Solana Foundation Hires Binance's Former Global CMO for Institutional Push
Rachel Conlan arrives as chief strategy officer and Polygon Labs' Jamal Raees takes over payments, both recruited from elsewhere in crypto.
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Bitcoin Breakout Cools as Fed Rate-Hike Bets Climb
Bitcoin traded near $84,490 Thursday, down from the $87,397 high it touched Monday, as traders price in higher odds that the Federal Reserve raises rates again next month.
Oracle Shares Slide As It Seeks Delay Protection On Project Jupiter
Oracle has issued a force majeure notice over Project Jupiter, its massive 1,400-acre AI data center in New Mexico designed to run 2.5 gigawatts of Bloom Energy fuel cells for Oracle Cloud workloads tied to OpenAI’s Sta…
EU's financial regulator to make AI and tokenization a supervisory priority in 2027
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said it would make AI, tokenization and other emerging technologies relevant to finance a new supervisory priority from 2027.
XRP Enters Unexpected Territory: A Real Estate Company’s Books
A real estate firm, GroEstate I, LLC, has disclosed XRP activity in an amended Reg A offering statement filed with the SEC. The company’s cash flow statement lists $39,518 in “proceeds from sale of XRP,” an amount it th…
Bitcoin’s bear markets are getting milder. Bull markets may be next
The crypto asset fell roughly 55% from its October 2025 peak during its most recent bear cycle. That would qualify as a historic collapse in most markets, but for bitcoin, it was relatively tame compared to past collaps…
New York Sues Polymarket for Illegal Gambling Operation After Kalshi
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued Polymarket over alleged illegal gambling activity.
Can Ethereum Price Reclaim the $2,800 Level Soon?
Ethereum Gas Used remains strong at roughly 217.1 billion despite ETH's pullback toward $2,660.
Ripple CEO Says Buy The Top Five Cryptocurrencies; Refuses To Call Solana A Rival To XRP
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says the simplest crypto strategy right now is straightforward, buy the top five cryptocurrencies by market cap and hold them for the next five years. “You are going to do great,” he said. A…
Why a 23-Year High in Bond Yields Isn’t Scaring Bitcoin This Time
Bitcoin slipped toward $83,800 this week. However, an analyst says there is no need to worry yet. The move comes as US bond yields surged to levels not seen in decades, a move that has rattled traders across financial m…
SoFi tie-up shows stablecoins can provide alternative blockchain settlement rail
SoFi dives deeper into payments as it moves its entire card program to blockchain-based settlement using its SoFiUSD stablecoin, with more than $25 billion in expected annualized volume.
Duelbits Sees Suspicious $4.3 Million Crypto Outflow
Duelbits has seen a suspicious outflow of about $4.3 million in crypto across Ethereum and BNB Chain, according to PeckShieldAlert. The funds included 836 ETH, 1.146 million USDT, 209 BNB, 96,805 USDC, 12.398 billion SH…
IBM opens beta Swift ledger link for 24/7 tokenized deposits
IBM’s beta link lets banks instruct tokenized deposit transfers on Swift’s ledger using existing payment messages and compliance processes.
Hyperliquid Just Got a Major Liquidity Boost—What This Means for the HYPE Price Rally?
HYPEâs Binance listing and record activity is strengthening the bullish structure, but weakening indicators signal caution
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse: ‘I Am Not An XRP Maximalist’
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse pushed back on the idea that he only backs XRP, when asked in a recent interview why someone should choose XRP over top coins like Solana and hold it for the next five years.
Q-Day Could Arrive Before Quantum Computers Are Commercially Useful, EU Warns
The EU's banking, insurance and markets regulators said an advanced quantum computer could undermine cryptography protecting communications, transactions, databases and blockchains.
SUI Price Sets Up for Bigger Rally as Weekly SAR Flips Bullish — $1.50 Next?
SUI price is holding near $0.95 after a sharp September rally that pushed the token above the $1 mark and into a major resistance zone.
Decrypt Media and FOMO Hour’s Thought Leader Farokh Sarmad to Take Main Stage at NEXTPredict NY Conference
Premier Partnership will livestream the Main Stage through Decrypt Media and bring Rug Radio and FOMO HOUR programming onsite.
Bitcoin Is in the “Upside Down”: Benjamin Cowen Warns of Q4 Drop If Loses $83K
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Solana Foundation hires ex-Binance CMO and payments exec as new partnerships expand
Rachel Conlan will oversee institutional partnerships and ecosystem growth, while Jamal Raees will focus on stablecoins and tokenized deposits, following a wave of new partnerships.
Bitcoin falls below $84K as 10-year Treasury yield hits 19-year high
Bitcoin traded near $83,200 as Fed hike odds reached about 75% and Treasury prepared a $6 billion buyback of long-dated bonds.
HIFI raises $37M to expand stablecoin payments, tokenized markets
HIFI CEO Zach Walsh told Cointelegraph the $37 million Series A is the company’s first priced funding round, though HIFI did not disclose its valuation.
Era of pure crypto exchanges is ending, Bybit CEO says
Bybit’s global campaign positions it as a broader financial platform, though its stock, gold and forex derivatives were already available.
EU banking watchdog calls for crypto lending rules under MiCA
The EBA outlined potential rules for crypto lending and firms providing access to DeFi protocols as part of the European Commission’s MiCA review.