Be A Weekend Pump? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Canaan will supply 4.5 megawatts of water-cooled Bitcoin mining ASICs to a Japanese engineering firm for real-time grid balancing and energy optimization. Mining hardware producer Canaan won a contract to supply 4.5 megawatts (MW) of Bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for a project designed to help stabilize Japan’s electric grid. According to a Thursday announcement, the company will supply an electrical engineering solutions provider Bitcoin mining ASICs with a capacity of 4.5 MW. The project will deploy Canaan’s new Avalon A1566HA-488T water-cooled mining ASICs for “real-time grid balancing and energy-efficiency optimization,” Canaan said. The mining operation will run continuously and utilize controlled overclocking and underclocking, adjusting power consumption to stabilize the regional grid load. Canaan’s proprietary control systems will dynamically adjust frequency, voltage and hashrate to match power supply and demand. Read more

The investment bank reversed its bearish call on Coinbase, citing renewed crypto momentum and potential U.S. regulatory breakthroughs.

The crypto exchange is targeting big continued growth despite lingering questions about the near-term state of the market.

There is no real institutional dark pool in crypto, according to the builder of GoDark.

Peter Brandt shorts Bitcoin futures after breakdown from key pattern. Liquidity above price and Fed moves add pressure. $40K in sight?

dYdX is officially entering the U.S. market, slashing fees and expanding its trading suite after a year of major upgrades, strategic acquisitions, and evolving tokenomics. Here’s what the decentralized exchange has planned for 2025 and beyond. The post dYdX President Confirms US Market Entry With Expanded Trading appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bitcoin’s (BTC) April 2024 halving cut block rewards from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC, compressing the hash price and forcing Bitcoin miners to reconsider their business model. Instead of waiting for fee markets to rescue margins, the largest operators started signing contracts to lease infrastructure to AI tenants. Core Scientific committed 500 megawatts to CoreWeave for […] The post Are Bitcoin miners becoming AI utilities? The math says yes appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Token prices were hit after a sell-off in U.S. equities as Meta and Microsoft raised their AI investment projections, prompting overspending concerns.

Solana, Cardano, and XRP are once again under serious pressure this week, as investors brace for more swings in the market. While these major altcoins are trying to find their footing, Remittix keeps stealing the spotlight. This PayFi token continues improving with new listings strong growth, and a real-world use case that is already turning […]

Zcash defied the crypto market downturn with a 45% rally this week, making it the most valuable privacy-focused cryptocurrency, following Hayes’ call for a $10,000 price target. Some of the leading privacy coins are defying the gravity of the digital asset market, signaling growing investor demand for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies. Zcash (ZEC) surged to an over eight-year high of $388 on Friday after rising 7.6% in the last 24 hours, according to data aggregator CoinMarketCap. With a $6.2 billion market capitalization at the time of writing, ZEC flipped Monero (XMR) to become the most valuable privacy-focused cryptocurrency. ZEC’s 45% weekly rise bucked the broader crypto market downturn, which continued its consolidation after a much-awaited tariff deal between the US and China failed to materialize on Thursday.  Read more

Zcash’s rally faces a test as a rising wedge pattern signals a possible 30% pullback toward the $260–$270 support zone in November. Key Takeaways: ZEC’s 500% October rally is fueled by celebrity endorsements and short liquidations. A rising wedge pattern now warns of a potential 30% correction toward the $260–$270 support zone in November. Read more