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Bitcoin market observers believe that the recent price slump may actually reflect the asset’s wider adoption by institutions, which still don’t see it as a risk-off asset.It’s been rough out there for crypto in recent months. Since October, when Bitcoin’s price reached a high of over $120,000, BTC has been gradually sliding. In recent weeks, it dropped sharply, down over 25% on the month.Amid the sell-off, market observers have been looking for explanations. Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan attributed the fall to the notorious four-year cycles that have previously defined crypto market price swings.Others, including one US Federal Reserve…

Vitalik Buterin just published a research proposal that sidesteps the question everyone keeps asking: can blockchains run AI models?Instead, the research claims Ethereum as the privacy-preserving settlement layer for metered AI and API usage. The post, co-authored with Davide Crapis on Ethereum Research, argues that the real opportunity isn’t putting LLMs on-chain.The real opportunity lies in building the infrastructure that enables agents and users to pay for thousands of API calls without compromising identity or creating surveillance trails through billing data.The timing is critical because agentic AI is moving from demonstrations to enterprise roadmaps. Gartner forecasts that 40% of enterprise…

Hong Kong — Bitcoin layer-2 builders made the case on Thursday that the next phase of crypto’s evolution won’t be about replacing bitcoin as “digital gold,” but making it productive.Speaking at Consensus Hong Kong 2026, leaders from Citrea, Rootstock Labs and investment firm BlockSpaceForce argued that Bitcoin’s scaling layers are less about raw throughput and more about turning the world’s largest cryptocurrency into a programmable financial base layer.“Most of it — the mission — is just making Bitcoin a productive asset,” said Gabe Parker, head of business development at Citrea, a zk-rollup built on Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s base layer, he noted,…

The United Kingdom’s government has appointed HSBC’s tokenization platform to power a pilot issuance of digital government bonds, known as “gilts,” marking the latest step in its push to modernize sovereign debt markets using blockchain technology.HM Treasury has appointed HSBC Orion to facilitate the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance, according to a Thursday announcement.The Treasury published a DIGIT pilot update in July 2025, outlining plans to explore blockchain applications in UK sovereign debt issuance and to support the development of domestic tokenization infrastructure.“We want to attract investment and make the UK the best place to do business,” said Lucy…

Ripple used XRP Community Day to tighten its message: XRP is not an accessory to the business, it’s the organizing principle and the company is positioning its product stack, regulatory posture, and institutional roadmap around that premise. XRP Community Day Highlights CEO Brad Garlinghouse went straight for the ceiling. “There will be a trillion dollar crypto company, I don’t doubt that for a second,” he said. “I think Ripple has the opportunity to be that company, and maybe there’ll be more than one.” The framing matters because it’s not a token price call — it’s a scale argument about where…

DCG 创始人：未来几年 5% – 10% 的比特币资金将流入以 Zcash 为代表的隐私代币 – BitRss – Crypto World News ChainCatcher 11 minutes ago 4 ChainCatcher 消息，据 The Block 报道，美国区块链行业投资集团 Digital Currency Group（DCG）创始人兼首席执行官 Barry Silbert 表示，未来几年将有 5% – 10% 的比特币资金流入以 Zcash 为代表的隐私加密货币。Silbert 在纽约比特币投资者周会议上表示，虽然他看好比特币作为多元化投资组合的核心部分，但他更喜欢投资那些具有 100 到 1000 倍回报机会的变革性项目。他认为 Zcash 和 Bittenser 等项目有可能实现 500 倍增长。Silbert 指出，比特币早期被视为“匿名现金”的叙事在区块链分析公司如 Chainalysis 和 Elliptic 的时代已不再成立，同时他怀疑比特币能否实现任何隐私功能。值得注意的是，DCG 旗下的 Grayscale 提供 Zcash 信托基金，并正寻求将其转换为 ETF。 BitRss shares this Content always with License. Read Entire Article Screenshot generated in real time with SneakPeek Suite Homepage International DCG 创始人：未来几年 5% – 10% 的比特币资金将流入以 Zcash 为代表的隐私代币 BitRss World Crypto News | Market BitRss | Short Urls Design By New Web…

BlockFills, an institutional-focused digital asset trading and lending firm, has temporarily suspended client deposits and withdrawals, citing recent market and financial conditions, according to reporting from the Financial Times. A notice was sent last week and stated the suspension was intended “to further the protection of our clients and the firm.” It added that any funds deposited during the suspension period would be refused and returned. Clients were told they could continue trading under certain restrictions, including the possibility that positions or loans requiring additional margin could be closed. BlockFills provides spot and derivatives execution, structured products, and crypto-backed lending…

BitMine executive Tom Lee discussed Ethereum’s price outlook at Consensus, saying past downturns have always ended in sharp, “V-shaped” recoveries. Summary BitMine executive Tom Lee says Ethereum is likely nearing a bottom, noting that ETH has recovered from every major 50%+ drawdown since 2018. Lee points to a potential “undercut” near $1,890 as a technical signal that the current sell-off could be close to exhaustion. Ethereum is trading near $1,900 support, with momentum indicators suggesting selling pressure is easing, though key resistance remains overhead. Ethereum has always rebounded after major drops, says Tom Lee Lee pointed out that Ethereum (ETH)…

The United Kingdom’s government has appointed HSBC’s tokenization platform to power a pilot issuance of digital government bonds, known as “gilts,” marking the latest step in its push to modernize sovereign debt markets using blockchain technology.His Majesty’s Treasury has appointed HSBC Orion to facilitate the Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) pilot issuance, according to a Thursday announcement.The Treasury published a DIGIT pilot update in July 2025, outlining plans to explore blockchain applications in UK sovereign debt issuance and to support the development of domestic tokenization infrastructure.“We want to attract investment and make the UK the best place to do business,” said…

Binance did not cause the crypto market liquidation event on Oct. 10, but every exchange — centralized or decentralized — saw massive liquidations that day after China imposed rare earth metal controls and the U.S. announced fresh tariffs, said Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng.About 75% of the liquidations took place around 9:00 p.m. ET, alongside two unrelated, isolated issues: a stablecoin depegging and “some slowness in terms of asset transfer,” Teng said Thursday at CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong conference.”The U.S. equity market plunged $1.5 trillion in value that day,” he said. “The U.S. equity market alone saw $150 billion of liquidation.…