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 πŸ†• #HOOD
Anchorage Digital, Bullish, Galaxy Digital, Kraken, Nuvei, Paxos, and Robinhood launch the Global Dollar Network
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC
CoinDesk: Semlar Scientific acquired 47 BTC, increasing its holdings to 1058 coins
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #AVAX
Securitize placed BlackRock's BUIDL fund on the Avalanche blockchain
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC #mining
CoinDesk: Bitcoin mining startup offers free money to renewable energy companies
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #ICP #BTC
Cointelegraph: Internet Computer cross-chain protocol usage has increased thirteenfold amid a Bitcoin network DeFi boom
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #BTC
Santiment: The number of Bitcoin addresses with a non-zero balance has decreased by 211,500 over three weeks, signaling investor fear and uncertainty, which typically precede price increases https://image.nostr.build/ca6209c5a8fd3a87bc597fc1fdfd49471ea1a4e2db03b8c4a0b7dcfe07136732.jpg 
 πŸ†• #BTC
IntoTheBlock: In this cycle, long-term Bitcoin holders are selling less aggressively than at the peaks of previous bull markets https://image.nostr.build/7b08472a12307b1ffcbe27118d7f94726de34ad483220a532cc9342d40c6b4ce.jpg 
 πŸ†• #SOL
Glassnode: Solana's daily on-chain transaction volume reached a record $224 billion, almost three times SOL's market capitalization https://image.nostr.build/16bb424650c0dbb2f8c87357005dd7395ad897dc81655a93bd2224223c9a0ab4.jpg 
 πŸ†• #POL
The Block: Ahead of the US presidential election, trading volume on the Polymarket prediction market exceeded $3 billion
#crypto 
 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ #BTC
British pension consultant Cartwright announced the inclusion of Bitcoin in a UK pension fund's investment portfolio, with a 3% allocation, marking the first such instance in the UK
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #EIGEN #BTC
EigenLayer expands restaking, adding Bitcoin yield and payouts via P2P.org
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ’Ό #ETH #venture
VLayer raised $10 million in a pre-seed funding round to develop "Solidity 2.0" on the Ethereum network
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #DOGE
IntoTheBlock: The Dogecoin network continues to expand, adding over 35,000 new addresses daily, despite the recent drop in DOGE price https://image.nostr.build/e0a0e1b1f77bfdcb681967244bf7b8da7a8c1231b10f81f480b0555c6a291977.jpg 
 πŸ’Ž #TON
Papo Ninja launches a P2E app on the TON network
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ CoinDesk: If the US elections are contested, prediction markets could face serious problems
#crypto 
 πŸ†• Andreessen Horowitz donated $23 million to the Fairshake crypto political action committee for the 2026 elections
#crypto 
 πŸ’Ž #TON #MNT
TON Accelerator unveiled Synergy, a $5 million initiative aimed at fostering cross-chain innovation between TON and Mantle
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #CFX #BNB
A Conflux co-founder reported that Binance did not charge a listing fee for CFX, but due to the low performance of the coin after listing, a $150,000 BUSD penalty was waived. Also, since CFX had no security issues, a deposit of 5 million CFX was returned
#crypto 
 πŸ€– #TON #ai
BingX Labs invested in AgentLayer, a decentralized network for autonomous AI agents, launched on the BingX Launchpool in early September. Developers can deploy AI agents as Telegram bots, opening up new interaction possibilities within the Telegram/TON ecosystem
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #MKR
A co-founder of the Sky project (formerly MakerDAO) will propose a "strictly deflationary tokenomics," implying a halt to token issuance and a reduction in the overall token supply
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬ Singapore Gulf Bank, a digital bank backed by Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat and Singapore's largest private investment group Whampoa Group, has launched cryptocurrency-compatible corporate banking services
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BICO
Biconomy acquires Klaster to launch a modular execution environment
#crypto 
 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡° Pakistan legalizes cryptocurrency, amending the State Bank Act
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC #mining
CryptoQuant: BTC mining difficulty and hash rate hit all-time highs amid growing competition https://image.nostr.build/cf2406f8eb140bf42e17eea44cb39b5cf5f2092d65529815daa3a274c7a0e7e0.jpg 
 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί #BTC #mining
Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest telecommunications operator, will start Bitcoin mining using excess energy
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #BTC
Bernstein: If Kamala Harris wins, the price of BTC could reach $50,000, while if Donald Trump wins, it could reach $80,000–$90,000
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #BTC
Van Straten: After the US elections, Bitcoin will likely rise regardless of who wins
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ OSL Group acquires 81.38% stake in Japanese crypto platform Coin Best
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated that Bitcoin never paid listing fees and highlighted the importance of working on projects to avoid such payments
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ’₯ #PONKE
Binance to launch PONKE futures with up to 75x leverage
#crypto 
 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Kraken, a cryptocurrency exchange, has launched a licensed platform for trading cryptocurrency derivatives in Australia
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #SOL
The Block: In October, the number of active addresses on the Solana network reached a record 120 million
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ #rwa
BBVA, Spain's second-largest bank, will launch a tokenized fund in a regulatory sandbox
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC
Matrixport: Bitcoin's 21-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) has dropped to 56%, indicating neither oversold nor overbought conditions https://image.nostr.build/869ee0247e0e2634ad6c10cc07a4554fb25e88ca40d22be1328e18134dae440e.jpg 
 πŸ†• #SOL #ETH
Over $600 million was transferred to Solana from other blockchains in October, with 90% originating from Ethereum
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #hacks
The founder of Terminal of Truths is warning users not to access the project's website, as the DNS appears to have been compromised
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #USDT
Tether CEO: The company is not currently planning to launch its own blockchain, but is considering the possibility of using USDT for gas fees on several layer-2 networks
#crypto 
 πŸ€– #BNB #COIN #BTC #airdrop
TRON DAO Head Justin Sun: Binance didn't charge us for TRX listing, Coinbase requested 500 million TRX (~$80 million) and a $250 million BTC deposit. For comparison, Scroll offered 5% of tokens for an airdrop, and TON Foundation offered 7.65 million TON
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬ #rwa
CoinDesk: Singapore aims to commercialize tokenization
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #hacks #memecoins
Cointelegraph: Rapper Wiz Khalifa's X account was hacked to promote a fraudulent meme coin
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡Ό Taiwan to tighten cryptocurrency listing regulations on exchanges
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #hacks
Cointelegraph: Woman accused of laundering money stolen from the hacked Bitfinex exchange seeks leniency in sentencing
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #ETH
Cointelegraph: 21Shares believes Ethereum is like Amazon in the 1990s
#crypto 
 πŸ‡­πŸ‡° #USDC #dev
Circle considers Hong Kong a key market for USDC and plans to expand its business there, including hiring employees and potentially obtaining a license after the introduction of new stablecoin regulations
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #BTC
Donald Trump urged never to sell Bitcoin https://video.nostr.build/206c8c92d9ac35b04b94b927c9049fe7d34f1d083be03f3fd09ddba29d95a99f.mp4 
 πŸ†• Cointelegraph: Companies without crypto wallets will fall behind
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #SOL #memecoins
Cointelegraph: A Solana memecoin inspired by the viral Peanut squirrel has caused a stir online
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #COIN
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the company will diversify its investments, including investing in high-risk projects, but the majority of Coinbase's holdings will remain in its existing assets
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC #mining
Cointelegraph: A ban on Bitcoin mining could negatively impact the environment
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #ATOM #ETH #COIN
The Cosmos Network wallet transferred 3,500 ETH (~$8.72 million) to Coinbase Prime. The wallet still holds 20,087 ETH (~$49.85 million) received during the 2017 ICO
#crypto 
 πŸ’Έ #BTC
Ki Young Ju, CEO of CryptoQuant: An increase in stablecoin supply alone will not lead to a rise in Bitcoin's value
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #BTC
Strive Asset Management, founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, is launching a wealth management division to add Bitcoin to standard investment portfolios
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ #BTC
WonderFi CEO: Macroeconomic factors in Canada and the US are favorable for the Bitcoin price
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #ETH #EIGEN
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake has left the EigenLayer and ultra sound teams, and has also relinquished all consulting roles, angel investments, and security advisory board positions, stating that he is optimistic about 2025 for Ethereum and L1 developments
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC
CryptoQuant: If BTC's 30-day profit-loss ratio exceeds its 365-day moving average, it could signal the formation of a new price peak https://image.nostr.build/1e24c5bf1a4803b15faf10f7be0f9e91d537bbb251e06713a41a65a7ab5bb480.jpg 
 πŸ’Ό #SOL #venture
In the third quarter of 2024, institutional venture investments in Solana decentralized applications reached $173 million, the highest since 2022, despite a smaller number of funding rounds https://image.nostr.build/cd94f95a269172ca474c33b72349f34c27890dd46f5cd5a92ed632a65c1d6b81.jpg 
 πŸ†• #BTC
Arkham Intelligence: MicroStrategy moved 1652 BTC (~$114.3 million) to a new wallet
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #mining
Russian authorities have approved requirements for miners, limiting energy consumption for individuals
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC #ETH
QCP: Traders are buying put options on BTC and ETH, hedging against a potential drop amid the US elections
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ FalconX: Cryptocurrency volatility could increase if the US elections are closely contested
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡­ #USDT
Twelve people, including nine police officers, have been arrested in Thailand for allegedly extorting 10 million USDT from a Chinese citizen
#crypto 
 🎨 #nft
Creator of fake Mutant Ape NFT collection to pay $1.4 million to avoid prison
#crypto 
 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ #TON
SafePal launches a Telegram Mini App crypto wallet with CeDeFi features and support for transactions via Visa digital cards. The wallet will allow Telegram users to create crypto accounts compliant with Swiss regulator FINMA standards
#crypto 
 🀝 #BTC #ETH #LTC
American convenience store chain Sheetz has expanded its partnership with Flexa, enabling over 750 stores to now accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and USDC. Additionally, customers can participate in the My Sheetz Rewardz loyalty program
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬ #dev
Bloomberg: The wife of a Three Arrows Capital co-founder sold her Singapore home for $38.5 million
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #TON
SafePal launched a Telegram crypto wallet with Visa card support
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #COIN
CoinTelegraph: Coinbase has found over 20 instances of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) urging banks to avoid cryptocurrencies
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC #ETH #stats
Yesterday's trading session saw a net outflow of -$54.94M from BTC-ETFs. Meanwhile, net outflows from ETH-ETFs totaled -$10.93M
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #SOL
Pump Fun, one of the most profitable dApps this year, transferred 90,000 SOL (~$15 million) to Kraken. Since October 1st, 237,500 SOL (~$39 million) has been transferred to the exchange, while the project still holds 272,400 SOL
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #FTT
U.S. authorities are demanding the return of $13 million in political donations from former FTX executives
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #POL
WSJ: The Frenchman behind the TRUMP token pump claims he has no political agenda
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #TORN #dev
CoinDesk: Trial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm postponed to April
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cointelegraph: Kalshi platform launches new prediction markets ahead of US elections
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ #BTC #mining
Coindesk: Bitcoin mining bans could backfire for climate-conscious governments
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #BNB #BTC #ETH
CryptoQuant: Since September, the Binance futures market has seen the strongest buying pressure. This is true not only for Bitcoin, but also for Ethereum https://image.nostr.build/d2f9de6b8ea76f8696106405ff446f2b5059d9d58c16ad74465fc1796d0728fe.jpg 
 πŸ†• #FTT #BNB #BTC
CryptoQuant: In the two years since the FTX collapse, only Bitfinex and Binance have seen increases in their Bitcoin reserves, with Binance's reserves never falling by more than 16% https://image.nostr.build/24fba09209bbe6bd2ee2b3aac92069e60907ce1d3d8ae91ec25345246dba99e1.jpg 
 πŸ†• #SOL
The XYO DePIN project has launched on the Solana network
#crypto 
 πŸ’Ό #venture
Cointelegraph: Web3 startups raised $5.4 billion in 2024
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC #COIN
CryptoQuant Head: With slowing inflows into spot BTC ETFs, buyer pressure may weaken, potentially leading to market stagnation https://image.nostr.build/547343fd217426c9346987ef8522cdd628a3bcd51548c735eac488b9e96741f8.jpg 
 πŸ†• #XRP
21Shares has filed for an XRP ETF
#crypto 
 πŸ‘Ύ #APT #gamefi
Midnight launches the world's first deconstructed blockchain MMO on Aptos
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #COIN
JPMorgan maintains its Coinbase price target at $196 despite the company's weaker-than-expected third-quarter results
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC #mining
CoinDesk: JPMorgan reports a fourth consecutive month of declining revenue and profit for Bitcoin miners in October
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #ETH #BNB #GMT
Over the past 3 days, an address believed to belong to hedge fund Abraxas Capital Mgmt has accumulated 19,772 ETH (~$49.62 million), while withdrawing 54,272 ETH from Binance and Bybit since September 17th
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BTC
Blockstream: Financial institutions are interested in Bitcoin and a BTC ETF
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• #XRP
Grayscale launched an XRP fund for accredited investors
#crypto 
 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺ The UAE's MGX Fund is in talks to invest in Elon Musk's AI project xAI
#crypto 
 🀝 #SOL
Sonic SVM secured $50 million in Solana staking and announced new partnerships
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Cointelegraph: According to a survey, Turkish investors prefer cryptocurrency to real estate and stocks
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬ Paxos and Singaporean bank DBS launch a new US dollar-pegged stablecoin
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #TRX
TRON founder Justin Sun: TRON network revenue reached its second-highest level in October at $205 million
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #hacks
ZachXBT: Crypto exchange M2 hacked for $13 million
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #rwa
UBS launches its first tokenized investment fund on the Ethereum blockchain
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Cointelegraph: Cryptocurrency use is growing in Eastern Europe, with DeFi accounting for 33% of transactions
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Paxos and DBS Bank jointly launch the USDG, a US dollar-backed stablecoin
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #BNB
The BNB Foundation completed its 29th quarterly BNB burn, totaling ~$1.07 billion (1,772,712.363 BNB). Current and future burns will be conducted directly on the BSC network
#crypto 
 πŸ†• #USDC #BNB
A major USDC holder withdrew 2.75 million coins from the Binance exchange, allegedly to bet on Donald Trump winning the US presidential election. Since October 11th, they have spent 10.68 million USDC on these bets
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Over the past 13 hours, another whale withdrew 5 million USDC from Kraken to vote for Trump to win and Harris to lose on Polymarket
#crypto 
 🚫 #DYDX
dYdX: DeFi will become a "walled garden" as the internet of money matures
#crypto 
 πŸ†• Coinbase shares drop 15% after weaker-than-expected earnings report
#crypto 
 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Michael van de Poppe expects increased volatility in BTC and ETH after the publication of US labor market data due out today at 12:30 UTC
#crypto #bitcoin 
 πŸ†• Bitcoin Magazine: Since the 3rd quarter of 2020, MicroStrategy has increased its BTC reserves every quarter
#crypto #bitcoin