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Bitcoin has steadied above $67,000, with experts predicting a retest of $70,000 as the U.S. election and upcoming NFP data shape market bias.

All roads lead to inflation, own BTC: Tudor-Jones. Saylor plans to give away BTC ‘to civilisation’. India considering banning crypto for CBDC. Metaplanet raises $66m, likely to buy BTC. Peter Todd goes into hiding after Satoshi claims. SEC makes crypto examination priority in 2025. SOL again flips ETH for 24hr fees. AVAX release debit card … Read more

Brad Garlinghouse painted Kamala Harris as a savvy Silicon Valley insider with a “nuanced” approach to crypto, while saying Donald Trump came out “aggressively” on the subject.

Was it just a coincidence, or are degens jailbreaking AI crypto bots?

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse believes that an XRP exchange-traded fund will get approved by the SEC following recent filings.

A 14 year old fell in love with a Game of Thrones-themed chatbot, then shot himself, in the latest incident to plague Character AI.

A newly registered Polymarket user backed Vice President Kamala Harris with $2 million, boosting her odds in the U.S. election showdown.

Pump.fun’s new tokenized video feature was almost immediately misused to share child sexual abuse material, which has been removed.

Telegram game Tomarket has shared more airdrop criteria ahead of next week’s TOMA token launch on The Open Network (TON).

Bullish Bernstein analysts now think Bitcoin will hit $200,000 per coin by the end of 2025—and say that’s a “conservative” projection.

HashKey Capital’s Decode: Legacy experience is going on the road following its debut at Token2049. Decrypt’s Liz Napolitano finds out how the immersive theater experience is helping to foster connections between crypto’s diverse global community, through face-to-face interactions and problem solving.

Ubisoft’s Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, built around NFTs on the Oasys network, is now available to play on PC.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has criticized the MicroStrategy co-founder’s recent remarks on crypto self-custody.

The market needs time to digest higher bond yields, “before Bitcoin can resume its upward movement,” 10x Research wrote in a note.

“We have sorted all necessary documents related to this entirely administrative matter,” a Blockchain.com spokesperson said.

Nigeria has withdrawn its charges against Tigran Gambarayan and will release him, citing his poor health.

After its stumble with Stable Diffusion 3 Medium, Stability AI is back on track with Stable Diffusion 3.5, offering customizable models that are uncensored, fast, and accessible for everyone.

Ethereum layer-2 network Scroll just launched its token—but like the recent Hamster Kombat airdrop, some recipients aren’t happy.

Electric car company Tesla moved its stash of Bitcoin last week, but data firm Arkham believes that Elon Musk’s company is still holding.

The AI powerhouse just dropped major updates to its models, including a feature that lets its AI physically control computers, marking a shift from chat-only interactions to hands-on automation.

Republicans and Democrats across the House and Senate are increasingly convinced that key pieces of crypto legislation could soon become law.

The SEC embraced shorter settlement times after the GameStop short squeeze—but crypto already does 24/7 markets and quick trade completions.

Quantum Senses aims to offer an affordable and durable alternative to expensive hearing aids that’s made from fully recycled materials.

Elon Musk-themed game X Empire is launching its token on The Open Network this week. Here’s what you need to know about the airdrop.

BTC: 67k (-2%), ETH: 2620 (-4%), SOL: 166 (0%). Top Gainers: APT, UNI, HNT, POPCAT, RUNE, KAS. BTC drops, SOL continues to outperform. PumpFun has sold $78m of SOL fees so far. Raydium flips ETH for 24hr fees. Scroll launches at $1.2bn FDV, disappoints. Crypto only really used for drug deals: Fed’s Kashkari. VanEck adds … Read more

BTC briefly tops $70k as OI tops $40bn. SOL outperforms, DEX volume eclipses ETH + L2s. SOLETH has highest weekly close ever. Pension giant L&G look to test tokenisation. BTC hash rate hits ATH. Stripe acquires stablecoin company Bridge for $1.1bn. PumpFun hints at upcoming token. GOAT drops then rebounds as authenticity questioned. GIGA hits … Read more

Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones is worried about U.S. federal debt—and sees inflation coming as a result. He’s betting on Bitcoin.

REVIEW: Dookey Dash: Unclogged drops Bored Apes into the sewers for an endless runner with $1 million up for grabs. Here’s our take.

The Stripe acquisition of Bridge for a staggering $1.1 billion has underscored the growth of stablecoins as a payment method, says Bernstein.

A ‘proximity breach’ is a rising trend, when someone exploits someone close to them to steal money—this time through a WiFi network.