Day: October 24, 2025

Delayed US Inflation Report Unlikely to Impact Fed Rate Cut Decision

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Crypto market observers have locked their gaze on the delayed US inflation report for September, which is expected to be published on Friday and to exceed 3% for the first time in 2025, which could have a knock-on effect on crypto markets.  The US Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to publish the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September on Friday. It has been delayed due to the ongoing government shutdown, which is now in its 24th day. Economists forecast that September inflation rose 0.4% monthly and 3.1% annually, so…

Maestro’s Enterprise-grade Infrastructure Enables Midl to Bring EVM-level dApps to Bitcoin

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[PRESS RELEASE – Austin, Texas, October 23rd, 2025] Maestro, the leading enterprise-grade infrastructure powering Bitcoin-native capital markets, is delighted to support Midl, a next-generation execution environment for Bitcoin. Midl joins a growing list of supported chains, extending the same low-latency RPC, indexing, and data-streaming capabilities through Maestro’s developer platform. Midl brings an EVM-compatible development environment and smart contracts directly on the Bitcoin network, without bridges or third parties. In a short time since its testnet launch, Midl has processed over a million Bitcoin transactions and 2.1 million EVM smart contract…

Custodia and Vantage Launch Bank Blockchain For Tokenized Deposits

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Crypto-friendly banks Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank have launched a turnkey blockchain solution allowing traditional banks to issue tokenized deposits that will work with stablecoins. The solution enables banks to leverage blockchain’s near-instant, low-cost transactions in an interoperable manner with other banks while being able to retain customer deposits, the two banks said in a statement on Thursday. “The patent-protected framework is designed to provide institutions and their customers with the efficiencies and security of tokenization while safeguarding core deposits from the risk of disintermediation.” Source: Caitlin Long Tokenized deposits…

Decentralized Perps Already at $1 Trillion Trading Volume in October

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Decentralized perpetual trading volume is set for a massive month in October, having just passed a record $1 trillion with a week still to spare as traders place big bets on the crypto markets. The $1 trillion milestone has already beaten August’s record of $762 billion by a considerable margin, according to data from DeFiLlama. While Hyperliquid leads October with $317.6 billion in trading volume, Lighter, Aster, and edgeX have also fared well, seeing $255.4 billion, $177.6 billion and $134.7 billion, respectively, with the rest made up of smaller decentralized…

Retail Investors Lead Israel’s Crypto Boom During Periods of National Uncertainty

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MENA crypto markets show diverse adoption narratives – retail-driven in Israel, institutional-led in Turkey and UAE, and resilient yet isolated in Iran. Israel’s cryptocurrency economy has experienced significant growth, particularly following the national crisis triggered by the October 7, 2023, attacks, according to a recent Chainalysis report. From 2024 to 2025, the country saw crypto inflows surpassing $713 billion in a steady expansion in line with prior trends. Before the attacks, transaction volumes in Israel closely matched expected activity, with deviations averaging just -0.3%. Following the attacks, however, volumes…

Trump Sheds Light On Pardon For Binance Founder CZ

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US President Donald Trump said he pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao after lobbying and support by “a lot of people” that told him he wasn’t guilty.  CZ’s pardon was signed on Wednesday, and Binance confirmed the presidential order to Cointelegraph in a statement. During a press conference on Thursday, Trump said he chose to pardon the Binance founder because he “was recommended by a lot of people,” had a lot of support and “people say that he wasn’t guilty of anything.” “I don’t know him, I don’t believe I’ve…

BNB and WLFI surge after Trump pardons Binance founder CZ

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Crypto traders are expecting a significant rally for BNB in the coming weeks after US President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. Zhao pleaded guilty in November 2023 to one count of failing to implement an adequate Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program at Binance, violating the Bank Secrecy Act.  The price of BNB (BNB) surged 3.6% to an intraday high of $1,121 just hours after The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump pardoned Zhao, following months of lobbying and appeals from the company and Zhao. Source: Changpeng Zhao “Trump just…

We Asked 3 AIs if Ripple (XRP) Can Still Tap a New ATH This Quarter

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“It’s possible and increasingly probable,” Grok estimated. 2025 brought substantial gains for Ripple’s cross-border token at one point, but the last several weeks have not been that beneficial for the bulls. In this article, we poke the AI brains of three of the most popular chatbots to determine if hitting a new all-time high price remains possible until the end of this year. Only Under These Conditions XRP had its glory moments this year, with its price reaching a new record of around $3.65 in mid-July. Since then, though,…