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Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies including some from mainland China reportedly lined up to apply for licenses in the city. The move had fueled speculation that Beijing might be preparing to ease its long-standing crypto ban. However, Pan made clear that no such shift is underway. Referring to the series of prohibitions rolled out since 2017, he said the existing policies remain in effect. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:31 Oct 30, 2025
Blockchain fees are set to reach $19.8 billion this year, demonstrating the technology’s growth beyond speculation into real, user-driven economic activity. The blockchain industry is showing signs of newfound maturity — at least by one often-overlooked metric — pointing to broader adoption across decentralized finance, consumer apps and emerging sectors. According to a new Onchain Revenue Report from venture capital company 1kx, onchain revenue, as measured by user-paid fees, is on track to reach $19.8 billion in 2025. That follows a record-breaking $9.7 billion in the first half of the year alone. These fees represent the total amount users spend to transact directly on blockchain and related infrastructure, covering trades, swaps, registrations, gaming revenues and subscriptions, among others. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:23 Oct 30, 2025
DYdX President Eddie Zhang reportedly said the decentralized exchange would offer spot trading for cryptocurrencies as part of its move into the US later this year. Decentralized exchange dYdX is reportedly preparing to enter US markets by the end of 2025, its president Eddie Zhang said. According to a Reuters report published Thursday, the company plans to enter the United States in the coming months, expanding its offerings to include spot trading on cryptocurrencies, such as Solana (SOL). “It’s very important for us as a platform to have something available in the United States, because I think it represents, hopefully, the direction we’re trying to move in,” said Zhang, according to Reuters. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:23 Oct 30, 2025
CoreWeave has been trying to acquire Core Scientific for over a year in one of the most-watched M&A deals in crypto. Bitcoin miner Core Scientific failed to win approval for a merger with AI infrastructure company CoreWeave during a shareholders meeting on Thursday. The final results of the preliminary vote will be disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Friday, according to Core Scientific’s announcement. CoreWeave finalized the $9 billion acquisition in July, subject to shareholder approval, in which Core Scientific shareholders would receive 0.1235 shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock for each Core Scientific share they own. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:00 Oct 30, 2025
With the end of October approaching, Senate Republicans are in danger of going back on their previously announced deadline for a significant cryptocurrency bill. Many US senators are reportedly moving to advance a bill for crypto market structure rules amid a government shutdown with no end in sight. According to a Bloomberg report published on Thursday, several Republicans in the Senate, including those with leadership positions on key committees, plan to pass legislation on digital asset market structure by the end of the year, in line with their initially announced timeline. Despite thousands of government employees being furloughed across several agencies amid the shutdown, members of Congress continue to receive their paychecks and are permitted to conduct business in the House of Representatives and the Senate. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:17 Oct 30, 2025
Bitcoin drops to fresh lows despite every bullish outcome that traders forecast being confirmed. Are investors’ worries about an artificial intelligence sector bubble adding weakness to BTC? Key points: Bitcoin charts suggest downside to $103,800 and a final flush below $100,000 as the most likely outcome in the short term. Investors are concerned that the CAPEX expansion by Big Tech companies for their AI infrastructure reflects a speculative-driven market. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:32 Oct 30, 2025
Flutterwave partners with Polygon Labs to launch a stablecoin-powered cross-border payments network spanning 34 countries across Africa. Flutterwave, Nigeria’s largest fintech company, is developing a cross-border payment platform powered by stablecoins, highlighting the growing role of blockchain technology in streamlining payments across Africa. The company is partnering with Polygon Labs to launch the service across its 34-country network, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Polygon’s blockchain infrastructure, built to provide scalable, faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum, will be used to enhance settlement speed and efficiency. Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola said the move could transform the flow of funds across the continent, enabling businesses and consumers to bypass the high costs and delays that often plague traditional payment systems. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:20 Oct 30, 2025
Senator Chris Murphy alleged corruption over the exchange "promoting Trump crypto" shortly after the US president issued a pardon for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. Update (Oct. 30 at 7:30 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include an X post from Binance.US. Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is calling out Binance.US, alleging the cryptocurrency exchange played a role in US President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. In a Tuesday X post, Murphy responded to a social media post by Binance.US announcing the launch of trading for USD1, the stablecoin tied to the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial. According to the senator, the exchange was “promoting Trump crypto” just a week after the president “pardoned Binance’s owner,” referring to Zhao. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:57 Oct 30, 2025
The Bitcoin mining industry is financing its expensive pivot to AI data centers with convertible debt that sometimes features a 0% coupon. Bitcoin (BTC) miners have raised $11 billion in convertible debt — corporate debt that is convertible to stocks — over the last year, amid a pivot into artificial intelligence data centers. Miners completed 18 convertible bond deals following the April 2024 Bitcoin halving that slashed the block reward by 50%, according to TheMinerMag. The average convertible bond issue more than doubled, with mining companies MARA, Cipher Mining, IREN and TeraWulf each raising $1 billion through single bond issues. Some offerings have featured coupons as low as 0%, signaling investors’ willingness to waive interest payments in exchange for potential equity upside. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:45 Oct 30, 2025
With retail access restored, crypto exchange-traded notes issuers slash fees to historic lows, signaling an intensifying battle for UK market dominance. The United Kingdom has opened the floodgates for crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail investors — a market that was previously limited to professional traders — sparking a price war among issuers vying for market share, according to the Financial Times. In a report published on Thursday, the FT said several Bitcoin ETN issuers have slashed their fees to as low as 0.05%, describing the resulting competition as a “cut-throat battle” for investors. Meanwhile, other crypto-linked ETNs continue to charge annual fees of up to 2.5%. The fee war follows the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to lift its 2021 ban on retail access to crypto-linked funds, a change that took effect on Oct. 8. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:38 Oct 30, 2025
Bitcoin MACD’s bearish crossover and the duration after BTC’s last halving could be signs that the 2025 bull run is over, or is this time different? Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s bearish MACD cross and engulfing candle on the three-week chart signal a cycle top. Market analysts suggest that 558 days post-2024 halving indicate the Bitcoin bull cycle’s top is imminent. Read more
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