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Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 09, 2025
Could using ZK-proofs to verify IDs help resolve privacy concerns related to the UK’s Digital ID and Australia’s social media age limits? The idea behind Worldcoin (now called World) is an excellent one: without some way to verify human-based accounts, the internet will be completely overrun with AI bots. To a large extent, it already is: More than half of web traffic now comes from unidentified accounts, and Facebook and X are drowning in AI slop and pointless reply guys. More worryingly, hostile countries are using AI bots and content to divide the population of open and democratic societies. And if you are already worried about the UK’s mandatory digital ID plan, then World ID should also be on your radar. Apart from those creepy eyeball scanning Orbs, is it really a good idea to implement a global identity system co-founded by the CEO of the worlds largest private company, OpenAI? The project has raised significant privacy and ethical concerns, with Canadian public broadcaster CBC describing Worlds aims a... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 09, 2025
Could using ZK-proofs to verify IDs help resolve privacy concerns related to the UK’s Digital ID and Australia’s social media age limits? The idea behind Worldcoin (now called World) is an excellent one: without some way to verify human-based accounts, the internet will be completely overrun with AI bots. To a large extent, it already is: More than half of web traffic now comes from unidentified accounts, and Facebook and X are drowning in AI slop and pointless reply guys. More worryingly, hostile countries are using AI bots and content to divide the population of open and democratic societies. And if you are already worried about the UK’s mandatory digital ID plan, then World ID should also be on your radar. Apart from those creepy eyeball scanning Orbs, is it really a good idea to implement a global identity system co-founded by the CEO of the worlds largest private company, OpenAI? The project has raised significant privacy and ethical concerns, with Canadian public broadcaster CBC describing Worlds aims a... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:20 Oct 09, 2025
Could using ZK-proofs to verify IDs help resolve privacy concerns related to the UK’s Digital ID and Australia’s social media age limits? The idea behind Worldcoin (now called World) is an excellent one: without some way to verify human-based accounts, the internet will be completely overrun with AI bots. To a large extent, it already is: More than half of web traffic now comes from unidentified accounts, and Facebook and X are drowning in AI slop and pointless reply guys. More worryingly, hostile countries are using AI bots and content to divide the population of open and democratic societies. And if you are already worried about the UK’s mandatory digital ID plan, then World ID should also be on your radar. Apart from those creepy eyeball scanning Orbs, is it really a good idea to implement a global identity system co-founded by the CEO of the worlds largest private company, OpenAI? The project has raised significant privacy and ethical concerns, with Canadian public broadcaster CBC describing Worlds aims a... -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:19 Oct 09, 2025
As part of its cooperation with Bahrain Fintech Bay, Ripple aims to bring its custody solution and RLUSD stablecoin to Bahrain’s financial institutions. Ripple, a major blockchain company and issuer of the XRP cryptocurrency, is expanding operations in the Kingdom of Bahrain through a partnership with a local fintech ecosystem builder. Ripple on Thursday announced a strategic partnership with Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB), a major local fintech incubator closely collaborating with government partners, including the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). As part of collaboration, Ripple and BFB will work together to contribute to Bahrain’s digital asset ecosystem, including running fintech pilot projects and testing solutions in areas including cross-border payments, stablecoins, tokenization and more. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:37 Oct 09, 2025
Ethereum devs have introduced Kohaku to enhance wallet privacy and security with modular tools, zero-knowledge recovery options and decentralized transaction handling. Ethereum developers unveiled Kohaku, a roadmap that aims to improve wallet privacy and security through a modular framework designed for developers and advanced users. The project, announced in a Thursday blog post by Ethereum Foundation coordinator Nicolas Consigny, outlines plans to build a set of privacy and security primitives for the Ethereum ecosystem. At its core, Kohaku aims to create a software development kit (SDK) for building secure wallet functions, and a reference wallet that demonstrates how these tools work in practice. The first version will come as a browser extension based on the Ambire wallet, designed for advanced users who want more control and privacy. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:59 Oct 09, 2025
XRP price held above $2.80 on Thursday, increasing the altcoin’s chances of rallying toward the cup-and-handle pattern’s target above $6. Key takeaways: XRP traded at $2.82 on Thursday, with a potential cup-and-handle breakout projecting a 120% rally to $6.20. The XRP/USD pair needs to flip $3-$3.10 into support, as $2.80 remains a key level of interest for traders. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:56 Oct 09, 2025
The Bank of France’s governor called for crypto oversight to be given to the European Securities and Markets Authority, and for tightening MiCA’s rules on stablecoin issuance. The Bank of France called on the EU to give its markets regulator direct supervision over major crypto firms, warning that fragmented oversight could threaten the bloc’s financial sovereignty. Speaking at the ACPR-AMF Fintech Forum in Paris on Thursday, Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) should be given the mandate to directly oversee crypto-asset issuers under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. “I also advocate, along with the president of the AMF, for European supervision of crypto-asset issuers, carried out by ESMA,” he said, adding that it may guarantee the consistent application of rules and reduce risks. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:52 Oct 09, 2025
Takaichi’s election may have a “material impact” on the governance and regulatory perception of crypto assets in Japan, experts told Cointelegraph. Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, may open the door for more “refined” regulations to boost the country’s cryptocurrency economy, which could be set to emerge as the next global hub for crypto companies. Takaichi was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday and is set to become Japan’s first female prime minister when she takes office on Oct. 15. Experts say her leadership may introduce a more open stance toward technological experimentation, including blockchain innovation, while maintaining Japan’s rigorous regulatory standards. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:00 Oct 09, 2025
DeFi TVL reached a record $237 billion in the third quarter of 2025, but DApp wallet activity fell 22% as SocialFi and AI DApps lost momentum. The decentralized application (DApp) industry ended the third quarter of 2025 with mixed results, as decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity surged to a record high while user activity fell sharply, according to new data from DappRadar. In a report sent to Cointelegraph, DappRadar said that daily unique active wallets averaged 18.7 million in Q3, down 22.4% compared to the second quarter. Meanwhile, DeFi protocols collectively locked in $237 billion, the highest total value locked (TVL) ever recorded in the space. The report highlights an ongoing divergence between institutional capital flowing into blockchain-based financial platforms and the engagement of retail users with DApps. While DeFi TVL reached record levels of liquidity, overall activity lagged, suggesting weaker retail participation. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:59 Oct 09, 2025
Amina Bank has become the first regulated financial institution to offer staking for Polygon’s POL token, allowing institutional clients to earn up to 15% rewards. Update (Oct. 9, 12:30 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include additional commentary from Maria Adamjee. Swiss crypto bank Amina Bank has become the first financial institution to offer staking services for POL, the native token securing the Polygon network. The Zug-based bank, licensed by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), said on Thursday that it will provide institutional clients with up to 15% in staking rewards through a new partnership with the Polygon Foundation. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:22 Oct 08, 2025
Solana’s leading DEX aggregator Jupiter is launching JupUSD to serve as the backbone of its ecosystem in partnership with Ethena Labs. Jupiter, a decentralized trading platform on Solana, has announced plans to launch its stablecoin in partnership with Ethena Labs. The new token, called JupUSD, is scheduled to go live in mid–Q4 2025. According to an X post on Wednesday, JupUSD will be integrated across all Jupiter products, serving as collateral on its perpetual futures exchange, a liquidity asset in Jupiter’s lending pools and a trading pair. According to Jupiter, the stablecoin will be 100% collateralized by Ethena Labs’ USDtb, a dollar-pegged token backed by short-term US Treasury assets. Over time, USDe, Ethena’s synthetic dollar, will be added as collateral to optimize yield rates. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:00 Oct 08, 2025
Crypto exchange Gemini is expanding its offering in Australia with a local entity and team, and plans to sit back and watch the country’s consultation on crypto laws. US crypto exchange Gemini is set to expand its offerings in Australia with the launch of a new locally registered entity, and is taking a wait-and-see approach to recent draft laws expected to broaden oversight of the crypto sector. Gemini’s head of Asia Pacific, Saad Ahmed, told Cointelegraph that Australia’s crypto penetration is “quite significant, somewhere in the range of 23 to 25%” which leaves the exchange with “headroom for growth.” On Thursday, the exchange said it created a local entity registered with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), the country’s financial intelligence agency, enabling it to provide access to local payment rails. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:58 Oct 08, 2025
MetaMask is partnering with Polymarket to offer all markets on the prediction platform, with the integration slated for later this year. Crypto wallet MetaMask will tap Polymarket later this year to expand its offerings to prediction markets, aiming to get in on the booming sector that has caught Wall Street’s attention. The integration will make Polymarket directly available through MetaMask’s wallet, enabling users to buy and sell “shares” to bet on real-world events from elections and sports to a company’s earnings results. MetaMask’s global product lead, Gal Eldar, told Cointelegraph that the partnership is part of the firm’s goal to evolve from a crypto wallet into a gateway to global, democratized finance. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:40 Oct 08, 2025
The team of 47 professionals from the blockchain industry will help research and develop privacy features for the Ethereum layer-1 network. The Ethereum Foundation, which oversees the development of the Ethereum network, announced the “Privacy Cluster,” a team of 47 experts across the blockchain industry tasked with bringing privacy features to the layer-1 smart contract network. Ethereum’s privacy cluster brings together researchers, engineers and cryptographers to develop protocol-level privacy features, including private payments and private decentralized identity solutions, according to a Wednesday announcement. The Foundation introduced Privacy Stewards for Ethereum (PSE), a privacy-focused research and development initiative, in September, and the Privacy Cluster will work closely with PSE to build out privacy-preserving enhancements. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:24 Oct 08, 2025
Senate Republicans initially said they planned to pass digital asset market structure before 2026, but consideration of the bill was already delayed before the shutdown. Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil, one of the original cosponsors of the House of Representatives’ crypto market structure bill, the CLARITY Act, said Republicans’ timeline of passing the legislation before 2026 was still the plan, despite the ongoing government shutdown. In a Wednesday CNBC interview, Steil said Republicans’ plan for passing legislation to establish what they called regulatory clarity for the digital industry was still on track. Party leaders in the Senate pledged to have the chamber’s version of the bill signed into law by 2026, but as the government shutdown entered its eighth day, many in the industry have voiced concerns. “I think we still have an opportunity to get CLARITY across the line by the end of the year,” said Steil, adding: “I’m hopeful that as we come on the other side of the shutdown that we have an opport... -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:24 Oct 08, 2025
As the Treasury’s Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Jonathan McKernan can influence policies on banking and a US digital dollar. A majority of lawmakers in the US Senate voted to confirm Jonathan McKernan as Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the Department of the Treasury. In a Tuesday vote of 51 to 47, the Senate confirmed McKernan to the US Treasury, serving under Secretary Scott Bessent. Though the US government has been shut down since lawmakers failed to pass a bill extending funding beyond Sept. 30, Congress can essentially continue to operate. McKernan, nominated to the Treasury by US President Donald Trump in June, has previously suggested opposition to debanking policies in the government, but did not explicitly tie the alleged practice to any association with digital assets. In a December X post, he cited an article from economist Tyler Cowen questioning whether the US banking system could “integrate with crypto.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:59 Oct 08, 2025
North Dakota has announced plans to launch Roughrider Coin, a fully dollar-backed stablecoin, in 2026, in partnership with payments company Fiserv. 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. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:14 Oct 08, 2025
Bitcoin bulls chase $125,000 as buying pressure intensifies, pointing to an influx of liquidity and growing confidence among spot and institutional traders. Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s net taker volume has rebounded from extremely bearish to neutral levels. Onchain and market data indicate controlled profit-taking, not panic selling. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:04 Oct 08, 2025
The prediction market platform has come a long way after regulators in the United States banned Polymarket from serving US clients in 2022. Shayne Coplan, the founder of prediction market Polymarket, is once again in the limelight, as prediction markets shift from regulatory bans in the United States to legitimate financial markets with institutional backing. Bloomberg named Coplan among the world’s billionaires following a $2 billion investment in Polymarket by New York Stock Exchange parent Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Coplan launched the platform in 2020 when he was 21 after dropping out of New York University. He often worked on the platform from the bathroom in his New York apartment, he said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:06 Oct 08, 2025
Bitcoin’s brief pullback from its all-time high has not altered the bullish longer-term view, but bulls will have to swiftly push the price above $126,200 to retain the advantage. Key points: Bitcoin experienced profit booking on Tuesday, but the shallow pullback suggests that the bulls are not rushing to the exit, as they anticipate the uptrend to continue. Many altcoins rebounded off their support levels, indicating buying at lower levels. Read more
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