Crypto


Finance

MoonPay Launches Unified Crypto Payments Platform 'MoonPay Commerce'

MoonPay Commerce brings fast, low-cost crypto payments to merchants and developers worldwide, including powering Solana Pay on Shopify.

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Markets

After Oct. 10 Crypto Crash, Bitwise CIO’s Three-Question Test Finds No Lasting Damage

In an Oct. 14 memo, Matt Hougan says about $20 billion was liquidated, no major firms failed, core tech mostly held and clients stayed calm — signs the impact won’t last.

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Markets

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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Markets

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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Policy

Russia Acknowledges Crypto’s Popularity With Its Citizens as Central Bank Weighs Bank Involvement

The Finance Ministry noted growing crypto adoption, while the central bank laid out plans to let banks participate under strict capital and reserve requirements.

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Policy

UK Lifts Retail Ban on Crypto ETNs, Paving Way for Investments From Pensions, ISAs

The U.K. has ended its ban on crypto exchange-traded notes, letting retail investors hold bitcoin and ether ETNs tax-free in pension and ISA accounts.

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Finance

Cloudburst Raises $7M Series A to Scale Off-Chain Crypto Intelligence Platform

The round was led by Borderless Capital with participation from Strategic Cyber Ventures, CoinFund, Coinbase Ventures, Bloccelerate VC and In-Q-Tel.

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Finance

'Am I Too Late to Invest' in Crypto? Here's What TradFi Is Asking Wall Street Analysts

Jefferies says most institutional investors remain on the sidelines despite growing token infrastructure, but that's changing, and it's a good thing for the industry.

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Markets

BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Sees Money Printing Extending Crypto Cycle Well Into 2026

Hayes told Kyle Chassé that governments will keep printing money, fueling crypto well into 2026, while urging bitcoin investors to take a longer view.

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Markets

Are the Record Flows for Traditional and Crypto ETFs Reducing the Power of the Fed?

U.S. ETFs hit $12.19 trillion in assets under management with $799 billion in inflows this year, raising questions over whether the Fed’s influence on markets is fading.

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