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Crypto industry executives and analysts are speculating whether Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, will re-enter the United States following the pardon of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao on Thursday.“Will do everything we can to help make America the capital of crypto and advance Web3 worldwide,” CZ wrote in an X post after he received a pardon from US President Donald Trump.He also changed his X social media bio from “ex-Binance” to just “Binance” in recent days, adding more fuel to rumors of CZ’s return to Binance and the exchange’s prospects of staging a return to the…

Shares of Coinbase Global Inc. (COIN) rallied sharply on Friday after JPMorgan Chase upgraded the cryptocurrency exchange, highlighting new monetization opportunities tied to its Base network and USDC payout strategy.The bank’s analysts lifted their rating to “Overweight” from “Neutral” and raised their price target to $404 per share, implying roughly 15% upside from current levels.JPMorgan said Coinbase is “leaning into” its Base layer-2 blockchain and exploring ways to better capture value from the platform’s growth. The bank estimated that the launch of a Base token could represent a $12 billion to $34 billion market opportunity, with Coinbase’s retained share potentially worth…

Bitcoin Magazine Alpha Arena Reveals AI Trading Flaws: Western Models Lose 80% Capital in One Week Can AI trade crypto? Jay Azhang, a computer engineer and finance bro from New York, is putting this question to the test with Alpha Arena. The project pits the greatest large language models (LLM) against each other, each with 10 thousand dollars worth of capital, to see which can make more money trading crypto. The models include Grok 4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Gemini 2.5 pro, ChatGPT 5, Deepseek v3.1, and Qwen3 Max.  Now, you might be thinking “wow, that’s a great idea!” and you…

Reports have disclosed a 400% rise in stablecoin transfers on Ethereum over the last 30 days, pushing total transfer volume to $581 billion and more than 12.5 million transfers, according to Token Terminal. Related Reading The stablecoin market cap on Ethereum now tops $163 billion. At the same time, Ethereum has fallen about 4.50% in the past week, and briefly tested support near $3,738, which some traders called a buying opportunity. Whales Step In With Large Buys On-chain trackers show heavy buying from large holders. A newly created wallet, 0x86Ed, spent $32 million to pick up 8,491 ETH in roughly…

In einem Schritt, der sowohl Washington als auch Wall Street verblüffte, begnadigte Präsident Donald Trump den ehemaligen Binance-CEO Changpeng „CZ“ Zhao, der vier Monate wegen Verstößen gegen die Geldwäschevorschriften im Gefängnis verbracht hatte. Innerhalb weniger Stunden bedankte sich Zhao bei Trump und versprach, „Amerika zur Hauptstadt der Krypto-Welt zu machen“, während die Märkte mit zweistelligen Gewinnen explodierten. Diese Begnadigung signalisiert mehr als nur Vergebung – es ist eine klare Botschaft, dass Krypto nun im Zentrum des amerikanischen Machtspiels steht.Trump verteidigt die Begnadigung: „Er wurde verfolgt“Präsident Donald Trump wandte sich am Donnerstag an die Medien, und bestätigte, dass er dem ehemaligen…

The financial world is witnessing an unprecedented shift, as Ethereum solidifies its position as the sole asset capable of becoming a multi-trillion-dollar institutional store of value. ETH is the only one currently demonstrating the scale, utility, and institutional acceptance to command and securely hold multi-trillion-dollar allocations, fundamentally redefining the future of global wealth preservation and growth. Why Ethereum Is The Foundational Role For Institutional Capital Ethereum has quietly become the final form of digital trust for institutions to store trillions of dollars. A market expert and entrepreneur, partnering with OKX and MEXC, Ted Pillows, has stated on the social media…

Crypto exchange Gemini (GEMI) is still a waiting game, said Wall Street bank Citigroup.Led by analyst Peter Christiansen, the bank’s analyst team reiterated its neutral and high-risk call on GEMI, while trimming the price target to $23 from $26. GEMI is higher by 5.5% on Friday to $20.60.While Gemini’s marketing push has been impressive, particularly around the Gemini Card and its app downloads, said Christiansen, the impact on the exchange’s user base and engagement will likely take longer to materialize. Early data from October points to trading volumes that are only marginally above September and weaker than July or August,…

BNB price prediction models are turning bullish as Binance Coin surged past $1,000 to hit a new all-time high of $1,122.80, with market cap climbing above $156 billion.  This breakout aligns with speculation that former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) may return to a more public role after reports of a possible U.S. Department of Justice settlement revision.  The rally is drawing both retail and institutional attention, as key indicators continue to flash green. At the same time, crypto analysts tracking capital rotation are pointing to Bitcoin Hyper, a Solana-based Bitcoin Layer-2 project, which just surpassed $24.6M in presale funding. DOJ…

In brief Trump has tapped SEC Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel Mike Selig to lead the CFTC, signaling closer coordination on pro-crypto regulation, per Bloomberg. The pick is a victory for Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who pushed Trump to drop prior nominee Brian Quintenz after clashes over Gemini’s past CFTC case and other issues. Selig would oversee policymaking on crypto and prediction markets at a critical time for the understaffed agency. U.S. President Donald Trump has selected Securities and Exchange official Michael Selig as his latest nominee to lead the CFTC, according to a Friday Bloomberg report. Selig currently serves as…

After two years of waiting for an “altcoin season” that never came, retail crypto traders have missed out on roughly $800 billion in potential gains by betting against Bitcoin’s dominance.A new report from 10x Research shows that altcoins have lagged Bitcoin by that amount this cycle, marking one of the largest relative underperformances since 2017.The data highlights a profound shift in market structure, which is now increasingly defined by institutional flows, Bitcoin ETFs, and risk aversion rather than the speculative rotation patterns that fueled prior bull runs.Retail waits for a ‘ghost season’Traditionally, an altcoin season describes a period when smaller…