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Cointelegraph.com - 22:22 Oct 08, 2025
Solana’s leading DEX aggregator Jupiter is launching JupUSD to serve as the backbone of its ecosystem in partnership with Ethena Labs. Jupiter, a decentralized trading platform on Solana, has announced plans to launch its stablecoin in partnership with Ethena Labs. The new token, called JupUSD, is scheduled to go live in mid–Q4 2025. According to an X post on Wednesday, JupUSD will be integrated across all Jupiter products, serving as collateral on its perpetual futures exchange, a liquidity asset in Jupiter’s lending pools and a trading pair. According to Jupiter, the stablecoin will be 100% collateralized by Ethena Labs’ USDtb, a dollar-pegged token backed by short-term US Treasury assets. Over time, USDe, Ethena’s synthetic dollar, will be added as collateral to optimize yield rates. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:00 Oct 08, 2025
Crypto exchange Gemini is expanding its offering in Australia with a local entity and team, and plans to sit back and watch the country’s consultation on crypto laws. US crypto exchange Gemini is set to expand its offerings in Australia with the launch of a new locally registered entity, and is taking a wait-and-see approach to recent draft laws expected to broaden oversight of the crypto sector. Gemini’s head of Asia Pacific, Saad Ahmed, told Cointelegraph that Australia’s crypto penetration is “quite significant, somewhere in the range of 23 to 25%” which leaves the exchange with “headroom for growth.” On Thursday, the exchange said it created a local entity registered with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), the country’s financial intelligence agency, enabling it to provide access to local payment rails. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:58 Oct 08, 2025
MetaMask is partnering with Polymarket to offer all markets on the prediction platform, with the integration slated for later this year. Crypto wallet MetaMask will tap Polymarket later this year to expand its offerings to prediction markets, aiming to get in on the booming sector that has caught Wall Street’s attention. The integration will make Polymarket directly available through MetaMask’s wallet, enabling users to buy and sell “shares” to bet on real-world events from elections and sports to a company’s earnings results. MetaMask’s global product lead, Gal Eldar, told Cointelegraph that the partnership is part of the firm’s goal to evolve from a crypto wallet into a gateway to global, democratized finance. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:40 Oct 08, 2025
The team of 47 professionals from the blockchain industry will help research and develop privacy features for the Ethereum layer-1 network. The Ethereum Foundation, which oversees the development of the Ethereum network, announced the “Privacy Cluster,” a team of 47 experts across the blockchain industry tasked with bringing privacy features to the layer-1 smart contract network. Ethereum’s privacy cluster brings together researchers, engineers and cryptographers to develop protocol-level privacy features, including private payments and private decentralized identity solutions, according to a Wednesday announcement. The Foundation introduced Privacy Stewards for Ethereum (PSE), a privacy-focused research and development initiative, in September, and the Privacy Cluster will work closely with PSE to build out privacy-preserving enhancements. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:24 Oct 08, 2025
Senate Republicans initially said they planned to pass digital asset market structure before 2026, but consideration of the bill was already delayed before the shutdown. Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil, one of the original cosponsors of the House of Representatives’ crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, said Republicans’ timeline of passing the legislation before 2026 was still the plan, despite the ongoing government shutdown. In a Wednesday CNBC interview, Steil said Republicans’ plan for passing legislation to establish what they called regulatory clarity for the digital industry was still on track. Party leaders in the Senate pledged to have the chamber’s version of the bill signed into law by 2026, but as the government shutdown entered its eighth day, many in the industry have voiced concerns. “I think we still have an opportunity to get CLARITY across the line by the end of the year,” said Steil, adding: “I’m hopeful that as we come on the other side of the shutdown that we have an opport... -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:24 Oct 08, 2025
As the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Jonathan McKernan can influence policies on banking and a US digital dollar. A majority of lawmakers in the US Senate voted to confirm Jonathan McKernan as Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the Department of the Treasury. In a Tuesday vote of 51 to 47, the Senate confirmed McKernan to the US Treasury, serving under Secretary Scott Bessent. Though the US government has been shut down since lawmakers failed to pass a bill extending funding beyond Sept. 30, Congress can essentially continue to operate. McKernan, nominated to the Treasury by US President Donald Trump in June, has previously suggested opposition to debanking policies in the government, but did not explicitly tie the alleged practice to any association with digital assets. In a December X post, he cited an article from economist Tyler Cowen questioning whether the US banking system could “integrate with crypto.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:59 Oct 08, 2025
North Dakota has announced plans to launch Roughrider Coin, a fully dollar-backed stablecoin, in 2026, in partnership with payments company Fiserv. The Bank of North Dakota is entering the stablecoin market with Roughrider Coin, a US dollar–backed cryptocurrency developed in partnership with payments firm Fiserv. According to a Wednesday announcement, the token will be available to banks and credit unions in North Dakota in 2026 and is designed to support interbank transactions, merchant payments, and cross-border money movement. Fiserv reportedly processed an estimated 35 billion merchant transactions in 2022. Its digital asset platform was introduced in June alongside a “white-label” stablecoin for banks. Roughrider Coin will operate on this system and Fiserv expects it to be interoperable with other stablecoins. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:14 Oct 08, 2025
Bitcoin bulls chase $125,000 as buying pressure intensifies, pointing to an influx of liquidity and growing confidence among spot and institutional traders. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s net taker volume has rebounded from extremely bearish to neutral levels. Onchain and market data indicate controlled profit-taking, not panic selling. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:04 Oct 08, 2025
The prediction market platform has come a long way after regulators in the United States banned Polymarket from serving US clients in 2022. Shayne Coplan, the founder of prediction market Polymarket, is once again in the limelight, as prediction markets shift from regulatory bans in the United States to legitimate financial markets with institutional backing. Bloomberg named Coplan among the world’s billionaires following a $2 billion investment in Polymarket by New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Coplan launched the platform in 2020 when he was 21 after dropping out of New York University. He often worked on the platform from the bathroom in his New York apartment, he said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:06 Oct 08, 2025
Bitcoin’s brief pullback from its all-time high has not altered the bullish longer-term view, but bulls will have to swiftly push the price above $126,200 to retain the advantage. Key points: Bitcoin experienced profit booking on Tuesday, but the shallow pullback suggests that the bulls are not rushing to the exit, as they anticipate the uptrend to continue. Many altcoins rebounded off their support levels, indicating buying at lower levels. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 17:48 Oct 08, 2025
With more than a year until US elections to determine control of Congress, a new poll suggested some crypto-minded Democratic voters could be swayed to vote Republican. A new poll conducted by consultancy company McLaughlin and Associates suggested that issues related to digital assets could have a significant impact on the 2026 US midterm elections. According to the results of a survey released on Wednesday by the crypto advocacy organization Digital Chamber, the majority of a group of 800 respondents — 64% — said candidates’ positions on cryptocurrency were “very important” when considering whether they would vote for them. While 38% of the respondents said they identified as Democrats, 37% of the group said they would trust Republican candidates more to advance crypto policies. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:35 Oct 08, 2025
Despite XRP’s dip below $3, strong whale accumulation, ETF optimism and bullish technicals suggest a rebound is brewing. Key takeaways: Investor optimism over a handful of pending XRP ETF decisions could lift XRP price. Whale accumulation is strong: $1.1 billion in XRP added despite retail pessimism. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:18 Oct 08, 2025
Square’s new Bitcoin service lets US merchants accept BTC at checkout, hold it in a built-in wallet and get zero fees on transactions. Square, the payments processor owned by Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc., has launched a new feature enabling local businesses to accept Bitcoin at the point of sale and hold the digital asset in an integrated wallet — a move that could help advance Bitcoin’s use as a medium of exchange. Announced on Wednesday, the new Square Bitcoin offering allows merchants to accept Bitcoin (BTC) payments and automatically convert a portion of their sales into BTC. Square is waiving processing fees through 2026, with a 1% transaction fee set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2027. Merchants can store their Bitcoin in a dedicated wallet accessible through Square’s existing dashboard, where they can also buy, sell or withdraw the asset. The service is available only to US sellers, excluding New York State, and is not open to international merchants. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 16:12 Oct 08, 2025
Satoshi’s $100-billion Bitcoin hoard remains untouched. In case it enters the market, it might have unexpected outcomes. Bitcoin was created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, whose identity remains unknown. Between 2009 and 2011, Satoshi mined an estimated 1.1 million-1.5 million BTC — now worth over $100 billion — which has never been moved. Satoshi’s massive Bitcoin (BTC) holdings were mined in Bitcoin’s early days, when competition was low and mining was easy. Their long silence has fueled speculation. Some believe the private keys are lost, while others see it as a deliberate decision to uphold Bitcoin’s ideals or avoid market disruption. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 15:07 Oct 08, 2025
Four.Meme has surpassed rival Pump.Fun’s daily revenue in the past 24 hours was $1.4 million, compared to the latter’s $885,000. Key takeaways: FORM eyes a 40% upside toward $2 as its ascending triangle pattern strengthens amid booming BNB meme activity. Four.Meme’s daily revenue surpasses Pump.fun, with roughly 70% of its traders now in profit. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:37 Oct 08, 2025
Coinbase has launched crypto staking in New York, allowing residents to earn rewards on assets such as ETH and SOL following state regulatory approval. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said New York residents are now able to stake their assets following approval from state regulators. In a Wednesday blog post, Coinbase said its users could begin earning rewards from staking in Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL), and other assets. The company credited New York Governor Kathy Hochul for “embracing progress and providing clarity” leading to the approval, with plans to continue expanding staking services across the US. “This is a big win for New Yorkers, and a step toward ensuring every American has equal access to the future of finance,” said Coinbase. “But our work is not done. We estimate that residents in California, New Jersey, Maryland, and Wisconsin have collectively missed out on more than $130 million in staking rewards due to state-wide bans.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 14:10 Oct 08, 2025
The last two times Dogecoin price rallied 300% and 445% after its monthly RSI produced a bullish cross, and the same signal has now flashed again. Key takeaways: DOGE price previously rallied 445% from an RSI bullish cross that’s again in play. A possible breakout from an ascending triangle targets $0.65 in the days ahead. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 08, 2025
Dubai deploys oil wealth and Islamic finance to challenge Asian crypto dominance, but Hong Kong’s liquidity firepower and Beijing backing maintain supremacy. Opinion by: Joshua Chu, co-chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Association It is no secret that Dubai has been aggressively challenging its Asian counterparts for the crown of becoming the world’s next crypto capital. Beneath the gleaming air-conditioned skyscrapers, where supermodels are everywhere at crypto events and pilot blockchain programs, a complex grand strategy is unfolding. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:22 Oct 08, 2025
Despite Kazakhstan’s public pro-crypto stance, the volume of crypto platforms engaged in illicit financial schemes and closed down increased in 2025. Kazakhstan, an emerging cryptocurrency hub in Central Asia, has been cracking down on illicit activity in the cryptocurrency sector, shutting down dozens of crypto platforms this year. Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency (AFM) has taken down 130 crypto platforms involved in money laundering schemes this year, a spokesperson for the agency told Cointelegraph on Wednesday. The authorities have also seized $16.7 million in various cryptocurrencies linked to these illegal operations, the AFM representative said, confirming local reports from Tuesday. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 08, 2025
Germany is set to thwart the EU’s Chat Control plan to scan encrypted messages before they’re sent. But Cypherpunks warn the fight isn’t over. In an apparent victory for digital privacy, the head of the largest political party in Germany has come out against controversial legislation that would enable mass online state surveillance. German technology news site Heise Online reports that next week’s vote in the EU Council has now been delayed, although this was not confirmed at the time of writing. Under the guise of fighting child sexual abuse material, the “Chat Control regulations would enable the mass surveillance of private messages prior to encryption on platforms such as Telegram and WhatsApp. But cypherpunks know that even if this attempt fails, its only a matter of time before they try again, because this is a battle that has been fought many times. Read more
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