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Cointelegraph.com - 12:50 Oct 30, 2025
Bitcoin fell 35% after the Fed ended QT in 2019 and began cutting rates, prompting fears that BTC may decline in the coming months. Key takeaways: The Fed ending QT and reinvesting in T-bills quietly boosts liquidity. Analysts are divided over how this affects BTC price, with bulls anticipating a $180,000 top. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:20 Oct 30, 2025
Bybit’s pause comes as Japan’s FSA considers reforms that could allow banks to hold Bitcoin and operate licensed exchanges. Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA). The company said the move is part of its “proactive approach” to align with Japan’s emerging regulatory framework for digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. “It has always been Bybit’s commitment to operate responsibly and in compliance with local laws and regulatory expectations,” the exchange said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:56 Oct 30, 2025
Ethereum price wobbled as weak onchain activity and low futures demand supported a potential ETH price drop to $3,500. Key takeaways: Ether consolidated around $4,000 as the lack of futures demand and weak ETF flows suggest the absence of bullishness. Declining Ethereum network fees and activity suggest lower onchain demand. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:27 Oct 30, 2025
Bitcoin spot volume spiked after the “Uptober” BTC price dip as traders sought less risky environments, according to new research. Key points: Bitcoin spot market trading volume hits $300 billion in volatile October. Binance leads the pack with $174 billion traded, new research reveals. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:23 Oct 30, 2025
Ethereum transaction fees remain at near all-time lows despite peak network activity that saw daily transactions top 1.6 million for the first time since October’s market crash. Despite growing blockchain activity on Ethereum, gas fees on the world’s largest smart contract network remain near historic lows, signaling a more mature and scalable infrastructure ready for advanced real-world use cases. Ethereum transaction fees remained at a historic low of just 0.16 gwei, or about $0.01 per transaction. Gas fees were slightly higher for token swaps at $0.15 and at $0.27 for non-fungible token (NFT) sales, according to blockchain data aggregator Milkroad. The low costs stand in sharp contrast to previous periods of high network activity, when demand often sent fees soaring, which was one of Ethereum’s biggest criticisms in past cycles. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:48 Oct 30, 2025
OpenAI is preparing a trillion-dollar IPO in 2026 to fund ChatGPT’s next evolution as global AI competition intensifies, Reuters reported. Artificial intelligence company OpenAI is reportedly preparing an initial public offering (IPO) for late 2026, which could see the world’s largest startup reach a trillion-dollar valuation. The AI company is reportedly preparing to launch its IPO at a $1 trillion valuation, which would include a $60 billion capital raise, according to three anonymous sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported on Thursday. The filing may reach US securities regulators in the second half of 2026, putting OpenAI on track to debut on public markets ahead of its previously announced 2027 target. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:17 Oct 30, 2025
Bank Indonesia will issue tokenized government bond–backed digital securities built on its digital rupiah CBDC, calling it the nation’s “stablecoin version.” Bank Indonesia (BI), Indonesia’s central bank, is moving ahead with plans to issue what it describes as its “national stablecoin version,” a digital currency backed by government bonds (SBN). The initiative was unveiled by central bank Governor Perry Warjiyo during the Indonesia Digital Finance and Economy Festival and Fintech Summit 2025 in Jakarta on Thursday, according to a report by CNBC Indonesia. During the summit, Warjiyo said Bank Indonesia plans to issue digital central bank securities, which are tokenized versions of SBN. The digital securities will be backed by the digital rupiah, the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 08:30 Oct 30, 2025
Crypto’s transparency reveals market manipulation that traditional finance hides. Century-old laws riddled with loopholes enable unpunished manipulation. Opinion by: Nic Puckrin, founder of CoinBureau The largest liquidation event in the history of the crypto market, which wiped out at least $19 billion in long positions after US President Donald Trump announced punitive tariffs on China late on Oct. 10, exposed an ugly side of this nascent market: its vulnerability to insider trading. Onchain data shows that a significant short position was taken out on Hyperliquid just half an hour before the big announcement. Once the market plummeted, this trader bagged $160 million, sparking speculation over market manipulation — with some even theorizing that the “whale” behind the transaction was close to the presidential family itself. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 01:28 Oct 30, 2025
21Shares has filed for a Hyperliquid ETF, while Bitwise’s Solana staking ETF has a big day of trading as investors perk their ears toward altcoins. Asset manager 21Shares is seeking to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the token behind the perpetual futures protocol and blockchain, Hyperliquid, amid growing Wall Street interest in alternative cryptocurrencies. The company filed for the 21Shares Hyperliquid ETF with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, which did not disclose a ticker symbol or fee. Coinbase Custody and BitGo Trust were named as custodians. It follows a similar filing for a Hyperliquid (HYPE) ETF from Bitwise last month. The token gives discounts on the Hyperliquid decentralized exchange and is used to pay fees on its blockchain. It has increased in value over the past year, in line with the service’s growing popularity. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:22 Oct 30, 2025
More than 3.4 million daily users of BNB Chain now have access to over 100 tokenized stocks and ETFs on Wall Street after the latest move from Ondo Global Markets. Real-world asset tokenization platform Ondo Global Markets has expanded its tokenized product offerings to BNB Chain, enabling access to more than 100 Wall Street stocks and exchange-traded funds to BNB Chain’s user base. “The integration provides BNB Chain — with its 3.4 million daily active users and expansive DeFi ecosystem — access to over 100 tokenized US stocks and ETFs, supported by leading ecosystem projects such as PancakeSwap,” Ondo said in a statement on Wednesday. PancakeSwap is BNB Chain’s largest decentralized exchange and will be the primary platform for trading tokenized versions of US stocks and ETFs. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 23:12 Oct 29, 2025
Downloads for decentralized messaging app Bitchat has surged in Jamaica as 185-mile-per-hour winds batter the Caribbean, cutting off communication. Jamaicans have rushed to download Jack Dorsey’s decentralized peer-to-peer messaging app Bitchat as the fatal Hurricane Melissa continues to rip through the Caribbean. Bitchat — which uses Bluetooth mesh networks for internet-free, encrypted communication — is now the second-most downloaded app on the Apple App Store and Google Play in Jamaica, offering a lifeline for 2.8 million people as internet coverage continues to falter in the region. Bitchat only trails weather forecast platform Zoom Earth — indicating that two of Jamaican’s most basic needs right now are to know what the weather is, and to communicate with one another. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:51 Oct 29, 2025
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, a pro-crypto political group has endorsed Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral race. Meanwhile, Grayscale Investments launched its staking Solana ETF in the United States, and Ethereum’s Fusaka fork went live on its final testnet. Innovate NY, a self-described “pro-digital assets” political organization funded with about $100,000 ahead of the New York City mayoral election, has backed independent candidate and former state Governor Andrew Cuomo. In a Tuesday notice, Innovate NY endorsed Cuomo for mayor, the race for which is already in the middle of early voting. The political group cited an agenda that included “blockchain, tokenization, public-benefit stablecoins, and artificial intelligence.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:26 Oct 29, 2025
The potential acquisition would mark one of Mastercard’s largest crypto bets yet, expanding its stablecoin and tokenization infrastructure amid growing competition. Mastercard is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire crypto and stablecoin infrastructure startup zerohash in a deal valued from $1.5 billion to $2 billion, according to multiple sources familiar with the negotiations. The news, reported by Fortune on Wednesday, follows earlier efforts by Mastercard to expand its footprint in stablecoin infrastructure. The global payments giant previously explored acquiring BVNK, a London-based stablecoin startup, in a deal valued near $2 billion, according to sources familiar with the talks. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:18 Oct 29, 2025
Securitize and BNY Mellon are bringing AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations onchain, with Grove planning a $100M anchor as institutional demand for tokenized assets grows. Securitize, a real-world asset tokenization platform, has unveiled a tokenized fund designed to give investors access to AAA-rated collateralized loan obligations onchain. The fund is being developed in partnership with global investment bank BNY Mellon. According to Wednesday’s announcement, BNY will safeguard the fund’s underlying assets, while a subsidiary of the bank will manage the fund’s portfolio. With global collateralized loan obligation issuance topping $1.3 trillion, Securitize and BNY aim to bring AAA-rated floating-rate credit onchain, the company said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:00 Oct 29, 2025
With less than a week until New Yorkers choose their next mayor, a political organization promoting digital assets has endorsed and spent funds supporting Andrew Cuomo. Innovate NY, a self-described “pro-digital assets” political organization funded with about $100,000 ahead of the New York City mayoral election, has backed independent candidate and former state Governor Andrew Cuomo. In a Tuesday notice, Innovate NY endorsed Cuomo for mayor, the race for which is already in the middle of early voting. The political group cited an agenda that included “blockchain, tokenization, public-benefit stablecoins, and artificial intelligence.” The organization, registered as an independent spender with the New York City Campaign Finance Board, was funded with $99,500 from six individuals through two companies as of Wednesday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:32 Oct 29, 2025
As the trial of Anton and James Peraire-Bueno entered its 11th day, a judge may soon decide whether Coin Center can weigh in on the case through an amicus brief. US prosecutors are pushing back against efforts to introduce crypto policy arguments in the case of two brothers accused of exploiting Ethereum using maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. In a Tuesday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, US prosecutors opposed an amicus curiae — a brief filed by an interested party not directly involved in a case — that could encourage a jury to acquit Anton and James Peraire-Bueno. The two individuals are allegedly behind a $25-million MEV exploit of the Ethereum blockchain in April 2023. The letter addressed to the federal judge overseeing the case suggested that Coin Center, the cryptocurrency advocacy organization behind the amicus brief, should direct its concerns about digital asset policy through Congress rather than the courts. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:11 Oct 29, 2025
Analysts say the crypto market has already priced in Wednesday's interest rate cut, but the Federal Reserve remains divided on an additional cut in December. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a 25 basis point interest rate cut on Wednesday, bringing the target Federal Funds rate down to 3.75%-4%. Wednesday’s rate cut was “fully priced in” by investors, who widely anticipated the decision, according to Matt Mena, a market analyst at investment company 21Shares. Mena also forecast: Asset prices remained flat or fell by modest amounts on Wednesday following the FOMC decision, with the price of Bitcoin (BTC) falling by about 2.4% at the time of writing, following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments signaling that FOMC members are divided on a December rate cut. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:50 Oct 29, 2025
Bitget’s liquidity gains mirror an industrywide shift as exchanges such as Binance, OKX and Crypto.com compete to attract professional and institutional traders. Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitget has seen an uptick in institutional participation, with institutional traders now accounting for roughly 80% of total volume as of September, according to a report by Bitget in collaboration with blockchain analytics platform Nansen. The report noted that institutional activity on Bitget’s spot markets climbed from 39.4% of total volume on Jan. 1 to 72.6% by July 30. Futures trading saw an even more dramatic shift, with institutional market makers growing from just 3% of activity at the start of 2025 to 56.6% by late July. The study identified liquidity as the key measure of institutional adoption in crypto, noting that Bitget’s order-book depth, spreads and execution quality now match peers such as Binance and OKX across major trading pairs. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:02 Oct 29, 2025
A Chinese blockchain event was reportedly cut short on Tuesday due to overcrowding, but some attendees expressed concerns over the country's recent crackdowns. Some members of Solana’s Chinese community have reportedly expressed concerns that attendees were denied entry to a blockchain event as the country continues its crackdown on digital assets. According to a Wednesday report from the South China Morning Post, the Solana Accelerate APAC series event being held in Shenzhen on Tuesday was cut short amid claims of overcrowding, “leading the local police to conduct an inquiry on site.” Event organizers confirmed the venue had exceeded capacity and canceled the final hackathon “for public safety,” per the report. The police presence, however, reignited concerns on social media, with attendees reportedly expressing concerns about the country’s enforcement of crypto and blockchain. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:00 Oct 29, 2025
Bitcoin price fell to $109,200 despite the Federal Reserve confirming a 0.25% interest rate cut and the end of quantitative tightening. Traders expect future rate cuts, so why is BTC falling? Key points: Bitcoin’s sell-off accelerated after the Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points. Weakness in crypto shows traders are looking at macroeconomic headwinds like a weakening jobs market and inflation, despite believing that interest rate cuts will continue into 2026. Read more
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