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Coinbase spent over $3 billion on acquisitions in 2025 to expand its product offerings. The exchange completed eight deals this year, including major purchases of Deribit and Echo. According to Cointelegraph, Aklil Ibssa, Coinbase's head of corporate development and M&A, explained the company's acquisition
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According to Cointelegraph, NYDIG global head of research Greg Cipolaro released a report on Friday stating that Bitcoin is not a strong inflation hedge. The data does not support the widespread belief that Bitcoin protects against inflation. Cipolaro noted that correlations between Bitcoin and inflationary measures are neither consistent nor
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According to Cointelegraph, a Bitcoin improvement proposal for a soft fork published on Friday sparked controversy within the community. Core developer Luke Dashjr created the proposal to restrict data in Bitcoin transactions through a one-year temporary soft fork. The proposal aims to address concerns about bad actors embedding illegal content
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Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded their second straight week of outflows as investor demand cooled. According to Cointelegraph, Ether products posted $243.9 million in net redemptions for the week ending Friday. This followed the previous week's $311 million outflow based on SoSoValue data. Bitcoin ETFs showed renewed
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The Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index has historically aligned with Bitcoin's market cycle peaks, a pattern that could extend the current bull run beyond typical timeframes. According to Cointelegraph, analyst Colin Talks Crypto noted that all three past Bitcoin cycle tops have
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According to Cointelegraph, Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum has partnered with Bitcoin lending platform Debifi to launch MultiSYG, a multisignature lending product set to debut in the first half of 2026. The platform allows borrowers to retain shared control of their Bitcoin collateral through distributed key management. The service enables
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Video platform Rumble announced a partnership with Tether to enable Bitcoin tipping for content creators. According to Cointelegraph, Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski made the announcement at Plan B Forum in Lugano, Switzerland on October 24, 2025. The platform serves 51 million monthly active users. The Bitcoin tipping feature is currently
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Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao criticized Peter Schiff's tokenized gold product announcement on Thursday. According to Cointelegraph, CZ called the project a "trust me bro" asset. He posted on X that tokenized gold depends entirely on third-party custody. The former CEO explained that these tokens represent promises
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Latin American citizens are using stablecoins to replace inadequate banking infrastructure. According to Cointelegraph, residents in Argentina, Venezuela, Bolivia and Mexico use digital dollar-backed assets for daily payments and savings. Patricio Mesri, co-CEO of Bybit's Latin American division, confirmed the trend at the European Blockchain Convention 2025 in
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Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced economic stimulus measures on Tuesday to address inflation impacts on households. According to Cointelegraph, the package includes subsidies for electricity and gas charges plus regional grants to support small businesses. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes responded to the announcement by predicting
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Global retail crypto transactions increased by more than 125 percent between January and September 2025. According to Cointelegraph, blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reported this growth in its Crypto Adoption and Stablecoin Usage Report released Tuesday. The expansion mirrors similar growth rates observed throughout 2024. Most transaction activity centered on
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Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller proposed a new payment account framework for crypto and fintech companies on October 21, 2025. According to Cointelegraph, Waller announced the "skinny" master account concept during the Fed's inaugural Payments Innovation Conference in Washington. The payment accounts would grant fintech
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BlackRock has processed over $3 billion in Bitcoin conversions for large holders through its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. According to The Crypto Basic, Robbie Mitchnick confirmed these transactions during an October 2025 statement. The Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock noted that wealthy investors increasingly prefer maintaining Bitcoin exposure through
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Bolivia's president-elect Rodrigo Paz will use blockchain technology to reform public procurement processes. According to Cointelegraph, Paz defeated rival Jorge Quiroga with 54.5% of votes in Sunday's runoff election. He takes office November 8 and inherits an economy strained by fuel shortages and limited US
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According to Cointelegraph, CleanSpark shares rose over 13 percent on Monday after the company announced its strategic expansion into artificial intelligence data center infrastructure. The Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining firm appointed Jeffrey Thomas as senior vice president of AI data centers to lead the initiative. CleanSpark ranks as the fifth-largest Bitcoin
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Michael Saylor posted a cryptic message on Sunday suggesting Strategy plans to purchase more Bitcoin despite recent pressure on corporate treasury companies. According to Cointelegraph, Saylor shared a chart from the Saylor Bitcoin Tracker showing the company's cumulative purchases. He wrote that the most important orange dot is