ANALYSIS: CryptoQuant reports a 13% rise in retail on-chain activity, signaling renewed small investor interest following Bitcoin's recent price surge.
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RECENTLY: Sky cofounder Rune Christensen announced on X that the platform is considering returning to the MakerDAO brand amid community concerns about brand clarity and the SKY token's utility.
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RECENTLY: WazirX CEO Nischal Shetty defended the $75 million transfer to Bybit and KuCoin, stating it was necessary to secure a new custodian following a hack, amidst accusations from CoinSwitch.
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JUST IN: Avalanche has introduced the Avalanche Visa Card, allowing users to more easily spend their crypto assets.
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RECENTLY: The Tesla CEO avoided endorsing XRP but stated that crypto inherently promotes individual freedom.
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JUST IN: Former Mine Digital CEO Grant Colthup is accused of fraud for allegedly stealing $1.47 million from a customer intending to buy Bitcoin.
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RECENTLY: Trust Wallet announced it has temporarily suspended Transak's fiat-to-crypto payment service after a data breach at the Miami-based company.
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JUST IN: Metaplanet Inc. announced it raised $6.6M to expand its Bitcoin strategy through stock sales, with a 72.8% exercise rate.
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RECENTLY: Alcon Entertainment sued Elon Musk for using *Blade Runner 2049* images without permission during Tesla's Cybercab event.
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ANALYSIS: ApeCoin doubled in value after ApeChain launched, enabling staking and cross-chain transfers via LayerZero.
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JUST IN: Chainlink has partnered with major financial players, including Euroclear and Swift, to standardize corporate actions data reporting using AI and blockchain, aiming to reduce operational inefficiencies and costs.
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TODAY: CZ warned of deepfake impersonators using his name on verified X accounts after his recent release from prison.
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JUST IN: Mark Cuban dismissed Polymarket's election odds as unreliable due to foreign money influence and praised Kamala Harris's policy approach.
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ANALYSIS: The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) saw over $1.1 billion in new cash inflows, marking its strongest week since March. IBIT surpassed the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) and secured third place in year-to-date inflows.
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JUST IN: Japanese authorities arrested 18 individuals, including their leader, in a $670K money laundering case by tracing Monero transactions for the first time, according to local media outlet Nikkei.
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JUST IN: Coinbase International announced it will launch futures trading for the altcoin Scroll (SCR) on October 22, 2024, on Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced.
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RECENTLY: Hong Kong police dismantled a $46 million deepfake romance scam, arresting 27 individuals for using AI technology to create fake online relationships and defraud victims into investing in a phony cryptocurrency platform.
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ANALYSIS: Bitcoin’s $4.2 billion options expiry on Friday may cause short-term volatility, with 16% of contracts "in the money" and a bullish market sentiment, according to Deribit data.
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OPINION: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse cautions politicians that neglecting cryptocurrency could cost them voter support as it becomes a significant election issue.
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ANALYSIS: Binance and CryptoCom are losing market share to smaller rivals and DEXs, with Bybit and Bitget gaining momentum, according to 0XScope research, despite CEXs still dominating trading volumes.
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RECENTLY: Chromia announced a partnership with Chasm Network to enhance decentralized AI transparency by leveraging Chasm's blockchain for data management.
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RECENTLY: Ledger Live announced integration with THORChain, enabling native cross-chain swaps within the app.
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RECENTLY: Sushi announced its Super Swap roadmap, introducing new features and developments across 35+ blockchains.
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ANALYSIS: Base, Coinbase's Ethereum L2 network, saw a 51% TPS growth, nearing 7 million daily transactions and $2.5 billion TVL, while generating $7.2 million in Q3 revenue, outperforming Arbitrum and BNB Chain.
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OPINION: Experts suggest that under a potential Kamala Harris presidency, crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum are unlikely to be approved, with better chances for approval if Donald Trump wins the election.
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ANALYSIS: A quantile model analyst, Sina, predicts Bitcoin could reach between $135,000 and $285,000 in 2025, classifying price ranges into "cold," "warm," and "hot" zones, with current prices reflecting the lowest consolidation range.
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JUST IN: Crypto payment provider Transak was hacked, with on-chain investigator ZachXBT reporting the breach, while a ransomware group claimed responsibility, alleging more user data was compromised than the company confirmed.
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ANALYSIS: QCP Capital suggests that Bitcoin ETF options will enhance liquidity and attract sustainable inflows, fueled by strong institutional demand and the "Trump Trade," as Bitcoin ETFs saw $2 billion in inflows last week.
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OPINION: Michael Saylor stirred the Bitcoin community by calling self-custody holders "paranoid crypto anarchists" in an interview, suggesting their distrust increases seizure risk and comparing it to the 1933 gold confiscation.
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JUST IN: Legal & General, managing $1.5 trillion in assets, plans to enter the growing blockchain-based tokenization space alongside major finance firms like BlackRock and Franklin Templeton.
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