After a short-lived display of bullish momentum, where price returned as high as about $116,000 after the tariff-induced flash crash, Bitcoin’s price has maintained a sharp downward trend in the third week of October. More shockingly, on-chain data has surfaced that paints a pessimistic yet uncertain picture of the cryptocurrency’s future. Related Reading $100,000 Emerges As Key Support Zone In a recent X post on Friday, CryptoQuant analyst Julio Moreno shared insights from his technical analysis of the Bitcoin price action. Moreno highlighted that Bitcoin’s most recent break beneath what…
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Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Warns Community About Retroactive Prosecution
Roman Storm, a developer of the Tornado Cash privacy-preserving protocol, asked the open source software community whether they are concerned with being retroactively prosecuted by the US Department of Justice for developing decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Storm asked DeFi developers: “How can you be so sure you won’t be charged by the DOJ as a money service business for building a non-custodial protocol?” The DOJ could prosecute a case, arguing that any decentralized, non-custodial service should have been developed as a custodial service, as it did in the case against…
Bitcoin Mining and Treasury Firms Falter Together as BTC Drops 4.6% on the Week
Bitcoin-exposed equities limped into the weekend with a split tape Friday as most large miners and several bitcoin treasury names finished the day lower, according to data collected by bitcoinminingstock.io. Bitcoin-Linked Equities Finish Uneven The mining board set the tone. IREN Limited (IREN) eased 1.79% to $60.72 for a $16.46 billion market cap, while Applied […] Original
Stripe’s Tempo Blockchain Closes $500 Million Series A To Hit $5 Billion Valuation
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Striped-owned blockchain Tempo has now reportedly completed a Series A funding round, securing a total investment of $500 million. The funding round was led by prominent venture capitalist firms Greenoaks and Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital, representing the growing footprint of cryptocurrency in mainstream finance and global capital markets. Tempo’s Valuation Climbs To $5B After Funding Round In a new post on Friday, Fortune reports that Stripe’s Tempo has recorded a successful Series A funding, pushing the blockchain’s…
Influencer Warns Bitcoin ‘Accident’ Ahead, Says Even The Ambulance Can Crash
According to posts and short clips published on October 17, 2025, social media personality Andrew Tate warned that Bitcoin could fall to $26,000 before a bottom forms. Related Reading His clip argues that as long as many traders expect quick rebounds and hold long bets, the market can keep sliding until optimism is gone. But, it was the “car crash” and “losing your entire family” and having an arm amputated in an accident part that sounded disturbing. It was all a metaphor about the reality of investing in Bitcoin and…
Solana DEX PnP Integrates DeFiLlama for On-Chain Prediction Markets
Key Notes Solana-based DEX Predict and Pump (PnP) integrates DeFiLlama data feeds to enable decentralized, on-chain prediction markets. The integration allows users to trade on live DeFi metrics like TVL, revenue, and market cap directly on Solana. Solana price remains under pressure below $190 as short-traders dominate derivatives markets despite broader altcoin recovery. Predict and Pump (PnP), a Solana-native decentralized exchange (DEX), has integrated DeFiLlama data feeds to enable fully on-chain prediction markets. The announcement was made on Saturday via PnP’s official X account, stating that users can now convert…
Dogecoin Price Is Set To Go On A 2,000% Cyclical Surge To $4
The Dogecoin price could be gearing up for an explosive move soon, as technical analysts suggest that the popular meme coin may be entering another parabolic cycle. While the broader crypto market declines, analysts believe Dogecoin’s historical patterns and price structures are setting the stage for a potential 2,000% rally that could see it soar as high as $4 by next year. Related Reading Dogecoin Price To Mirror Pre-2017 Explosive Surge Crypto analyst Javon Marks has indicated that Dogecoin’s price action is closely mirroring the bullish setup that preceded its…
Stablecoins Are Just CBDCs in Privately-Issued Wrapper: VC
Investors should exercise “discernment” when considering privately-issued stablecoins, which carry all the risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) plus their own unique risks, according to Jeremy Kranz, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Sentinel Global. Kranz called privately-issued stablecoins “central business digital currency,” which feature all of the surveillance, backdoors, programmability, and controls as CBDCs. He told Cointelegraph: “Central business digital currency is really not necessarily that different. So, if JP Morgan issued a dollar stablecoin and controlled it through the Patriot Act, or whatever else…
RWA Investors in Profit as Crypto Crash, US Shutdown and Gold Rally Sparked $3.9B Deposits in 30 Days
Key Notes RWA sector valuation jumped 11.6% to $34.4 billion, adding $3.9 billion in new deposits over the past month. Gold’s record-breaking rally to $4,200 and the US government shutdown spurred inflows into tokenized treasuries and commodities. Tokenized RWA projects outperformed the wider crypto market, rising 8.3% intraday as Bitcoin sank below $104,000. Real World Asset (RWA) sector valuation hit $34.4 billion on Saturday, October 18, marking an 11.6% increase and a $3.9 billion rise in total deposits over the last 30 days, according to RWA.xyz data. RWA Market Overview…
Opensea CEO Announces SEA Token Launch to Revive NFT Sector in Q1 2026
Key Notes OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer confirms SEA token launch in Q1 2026 with 50% supply reserved for the community. The SEA token will integrate staking, trading, and on-chain liquidity features across OpenSea’s ecosystem. The announcement comes as NFT market capitalization declines to $5.2 billion, down from a $25 billion peak in 2021. On Friday, October 17, CEO Devin Finzer announced via X that Opensea will launch a native token, SEA, in Q1 2026, transitioning from an NFT marketplace to a full-suite on-chain trading platform. OpenSea crossed $2.6B in trading…