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This could make Bitcoin and Ether more attractive to institutional investors seeking to maximize the utility of their assets. Investment banking giant JPMorgan Chase is reportedly planning to let clients use Bitcoin and Ether as collateral for loans, signaling Wall Street’s continued move toward embracing digital assets. The initiative would allow JPMorgan’s global clients to borrow against their Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) holdings, according to a Bloomberg report published Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The offering would store clients’ Bitcoin and Ether holdings through a third-party custodian, according to people who spoke to the news outlet. Read more
Corporate Bitcoin reserves now rival ETFs, and Botanix Labs founder Willem Schroé wants to turn those dormant holdings into active, yield-generating assets. Publicly listed companies are increasingly rebranding as Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries, with holdings now nearing 1.05 million BTC. Private companies have also piled in by adding another 279,185 BTC across at least 68 companies, bringing the total to 1.33 million, or about 6.3% of Bitcoin’s supply. The question now is whether these reserves will sit idle or be put to work. Willem Schroé, founder and CEO of Bitcoin yield network Botanix Labs, believes many won’t. Read more
Whales still move prices, but ETF flows, exchange liquidity, and macro shifts now decide Bitcoin’s daily color. Since 2024, spot ETF inflows and outflows have been the strongest driver of Bitcoin’s green and red days. With exchange balances near multi-year lows, any sizable order travels farther through the book. Large holders often split trades or use OTC desks, muting visible “wallet-moved” shocks. Read more
Thailand’s SEC raids World’s iris scanning site over unlicensed WLD token operations, raising legal concerns about the digital identity project. World, formerly known as Worldcoin, is facing new issues in Thailand, with local authorities raiding an iris scanning location allegedly connected to the platform. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) conducted a joint operation with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) to raid an iris scanning location related to “WLD exchange services,” the SEC announced Friday. World’s WLD (WLD) token is the project’s native cryptocurrency, distributed to eligible World ID users in exchange for verification through iris scanning at World’s orb locations. The digital identity project is co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Read more
Corporate crypto treasuries have attracted about $800 billion from retail investors, mainly at the expense of altcoins, according to 10x Research. Despite growing expectations of an imminent altcoin season, industry insiders are pointing to capital flowing back into Bitcoin and corporate cryptocurrency treasuries, raising doubts about the traditional crypto market cycle. Corporate digital assets treasuries (DATs) have drained about $800 billion worth of retail investor capital from the altcoin market, according to crypto market intelligence company 10x Research. “Liquidity, momentum, and conviction have all migrated elsewhere, leaving the altcoin market eerily quiet,” 10x Research wrote in a Friday blog post. “Our models show a decisive rotation back into Bitcoin, even as Korean retail traders, once the heart of altcoin speculation, shift their focus to U.S. crypto stocks.” Read more
Dogecoin must break above the $0.20 resistance level to signal a reduction in selling pressure, potentially sending the DOGE price beyond $0.25. Key takeaways: Dogecoin must break through the $0.20 resistance to trigger a breakout from consolidation. DOGE price must confirm a symmetrical triangle pattern to secure gains to $0.25. Read more
A single anonymous trader saw the crash coming and capitalized on it, earning $192 million in just a few hours. An anonymous wallet (0xb317) on the Hyperliquid derivatives exchange reportedly earned a $192-million profit within just a few hours during a period of sharp market volatility. As Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) prices fell sharply, many traders were hit with liquidations that erased more than $1 billion in leveraged positions. During the sell-off, one trader managed to time a short that paid off in a big way. Whether it was luck, timing or experience isn’t clear. Read more
Hyperliquid, Aster and Lighter have pushed decentralized perps trading volume to over $1 trillion in October, beating August’s tally with a week to spare. Decentralized perpetual trading volume is set for a massive month in October, having just passed a record $1 trillion with a week still to spare as traders place big bets on the crypto markets. The $1 trillion milestone has already beaten August’s record of $762 billion by a considerable margin, according to data from DeFiLlama. While Hyperliquid leads October with $317.6 billion in trading volume, Lighter, Aster, and edgeX have also fared well, seeing $255.4 billion, $177.6 billion and $134.7 billion, respectively, with the rest made up of smaller decentralized exchanges. Those platforms contributed to a record $78 billion in decentralized perps volume on Oct. 10 alone. Read more
Following the pardon, CZ said he would do “everything we can to help make America the Capital of Crypto and advance Web3 worldwide.” US President Donald Trump said he pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao after lobbying and support by “a lot of people” that told him he wasn’t guilty. CZ’s pardon was signed on Wednesday, and Binance confirmed the presidential order to Cointelegraph in a statement. During a press conference on Thursday, Trump said he chose to pardon the Binance founder because he “was recommended by a lot of people,” had a lot of support and “people say that he wasn’t guilty of anything.” Read more
The sharp rise in BNB’s price also has crypto traders speculating that altcoin season could be on the horizon. Crypto traders are expecting a significant rally for BNB in the coming weeks after US President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Zhao pleaded guilty in November 2023 to one count of failing to implement an adequate Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program at Binance, violating the Bank Secrecy Act. The price of BNB (BNB) surged 3.6% to an intraday high of $1,121 just hours after The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump pardoned Zhao, following months of lobbying and appeals from the company and Zhao. Read more
Custodia Bank has launched a solution that lets banks tokenize deposits, enabling them to benefit from blockchain’s advantages while safeguarding customer deposits. Crypto-friendly banks Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank have launched a turnkey blockchain solution allowing traditional banks to issue tokenized deposits that will work with stablecoins. The solution enables banks to leverage blockchain’s near-instant, low-cost transactions in an interoperable manner with other banks while being able to retain customer deposits, the two banks said in a statement on Thursday. Tokenized deposits are digital versions of bank deposits issued on a blockchain, representing real US dollars held by banks. Read more
The exchange reported $648 million in quarterly revenue as trading activity, user growth, and new acquisitions boosted performance. Kraken reported $648 million in revenue for the third quarter of 2025, up 114% from a year earlier, which the company described as its strongest financial performance to date. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose to $178.6 million as profit margins widened nine percentage points to 27.6%, Kraken said Wednesday. Total trading volume increased 106% year over year to $561.9 billion, while assets on the platform grew 89% to $59.3 billion. Kraken’s user base also expanded, reaching 5.2 million funded accounts by the end of the quarter. Read more
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express. Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November. According to the banks wealthy clients study cited by local newspaper Ming Pao, nearly 80% plan to invest in digital assets within the next year, while more than 30% already hold some form of crypto exposure. The survey covered over 500 respondents with at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $128,650) in liquid assets. Read more
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express. Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November. According to the banks wealthy clients study cited by local newspaper Ming Pao, nearly 80% plan to invest in digital assets within the next year, while more than 30% already hold some form of crypto exposure. The survey covered over 500 respondents with at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $128,650) in liquid assets. Read more
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express. Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November. According to the banks wealthy clients study cited by local newspaper Ming Pao, nearly 80% plan to invest in digital assets within the next year, while more than 30% already hold some form of crypto exposure. The survey covered over 500 respondents with at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $128,650) in liquid assets. Read more
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express. Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November. According to the banks wealthy clients study cited by local newspaper Ming Pao, nearly 80% plan to invest in digital assets within the next year, while more than 30% already hold some form of crypto exposure. The survey covered over 500 respondents with at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $128,650) in liquid assets. Read more
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express. Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November. According to the banks wealthy clients study cited by local newspaper Ming Pao, nearly 80% plan to invest in digital assets within the next year, while more than 30% already hold some form of crypto exposure. The survey covered over 500 respondents with at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $128,650) in liquid assets. Read more
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express. Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November. According to the banks wealthy clients study cited by local newspaper Ming Pao, nearly 80% plan to invest in digital assets within the next year, while more than 30% already hold some form of crypto exposure. The survey covered over 500 respondents with at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $128,650) in liquid assets. Read more
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express. Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November. According to the banks wealthy clients study cited by local newspaper Ming Pao, nearly 80% plan to invest in digital assets within the next year, while more than 30% already hold some form of crypto exposure. The survey covered over 500 respondents with at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $128,650) in liquid assets. Read more
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express. Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November. According to the banks wealthy clients study cited by local newspaper Ming Pao, nearly 80% plan to invest in digital assets within the next year, while more than 30% already hold some form of crypto exposure. The survey covered over 500 respondents with at least 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $128,650) in liquid assets. Read more7276 items