Day: October 25, 2025

North Korea’s Crypto Theft Reaches $2.83B Since 2024

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Chinese, Russian, and Cambodian intermediaries reportedly played key roles in moving and cashing the stolen funds. A new report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) shows that North Korean hackers stole $2.83 billion in cryptocurrency between January 2024 and September 2025. This figure accounts for nearly one-third of the country’s total foreign currency income in 2024. Bybit Exploit Was the Largest Contributor The MSMT, a coalition of 11 countries formed in October 2024, was created to track how North Korea evades international sanctions through cybercrime. Its latest findings…

ISM Data Hints Bitcoin Cycle Could Last Longer Than Usual

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The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has historically aligned with major peaks in Bitcoin’s market cycles — a pattern that, if repeated, could imply a longer-than-usual cycle this time around. The correlation between the ISM PMI and Bitcoin’s (BTC) price was first popularized by Real Vision’s Raoul Pal and has since gained traction among macro-focused crypto analysts. “All 3 past Bitcoin cycle tops have broadly aligned with this monthly, oscillating index,” analyst Colin Talks Crypto noted, referencing the recurring overlap between Bitcoin’s market highs and…

What’s Behind the Record-Breaking 270K BTC Movement This Year?

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2025 sets a new record as dormant Bitcoin over seven years awakens. 2025 is shaping up as a record-breaking year for the movement of long-dormant Bitcoin. New data revealed BTC inactive for seven or more years, showing significant activity. So far this year, 270,000 BTC have been transformed, which is a new all-time high. This figure has already surpassed 2024’s 255,000 BTC and far exceeded 2023’s 59,000 BTC, with two months still remaining. 2025 Becomes Year of the Awakening CryptoQuant explained that Bitcoin’s surge in long-dormant coin movements may…

Bitcoin Miners Face New Hash Wars After 2024 Halving

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The Bitcoin mining industry is becoming increasingly competitive, with so-called tier-2 operators closing the gap on established leaders in realized hashrate — a sign of a more level playing field following the 2024 halving. According to The Miner Mag, companies such as Cipher Mining, Bitdeer and HIVE Digital have rapidly expanded their realized hashrate after several years of infrastructure growth, narrowing the distance to top players like MARA Holdings, CleanSpark and Cango. “Their ascent highlights how the middle tier of public miners — once trailing far behind — has rapidly…

Ledger Multisig Update Sparks Fee Backlash

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Crypto hardware wallet provider Ledger recently announced a new multisig interface that has been broadly welcomed as a technical improvement but criticized for introducing a new fee structure that some users have called a cash grab. The Ledger Multisig application will charge users a flat $10 fee for all transactions except token transfers, which incur a 0.05% variable fee. These charges come in addition to standard blockchain network gas fees, which are independent of Ledger. Ethereum developer and X user pcaversaccio criticized the move, writing: “You parade as Cypherpunk while…

US Representative reveals up to $30K Bitcoin exposure

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Key Takeaways US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene reported up to $30,000 in spot Bitcoin ETF investments. The information comes from a periodic transaction report. Share this article US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene disclosed Bitcoin exposure between $2,000 and $30,000 through purchases of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, according to a recent transaction report. Greene has filed multiple stock trades incorporating Bitcoin ETF purchases, highlighting a pattern of congressional engagement with crypto assets. In addition to her IBIT investment, Greene reported several traditional equity purchases this month across the tech, energy,…

Rug Pull or Misunderstanding? FET Community in Uproar Over Ocean Protocol Transfers

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Fetch.ai opens class-action lawsuit after Ocean Protocol allegedly moves 270 million FET to exchanges. Ocean Protocol’s sudden withdrawal from the ASI Alliance has sparked accusations of a major token rug pull. In fact, independent on-chain analytics from Bubblemaps indicate that the project transferred approximately 270 million FET, which is worth an estimated $120 million, to Binance and an OTC provider without notifying either the alliance or FET holders. The ASI Alliance, formed in March 2024, united Ocean Protocol, Fetch.ai, and SingularityNET under a single token, FET, with Ocean Protocol’s…

XRP Price Eyes 35% Rally After Ripple’s ‘Internet Of Value’ Endorsement

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Key Takeaways: XRP (XRP) flashes signs of a potential 35% breakout as bullish technicals align with fresh fundamentals, including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s renewed push for the blockchain company’s “internet of value” vision. XRP price held a key support level XRP’s price chart technicals indicate that it has bounced from the lower trendline of its prevailing ascending triangle pattern. That support has historically marked the start of powerful rebound moves, including 70-80% jumps earlier in 2025. XRP/USD weekly chart. Source: TradingView As of Saturday, the token had bounced by more…

MultiBank Group and Khabib Nurmagomedov Launch an Exclusive Worldwide Multi-Billion-Dollar Joint Venture to Build the World’s First Regulated Tokenized Sports Ecosystem.

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[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, U.A.E, October 25th, 2025] MultiBank Group, the world’s largest financial derivatives institution, has entered into an exclusive worldwide multi-billion-dollar joint venture with global sports icon and undefeated UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0) to create a first-of-its-kind regulated ecosystem connecting global finance, sports and technology. The partnership will culminate in the creation of a multi-billion-dollar joint venture, MultiBank Khabib LLC, uniting two global powerhouses: MultiBank Group, a leader in regulated financial excellence, and Khabib Nurmagomedov, undefeated in the octagon and whose influence extends far beyond sport. The…

Don’t Just Tokenize Assets, Build The Institutions To Back Them

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Opinion by: Alex Zhang, co-founder at Pharos Tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) is not a self-contained solution to traditional finance problems. To claim such a thing would be one-dimensional. As it stands, RWA tokenization is under immense pressure to perform despite showing clear value and signs of progress.  Despite its progressive trajectory, the criticism leveled at RWA tokenization is immense. Critics say that decentralization alone is enough.  It’s too complex for the masses. Regulatory hurdles are insurmountable. The infrastructure is lacking. Fraud is rampant. Manipulation is achievable. There’s a lack of…