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In brief Bitcoin dropped Thursday, bringing Ethereum, Solana, and other major coins and tokens with it. The sell-off comes as traders digest news that the Federal Reserve may not cut interest rates further this year, and that President Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping may not have been that fruitful. Bitcoin touched an all-time…
October 30, 2025 | Asset Listings We’re thrilled to announce that VELVET is available for trading on Kraken! Funding and trading VELVET trading is live as of October 30, 2025. To add an asset to your Kraken account, navigate to Funding, select the asset you’re after, and hit ‘Deposit’. Make sure to deposit your tokens…
In brief SpaceX made another Bitcoin transfer on Wednesday, per on-chain data from Arkham. Elon Musk’s company has not yet commented on its recent flurry of Bitcoin transfers. The company holds $894 million worth of Bitcoin, making it the fourth-largest among private corporate BTC treasuries. SpaceX, the privately held aerospace company led by tech billionaire…
In brief Dare Market brands itself as the “most unhinged platform on the internet,” as it creates a place for people to be paid to do goofy stunts. However, Dare Market says it won’t allow dangerous content on the site due to its strict moderation policy. The project raised a $2 million pre-seed round led…
In brief Character.AI will remove open-ended chat features for users under 18 by November 25, shifting minors over to creative tools like video and story generation. The move follows last year’s suicide of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, who developed an obsessive attachment to a chatbot on the platform. The announcement comes as a bipartisan Senate…
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall 2-3% after Powell says rate cut not certain in December MetaMask parent Consensys files for IPO Mastercard to acquire…
In brief Key metrics such as ETF flows, Coinbase Premium, and the CME basis signal a decline in U.S. institutional demand for Ethereum. Experts cite a closed Grayscale arbitrage window and a broader macro risk reassessment as primary causes. The long-term outlook remains bullish, contingent on Ethereum’s utility and real-world asset adoption. Demand for Ethereum…
In brief AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett revealed Wednesday how a data scientist unlocked over $6 million from a crypto wallet held by an “alleged criminal.” The data scientist was able to access the wallet by identifying fabricated digits in a seed phrase sequence. The same analyst has since cracked another wallet using a different method,…
In brief Thai police have arrested Chinese national Liang Ai-Bing on Wednesday over an alleged $14 million crypto scam tied to defunct platform FINTOCH. FINTOCH promised 1% daily returns, falsely claimed Morgan Stanley backing, and used an actor as a fake CEO before an exit scam in May 2023. On-chain analyst ZachXBT traced the rug…
In brief Gold’s pullback may create space for a Bitcoin catch-up trade, experts say. Gold has suffered a six-day, 10% slide only 10 times in the past 45 years, and in each case the metal regained losses within roughly two months, posting an average rebound of about 8%. The Q4 outlook for both assets remains…
