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Bitcoin just came close to setting a new all-time high price, continuing the surging start to “Uptober” amid the U.S. government shutdown.

Coinbase’s on-chain lending product has originated over $1 billion in loans since its debut this year.

A federal judge in California has ruled the once-ubiquitous NFT collection does not violate securities laws, capping years of legal uncertainty.

Walmart owned fintech platform OnePay is reportedly adding Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to its mobile app later this year.

The European Systemic Risk Board has urged safeguards on cross-border stablecoin schemes, citing risks of liquidity squeezes in the bloc.

Years after first turning its smartphones into crypto wallets, Samsung is making it easier for U.S. device owners to buy crypto via Coinbase.

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The DeFi ecosystem has streamlined its products, with executives now predicting “DeFi will soon be indistinguishable from traditional finance.”

The alleged scammer had been living in Thailand illegally since 2023, while continuing his criminal activities. 

Yale and Brookings researchers found that employment patterns remained stable 33 months after ChatGPT’s launch, despite tech CEO and AI doomer warnings.

ETH surged to a two-week high, as analysts watch closely to see whether digital asset treasuries will resume accumulating Ethereum.

Some major banks are calling for much higher Bitcoin targets, setting things up for a potentially explosive Q4.

The bank’s Global Head of Digital Assets Research argued that Bitcoin has deviated from a pattern of falling prices 18 months post-halving.

BNB led gains among the top 10 cryptocurrencies amid reduced transaction fees and rising institutional interest.

At Singapore’s largest crypto conference, Donald Trump Jr. said World Liberty Financial is both a financial and media alternative, arguing mainstream outlets have discredited themselves.

Politicians have long slammed the amount of money Bitcoin miners use. Lawmakers now want to tax them for it.

Employee share sale pushes OpenAI to a $500 billion valuation as investor frenzy in artificial intelligence continues to grow.

Top markets on Myriad this week include price predictions for Bitcoin and Solana, as well as odds of Polymarket token news.

In his latest blog post, Hayes attacks the Eurozone, in particular focusing on France’s problems.

XRP is pumping again. Prediction market traders are leaning bullish, but the charts suggest any celebrations might be premature.

Ethereum NFT collection Moonbirds is flying high again, with prices rising after the project announced plans to launch a Solana token.

First Lady Melania Trump posted a rare promo for her official meme coin, prompting a modest rise—though it’s still down bad this year.

OpenAI said it is working on a way for users to delete Sora accounts separately from their main OpenAI accounts.

Another AVAX treasury firm is inbound, this one with the support of the Avalanche Foundation via a discounted token sale and priority for future buys.

CME Group started offering Bitcoin futures in 2017.

Bitcoin has soared since the beginning of “Uptober”—and amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

It’s also inspired by the Monkey King.

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The former Singapore Naval Diving Unit captain pled guilty to housebreaking, misusing a computer system and dealing with ill-gotten gains.

Bitcoin miner manufacturer Canaan said Thursday that it has secured an order for over 50,000 rigs—its largest order in the last three years.