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  • Can Bitcoin hold the line as $1.8B in realized profits hits the market?
    CryptoSlate - 17:00 Oct 16, 2025
    Bitcoin is showing the kind of fatigue that typically precedes larger directional moves. On Oct. 15, traders locked in $1.8 billion in profit, one of the heaviest cash-out days since the beginning of the summer. Another $430 million in realized losses hit the market the same day, confirming what everyone’s been feeling since the weekend […] The post Can Bitcoin hold the line as $1.8B in realized profits hits the market? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • TRX Staking Now Available on Ledger Live through Yield.xyz
    CryptoSlate - 16:00 Oct 16, 2025
    New York City, New York, October 16, 2025 – Yield.xyz, a pioneering DeFi infrastructure firm, today announced that TRX, the native utility token of the TRON network, can now be staked directly on Ledger Live. This strategic integration, powered by Yield.xyz’s leading API infrastructure, enables millions of Ledger users to seamlessly access TRON’s governance staking […] The post TRX Staking Now Available on Ledger Live through Yield.xyz appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • $3.8B fund tokenized on BNB marks China’s boldest RWA move yet
    CryptoSlate - 15:45 Oct 16, 2025
    CMB International Asset Management tokenized the CMB International USD Money Market Fund on BNB Chain through the CMBMINT and CMBIMINT tokens on Oct. 15. The fund manages over $3.8 billion and ranked first among Asia-Pacific money market peers in Bloomberg’s performance rankings as of October 2025. Launched in 2024, the fund invests at least 70% […] The post $3.8B fund tokenized on BNB marks China’s boldest RWA move yet appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • The day $300 trillion appeared and then vanished on Ethereum
    CryptoSlate - 15:13 Oct 16, 2025
    For a few surreal moments on Oct. 15, the Ethereum blockchain seemed to host the financial equivalent of a dream. Paxos, the issuer behind PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD, accidentally minted $300 trillion worth of tokens, which is roughly 300 times the global GDP, before burning them just as fast. The minting, visible on Ethereum’s public ledger, […] The post The day $300 trillion appeared and then vanished on Ethereum appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Bitcoin Jesus pays $50 million to dodge prison – but can he really live freely?
    CryptoSlate - 14:10 Oct 16, 2025
    Earlier this week, Roger Ver entered a deferred-prosecution agreement that ended his April 2024 indictment on mail fraud, tax evasion, and false-return charges. Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” admitted he willfully failed to report all his Bitcoin (BTC) holdings when he renounced US citizenship in 2014, paid $49.93 million in back taxes, penalties, and […] The post Bitcoin Jesus pays $50 million to dodge prison – but can he really live freely? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Can Solana’s $11.6B staking reboot pull liquidity from Ethereum’s L2s?
    CryptoSlate - 12:45 Oct 16, 2025
    Nansen and Sanctum have launched a new liquid staking framework on Solana designed to make staking SOL as easy as swapping a token. The system, dubbed the “universal staking router”, links multiple liquid staking tokens (LSTs) such as mSOL, jitoSOL, and bSOL into one standardized route. Instead of users choosing individual validators or juggling different […] The post Can Solana’s $11.6B staking reboot pull liquidity from Ethereum’s L2s? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • 5 things that need to happen for Bitcoin to stay above $100k
    CryptoSlate - 21:30 Oct 15, 2025
    Bitcoin price traded near $110,000 today as ETF flow streaks and the $107,000 support take focus. Spot ETF demand remains the pivot. BlackRock’s IBIT is approaching $100 billion in assets, roughly 799,000 BTC, as the largest U.S. fund complex continues to concentrate supply. U.S. spot products printed fresh net inflows of $102 million yesterday and […] The post 5 things that need to happen for Bitcoin to stay above $100k appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Anyone can now create Hyperliquid perp contracts with $20M: Is DeFi about to break?
    CryptoSlate - 20:00 Oct 15, 2025
    Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 opens perpetual futures listing to anyone willing to stake $20 million. The question isn’t whether this democratizes the DeFi, but whether the safeguards can handle what comes next. Hyperliquid launched HIP-3 on mainnet in October 2025, introducing a model where any builder can deploy perpetual futures markets without committee approval. Deployers must stake 500,000 […] The post Anyone can now create Hyperliquid perp contracts with $20M: Is DeFi about to break? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Can New York’s new crypto office thaw America’s coldest market?
    CryptoSlate - 18:30 Oct 15, 2025
    New York City Mayor Eric Adams just built a new power center for crypto inside City Hall. On Oct. 14, he signed Executive Order 57 and created the Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology, a unit that sits in the Mayor’s Office, reports to the city CTO, and is led by Moises Rendon. City […] The post Can New York’s new crypto office thaw America’s coldest market? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Ethereum to onboard 1.4B new users as Chinese AliPay megacorp launches own L2
    CryptoSlate - 17:00 Oct 15, 2025
    Ant Group is betting that the next leap in digital finance will not happen in a bank but on Ethereum. On Oct. 14, the Chinese fintech giant behind Alipay’s 1.4 billion-user payment network launched Jovay, a new Layer-2 (L2) blockchain built atop Ethereum to move real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain at institutional scale. What is Jovay? […] The post Ethereum to onboard 1.4B new users as Chinese AliPay megacorp launches own L2 appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • 5x leveraged crypto ETFs are coming but should traders even touch them?
    CryptoSlate - 16:00 Oct 15, 2025
    On Oct. 14, the SEC received a set of filings containing math that can destroy portfolios overnight. Volatility Shares, the issuer behind the first leveraged Bitcoin ETF, wants to launch a suite of 5x funds tied to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP. If approved, these ETFs would magnify daily returns by a factor of five, […] The post 5x leveraged crypto ETFs are coming but should traders even touch them? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • How this XRP treasury company aims to unlock $100B through loyalty points
    CryptoSlate - 14:15 Oct 15, 2025
    Loyalty points are worth billions, but most never leave the accounts they’re earned in. Webus International, an XRP-focused treasury company, wants to change that. Last week, the Nasdaq-listed firm announced plans for a tokenized travel-reward exchange powered by the XRP stablecoin system. According to the press statement, the Singapore-based firm is targeting the global loyalty […] The post How this XRP treasury company aims to unlock $100B through loyalty points appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • The Big Bitcoin Short (Part 2): Rumor mill suspects link to US government insiders
    CryptoSlate - 13:05 Oct 15, 2025
    Previously on The Big Bitcoin Short: a trader shorted Bitcoin minutes before President Trump’s tariff post and booked about $160 – $200 million. Eye, a crypto investigator who helped frame the story by tracing wallets and proposing that Garrett Jin could be a front for a broader network, has now stepped back, citing safety concerns. […] The post The Big Bitcoin Short (Part 2): Rumor mill suspects link to US government insiders appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • What California ban on forced crypto liquidation really means
    CryptoSlate - 10:52 Oct 15, 2025
    California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 822 into law on Oct. 11, making it the first state in the US to prevent the forced liquidation of unclaimed crypto. The statute updates California’s Unclaimed Property Law to require that dormant crypto turned over to the state be held as crypto, not automatically converted to cash. The […] The post What California ban on forced crypto liquidation really means appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Are miners buying Bitcoin again? Marathon adds 400 BTC after the crash
    CryptoSlate - 09:17 Oct 15, 2025
    Bitcoin (BTC) miner MARA Holdings purchased 400 BTC for approximately $46 million on Oct. 13, capitalizing on the market collapse three days earlier while most miners remained defensive. The acquisition increases MARA’s Bitcoin treasury to 53,250 BTC, valued at over $6 billion at current prices, according to Bitcoin Treasuries data. The timing reveals a strategic […] The post Are miners buying Bitcoin again? Marathon adds 400 BTC after the crash appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • UK politics attempts to copy £5B Trump crypto script, without his levers or power
    CryptoSlate - 21:35 Oct 14, 2025
    At a London conference this week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage cast himself as “your champion” for digital assets and sketched a platform that includes a flat 10% capital gains tax on crypto, creation of a roughly £5 billion state Bitcoin reserve anchored in seized coins, a halt to the Bank of England’s digital pound […] The post UK politics attempts to copy £5B Trump crypto script, without his levers or power appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Can Ethereum secure a nation’s identity? Bhutan is betting on it
    CryptoSlate - 19:45 Oct 14, 2025
    Bhutan is rebuilding the core of its digital identity framework on Ethereum. The initiative, confirmed by Ethereum Foundation’s Aya Miyaguchi, is part of the Himalayan kingdom’s wider experiment with emerging technologies. It signals that blockchain, once confined to trading and tokens, is now being tested as public infrastructure. According to Miyaguchi, the move will see […] The post Can Ethereum secure a nation’s identity? Bhutan is betting on it appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • Is BlackRock’s IBIT flows keeping Bitcoin above $100k?
    CryptoSlate - 18:00 Oct 14, 2025
    Bitcoin’s weekend was a classic macro hit-and-run. On Friday, tariff threats toward China knifed through risk assets and shoved BTC through $110,000, with roughly $7 billion in crypto positions liquidated as leverage unwound into a thin tape. By Sunday night and into Monday, the tone softened as Trump posted a calming message about China, and […] The post Is BlackRock’s IBIT flows keeping Bitcoin above $100k? appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • US to add $14 billion BTC to Strategic Bitcoin Reserve seized from Chinese scammer
    CryptoSlate - 15:57 Oct 14, 2025
    The US government is moving to seize 127,271 Bitcoin worth about $14.2 billion, which investigators say was generated through a cross-border “pig butchering” scam operated by Chinese national Chen Zhi. If completed, the Bitcoin should be added to the U.S.’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve according to the terms of Trump’s Executive Order issued earlier this year. […] The post US to add $14 billion BTC to Strategic Bitcoin Reserve seized from Chinese scammer appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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  • How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner traffic via satellite
    CryptoSlate - 14:50 Oct 14, 2025
    UC San Diego and the University of Maryland researchers have reported findings showing that roughly half of GEO satellite downlinks carry data without encryption. Further, data interception can be reproduced with just $800 of consumer hardware. Per WIRED, the team captured telco backhaul, industrial control traffic, and law-enforcement communications, and reported fixes to affected providers […] The post How $800 hardware can sniff Bitcoin miner traffic via satellite appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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