Bitcoin (BTC) miners have raised $11 billion in convertible debt — corporate debt that is convertible to stocks — over the last year, amid a pivot into artificial intelligence data centers. Miners completed 18 convertible bond deals following the April 2024 Bitcoin halving that slashed the block reward by 50%, according to TheMinerMag. The average…
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The United Kingdom has opened the floodgates for crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail investors — a market that was previously limited to professional traders — sparking a price war among issuers vying for market share, according to the Financial Times. In a report published on Thursday, the FT said several Bitcoin ETN issuers have…
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s bearish MACD cross and engulfing candle on the three-week chart signal a cycle top. Market analysts suggest that 558 days post-2024 halving indicate the Bitcoin bull cycle’s top is imminent. Other analysts say BTC price still has room to run, with $180,000 still in the cards. Bitcoin (BTC) price traded 3% lower…
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Key points: Bitcoin revisits the bottom of its local range in a fresh dive after the Federal Reserve interest-rate cut. Traders betting on upside get punished, with long liquidations nearing $1 billion. A deeper rout for stocks could mean BTC price losses of 30%. Bitcoin (BTC) saw new weekly lows at Thursday’s Wall Street open…
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may finally get a chairperson as President Donald Trump’s nominee, Michael Selig, begins the vetting process. The CFTC is currently under the leadership of Acting Chair Caroline Pham, who assumed the role in April 2025. She was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden in 2022 and…
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Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) may reach a cumulative value of $2 trillion in the next three years as more global capital and payments migrate onto more efficient blockchain rails, according to investment bank Standard Chartered. The bank said in a Thursday report shared with Cointelegraph that the “trustless” structure of decentralized finance (DeFi) is poised…
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Nakamoto Holdings, the Bitcoin treasury firm led by Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey, has seen its stock collapse by over 98% since its May high after a wave of investor selling linked to its $563 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) deals. The company, which merged with Utah-based healthcare operator KindlyMD earlier this year,…
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Key takeaways: A sharp Bitcoin decline often triggers systemic contagion, driving altcoins lower through both liquidity and confidence channels. During crises, the market tends to view crypto as a single risk asset rather than valuing individual utility, as seen in the high BTC-ETH and BTC-XRP correlations. Correlation and beta analyses are essential for quantifying how…
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Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA). The company said the move is part of its “proactive approach” to align with Japan’s emerging regulatory framework for digital…
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Key points: Bitcoin spot market trading volume hits $300 billion in volatile October 2025. Binance leads the pack with $174 billion traded, new research reveals. Traders are exhibiting “highly constructive” behavior regarding future market stability. Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges saw a giant $300 billion in spot trading volume during “Uptober” 2025. New data from the onchain…
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