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Cointelegraph.com - 21:11 Oct 01, 2025
Injective launches onchain pre-IPO perpetuals for companies like OpenAI, offering leveraged exposure and a decentralized alternative to Robinhood’s tokens. Injective Protocol, a layer-1 blockchain focused on decentralized finance, is launching onchain pre-IPO perpetual markets, giving global investors access to trade synthetic versions of major private companies such as OpenAI. The new offering allows users to take up to five times leveraged positions on private company valuations directly through Injective, a move the protocol says distinguishes it from centralized pre-IPO products offered by platforms like Robinhood. According to Injective’s announcement on Wednesday, the Pre-IPO perpetuals are powered by onchain data sourced from Seda Protocol, which provides decentralized oracle infrastructure to bring price data onto blockchains, and Caplight, which aggregates private market pricing data for venture-backed companies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:25 Oct 01, 2025
Senate lawmakers debated whether cryptocurrencies should have special tax exemptions to encourage everyday use and the industry's growth. US lawmakers debated crypto tax policy at Wednesday’s Senate Committee on Finance hearing, including possible tax exemptions for crypto transactions below a certain threshold and how income from staking services should be classified. Lawrence Zlatkin, the vice president of tax at crypto exchange Coinbase, urged the Senate committee to consider a de minimis tax exemption for cryptocurrency transactions under $300 to encourage commercial use in payments and ensure innovation occurs inside the US. Zlatkin said: Lawmakers also grappled with how to close the annual tax gap of about $700 billion through enforcing tighter reporting requirements for cryptocurrency transactions, minimizing tax exemptions, and potentially classifying revenue from staking services as earned income subject to taxation under the tiered income tax system. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:50 Oct 01, 2025
It’s unclear when US President Donald Trump could announce another pick to chair the CFTC amid a government shutdown with no end in sight. Update (Oct. 1 at 8:35 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Summer Mersinger. The future leadership of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), already having faced four commissioner departures in 2025, hangs in the balance after the White House withdrew Brian Quintenz’s nomination. On Tuesday, Quintenz, a former commissioner and head of policy at Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto division, confirmed that the White House had withdrawn his nomination as CFTC chair more than seven months after it was officially announced. The withdrawal came following reports suggesting that Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, both donors and supporters of US President Donald Trump, had been pressing the White House to reconsider Quintenz. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:03 Oct 01, 2025
Traders and data suggest that Bitcoin may benefit from the US government shutdown, but how long will the gains last? Key takeaways: Yields on US 10-year Treasurys declined, highlighting growing risk aversion and demand for safe-haven assets. Spot Bitcoin ETFs faced $430 million inflows while equities stayed muted, signaling potential decoupling from traditional markets. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:53 Oct 01, 2025
Bitcoin started October on a strong note by rallying to $118,200. That clears the path for BTC to chase new all-time highs. Which altcoins could follow? Key points: Bitcoin has broken above the $117,500 resistance, opening the gates for a retest of the all-time high at $124,474. Several altcoins have started a strong relief rally, signaling solid buying at lower levels. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:43 Oct 01, 2025
In addition to restrictions on enforcement actions and ongoing litigation, the agency will likely stop reviewing crypto ETF applications. Members of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began shutting down operations on Wednesday under a lapse in government funding, with most staff directed to secure their work and prepare for what could be a days-long pause in operations. According to a Wednesday notice on X, about nine hours after US lawmakers were unable to pass a bill to continue funding the government, the SEC was operating in accordance with a plan set up in August. The plan stated that the agency would have an “extremely limited number of staff” and many of its systems would operate “under modified conditions.” “On the first workday of a lapse in appropriations, non-excepted staff will engage in activities to shut down their respective operations, to secure their workstations and work materials, and to prepare for the rapid restart of operations when funding is renewed,” said the SEC. Read m... -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:11 Oct 01, 2025
The regulator stated that farmland must be used only for agricultural purposes to qualify for government services, subsidies, and utilities. The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), the agricultural regulator for the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced a ban on using agricultural land for crypto mining. Violators will face a 100,000 AED fine ($27,229), and the ADAFSA will suspend municipal services, confiscate mining hardware, and disconnect the farmland from the electrical grid, according to Tuesday’s announcement. ADAFSA said that using farmland for crypto mining conflicts with “sustainability” policies in the region and undermines existing land use provisions. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:11 Oct 01, 2025
Google’s Gemini AI can help organize research, compare tokenomics and cut through noise. Here’s a workflow to analyze coins before you invest responsibly. Gemini is a research assistant for summarizing data and analyzing text, not a financial adviser for predicting prices. The quality of your research output depends entirely on the specificity and structure of your prompts. A repeatable workflow involves deconstructing a project’s fundamentals, analyzing its economics and mapping its competitive landscape. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:00 Oct 01, 2025
XRP’s value extends far beyond its price, powering fast remittances, loyalty rewards and institutional finance. XRP eliminates pre-funding and speeds up cross-border remittances, making it useful in emerging markets. Loyalty and travel programs are bringing XRP into daily life, turning it from an investment asset into a practical payment option. Institutions like SBI and Santander add credibility by holding XRP reserves and exploring settlement use cases. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:59 Oct 01, 2025
Bitcoin eyes its highest levels in six weeks as weak US jobs data drives crypto and risk assets higher, with shutdown dips now “buy opportunities.” Key points: Bitcoin is trying to break $118,000 for the first time since mid-August. US labor market weakness drives crypto and risk assets higher despite the US government shutdown. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:25 Oct 01, 2025
Venezuela turns to USDT as hyperinflation bites, with merchants pegging prices to Binance P2P dollar rates. With inflation at 229%, daily prices in Venezuela are set in USDT “Binance dollars,” usually at live P2P rates. Three dollar rates exist (official, parallel and P2P), but merchants mostly follow the P2P quote. The government tolerates dollar-backed crypto in exchanges, though it hasn’t legalized dollarization. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:16 Oct 01, 2025
Stop reacting, start predicting: How AI spots whale moves that can make or break the market before anyone else notices. AI can process massive onchain data sets instantly, flagging transactions that surpass predefined thresholds. Connecting to a blockchain API allows real-time monitoring of high-value transactions to create a personalized whale feed. Clustering algorithms group wallets by behavioral patterns, highlighting accumulation, distribution or exchange activity. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:30 Oct 01, 2025
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said stablecoins could thrive in a system that separates money from credit, reducing the UK’s reliance on commercial banks. Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey suggested that stablecoins could reduce the United Kingdom’s reliance on commercial banks, signaling a potential shift in the central bank’s stance toward digital assets. In a Wednesday article in the Financial Times, Bailey said that the current financial system combines money and credit creation through fractional reserve banking, in which banks hold a portion of deposits while lending out the rest. Fractional reserve banking is a system in which banks hold only a fraction of customer deposits in reserve and lend out the rest, thereby creating new money through credit expansion. “Most of the assets backing commercial bank money are not risk-free: they are loans to individuals and to companies,” Bailey wrote in the FT. “The system does not have to be organised like this.“ Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:12 Oct 01, 2025
The US Senate Finance Committee is holding a hearing on Wednesday on crypto asset taxation, following the IRS’s release of relief guidance on the Biden-era CAMT tax. The US Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on cryptocurrency taxation, a day after the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued interim guidance easing corporate crypto tax rules. The Treasury and IRS on Tuesday issued interim guidance aimed at easing compliance under the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT), including for companies operating in the digital assets sector. Signed into law under former President Joe Biden as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, CAMT imposes a 15% minimum tax on the financial statement income of large corporations. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:09 Oct 01, 2025
ETH price could rally to new all-time highs above $10,000, fueled by renewed institutional demand through Ethereum ETFs and treasury companies. Key takeaways: An ETH price bull flag is in play on the weekly chart, targeting $10,000. Ether ETFs recorded inflows for two straight days totaling $674 million. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:57 Oct 01, 2025
The first US government shutdown since 2018 may signal the next crypto market bottom, despite concerns over mixed equity market reactions, analysts told Cointelegraph. The United States government entered its first shutdown in six years on Wednesday, a political standoff that coincided with a rise in Bitcoin and gold as investors sought safe-haven assets. The US government is experiencing its first shutdown since the 35-day closure in December 2018, stemming from deep partisan divisions that have made Congress unable to pass a key funding bill needed for the 2026 fiscal year. The main dispute stems from a temporary funding measure, known as a continuing resolution. The Republicans advanced the CR without additional policy changes requested by Democratic Party members, led by Senator Chuck Schumer, who demanded a permanent extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits, which they said would prevent millions from losing healthcare coverage. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:46 Oct 01, 2025
Former trader Josh Mandell claims quantum computers are draining old Bitcoin wallets. Experts disagree — here’s what the technology can (and can’t) do. Bitcoin was built on the principle that once funds are secured by a private key, only the holder can access them. But what if that assumption no longer holds? In what was reportedly a now-deleted post on X, former Wall Street trader Josh Mandell alleged that quantum computers are being used to siphon Bitcoin (BTC) from long-dormant wallets — especially those of owners presumed inactive or deceased. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:43 Oct 01, 2025
Despite bot dominance, transfers under $250 hit record highs in Q3, putting 2025 on track to become the most active year ever for retail usage of stablecoins. Stablecoin transfers surged to a record $15.6 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, with much of the activity linked to automated trading bots, according to new research from crypto exchange CEX.io. On Wednesday, CEX.io’s market research analyst Illya Otychenko dubbed the third quarter of 2025 the “most active period” for stablecoins. During the quarter, the value of stablecoin transfers reached $15.6 trillion, its strongest quarter yet. Otychenko told Cointelegraph that their calculations, using data from Visa/Allium and Artemis, showed that bot-driven transfers made up roughly 71% of the total Q3 stablecoin transfer volume. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 01, 2025
Once exclusive to the elite, alternative assets like art and wine are now accessible to all, as blockchains enable fractional ownership and global trading. Opinion by: Sam Mudie, CEO of Savea Alternative assets were once solely the domain of the elite. For centuries, fine wine, high art and luxury watches were only accessible to the most exclusive circles of society. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 01, 2025
With The Terminator’s Sarah Connor as an inspiration, SingularityNet’s Janet Adams is fighting for a better world with AGI. Growing up in southwest Ireland, surrounded by mother nature, medieval castles and cathedrals, SingularityNETs chief operating officer, Janet Adams, lived a charmed childhood. She was surrounded by strong women from all walks of life, but her biggest inspiration came from the cinema Sarah Connor in The Terminator. Little did she know at the time that this would be a pivotal foreshadowing moment for her future career. Sarah Connor was an incredible action hero who was never sexualized. It was never about her being pretty or falling in love, Adams says. Read more
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