Day: October 14, 2025

The Devil Takes Bitcoin, a wild history of Mt. Gox and Silk Road

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If you’ve ever seen Jake Adelstein’s prior work, such as The Last Yakuza or watched the HBO drama Tokyo Vice, you might expect his latest book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin, to be a gritty exposé of Bitcoin’s criminal underbelly. And you’d be mostly right. Adelstein delivers a captivating memoir centered on the fall of the largest Bitcoin exchange in the world, Mt. Gox, and the crackdown on the darknet marketplace Silk Road — showing what happens when good intentions, money and a flawed justice system collide.  But it’s the message…

Snorter Token Shows the Same Potential

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Crypto analyst predicts a $2,000 $BNB based on chart similarities with gold and $XRP $BNB adoption explodes in 2025, with names like CEA Industries, Windtree Therapeutics, and Nano Labs planning treasuries worth hundreds of millions $BNB rebounded swiftly from last Friday’s market crash, after dropping as low as $1,024 BNB could tap into the $2,000s, according to EGRAG CRYPTO, who found glaring similarities between $BNB’s chart movement and that of gold. EGRAG found similarities between BNB and XRP as well, which also suggests a $2,000+ target if the momentum holds.…

Powell Speech Could Spark Market Volatility

Key Notes Fed Chair Jerome Powell will address the National Association for Business Economics today in Philadelphia. Markets expect rate cuts, but a hawkish tone could trigger more volatility. The crypto market has recorded a 4% drop today, with Bitcoin trading around key support. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will deliver a closely watched speech titled “Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy” at the NABE annual meeting today. This comes at a time of intense market volatility, with investors awaiting signals on US interest rates. Futures markets currently assign a 97%…

UK’s FCA Unveils Roadmap to Support Blockchain-Based Fund Tokenization

The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed a roadmap to help asset managers adopt blockchain technology for fund tokenization. In a Tuesday announcement, the regulator said the initiative aims to “provide firms with additional clarity” to adopt tokenization and “drive innovation and growth in asset management.” “Tokenization has the potential to drive fundamental changes in asset management, with benefits for the industry and consumers,” said Simon Walls, executive director of markets at the FCA. “There are many things that firms can do under our existing rules and more…

Minecraft, But You Can Mine Anything!

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io We Can Mine ANYTHING in Minecraft + OP Tools, Crazy Items, Chaos Builds! ⛏️ What happens when Milo mines a villager… and then tries to craft with it?! 😳 ✅ HOW TO PLAY MINECRAFT WITH CHIP AND MILO 1. Open Minecraft 2. Click “Play” 3. Click the “Servers” tab 4. Click “Add Server” 5. Type in the IP: play.eyserver.com 6. Type in the Port: 19132 7. Click “Join” You can join this server on Bedrock Edition (Phones, Consoles and Tablets) and Java…

Elon Musk Validates Bitcoin: Says “It’s Based on Energy”

Key Notes A ZeroHedge post recently discussed the rising prices of Bitcoin, gold, and silver. Citing the ongoing global AI arms race, the role of Bitcoin was highlighted. Musk has raised concerns about the US government printing money out of thin air. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued a major validation line towards Bitcoin BTC $111 086 24h volatility: 3.0% Market cap: $2.21 T Vol. 24h: $76.07 B after Zero Hedge suggested that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the new global arms race. Musk’s praise of Bitcoin comes after a few…

OranjeBTC’s Stock Slumps Even as It Doubles Down on Its Bitcoin Proposition in Brazil

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OranjeBTC’s share price in Brazil has plunged, failing to attract crypto‑savvy investors. Nonetheless, the company has doubled down on its bitcoin strategy, recently adding 16 BTC to its strategic reserve. OranjeBTC Fails to Take Flight, Acquires More Bitcoin The Facts: OranjeBTC, the first “pure” bitcoin reserve company in Brazil and Latin America, has failed to […] Original

S&P Global taps Chainlink to rate stablecoins’ ability to retain peg

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S&P Global Ratings and Chainlink have partnered to provide onchain stablecoin risk profiles for TradFi players looking to enter or expand into the $300 billion market. S&P Global Ratings has partnered with blockchain oracle provider Chainlink to give financial institutions onchain access to its new stablecoin stability assessments, which rate each stablecoin by how well it maintains its peg. The Stablecoin Stability Assessments (SSAs) launched on the Ethereum layer-2 network Base on Tuesday, with potential to expand to other blockchains, subject to market demand and client feedback, S&P Global and…

Singapore High Court Greenlights Crypto Exchange WazirX’s Restructuring Scheme Following Last Year’s Massive $230,000,000 Hack

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The Indian crypto exchange WazirX says it is now on the verge of restarting after Singapore’s High Court greenlit its restructuring scheme following a $230 million hack on the platform last year. Zettai Pte Ltd, the company that operates WazirX, proposed the scheme, which was approved by 95.7% of voting creditors in August. The company now plans to file the court order with Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), and WazirX founder Nischal Shetty says the exchange intends to restart within 10 business days of the scheme becoming effective.…