Hester Peirce, a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) known by many in the industry as “Crypto Mom,” gave a speech laced with non-fungible token (NFT) metaphors and a review of the agency’s approach to digital assets. Speaking at a Coin Center event on Thursday, Peirce seemed to joke in response to…
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Key takeaways: Bitcoin suffers its steepest weekly decline since March, slipping under $110,000. Over $15 billion in leveraged positions were flushed out, signaling a reset in risk appetite. October seasonality has historically delivered strong Bitcoin gains. Bitcoin (BTC) is enduring its sharpest weekly decline since March 2025, with prices dropping over 5% and sliding below…
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Asset management company Grayscale has suggested that the third quarter of 2025 may have represented an altcoin season “distinct from those in the past,” based in part on the underperformance of Bitcoin and a boost from centralized exchanges. According to a Grayscale report released on Thursday, though returns across crypto-related markets, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether…
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Key points: Bitcoin is nearing the support of the large range, indicating that a relief rally is possible in the near term. Several major altcoins are trying to start a relief rally, but they are likely to meet significant resistance from the bears at higher levels. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $110,000 level, but it remains…
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Crypto asset prices retraced this week, but the spot market is faring better than most digital asset treasury companies, which have lost over 90% of their value in some cases due to market saturation and investor concerns over the sustainability of the digital asset treasury business model. Strategy, the largest Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, is…
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This week in DeFi, a debate emerged about whether growing adoption among Wall Street participants may lead to the crypto market’s first extended “supercycle,” resulting in digital asset valuations rising beyond the historic four-year cycle’s time frame. As the leading smart contract blockchain, Ethereum’s native Ether (ETH) token could be set to benefit from “Wall…
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Key points: Bitcoin sellers attempt to break support at $109,000 at the week’s final Wall Street open. BTC price action can head toward $100,000 as a result, despite a large “deleveraging” event. US PCE inflation offers no relief for crypto bulls. Bitcoin (BTC) threatened new September lows at Friday’s Wall Street open as US inflation…
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Almost a year into the second term of US President Donald Trump, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) still doesn’t have a permanent head. Former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz was Trump’s top choice for the role. A confirmation vote was expected by the end of July but was stalled at the request of the White…
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Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump and a businessman with several crypto ventures, said stablecoins could preserve the US dollar’s strength. In an interview with The New York Post published Friday, Eric Trump said he is convinced stablecoins will “save the US dollar.” He highlighted USD1, the stablecoin tied to the Trump family’s…
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In 2025, the crypto industry is shifting from hype to utility. Stablecoin frameworks are taking shape, tokenized assets are entering mainstream markets, and artificial intelligence is beginning to transact on-chain. At the center of these changes, layer-1 blockchains are being redefined not as experiments, but as the infrastructure powering real-world adoption. “Layer-1s are still the…
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