Crypto

Circle is "thinking through ... whether or not there's the possibility of reversibility of transactions," President Heath Tarbert said in an interview

Plasma launched its “mainnet beta,” rolled out its XPL token, and handed out tens of millions of dollars' worth of free XPL.

Google last month signed a similar deal with sustainable miner TeraWulf.

Ethereum's history repeats differently as September liquidation flips market control.

On Sep. 23, Bitcoin’s hashrate set a new all-time high of 1,073 EH/s. Over the last month, raw compute rose about 21%. Over the last quarter, roughly 70%. Over the last year, the curve went vertical, up around 675%. Hashrate used to be a chart for miners and protocol nerds. Now it reads like a […] The post Why Bitcoin’s hashrate explosion could squeeze public miners next appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The U.S. economy grew 3.8% in the second quarter, much higher than previously reported, sending yields higher and risk assets lower.

Nearly four in five users said they would be willing to pay higher fees for an exchange they trust.

Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr Wonderful,” shares both his opinion and crypto investment thesis and how they’ve both changed over time.

As the crypto market corrects amid macroeconomic uncertainty, all eyes are on the realized price for accumulating Ethereum addresses.

Bitcoin fell to new local lows on the back of strong US jobs data, joining stocks and gold in what analysis called an “overdue” correction. Key points: Bitcoin falls with stocks and gold on stronger-than-expected US jobs data. The US dollar index reaches its highest levels in three weeks as jobless claims come in below expectations. Read more

Seven spot XRP ETF rulings and Ripple’s bank charter decision hit in October 2025. Discover why funds see XRP as Wall Street’s dark horse. When financial firms roll out exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for crypto, it often signals that an asset is crossing from niche into the mainstream. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are already trading in the US, attracting billions from institutions and retail investors who want exposure without holding tokens directly. Read more

Operation HAECHI VI comes as Interpol and other law enforcement agencies step up their policing of crypto-related cybercrime.

Cryptocurrencies are where the blockchain industry is today, “but tokenization is where it’s going next,” Chainlink’s co-founder Sergey Nazarov told Cointelegraph. With Paul Atkins as US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, the path “towards the tokenization of the financial system” is now clear, according to Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink Labs. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Nazarov said it won’t be easy because it comes with a slew of separate challenges with regard to tokenizing data, cross-chain connectivity, compliance and many other areas. But if and when it happens, the consequences could be huge. Consider only that the market capitalization of all the cryptocurrencies in the world is now about $4 trillion. If traditional financial assets were tokenized and brought onchain, that could boost market cap tenfold or more, he said. Read more

The Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury firm will tokenize SBET shares via Superstate's Opening Bell, with an eye towards compliant DeFi trading.

Google has acquired a 5.4% stake in Bitcoin miner Cipher Mining by backstopping $1.4 billion of Fluidstack’s obligations in a $3 billion, 10-year AI data center deal. Google has acquired a 5.4% stake in Bitcoin mining company Cipher Mining as part of a $3 billion multi-year data center deal with artificial intelligence data center company Fluidstack. According to a Thursday announcement, Google will receive its stake in Cipher Mining in exchange for guaranteeing $1.4 billion of Fluidstack’s obligations in the contract with Cipher. This plays a part in a larger $3 billion Fluidstack deal with Cipher to lease computing power for 10 years. The news follows another, similar deal between Google and Fluidstack. In late August, the internet search behemoth became the largest shareholder of Bitcoin (BTC) miner TeraWulf by acquiring 14% of the company in exchange for guaranteeing obligations in a separate Fluidstack deal. Read more

Solana futures’ open interest rose to new all-time highs of 72 million SOL as the technical structure displayed weakness, putting $120 back in play. Key takeaways: Solana's futures’ open interest hits record 71.8 million SOL as market leans bearish. SOL’s weakening technicals indicate a potential pullback toward $120-$150. Read more

SharpLink, one of the world’s largest public holders of ETH, has notified the SEC of its plans to tokenize its common stock on Superstate’s Open Bell tokenization platform. SharpLink Gaming, one of the world’s biggest public holders of Ether, announced plans to tokenize its common stock on the Ethereum blockchain. SharpLink has partnered with the financial technology firm Superstate to tokenize its Nasdaq-listed stock SBET through Superstate’s Open Bell tokenization platform, the company said Thursday. “Tokenizing SharpLink’s equity directly on Ethereum is far more than a technological achievement — it is a statement about where we believe the future of the global capital markets is headed,” SharpLink co-CEO Joseph Chalom said. Read more

Chainlink (LINK) falls 20% from recent highs. Analysts watch key support as exchange reserves hit 1-year low. Is a rally next?

Partnership targets deep liquidity for PayPal USD on SparkLend, with $100M already deposited

Bitcoin volatility has stayed below 50% on 60-day measures since early 2023, extending through 2025. According to Kaiko, the drawdown in realized volatility has persisted even as liquidity conditions and market participation changed, placing the asset in its longest low-vol regime on record. Price appreciation has occurred alongside that compression Bitcoin price delivered a steep […] The post New evidence reveals Bitcoin’s ‘too volatile’ label doesn’t fit anymore appeared first on CryptoSlate.