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As digital wallets evolve from simple storage tools into financial ecosystems, industry leaders are debating how these platforms will sustain revenue, balance user experience with security, and capture the next billion users worldwide.  On the evening of October 1, SimpleSwap hosted a lively gathering during Token2049 in Moon Rooftop Bar & Lounge Pte. Ltd., Singapore, amid a torrential downpour and crackling thunder. Yet the storm only amplified the energy indoors. Over 1,200 requests to attend poured in, filling the venue with guests from Ledger, KuCoin, OKX, Cointelegraph, Trust Wallet, Tangem, and many others — with BeInCrypto serving as the official…

Joerg Hiller Oct 08, 2025 22:04 GalaSwap introduces a trading competition featuring the SOL/WBTC pair, aiming to boost engagement and liquidity within the GalaChain ecosystem. Participants can win NFTs based on their trading volumes. GalaSwap, a decentralized exchange operating within the GalaChain ecosystem, has announced the launch of a new trading competition featuring the SOL/WBTC trading pair. The event is designed to enhance trader engagement, increase liquidity, and promote transparency, according to Gala News. Competition Details Traders can participate by executing swaps in the SOL/WBTC pair on GalaSwap’s platform. The competition began on…

Bitcoin is poised for unprecedented price discovery as long as it doesn’t peak within the next few days, according to veteran trader Peter Brandt.“It is reasonable to expect a bull market high any day now,” Brandt told Cointelegraph on Wednesday, citing Bitcoin’s (BTC) historical cycle pattern, which has played out in the three previous cycles.“These cycles from low-to-halving-to-high have not always been the same length, but the post-halving distance of each has always been equal to the pre-halving distance,” Brandt said.Sunday marked the crucial day for Bitcoin’s cycleBrandt explained that Bitcoin hit its current cycle low on Nov. 9, 2022,…

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has officially lifted its four-year ban on retail access to bitcoin and crypto exchange-traded notes (cETNs). Starting today, firms can offer retail investors exposure to bitcoin and other cryptoassets through ETNs traded on FCA-approved investment exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange or Cboe UK.  The change came into effect today after months of consultation and signals a more open — though still cautious — regulatory stance toward crypto. “Since we restricted retail access to cETNs, the market has evolved, and products have become more mainstream and better understood,” said David Geale, executive director…

BlackRock’s IBIT fund sits atop all exchange-trade funds this week.The fund has taken in $3.5 billion.Every single Bitcoin ETF had inflows last week.BlackRock investors are relentless. Larry Fink’s firm led exchange-traded fund flows across every sector last week, topping the list with $3.5 billion in flows into its Bitcoin ETF, IBIT. That’s 10% of all net inflows into ETFs. In second and third place came Vanguard and State Street. Their flagship S&P 500 trackers, SPLG and VOO, hauled in $2.4 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively. What’s impressive, however, is that both are getting lapped by a two-year-old. BlackRock’s IBIT has…

A Bitcoin technical indicator has squeezed to its tightest ever level as volatility diminishes and the asset remains rangebound despite recent peaks.  “Bitcoin’s weekly Bollinger Bands recently hit record tightness,” reported chartered market technician Tony Severino on Wednesday. For now, the cryptocurrency has failed to break out above the upper band with strength, despite reaching an all-time high of $126,000 earlier this week. According to past local consolidation ranges, “it could take as long as a hundred days to get a valid breakout (or breakdown, if BTC dumps instead),” he said. Bollinger Bands are a technical analysis tool used…

The Bank of North Dakota is entering the stablecoin market with Roughrider Coin, a US dollar–backed cryptocurrency developed in partnership with payments firm Fiserv.According to a Wednesday announcement, the token will be available to banks and credit unions in North Dakota in 2026 and is designed to support interbank transactions, merchant payments, and cross-border money movement.Fiserv reportedly processed an estimated 35 billion merchant transactions in 2022. Its digital asset platform was introduced in June alongside a “white-label” stablecoin for banks. Roughrider Coin will operate on this system and Fiserv expects it to be interoperable with other stablecoins.The coin is named…

Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of the blockchain-based prediction market Polymarket, has become the world’s youngest self-made billionaire, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The milestone follows Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announcing Tuesday that it would invest as much as $2 billion in the company at an $8 billion pre-money valuation. ICE owns the New York Stock Exchange, one of the world’s most powerful financial institutions.Coplan, now 27, launched Polymarket in June 2020 after spending a year studying how prediction markets could improve decision-making. The platform lets users wager on real-world outcomes, from elections to sports to economic indicators, using cryptocurrency.Polymarket’s…

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has launched a local entity in Australia, signaling a strategic effort to expand its operations across the Asia-Pacific region. According to the Australian Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index, cryptocurrency adoption in Australia rose to 31% in early 2025, up from 28% the previous year. Sponsored SponsoredStrategic Entry into the Australian MarketGemini’s establishment of Gemini Intergalactic Australia Pty Ltd represents a strategic step in its global expansion. By forming a local entity, Gemini can offer services directly in Australia, enhancing operational efficiency and regulatory compliance, and providing a tailored experience for users in the region.Integration with local payment…

A prominent macro-crypto commentator argues that digital assets are transitioning from a greed-driven cycle to a “fear bubble,” with Bitcoin poised for a more powerful and more parabolic phase in 2026 than the euphoric surge of 2017. In a post on X from October 8, the analyst known as plur_daddy (@plur_daddy) contends that two narratives—monetary debasement and artificial intelligence—are now the dominant behavioral drivers, and that they operate less on promise than on anxiety. 2017 Vibes: Trump And AI Could Ignite Next Bitcoin Rally “We are in a bubble, and the most parabolic leg is approaching. The true fireworks will…