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The Wikimedia Foundation revealed an unsettling trend: search engines and chatbots are providing Wikipedia's content directly to users without sending them to the site.

Jeremy Kranz, founder of Sentinel Global, a venture capital firm, said investors should be "discerning" and read the fine print on any stablecoin. Investors should exercise “discernment” when considering privately-issued stablecoins, which carry all the risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) plus their own unique risks, according to Jeremy Kranz, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Sentinel Global. Kranz called privately-issued stablecoins “central business digital currency,” which feature all of the surveillance, backdoors, programmability, and controls as CBDCs. He told Cointelegraph: Overcollateralized stablecoin issuers, which back their blockchain tokens with cash and short-term government securities, can be subject to “bank runs” if too many holders attempt to redeem the tokens at the same time, Kranz added. Read more

Six hacker wallets dumped ETH during the Oct. 10 market crash, then rebought at higher prices, amplifying losses.

After a total liquidation, James Wynn reopened a 10x PEPE long, only to face another wipeout just hours later.

The token will be integrated into OpenSea, allowing users to stake behind favorite collections or projects, Finzer said.

Already losing favor with investors when bitcoin was in bull mode, companies built around stacking BTC are facing an even larger threat thanks to the price collapse over the past two weeks.

The token's price action is driven partly by Coinbase considering BNB for a listing and China Merchants Bank International tokenizing a MMF on the BNB Chain.

There’s a grim symmetry to every crypto boom: an idea born from freedom eventually gets packaged, securitized, and sold back to the masses, this time at a hefty premium. According to a new 10XResearch report, retail investors have collectively lost $17 billion trying to gain indirect Bitcoin exposure through listed “digital asset treasury” companies like […] The post The $17 billion lesson: how retail turned Bitcoin proxy plays into pain trade appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Projects such as Rootstock and Babylon may be perking institutional demand for Bitcoin-based yield and restaking

The proposed rule change relies on Nasdaq's vague understanding of how the Depository Trust Company (DTC) would handle post-trade settlement for these tokens.

Bitcoin-to-gold ratio hits historic lows that previously preceded major bull runs, with past bottoms preceding 100–600% BTC price rallies. Key takeaways: Gold’s ongoing pullback could trigger Bitcoin’s rebound, according to multiple analysts. Rallying to $150,000–$165,000 by year’s end is still possible, based on technical analysis. Read more

BNB rebounds above $1,100 after a volatile week – BNB price prediction hints at a broader altcoin recovery ahead. The post BNB Price Prediction: What Does BNB’s Positive Weekly Performance Mean for the Rest of the Altcoin Market? appeared first on Cryptonews.

BTC has settled around $107,000 as of now after the recent wild swings.

Crypto prices plummeted last week as liquidations fueled historic volatility. Experts say that Wall Street’s safety net wouldn’t have helped.

Bitcoin has continued its corrective move this week, dropping from all-time highs and testing key trendline and support levels. While the broader macro structure remains bullish, the short-term outlook suggests consolidation or even deeper downside if buyer momentum fails to step in soon. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, BTC […]

Crypto markets reel from a crash, Binance pledges relief, JP Morgan to offer crypto, and corporations are stacking BTC as Elon Musk praises it. After surging to a record high above $126,000, Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have been shaken by unprecedented volatility — literally. On Friday, crypto markets saw their largest-ever liquidation event, totaling roughly $19 billion. The wipeout surpassed even the worst days of the FTX collapse in 2022, underscoring both how much the market has grown since then and how fragile it remains. The sell-off began in classic crypto fashion. Reports suggest US President Donald Trump may have misinterpreted China’s export controls, sparking a sweeping tariff threat that sent risk assets tumbling. Read more

Bitcoin steadied into weekend trading, but BTC price targets still saw a dip below $100,000 despite increasingly bullish RSI signals. Key points: Bitcoin stabilizes into the weekend, but market sentiment is anything but relaxed about the outlook. BTC price forecasts increasingly feature sub-$100,000 levels. Read more

For years, Bitcoin has been hailed as “digital gold,” a hedge against inflation and policy excess. Yet, as geopolitical tensions rise and trade disputes return to the headlines, the original store of value, gold, is stealing the spotlight. According to TradingView data, gold climbed to an all-time high of $4,376 per ounce on Oct. 17, […] The post Why the price of gold is rising while Bitcoin is struggling appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Are these two ideas compatible? That question directed a conversation at this week's D.C. Fintech Week.

A quantum computer powerful enough to break Bitcoin could steal coins while the network runs as usual. If a quantum computer capable of breaking modern encryption were to come online today, Bitcoin would likely be under attack — and no one would know. “Everything would look like legitimate access,” David Carvalho, CEO of post-quantum infrastructure company Naoris Protocol, told Cointelegraph. “When you think you’re seeing a quantum computer out there, it’s already been in control for months.” “You wouldn’t even know,” he said. Read more