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Author Hongji Feng Author Hongji Feng About Author Hongji is a reporter who covers crypto, finance, and tech. He graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism with a Bachelor’s and a Master’s. He has previously interned at HTX,… Share Last updated:  October 24, 2025 Wall Street’s newest steps reach directly into crypto’s core collateral, and that shift could decide where bitcoin’s DeFi experiments actually take root once markets turn volatile and balance sheets matter more than slogans.JPMorgan is preparing a program that lets institutions pledge Bitcoin and Ethereum for loans, while Fidelity’s product page now offers Solana trading to…

Bitcoin’s bull market is holding strong, but a slip under $100,000 could spell trouble, Galaxy Digital’s head of research Alex Thorn told Cointelegraph.“I think the bull market is structurally intact, but it’s at risk,” Thorn said, noting that the market is at a “pivot point” where sentiment could shift quickly. “If you were to lose 100K now, I think it would create a lot of anxiety that could put that structural bull market in jeopardy.”Despite the massive Oct. 10 liquidation, he insists that the pullback was not driven by Bitcoin’s fundamentals. “Nothing about Bitcoin’s drop… has been fundamental about Bitcoin,”…

In brief Blockchain.com received its MiCA license in Malta, joining firms including Gate and Gemini.
 EU regulators have warned Malta over inconsistent supervision under the new crypto regime.
 The move comes as the island nation tightens restrictions on new crypto mining and licensing practices. Blockchain.com has secured a MiCA license in Malta, the latest in a wave of crypto firms seeking access to the EU market through the island, including Kraken, Gate, and Gemini.A spokesperson for Blockchain.com told Decrypt that Malta offered “the right combination of regulatory transparency, institutional expertise, and strategic access to the European Economic Area”.“It will serve…

Key points:Bitcoin’s relief rally is facing selling near $112,000, signaling that the bears have not given up.Buyers have defended the support levels in select major altcoins, but unless they push the price above the overhead resistance, the selling is likely to resume.Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting a comeback, but the bears are selling the recovery near $112,000. Bitfinex analysts said in a report that the 18.1% peak-to-trough drawdown in October is “consistent with prior cycle-high retests since 2023,” indicating consolidation rather than a trend reversal. Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said in an interview with CNBC that BTC “should hold” around $100,000.…

Crypto analyst Hov has stated that the macro target for the Dogecoin price remains unchanged despite the recent crypto market crash. This comes as DOGE looks to reclaim the psychological $0.2 level, which could spark a significant rebound for the meme coin.  Macro Target For The Dogecoin Price Remains Above $2 In an X post, the crypto analyst stated that he still has the same macro target for the Dogecoin price. His accompanying chart showed DOGE could rally to $3 by next year, which would mark a new all-time high (ATH) for the altcoin. However, there is the possibility that…

There’s a change coming to crypto crime, and North Korea’s state-backed hackers are in the vanguard.There’s no longer any need for dozens of expensively educated programmers to analyze blockchain code and smart contracts for vulnerabilities, it’s now possible to set AI to the task, according to Kostas Kryptos Chalkias, co-founder and chief cryptographer of Mysten Labs.Large language models represent a greater threat to the industry than quantum computing, which potentially would work so fast that the encryption algorithms used become obsolete. Pyongyang’s cyber units, responsible for stealing an estimated $2 billion in crypto already this year, have begun integrating large…

Tom Lee says U.S. stocks can finish 2025 higher and crypto should rally into year-end after a sharp deleveraging, laying out his case during an interview Friday on CNBC’s “Closing Bell: Overtime.”Pressed by co-host Jon Fortt on whether the risk-on trade is back, Lee, who is the chairman of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), as well as the head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors and chief investment officer at Fundstrat Capital, noted he stayed bullish through the spring slump, reminding viewers Fundstrat’s year-end S&P 500 target was 6,600 at the April lows. With the index around 6,800 and roughly 10…

Journalist Hassan Shittu Journalist Hassan Shittu About Author Hassan, a Cryptonews.com journalist with 6+ years of experience in Web3 journalism, brings deep knowledge across Crypto, Web3 Gaming, NFTs, and Play-to-Earn sectors. His work has appeared in… Share Last updated:  October 24, 2025 Crypto.com has officially filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a National Trust Bank Charter, a move that could place the company among a small group of crypto firms seeking federal recognition in banking. The filing marks a major step in the exchange’s long-term effort to expand its regulated financial…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) long-time whales, once the fiercest champions of self-custody, may be losing some of their grip on the market as more migrate toward the comforts of traditional finance. Earlier this week, a BlackRock executive revealed that several of Bitcoin’s earliest holders are quietly swapping portions of their spot positions for exchange-traded funds (ETFs), gaining access to broader wealth management tools in the process.While ETFs and spot Bitcoin have traditionally served different audiences, onchain data suggests the rise of spot ETFs may be coming at the expense of self-custody. According to analyst Willy Woo, the amount of self-custodied Bitcoin recently…

Journalist Hassan Shittu Journalist Hassan Shittu About Author Hassan, a Cryptonews.com journalist with 6+ years of experience in Web3 journalism, brings deep knowledge across Crypto, Web3 Gaming, NFTs, and Play-to-Earn sectors. His work has appeared in… Share Last updated:  October 24, 2025 Polymarket has confirmed plans to launch its long-awaited POLY token alongside an airdrop, marking a key step for the fast-growing prediction market platform.The confirmation came from Chief Marketing Officer Matthew Modabber, who said during an interview on the Degenz Live podcast Thursday that the project would “definitely” include both a token and an airdrop.Source: X“There will be a…