Bitcoin gained fresh bullish BTC price targets closer to $100,000 on the back of a sustained rebound and encouraging futures market signals. Bitcoin (BTC) avoided US selling pressure Thursday as US Thanksgiving provided bulls with key relief. Key points: Bitcoin retains $90,000 as support into the Thanksgiving weekend after hitting weekly highs. Read more
Global inflation has slowed down, but in many countries, crypto is still providing an attractive and viable alternative to the local monetary system. Countries around the world are grappling with inflation, and in many places, investors and everyday savers are turning to crypto to protect their savings. The early 2020s saw a sharp uptick in global inflation rates amid government stimulus programs during the COVID-19 epidemic. Supply chain disruptions led to increased costs for businesses, and food and energy prices rose following Russia’s war in Ukraine. Central banks responded aggressively, hiking interest rates and easing pressure on supply chains. As a result, inflation rates have somewhat calmed in the last two years. Read more
Houdini Swap launched Houdini Pay, a payment service that breaks onchain links between counterparties, offering surface-level privacy. Centralized instant exchange aggregator Houdini Swap has rolled out a private payment service allowing users to receive payments in their preferred asset without revealing their onchain address. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Houdini Pay allows users to generate shareable payment links with support for over 4,000 digital assets across multiple blockchains. The asset is converted to the receiver’s preferred asset, and routing the payment through the system breaks the onchain link between the sender and the receiver, preventing one from snooping on the other’s wallet. The fees incurred for using the service are those for using the Houdini Swap instant exchange aggregator on the back end and are covered by the sender. The recipient receives the full requested amount. Read more
Lawyers say privacy laws and AML laws sometimes conflict and there’s no clear path to compliance for decentralized blockchain projects. Crypto was originally most closely associated with anonymity, but in 2025, the crypto ecosystem has changed. User privacy is diminishing, as new laws in different jurisdictions across the globe require Know Your Customer and ID checks for wallets or exchange accounts to combat money laundering. The increasing sophistication of blockchain analysis tools means that every transaction has a transparent trail that can be traced back to its source. As a result, onchain privacy has become a major theme. In October, the Ethereum Foundation announced the formation of its Privacy Cluster, a group of some 47 researchers, engineers and cryptographers who are working to make the base layer of Ethereum private. Read more