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Markets

Bitcoin’s ‘Red October’: What Happened to the Widely Anticipated Uptober Crypto Rally?

A mid-October sell-off knocked majors off early highs and left bitcoin down for the month while BNB and a few altcoins finished higher.

BTC-USD One-Month Price Chart from CoinDesk Data

Markets

Latin American Crypto Exchange Ripio Launches Argentine Peso Stablecoin 'wARS'

The launch follows Ripio's previous release of a tokenized sovereign bond and is part of a broader push to bring real-world assets onto blockchain rails.

Flag of Argentina (Angelica Reyes/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

ARK Invest’s Crypto Exposure Tops $2.15B as Bullish Holdings Rise Across 3 Funds

ARK Invest increased its stake in Bullish by 105,000 shares, worth $5.3 million, to 2.27 million shares valued at $114 million. Its crypto exposure now tops $2.15 billion.

(Midjourney/Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Satoshi's Bitcoin Whitepaper Turns 17: From Cypherpunk Rebellion to Wall Street Staple

Once envisioned as peer-to-peer cash, Bitcoin’s journey reflects both mainstream triumph and existential tension.

Heading of Bitcoin Whitepaper

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Tech

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Says X Chat's New P2P Encryption System Is Similar to Bitcoin's

The in-app Chat is in beta for Premium users with file sharing and media support, while a standalone X Chat app is slated to follow in the coming months.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

Policy

‘Bitcoin Never Shuts Down’: U.S. Treasury Secretary Marks Anniversary, Needles Democrats

Scott Bessent marked the white paper’s anniversary by lauding bitcoin’s resilience and contrasting it with Washington gridlock, rekindling debate over Treasury’s crypto stance.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Finance

Tether Profits Topped $10B in First Nine Months of Year; Starts Share Buyback Program

The stablecoin issuer saw strong growth in the third quarter, reporting a $17 billion increase in circulating USDT and $135 billion exposure to U.S. Treasuries.

Tether USDT (CoinDesk)

Markets

Wall Street Divided on Coinbase’s Path Forward After Q3 Earnings Beat

Transaction revenue hit $1.05 billion, but price targets range from $266 to $510 as Wall Street debates whether growth can outpace rising costs.

Wall street signs, traffic light, New York City

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Markets

Core Scientific Upgraded to Outperform Following Failed CoreWeave Merger: Macquarie

The bitcoin miner turned AI infrastructure play has more than 50% upside, said the bank.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Markets

H.C. Wainwright Turns Bullish on Coinbase, Double Upgrades to Buy With $425 Target

The investment bank reversed its bearish call on Coinbase, citing renewed crypto momentum and potential U.S. regulatory breakthroughs.

Coinbase logo shown on a laptop screen