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Bitcoin trades into a policy deadline as prediction markets price a U.S. government shutdown. Polymarket contracts showed odds peaking between 72% and 82% for a lapse in funding in 2025, up from roughly 35% earlier in the month, reflecting rapid adjustments in crowd forecasts as negotiations narrowed. US Government shutdown odds (Source: Polymarket) Crypto pricing tracked the shift in macro risk...
BitMine, an Ethereum-focused company, has taken advantage of ETH’s recent slip below $4,000 to significantly expand its holdings. The firm disclosed on Sept. 29 that it purchased more than 200,000 ETH during the week, lifting its total to 2.6 million ETH. This stash, at current market prices, is valued at $10.9 billion and now represents more than 2% of Ethereum’s circulating supply. BitMine...
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission host a joint roundtable on regulatory harmonization for digital assets today from 1 to 5:30 P.M. ET, streamed on SEC.gov. Opening remarks will come from SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins and CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham, with closing remarks from SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, and the agenda brings executives...
Aster, the decentralized perpetuals exchange with backing from Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, generated more revenue than Tether in the last 24 hours. According to DeFiLlama data, Aster ranked as the highest revenue-generating protocol in the past 24 hours, surpassing Tether and Circle, the two leading stablecoin issuers. Over the last week, the exchange recorded roughly $93.5 million in fee...
Bitcoin’s 2026 price targets span from $60,000 to $500,000, centering on a median near $201,000 off a current price near $112,000, framing a cycle defined by institutional demand, policy shifts, and a constrained float. According to a consolidated analysis of public forecasts, the range maps to conservative, base, and bullish clusters that hinge on fund flows, regulatory progress, and macro...
The following is a guest post and opinion from Adrián Garelik, CEO and Co-Founder of Flixxoo Algorithms manufacture taste. That’s efficient for retention, but brutal for creators who live and die by an opaque feed. Surveys show widespread burnout and rising skepticism about AI-mediated media—yet we keep optimizing for the metric while sidelining the maker. It’s time to rebuild the rails with peer...