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BOB’s new system enables bitcoin holders to borrow stablecoins against their BTC, keeping assets secured on Bitcoin and addressing a major obstacle to Bitcoin DeFi.

Terminal Finance, a decentralized exchange incubated by Ethena Labs, has attracted $280 million in deposits before launch.

A quiet but historic moment has unfolded, which may reshape how traditional markets value digital assets like Bitcoin. For the first time, a major global rating agency has evaluated a company whose borrowing model is directly tied to BTC. On Oct. 27, S&P Global Ratings assigned Strategy Inc. (MSTR) a “B-” rating with a Stable […] The post Strategy’s new credit rating will open Bitcoin to $130 trillion institutional capital appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A trading bot caused Hyperliquid’s token to more than double in a minute on Lighter DEX, raising concerns over thin liquidity.

SharpLink Gaming plans to deploy $200 million worth of its Ethereum holdings into DeFi protocols on the Linea network.

Bitcoin fluctuated wildly at the Wall Street open, with bulls pushing the price to $116,000 as opinions diverged over the next move in BTC. Key points: Bitcoin reaches $116,000 again as volatility ramps up into the US trading session. Traders diverge on short-term BTC price action, with targets including $117,000 before Wednesday’s Federal Reserve interest-rates decision. Read more

The platform will be called Truth Predict, the President Trump-backed company announced.

The move is backed by investors including Kraken and Fabric Ventures, and OceanPal's shipping business will continue to operate separately.

With the right workflow, data feeds and prompts, ChatGPT can generate structured market summaries, flag risk clusters and support smarter decision-making. The real edge in crypto trading lies in detecting structural fragility early, not in predicting prices. ChatGPT can merge quantitative metrics and narrative data to help identify systemic risk clusters before they lead to volatility. Consistent prompts and verified data sources can make ChatGPT a dependable market-signal assistant. Read more

BlackRock-backed tokenization company Securitize is going public via a $1.25 billion SPAC merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald affiliate to list on Nasdaq. BlackRock-backed real-world assets (RWA) tokenization company Securitize is going public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) at a $1.25 billion pre-money valuation. According to a Tuesday announcement, Securitize is merging with Cantor Equity Partners II, Inc. — a blank-check company sponsored by an affiliate of financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald — to be listed on Nasdaq. The company’s co-founder and CEO, Carlos Domingo, said the company was founded “to democratize capital markets by making them more accessible, transparent, and efficient through tokenization.” Domingo said the next step is to make “financial markets operate at the speed of the internet.” Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick, who also chairs Cantor Equity Partners II, said blockchain technology has “massive potential to transform finance.” Read...

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 28th, 2025] Asset manager 21Shares has launched an exchange-traded product (ETP) called APEN based on Pendle — a development that signals deepening institutional recognition of Pendle’s role in bridging traditional fixed-income markets with Decentralized Finance (DeFi). One of the most notable metrics underlining Pendle’s traction is its recent achievement: […]

The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure firm will co-develop a 168 MW data center in Texas, with long-term revenue locked in.

TRUMP flipped PENGU and became the sixth-largest meme coin.

Senator Thom Tillis has warned that Congress has faced a tight deadline to advance the US Crypto Bill, saying lawmakers must act by February before upcoming elections halt progress on defining digital asset regulations. The post US Crypto Bill Has Until February Before It’s “Dead,” Top Senator Warns appeared first on Cryptonews.

The company is selling $1.15 billion in exchangeable notes in a private offering.

The ETF floodgates are about to open, with three new cryptocurrencies set to have ETFs launched today: Litecoin, Hedera and Solana.

Truth Social wants to “democratize information” for its 6.3 million users with a social media prediction platform developed in collaboration with Crypto.com. Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG), a technology and media company co-founded by US President Donald Trump, plans to enable prediction markets on its social media platform, Truth Social. Trump’s Truth Social has partnered with Crypto.com, a major US crypto exchange, to launch the social media prediction market platform called Truth Predict, according to an official announcement on Tuesday. “For too long, global elites have closely controlled these markets — with Truth Predict, we’re democratizing information and empowering everyday Americans to harness the wisdom of the crowd, turning free speech into actionable foresight,” Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes said. Read more

Trading volume surged 72% above its daily average, reaching 2.70 trillion tokens, indicating large players are actively managing positions.

[PRESS RELEASE – Seoul, South Korea, October 28th, 2025] Terminal Finance, a spot decentralized exchange built for trading yield-bearing stablecoins and institutional assets, today announced it has surpassed $280 million in pre-deposit total value locked, ahead of its upcoming launch. The figure reflects the combined capacity of three pre-deposit vaults, which collectively reached their caps […]

Coinbase’s Bitcoin-backed lending service relies on the permissionless nature of DeFi.