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Cointelegraph.com - 12:18 Oct 20, 2025
Onchain investors were more bearish about the Binance liquidity cascade, while crypto ETP traders largely shrugged off the Friday crash, according to CoinShares. Cryptocurrency investment products were unable to sustain their two-week inflow streak, with fund flows turning negative last week following crypto’s “Black Friday” market crash. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $513 million in outflows last week, ending the two-week streak that totaled $9.1 billion, CoinShares reported on Monday. Addressing the total $668 million of outflows following the “Binance liquidity cascade” on Oct. 10, CoinShares head of research James Butterfill said the ETP market saw less panic than the spot market. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:41 Oct 20, 2025
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETP debuts on the London Stock Exchange as UK regulators ease rules on crypto-linked investment products. BlackRock launched a Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded product (ETP) in the United Kingdom following the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to ease restrictions on crypto investment vehicles. On Monday, the asset manager’s website showed that the iShares Bitcoin ETP had been listed on the London Stock Exchange. According to the Sunday Times, the product, which is structured as a Bitcoin-linked security, will allow investors to buy fractions of Bitcoin (BTC) through units starting at about $11. The ETP is designed to mirror BTC prices while trading within a regulated framework, allowing investors to participate in the crypto market through traditional brokerage accounts. It allows UK-based retail investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin without directly holding the asset or trading it on crypto exchanges. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:29 Oct 20, 2025
This marks the second major Amazon AWS outage since April, when “connectivity issues” created usability problems for at least eight large crypto exchanges. Update Oct. 20, 1:15 p.m. UTC: This article has been updated to include comments from Dr. Max Li, founder and CEO of OORT. Coinbase and Robinhood were among several major platforms distressed by an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center outage on Monday, underscoring the risks of relying on centralized cloud providers for critical financial infrastructure. Coinbase, the third-largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange (CEX) by trading volume, was hit by an AWS data center outage, which reported “increased error rates and latencies” for multiple AWS Services in the Northern Virginia region. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:23 Oct 20, 2025
Bitcoin rebounded into the new week as bulls were challenged to squeeze out shorts and avoid filling the $102,000 candle wick on Binance. Bitcoin (BTC) started a new week in fighting form as bulls staged a rebound past $111,000. BTC price action improved around the weekly close as hodlers get some well-earned relief. Is a short squeeze next? Downside price targets remain popular, with longer time frames raising questions about the strength of the bull market. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:33 Oct 20, 2025
Jack Dorsey, long rumored to be Satoshi Nakamoto, reignited debate by declaring “Bitcoin is not crypto,” arguing BTC stands apart from other digital assets. Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter and a strong supporter of Bitcoin, has reignited debate in the crypto community with his latest comments on what BTC truly is. Dorsey took to X on Sunday to post a brief message stating “Bitcoin is not crypto,” prompting a massive response with more than 4,000 comments. While some argued that the anonymous BTC creator Satoshi Nakamoto described Bitcoin (BTC) as a “peer-to-peer cryptocurrency” on the Bitcointalk forum back in 2010, Dorsey highlighted the word “currency,” underscoring its monetary roots. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:28 Oct 20, 2025
The recovery came as Bitcoin achieved a weekly close above $108,000, with the technical setup on the charts targeting significant gains ahead. Key takeaways: Bitcoin surged above $111,000 on Monday, driven by improving macro conditions and a potential US-China trade deal. Technical analysis shows bull flags targeting $186,000-$192,000 BTC price in the weeks ahead. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:55 Oct 20, 2025
Aster’s return to DefiLlama came with missing historical data, leaving transparency questions unresolved across DeFi dashboards. Decentralized finance (DeFi) data aggregator DefiLlama quietly reinstated decentralized exchange (DEX) Aster to its analytics platform, weeks after delisting the project over disputed trading data. Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi flagged the development on X, noting that there was no public discussion or announcement from either Aster or DefiLlama. Qureshi noted “big gaps” in the historical data, and asked the pseudonymous DefiLlama founder 0xngmi if the numbers are now legitimate. Responding to the post, 0xngmi said the team still could not verify the numbers, describing it as a “black box.” He added that while DefiLlama is developing a new system to include more metrics, Aster’s team requested to be relisted in the meantime. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:22 Oct 20, 2025
Jackson Denka, CEO of Azura, believes crypto airdrops will eventually take a backseat to IPO’s, but what if there was a way to save them? Airdrops are a common practice among new crypto projects, but as much as 88% of airdropped tokens lose value within three months, according to data collected over the last seven years. A Sept. 18 report by DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas found that since 2017, projects have distributed over $20 billion in airdrops, but 88% of the airdropped tokens lost value within months, “highlighting the gap between short-term hype and long-term sustainability.” Speaking to Cointelegraph, DappRadar’s head of content, Robert Hoogendoorn, said token distribution is key to success in an airdrop; projects want to place their token in the hands of diamond holders. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 05:59 Oct 20, 2025
Long-term Bitcoin holders took profits at record levels with realized gains hitting $1.7 billion daily as older coins re-entered circulation. The price of Bitcoin will have a challenging road ahead as long as long-term holders continue to take profits, according to analysts. The failure of crypto markets to recover was not due to manipulation, paper Bitcoin, or suppression, “just good old-fashioned sellers,” said analyst James Check on Sunday. Check added that the sheer volume of sell-side pressure from existing Bitcoin (BTC) holders is still not widely appreciated, and that it was “the source of resistance” at the moment. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 04:52 Oct 20, 2025
AI will automate most retail purchases in the future, with blockchain used to finalize payments, Shark Tank co-host and venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary says. AI and blockchain will spark the “next revolution in business,” according to multimillionaire Kevin O’Leary, with AI being able to autonomously make retail purchases and using blockchain to take care of payments. In a three-minute video posted to X Saturday, the Shark Tank co-host and venture capitalist said that blockchain will support an incoming wave of AI-driven transactions, handling everything from orders at Walmart and Target to burger shops and cafes: “So what happens there is the AI analyzes where you are, looks at the geography of what retailer [is nearby] and determines that that’s the one, and then uses a blockchain to actually do a digital payment system for the tall low-fat latte,” explained O’Leary. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:22 Oct 20, 2025
NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to make New York City the world’s leading crypto and tech hub. Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo is reportedly betting big on crypto and AI as part of his bid to return as the city’s next mayor. The New York City mayoral candidate plans to make NYC “the global hub of the future” by coordinating initiatives across the blockchain, AI and biotech industries and modernizing how the city integrates new technology, co-host of Crypto in America, Eleanor Terrett, said on Saturday. Part of this will also involve creating a new chief innovation officer position aimed at attracting more investments and jobs to boost innovation, she said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:00 Oct 19, 2025
Bitcoin and other hard money assets are the only way to fix the economic problems caused by currency debasement, analyst Luke Gromen said. The US dollar’s hegemony is over, as evidenced by China’s recent announcement of export controls on rare earth minerals, a critical component in electronics manufacturing and military defense applications, according to analyst Luke Gromen. China’s rare earth mineral export controls prohibit the sale of the critical minerals to the US military industrial complex, which backs the value of the dollar through military force, Gromen told Marty Bent, founder of Truth For the Commoner (TFTC), on Sunday. The export controls prompted US President Donald Trump to announce additional 100% tariffs on China, and revealed that China “has a lot more leverage than a lot of the Western commentators are admitting,” Gromen said. He added: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:02 Oct 19, 2025
Bitcoin's network hashrate hit an all-time high of over 1.2 trillion on Tuesday and remains elevated despite a drop in difficulty. The Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty fell to 146.7 trillion on Friday as the network hashrate, the average of the total computing power dedicated to securing the decentralized protocol, hit an all-time high of over 1.2 trillion hashes per second. BTC mining difficulty is down by about 2.7% from the all-time high difficulty level of over 150.8 trillion reached during the previous adjustment period, according to CoinWarz. However, network hashrate hit an all-time high on Tuesday, and remains elevated above 1.2 trillion, despite a small dip from Tuesday’s all-time high, data from CryptoQuant shows. CoinWarz also forecast: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:50 Oct 19, 2025
The de-escalation of tensions and growing odds of a trade deal between the US and China are positive price catalysts for cryptocurrencies. United States President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he is meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Seoul, South Korea, slated to begin on October 31. “We're going to meet in a couple of weeks. We're going to meet in South Korea, with president Xi and other people, too,” Trump told Maria Bartiromo of Fox News, following a de-escalation of trade tensions between China and the US. Trump said on Sunday: Trump previously said there was “no reason” to meet Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in South Korea, followed by an announcement of additional trade tariffs on China, which sent crypto markets into a downward spiral, wiping away 99% of value on some altcoins. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:20 Oct 19, 2025
Bitcoin price volatility returned into the weekly close with a key reclaim zone in sight, while liquidations exceeded $200 million in 24 hours. Key points: Bitcoin can keep the bull market range in play if it reclaims $108,400 in the coming hours, says analysis. Volatility increases into the weekly close as thin order books see $200 million in 24-hour liquidations. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 19, 2025
Ignore agentic finance and you miss how AI agents can solve crypto’s fragmented chaos by managing your assets smarter and faster than any dashboard ever could. Opinion by: Dylan Dewdney, co-founder and CEO at Kuvi.ai With everyone and their grandmother talking about AI these days, half the time it seems to be that vague, overhyped mantra “it’s going to change everything,” and the other half it’s about ChatGPT replacing your therapist. Almost no one is talking about how AI could help with the boring, frustrating, everyday mess of personal finance. This doesn’t mean dashboards, robo-advisers or the latest DeFi app with a shiny UX. It’s something more radical — agentic finance. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:57 Oct 19, 2025
Michael Saylor has hinted that Strategy may buy more Bitcoin after sharing a chart showing $69 billion in BTC holdings. Michael Saylor has once again hinted that his company, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), may be preparing to buy more Bitcoin, even as corporate Bitcoin treasuries face mounting pressure from a sharp drop in net asset values (NAV). In a Sunday post on X, Saylor shared a chart from the Saylor Bitcoin Tracker, showing Strategy’s cumulative Bitcoin (BTC) purchases. “The most important orange dot is always the next,” he also wrote. The chart, tracking 82 separate purchase events, lists Strategy’s holdings at 640,250 BTC, worth around $69 billion at current prices, up 45.6% from its aggregate cost basis of $74,000 per coin. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:09 Oct 19, 2025
Ethereum price eyes $4,500 as a classic chart pattern, and onchain MVRV data align to signal renewed upside momentum this month. Key takeaways: Ether’s rebound from a key support confluence puts $4,500 back within reach. MVRV bands show ETH price holding above support, and eyeing a rally to $5,000. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:50 Oct 19, 2025
Ant Group and JD.com have paused their stablecoin initiatives in Hong Kong after Beijing regulators raised concerns over private firms issuing digital currencies. Chinese technology giants, including Ant Group and JD.com, have reportedly suspended plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after regulators in Beijing voiced concerns over privately controlled digital currencies. The companies were instructed by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to pause these initiatives, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter. “The real regulatory concern is, who has the ultimate right of coinage — the central bank or any private companies on the market?” one source familiar with the discussions told the FT. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:45 Oct 19, 2025
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is weighing reforms that could let banks hold cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and operate licensed crypto exchanges. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is reportedly preparing to review regulations that could allow banks to acquire and hold cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin for investment purposes. The move would mark a major policy shift, as current supervisory guidelines, revised in 2020, effectively ban banks from holding crypto due to volatility risks, according to a Sunday report from Livedoor News. Per the report, the FSA plans to discuss the reform at an upcoming meeting of the Financial Services Council, an advisory body to the Prime Minister. The initiative aims to align crypto asset management with traditional financial products like stocks and government bonds. Read more
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