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The dominance of Tether and Circle, once seen as unshakable, is now facing its most formidable test yet, crypto product and strategy professional James Murrell argues.

"While shares have done well over the expectation that IREN will entirely focus on its GPU cloud, we continue to believe there is more room to run," said analyst Brett Knoblauch.

The FCA has outlined a roadmap to help asset managers adopt blockchain and tokenization, aiming to boost efficiency and competition. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) revealed a roadmap to help asset managers adopt blockchain technology for fund tokenization. In a Tuesday announcement, the regulator said the initiative aims to “provide firms with additional clarity” to adopt tokenization and “drive innovation and growth in asset management.” “Tokenization has the potential to drive fundamental changes in asset management, with benefits for the industry and consumers,” said Simon Walls, executive director of markets at the FCA. “There are many things that firms can do under our existing rules and more that become possible with the changes we propose enacting now,” he added. Read more

Bitcoin steadies around $111,000 after a bruising sell-off, as derivatives and options data show mixed signals between cautious futures traders and bullish options buyers.

Bitcoin trades around $111,900 after a 10% weekly drop. Analysts eye $100K as sentiment hits lows and key support levels are tested.

"Bitcoin is based on energy," said the Tesla chief early Tuesday. "It is impossible to fake energy."

The broker said lower interest rates could squeeze Circle’s revenue, but rising USDC adoption and operating leverage should keep profits on track.

The assessments score stablecoins from 1 to 5 based on factors such as asset quality, liquidity and regulatory status.

S&P Global Ratings and Chainlink have partnered to provide onchain stablecoin risk profiles for TradFi players looking to enter or expand into the $300 billion market. S&P Global Ratings has partnered with blockchain oracle provider Chainlink to give financial institutions onchain access to its new stablecoin stability assessments, which rate each stablecoin by how well it maintains its peg. The Stablecoin Stability Assessments (SSAs) launched on the Ethereum layer-2 network Base on Tuesday, with potential to expand to other blockchains, subject to market demand and client feedback, S&P Global and Chainlink said in a statement seen by Cointelegraph.  “As institutional adoption of digital assets accelerates, the ability to access real-time risk assessments directly within blockchain infrastructure has become crucial for market participants.” Read more

Bhutan has become one of the first nations to fully adopt Ethereum for government identity verification and digital services.

The bank said U.S./China trade tensions triggered a sharp crypto selloff, but resilient ETF inflows are keeping its BTC and ETH forecasts intact.

Bitcoin ETFs saw a surge in trading activity on Friday and Monday, with combined volumes reaching $9.7 billion and $6.7 billion as tariff headlines rattled risk markets. BlackRock’s IBIT alone handled over $6.9 billion on Oct. 10 (its second-highest day ever), as investors repositioned around the day’s price volatility. Bitcoin ETF volume surge This dramatic […] The post Why Bitcoin ETF trading volume exploded to $9.7B as trade war fears hit appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The third-biggest bank in the U.S. is finally embracing crypto. And it doesn't look like it's stopping at custody…

Glassnode insists the liquidation event was necessary as it cleared excess leverage, recalibrated short-term sentiment, and reduced speculative positioning.

Check out how many XRP tokens whales have sold in the past four days.

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 14, 2025

Analysts warn Bitcoin could fall toward $103,000 as it struggles to hold a critical support level amid major ETF outflows.

WisdomTree launched a physically backed stellar lumens ETP with a 0.50% fee on SIX and Euronext, saying it will add a Xetra listing on Oct. 15.

The project is entering the DeFi world.

Bitcoin’s recent decline has transitioned into a consolidation phase, with the price oscillating between two well-defined ranges. The broader structure suggests that the market is cooling after the sharp post-rally correction, while the recent pullback to the 100-day moving average has provided short-term concerns. BTC Price Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the […]