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Cointelegraph.com - 11:50 Oct 06, 2025
Grayscale became the first US crypto fund issuer to feature staking for its Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded products. Crypto asset manager Grayscale has introduced staking for its exchange-traded products (ETPs), becoming the first US-based crypto fund issuer to offer staking-based passive income opportunities. Grayscale said on Monday its Ether (ETH) ETFs — the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH) and Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHE) — are now the first US-listed spot crypto funds to offer staking, calling the development “another first-mover milestone.” Grayscale’s Solana (SOL) fund, the Grayscale Solana Trust (GSOL), has also enabled staking and is awaiting regulatory approval for uplisting to an ETP, which would make it one of the first spot Solana ETPs to enable staking, according to the company’s Monday X post. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:30 Oct 06, 2025
Crypto ETPs posted a record $5.95 billion of inflows last week, with Bitcoin leading the gains, recording a record $3.6 billion in inflows amid concerns about a US government shutdown. Cryptocurrency investment products recorded their highest-ever inflows last week, as the US government shutdown fueled a rally in spot crypto markets. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $5.95 billion of inflows in the week ending Friday — the largest ever seen — CoinShares reported on Monday. “We believe this was due to a delayed response to the FOMC [Federal Open Market Committee] interest rate cut, compounded by very weak employment data [...], and concerns over US government stability following the shutdown,” CoinShares’ head of research, James Butterfill, said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:00 Oct 06, 2025
Originally developed under the name Fierce, GalaxyOne is designed for individual investors seeking exposure to both TradFi and digital markets. Galaxy Digital, a crypto investment firm founded by former Fortress Investment Group president Michael Novogratz, is launching the GalaxyOne platform, offering exposure to both crypto and traditional finance (TradFi) markets. Galaxy Digital has launched GalaxyOne, a platform combining exposure to yields on fiat cash with trading cryptocurrencies and equities, the company announced on Monday. Targeting individual investors in the United States, GalaxyOne offers a 4% annual percentage yield (APY) on cash deposits, in addition to an 8% APY through Galaxy Premium Yield, which is offered exclusively to accredited investors. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:33 Oct 06, 2025
Japan’s new prime minister may drive a renewed wave of risk appetite among Japanese crypto investors, industry watchers told Cointelegraph. Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, may bring fresh political momentum for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies, as her victory drove the country’s benchmark Nikkei index to an all-time high. Japan’s Nikkei index rose 4.75% on Monday to a new all-time high close of 47,734.04, according to TradingView. The rally followed Takaichi’s election on Saturday, setting her up to become Japan’s first female prime minister when she takes office on Oct. 15. Takaichi is widely regarded as pro-growth, supporting low interest rates, tax cuts and large-scale economic stimulus. Her stance has been well received by voters facing a weakening yen. During the campaign, she was the only candidate proposing both a major spending package and looser monetary policy. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:05 Oct 06, 2025
Bitcoin reached a new all-time high, but an AI-based model predicted that a historic BTC price breakout was unlikely to occur in October. Bitcoin (BTC) starts its first full week of “Uptober” fresh from a new all-time high. What lies in store for BTC price action next? Bitcoin snags a new record over the weekend, but traders expect some consolidation before heading toward $150,000. BTC price support retest targets focus on $118,000 and above. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:53 Oct 06, 2025
Vietnam’s crypto pilot gets no takers, with steep capital rules and bans on stablecoins and tokenized securities limiting interest. Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance confirmed that no companies had applied to participate in the country’s five-year digital asset trading pilot despite increasing global interest in regulated crypto markets. At a Sunday news briefing, Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi told local media outlets that the ministry has not received any proposals from enterprises seeking to pilot digital asset trading in the country. “As of now, the ministry has not received any proposals from enterprises,” Chi said, adding that the pilot will allow a maximum of five participants. He also said the ministry is expediting the process so that the first eligible enterprise can be licensed and begin operations as soon as possible. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 06:26 Oct 06, 2025
Elon Musk announced that the first beta for Grokipedia, xAI’s answer to platforms such as Wikipedia, will launch in two weeks. Elon Musk announced that his AI company, xAI, will launch the early beta for its Wikipedia competitor in two weeks, describing the service as the answer to “falsehoods” and “half-truths.” Replying to a post about the upcoming AI-powered “Grokipedia,” Musk said via X on Sunday that “version 0.1 early beta” will be rolled out in two weeks. Musk initially announced xAI was building Grokipedia on Sept. 30, stating on X that it “will be a massive improvement over Wikipedia,” adding that: “frankly, it is a necessary step toward the xAI goal of understanding the Universe.” Details on the specifics are currently sparse; however, Musk has previously stated that Grokipedia will consist of an “open source knowledge repository.” It appears that the idea for Grokipedia was brainstormed live during a summit hosted by The All-In Podcast in September. During his appearance, Musk was explaining to the... -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:45 Oct 06, 2025
Traditional banks will be battling with stablecoin issuers for retail depositors when the stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act takes full effect in a win for everyday people. The stablecoin-focused GENIUS Act, which was enacted in July, will trigger an exodus of deposits from traditional bank accounts into higher-yield stablecoins, according to the co-founder of Multicoin Capital. “The GENIUS Bill is the beginning of the end for banks’ ability to rip off their retail depositors with minimal interest,” Multicoin Capital’s co-founder and managing partner, Tushar Jain, posted to X on Saturday. “Post Genius Bill, I expect the big tech giants with mega distribution (Meta, Google, Apple, etc) to start competing with banks for retail deposits,” Jain added, arguing that they would offer better stablecoin yields with a better user experience for instant settlement and 24/7 payments over traditional banking players. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:20 Oct 05, 2025
The financial services company recommended modest crypto allocations for balanced risk and high-growth portfolios with periodic rebalancing. Financial services giant Morgan Stanley issued guidelines for crypto allocations in multi-asset portfolios, recommending a “conservative” approach in an October Global Investment Committee (GIC) report to investment advisors. Analysts at Morgan Stanley recommended up to a 4% allocation for cryptocurrencies in “Opportunistic Growth” portfolios, which are structured for higher risks and higher returns. The analysts also recommended up to a 2% allocation for “Balanced Growth” portfolios featuring a more moderate risk profile. However, the report recommended a 0% allocation for portfolios oriented toward wealth preservation and income. The authors wrote: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 20:50 Oct 05, 2025
The decentralized finance analytics platform said that perpetual trading volumes on Aster were almost perfectly correlated to Binance volume. Decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DefiLlama is delisting perpetual futures volume data for the Aster decentralized exchange platform (DEX) due to data integrity concerns, according to 0xngmi, a pseudonymous co-founder of DeFiLlama. Trading volume on Aster, which is linked to CZ, co-founder of the Binance crypto exchange, is now “mirroring Binance Perp volumes almost exactly,” 0xngmi said, adding that the correlation ratio between Binance and Aster trading volumes is about 1. He continued: Cointelegraph reached out to the Aster team, but did not receive a response by the time of publication. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:33 Oct 05, 2025
Safe-haven and bearer assets are surging alongside risk-on assets like stocks, an unusual combination that signals a macroeconomic shift. Precious metals and Bitcoin (BTC) are rising to new all-time highs, alongside risk assets like stocks, as the US dollar (USD) is on track for its worst year since 1973, signaling a “generational” macroeconomic shift, according to market analysts at The Kobeissi Letter. The S&P 500 stock market index is up over 40% in the last six months, BTC hit a new all-time high of over $125,000 on Saturday, and gold is also trading at all-time highs — $3,880 per ounce at the time of this writing — nearing $4,000, Kobeissi Letter wrote. “The correlation coefficient between gold and the S&P 500 reached a record 0.91 in 2024,” the analysts wrote, adding that this unusual correlation between safe-haven assets and risk assets indicates that markets are now pricing in a “new monetary policy,” Kobeissi added: Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:39 Oct 05, 2025
Onchain dynamics point to a renewed accumulation phase that may see Bitcoin’s price surpass $150,000 before the end of 2025, market analysts told Cointelegraph. Bitcoin breached a new all-time high over the weekend, prompting analysts to call for a renewed accumulation phase that could fuel a rally to $150,000 before the end of the year. Bitcoin (BTC) set a new all-time high above $125,700, and its market capitalization briefly crossed the $2.5 trillion milestone for the first time in crypto history, Cointelegraph reported earlier on Sunday. The rally was supported by multiple macroeconomic factors, including the recent US government shutdown — the first since 2018 — which some analysts say has renewed interest in Bitcoin’s store-of-value role. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 13:30 Oct 05, 2025
While tokenization transforms trillion-dollar markets, the $10 billion domain industry remains stuck in Web2 trading that takes months. Opinion by: Fred Hsu, co-founder and CEO at D3 A small business owner sits on a premium domain like organic.shop. They shop for months and are unable to find a buyer at their asking price. Meanwhile, someone across the globe just bought a fraction of a Manhattan apartment through tokenized real estate in under five minutes. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 12:37 Oct 05, 2025
Global aging and rising wealth could boost demand for assets like Bitcoin, with the Fed projecting stronger investment growth through 2100. Global demographic shifts and rising wealth could power cryptocurrency adoption and asset demand well into the next century. Demand for global assets, including cryptocurrencies, is expected to be driven by an aging global population and increased productivity worldwide, resulting in an older population with more capital to invest. This dynamic will drive asset demand until the year 2100, according to the US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. “For asset demand, population aging means that the upward trend from recent decades will continue,” a research report published on Aug. 25 said. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:58 Oct 05, 2025
Bitcoin printed a new all-time high, then dropped by over $2,000 as traders considered where the next BTC price bounce zone could be. Key points: Bitcoin begins a retracement after hitting new all-time highs above $125,000. Sunday trading produces BTC price volatility as traders eye potential bounce levels. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:51 Oct 05, 2025
The trader bagged nearly $2 million in profit by investing in the “4” memecoin shortly after Zhao’s social media post following the BNB Chain phishing incident. A lucky cryptocurrency trader turned a $3,000 investment into roughly $2 million within hours after Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao shared a post about a BNB Chain memecoin on X. Blockchain data shows the trader, identified by wallet address “0x872,” was one of the earliest buyers of the newly launched “4” ($4) token, according to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain. The trader’s initial $3,000 worth of BNB (BNB) grew into $2 million, marking a roughly 650-fold return on investment. Despite the massive gains, the trader sold only a small portion of their holdings and still holds $1.88 million worth of the tokens. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:25 Oct 05, 2025
In Nairobi and Lagos, stablecoins like USDT and USDC help people fight inflation, cut costly remittances and move money through mobile wallets such as M-Pesa. Stablecoins are now everyday tools for savings, payments and trade in Nairobi and Lagos. Inflation, FX swings and high remittance costs drive adoption. Mobile money links make stablecoins feel familiar and practical. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 04:54 Oct 05, 2025
Bitcoin exchange balances plunged to six-year lows as over $14 billion left CEX platforms in a fortnight, as the asset powered to a new peak price. The amount of Bitcoin held on centralized exchanges has plunged to a six-year low as the asset climbed to a new all-time high. Bitcoin notched a new all-time high on Sunday morning, reaching a little over $125,700 on Coinbase, according to Tradingview. Its previous peak was $124,500 on Coinbase on Aug. 14. Bitcoin (BTC) pulled back by 13.5% by Sept.1 but has recovered strongly over the past week as ‘Uptober’ began. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 01:56 Oct 05, 2025
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan said Solana’s speed and finality make it Wall Street’s top choice for stablecoins and tokenization despite Ethereum’s dominance. Chief investment officer of crypto asset management firm Bitwise, Matt Hougan, thinks Solana will be the Wall Street network of choice for stablecoins and real-world asset tokenization. “I think Solana is the new Wall Street,” said Hougan, speaking with Solana Foundation’s Akshay BD on Oct. 2. He added that the Wall Street audiences consider Bitcoin (BTC) “very ephemeral” and “hard to get their heads around.” They can see what is happening in the stablecoin and tokenization space, and they know that it is going to be “enormously significant,” he said before adding, “Really important people are saying that stablecoins will reinvent payments and tokenization will reinvent stock, bond, commodity, and real estate markets.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:58 Oct 04, 2025
A crypto analyst forecasts Bitcoin moving quickly to $150,000 once it breaks $120,000, altcoin season doubts, and more: Hodler’s Digest Wall Streets growing interest in late-stage cryptocurrency firms could disrupt the traditional boom-and-bust cycle of digital assets, according to new research. Crypto financial services firm Matrixport said Friday that more than $200 billion worth of crypto companies are preparing initial public offerings (IPOs), which may raise between $30 billion and $45 billion in new capital. Matrixport said investor focus is rotating away from early-stage bets toward scalable, IPO-ready companies positioned for public markets. Read more
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