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  • Top five Ethereum block explorers for tracking transactions in 2025
    Cointelegraph.com - 10:19 Oct 17, 2025
    The best Ethereum block explorers in 2025, from Etherscan to TokenView, each offer unique tools, strengths and limitations. As Ethereum continues to scale, block explorers have become essential tools for users tracking ETH, tokens, NFTs and smart contracts. Etherscan, founded in Malaysia, excels at contract verification, token tracking and gas fee estimation, though it lacks portfolio management features. Based in Thailand, Ethplorer specializes in token-centric data. It offers portfolio tracking and a developer-friendly API, making it a strong choice for DeFi and NFT users. Read more
    Tags: Ethereum
  • Privacy laws hinder cross-border crypto regulation: G20 risk watchdog
    Cointelegraph.com - 09:53 Oct 17, 2025
    Sixteen years after Bitcoin’s debut, regulators continue to face hurdles in accessing reliable crypto data, with privacy laws complicating efforts. Privacy of data is among the key legal challenges to cross-border cooperation in regulating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and stablecoins, according to the G20’s risk watchdog. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global financial authority funded by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has identified persistent gaps in how governments worldwide regulate the cryptocurrency market. “This inconsistency creates challenges such as regulatory arbitrage, data gaps, and market fragmentation,” the FSB wrote in a 107-page peer review report released on Thursday. Read more
    Tags: Privacy
  • How low will Bitcoin go? Regional US ‘bank stress’ pushes BTC toward $100K
    Cointelegraph.com - 09:51 Oct 17, 2025
    Bitcoin plunged to $104,500 in the spot market as signs of credit strain in US regional banks reignited fears of a broader market sell-off. Key takeaways: US regional bank stress hit markets as auto sector bankruptcies exposed risky loans, sending financial stock prices sinking. Bitcoin fell below the 200-day SMA, dropping to $104,500 amid $1.2 billion crypto liquidations. Read more
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Bitcoin hits 15-week low under $105K as US regional bank woes echo 2023
    Cointelegraph.com - 08:18 Oct 17, 2025
    Bitcoin price strength collapsed as US regional bank stress spilled over into crypto as it did in 2023, while traders focused on $100,000. Key points: Bitcoin falls to its lowest levels since June as familiar US banking turmoil returns. Traders see $100,000 possibly failing as support. Read more
    Tags: Bitcoin
  • Uniswap adds Solana support on web app in $140B opportunity
    Cointelegraph.com - 06:32 Oct 17, 2025
    Decentralized exchange Uniswap has integrated with Jupiter’s Ultra API, making over a million Solana tokens available on its web app. Decentralized exchange giant Uniswap has added support for the Solana network to its web app, enabling users to link their Solana wallet and trade Solana-based tokens alongside those from other networks. The company stated in a blog post that it is exploring bridging, crosschain swaps and full Uniswap Wallet support for Solana. Solana transactions made via the web app will be routed through the Solana DEX aggregator Jupiter, with its pseudonymous co-founder SIONG stating that Uniswap is the first major partner to utilize the Jupiter Ultra API for swaps. Read more
  • Ripple seeks to buy $1 billion XRP tokens for new treasury: Report
    Cointelegraph.com - 06:18 Oct 17, 2025
    Ripple Labs is already a significant XRP holder, with its market report from earlier this year revealing it had 4.5 billion tokens in its stash, with another 37 billion locked in escrow. Ripple Labs is reportedly on the cusp of launching a fundraising effort to purchase $1 billion worth of its XRP token to hold in a digital asset treasury, according to Bloomberg. The fundraiser is being organized through a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing anonymous people with knowledge of the matter. The digital asset treasury (DAT) will consist of the freshly bought XRP (XRP) and Ripple will also throw in some of its own stockpile, but the exact terms of the transaction are still being hashed out, and could change before the deal is inked, according to Bloomberg’s sources. Read more
    Tags: Ripple
  • ‘Ethereum could flip Bitcoin’ like Wall Street flipped gold: Tom Lee
    Cointelegraph.com - 06:10 Oct 17, 2025
    BitMine’s Tom Lee says that Ethereum will eventually flip Bitcoin’s market cap, despite being almost five times smaller currently. Ethereum could eventually surpass Bitcoin’s market share in a similar manner to how US equities overtook gold 54 years ago, when the US abandoned the gold standard, according to BitMine chair Tom Lee. “Ethereum could flip Bitcoin similar to how Wall Street and equities flipped gold post 71,” Lee said in an interview with ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood on Thursday.  Bitcoin’s (BTC) market capitalization is about 4.6 times larger than Ethereum’s, standing at roughly $2.17 trillion compared to $476.33 billion, according to CoinMarketCap. Read more
  • ‘ETFtober’ gets bigger, more than 5 new crypto ETFs filed this week
    Cointelegraph.com - 06:01 Oct 17, 2025
    VanEck's Lido staked Ethereum ETF and 21Shares’ leveraged Hyperliquid fund were among the ETFs that reached the SEC's desk this week amid a government shutdown. There has been a recent flurry of activity for US crypto exchange-traded funds this week, with at least five new product applications filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission despite the ongoing government shutdown.  The most recent development came from VanEck, which filed an S-1 form with the SEC on Thursday for the VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, which will track the performance of stETH, Lido’s liquid staking token. As a result of the protocol-based liquid staking activities underlying stETH, “the trust expects to accrue certain staking rewards through its ownership of stETH,” it stated.  Read more
    Tags: ETFs
  • Bitcoiners louden call for Signal to adopt BTC in new campaign
    Cointelegraph.com - 01:02 Oct 17, 2025
    Jack Dorsey and Peter Todd are among the Bitcoiners voicing support for privacy messaging app Signal to adopt Bitcoin amid a “Bitcoin for Signal” campaign. Several Bitcoiners, including Jack Dorsey, have reinforced their push for the privacy-focused messaging app Signal to adopt Bitcoin through a new “Bitcoin for Signal” campaign, which aims to integrate Bitcoin with the Cashu protocol to enable payments within the app. “@Signalapp should use Bitcoin,” Dorsey posted to X on Thursday, retweeting a post from pseudonymous Bitcoin developer Cashu, who is behind the Bitcoin for Signal campaign. Bitcoin for Signal aims to implement Cashu’s “Chaumian Ecash” solution, which integrates Bitcoin with the Cashu protocol to enable Bitcoin payments on Signal. Read more
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...
  • Binance shakes up Korea, Morgan Stanley’s security tokens in Japan: Asia Express
    Cointelegraph.com - 22:12 Oct 16, 2025
    Four years on, Binance is back in South Korea! Plus, Morgan Stanley and Japan’s largest bank have a new digital asset division. Asia Express. Binance is returning to South Korea nearly five years after exiting the market in December 2020, following the Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) approval of its acquisition of Gopax one of only five local exchanges authorized to provide crypto-to-fiat services. According to a Maeil Business Newspaper exclusive, the FIU granted final approval on Wednesday, ending more than two years of uncertainty over Binances reentry. The exchange acquired a majority stake in Gopax in 2023, but the deal stalled amid regulatory scrutiny and Binances legal troubles in the US. The return of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchange could shake up South Koreas long-standing duopoly of Upbit and Bithumb. Under the countrys crypto regulations, exchanges must partner with a domestic bank to offer real-name verified accounts. Though the system is designed to strengthen Anti-Money Laundering ...

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