Crypto

As investors exit gold for digital assets, Bitcoin could be the next big winner — possibly crossing the $200,000 barrier. After a significant rally that pushed gold prices above $4,300 per ounce, the metal reached a historic milestone driven by strong safe-haven demand. By October 2025, the market began experiencing profit-taking. Gold prices fell by more than 2% on Oct. 17, 2025, immediately after reaching the milestone. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading at around $4,023 per ounce: an 8.1% decline from the all-time high of $4,378.69. Read more

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) surged 12.7% and Aptos (APT) gained 6.5%, leading the index higher over the weekend.

Bitcoin, the world’s largest and oldest blockchain, is confronting an existential question of how much data should live on its ledger. A new proposal, Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 444 (BIP-444), seeks to roll back a recent OP_RETURN upgrade that allowed users to attach text, images, and digital signatures to transactions. Its supporters call it a necessary […] The post How this conflict sets up Bitcoin to undergo another major fork in 2026 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The token has support in the $3.48-$3.485 zone and resistance at $3.60.

ClearBank and Circle’s partnership involves scaling USDC and EURC operations through Circle Mint, which enables the minting and redemption of the tokens. ClearBank, a cloud-based clearing bank based in the United Kingdom, has formed a strategic partnership with Circle, the issuer of USDC, the second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization. ClearBank signed a strategic framework agreement with a subsidiary of Circle Internet Group to cooperate on several stablecoin-related initiatives in the European market, the company announced on Monday. The collaboration aims to scale access to Circle’s USDC (USDC) and EURC (EURC) stablecoins through Circle Mint, a service that allows authorized financial institutions and partners to create and redeem tokens directly on the blockchain. Read more

XRP nears key $2.70 level after bullish weekly candle, with long-term chart setup echoing its 2017 breakout structure.

The company now owns close to 641,000 BTC.

Crypto markets rallied Monday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s upcoming rate decision, with bitcoin and ether leading gains.

The token has support at $1.625 and resistance in the $1.634-$1.685 zone.

Growing optimism surrounding a potential trade deal is the main catalyst for a recovery in investor sentiment ahead of Thursday’s tariff meeting, industry watchers told Cointelegraph. Cryptocurrency markets staged a recovery after a record $19 billion liquidation event, buoyed by signs of a temporary ceasefire in the US-China trade war. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly recovered above a two-week high of $116,400 on Monday, driven by investor expectations of two significant macroeconomic catalysts this week: the incoming Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) interest rate decision on Wednesday and a potential trade deal between the US and China, which could come as soon as Thursday. Crypto investor sentiment recovered on Monday from “fear” to “neutral” territory after reports emerged that the US and China had reached a “preliminary” framework for an import tariff deal.  Read more

XRP now has a market cap of $157.6 billion, slightly behind of BNB's $161 billion.

The defunct exchange’s trustee has pushed back repayments to October 2026, citing incomplete procedures and creditor processing issues.

Even with buying slowing, Strategy still holds 3.2% of all Bitcoin.

"Now we enter mini bull phase → next target: $800," one analyst speculated.

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 27, 2025

Bitcoin rebounded to $116,000, but traders were nervous about the bull market even while stocks soared on news of a likely US-China trade deal. Bitcoin (BTC) started the last week of October with a welcome rebound; can BTC price action cancel its dip from all-time highs? Bitcoin reached $114,500 for the weekly close as bulls staged a much-needed comeback, but many traders remained unconvinced. FOMC week began with stocks breathing a sigh of relief on reduced US-China tariff odds. Read more

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. Cryptocurrency investment products regained momentum last week as investor confidence improved following lower-than-expected US inflation data. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $921 million of inflows last week, more than offsetting the $513 million in outflows from the week before, CoinShares reported Monday. The main driver behind the bullish trend in the crypto fund market was renewed confidence in further US rate cuts, bolstered by lower-than-expected CPI data released on Friday, according to CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill. Read more

Crypto markets started this new week with a surge powered by a rare alignment of favorable macroeconomic shifts. According to CryptoSlate data, Bitcoin climbed to a fresh intraday high above $116,000 before stabilizing near $115,587 as of press time. Notably, this is its highest price level in weeks and shows that it is within sight […] The post Bitcoin rally smashes past $116k on softer Fed bets: What changes next? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox postponed some long-awaited customer repayments by another year to Oct. 31, 2026, citing incomplete creditor procedures. One of the world’s first crypto exchanges, the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has again postponed repayments to creditors, this time until October 2026. According to a Monday announcement, Mt. Gox postponed customer repayments to Oct. 31, 2026. The notice came just four days before its Oct. 31, 2025, deadline. According to the announcement, the trustee said that while most base, early lump-sum, and intermediate repayments had been completed for creditors who filed the necessary paperwork, many others have yet to receive funds. Read more

PI and ZEC are today's top gainers.