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Synthetix Soars 120% as Derivatives Hype Reignites DeFi’s 'Dino Coin'

The DeFi veteran’s 120% surge comes ahead of a new perpetuals DEX launch and a high-profile trading competition that could reignite interest in legacy protocols.

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Asia Morning Briefing: Ethereum Leads Recovery After $20B Liquidation Shock

ETH’s rebound is outpacing BTC's as markets stabilize, with high-beta plays like Solana and Bittensor joining the bounce. One working theory suggests Friday’s meltdown wasn’t about stablecoin fragility — it was a structural failure on Binance.

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Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino: ‘Bitcoin and Gold Will Outlast Any Other Currency’

Paolo Ardoino’s latest comment about bitcoin and gold echoes Tether’s policy of buying BTC with profits and building up gold exposure.

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Altcoins Cratered in Oct. 10 Crypto Flash Crash as Bitcoin Held Up, Wiston Capital Says

Wiston Capital's Charlie Erith says a leverage cascade drove the Oct. 10 break, with altcoins hit hardest, and lays out the signals he will track before adding risk.

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Q4 Crypto Surge? Historical Trends, Fed Shift and ETF Demand Align

With interest rates at a 3-year low and $18 billion in ETF inflows, CoinDesk Indices sees a strong setup for continued gains in BTC and altcoins.

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China’s Commerce Ministry to Trump: Rare-Earth Export Curbs Are Not Bans

China’s commerce ministry says its Oct. 9 rare-earth export controls are lawful security steps, not bans, and that eligible civilian exports will be licensed.

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Friday’s $20B Crypto Market Meltdown: A Bitwise Portfolio Manager’s Postmortem Analysis

Jonathan Man outlines a $20 billion liquidation day, long-tail air pockets and a positioning reset that left markets on different footing by Saturday.

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How Auto-Deleveraging on Crypto Perp Trading Platforms Can Shock and Anger Even Advanced Traders

Doug Colkitt’s explainer details a backstop that trims winners, ranks accounts by profit leverage and size, and keeps zero-sum markets solvent under stress.

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Coinbase’s Upcoming Amex Card With BTC Cashback: Everything We Know So Far

Coinbase is planning to launch an Amex card whose design and rewards program are aimed squarely at bitcoiners — or those who want to become one.

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Ethena's USDe Briefly Loses Peg During $19B Crypto Liquidation Cascade

USDe recovered quickly, and Ethena Labs confirmed that the mint and redeem functionality remained operational, with the stablecoin remaining overcollateralized.

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