Bitcoin's retest of a critical cost-basis band could signal significant market shifts, influencing future price trends and investor strategies.
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Banks may soon take a softer stance on crypto as the Basel Committee prepares to revise its 2022 guidance on banks’ exposure to digital assets, according to Bloomberg.
The deal could hinder EDF's technological advancements and competitiveness in AI and cloud sectors, impacting France's digital economy.
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The Ethereum price prediction 2025 narrative is heating up again, as the second-top crypto faces intense short positioning. On-chain analysts suggest this shorting is increasing market fear. This setup is evident, as it creates opportunities for the upside, as the market does the opposite of what bearish expectations would suggest. This is historically evident in …
On Oct. 20, a hiccup in Amazon’s US-EAST-1 region set off a chain reaction across the crypto industry. Coinbase reported degraded service, Infura and Alchemy posted AWS-related incident notes, and several wallets and rollups began timing out. None of these failures came from the blockchains themselves. Consensus was fine. The problem was everything wrapped around […]
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Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan is now applying his long-standing Bitcoin framework to Solana — and he’s calling the setup “explosive.” In an October 29 memo, Hougan says the best trades in crypto are the ones where you get “two ways to win” with one position. For Bitcoin, he defines those two bets as: “1) The global ‘store of value’ market will grow. 2) Bitcoin will take an increasing share of that market.” He says only one of those outcomes has to be true for Bitcoin to work. Hougan sizes that “store of value” market at roughly $27.5 trillion today, including about $25 trillion in gold and $2.5 trillion in Bitcoin. He argues investors focus too much on Bitcoin replacing gold and not enough on the overall market itself expanding. Related Reading: Solana Eyes $210 Before Its Next Major Move—Uptrend Or Fakeout Ahead? He notes that this market has already grown by roughly 10x in the last 20 years, from under $3 trillion in 2005 to $27.5 trillion today. In his view, if that repeats, Bitcoin can 10x without needing to fully displace gold. If, on top of that, Bitcoin also closes the gap with gold and ends up with half of the total store-of-value market, “every bitcoin would be worth $6.5 million.” He adds, “I’m not saying that will happen,” but he uses the math to show how powerful the dual-bet structure can be. Solana’s Dual Growth Could Mirror Bitcoin Hougan now argues Solana fits the same model. “When I invest in Solana, I am also making two bets at once,” he writes. Those two bets are: “1) The stablecoin and tokenization infrastructure market will grow. 2) Solana will win an increasing share of that market.” He defines that market as the set of blockchains that power stablecoin payments and asset tokenization today. He names Ethereum as “the market leader,” and lists Tron, Solana, and Binance Smart Chain as major challengers in stablecoins. Together, he says, those networks represent $768 billion in market value. Solana’s share of that is $107 billion, or roughly 14%. For Hougan, that is the opening. He says he has “a lot of confidence that the stablecoin and tokenization infrastructure market will grow,” and argues most people “significantly underestimate how much these technologies will remake markets.” His long-run claim is blunt: “Over time, I suspect nearly all payments will be in stablecoins and nearly all assets will be tokenized.” If that plays out, “the blockchains that facilitate this growth will be extremely valuable.” He calls it “easy to imagine this market growing by 10x or more.” Related Reading: Bitwise CIO Predicts Solana Staking ETF Will Be ‘Huge’ As First Day Volume Hits $56M The second part, in his view, is Solana’s ability to capture more of that expansion. He calls Solana “fast” and “user-friendly,” backed by a community with a “ship-fast attitude.” He also notes that Solana is still “playing catch-up” in winning institutional mandates, but says that is starting to change. As an example, he cites Western Union’s announced stablecoin effort this week, and points out that Western Union chose Solana as the underlying blockchain. Hougan’s argument is that if the overall market for stablecoin settlement and tokenized assets 10xes, and Solana grows its share of that market from 14%, the result is not linear — it compounds. “If I’m right,” he writes, “the combination of a growing market and a growing share of that market will be explosive for Solana. Just as with bitcoin.” He closes with a note on positioning. Crypto, he says, rewards humility because “even the most seasoned experts don’t know exactly how things will play out.” But he says you can still tilt odds in your favor by owning assets that embed two high-conviction bets at once. In his view, Bitcoin already fits that profile. Solana now does too. At press time, SOL traded at $186. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
The move is part of a growing trend among DAT companies, including ETHZilla, Metaplanet, Sequans, and Empery Digital.
Like early email protocols, DeFi remains complex and isolated. Bridging DeFi and TradFi through hybrid payment solutions could unlock crypto’s mainstream potential.
The Kansas City Fed President said lower rates can't do a lot to improve what he calls "structural changes" in the labor market.
Ether.fi has proposed a $50 million ETHFI buyback program, joining Aave and OpenSea as token buybacks surpass $1.4 billion in 2025.
Sui (SUI) was also a top performer, gaining 6.6% from Thursday.
Anticipation of Ripple’s annual event failed to lift investor sentiment as XRP price risked dropping to $2 in the coming days or weeks.
T3 Financial Crime Unit, a coalition of Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs, has frozen over $300 million in illicit crypto assets since its 2024 launch. Collaborating with law enforcement in 23 countries, T3 targets money laundering, fraud, and cybercrime. The unit is recognized for aiding major cases like Brazil’s Operation Lusocoin, involving billions in frozen …
The review of crypto banking rules could reshape financial stability and innovation, impacting how banks engage with digital assets globally.
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Bitcoin has become a $2 trillion asset in the 17 years since Satoshi Nakamoto published the white paper, but it faces its first red October since 2018.
Fold, which trades under the ticker FLD, allows users to earn bitcoin cashback on everyday purchases at select retailers.
Crypto analyst XForce has predicted that the XRP price could rally to $10 on a wave 3 impulsive move to the upside. The analyst also indicated that the bottom was in for XRP even as the crypto market remains in a downtrend. XRP Price Headed To $10 On Wave 3 Move In an X post, XForce told XRP holders to get ready for a rally to $10 or higher, which he described as a conservative wave 3 target. He noted that there are minor market inefficiencies in the local timeframes for the XRP price. However, the analyst added that the macro chart shows clear accumulation and a solid price floor after almost a year of distribution. Related Reading: Why This Analyst Is More Bullish On XRP Over Ethereum For The Short-Term Crypto analyst CasiTrades had also predicted that the XRP price could rally to as high as $10 on the wave 3 move. However, she predicted that XRP would crash to as low as $1.4 first to complete the macro wave 2 correction, which had begun around the largest liquidation event on October 10. XForce indicated that this projected crash to $1.4 for the XRP price was unlikely to happen. The analyst opined that the major low was in and alluded to the macro chart, which showed that the low had been broken, but XRP bounced hard from it. He added that XRP could stay in this current range for more distribution before the next leg up, but believes that predictions about a further downtrend are all “noise.” The XRP price has continued to range between $2.4 and $2.6 as the market recovers from the October 10 crash, which saw XRP drop to as low as $0.77 on Binance. Meanwhile, it also dropped below the psychological $2 level on other exchanges. One Final Drop For XRP Crypto analyst CasiTrades doubled down on her prediction that the XRP price would witness one final crash before a rally to the upside. She noted that the altcoin is reacting exactly as expected, having rejected the Wave 4 resistance near $2.68. She added that the price is now turning bearish and the RSI is making a new low, which is starting to confirm that Wave 5 down is underway. Related Reading: Crypto Analyst Maps Out The XRP Price Roadmap From $3 To $27 CasiTrades stated that breaking below $2.42 would confirm continuation toward the lower targets at $2.03 and $1.65. These two lower levels are said to have alignment with the Wave 5 extension. The analyst again indicated that the XRP price could drop to at least $1.65, which she noted is the macro .618 retracement. CasiTrades opined that this projected crash should complete the final wave of the correction before a massive wave 3 impulse to the upside. She added that once the bottom forms, the next impulse should be “fast and obvious,” with the XRP price cutting through resistance on the way to new highs. At the time of writing, the XRP price is trading at around $2.48, down in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com
Canaan will supply 4.5 megawatts of water-cooled Bitcoin mining ASICs to a Japanese engineering firm for real-time grid balancing and energy optimization.
Early October, Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of over $126,270. ETFs are breaking records, institutional buying continues increasing, and yet the market still swings wildly. There’s never been a year like 2025 for crypto. The market finally looks mature, with Trump’s advocacy and regulatory clarity. For many retail investors, that raises the big question …
The investment bank reversed its bearish call on Coinbase, citing renewed crypto momentum and potential U.S. regulatory breakthroughs.
Venezuela is getting ready to take a big step by joining traditional banking with digital assets. Conexus, one of the country’s largest payment companies, works to integrate Bitcoin and stablecoins directly into the national banking system. If successful, the Conexus model might inspire other nations to follow. Venezuelan Banks to Add Bitcoin and Stablecoins For …
The crypto market entered the week with excitement, expecting rate cuts from the Federal Reserve to spark a rally. Instead, traders were left confused. Despite a rate cut and signs of quantitative tightening ending soon, Bitcoin and Ethereum both fell sharply. This reaction surprised many. Historically, lower rates and easier liquidity boost risk assets like …
Venezuela's move towards Bitcoin integration could stabilize its economy, offering a hedge against hyperinflation and currency volatility.
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There is no real institutional dark pool in crypto, according to the builder of GoDark.
Bitcoin’s (BTC) April 2024 halving cut block rewards from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC, compressing the hash price and forcing Bitcoin miners to reconsider their business model. Instead of waiting for fee markets to rescue margins, the largest operators started signing contracts to lease infrastructure to AI tenants. Core Scientific committed 500 megawatts to CoreWeave for […]
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Token prices were hit after a sell-off in U.S. equities as Meta and Microsoft raised their AI investment projections, prompting overspending concerns.
Conexus, handling around 40% of Venezuela’s electronic transfers, is developing a system to integrate Bitcoin and stablecoins like USDT into the country’s banking network. This new platform will allow banks to offer custody, transfers, and fiat exchange services for crypto assets with bank-level security. The initiative responds to the growing local demand for stablecoins as …
As the Bitcoin white paper marks its 17th anniversary, the world reflects on how a simple email from Satoshi Nakamoto transformed global finance. Seventeen years in, BTC crypto is now leaving its adolescence and entering adulthood. From its humble beginnings at $0.00076 to today’s Bitcoin price USD of over $109,980, Bitcoin’s story displays the world’s …
Zcash defied the crypto market downturn with a 45% rally this week, making it the most valuable privacy-focused cryptocurrency, following Hayes’ call for a $10,000 price target.
Zcash’s rally faces a test as a rising wedge pattern signals a possible 30% pullback toward the $260–$270 support zone in November.