If confirmed, current SEC official Mike Selig will take over the US commodities watchdog as it prepares to gain broad authority over crypto.
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The first US-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering spot exposure to XRP has surpassed $100 million in assets under management (AUM) just one month after launch, according to issuer REX-Osprey. The ETF, REX-Osprey XRP ETF (XRPR), has seen rapid growth since its launch in September. It offers investors direct exposure to XRP, which is currently the
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Solana SUN$194.09 traded around $191.95 at 15:45 UTC on October 25, after a push towards $195 faded, with traders looking to see if the market can hold the high $180s and convert $192-$195 into a base. Highlights of this week’s Solana news Earlier today, cryptoanalyst Ali Martinez called $188 Solana’s most critical support and shared
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As bitcoin tax companies continue to struggle with declining share prices and rapidly slowing bitcoin accumulation in a tighter market, many are now trading below a 1x multiple of their net asset value (mNAV). In other words, their market capitalization has fallen below the value of their bitcoin holdings for these “pure play” financial holders
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Ether ETH$3,932.34 hovered near $3,946 at 13:57 UTC on October 25 after a rejection of high volume around $4,000 left the price rolling below resistance as analysts outlined five-figure scenarios and on-chain data pointed to larger wallets adding. Analyst’s view Analyst Ali Martinez predicted a long-term path to $10,000, warning it may take longer than
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Video platform Rumble (RUM) plans to launch bitcoin tips to its 51 million monthly users in mid-December, expanding how creators can earn directly from their audience. Developed in collaboration with Tether, the new feature allows viewers to send BTC tips through a digital wallet built into the app. It was announced during the Plan ₿
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Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller floated the idea of the central bank creating a “skinny master account” for crypto firms that would give them access to the Fed’s payment rails while keeping them away from a full Fed master account. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter that looks at the intersection of cryptocurrency
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Kyrgyzstan is moving forward with its national cryptocurrency strategy, launching a stablecoin and preparing a public sector central bank digital currency (CBDC) rollout, according to Binance co-founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The new stablecoin, believed to be KGST, is pegged 1:1 to the national currency, the Kyrgyz Som, and is registered in the
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There’s a change coming to cryptocrime, and North Korea’s state-sponsored hackers are at the forefront. No longer needing dozens of expensively trained programmers to analyze blockchain code and smart contracts for vulnerabilities, it is now possible to put AI to the task, according to Kostas Kryptos Chalkias, co-founder and chief cryptographer of Mysten Labs. Large
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Bitcoin slipped into a tight holding pattern and traded below a clean breakout threshold at 08:00 UTC as buyers and sellers marked a narrow corridor with clear levels above and below. Session overview According to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model, bitcoin BTC$111,566.36 moved from $111,157 to $111,634 during the 24 hours ending October 25,
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