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Week Ahead: Dollar Recovery Getting Tired   north  
The markets were not impressed with the ADP private sector jobs estimate. Although it increased for the first time since July, the average over the three months through October was 3.3k, the weakest since August 2020. The Dollar Index snapped a five-day advance after the mid-week report and [...]
Keywords: Macro, Prices

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-08 12:14:00
Week Ahead:  Dollar Recovery Getting Tired
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MEV bot trial ends in mistrial after jury deadlock on brothers’ verdict   north  
After a three-week trial, a New York jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges of money laundering and fraud related to a $25-million exploit on Ethereum.

Authors: Turner Wright ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-08 06:44:50
MEV bot trial ends in mistrial after jury deadlock on brothers’ verdict
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US Senate to vote on bill to reopen gov’t with crypto bill in limbo   north  
Some Republicans’ initial plans to have crypto market structure out of committee by November have been sidetracked by the government shutdown.

Authors: Turner Wright ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-07 16:11:17
US Senate to vote on bill to reopen gov’t with crypto bill in limbo
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Bitcoin crisscrosses $100K as BTC price ‘bottoming phase’ begins   north  
Bitcoin sought a higher low while risking a breakdown of $100,000 support, as analysis said a BTC price rebound could come without much fuel.

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-07 14:50:12
Bitcoin crisscrosses $100K as BTC price ‘bottoming phase’ begins
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5 privacy coins that are pumping this week   north  
Privacy coins are on a tear this week, with Zcash flipping Monero for the largest privacy coin.

Authors: Aaron Wood ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-07 14:48:27
5 privacy coins that are pumping this week
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Crypto needs to rethink incentive structures before the mainstream arrives   north  
Tokenomics favor speed over conviction, using genuine supporters as exit liquidity. Crypto’s mainstream future requires replacing extraction with participation incentives.

Authors: Jake Antifaev ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-07 12:30:00
Crypto needs to rethink incentive structures before the mainstream arrives
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Philippines blockchain bill to battle corruption, crypto KOLs charged: Asia Express   north  
Crypto influencers charged for shilling “Hong Kong’s FTX.” Philippines senate considers putting government budget on blockchain. Asia Express.

Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-06 21:27:59
Philippines blockchain bill to battle corruption, crypto KOLs charged: Asia Express
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Bitcoin ‘$68K too low’ versus gold says JPMorgan as BTC, stocks dip again   north  
JPMorgan said that the latest BTC price drawdown meant that Bitcoin was now undervalued compared to gold, in contrast to the end of 2024.

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-06 16:08:13
Bitcoin ‘$68K too low’ versus gold says JPMorgan as BTC, stocks dip again
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Research shows AI sucks at freelance work, news and real-life tasks: AI Eye   north  
Researchers found AI is hopeless at most Upwork task, it gets the news wrong half the time — and humans crush AI on world model tests. AI Eye.

Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-06 14:13:37
Research shows AI sucks at freelance work, news and real-life tasks: AI Eye
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Regulators must protect the architecture of freedom   north  
The EU’s near-approval of Chat Control reveals regulatory threats to encryption. Web3 risks centralizing surveillance unless privacy becomes foundational.

Authors: Agata Ferreira ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-06 12:30:00
Regulators must protect the architecture of freedom
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Banks lobby US Treasury for blanket stablecoin yield ban, Coinbase pushes back   north  
Coinbase insists that the US Treasury cannot override Congress’s intent on the GENIUS Act, but banks continue to press for a blanket ban on stablecoin interest.

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-06 11:33:30
Banks lobby US Treasury for blanket stablecoin yield ban, Coinbase pushes back
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Fusaka Mainnet Announcement   north  
Fusaka follows this year's Pectra upgrade, representing a major step forward in Ethereum's scaling roadmap that improves L1 performance, increases blob throughput, and enhances user experience. The Fusaka network upgrade is scheduled to activate on the Ethereum mainnet at slot 13,164,544 [...]
Keywords: Protocol Announcements

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-06 00:00:00
Fusaka Mainnet Announcement
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LatAm Dispatch: Inflation and Blockchain Projects in the Global South   north  
LatAm Dispatch: From Inflation Hedge to Economic Engine, Crypto Powers LatAm’s Financial Revolution

Source: Polygon Blog | Announcements, updates, and news ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-06 00:00:00
LatAm Dispatch: Inflation and Blockchain Projects in the Global South
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Bitcoin price rebound stops at $103K with 30% of BTC supply 'underwater'   north  
Bitcoin unrealized losses reached nearly one-third of the supply, even before BTC price fell to multimonth lows below $100,000.

Authors: William Suberg ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-05 14:38:38
Bitcoin price rebound stops at $103K with 30% of BTC supply 'underwater'
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Bull or bear market? Traders panic as Bitcoin dips below 365-day average   north  
After dropping under its 365-day moving average price, Bitcoin faces uncertainty as analysts weigh whether it signals a looming bear market or a brief pullback.

Authors: Helen Partz ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-05 11:01:47
Bull or bear market? Traders panic as Bitcoin dips below 365-day average
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Bitcoin is infrastructure, not digital gold   north  
Bitcoin’s true potential lies in its infrastructure role as productive capital, not just a digital store of value like gold.

Authors: Thomas Chen ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-05 08:30:00
Bitcoin is infrastructure, not digital gold
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Are you a freelancer? North Korean spies may be using you   north  
North Korea is recruiting freelancers as identity proxies to score remote contracts and bank accounts, according to new cyber intelligence research.

Authors: Yohan Yun ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-05 08:25:33
Are you a freelancer? North Korean spies may be using you
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Bitcoin slips below $100K as analysts say BTC is set to drop lower: Here’s why   north  
Bitcoin price fell to 4-month lows below $100,000 as sellers completely overwhelmed buyers, and analysts speculated that “dead bodies” from the Oct. 10 sell-off are finally beginning to surface.

Authors: Antonio Oliveira ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-04 18:49:58
Bitcoin slips below $100K as analysts say BTC is set to drop lower: Here’s why
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What’s at stake for Sam Bankman-Fried’s long-awaited appeal?   north  
The former FTX CEO is currently serving a 25-year sentence in federal prison, but has the opportunity to get a new trial.

Authors: Turner Wright ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-04 15:58:24
What’s at stake for Sam Bankman-Fried’s long-awaited appeal?
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YouTube’s Web3 gaming content ban, Animoca to list on Nasdaq: Web3 Gamer   north  
YouTube launches “direct attack” on blockchain gaming vids, Animoca to list on Nasdaq five years after getting kicked off the ASX: Web3 Gamer.

Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-04 14:20:00
YouTube’s Web3 gaming content ban, Animoca to list on Nasdaq: Web3 Gamer
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Equities Slide, the Greenback is Bid, while the Yen Recovers with more Verbal Intervention   north  
Business travel will interrupt the commentary for the remainder of the week. The next update will be the weekly commentary on November 8. Good luck to us all. Overview: Tumbling equities and softer yields mark a risk-off session. The US dollar, though, is mostly higher. Among the G10 [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-04 11:05:00
Equities Slide, the Greenback is Bid, while the Yen Recovers with more Verbal Intervention
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Postmortems can’t stop AI-powered crypto fraud   north  
AI systems drive crypto fraud while the industry relies on outdated postmortems. Real-time transaction defense must become infrastructure.

Authors: Danor Cohen ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-04 08:30:00
Postmortems can’t stop AI-powered crypto fraud
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2 weeks to Devconnect: Everything you need to know   north  
In two weeks, we open the doors to the first-ever Ethereum World’s Fair at La Rural in Buenos Aires. This year isn’t about someday. It’s about now. On Ethereum today you can pay, play, vote, save, borrow, lend, and chat, all onchain — and at Devconnect you’ll experience that...
Keywords: Events, Devconnect

Source: Ethereum Foundation Blog ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-04 00:00:00
2 weeks to Devconnect: Everything you need to know
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Not all RWA growth is real, and the industry knows it   north  
Inflated dashboards don’t build institutional trust. Only verifiable assets, regulatory clarity and real usage can power the RWA revolution.

Authors: Aishwary Gupta ( top authors )
Source: Cointelegraph.com News ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-03 13:30:00
Not all RWA growth is real, and the industry knows it
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Greenback is Firm: Government Still Closed   north  
Overview: The US dollar is beginning the new month on a firm note. It has edged higher against most currencies. Among the G10, the Australian dollar and Norwegian krone are leading the pack with negligible gains. Among emerging market currencies, the Mexican peso's gain of around 0.15% puts [...]
Keywords: Currency Movement

Authors: Marc Chandler ( top authors )
Source: Marc to Market ( active sources )
Published: 2025-11-03 11:05:00
Greenback is Firm: Government Still Closed
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