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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has successfully completed its acquisition of South Korean-based digital asset exchange Gopax. Binance’s Gopax Stake Finalized On October 16, industry sources reported that South Korean financial authorities had finalized ...

Data shows the plunge in Bitcoin and the altcoins has sent a shockwave through the derivatives market, resulting in massive long liquidations. Bitcoin Has Just Witnessed A Crash To $104,000 Last Friday was a shock for the cryptocurrency market and it seems this Friday is continuing the trend as Bitc...

More than $1 billion in crypto positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours as a broad sell-off sent Bitcoin from above $109,000 toward $105,000, with intraday prints near $104,700 on some venues. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mining Crackdown: Laos To End Crypto Mining By Early 2026 CoinGlass figures ...

Bitcoin continues to struggle under bearish pressure following last Friday’s sharp market drop, with traders still reeling from one of the most volatile weeks in months. While BTC battles to hold above the $105K–$106K zone, gold has surged to new all-time highs, signaling growing uncertainty in glob...

The BTC price slid under $105,000 on Friday, tagging a 15-week low and revisiting supports first probed during last week’s tariff-sparked selloff. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mining Crackdown: Laos To End Crypto Mining By Early 2026 Short-term momentum has weakened after repeated failures to hold above...

The Ethereum network witnessed another major stablecoin issuance, with $991.9 million in ETH-backed USDT minted just hours ago, according to onchain data shared by analyst Maartunn. This large-scale mint by Tether comes at a crucial time, as both Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) face growing pressur...

Ghana’s central bank says it expects to have a law to regulate cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets in place by the end of December. Related Reading: Eric Trump Plots Real Estate Tokenization — The Trump Empire Goes Crypto The plan grew louder this week after Bank of Ghana Governor Johnson Asia...

Ripple’s recent announcement of a partnership with Absa Bank, a leading pan-African financial institution, has drawn significant interest from the crypto community. Bill Morgan, a pro-XRP lawyer, explained that while the partnership primarily focuses on digital asset custody, it also signals the gro...

Steak ‘n Shake has rolled out a themed burger tied to its move into crypto payments. According to company materials and multiple reports, the limited-edition item arrives with Bitcoin-themed packaging and a suggested price of $7.19. The chain framed the launch as a celebration of its wider push to a...

Chris Burniske, cofounder of Placeholder and former crypto lead at Ark Invest, said he is “increasingly convinced last Friday’s massacre broke crypto for a while,” arguing that the post-selloff market will struggle to “quickly develop a sustained bid” and that he will “likely get interested in the m...

A large Dogecoin transfer to Robinhood has sparked concerns about a potential sell-off. This comes as the DOGE price crashes alongside the broader crypto market with rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China. 132 Million Dogecoin Moved To Robinhood Amid Price Crash Whale Alert data shows that...

A robust interest in Ethereum, the second-largest digital asset, appears to be returning to the market. Several institutional investors, especially corporate treasury firms, are currently accumulating the leading altcoin in light of ongoing market volatility and rapid fluctuations in ETH’s price. Bi...

Florida Representative Webster Barnaby has filed House Bill 183, a reopened attempt to let state officials put public money into digital assets, including Bitcoin and crypto exchange-traded products. Related Reading: Crypto Gets An Address: New York City Unveils US’ 1st Official Crypto Office Accord...

ETF issuer Volatility Shares recently filed with the US SEC to launch highly leveraged XRP ETFs, alongside other cryptocurrencies and stocks. Particularly, Volatility Shares has decided to file for a 5× leveraged XRP ETF, a move that caught many traders and analysts off guard. Discussions have inten...

As Bitcoin adoption gains traction in the dynamic financial sector, more of the leading cryptocurrency asset is persistently mined on a daily basis by miners. After a successful mining process in recent months, a significant portion of these coins is currently being moved to crypto exchanges, indica...

Ripple’s agreement to acquire GTreasury has triggered a sharp, technically informed reaction on X, where several long-time market observers argue the deal quietly routes XRP and Ripple’s stablecoin ambitions into the center of corporate finance. Their case rests on where GTreasury sits in the value ...

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is calling out the unfair gap between crypto firms and traditional banks. According to the Ripple CEO, regulators hold crypto firms to higher standards, even when they already follow the same rules. Garlinghouse is urging fair oversight so all players in the financial sy...

Ripple Labs is spearheading an effort to raise at least $1 billion to accumulate XRP via a new digital-asset treasury, or DAT, according to Bloomberg, signaling that the latest bout of market turmoil has not dislodged heavyweight players from advancing aggressive balance-sheet strategies tied to cry...

Quick Facts: 1️⃣ Although $BTC has dropped from $105K from last week’s $124K record high, demand for the #1 crypto remains strong. 2️⃣ But there’s a slight hitch; The Bitcoin network on which $BTC is held is slow, expensive, and has limited capabilities compared to other chains (like Solana). 3️⃣ Bi...

Despite the Ethereum price crashing back down toward $4,000, bullish sentiments around the cryptocurrency have not waned. If anything, many believe that the recent price crash is all part of the process that will lead the altcoin back to new all-time highs. One crypto analyst has also highlighted th...