Key takeaways: The Fed ending QT and reinvesting in T-bills quietly boosts liquidity. Analysts are divided over how this affects BTC price, with bulls anticipating a $180,000 top. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped 3.67% to $107,925 after the Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point rate cut and confirmed plans to conclude its balance-sheet runoff starting in December, effectively signaling the end of quantitative tightening (QT). BTC/USD daily chart. Source: TradingView How could the end of QT impact Bitcoin price? Starting Dec. 1, the Fed will stop allowing its bond holdings to shrink and…
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Flutterwave, Polygon Team Up on Africa Stablecoin Payments
Flutterwave, Nigeria’s largest fintech company, is developing a cross-border payment platform powered by stablecoins, highlighting the growing role of blockchain technology in streamlining payments across Africa. The company is partnering with Polygon Labs to launch the service across its 34-country network, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Polygon’s blockchain infrastructure, built to provide scalable, faster and cheaper transactions on Ethereum, will be used to enhance settlement speed and efficiency. Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola said the move could transform the flow of funds across the continent, enabling businesses and consumers to bypass the high…
US Senator Questions USD1 Launch on Binance.US Following CZ Pardon
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy is calling out Binance.US, alleging the cryptocurrency exchange played a role in US President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao. In a Tuesday X post, Murphy responded to a social media post by Binance.US announcing the launch of trading for USD1, the stablecoin tied to the Trump family crypto company World Liberty Financial. According to the senator, the exchange was “promoting Trump crypto” just a week after the president “pardoned Binance’s owner,” referring to Zhao. Source: Senator Chris Murphy Trump’s pardon of…
Without Bitcoin, What Happens to Ether and XRP?
Key takeaways: A sharp Bitcoin decline often triggers systemic contagion, driving altcoins lower through both liquidity and confidence channels. During crises, the market tends to view crypto as a single risk asset rather than valuing individual utility, as seen in the high BTC-ETH and BTC-XRP correlations. Correlation and beta analyses are essential for quantifying how deeply Ether and XRP depend on Bitcoin’s performance. Monitoring correlation indicators, using derivatives and maintaining stable or yield-bearing assets can help hedge against Bitcoin-related shocks. The dominance of Bitcoin (BTC) in the cryptocurrency market has…
Here’s Why Some Bearish Bitcoin Analysts Say the BTC Price ‘Top is in’
Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s bearish MACD cross and engulfing candle on the three-week chart signal a cycle top. Market analysts suggest that 558 days post-2024 halving indicate the Bitcoin bull cycle’s top is imminent. Other analysts say BTC price still has room to run, with $180,000 still in the cards. Bitcoin (BTC) price traded 3% lower on Thursday and 13% below its $126,000 all-time high reached on Oct. 6, with some traders suggesting that this level may have marked the cycle top for BTC. Bitcoin technicals suggest “top is in“ Bitcoin’s…
Nakamoto Holdings Stock Collapses 95% After $563M PIPE Deals
Nakamoto Holdings, the Bitcoin treasury firm led by Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey, has seen its stock collapse by over 98% since its May high after a wave of investor selling linked to its $563 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) deals. The company, which merged with Utah-based healthcare operator KindlyMD earlier this year, became one of the few publicly traded firms structured as a Bitcoin (BTC) holding company. However, its financing model, which involved selling heavily discounted shares to private investors to fund Bitcoin purchases, backfired when a…
Can ChatGPT Really Predict the Next Crypto Market Crash?
Key takeaways ChatGPT functions best as a risk detection tool, identifying patterns and anomalies that often emerge before sharp market drawdowns. In October 2025, a liquidation cascade followed tariff-related headlines, wiping out billions of dollars in leveraged positions. AI can flag the buildup of risk but cannot time the exact market break. An effective workflow integrates onchain metrics, derivatives data and community sentiment into a unified risk dashboard that updates continuously. ChatGPT can summarize social and financial narratives, but every conclusion must be verified with primary data sources. AI-assisted forecasting…
What Does CFTC Chair Nominee Michael Saylor Think About Crypto?
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may finally get a chairperson as President Donald Trump’s nominee, Michael Selig, begins the vetting process. The CFTC is currently under the leadership of Acting Chair Caroline Pham, who assumed the role in April 2025. She was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden in 2022 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate. The Trump administration initially picked former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz, who also sat on the board of gambling platform Kalshi. However, his nomination was withdrawn in September, reportedly at the…
AI Will Forever Change Smart Contract Audits
Opinion by: Jesus Rodriguez, co-founder of Sentora AI for coding has achieved product-market fit. Web3 is no exception. Among the domains AI will permanently change, smart contract audits are especially ripe for disruption. Today’s audits are episodic, point-in-time snapshots that struggle in a composable, adversarial market and often miss economic failure modes. The center of gravity is shifting from artisanal PDFs to continuous, tool-grounded assurance: models paired with solvers, fuzzers, simulation and live telemetry. Teams that adopt this will ship faster with broader coverage; teams that don’t risk becoming unlistable…
JPMorgan Tokenizes Private-Equity Fund On Its Own Blockchain
Major US investment bank JPMorgan has reportedly tokenized a private-equity fund on its own blockchain platform, rolling out the tokenized product to its high-net-worth clients. JPMorgan plans to tokenize assets, such as hedge funds, through its upcoming fund tokenization platform, Kinexys Fund Flow, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. “For the alternative investments industry, it’s just a matter of time that a blockchain-based solution is going to be adopted,” JPMorgan’s asset management arm’s executive Anton Pil said. According to the report, JPMorgan expects a broader rollout of Kinexys Fund…