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Binance founder CZ’s presidential pardon is not an acquittal   north  
A presidential pardon spares CZ from punishment but not guilt — cementing his conviction, blocking appeal options, and exposing Binance to civil lawsuits.

Authors: Joshua Chu ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-24 09:25:45
Binance founder CZ’s presidential pardon is not an acquittal
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Trump’s CZ pardon draws fury from Maxine Waters over ‘pay-to-play’ crypto ties   north  
Representative Maxine Waters slammed US President Donald Trump’s pardon of Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, calling it a corrupt favor.

Authors: Adrian Zmudzinski ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-24 08:01:30
Trump’s CZ pardon draws fury from Maxine Waters over ‘pay-to-play’ crypto ties
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It’s Prime Time: Ripple Closes Hidden Road Acquisition to Bring Prime Brokerage into the Digital Age   north  
With the acquisition of Hidden Road now complete, Ripple is the first crypto company to own and operate a global, multi-asset prime broker.

Source: Crypto, Blockchain and FinTech Industry Insights Blog | Ripple ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-24 00:00:00
It’s Prime Time: Ripple Closes Hidden Road Acquisition to Bring Prime Brokerage into the Digital Age
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Building Brazil’s Digital Credit Market: VERT Expands Tokenized Operations on XRPL   north  
Just three months after launching its first on-chain structured credit platform on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and XRPL EVM Sidechain, VERT Capital has completed its second tokenized transaction in partnership with Ripple.

Source: Crypto, Blockchain and FinTech Industry Insights Blog | Ripple ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Building Brazil’s Digital Credit Market: VERT Expands Tokenized Operations on XRPL
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Most wealthy Hong Kong investors plan to buy crypto, Japan’s Bitcoin plan: Asia Express   north  
The majority of wealthy investors surveyed in Hong Kong plan to buy crypto this year, Japan to allow banks to hold Bitcoin. Asia Express.
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Binance confirms CZ received presidential pardon from Trump   north  
US President Donald Trump signed a pardon for the Binance founder on Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal reported, clearing the way for his possible return to the exchange.

Authors: Sam Bourgi ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-23 15:19:30
Binance confirms CZ received presidential pardon from Trump
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Bitcoin whales add 40X leverage BTC shorts ahead of Trump announcement   north  
Bitcoin fielded fresh leveraged shorts on Thursday as whales appeared to bet on downside volatility around another announcement from US President Donald Trump.

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-23 14:10:21
Bitcoin whales add 40X leverage BTC shorts ahead of Trump announcement
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BNB wins ‘Uptober’ amid Binance market crash scrutiny   north  
BNB turned a sluggish October for Bitcoin into a breakout month, driven by memecoin trading, rising fees and Aster’s ascent despite renewed scrutiny on Binance.

Authors: Yohan Yun ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-23 13:35:27
BNB wins ‘Uptober’ amid Binance market crash scrutiny
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Identity systems must work for the disconnected   north  
Digital identity systems exclude 2.7 billion people who don’t have smartphones. Offline attestations and peer-signed credentials must serve the disconnected.

Authors: Nanak Nihal ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-23 13:30:00
Identity systems must work for the disconnected
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Mysterious Mr Nakamoto author: Finding Satoshi would hurt Bitcoin   north  
Author Benjamin Wallace searched for years to find the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto but concluded the mystery is more valuable unsolved.

Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-23 13:20:00
Mysterious Mr Nakamoto author: Finding Satoshi would hurt Bitcoin
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Tighter Sanctions on Russia Spurs Oil's Surge and Lifts Yields   north  
Overview: The dollar is trading quietly in mostly narrow ranges against the most of the G10 currencies. The key development has been the escalation of pressure on Russia from a new round of sanctions by the US and EU. The US sanctioning of two of Russia's largest oil companies will disrupt [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-23 10:05:00
Tighter Sanctions on Russia Spurs Oil's Surge and Lifts Yields
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Bitcoin closes $107K CME gap as focus shifts to Friday's key CPI print   north  
Bitcoin erased its gold divergence to bounce at $106,000, closing the weekend’s CME futures gap, but left traders unimpressed.

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-22 15:37:45
Bitcoin closes $107K CME gap as focus shifts to Friday's key CPI print
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Open banking will keep America at the forefront of financial innovation   north  
Open banking facilitates access to rural financial services and digital asset integration, but traditional banks pose potential restrictions.

Authors: Sen. Cynthia Lummis ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-22 13:30:00
Open banking will keep America at the forefront of financial innovation
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Cliff bought 2 homes with Bitcoin mortgages: Clever… or insane?   north  
Should you buy a house with a Bitcoin-backed mortgage? The dream is you pay off the house as Bitcoin goes up, the risk is you lose it all.

Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-22 13:20:00
Cliff bought 2 homes with Bitcoin mortgages: Clever… or insane?
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$19B market crash paves way for Bitcoin’s rise to $200K: Standard Chartered   north  
The $19 billion market crash may be a buying opportunity as dust settles in the coming weeks, Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview.

Authors: Zoltan Vardai ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-22 10:11:40
$19B market crash paves way for Bitcoin’s rise to $200K: Standard Chartered
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Flat September CPI Boosts Speculation of a BOE Rate Cut While Weighing on Sterling   north  
Overview: The US dollar is mostly narrowly mixed among the G10 currencies. Sterling is the exception, and it is off about 0.35% after the softer than expected CPI spurred speculation of a rate cut. The 10-year Gilt yield is off seven basis points while most European bond yields are narrowly [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-22 10:06:00
Flat September CPI Boosts Speculation of a BOE Rate Cut While Weighing on Sterling
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Andrew Cuomo’s crypto Hail Mary unlikely to give an edge over Mamdani   north  
As the New York mayor’s race draws to a culmination, Andrew Cuomo has developed a crypto and AI strategy for the city.

Authors: Aaron Wood ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-21 15:10:20
Andrew Cuomo’s crypto Hail Mary unlikely to give an edge over Mamdani
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The P2E apocalypse is gaming’s best news   north  
Play-to-earn gaming’s collapse isn’t a crisis; it’s a necessary reset that will force developers to prioritize fun over financial extraction mechanics.

Authors: Tobin Kuo ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-21 13:30:00
The P2E apocalypse is gaming’s best news
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Bitcoin to suffer if it can’t catch gold, XRP bulls back in the fight: Trade Secrets   north  
Bitcoin traders expect the asset to “bounce soon,” while an XRP DAT and looming ETF approvals brought bulls back out to fight: Trade Secrets.
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Yen Sold as Takaichi becomes Japan's Prime Minister   north  
Overview: The US dollar is mostly firmer today as its pullback from last week's highs is retraced. Although the US 10-year yield is spending more time below the 4.0% floor, the yen is the weakest of the G10 currencies, off about 0.70%, as Takaichi became Japan's first woman prime minister and [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-21 10:05:00
Yen Sold as Takaichi becomes Japan's Prime Minister
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Bitcoin eyes CME gap below as BTC price dips 2.5%, risks $100K collapse   north  
Bitcoin price dropped 2.5% on Tuesday in an attempt to fill the latest weekend CME futures gap, while traders warned that $100,000 could fail as support.

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-21 08:45:11
Bitcoin eyes CME gap below as BTC price dips 2.5%, risks $100K collapse
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US political turmoil tests ‘institutional confidence’ as crypto ETFs bleed   north  
The outflows came as “No Kings” protests swept across the US amid a prolonged government shutdown and political division, deepening market risk aversion.

Authors: Amin Haqshanas ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-21 08:10:19
US political turmoil tests ‘institutional confidence’ as crypto ETFs bleed
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Fusaka Update – Transaction Gas Limit Cap arrives with EIP-7825   north  
Starting with the upcoming Fusaka hard fork, EIP-7825 introduces a per-transaction gas limit cap of 2²⁴ (≈ 16.78 million gas). This change is already live on Holesky and Sepolia, and will activate on mainnet with Fusaka. Developers and users who rely on very large transactions should verify that...
Keywords: Research & Development

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-21 00:00:00
Fusaka Update – Transaction Gas Limit Cap arrives with EIP-7825
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IOTA Now Available on Turnkey   north  
IOTA integrates with Turnkey, giving builders enterprise-grade wallet infrastructure. Developers can now embed non-custodial wallets without seed

Source: IOTA Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-21 00:00:00
IOTA Now Available on Turnkey
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New film ‘Code is Law’ explores moral quandary behind crypto hacks   north  
James Craig and Louis Giles’ new film “Code Is Law” examines infamous crypto hacks and the moral reckoning used by the perpetrators.

Authors: Aaron Brogan ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-10-20 13:30:00
New film ‘Code is Law’ explores moral quandary behind crypto hacks
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