Category: Bitcoin News

Vitalik Buterin Signs and Advocates For Trustless Manifesto

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has authored and signed the new “Trustless Manifesto,” which seeks to uphold core values of decentralization and censorship resistance and push builders to refrain from adding intermediaries and checkpoints for the sake of adoption. The Trustless Manifesto, also authored by Ethereum Foundation researchers Yoav Weiss and Marissa Posner, said crypto platforms sacrifice trustlessness from the first moment that they integrate a hosted node or centralized relayer — explaining that while it feels harmless, it becomes a habit, and with each passing checkpoint, the protocol becomes less…

The US Government Shutdown Is Over as President Trump Signs Funding Bill

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US President Donald Trump has signed off on a funding bill passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, officially bringing an end to the record 43-day government shutdown.  The funding bill went through the Senate on Monday and passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, with Trump signing the bill just hours later to get the government back up and running. Healthcare funding was one of the sticking points that halted the bill, with Democrats pushing to increase support, while Republicans sought to address the issue after the bill…

Bitcoin Price No Longer Impacting Interest in Tokenization

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Bitcoin’s price swings are no longer affecting institutional interest in crypto technology, such as tokenization, meaning it now has a solid leg to stand on its own, according to Thomas Cowan, head of tokenization at Galaxy. Cowan told Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday that there has been a “separation of the interest in tokenization from the price of Bitcoin” over the past few months. “In previous cycles, as Bitcoin and other alts have run up, there’s been an interest in tokenization, all the major…

The longest US Government Shutdown In History Is Set To End

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The longest US government shutdown on record is finally set to conclude, with the House of Representatives voting through a contested funding bill on Wednesday.  The bill is now headed to US President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it Wednesday night. Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers staunchly debated the bill in the House of Representatives, ahead of a final vote that ultimately ended in favor of the bill, with 222 votes in favor and 209 against.   House of Representatives debating the bill on Wednesday. Source: Bloomberg According to…

Crypto Markets Rallying to End 2025 Would Have Been a Risk for 2026

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Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan is more confident that crypto markets will boom in 2026, particularly as there hasn’t been a late-2025 rally yet. Speaking to Cointelegraph at The Bridge conference in New York City on Wednesday, Hougan said a crypto market rally at the end of 2025 would have fit the four-year cycle thesis, meaning 2026 would mark the start of a bear market, similar to 2022 and 2018. When asked to revise his prediction about whether the crypto market will boom in 2026, Hougan said: “I’m actually…

IBM Unveils Nighthawk and Loon Chips as Quantum Threat debate Grows

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Technology company IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced new developments in its quantum computing research, including advances in processors, software, and error correction. At its annual Quantum Developer Conference in New York on Wednesday, the company outlined plans to achieve quantum advantage by 2026 and fault-tolerant systems by 2029. Quantum advantage refers to the point at which a quantum computer can solve a problem faster or more efficiently than any classical supercomputer. IBM said its new “Nighthawk” processor will play a central role in reaching that milestone, delivering circuits 30% more complex…

Altcoin Index Hints At Bullish Revival In Q4

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Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) 10% decline in October, Capriole Investments’ Altcoin Speculation Index has remained flat around 25%, suggesting that speculative activity in the altcoin market is holding steady rather than collapsing alongside BTC. This relative stability could indicate an early phase of re-entry among market participants, as investors selectively rotate into higher-risk crypto assets despite macroeconomic caution. Key takeaways: Altcoin speculation remains stable despite Bitcoin’s October slump to $100,000. Breadth indicators show limited participation but potential for recovery among selective altcoins. The broader altcoin market cap sits just 17% below…

Bitcoin Depot Expands into Hong Kong in First Asia Move

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Bitcoin Depot (Nasdaq: BTM), the largest Bitcoin ATM operator in North America, is entering the Asian market with a new launch in Hong Kong, marking the company’s first international expansion into the region. According to an announcement on Wednesday, the expansion reflects a strategy to reach markets with strong demand for easy cash-to-crypto conversion. Bitcoin Depot aims to be among the top five Bitcoin ATM operators in Hong Kong, it said. “Hong Kong is quickly becoming a global center for crypto, with the right mix of regulation, demand, and momentum,”…

Bitcoin, Altcoins Crumble As Stocks Rally Ahead Of Govt Shutdown Vote

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Bitcoin (BTC) bulls pushed the price above $105,000 on Wednesday, but the bears pounced on the rally and pulled the price below $102,000. That shows the bears are not willing to relinquish their advantage. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management investment strategist Denny Galindo has turned cautious on the BTC rally. In a podcast episode titled Crypto Goes Mainstream, he said that BTC’s price cycle was in the “fall season,” where one should book profits before winter sets in. Key points: Bitcoin turned down from $107,000, signaling that the bears are trying…

xStocks Surpasses $10B as Tokenized Stocks Gain Momentum

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XStocks, a tokenized equity platform created by real-world asset (RWA) tokenization firm Backed and crypto exchange Kraken, has surpassed $10 billion in total transaction volume just over four months after its launch, signaling a growing appetite for tokenized investment products. The platform debuted earlier this year with more than 60 tokenized equities, including Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla and Meta Platforms, as well as several exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Each xStock token is fully backed 1:1 by the underlying equity or ETF, issued by Backed in partnership with Kraken. XStocks operates across Ethereum,…