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November could be the new October for the US after shutdown delays SEC decisions

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October was supposed to be the month when the long-awaited crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finally hit the US markets. Deadlines for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve or deny multiple crypto spot ETF applications have been aligned throughout the month. But when the US government shut down, the process froze – and the […]

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“We see significant revenue potential from Arc over time”

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Speaking to CNBC’s Sara Eisen on the sidelines of the 2025 Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jeremy Allaire of Circle Internet Group (CRCL) described Arc as “a cost-effective operating system for the Internet,” arguing that basic financial workflows scale on-chain and require predictable cost and performance. He said Arc is designed for payments,

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Bitcoin broke October streak, but a handful of altcoins managed to finish higher

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Bitcoin closed lower in October, ending its six-year “Uptober” streak, while BNB eked out a gain as a mid-month shakeout left most majors stuck below early highs. The shock came on October 10, when President Donald Trump threatened new high tariffs on China amid tensions over rare earths, triggering a broad policy of risk aversion.

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Latin American crypto exchange Ripio launches Argentine peso stablecoin “wARS”

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Ripio, a Latin American crypto exchange with over 25 million users, has launched a new stablecoin pegged to the Argentine peso. The token, called wARS, is now available on Ethereum, the basis of Coinbase and World Chain, local media outlet La Nacion reports. The peso-backed token allows users to send and receive funds globally, at

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ARK Invest’s Crypto Exposure Surpasses $2.15 Billion as Bull Holdings Grow Across 3 Funds

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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest further expanded its crypto bets this week, increasing its stake in exchange Bullish by more than 105,000 shares, worth about $5.3 million. The purchase, spread across ARK’s three actively managed ETFs – ARKK, ARKW and ARKF – brings ARK’s total position in Bullish, CoinDesk’s parent company, to approximately 2.27 million shares,

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BTC white paper published today in 2008

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The Bitcoin white paper, A peer-to-peer electronic payment systempublished by the mysterious and pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto, turned seventeen yesterday. Published on October 31, 2008, in the midst of the global financial crisis, the nine-page document laid the foundation for what would become the world’s first cryptocurrency. The white paper presents a vision of a decentralized,

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MiCA will not save us from a stablecoin crisis. It could be about building one

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The landmark European crypto regulation, MiCA, was supposed to end the “Wild West” era of stablecoins. Proof of reserves, capital rules, redemption requirements: on paper, the framework seems reassuring. Yet in practice, MICA does little to prevent the kind of systemic risks that could arise once stablecoins become part of the global financial ecosystem. The

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Elon Musk on X Chat Messaging Platform Features and Bitcoin-Like P2P Encryption

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Space Speaking at Friday’s “Joe Rogan Experience,” Musk said X had “rebuilt the entire messaging stack” as X Chat and argued that security should be viewed in “degrees of insecurity,” not a binary. He described a peer-to-peer model and said the goal is to make Chat “the least secure”

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