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MicroStrategy’s share price topped $230 on Thursday, marking a nearly 25-year-high and a peak since its Bitcoin strategy started in 2020.

The “AI-conceived” Solana token Goatse Maximus (GOAT) is now the fastest-rising meme coin since Book of Meme (BOME).

It’s more difficult than ever to mine Bitcoin, yet individual miners occasionally persevere—and claim an enormous reward.

MetalCore originally launched on Ethereum’s Immutable zkEVM back in May, but the mech game is set to swap the chain for Solana next month.

BTC ETFs: +$192m, ETH ETFs: +$1m. SOLETH continues to hit new highs, ETH weak. Vitalik calls Saylor’s custody view ‘batshit insane’. BTC to $200k by 2025: Bernstein. BTC options point to jump to $80k post-election. Ripple misses deadline in SEC case. Denmark plans 42% tax on unrealised crypto gains. Ripple CEO debanked by Citigroup.

Kraken’s Ethereum layer-2 network Ink is built on Optimism’s OP Stack, the same tech that powers Base, Unichain, and World Chain. 

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.