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Bitcoin price surged past $111,000 today after new U.S. inflation data showed a milder-than-expected rise in consumer prices, strengthening expectations that the Federal Reserve will move ahead with additional rate cuts this year. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% month-over-month in September, below economists’ forecasts of 0.4%, while “core” CPI — excluding food and energy — rose just 0.2%, also softer than expected.  On a year-over-year basis, both headline and core inflation registered 3.0%, slightly below estimates. The release, delayed 10 days by the ongoing government shutdown, was one of the few major economic reports to make it out…

Ripple officially completed its Hidden Road acquisition, becoming the first crypto firm to own a global multi-asset prime broker.The $1.25 billion deal will embed Ripple’s technology and products into institutional operations, further strengthening its presence in traditional finance.Sponsored SponsoredHidden Road Rebrands Under Ripple PrimeRipple announced today the completion of its acquisition of one of the world’s fastest-growing non-bank prime brokers. As part of this move, Hidden Road will now operate under the name Ripple Prime.The news confirms Ripple’s takeover of a global, multi-asset prime brokerage, solidifying plans the company first set in motion in April. The new entity will offer…

Bitcoin’s bull market is holding strong, but a slip under $100,000 could spell trouble, Galaxy Digital’s head of research Alex Thorn told Cointelegraph.“I think the bull market is structurally intact, but it’s at risk,” Thorn said, noting that the market is at a “pivot point” where sentiment could shift quickly. “If you were to lose 100K now, I think it would create a lot of anxiety that could put that structural bull market in jeopardy.”Despite the massive Oct. 10 liquidation, he insists that the pullback was not driven by Bitcoin’s fundamentals. “Nothing about Bitcoin’s drop… has been fundamental about Bitcoin,”…

Bitcoin price prediction is once again in the headlines after a new debate has arisen over the future of money between Binance co-founder Changpeng CZ Zhao and gold advocate and longtime Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff. The debate began after Peter Schiff revealed plans to launch his tokenized gold product, and for him, tokenized gold is the only way blockchain makes sense.  Finance co-founder responded, emphasizing that tokenized gold isn’t truly ‘on-chain gold’ but merely a token backed by a third party’s promise. As the crypto market remains highly volatile, discussions around its fundamentals are heating up. Still, analysts believe the…

On October 20, 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a significant outage that sent shockwaves through the digital economy, impacting a wide range of sectors, including the crypto industry. The outage caused a disruption to many key crypto platforms that rely heavily on centralized cloud services. Major names like Coinbase’s Base, MetaMask, and Crypto.com were significantly affected, with some nearly coming to a standstill. However, one blockchain stood out during this crisis: Solana. While other crypto networks struggled, Solana’s decentralized infrastructure allowed it to operate seamlessly, without any drop in throughput. Despite the massive disruptions around it, Solana’s network remained…

Tether’s artificial intelligence (AI) research arm has unveiled QVAC Genesis I, the largest synthetic dataset ever created for AI training, comprising 41 billion text tokens. The dataset is designed to improve reasoning and precision in science and engineering-focused language models, with benchmarks showing strong performance across mathematics, physics, biology, and medicine, according to an emailed announcement on Friday.Alongside Genesis I, Tether unveiled QVAC Workbench, a local AI app enabling users to run, train, and interact with models directly on their own devices. The app supports leading open models, including Llama, Medgemma, Qwen, and Whisper, while keeping all data private and…

The Ethereum software firm ConsenSys states that the United Kingdom has lost ground in its bid to become a leading global crypto hub. Instead, it believes the United States is now ahead, thanks in part to what it sees as overly strict regulation in Britain. These comments were made during ConsenSys’s developer conference this week, and they paint a fairly clear picture of how the firm views the current state of affairs. According to ConsenSys, the message from the UK regulators is being heard loud and clear across the industry, and not in a good way. The firm says the…

In the latest XRP news, Ripple has introduced ‘Ripple Prime,’ which it plans to integrate into its payment services. This follows the completion of the $1.25 billion Hidden Road deal, after the crypto firm agreed to acquire the prime brokerage earlier in the year. Ripple Introduces Ripple Prime For Its Payment Services The crypto firm announced in a blog post that Hidden Road is now Ripple Prime. This came as they announced they had completed the $1.25 billion acquisition of the prime brokerage firm. Notably, Ripple had first announced its intent to acquire Hidden Road in April, stating that the…

Rumble is making good on its CEO’s year-old vision, evolving from a video hub into a nascent digital economy where content and cryptocurrency merge, offering a tangible use case for Bitcoin as a direct payment method. Summary Rumble integrates Bitcoin and crypto tipping for 51M users Follows $775M Tether investment and broader decentralization push Connects Bitcoin treasury strategy with creator revenue model On Oct. 24, the video platform formally announced it is integrating a Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency tipping feature, enabling its 51 million users to send direct payments to creators. The move, teased by CEO Chris Pavlovski nearly a…

Tether Investments has jumped into a $39 million Series A funding round for Pave Bank, a company trying to merge traditional banking with digital assets. The round was led by Accel, with support from Wintermute, Quona Capital, and Helios Digital Ventures. The fresh funds are expected to help Pave Bank grow its global presence, speed up its product pipeline, and bring more institutional clients on board. A Bank That Talks to Both Worlds Pave Bank calls itself a “programmable” commercial bank, meaning it’s built for businesses that deal with both fiat currencies and digital assets. It’s not just a catchy…