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Institutional crypto yield demands regulatory compliance, not just attractive returns. Market consolidation will separate compliant providers from speculators. Opinion by: James Harris, group CEO of Tesseract In an environment of tightening margins and heightened competition, yield is no longer optional. It has become a necessity. This gold rush mentality obscures a critical truth defining the industry’s future: Not all yield is created equal. The market’s obsession with headline returns sets up institutions for catastrophic losses.  Read more

Milei’s LLA made a good showing in the midterm elections, but that doesn’t necessarily spell victory for the crypto industry. The party of Argentine President Javier Milei, La Libertad Avanza (LLA), has won the 2025 midterm elections handily. But the crypto industry doesn’t necessarily have cause for celebration. Milei endeared himself to many in the crypto space with his pro-crypto rhetoric. He has called central banks “a scam” and said that Bitcoin (BTC) was “the natural reaction against the central bank scammers.” The economist-turned-president has publicly stated that cryptocurrencies can address some of Argentina’s economic problems. He said, “There will be free competition of currencies, so if you want to use Bitcoin, there will be no problems.” Read more

CRO's price surpassed $0.16, whereas its market capitalization neared $6 billion.

As Pi Network prepares to align with ISO 20022 by November 2025, can it truly stand beside the XRP Ledger and the Stellar Network in cross-border finance? ISO 20022 is a global standard that defines how financial institutions exchange information for transactions such as payments, securities and remittances. It replaces older, fragmented messaging systems with a unified, structured format that enables banks, fintech companies and payment networks across the world to communicate in the same digital language. Adopting ISO 20022 enhances cross-border compatibility by enabling secure and efficient sharing of richer, structured transaction data (such as payment purpose and sender and receiver information). This improves transparency, reduces the number of errors and accelerates the processing of international transfers. Read more

Coinbase has completed more than 40 high-profile mergers and acquisitions, investing billions of dollars in promising cryptocurrency startups and unicorns. With an estimated value of $100 billion, it’s hard to believe that a company like Coinbase needs to acquire new businesses to grow. But with $10 billion in cash on hand, the US’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange continues to seek out the next big opportunity in the sector. Coinbase has not been shy about writing checks in 2025. The exchange reportedly paid $2.9 billion in a cash-and-stock acquisition of cryptocurrency options trading platform Deribit in August. Then came its headline-grabbing $375 million acquisition of onchain capital raising platform Echo in October. Crypto Twitter was buzzing over the news, thanks to some genius marketeering involving Echo’s founder and influencer Cobie, who received $25 million from Coinbase as part of the deal to relaunch his long-dormant UpOnly podcast. Read more

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to approve the first Hedera and Litecoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas, who confirmed that listing notices for Bitwise Solana, Canary Litecoin, and Canary HBAR have been posted and are scheduled to go live on October 28. The post SEC Poised to Approve HBAR ETF — Hedera’s Gregg Bell Calls It ‘New Chapter’ for Regulated Crypto Access appeared first on Cryptonews.

Circle's Arc blockchain testnet goes live with BlackRock, Visa, and 100+ companies—aiming to be the internet's financial operating system.

Bitcoin breached $116,000 for the first time in two weeks, and the usual narrative surfaced: inflation hedge. But the data tells a different story. This cycle, Bitcoin trades less like a consumer-price shield and more like a real-time barometer of dollar liquidity and discount rates. The question isn’t whether Bitcoin hedges inflation, but whether a […] The post Does a weaker dollar drive Bitcoin price now? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

As central banks ramp up their gold buying, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink referred to crypto and gold as the “assets of fear.” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said investors are turning to gold and cryptocurrency out of fear that their assets are losing value amid growing concerns over global financial stability. “Owning crypto assets or gold are assets of fear,” BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Saudi Arabia, according to a livestream by DWS News. “You own these assets because you’re frightened of the debasement of your assets,” Fink said, adding that investors are worried about the financial and physical security of their assets. Read more

Ethereum trades near $4,100 as analysts compare current price action to past breakouts, with key resistance at $4,250 in focus.

Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) has launched the public testnet for Arc, its open Layer-1 blockchain designed to bring more economic activity onchain. The post Circle Launches Arc Testnet With BlackRock, Visa, and AWS — A New Era for Onchain Finance? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The prediction protocol is launching new markets built for speed and simplicity, alongside localized experiences including Mandarin.

Circle’s new Arc blockchain testnet launches with participation from more than 100 institutions, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Visa and Mastercard. Circle, the world’s second-largest stablecoin issuer, launched the public testnet for Arc, its open layer-1 blockchain network built to bring global financial infrastructure onchain. The rollout, which Circle calls the “Economic Operating System for the internet,” includes participation from over 100 major companies spanning banking, capital markets and fintech — among them BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Visa, Mastercard and State Street, according to a Tuesday announcement. “With Arc’s public testnet, we’re seeing remarkable early momentum as leading companies, protocols, and projects begin to build and test,” Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said. “Combined, these companies reach billions of users, move, exchange, and custody hundreds of trillions in assets and payments,” he added. Read more

The central bank warned that private stablecoin issuers lack the institutional trust needed for stable currency, citing depegging risks.

F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang criticized Bitcoin’s BIP-444 soft fork — seeking to curb arbitrary onchain data — as a “bad idea” that he will not support. Chun Wang, co-founder of major Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, pushed back against a proposed temporary soft fork aimed at limiting data spam on the Bitcoin network. Wang wrote in a Monday X post that “BIP-444 is a bad idea.” He added that he, and presumably F2Pool, are “not going to soft fork anything,” whether it is “temporary or not.” He said, “Feel sad that some devs [are] moving further and further in the wrong direction.” Read more

Bitget Wallet, a leading self-custodial crypto wallet, has announced a full integration with HyperEVM— the Ethereum-compatible smart contract layer that powers the Hyperliquid Layer-1 blockchain.  The post Bitget Wallet Integrates HyperEVM – Could This Be the Next Big Bridge in DeFi? appeared first on Cryptonews.

SOL analysts highlighted the potential of its price to surge to $400 and beyond, fueled by the launch of the first Solana ETF in the United States. Key takeaways: Solana continued its mainstream adoption with the launch of the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF. SOL price bull flag pattern targets more than 100% rally to $412.  Read more

PI's price rebound was short-lived and the asset is back into red territory.

FIGR_HELOC has skyrocketed by over 35% daily.

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly breached $116,000 for the first time in two weeks as traders positioned for a dovish Federal Reserve decision and fresh capital flowed back into digital asset products following October’s risk-off stretch. As of press time, Bitcoin traded at $114,683.03, up 0.15% over 24 hours. The move reflects a convergence of macro tailwinds […] The post Why is Bitcoin price pumping? Catch up on what’s moving crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.