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Bitcoin price was holding steady near the $120,000 mark today but recently slumped below that mark to $119,768. All this movement is after a volatile and bullish start to October. Some analysts point to signs that the market has entered what many describe as the “euphoria phase” of the current bull cycle. Bitcoin price surged more than 30% since the start of the year, buoyed by sustained inflows into U.S.-listed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, renewed investor confidence in digital assets, and expectations that the Federal Reserve will move toward cutting interest rates.  Bitcoin price briefly touched above $126,000 earlier this week…

Wall Street giant Citi (C) initiated coverage of crypto exchange OSL (0863) with a buy/high risk rating and a target price of 21.80 Hong Kong Dollars ($2.80), or 22 times projected 2025 price-to-sales. Citi said OSL is well positioned as a regulated digital-asset trading and payments platform, with strong growth prospects tied to institutional crypto adoption and stablecoin-related products. The bank projects revenue growth of 80%, 60% and 36% in 2025, 2026 and 2027, driven by payment finance (PayFi) expansion and a broader regulated market footprint.The firm’s analysts highlighted OSL’s regulatory-first strategy, noting its more than 50 licenses across 10…

A wild new scheme is attracting community speculation, as a firm tried to recover up to $150 billion in “abandoned” Bitcoin. It aims to establish a new legal precedent for seizing lost tokens. Investors purchased the rights to a famous, defunct Wall Street firm and began sending messages to around 40,000 wallets. These contained warnings to prove active ownership or risk a legal battle. Sponsored SponsoredReclaiming Abandoned Bitcoin?Dusting attacks have been out of fashion for several years now, as crypto hackers have largely moved on to newer, dangerous strategies. However, a convoluted story just surfaced employing this technique. Specifically, a…

XRP Price: Traders Divided as Market Veteran Warns of Sharp Decline

Early Bitcoin investor and Bitcoin Cash co-founder Roger Ver has reached a tentative settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over criminal tax charges tied to an alleged $48 million loss to the government, The New York Times reported on Oct. 9.Ver was arrested in April 2024 and charged with mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns.Prosecutors alleged that Ver concealed ownership of large Bitcoin holdings from the Internal Revenue Service while living abroad, thereby depriving the U.S. government of tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue.People familiar with the matter told the newspaper that under the…

Key takeaways:Strong ETF inflows and accumulation across all BTC investor groups suggest the rally is just getting started.Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $2.2 billion in net inflows over one week — the second-largest ever.A rare “cylinder” chart pattern suggests $450,000-$500,000 is in play this cycle.Bitcoin (BTC) traded with high volatility on Thursday as uncertainty gripped the market ahead of US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the 2025 Community Banking Research Conference in Kansas City.Macro triggers aside, however, onchain and technical metrics suggest that Bitcoin’s “supercycle” is just beginning, according to analysts.Spot Bitcoin ETF inflows provide “durable tailwinds”Bitcoin has displayed…

Binance Japan has teamed up with PayPay to make it easier for people in the country to use crypto for everyday cashless payments. The partnership was announced on 9 October 2025 and aims to build new services that connect digital assets with PayPay’s payment network, offering users a smoother payment experience. “By integrating cashless payments and cryptocurrency, we will deliver a seamless financial experience to everyone in Japan.” For those who don’t know, PayPay is a joint venture between SoftBank Group and Yahoo Japan. It offers QR code and barcode-based payment services through a smartphone app, allowing users to link…

The growth is being driven by rising liquidity on DeFi protocols like Suilend and Momentum.Sui, a layer 1 (L1) blockchain, reached a new all-time high in total value locked (TVL) of $2.6 billion on Thursday, according to data from DeFiLlama. The figure marks a 37% increase from one month ago and a 160% jump from a year earlier, when TVL stood at around $1 billion. Sui recently surpassed $156 billion in decentralized exchange (DEX) volume, and is the sixth-largest chain by 24-hour trading volume, per CoinGecko Meanwhile, the blockchain’s native token is changing hands at $3.39 with a market capitalization…

Securing a job in the crypto industry could be challenging for less-experienced candidates this year, with only one in 10 crypto roles at the entry level, according to a new survey from venture capital firm Dragonfly Capital.Crypto recruitment executives say the trend may be linked to a surge in failed crypto projects in recent times.“Crypto was hard to break into; less than 10% of roles were entry-level,” Dragonfly Capital said in a report published on Thursday, citing data collected from 85 crypto companies in late 2024 and Q1 2025, along with approximately 3,400 employee and candidate data points. Meanwhile, senior and…

Privacy blockchain Monero has rolled out a new client update to provide users with greater security against “spy nodes” on the network. The “Fluorine Fermi” software update was announced via X on Thursday, with the team stating it is “a highly recommended release.”Fluorine Fermi is the name given to v0.18.4.3 of the Monero software: Monero The term “spy nodes” is part of the vernacular used in the Monero community. It refers to malicious nodes, groups of nodes, or botnets that have the potential to calculate and match IP addresses to transactions conducted on the network. The changes focus on using an…