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Bitcoin remains in a neutral-to-bullish consolidation phase, fluctuating between its 100- and 200-day moving averages. The $116K barrier is now the key resistance for continuation, while the $109K region defines the bullish invalidation threshold. Until one of these levels is decisively breached, the market is likely to oscillate within the current range, accumulating liquidity ahead […]

Fintech startup ZAR aims to use Pakistan’s corner stores and kiosks to make stablecoins accessible to millions of unbanked citizens. Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is leading a $12.9 million funding round for ZAR, a one-year-old fintech startup aiming to make dollar-backed stablecoins accessible to everyday consumers in Pakistan and other emerging markets. The round drew participation from Dragonfly Capital, VanEck Ventures, Coinbase Ventures and Endeavor Catalyst, according to a Tuesday report by Bloomberg. The startup is targeting Pakistan’s 240 million people, where the World Bank estimates over 100 million adults remain unbanked. Unlike many crypto companies focused on apps or global exchanges, ZAR plans to distribute stablecoins through local stores, phone kiosks and money agents, the same network used for mobile top-ups and remittances. Read more

Skipping cryp to taxes can trigger hefty fines and legal issues. Find out what really happens if you fail to report or pay taxes on your holdings. Tax authorities like the IRS, HMRC and ATO classify crypto as a capital asset, meaning that sales, trades and even swaps are considered taxable events. Tax authorities worldwide are coordinating through frameworks like the FATF and the OECD’s CARF to track transactions, even across borders and privacy coins. Authorities use blockchain analytics firms like Chainalysis to link wallet addresses with real identities, tracking even complex DeFi and cross-chain transactions. Read more

A pickup in Bitcoin price momentum and trading activity could push BTC above the next significant hurdle at $115,000 and secure a sustained recovery. Key takeaways: Bitcoin must hold support at $114,000 to confirm the recovery. Spot volume and trading activity must recover to ensure a sustained breakout in BTC price.  Read more

Ripple’s settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ended one of the longest-running regulatory disputes in digital-asset history. The result delivered long-awaited clarity for XRP, the token at the heart of Ripple’s payment network, and is beginning to reshape market confidence across projects built on the XRP Ledger. The tone across the […]

Bitcoin’s diminishing returns and growing inaccessibility for average retail investors are threatening the predicted extension of the crypto market cycle, according to 10x Research. Bitcoin is becoming increasingly unattainable for average investors, raising questions about whether the current bull market can sustain its momentum beyond the traditional four-year cycle. Crypto market intelligence company 10x Research suggested Bitcoin (BTC) is becoming too expensive for sustained retail purchases, a development that may endanger the predicted extension of the current bull market cycle. Despite numerous calls for an extended market cycle, drawing on the conclusions of the four previous market cycles is “highly questionable,” according to 10x. Read more

Evernorth Holdings is progressing with its plan to launch a publicly traded XRP treasury vehicle on the Nasdaq by accumulating 388.7 million XRP. Evernorth Holdings, a new Ripple-backed digital asset company, has reportedly amassed $1 billion worth of XRP tokens as part of its strategy to establish an XRP treasury. As of Monday, Evernorth’s XRP (XRP) holdings totaled 388.7 million tokens, according to data from digital asset analytics platform CryptoQuant. With XRP trading above $2.60 at the time of publication, the company’s XRP holdings have surpassed the $1 billion mark — a significant milestone in XRP accumulation that came just days after Evernorth’s official debut on Oct. 20 as an institutional vehicle for XRP adoption. Read more

Four altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) begin trading on Oct. 28, marking the first wave of non-Bitcoin, non-Ethereum spot crypto ETFs in the US and potentially catalyzing rotation into altcoin after months of consolidation. Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas confirmed that NYSE and Nasdaq posted listing notices for the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF. A few […] The post US Solana staking ETFs begin trading today: What it changes for altcoins appeared first on CryptoSlate.

XRP trades at $2.65 as analysts track $2.70–$2.82 resistance. Charts suggest one final wave down before a possible longer-term rally.

The issuers used an automatic SEC rule to launch the ETFs despite parts of the U.S. government being shut down.

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 28th, 2025] Redacted Group ($RDAC), a multi-vertical Web3 ecosystem backed by Spartan Group, Animoca Brands, and Polygon Ventures, today announces its strategic merger with Tenset ($10SET), a proven blockchain infrastructure platform with over $100M raised through public and private ICOs and a $1B+ legacy token peak market cap. The […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 27th, 2025] River has announced the River Pts Public Sale, extending its Dynamic Airdrop Conversion — the first time-encoded tokenomics where time became a measurable dimension of value. In traditional token launches, price is fixed by design. In River’s system, time and behavior shape the curve. River Pts holders […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, October 27th, 2025] Gate Ventures, the venture capital arm of the global leading crypto platform Gate, announced the strategic acquisition of ADEN, a top-tier decentralized perpetual exchange (Perp DEX). The acquisition marks a significant milestone in Gate’s expansion into the decentralized derivatives market and reflects its long-term commitment to […]

Both assets are slighly in the red now.

By suing first, Kalshi controls the narrative to focus on federal preemption rather than contract legality, Decrypt was told.

The court affirmed that the users' XRP remains their property, reinforcing that cryptocurrency is legally recognized as a protected asset.

Democrat Ro Khanna called Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Zhao “blatant corruption” as he pushes to ban politicians from trading crypto.

Bitcoin’s climb to $116,000 has spurred a wave of leveraged bets ahead of Wednesday’s Fed decision, as traders brace for another rate cut.

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Crypto treasury companies tightened their purse strings after the Oct. 10 market crash, with one exception, said Coinbase’s David Duong. Public companies that buy and hold Bitcoin and Ether have largely stopped accumulating since the market tumbled earlier in October, a move signaling a recent lapse in confidence. Digital asset treasury (DAT) companies that buy Bitcoin (BTC) “have largely ghosted the post-Oct 10 drawdown and are yet to re-engage,” Coinbase Institutional global head of investment research David Duong said on Sunday. “Over the last two weeks, BTC buying by DATs fell to near year-to-date lows and has not meaningfully recovered, even on green days,” he added. Read more