Eric Trump Confirms Real Estate Tokenization Plans With WLFI
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Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump and a co-founder of decentralized finance protocol WLFI$0.1394, said he is actively working on a real estate tokenization project tied to a building currently under development. Teasing the plan in an interview with CoinDesk TV coming next week, he said the effort may offer fractional ownership to […]

Tests $2.40 Base After 6% Swing; Eyes $2.65 Breakout Level
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Heavy deleveraging across derivatives markets drags XRP lower before buyers defend the $2.40 zone, setting up a key support retest heading into Asia trading. News Background XRP traded sharply lower through the October 14–15 session as macro pressure and broad crypto deleveraging sent open interest down 50% to $4.22 billion. Despite the washout, spot volumes […]

Stripe’s Bridge Applies for National Bank Trust Charter to Expand Stablecoin Business
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Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure company acquired by payments giant Stripe, applied for a national bank trust charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), co-founder Zach Abrams said on Wednesday. The move would put the firm under federal regulatory oversight if approved by the regulator. Through the bank, company would provide […]

Traders Eye Chart Patterns From 2020 and 2024 in Bullish Prediction
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Bitcoin and ether traders remain in wait-and-watch mode after last week’s tariff shock wiped nearly $20 billion in leveraged positions over the weekend, denting confidence and risk-on sentiment among a majority of market participants. The market’s mood has since shifted from panic to fragile optimism as both Washington and Beijing toned down their rhetoric, offering […]

Bitcoin (BTC) Miners BITF, CIFR, IREN, MARA Lead Crypto Stock Rebound on OpenAI Deal
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Crypto mining stocks tied to the red-hot artificial intelligence (AI) data center trade were the fastest horses on Monday to recover from Friday’s market rout. Bitfarms (BITF) and Cipher Mining (CIFR) surged 26% and 20% respectively on Monday, while Bitdeer (BTDR), IREN (IREN) and MARA Holdings (MARA) advanced around 10%. The rally reflects optimism that […]

BTC Mining Firm Marathon (MARA) Scoops Up 400 BTC After Price Crash, On-Chain Data Show
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Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA) appears to have taken advantage of Friday’s market turmoil to load up on bitcoin BTC$112,873.59, according to data curated by Arkham Intelligence. Marathon Digital Holdings, which holds about 52,850 BTC (worth roughly $6.06 billion), purchased an additional 400 BTC valued at about $45.9 million through FalconX early Monday, according to […]

Wiston Capital on Bitcoin vs. Altcoins and What to Watch Now
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Friday’s crypto sell-off was a fast, leverage-driven cascade that crushed altcoins while bitcoin held up comparatively better — and the next phase hinges on a handful of signals, according to Wiston Capital Founder Charlie Erith. In a Sunday post titled “Crypto Crumble,” Erith said the market excluding bitcoin, ether and stablecoins fell about 33% in […]

Jonathan Man on What Happened and How
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Friday’s sell-off triggered what Bitwise portfolio manager Jonathan Man called the worst liquidation event in crypto history, with more than $20 billion wiped out as liquidity vanished and forced deleveraging took hold, in an article on X published Saturday. Perpetual futures — “perps” in trading shorthand — are cash-settled contracts with no expiry that mirror […]

Coinbase’s New Amex Card Is Designed to Appeal to Bitcoiners With up to 4% BTC Cashback
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Coinbase is preparing to launch a new American Express credit card in the U.S. this fall, and everything about it — from the design to the rewards — seems tailored to bitcoin enthusiasts. A card built around bitcoin’s origin story Unlike most crypto-linked cards, Coinbase’s upcoming product isn’t just about perks — it’s about symbolism. […]

Ripple Plunges 40% Before Recovering to $2.20
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XRP collapsed as much as 42% in Friday’s trade, its sharpest one-day drop in recent years, as whales liquidated across major venues and futures open interest fell $150 million. The selloff drove price as low as $1.64 before a partial recovery to $2.36, with volumes surging 164% above the 30-day average — a sign of […]

Plunges 7% as Crypto Carnage Spurs $600M Liquidations
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Friday brought carnage onto crypto markets as U.S.-China trade tensions ratcheted up with Trump threatening a massive increase in tariffs against Chinese goods. Worst-hit among the crypto benchmark CoinDesk 20 Index constituents was Ethereum’s native token ether ETH$3,992.86, nosediving 7% from Friday’s session high and hitting its weakest price since late September below $4,100. Its […]

‘OG’ Whale Raises Bearish BTC Bet Worth Over $400M
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Bitcoin’s BTC$111,480.33 price swoon is marked by a veteran trader placing a bearish bet worth millions of dollars. A bitcoin “OG” placed a leveraged short of 3,600 BTC, valued at $438 million, on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid during overnight trading, as BTC’s spot price briefly dipped below $120,000, according to blockchain analyst LookOnChain. The liquidation […]