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SOL could be on the verge of a massive move, with multiple ETF decisions due by October 10, fueling a bullish Solana price prediction above $500 in the near term.Approval odds are now close to 100%, and the market is already positioning for what could be a historic shift.The first Solana spot ETF, launched by […] The post Solana Price Prediction: ETF Approval Could Be Days Away – Countdown Begins for New Highs appeared first on Cryptonews.

Block's Square has debuted a new product allowing merchants to accept Bitcoin and convert sales into the cryptocurrency.

Perplexity, the eponymous AI assistant rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has released a very bullish market forecast hinting that XRP, Solana, and Ethereum could outpace Bitcoin before the year end.October, traditionally known as “Uptober,” has long been considered one of the strongest months for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general, often serving as the spark for extended […] The post Perplexity AI Predicts the Price of XRP, Solana and Ethereum by the End of 2025 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Solana’s leading DEX aggregator Jupiter is launching JupUSD to serve as the backbone of its ecosystem in partnership with Ethena Labs. Jupiter, a decentralized trading platform on Solana, has announced plans to launch its stablecoin in partnership with Ethena Labs. The new token, called JupUSD, is scheduled to go live in mid–Q4 2025. According to an X post on Wednesday, JupUSD will be integrated across all Jupiter products, serving as collateral on its perpetual futures exchange, a liquidity asset in Jupiter’s lending pools and a trading pair. According to Jupiter, the stablecoin will be 100% collateralized by Ethena Labs’ USDtb, a dollar-pegged token backed by short-term US Treasury assets. Over time, USDe, Ethena’s synthetic dollar, will be added as collateral to optimize yield rates. Read more

Market experts say Bitcoin is consolidating, not topping, and predict a retest before the next explosive breakout.

S&P Global announced plans to launch the S&P Digital Markets 50 Index, a benchmark that combines 15 crypto with 35 publicly traded crypto-linked equities, and a potential inclusion of XRP might reshape its structure. S&P Dow Jones Indices developed the index in collaboration with Dinari, which will issue a token tracking the benchmark on its […] The post From index to inflows: how S&P’s ‘Digital 50’ could reshape XRP access appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Square has launched 0% fee bitcoin payments for its merchants until 2027. The new tools also include a bitcoin wallet, raising the daily crypto conversion cap from 10% to 50% for businesses. The post Square Unleashes 0% Fee Bitcoin Payments, Sending Block Stock to an 8-Month High appeared first on Cryptonews.

The real estate investor sees long-term challenges to gold’s scarcity.

Gemini is enabling direct Australian dollar trading as it positions a deeper commitment to the market ahead of stricter regulatory oversight.

Crypto exchange Gemini is expanding its offering in Australia with a local entity and team, and plans to sit back and watch the country’s consultation on crypto laws. US crypto exchange Gemini is set to expand its offerings in Australia with the launch of a new locally registered entity, and is taking a wait-and-see approach to recent draft laws expected to broaden oversight of the crypto sector. Gemini’s head of Asia Pacific, Saad Ahmed, told Cointelegraph that Australia’s crypto penetration is “quite significant, somewhere in the range of 23 to 25%” which leaves the exchange with “headroom for growth.” On Thursday, the exchange said it created a local entity registered with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), the country’s financial intelligence agency, enabling it to provide access to local payment rails. Read more

North Dakota debuts first state-backed ‘Roughrider’ stablecoin, planned for a 2026 launch, which will be available to the state's banks and credit unions and will use the FIUSD digital asset platform for transactions. The post North Dakota Debuts First State-Backed ‘Roughrider’ Stablecoin for 2026 Launch appeared first on Cryptonews.

MetaMask is partnering with Polymarket to offer all markets on the prediction platform, with the integration slated for later this year. Crypto wallet MetaMask will tap Polymarket later this year to expand its offerings to prediction markets, aiming to get in on the booming sector that has caught Wall Street’s attention.  The integration will make Polymarket directly available through MetaMask’s wallet, enabling users to buy and sell “shares” to bet on real-world events from elections and sports to a company’s earnings results. MetaMask’s global product lead, Gal Eldar, told Cointelegraph that the partnership is part of the firm’s goal to evolve from a crypto wallet into a gateway to global, democratized finance.  Read more

DDC Enterprise has raised $124 million to accelerate its bitcoin accumulation and intends to grow its treasury to 10,000 BTC, currently valued at more than $1.2 billion, by the end of 2025. The post DDC Secures $124M at 16% Premium to Supercharge 10,000 Bitcoin Treasury — Can It Crack the Top 10? appeared first on Cryptonews.

The team of 47 professionals from the blockchain industry will help research and develop privacy features for the Ethereum layer-1 network. The Ethereum Foundation, which oversees the development of the Ethereum network, announced the “Privacy Cluster,” a team of 47 experts across the blockchain industry tasked with bringing privacy features to the layer-1 smart contract network. Ethereum’s privacy cluster brings together researchers, engineers and cryptographers to develop protocol-level privacy features, including private payments and private decentralized identity solutions, according to a Wednesday announcement. The Foundation introduced Privacy Stewards for Ethereum (PSE), a privacy-focused research and development initiative, in September, and the Privacy Cluster will work closely with PSE to build out privacy-preserving enhancements. Read more

The Bank of England (BoE) will exempt crypto exchanges and other operationally critical firms from proposed stablecoin holding limits, potentially supercharing money into Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). As Bloomberg News reported on Oct. 7, the central bank plans to grant waivers to firms that require large token inventories for market-making and settlement operations, according […] The post Will BoE’s ‘exemptions’ supercharge stablecoin rails into BTC and ETH? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A Harvard economist says 92% of U.S. growth now comes from AI spending. The Bank of England says we’re one “pop” away from pain.

Senate Republicans initially said they planned to pass digital asset market structure before 2026, but consideration of the bill was already delayed before the shutdown. Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil, one of the original cosponsors of the House of Representatives’ crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, said Republicans’ timeline of passing the legislation before 2026 was still the plan, despite the ongoing government shutdown. In a Wednesday CNBC interview, Steil said Republicans’ plan for passing legislation to establish what they called regulatory clarity for the digital industry was still on track. Party leaders in the Senate pledged to have the chamber’s version of the bill signed into law by 2026, but as the government shutdown entered its eighth day, many in the industry have voiced concerns. “I think we still have an opportunity to get CLARITY across the line by the end of the year,” said Steil, adding: “I’m hopeful that as we come on the other side of the shutdown that we have an opport...

The funds will be used to expand the company’s credential verification system beyond employment into healthcare and education.

Hong Kong-based DDC Enterprise Limited has added another 100 Bitcoin (BTC) to its balance sheet, accelerating efforts to build a digital asset reserve of over $1 billion. The food conglomerate listed on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker DDC confirmed on Oct. 8 that this marks its third Bitcoin purchase in a week. The […] The post DDC Enterprise accelerates Bitcoin treasury plans with third purchase in a week appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The gold rally may need to cool before bitcoin could really gain momentum, suggested another analyst.