Crypto & mining news

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• 3d ago

  Chinese Startup StepFun Launches a Phone Built Around an AI Agent, Not Apps

  StepFun's STEPX Neo opened for pre-orders in China on Oct. 13 at 3,999 yuan, with an AI agent built into the operating system instead of bolted on as an app.

  Decrypt

• 3d ago

  Stablecoin cards are booming, but who makes money when you swipe?

  Someone paying for lunch with a stablecoin card doesn't need the restaurant to know what USDC is. The card works like any other at the terminal, with the customer's digital dollar balance funding the purchase while the merchant receives regular dollars through its usual payment provider. That leaves several companies to collect fees for connecting… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand…

  CryptoSlateDeFi

• 3d ago

  Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profits

  The influential research firm says real-world assets could finally give blockchains a clear role in finance. For investors, the next challenge is figuring out which companies, networks and protocols capture the revenue.

  CoinDesk

• 3d ago

  Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Lose $152M as Blackrock Drives Friday Selloff

  U.S. crypto ETFs closed Friday under renewed selling pressure, with bitcoin funds losing $82.39 million and ether ETFs shedding another $69.68 million. Solana, XRP and zcash also finished lower, while NEAR once again attracted fresh capital. Bitcoin ETF Demand Stays Fragile as Friday Outflows Hit $82M The week ended much as it had traded: with […]

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• 3d ago

  Polygon sees Coinme acquisition as entry to payments sector dominated by Visa, Stripe

  CEO Marc Boiron said the Coinme acquisition will help Polygon control customer relationships and capture revenue that previously went to payment intermediaries.

  CoinDesk

• 3d ago

  Binance Pool shuts on November 10, with record access ending two weeks later

  Mining stops at 07:00 UTC, while final payments depend on eligibility and historical pages close two weeks later. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

  CryptoSlateMining

• 3d ago

  TokenMaxxing: How to Get the Most Out of Your AI Models

  AI companies charge by the token, and most people burn them on jobs a cheap model could do. Here's how to spend less and get better results, from your first prompt to your first agent.

  Decrypt

• 3d ago

  Ethereum Derivatives Flash Mixed Signals as Bulls Hold the Edge

  Ethereum’s price has spent the week bouncing between $2,324 and $2,575, but beneath the price swings, derivatives traders are carrying $30.59 billion in futures exposure while options bulls command nearly 62% of outstanding positions. The catch is that futures positions are contracting, short-term liquidations favor longs, and major options exchanges disagree on where ethereum’s fiat […]

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• 3d ago

  Solana shows resilience, but some areas need continued observation, Fidelity says

  Solana has had no reported mainnet outages in two years, but concentrations in stake, hosting and client software should be monitored, according to a report.

  Cointelegraph

• 3d ago

  Did Satoshi Get Bitcoin Wrong? Claude's NSA Discovery Sparks Debate

  For 25 years, one suspicion haunted the mathematics protecting much of the internet: had the NSA secretly built a way to crack it? Now, an AI model may have weakened that theory. And Bitcoin’s creator is suddenly part of the argument. On Friday, Anthropic revealed that its Claude AI model solved a mystery that had The post Did Satoshi Get Bitcoin Wrong? Claude's NSA Discovery Sparks Debate…

  BeInCryptoBitcoin

• 3d ago

  Eclair patches a browser attack that could send commands to your Lightning node

  The Oct. 15 release blocks a cached-authentication route to Eclair's API and requires direct browser interfaces to add a backend. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

  CryptoSlate

• 3d ago

  Banks could slow stablecoin growth by paying savers more, BIS paper finds

  A BIS working paper found a 1 basis point rise in U.S. bank deposit rates predicted slower stablecoin growth, cutting ten-week growth from 15% to 12%.

  CoinDeskDeFi

• 3d ago

  Gold Price Slides on Hot Inflation, but Schiff Says It’s a Gift

  The gold price slid after hot CPI, PPI and import data. See why Peter Schiff calls $4,145 gold a gift and what the Fed may do next. The post Gold Price Slides on Hot Inflation, but Schiff Says It’s a Gift appeared first on BeInCrypto.

  BeInCryptoMarkets

• 3d ago

  Arthur Hayes Says OpenAI and Anthropic Are Worthless and Bitcoin Wins

  Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes says the artificial intelligence boom is burning cash on a government backstop, and that the bigger it gets, the higher bitcoin goes. The Arguments Put Forth by Hayes Hayes laid out the convictions on the Convergence podcast with Luke Martin, with his four key talking points being: Money is being wasted. […]

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• 3d ago

  The hidden trade behind Strive’s 16.7% Bitcoin income offer

  There's a Bitcoin company that's now offering investors a 15% annual dividend, paid in small installments every business day. While a 15% dividend is high enough to grab everyone's attention, the more revealing number is what buyers agreed to pay for it. On Oct. 15, Strive priced seven million shares of its new SATS preferred… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that…

  CryptoSlateBitcoin

• 3d ago

  Apple’s First Foldable iPhone Sells Out in Minutes

  iPhone Duo pre-orders sold out in minutes, and online deliveries now miss Christmas. See which options holiday shoppers still have left. The post Apple’s First Foldable iPhone Sells Out in Minutes appeared first on BeInCrypto.

  BeInCrypto

• 3d ago

  Circle’s Allaire says stablecoin issuer looking to enter 40 developing markets: Report

  Markets in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East see increasing demand for stablecoins.

  CointelegraphMarketsDeFi

• 3d ago

  Bloomberg Sees Bitcoin Price at $10K and Cryptoquant’s CEO Doesn’t Agree

  Bloomberg Intelligence strategist Mike McGlone has put a $10,000 target back on bitcoin, and within hours, Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju replied that the onchain floor sits much closer to $30,000. McGlone’s Domino Theory McGlone laid out the call in an X post yesterday, previewing a Bloomberg Intelligence report titled “A Bitcoin $10,000 Reversion Path […]

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• 3d ago

  White House Mocks GTA 6 After Tesla Flying Car Reveal

  The White House says the Tesla flying car beat GTA 6 to market, while Elon Musk now eyes a 400 mph peak for the long-delayed 2028 Roadster. The post White House Mocks GTA 6 After Tesla Flying Car Reveal appeared first on BeInCrypto.

  BeInCryptoMarkets

• 3d ago

  Bitcoin Bull Signals are Flashing Everywhere, Analysts Claim

  Bitcoin bull signals flash on MVRV and MACD charts. See why PlanB, Eric Crown, and CryptoQuant data urge caution. The post Bitcoin Bull Signals are Flashing Everywhere, Analysts Claim appeared first on BeInCrypto.

  BeInCryptoBitcoin

• 3d ago

  Lagarde says euro-area economy is resilient, digital euro under development

  “The digital euro will further stimulate innovation and competition in retail payments,” according to the ECB president.

  Cointelegraph

• 3d ago

  Binance Offers Nearly 8% in XRP for RLUSD But the Base Rate Keeps Falling

  Binance is advertising up to 7.77% in XRP rewards for holding Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, but its own payout table shows the base rate has dropped three weeks in a row. The Number Explained Binance promoted the campaign on X early Saturday, adding: Hold RLUSD and share in $800,000 worth of XRP rewards! Earn up to […]

  Bitcoin.com NewsDeFi

• 3d ago

  Strategy Sinks Nearly 10% on MSCI News But Saylor Is Still $5B Up

  Strategy shares lost 9.6% on Friday in the first full session after MSCI’s index ruling, even though the company’s 848,250 bitcoin still sit about $5 billion above cost. The Breakdown MSCI announced on Oct. 15, after U.S. markets closed, that companies which mainly hold assets rather than run a business will lose index eligibility. Friday […]

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• 3d ago

  Bitget to discontinue services for some users in one-off exercise

  Bitget says user funds are safe and exchange will continue to operate during the change.

  Cointelegraph

• 3d ago

  Bitcoin’s inflation hedge has a hidden cost, and leverage makes it worse

  Borrowing costs, missed interest income, and futures fees can all eat into returns even when Bitcoin holds its value. That's a big problem, and it gets even worse when inflation stays high. September's US inflation report showed consumer prices up 3.7% year over year, fueling concerns about the dollar's purchasing power. That same inflation pressure… Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand…

  CryptoSlateBitcoinMarkets

• 3d ago

  ‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mystery

  Numbers the spy agency handed over in the 1990s, long suspected of hiding a backdoor, turn out to have come from a basic computer program. Bitcoin was never on that list, and its quantum problem hasn’t gone anywhere.

  CoinDeskBitcoin

• 3d ago

  NASA Sent Thousands of Jellyfish to Space in 1991. The Babies Born Up There Couldn’t Handle Earth

  NASA’s STS-40 Spacelab Life Sciences mission launched aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on June 5, 1991 carrying 2,478 immature moon jellyfish polyps, and by the time it landed nine days later the population had multiplied to nearly 60,000. Led by Eastern Virginia Medical School researcher Dorothy B. Spangenberg, the experiment found that jellyfish developed entirely in […]

  Bitcoin.com News

• 3d ago

  A North Carolina Woman Won $100,000 on a Scratch-Off. Then She Won It Again on the Exact Same Game

  LuAnn Chico of Lexington, North Carolina, has won a $100,000 prize twice on the same $20 scratch-off game, Ruby Red 7’s, the North Carolina Education Lottery said. She claimed the second $100,000 win at lottery headquarters in Raleigh on September 21, 2026, and the repeat jackpot drew fresh attention again in October 2026 after Lottery […]

  Bitcoin.com News

• 3d ago

  Cardano shifts $26M to USDCx as bridge controls freeze payouts

  Converted Intersect-administered budgets reduce ADA exposure, while milestone release and stablecoin cash-out conditions still govern access to usable money. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

  CryptoSlateDeFi

• 3d ago

  Nine Blockchain Groups Unite as Quantum Threat Hangs Over Bitcoin

  A new coalition of nine blockchain organizations is tackling a problem that could eventually put roughly 6.4 million bitcoin at risk, including an estimated 1.1 million BTC associated with Satoshi Nakamoto. Launched this week, the Quantum Alliance wants to establish common security standards before powerful quantum computers can crack the digital signatures protecting cryptocurrency wallets. […]

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