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Tony Kim Oct 24, 2025 20:59 Political commentator Tucker Carlson claims the CIA’s involvement in Bitcoin’s creation and criticizes the lack of privacy in digital currencies during a Turning Point USA event. Tucker Carlson’s Controversial RemarksTucker Carlson, a well-known political commentator, recently made headlines with his controversial remarks on cryptocurrency during a Turning Point USA event. According to CoinMarketCap, Carlson asserted his belief that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was behind the creation of Bitcoin (BTC). This claim revives an unpopular theory that has sporadically circulated within the crypto community.Concerns Over Digital PrivacyIn…

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)The crypto market is buoyant, with bitcoin BTC$111,664.70 climbing to $111,500 and the CoinDesk 20 (CD20) Index rising 2% to 3,667 points. Most major cryptocurrencies, including BNB, XRP, SOL, and ETH, traded higher after President Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.Additionally, the White House confirmed a Trump-Xi meeting on the sidelines of the Korea summit early today.Timothy Misir, head of research at BRN, described the market bounce as constructive but fragile. “The positive ETF print into Bitcoin and Dolphin cohort accumulation provide a steadying base, yet long-term holder distribution and a record…

Yesterday, Ledger, aka the global leader in digital asset security, threw their Op3n event. Huge product drops, panels with big names, basketball games (no kidding) – this event had it all. And… oh, would you look at that? Notice something familiar? … No? Aight, lemme help: Yes, BitDegree was there to witness it all! And it wouldn’t be us if we didn’t give you the inside scoop. So, here are some highlights 👇 1/ Ledger Nano Gen5 Ledger dropped their newest device – the Ledger Nano Gen5. … And it’s packing some good stuff: 👉 Transaction Check: this feature (already…

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…