Technology giant IBM launched a cryptocurrency platform for US institutions, marking one of the company’s strongest pushes yet into digital assets and blockchain infrastructure. IBM’s platform will offer US businesses and governments crypto custody and payment services by the end of the year, aiming to simplify the integration of digital assets into the existing financial…
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Opinion by: Vitaliy Shtyrkin, chief product officer at B2BINPAY For years, large retailers invested heavily in their own fintech divisions, convinced they could develop payment solutions internally, overlook smaller players and innovate independently — and, for a while, they succeeded. Today, however, despite boasting vast resources and a global reach, corporations are realizing that money…
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How the gold rush ended in October 2025 After a significant rally that pushed gold prices above $4,300 per ounce, the metal reached a historic milestone driven by strong safe-haven demand. By October 2025, the market began experiencing profit-taking. Gold prices fell by more than 2% on Oct. 17, 2025, immediately after reaching the milestone.…
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Cryptocurrency markets have staged a recovery after a record $19 billion liquidation event, buoyed by signs of a temporary ceasefire in the US-China trade war. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly recovered above a two-week high of $116,400 on Monday, driven by investor expectations of two significant macroeconomic catalysts this week: the incoming Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC)…
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Bitcoin (BTC) started the last week of October with a welcome rebound; can BTC price action cancel its dip from all-time highs? Bitcoin reached $114,500 for the weekly close as bulls staged a much-needed comeback, but many traders remained unconvinced. FOMC week began with stocks breathing a sigh of relief on reduced US-China tariff odds. Ongoing…
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Cryptocurrency investment products regained momentum last week as investor confidence improved following lower-than-expected US inflation data. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $921 million of inflows last week, more than offsetting the $513 million in outflows from the week before, CoinShares reported Monday. The main driver behind the bullish trend in the crypto fund market was…
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One of the world’s first crypto exchanges, the now-defunct Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, has again postponed repayments to creditors, this time until October 2026. According to a Monday announcement, Mt. Gox postponed customer repayments to Oct. 31, 2026. The notice came just four days before its Oct. 31, 2025, deadline. According to the announcement, the…
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Key takeaways Tax authorities like the IRS, HMRC and ATO classify crypto as a capital asset, meaning that sales, trades and even swaps are considered taxable events. Tax authorities worldwide are coordinating through frameworks like the FATF and the OECD’s CARF to track transactions, even across borders and privacy coins. Authorities use blockchain analytics firms…
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Australia’s crypto industry has largely backed the government’s draft crypto legislation released last month, but has still responded to a Treasury consultation with demands for further clarity. “The draft legislation, as it stands, leaves some critical questions unanswered,” Caroline Bowler, the former CEO of crypto exchange BTC Markets, said in a statement. “We support the…
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The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index has finally clawed its way out of the “fear” zone on Sunday, resolving to neutral for the first time in more than two weeks as the price of Bitcoin surged back to around $115,000 over the weekend. The Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index, which measures overall market sentiment, is…
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