France turns up heat on Binance and rivals amid EU power struggle: Report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/france-turns-up-the-heat-on-binance-and-rivals-amid-eu-power-struggle?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

French regulator ACPR is auditing Binance and other exchanges as Paris seeks a greater role in enforcing MiCA rules across Europe.

Fear returns to the crypto market as $230B vanishes overnight
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-fear-greed-index-falls-to-april-lows?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Investor sentiment turned sharply bearish as crypto’s fear index plunged to 28, and $230 billion in value evaporated in a single day.

How to catch market manipulation in altcoins before they crash
https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-to-catch-market-manipulation-in-altcoins-before-they-crash?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto market manipulation involves organized efforts to artificially move altcoin prices and mislead traders about their true value.

Japanese mega banks to jointly issue yen-pegged stablecoin: Report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-mega-banks-stablecoin-mitsubishi-progmat?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Japan’s top banks plan to launch a joint yen-based stablecoin using MUFG’s Progmat platform to modernize payments and corporate settlements.

Swiss regulator GESPA takes aim at FIFA’s NFT platform in formal complaint
https://cointelegraph.com/news/swiss-regulator-gespa-fifa-nft-platform-complaint?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fnc%3D1760730175297%26timestamp%3D1760730175297&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Switzerland's nationwide gambling authority said that user rewards on the platform feature the element of chance, categorizing them as gambling.

Price predictions 10/17: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, ADA, HYPE, LINK, XLM
https://cointelegraph.com/news/price-predictions-10-17-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-sol-doge-ada-hype-link-xlm?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fnc%3D1760730175297%26timestamp%3D1760730175297&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Odds for the resumption of "Uptober" dwindle as Bitcoin, Ether and most altcoins continue toward new lows. Will next week’s US economic calendar events help restore the uptrend?

Babylon claims breakthrough in using native Bitcoin collateral in DeFi: Finance Redefined
https://cointelegraph.com/news/finance-redefined-oct-10-17-babylon-bitcoin-defi-breakthrough?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fnc%3D1760730175297%26timestamp%3D1760730175297&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Babylon unveils a proof-of-concept for using native Bitcoin in DeFi lending, as BNB Chain and Hyperliquid post major updates.

Public companies hold $110B BTC, but which are profiting from the Bitcoin standard?
https://cointelegraph.com/news/public-companies-hold-dollar110b-btc-but-which-are-profiting-from-the-bitcoin-standard?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fcachebust%3Dtrue%26cb%3D1tlq10%26_refresh%3D1tlq10&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Public companies now hold over 1 million Bitcoin worth $110 billion on their balance sheets, but only early adopters with disciplined strategies have seen major gains.

Ethereum Foundation veteran Dankrad Feist joins Stripe’s Tempo team
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-foundation-veteran-dankrad-feist-join-tempo?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fcachebust%3Dtrue%26cb%3D1tlq10%26_refresh%3D1tlq10&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Feist, who is one of the Ethereum Foundation's key researchers, said that Tempo and Ethereum share similar values and "complement" each other.

Huobi founder raises $1B as part of Ether trust strategy: Report
https://cointelegraph.com/news/huobi-founder-raising-funds-ether-strategy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fcachebust%3Dtrue%26cb%3D1tlq10%26_refresh%3D1tlq10&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The founder of the Chinese cryptocurrency exchange plans to announce the trust within a few weeks, with the backing of Ether supporters.