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Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 24, 2025
Traditional diversification enforces market mediocrity. Agentic AI tools offer retail investors institutional-grade analysis. Opinion by: Saad Naja, CEO of PiP World For decades, retail investors have been sold a lie: diversify, track the benchmark, play it safe. That lie has only one outcome: permanent mediocrity. Diversification has been Wall Street’s leash on the masses — a clever trick to keep households tethered to “average.” It protects you from ruin, yes, but it also ensures you’ll never be free. The ultra-wealthy have never played by those rules. They concentrate capital in paradigm shifts across AI, crypto and biotech with asymmetric upside. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:28 Oct 24, 2025
A major update to Counter-Strike 2’s item mechanics wiped nearly $2 billion from its $5.8 billion skin market, igniting debate over central control in gaming. The multibillion-dollar market for cosmetic items in the popular esports first-person shooter game Counter-Strike 2 crashed following an update to its mechanics. According to an Oct. 8 report by Esports News, the Counter-Strike 2 skin market at the time reached a new high of nearly $5.78 billion. A separate Thursday report by Eurogamer said that almost $2 billion of this market was liquidated following a recent game update. The game’s producer, Valve, has changed the trade-up system so that players can now convert five low-rarity (covert level) skins into a knife or a pair of gloves, which were previously exceedingly rare. That instantly increased the supply of knives and gloves, driving down their prices, while the value of the skins spiked amid newfound demand. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:15 Oct 24, 2025
Switzerland’s BTC-only investment app, Relai, obtained a MiCA license in France, aiming to bring Bitcoin to as many people as possible. Swiss Bitcoin-only investment app Relai is the latest crypto asset service provider (CASP) to receive approval under the European Union’s crypto regulatory framework. France’s financial markets regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), issued a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license to Relai on Thursday, according to official records. “We’re incredibly proud to be one of the first Bitcoin companies to get the MiCA license and are eager to expand to France first and Europe in a second step,” Relai co-founder and CEO Julian Liniger said in a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Friday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:05 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:59 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:00 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:46 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:29 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:07 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:27 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 01:20 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:30 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:22 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:16 Oct 24, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:04 Oct 23, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:53 Oct 23, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:53 Oct 23, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:53 Oct 23, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:53 Oct 23, 2025
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 -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:53 Oct 23, 2025
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
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