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Cointelegraph.com - 18:23 Oct 29, 2025
Positive regulatory developments in the US over the last 12 months are a good sign for the digital asset industry and markets, the Strategy co-founder said. Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Strategy, the biggest Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company by holdings, forecast that Bitcoin would hit $150,000 by the end of 2025. “I think that these 12 months have probably been the best 12 months in the history of the industry,” Saylor told CNBC at the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas on Monday. Saylor cited the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) embracing tokenized securities, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent endorsing stablecoins to protect dollar dominance, and the overall regulatory pivot in the US as reasons to remain bullish. He said: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:45 Oct 29, 2025
Many in Congress are scrutinizing Donald Trump’s presidential pardon of Changpeng Zhao, but Senator Elizabeth Warren’s comments drew attention from the former Binance CEO. Former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is reportedly considering filing a libel suit against Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren over claims related to him allegedly bribing US President Donald Trump for a pardon. According to a Tuesday New York Post report, Zhao’s lawyer, Teresa Goody Guillén, a partner at Baker & Hostetler, said the former Binance CEO plans to file a lawsuit unless Warren retracts claims she made in an Oct. 23 X post following his presidential pardon. The social media post, which now includes context from readers, claimed CZ “pleaded guilty to a criminal money laundering charge,” leading to his four-month prison sentence in 2024. Zhao pleaded guilty to one charge related to his failure to maintain an effective Anti-Money Laundering program at Binance in November 2023 — a violation of the Bank Secrecy Act. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:58 Oct 29, 2025
Bitcoin swing traders took profits, and bears opened fresh shorts after BTC failed to recapture levels above $118,000. Will today’s FOMC presser kickstart a trend reversal in BTC and altcoins? Key points: Bitcoin’s failure to rise above $118,000 may have attracted profit-booking by short-term traders, resulting in a drop toward $107,000. Several major altcoins turned down from their overhead resistance levels, signaling that the bears remain sellers on rallies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:49 Oct 29, 2025
The new project, dubbed Cocoon, aims to give users access to AI tools without surrendering their data to centralized providers. Pavel Durov, co-founder of the messaging application Telegram, has disclosed a new decentralized AI network to be built atop The Open Network (TON), an independent layer-1 blockchain associated with Telegram. Durov took the stage at the Blockchain Life 2025 forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to announce the Confidential Compute Open Network, or Cocoon, created to give users access to AI-driven features without sacrificing data privacy to centralized AI providers. According to Durov, users can make the processing power from their graphics processing units (GPUs) available to the network, in exchange for receiving Toncoin (TON), the native token of TON. Durov also touched on why decentralized AI is needed for human freedom: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:33 Oct 29, 2025
In the latest Cointelegraph interview, James Lavish explains why the “debasement trade” is going mainstream, and what that could mean for Bitcoin. For years, investors have argued that money printing would weaken fiat currencies and push scarce assets, such as Bitcoin (BTC), dramatically higher. That view, once dismissed as niche, has now entered the mainstream in a big way. In a new interview with Cointelegraph, hedge fund manager and macro expert James Lavish broke down the growing acceptance of that thesis. His message is simple: If you don’t own hard assets, you’re falling behind. “Prices of goods are inflating. And so if you don’t own them, then you’re going to be left behind.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:27 Oct 29, 2025
Brett Harrison’s new startup brings perpetual futures — crypto’s signature high-leverage contracts — to stocks, currencies and commodities. Former FTX US President Brett Harrison is launching a new venture that brings one of crypto’s most popular — and controversial — trading instruments into traditional finance. His startup, Architect Financial Technologies, has received approval in Bermuda to offer perpetual futures contracts tied to traditional assets such as stocks, indexes, commodities, foreign currencies and interest rates, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. Perpetual futures, or “perps,” let traders take leveraged long or short positions without contract expiry. To keep prices aligned with spot markets, exchanges use a funding rate mechanism, a periodic payment between long and short positions that balances demand. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:29 Oct 29, 2025
Bitwise’s Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan says Solana’s staking ETFs yield generation is a significant drawcard for institutional investors. Solana staking exchange-traded funds have a promising future on traditional stock exchanges after Bitwise’s fund debut on the New York Stock Exchange surpassed $56 million in first-day trading volume. Matt Hougan, Bitwise chief investment officer, described the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) as “the missing part of the puzzle” in conversation with Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction daily show, as the product attracted millions of dollars in investment on the NYSE. Hougan said the product also helps decentralize and secure the Solana network. The $BSOL ETF launched $222 million in assets, amounting to over 1.1 million SOL tokens. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:54 Oct 29, 2025
Grayscale Investments has launched its staking-enabled Solana ETF on NYSE Arca, backed by $103 million in seed capital, and is now the second Solana ETP manager in the US. Cryptocurrency asset manager Grayscale Investments has launched its staking-enabled Solana spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), expanding institutional access to Solana exposure. According to a Wednesday announcement, the Grayscale Solana Trust ETF began trading under the GSOL ticker on the New York Stock Exchange Arca platform. The product includes staking functionality, allowing investors to earn rewards through Solana’s proof-of-stake (PoS) network. Grayscale’s senior vice president of ETFs, Inkoo Kang, said the new product is “expanding investor choice.” The company said it is now among the largest Solana (SOL) exchange-traded product (ETP) managers in the United States by assets under management. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:19 Oct 29, 2025
Binance integrates Bubblemaps’ blockchain data tools into its Web3 Wallet, giving users more transparency into token distribution and potential insider trading activity. Crypto exchange Binance is partnering with blockchain data platform Bubblemaps to give users of its non-custodial Web3 Wallet more insight into potential insider trading and token manipulation. The integration will allow millions of Binance Web3 Wallet users to utilize Bubblemaps’ blockchain data visualization tool to view token distribution and onchain wallet clusters, aiming to add “layers of transparency” to the Binance experience, according to a Wednesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. Binance aims to help traders identify insider trading activity or other coordinated market behavior by analyzing a token’s distribution pattern. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:14 Oct 29, 2025
Bitcoin diverged from US stocks to give up $116,000 local highs while the S&P 500 reached record levels into the Fed interest-rate decision. Key points: Bitcoin struggles to return to its range highs after its latest sell-off. BTC price targets for the new “volatile retest” focus on $111,000 and a $114,500 weekly close. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:09 Oct 29, 2025
President Donald Trump has pardoned CZ, marking another act of clemency for a prominent figure in the crypto industry that signals a concerning trend. US President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, on Oct. 21. The former Binance executive is just the latest on a growing list of convicted crypto executives to receive clemency from the White House. Even on the campaign trail, Trump promised to make an about-face on crypto policy and grant clemency to individuals such as Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht. The president cited instances of lawfare from the Biden administration as a significant motivator. While starting with Ulbricht in January, the list has grown to include four executives from the exchange BitMEX as well. This has encouraged some high-profile crypto figures behind bars, such as former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, to make overtures to the Trump administration. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:09 Oct 29, 2025
Europe’s MiCA framework is seen by Germany’s main opposition party as a barrier to Bitcoin adoption, sparking calls for regulatory reform. The German parliament is set to review a motion urging the government to recognize Bitcoin as a unique, decentralized digital asset that deserves a strategic approach. Germany’s main opposition party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has submitted an official motion to the national parliament, the Bundestag, opposing the overregulation of Bitcoin (BTC). Filed on Thursday, the motion argues that Bitcoin is fundamentally different from other crypto assets and should not fall under the Europe-wide crypto regulatory framework known as Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA). Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:44 Oct 29, 2025
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao warned investors not to buy a new CZ-themed memecoin after its price crashed 86% within hours of launch. Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao warned crypto investors not to buy a new memecoin launched to capitalize on his popularity, cautioning against the financial risks of trading celebrity-linked tokens with no real blockchain utility. The memecoin emerged shortly after a fan page built a golden statue of Zhao, sharing pictures and offering to send it to the founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange. Zhao warned users in a Wednesday X post not to buy the memecoin associated with the statue, as the token's launch signaled that the creators were looking to “make a quick buck off an interaction” with the founder. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 29, 2025
Crypto markets that trade 24/7 demand automated wallet protections, not manual vigilance. Passive vaults leave people exposed to overnight liquidations. Opinion by: Brian Huang, co-founder of Glider Crypto markets run 24/7. Today’s wallets leave users exposed to constant risk, highlighting the urgent need for automated protections that operate around the clock. While the US stock market closes every weekday at 4:00 p.m. ET, cryptocurrency markets never sleep. As more assets, including stocks, move onchain over the next few years, it won’t be long before most assets will trade 24/7. While permissionless access to assets around the world is great, no consumer tool today, whether TradFi or DeFi, is built to protect users around the clock. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 29, 2025
Bitcoin reached the key $116,000 level needed to maintain "golden week" gains, but the latest BTC price dip risked another Uptober letdown. Key points: Bitcoin is running out of time to seal “golden week” gains that have been standard since 2015. BTC price action needs to reclaim $116,000 by the Wednesday daily close, research shows. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 29, 2025
Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley was stung by criticism from Ethereum Maxis about the firm’s support of Solana, as ETH helped inspire Bitwise in 2016 In the lead-up to this weeks surprise listing of its Solana Staking ETF on the New York Stock Exchange, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley caused a stir by telling Cointelegraph that Solanas shorter validator exit queue gave it the edge over Ethereum in the staking ETF race. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Houghan went much further on a podcast, praising Solanas speed, throughput and finality as extraordinarily attractive. He labelled it the new Wall Street. The glowing endorsements were controversial among Ethereum fans, some of who seemed to believe Bitwise was betraying ETHs cypherpunk values by championing other projects. Horsley was stung by the criticisms, not least because Ethereum was part of the inspiration for creating Bitwise in the first place. He replied he felt terrible to see these posts. We care a lot about Ethereum. Feedback received re recent commentary ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 29, 2025
Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley was stung by criticism from Ethereum Maxis about the firm’s support of Solana, as ETH helped inspire Bitwise in 2016 In the lead-up to this weeks surprise listing of its Solana Staking ETF on the New York Stock Exchange, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley caused a stir by telling Cointelegraph that Solanas shorter validator exit queue gave it the edge over Ethereum in the staking ETF race. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Houghan went much further on a podcast, praising Solanas speed, throughput and finality as extraordinarily attractive. He labelled it the new Wall Street. The glowing endorsements were controversial among Ethereum fans, some of who seemed to believe Bitwise was betraying ETHs cypherpunk values by championing other projects. Horsley was stung by the criticisms, not least because Ethereum was part of the inspiration for creating Bitwise in the first place. He replied he felt terrible to see these posts. We care a lot about Ethereum. Feedback received re recent commentary ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 29, 2025
Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley was stung by criticism from Ethereum Maxis about the firm’s support of Solana, as ETH helped inspire Bitwise in 2016 In the lead-up to this weeks surprise listing of its Solana Staking ETF on the New York Stock Exchange, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley caused a stir by telling Cointelegraph that Solanas shorter validator exit queue gave it the edge over Ethereum in the staking ETF race. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Houghan went much further on a podcast, praising Solanas speed, throughput and finality as extraordinarily attractive. He labelled it the new Wall Street. The glowing endorsements were controversial among Ethereum fans, some of who seemed to believe Bitwise was betraying ETHs cypherpunk values by championing other projects. Horsley was stung by the criticisms, not least because Ethereum was part of the inspiration for creating Bitwise in the first place. He replied he felt terrible to see these posts. We care a lot about Ethereum. Feedback received re recent commentary ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 29, 2025
Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley was stung by criticism from Ethereum Maxis about the firm’s support of Solana, as ETH helped inspire Bitwise in 2016 In the lead-up to this weeks surprise listing of its Solana Staking ETF on the New York Stock Exchange, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley caused a stir by telling Cointelegraph that Solanas shorter validator exit queue gave it the edge over Ethereum in the staking ETF race. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Houghan went much further on a podcast, praising Solanas speed, throughput and finality as extraordinarily attractive. He labelled it the new Wall Street. The glowing endorsements were controversial among Ethereum fans, some of who seemed to believe Bitwise was betraying ETHs cypherpunk values by championing other projects. Horsley was stung by the criticisms, not least because Ethereum was part of the inspiration for creating Bitwise in the first place. He replied he felt terrible to see these posts. We care a lot about Ethereum. Feedback received re recent commentary ... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 29, 2025
Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley was stung by criticism from Ethereum Maxis about the firm’s support of Solana, as ETH helped inspire Bitwise in 2016 In the lead-up to this weeks surprise listing of its Solana Staking ETF on the New York Stock Exchange, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley caused a stir by telling Cointelegraph that Solanas shorter validator exit queue gave it the edge over Ethereum in the staking ETF race. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Houghan went much further on a podcast, praising Solanas speed, throughput and finality as extraordinarily attractive. He labelled it the new Wall Street. The glowing endorsements were controversial among Ethereum fans, some of who seemed to believe Bitwise was betraying ETHs cypherpunk values by championing other projects. Horsley was stung by the criticisms, not least because Ethereum was part of the inspiration for creating Bitwise in the first place. He replied he felt terrible to see these posts. We care a lot about Ethereum. Feedback received re recent commentary ...
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