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Bitcoin Options Open Interest Surges to Record $50B on Deribit as Traders Hedge Downside Risks
A bearish bet that bitcoin will fall to $100,000 or less is becoming just as popular as bullish bets on higher prices.

Tesla Booked $80M Profit on Bitcoin Holdings in Q3
The company's digital asset holdings were valued at $1.315 billion as of Sept. 30 versus $1.235 billion three months earlier.

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Upgraded to Buy as HPC Momentum Builds: B. Riley
The bank also reaffirmed TeraWulf (WULF) as its top pick in the sector.

Kraken Revenue More Than Doubled in Q3 as Company Preps for Possible IPO
The company's adjusted earnings before taxes and other items reached $178.6 million, up 124% quarter-over-quarter, with volume rising 23% to $561.9 billion.

Crypto Stocks Plunge Wednesday, With Galaxy, Bitcoin Miners Leading Decline
Momentum names are taking a beating on Wall Street, with many AI-related stocks leading that list.

Andreessen Horowitz Says Crypto Has Entered a ‘New Era’ of Real Utility
The venture capital firm sees 2025 shaped by regulation, AI integration and a pivot to revenue-generating products.

Bitcoin's ‘Inevitable’ Dip Below $100K Could Be Last Chance to Buy at That Level: Standard Chartered
His third quarter $135,000 target for BTC on hold for now, analyst Geoffrey Kendrick sees a temporary fall below six figures as a setup for the next leg higher.

NHL Opens Door to Prediction Markets in Landmark Deals With Kalshi, Polymarket: WSJ
The league's first-ever licensing agreements with non-sportsbook platforms mark a shift in pro sports’ embrace of event-based derivatives.

Liechtenstein Launches State-Backed Blockchain Network
Telecom Liechtenstein’s LTIN aims to deliver compliant, sovereign blockchain infrastructure for enterprises.

Real Estate Tokenization Firm Propy Eyes $100M U.S. Expansion to Modernize Title Industry
The firm aims to digitize the $25 billion property title industry, which still largely relies on manual processes, Propy CEO Natalia Karayaneva said in an interview.

