Helen Partz

Strategy posted one of its slowest months for buying BTC, with a total of 778 BTC purchased in October, down 78% from 3,526 BTC in September.

ClearBank and Circle’s partnership involves scaling USDC and EURC operations through Circle Mint, which enables the minting and redemption of the tokens.

Bitcoin, which had been the main driver of crypto ETP outflows a week earlier, almost fully recovered its losses with $931 million in inflows last week.

Switzerland’s BTC-only investment app, Relai, obtained a MiCA license in France, aiming to bring Bitcoin to as many people as possible.

Thailand’s SEC raids World’s iris scanning site over unlicensed WLD token operations, raising legal concerns about the digital identity project.

After steep declines in Q1 and Q2, crypto spot trading on CEXs rebounded significantly, with volumes approaching those of late 2024.

Cointelegraph takes a look at the latest devices from Ledger and Trezor, two long-time leaders in self-custody hardware wallets.

Blockchain.com praised Malta’s regulatory clarity while member states still argued over how MiCA should apply across the EU.

Turkey’s $200 billion crypto market leads the MENA region, but has been fueled more by speculative activity than by sustainable adoption, according to Chainalysis.

Gold suffered a massive $2.5 trillion market cap dip comparable to the entire Bitcoin market, showing that “safe-haven” assets are not immune to volatility.

World’s Polymarket Mini App integration came amid prediction markets surging past 2024 records, with $2 billion in weekly trading volumes.

Echo, a crowdfunding platform whose first fundraising project was Ethena, has been acquired by Coinbase after operating for less than two years.

After its latest modest purchase, Michael Saylor’s Strategy has 59,582 BTC to go before hitting 700,000 BTC on its balance sheet.

Onchain investors were more bearish about the Binance liquidity cascade, while crypto ETP traders largely shrugged off the Friday crash, according to CoinShares.

Jack Dorsey, long rumored to be Satoshi Nakamoto, reignited debate by declaring “Bitcoin is not crypto,” arguing BTC stands apart from other digital assets.

Russia’s rapid DeFi expansion and increase in large-value transfers indicate growing adoption of crypto for financial services, according to Chainalysis.

Sixteen years after Bitcoin’s debut, regulators continue to face hurdles in accessing reliable crypto data, with privacy laws complicating efforts.

Targeting the first tokenized IPO launch in the first quarter of 2026, France’s Lightning Stock Exchange aims to become a fully tokenized equity exchange in Europe.

October’s crypto crash has reignited the “Wild West” narrative, but OKX and Standard Chartered are here to prove it’s not the case, OKX Europe’s Erald Ghoos said.

After acquiring NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, Kraken expands its derivatives offerings in the US with a $100 million acquisition of Small Exchange.

CMBI’s tokenization initiative with BNB Chain builds on its previous work with Singapore-based DigiFT, which tokenized its fund on Solana in August.

Japan Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet paused Bitcoin purchases for two weeks, only to see its enterprise value slip below the value of its BTC holdings.

Binance Wallet’s balance display issues came soon after CZ-owned Trust Wallet reported experiencing the same issue on Sunday.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. announced its first Bitcoin purchase in October after opting not to buy more BTC the previous week.

Friday’s massive crypto market crash sent Bitcoin fund trading volumes to record highs, but crypto ETPs held firm amid the turmoil.

Polymarket’s rival prediction marketplace Kalshi told Cointelegraph that its platform will be restricted in 38 jurisdictions, including France and the UK.

Gold has hit its highest share of central bank reserves in decades, potentially shaping Bitcoin’s path as a future reserve asset, according to Deutsche Bank.

As part of its cooperation with Bahrain Fintech Bay, Ripple aims to bring its custody solution and RLUSD stablecoin to Bahrain’s financial institutions.

Inflows to crypto funds have topped last year’s total, with Bitcoin dominance slipping at $30 billion while Ether and altcoins surge.

SoftBank’s mobile payment service PayPay acquired a 40% stake in the Japanese subsidiary of Binance after applying for US listing in August.