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Fully Homomorphic Encryption could unlock trillions in traditional finance for DeFi by enabling private lending, encrypted credit scores and confidential transactions. Opinion by: Jason Delabays, blockchain ecosystem lead at Zama Despite decentralized finance’s (DeFi) recent resurgence, most capital in traditional finance remains out of reach. Most will blame scalability, regulation or poor UX. The real blocker is far more fundamental: a lack of confidentiality. Solve that, and trillions will be unlocked.  At its December 2021 peak, DeFi’s total value locked (TVL) hit an incredible $260 billion. Zoom out, however, and that figure starts to feel small, especially when the global financial system moves trillions every day. Foreign exchange alone sees over $7.5 trillion traded daily, and the global bond market’s worth more than $130 trillion. Read more

Bitcoin price prediction: A rising Coinbase Premium Gap of +86 signals strong U.S. institutional demand, setting the stage for a possible $130K breakout. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Coinbase $113 Premium Hints at Institutional Accumulation for ATH Breakout appeared first on Cryptonews.

The $300 billion record stablecoin supply may act as “rocket fuel” for the crypto market, while signaling a growing integration with global finance, industry watchers told Cointelegraph. The record $300 billion stablecoin market capitalization may signal that more investor capital is flowing onchain, which could act as “rocket fuel” for cryptocurrency valuations, according to market analysts. The total stablecoin supply has reached a new record of over $300 billion on Friday, marking a 46.8% year-to-date growth rate that may outpace the previous year’s stablecoin market growth, Cointelegraph reported. The record comes at the start of October, historically the second-best month for Bitcoin (BTC), reinforcing investor optimism around a potential “Uptober” rally. Read more

The ETP, developed by Valour, allows retail and institutional investors to gain exposure to FLOKI without directly holding crypto.

Crypto industry groups are split over what the UK government should do with the 61,000 BTC seized in a recent criminal case.

If there’s one thing the crypto crowd has been waiting for, it’s a true retail behemoth diving into digital assets. Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, just announced that its OnePay mobile app will soon support Bitcoin and Ethereum trading. You read that right. This isn’t some distant pilot or vague partnership; it’s on the 2025 […] The post Walmart to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trading through its OnePay app appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Fighting speculation is fighting reality, Stocktwits CEO and co-founder Howard Lindzon argues.

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Rising gas use and NFT activity confirm Ethereum’s expanding role beyond swaps into broader decentralized finance infra.

ETF investors shifting from gold to bitcoin could accelerate the rally into year-end, with BTC potentially hitting $200,000, lead analyst Geoff Kendrick said.

Sam Bankman-Fried claimed that handing over FTX to its current CEO was the “single biggest mistake” that prevented him from saving the exchange. Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, said his “biggest mistake” during the $8 billion collapse was handing control of the company to new management — a decision he claims cost him a last-minute opportunity to save the firm. Bankman-Fried, once the leader of the $32 billion FTX exchange, is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for seven felony charges related to the collapse of FTX and Alameda Research in November 2022, which resulted in an $8.9 billion loss of investor funds. Looking back at the collapse of FTX, Bankman-Fried’s “biggest mistake” was handing over the leadership of the company to its current CEO, John J. Ray III, on Nov. 11, 2022. Read more

Many major banks anticipate that Bitcoin will rise to as high as $200,000 by year-end, driven by record ETF inflows and capital rotation from gold markets. Key takeaways: Wall Street’s year-end Bitcoin forecasts range from $133,000 to as high as $200,000. Most agree that persistent Bitcoin ETF inflows and gold correlation may shoot BTC to new record highs. Read more

JPMorgan is calling Bitcoin the “debasement trade,” which means you’re probably not bullish enough. The world’s biggest investment bank doesn’t hand out nicknames for speculative assets lightly. But Bitcoin has notched 17 years of unstoppable block-after-block resilience, and Wall Street has finally conceded what the cypherpunks have known all along: there is no alternative when […] The post Why JPMorgan is calling Bitcoin the “debasement trade” appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Funds lost to attacks reduced by 22% last month to $127M, but 2025 is still shaping up as one of the most damaging years for Web3 security.

Global asset manager VanEck says Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade in December could cut costs for rollups and strengthen ETH’s role as the backbone of onchain activity.

Bitcoin ETFs are the market’s “clearest sentiment barometer,” indicating an incoming breakout for “Uptober,” analysts told Cointelegraph. US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) began the historically bullish month of October with their second-best week of inflows since launch, signaling renewed investor optimism. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $3.24 billion worth of cumulative net positive inflows over the past week, nearly matching their record of $3.38 billion in the week ending Nov. 22, 2024, according to data from SoSoValue. The figure marks a sharp rebound from the previous week’s $902 million in outflows. Analysts attributed the turnaround to growing expectations of another US interest rate cut, which has improved sentiment toward risk assets. Read more

Coinbase has filed an application with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a National Trust Company Charter. The post Coinbase Applies for National Trust Charter to Expand Regulated Crypto Services appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC was just 0.2% away from reaching its ATH.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Yuga Labs, the company behind BAYC, ruling that its NFTs do not meet the legal threshold to be considered securities. The post Judge Dismisses Yuga Labs Lawsuit, Rules BAYC NFTs Aren’t Securities appeared first on Cryptonews.

Tether and crypto miner lender Antalpha are seeking to raise at least $200 million for a new digital asset treasury vehicle focused on tokenized gold. The post Tether, Antalpha Seek $200M for Tokenized Gold Treasury Initiative appeared first on Cryptonews.