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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Binance is celebrating a major milestone as BNB reaches new all-time highs around $1,350, marking another chapter in the exchange’s dominance. The price of BNB has surged over 55% since early September, fueled by strong momentum across the broader crypto market. With this latest rally, BNB has overtaken XRP to become the third most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization, now standing at $182.1 billion. The surge comes amid renewed enthusiasm around Binance Smart Chain (BSC), which continues to outperform other networks in decentralized exchange (DEX) activity. Data…

The Bank of England (BoE) will exempt crypto exchanges and other operationally critical firms from proposed stablecoin holding limits, potentially supercharing money into Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).As Bloomberg News reported on Oct. 7, the central bank plans to grant waivers to firms that require large token inventories for market-making and settlement operations, according to a person familiar with the matter.The BoE will also permit the use of stablecoins for settlement within its Digital Securities Sandbox.The shift addresses backlash over draft rules reported in September that would have capped individual stablecoin holdings at £10,000 to £20,000 and limited firms to…

The idea of earning Bitcoin and Dogecoin rewards without heavy initial costs is now mainstream. Thanks to cloud mining, investors are earning stable daily rewards from popular cryptocurrencies without managing hardware or paying electricity bills. RockToken takes it further by easy access and contracts that can be scaled gradually for better mining profits. This guide quotes the noise, answers some recurring investor questions, and looks at the 5 leading-performing cloud mining platforms delivering daily returns. It also shows what makes RockToken so efficient in Bitcoin and Dogecoin cloud mining.Popular Questions Among InvestorsDespite the undeniable success that cloud mining has delivered in…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ethereum co-founder and ConsenSys chief Joseph Lubin appeared on Bloomberg Crypto on October 7 and confirmed that ConsenSys is building the prototype for SWIFT’s new blockchain-based shared ledger—an initiative that, according to SWIFT’s own announcement last week at Sibos in Frankfurt, will bolt a permissioned, always-on ledger into the global messaging cooperative’s infrastructure and natively integrate ISO 20022 financial messaging. SWIFT Builds On Ethereum Lubin said the first build “will most definitely implement messaging, financial messaging using ISO 20022,” adding that while SWIFT itself is “careful to…

Authorities in Thailand have arrested a 39-year-old Portuguese man accused of being behind a massive crypto and credit card fraud scheme worth over $580 million (€500 million).  The suspect, identified by local media as Pedro M., was tracked down and captured at a luxury shopping mall in Bangkok. The arrest marked one of the largest cross-border crypto fraud cases tied to Europe and Asia in recent years. Facial Recognition Leads to High-Profile Arrest According to Thai newspaper Khaosod, a Portuguese journalist identified the fugitive. The unnamed journalist happened to spot him while on vacation in Bangkok. A Portuguese fugitive, wanted…

Ethereum’s staking network is under growing strain as validator withdrawals climb to record levels, testing the system’s balance between liquidity and network security.Recent validator data shows that over 2.44 million ETH, valued at more than $10.5 billion, are now queued for withdrawal as of Oct. 8, the third-highest level in a month.This backlog trails only the 2.6 million ETH peak recorded on Sept. 11 and 2.48 million ETH on Oct. 5.According to Dune Analytics data curated by Hildobby, withdrawals are concentrated among the leading liquid staking token (LST) platforms like Lido, EtherFi, Coinbase, and Kiln. These services allow users to…

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has agreed that the four-year crypto cycle is dead, but not for the reasons most people believe. “As the four-year anniversary of this fourth cycle is upon us, traders wish to apply the historical pattern and forecast an end to this bull run,” said Hayes in a blog post on Thursday.He added that while the four-year pattern worked in the past, it is no longer applicable and “will fail this time.”Hayes argued that Bitcoin (BTC) price cycles are driven by the supply and quantity of money, primarily USD and the Chinese yuan, rather than arbitrary four-year patterns…

BNB “mindshare” has surged over 250% in just a week, according to Messari, with one analyst pointing to a market shift toward high-throughput, low-cost chains. The native token of BNB Chain crossed over $1,330 for the first time on Wednesday, after registering a gain of over 27% in the last week, according to data aggregator CoinGecko, nearly a week after clocking its previous high of $1,111.Crypto market intelligence firm Messari said in an X post on Wednesday, BNB’s’ mindshare, which measures public attention, discussion, and awareness, has seen a 251% spike to 5.09% in the last seven days, while its price…

Quick take: The feature is powered by the perpetual futures decentralised exchange platform, Hyperliquid. MetaMask has also announced plans to integrate prediction market trading into the app, in partnership with Polymarket.  The crypto wallet service provider said the feature supports one-click funding from any Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chain and eliminates swap fees for perpetual trades. Crypto wallet service provider, MetaMask, has rolled out its in-app perpetual trading feature, allowing users to trade derivatives directly from the wallet app. The new feature supports one-click funding from any Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chain and eliminates swap fees for perpetual trades, the…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets:Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas.Bitcoin is beginning the Thursday trading day in Asia trading above $123,000, and its chart looks like a rocket trail through the fog, analysts say, painting it as an aggressive rally high powered by ETF inflows, mid-tier accumulation, and a quiet conviction that this isn’t the top yet.That conviction is grounded in three converging signals from major market…