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Cointelegraph.com - 18:37 Oct 27, 2025
White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks announced Selig as US President Donald Trump's pick after Brian Quintenz's nomination to lead the regulator was withdrawn. US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Michael Selig announced that President Donald Trump had nominated him to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), citing a focus on crypto policies. The move still requires Senate approval and comes as the agency operates with several open seats. In Saturday X posts, Selig and White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks confirmed reports that Trump would nominate him to chair the CFTC, setting the groundwork for the departure of acting Chair Caroline Pham. Selig, whose nomination did not appear in congressional records nor among official White House announcements at the time of publication, reiterated Trump’s goal of making the US a “crypto capital.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:00 Oct 27, 2025
The tokenized asset marketplace plans to go public next year, joining a wave of crypto companies moving toward public markets amid clearer US regulations. TZero Group, a New York–based blockchain infrastructure company specializing in tokenized securities and real-world assets, has announced plans to go public in 2026. The company on Monday disclosed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States. Founded in 2014, tZero helps companies raise capital and trade securities on blockchain-based platforms under US securities laws, including private offerings. CEO Alan Konevsky told Bloomberg that tZero is in talks with several banks but hasn’t chosen an underwriter. He said tZero, which employs just over 50 people and isn’t yet profitable, may also pursue an additional funding round ahead of the listing. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:50 Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin and several major altcoins have started a strong recovery, but the relief rally is expected to face significant headwinds near major overhead resistance levels. Key points: Bitcoin’s recovery could face selling at $118,000, but if the bulls overcome the resistance, the rally could retest the all-time high of $126,199. Several major altcoins have bounced off their strong support levels, but the recovery could face significant selling at higher levels. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:06 Oct 27, 2025
Ledn has facilitated $2.8 billion in cumulative crypto-backed loans as holders leverage market gains amid the bull market. Digital asset lender Ledn has reported a record quarter for its Bitcoin-backed credit products, as more investors chose to borrow against their holdings amid the ongoing crypto bull market. The company originated $392 million in Bitcoin (BTC)-backed loans during the third quarter, pushing year-to-date originations past $1 billion. Since its inception, Ledn has issued more than $2.8 billion in total loans across over 100 countries, the company said. Ledn also reported generating approximately $100 million in annual recurring revenue. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:48 Oct 27, 2025
Canada eyes new stablecoin rules in upcoming budget, aiming to modernize payments and follow the US GENIUS Act’s regulatory example. The Canadian federal government is reportedly preparing new rules for stablecoins, with an update potentially coming in next week’s federal budget, signaling that more countries may follow the United States’ lead after the landmark passage of the GENIUS Act. Citing people familiar with the discussions, Bloomberg reported Monday that government officials have been meeting with regulators and industry stakeholders for several weeks. The update on stablecoin regulation could be unveiled as early as Nov. 4, when Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presents the federal budget. Canada lacks a comprehensive legal framework for stablecoins, though regulators have previously indicated that certain tokens could qualify as securities or derivatives under existing laws. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:06 Oct 27, 2025
With his Binance executive ban in place, Zhao found new channels to shape markets and policy across the crypto world. Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has spent the past year rebuilding influence after serving four months in prison for violating US Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules. Binance paid a $4.3-billion penalty fine; Zhao himself paid a $50-million criminal fine. He also received a lifetime ban from holding an executive position at the exchange. Over the year that followed his release in September 2024, Zhao resurfaced with government advisory roles. He moved memecoins with his X posts and fended off claims by The Wall Street Journal that he was courting influence through the Trump family and the World Liberty Foundation. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:12 Oct 27, 2025
Ant Group has filed to trademark “Antcoin” in Hong Kong through a Cayman Islands subsidiary while Beijing intensifies its crypto crackdown. Ant Group, the financial technology giant backed by Alibaba, has registered a trademark for “Antcoin” in Hong Kong, signaling a renewed push into blockchain-based finance even as Chinese regulators step up pressure on crypto activity. According to a Monday report by the Hong Kong Economic Times, Ant Group is “expanding into the fintech arena.” The outlet cites documents showing that the company applied in Hong Kong to register a series of trademarks related to virtual assets, stablecoins and blockchain. Trademark filings show “Antcoin” was registered on June 18, listing digital currency and blockchain services among its business categories. Domain dispute documents confirm the applicant is a subsidiary of Ant Group Co., establishing a direct link to the fintech powerhouse. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:01 Oct 27, 2025
Strategy posted one of its slowest months for buying BTC, with a total of 778 BTC purchased in October, down 78% from 3,526 BTC in September. Michael Saylor’s strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, added to its BTC holdings last week amid rising momentum, but buying activity has slowed considerably since September. Strategy purchased 390 Bitcoin (BTC) for $43.3 million in its latest BTC acquisition last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The purchases were made at an average price of $111,117 per BTC, with Bitcoin briefly rising past $113,000 on Tuesday, according to CoinGecko data. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:45 Oct 27, 2025
Trump-linked Bitcoin miner and treasury company American Bitcoin added 1,414 BTC to its holdings, bringing its total stash to 3,865 BTC. American Bitcoin, the mining and treasury company co-founded by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., added more than 1,400 Bitcoin to its holdings. According to a Monday announcement, American Bitcoin acquired 1,414 Bitcoin (BTC) for about $163 million. This brought the total holdings to 3,865 BTC, worth almost $445 million. Eric Trump, who serves as chief strategy officer, said the company is focused on increasing its Bitcoin-per-share ratio, a metric it considers central to shareholder value. “We believe one of the most important measures of success for a Bitcoin accumulation platform is how much Bitcoin backs each share,” he said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:31 Oct 27, 2025
A growing demand for stablecoin payments and tokenized real-world assets is creating more institutional interest in blockchain-based services, according to IBM. Technology giant IBM launched a cryptocurrency platform for US institutions, marking one of the company’s strongest pushes yet into digital assets and blockchain infrastructure. IBM’s platform will offer US businesses and governments crypto custody and payment services by the end of the year, aiming to simplify the integration of digital assets into the existing financial infrastructure. The new platform, called the “Digital Asset Haven,” will enable institutions to directly access onchain yield from decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols across 40 public blockchain networks. It will also help meet the complex token compliance needs of institutions operating under the same platform. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 27, 2025
Corporate scale has become an innovation liability as bureaucracy stalls retail payment evolution. Fintech partnerships offer the only escape from irrelevance. Opinion by: Vitaliy Shtyrkin, chief product officer at B2BINPAY For years, large retailers invested heavily in their own fintech divisions, convinced they could develop payment solutions internally, overlook smaller players and innovate independently — and, for a while, they succeeded. Today, however, despite boasting vast resources and a global reach, corporations are realizing that money no longer guarantees innovation. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:14 Oct 27, 2025
As investors exit gold for digital assets, Bitcoin could be the next big winner — possibly crossing the $200,000 barrier. After a significant rally that pushed gold prices above $4,300 per ounce, the metal reached a historic milestone driven by strong safe-haven demand. By October 2025, the market began experiencing profit-taking. Gold prices fell by more than 2% on Oct. 17, 2025, immediately after reaching the milestone. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading at around $4,023 per ounce: an 8.1% decline from the all-time high of $4,378.69. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:43 Oct 27, 2025
ClearBank and Circle’s partnership involves scaling USDC and EURC operations through Circle Mint, which enables the minting and redemption of the tokens. ClearBank, a cloud-based clearing bank based in the United Kingdom, has formed a strategic partnership with Circle, the issuer of USDC, the second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization. ClearBank signed a strategic framework agreement with a subsidiary of Circle Internet Group to cooperate on several stablecoin-related initiatives in the European market, the company announced on Monday. The collaboration aims to scale access to Circle’s USDC (USDC) and EURC (EURC) stablecoins through Circle Mint, a service that allows authorized financial institutions and partners to create and redeem tokens directly on the blockchain. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:19 Oct 27, 2025
Growing optimism surrounding a potential trade deal is the main catalyst for a recovery in investor sentiment ahead of Thursday’s tariff meeting, industry watchers told Cointelegraph. Cryptocurrency markets staged a recovery after a record $19 billion liquidation event, buoyed by signs of a temporary ceasefire in the US-China trade war. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly recovered above a two-week high of $116,400 on Monday, driven by investor expectations of two significant macroeconomic catalysts this week: the incoming Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) interest rate decision on Wednesday and a potential trade deal between the US and China, which could come as soon as Thursday. Crypto investor sentiment recovered on Monday from “fear” to “neutral” territory after reports emerged that the US and China had reached a “preliminary” framework for an import tariff deal. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:35 Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin rebounded to $116,000, but traders were nervous about the bull market even while stocks soared on news of a likely US-China trade deal. Bitcoin (BTC) started the last week of October with a welcome rebound; can BTC price action cancel its dip from all-time highs? Bitcoin reached $114,500 for the weekly close as bulls staged a much-needed comeback, but many traders remained unconvinced. FOMC week began with stocks breathing a sigh of relief on reduced US-China tariff odds. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:27 Oct 27, 2025
Bitcoin, which had been the main driver of crypto ETP outflows a week earlier, almost fully recovered its losses with $931 million in inflows last week. Cryptocurrency investment products regained momentum last week as investor confidence improved following lower-than-expected US inflation data. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $921 million of inflows last week, more than offsetting the $513 million in outflows from the week before, CoinShares reported Monday. The main driver behind the bullish trend in the crypto fund market was renewed confidence in further US rate cuts, bolstered by lower-than-expected CPI data released on Friday, according to CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:17 Oct 27, 2025
Defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox postponed some long-awaited customer repayments by another year to Oct. 31, 2026, citing incomplete creditor procedures. One of the world’s first crypto exchanges, the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has again postponed repayments to creditors, this time until October 2026. According to a Monday announcement, Mt. Gox postponed customer repayments to Oct. 31, 2026. The notice came just four days before its Oct. 31, 2025, deadline. According to the announcement, the trustee said that while most base, early lump-sum, and intermediate repayments had been completed for creditors who filed the necessary paperwork, many others have yet to receive funds. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:37 Oct 27, 2025
Skipping crypto taxes can trigger hefty fines and legal issues. Find out what really happens if you fail to report or pay taxes on your holdings. Tax authorities like the IRS, HMRC and ATO classify crypto as a capital asset, meaning that sales, trades and even swaps are considered taxable events. Tax authorities worldwide are coordinating through frameworks like the FATF and the OECD’s CARF to track transactions, even across borders and privacy coins. Authorities use blockchain analytics firms like Chainalysis to link wallet addresses with real identities, tracking even complex DeFi and cross-chain transactions. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:03 Oct 27, 2025
JPYC President Noriyoshi Okabe said that the stablecoin has already garnered interest from seven companies that are looking to incorporate it into their services. Tokyo-based fintech firm JPYC has launched Japan’s first yen-backed stablecoin along with a platform to issue the new coin, amid a growing global race to corner the growing market. The Japanese yen stablecoin JPYC went live on Monday and is backed one-to-one by bank deposits and government bonds, and also has a 1:1 exchange rate with the yen, the company said on Friday. At a press conference in Tokyo, JPYC President Noriyoshi Okabe said the stablecoin from his company is a “major milestone in the history of Japanese currency,” and has also attracted interest from seven companies planning to incorporate it, according to a report from Business Insider Japan. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:52 Oct 27, 2025
Australia’s crypto exchanges have been largely positive about the government’s proposed crypto laws, but have told the Treasury that further clarity is needed. Australia’s crypto industry has largely backed the government’s draft crypto legislation released last month, but has still responded to a Treasury consultation with demands for further clarity. “The draft legislation, as it stands, leaves some critical questions unanswered,” Caroline Bowler, the former CEO of crypto exchange BTC Markets, said in a statement. On Friday, the Treasury concluded a consultation that began in late September on draft rules extending finance sector laws to crypto exchanges. Read more
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