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After what started as a disappointing week, the Coinbase stock (Ticker: COIN) seems to be back on a recovery path. COIN briefly touched the $350 level on Friday, October 31st, rallying on the positive earnings report and new developments from this week. According to a new report, Coinbase has also entered into late-stage talks to purchase stablecoin infrastructure BVNK in an estimated $2 billion deal. This move represents a play in a much larger stablecoin industry push by the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange. Exchange Closes In On $2 Billion BVNK Deal On Friday, Bloomberg reported that Coinbase is looking to…

Speaking with CNBC’s Sara Eisen at the sidelines the 2025 edition of the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Circle Internet Group (CRCL) Jeremy Allaire described Arc as “an economic OS for the internet,” arguing that core financial workflows are moving on chain and need predictable costs and performance. He said Arc is built for payments, foreign exchange, lending, and capital-markets activity, with dollar-denominated fees, sub-second settlement, and privacy controls meant to let enterprises shield sensitive balances or flows when required. The public testnet went live Oct. 28, with mainnet targeted for 2026 after builders trial smart contracts, transaction…

MEXC vs Binance 2025 is the key comparison for traders looking for the best crypto exchange this year. Choosing the right platform can determine your trading success. You want access to various digital assets, low fees, and useful trading tools. Both exchanges have solid reputations, but they differ in important ways like features, costs, and security. In this review, we cover everything you need to know to make an informed choice. Keep reading to find out which platform gives you better value and trust in every trade. Whether you prioritize low fees, a good user experience, or advanced trading tools, this…

Maximal extractable value (MEV), the process of miners or validators reordering transactions in a block to extract profits, is preventing financial institutions from adopting decentralized finance (DeFi), which hurts retail users, according to Aditya Palepu, CEO of DEX Labs, the lead contributor to decentralized crypto derivatives exchange DerivaDEX.All electronically-traded markets suffer from maximal extractable value or similar issues inherent in the information asymmetry in ordering trading transaction data, Palepu told Cointelegraph. The solution is to prevent order flow data from being visible before execution through processing transactions in trusted execution environments, which handle transactions privately through a funded vault or some…

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage In the last week of October, the global non-fungible token market experienced a steep decline due to ongoing trade wars in Mexico, the USA, and China, as well as macroeconomic pressures, with its capitalization plummeting from $6.2 billion to $4.7 billion. In the past seven days, the NFT sales volume has also plunged by 26% to $101 million. The broader cryptocurrency market has experienced a similar crash at the same time. NFT Sales Fall 26% In The Past 7 Days Data compiled by CryptoSlam.io, an on-chain crypto…

The native token of oracle network Chainlink LINK$17.18 bounced 3.6% on Friday, reversing some of Thursday’s losses as traders stepped in around key support level.LINK briefly cleared the $17 level with a surge in trading volume — some 3 million tokens changed hands during a morning breakout up —, pointing to renewed accumulation, CoinDesk Research’s market insight tool suggested. However, weakness during the U.S. trading hours drove LINK back below $17. Recently, the token traded at $16.96.On the news front, payments-focused Stellar (XLM) announced to integrate Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), Data Feeds, and Data Streams. The move enables developers…

Starting December 2025, Nordea will introduce a new investment opportunity for its customers, allowing them to trade a bitcoin-linked synthetic exchange-traded product (ETP) on its platforms. This announcement marks a significant step in making cryptocurrency more accessible to investors in the Nordic region. The ETP, manufactured by Coinshares International, will provide a novel way for individuals to gain exposure to bitcoin without directly owning the digital asset. This move by Nordea aligns with a growing trend among traditional financial institutions that are gradually incorporating digital currencies into their offerings. With the increasing interest in cryptocurrencies worldwide, more banks and financial…

According to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model, ether ETH$3,880.89 advanced on heavier-than-usual trading, then slipped late after an upper-band rejection, leaving a tighter range and a clear set of checkpoints above and below.Analyst commentCrypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said on X that Ethereum is the best ecosystem to invest in and that ether is near a push to a new all-time high above $5,000.In plain English: he’s arguing that developer activity, products and network effects make the ethereum ecosystem attractive, and that price action is getting close to the kind of strength seen before record highs.How that fits…

Although still in its “infancy,” quantum computing could pose a threat to Bitcoin and other proof-of-work algorithms in the near future, according to Amit Mehra, a partner at venture capital firm Borderless Capital.When asked what trends Borderless Capital was following, Mehra, speaking to Cointelegraph at Global Blockchain Congress Dubai 2025, said the company was  “diving deep into quantum compute” and looking at how companies are developing quantum resistance technology. Mehra said quantum computing will take until the end of the decade to develop. Still, he said, people tend to underestimate the rapid evolution of technology:“Given the recent advancements which have happened…

Sam Bankman-Fried is again challenging the core narrative of his downfall: that FTX was insolvent when it collapsed in November 2022.In a 15-page report written from prison and dated Sept. 30, the convicted founder claimed the exchange “was never insolvent” but merely trapped in a “liquidity crisis” after customers pulled $5 billion in two days.He argued that FTX and its trading arm, Alameda Research, together held $25 billion in assets and $16 billion in equity value against about $13 billion in liabilities. According to him, his firms had enough to repay customers in full if the company had been allowed…