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Stripe-owned Bridge to manage reserves alongside BlackRock, with rollout starting in days.

Executives who helped the bogus crypto exchange V Global dupe some 50,000 customers out of some $1.4 billion have escaped jail. The post V Global Crypto Exchange Accomplices Handed Suspended Sentences in $1.4B Fraud Case appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ethereum developers are endeavoring to ensure that the second-largest blockchain lives up to one of the foundational tenets of the crypto community: end-to-end privacy. In a post on Friday, the Ethereum Foundation’s ‘Privacy & Scaling Explorations’ team rebranded to ‘Privacy Stewards of Ethereum’ (PSE). The team laid out a roadmap to “make privacy on Ethereum […] The post Ethereum developers set sight on introducing end-to-end privacy appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology can modernize the entire capitalist system and are not just a niche internet development. Calling crypto “Web 3.0”, the third layer of the internet that enables permissionless asset ownership on the Web, “undermines” crypto’s true significance, which is a complete overhaul of the capitalist system, according to Mert Mumtaz, CEO of remote procedure call (RPC) node provider Helius.  Mumtaz said that crypto supercharges all the necessary ingredients for capitalism to function properly, including the free flow of information in a decentralized way, immutable property rights, incentive alignment, transparency, and “frictionless” capital flows. Mumtaz added: In September, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), two US financial regulatory agencies, released a joint statement teasing the possibility of 24/7 capital markets in the country. Read more

BitMEX says BRC-20 tokens strain Bitcoin nodes more than Ordinal images, expanding the UTXO set and doubling it to 169M entries.

Native Markets claimed the US dollar-pegged stablecoin ticker following a heated bidding war closely watched by the crypto community. Native Markets, one of the teams that submitted a proposal to issue and manage the Hyperliquid crypto exchange’s US dollar stablecoin (USDH), officially claimed the USDH ticker on Sunday, following a community vote. The project will deploy the inaugural Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal (HIP) for USDH and an ERC-20 token, the token standard for the Ethereum network, in the coming days, Max Fiege, founder of Native Markets, said in an X post. He also outlined the next steps: Native Markets’ odds of winning the ticker spiked to over 99% on Saturday, on prediction market Polymarket, following synthetic stablecoin issuer Ethena’s withdrawal from the race on Thursday.  Read more

The Bitcoin hashrate crossed an important milestone this week, hitting 1 zetahash per second. That’s 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 hashes computed every single second. To put it simply: Bitcoin is more secure and powerful than ever. As macro investor and long-time Bitcoin advocate, Dan Tapiero questioned: “How do people still not get it?” Bitcoin hashrate at an all-time […] The post The Bitcoin hashrate hit 1 zetahash per second; ‘how do people still not get it?’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

According to Gold Telegraph, it’s “likely” that Russia is buying silver for its reserves, sending shockwaves through precious metals markets. For the first time, a central bank is disclosed to be actively accumulating silver, marking a sharp shift in global reserve strategy and a “monumental” moment for silver itself. A new era if Russia is […] The post ‘Monumental’: Russia is likely buying silver for its reserves appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The ratio compares the price of ETH to BTC; a higher ratio indicates ETH is gaining strength against BTC, while a lower ratio signals weak ETH. The Ether-Bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio, which measures the price of Ether (ETH) against the price of Bitcoin (BTC), has failed to reclaim 0.05, despite adoption of ETH by institutions and the historic price rally in July and August that took ETH to new all-time highs. ETH/BTC has remained below the 0.05 level since July 2024, and the ratio peaked in June 2017 when it hit the all-time high of 0.14, according to CoinGecko. The ratio current sits at 0.039, down from the 0.04 reached in August. The ratio fell to a 5-year low in March, collapsing to 0.02, amid macroeconomic uncertainty and rising trade tensions between the United States and its trading partners. Read more

Real-world asset tokenization momentum is at a fever pitch, with onchain value surging and Wall Street seeking to capitalize.

Did you buy into a failed crypto game? The Crypto Gaming Recovery Fund is offering up assets to get impacted players up and running in Splinterlands.

Bitcoin continues to trade with renewed strength, supported by a decisive rebound from demand zones and a confirmed market structure shift. While momentum remains bullish, traders should remain mindful of potential pullbacks into key support zones before continuation higher. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, BTC recently staged a strong […]

Bitcoin lacks momentum into the weekly close as a trader says now is the "time to pay attention" to BTC price behavior ahead of the Fed rate-cut decision. Key points: Bitcoin drifts toward $115,000 into the weekly close ahead of a key macro week. BTC needs a weekly close above $114,000 to stay “bullish,” analysis says. Read more

Hayes told Kyle Chassé that governments will keep printing money, fueling crypto well into 2026, while urging bitcoin investors to take a longer view.

Ripple’s XRP has recently experienced an influx of buyers, driving the price above the crucial wedge’s upper boundary. This move marks a significant bullish signal, though a temporary pullback to the broken level remains a likely scenario. Ripple Price Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, XRP benefited from intense buying pressure, […]

Institutional money, funds, and public companies continue to increase their BTC holdings and currently control 12.3% of all Bitcoin supply. According to Bitcoin analytics platform Ecoinometrics, this figure has dramatically increased over the past 12 months. Institutional money added 5% to their combined holdings in the past year alone, helping propel Bitcoin’s price by over […] The post Institutions like Strategy and Metaplanet now hold 12.3% of the total Bitcoin supply appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Longer-term Treasury yields may rise despite the anticipated Fed rate cuts, potentially offsetting the expected bullish effects on BTC and other risk assets.

Coinbase tax chief Lawrence Zlatkin explains the new IRS framework, busts myths, and reveals how investors can legally minimize liability.

U.S. ETFs hit $12.19 trillion in assets under management with $799 billion in inflows this year, raising questions over whether the Fed’s influence on markets is fading.

Public companies crossed 1 million BTC in holdings, but overall accumulation lagged compared to July, a pause that coincided with Bitcoin's bull market stalling.