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CryptoSlate ·

TRON moved $2.2 trillion in stablecoins while TRX supply grew for 108 straight days

TRX supply grew on all 108 days from July 1 through October 16 as burns fell short of newly issued rewards. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to…
crypto.news ·

Shield Swap partners with Flowdesk for confidential institutional trading

Shield Swap has announced a collaboration with Flowdesk to provide liquidity for institutional and professional traders while keeping their positions and strategies confidential. Shield Swap’s…
Decrypt ·

Crypto Super PAC Fairshake Pours Millions More Into Defeating Sherrod Brown

An FEC filing shows the Fairshake affiliate Defend American Jobs disclosed roughly $7 million more in ads against the Ohio Democrat, pushing its total past $46 million—days after the PAC expanded its…
Cointelegraph ·

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Bitcoin Magazine ·

Poetic Justice: Scammer Lost $5M in Bitcoin After Being Targeted by Ledger Thieves

Bitcoin Magazine Poetic Justice: Scammer Lost $5M in Bitcoin After Being Targeted by Ledger Thieves Chainalysis has revealed that a victim of last week’s Ledger theft was a scammer themself. This…
CryptoSlate ·

Who opened your crypto wallet before it reached your hands?

In early October, customers in Southeast Asia discovered that their crypto had disappeared from Ledger hardware wallets that still seemed to be working normally. They bought the devices through…
crypto.news ·

Bitcoin price outlook for November: Can BTC recover after the Fed decision?

Bitcoin enters the final weeks of October near $82,000 after a brief fall below $80,000. The October 28 Federal Reserve decision, uneven demand for U.S. spot funds and November inflation data will…
Decrypt ·

Crypto Firms Launch Quantum Alliance as 6 Million Bitcoin Sit Exposed

The nine-member group, modeled on the Internet Engineering Task Force, aims to set open standards for testing quantum-resistance claims as forecasts place the first practical attack in the late 2020s.
Cointelegraph ·

Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says

Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be monitored, according to a report.
Bitcoin Magazine ·

BFFS26 Denver: Joseph Kelly on Bitcoin Custody and Credit; Alan Lane on Banking Lessons

Bitcoin Magazine BFFS26 Denver: Joseph Kelly on Bitcoin Custody and Credit; Alan Lane on Banking Lessons CPAs, wealth advisors, and lenders gather in Denver for BFFS26, featuring Patrick Lowry on…
CryptoSlate ·

Ethereum sets October 26 for Hoodi’s 200 million gas test

Hoodi’s Glamsterdam test schedules a 200 million gas target, while the mainnet activation date remains undecided. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what…
crypto.news ·

Thailand arrests crypto exchange suspect in 500m yuan laundering case

Thai immigration police have arrested a 37-year-old Chinese man accused of exchanging cryptocurrency and foreign currency for a laundering network linked to more than 500 million yuan in…
Decrypt ·

Chinese Startup StepFun Launches a Phone Built Around an AI Agent, Not Apps

StepFun's STEPX Neo opened for pre-orders in China on Oct. 13 at 3,999 yuan, with an AI agent built into the operating system instead of bolted on as an app.
Cointelegraph ·

Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report

Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins.
Bitcoin Magazine ·

Sazmining Now Sells Jack Dorsey’s Proto Immersion Hashboards

Bitcoin Magazine Sazmining Now Sells Jack Dorsey’s Proto Immersion Hashboards Block’s Proto mining hashboards are now available on Sazmining’s mining-as-a-service platform. This post Sazmining Now…
CryptoSlate ·

Stablecoin cards are booming, but who makes money when you swipe?

Someone paying for lunch with a stablecoin card doesn't need the restaurant to know what USDC is. The card works like any other at the terminal, with the customer's digital dollar balance funding the…
crypto.news ·

Cardano price falls 11% as analyst eyes $0.36 on a breakout

Cardano price has fallen more than 11% against its weekly opening level, leaving ADA near $0.223 as market commentator Nehal outlines a conditional recovery toward $0.30–$0.36 from support around…
Decrypt ·

TokenMaxxing: How to Get the Most Out of Your AI Models

AI companies charge by the token, and most people burn them on jobs a cheap model could do. Here's how to spend less and get better results, from your first prompt to your first agent.
Cointelegraph ·

Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro imminent

“The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president.
Bitcoin Magazine ·

Hot Inflation Data Puts Bitcoin Under Pressure, but ‘Difficult’ Isn’t ‘Bearish’: CoinShares

Bitcoin Magazine Hot Inflation Data Puts Bitcoin Under Pressure, but ‘Difficult’ Isn’t ‘Bearish’: CoinShares Bitcoin is still reacting to weekly data but long-term investors shouldn’t be worried,…
CryptoSlate ·

Binance Pool shuts on November 10, with record access ending two weeks later

Mining stops at 07:00 UTC, while final payments depend on eligibility and historical pages close two weeks later. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what…
crypto.news ·

Dogecoin price slips below $0.081: Can whale buying fuel a rebound?

Dogecoin price has fallen roughly 7.6% on the weekly chart to around $0.0802, slipping below an analyst’s $0.081 support level despite reported whale purchases of 600 million DOGE. TradingView’s…
Decrypt ·

Tesla Roadster Rocket Is the Cool 'Flying' Car You Can’t Have

Tesla's new Roadster flips through the air, jumps a row of Teslas and lands on SpaceX thrusters. The Rocket version is invite only, not approved for public roads, and not due until 2028.
Cointelegraph ·

Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise

Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change.
Bitcoin Magazine ·

Deutsche Bank To Debut Bitcoin Custody Within Weeks: Report

Bitcoin Magazine Deutsche Bank To Debut Bitcoin Custody Within Weeks: Report The German lender is moving fast with its crypto custody service. This post Deutsche Bank To Debut Bitcoin Custody Within…
CryptoSlate ·

Eclair patches a browser attack that could send commands to your Lightning node

The Oct. 15 release blocks a cached-authentication route to Eclair's API and requires direct browser interfaces to add a backend. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that…
crypto.news ·

Vitalik Buterin contrasts Bitcoin’s power costs with AI’s 76% capital share

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has compared Bitcoin mining with AI inference, sharing cost estimates that put electricity at 45.9% of mining expenses and computing capital expenditure at…
Decrypt ·

Hackers Jailbreak iPhone 18 Pro on Stage, and It Survives a Reboot

Calif showed an untethered jailbreak on an iPhone 18 Pro running iOS 27.0.1 at Hexacon in Paris. It survived a reboot, but no tool or bug details are public yet.
Cointelegraph ·

Crypto PACs escalate spending against Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race

At least two industry-aligned PACs have poured more than $52 million into opposing Sherrod Brown’s return to the Senate.
Bitcoin Magazine ·

MSCI To Move Forward With Proposal That Could Exclude Strategy From Index

Bitcoin Magazine MSCI To Move Forward With Proposal That Could Exclude Strategy From Index MSCI has adopted new rules that could push Bitcoin treasury Strategy out of its global equity benchmarks.…
CryptoSlate ·

The hidden trade behind Strive’s 16.7% Bitcoin income offer

There's a Bitcoin company that's now offering investors a 15% annual dividend, paid in small installments every business day. While a 15% dividend is high enough to grab everyone's attention, the…
crypto.news ·

Bitcoin price stalls below $84K as analysts split over $90K target

Bitcoin price has recovered to around $81,731 after falling below $80,000 this week, while a daily retreat beneath its Bollinger midpoint has left traders divided over whether the rebound can reach…
Decrypt ·

Circle Plans Push Into 40 Emerging Markets as Stablecoins Go Mainstream, CEO Says

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters the USDC issuer plans to enter about 40 emerging and developing markets, citing rising demand in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
Cointelegraph ·

Stablecoin remittances cost 84% less than traditional transfers, report finds

Borderless.xyz data shows major savings on cross-border business payments, with stablecoin transfers also settling faster than traditional international bank wires.
Bitcoin Magazine ·

Crypto Analyst Lark Davis: The Bitcoin Bull Run has Begun

Bitcoin Magazine Crypto Analyst Lark Davis: The Bitcoin Bull Run has Begun Bitcoin trades sideways in $80Ks, but Lark Davis sees a major cycle ahead. He explains on-chain signals, whale accumulation,…
CryptoSlate ·

Bitcoin’s inflation hedge has a hidden cost, and leverage makes it worse

Borrowing costs, missed interest income, and futures fees can all eat into returns even when Bitcoin holds its value. That's a big problem, and it gets even worse when inflation stays high.…
crypto.news ·

Crypto ETFs lose $610.7 million as Ethereum outflows overtake Bitcoin

U.S. crypto ETFs tracked across five Farside Investors tables have recorded $610.7 million in net outflows during Oct. 12–16, with Ethereum funds losing more money than Bitcoin products. Farside…
Decrypt ·

Bitcoin Treasury Giant Strategy Faces Index Removal Under Finalized MSCI Rules

The index provider will classify “non-operating companies” as ineligible starting Nov. 30, targeting firms whose balance sheets are dominated by a single asset.
Cointelegraph ·

Crypto Biz: Wall Street closes at 4. Tokenized stocks keep trading

Tokenized stocks are drawing trading activity beyond Wall Street hours, while Bitcoin miners confront costly AI expansion and new accounting rules could benefit stablecoins.
Bitcoin Magazine ·

Math Professor Warns of Threat to Bitcoin from AI Pivot

Bitcoin Magazine Math Professor Warns of Threat to Bitcoin from AI Pivot Could anyone actually break Bitcoin? Math professor Micah Warren applies game theory to explain why miner incentives and…
On the forums
Still buying the dippity dip
r/Bitcoin · 266 · 13
Paul Storzc Is forking BTC in two weeks
r/btc · 8 · 7
2FA wallet set-up on Blockstream
r/BitcoinBeginners · 5 · 10
You still got Bitcoins son
r/Bitcoin · 1183 · 105
Reporter-“When will the people that voted for you see some relief on groceries, gas prices” Trump-“we have the greatest economy” ignoring it won’t fix the issue you orange twit ….
r/btc · 65 · 6 ⌨ Discussion
Does any crypto custody option come with real insurance, or is that mostly marketing?
r/BitcoinBeginners · 9 · 26
2 years of DCAing and my holding still under the water, with no gain
r/Bitcoin · 247 · 398
Does the quantum threat affect your investment strategy, or are you trusting the devs to eventually solve it?
r/btc · 64 · 164 ⌨ Discussion
Is there a middle ground between leaving coins on an exchange and running my own hardware wallet?
r/BitcoinBeginners · 32 · 56
The Bitcoin Standard book in 5 minutes
r/Bitcoin · 154 · 10
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