X launches market for inactive handles amid push to monetize digital identity
https://cointelegraph.com/news/x-inactive-handle-marketplace-digital-identity-assets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Available to Premium X users, the new marketplace could see rare usernames sell for up to seven figures.

Ethereum needs Paradigm, VCs, despite value extraction concerns: Joseph Lubin
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-paradigm-vcs-value-extraction-joseph-lubin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The main goal of VCs is to "suck as much value as possible” from Ethereum, but they remain necessary bridges for global capital entering the crypto industry, according to Lubin.

BitMine’s Lee says Ether’s ‘price dislocation’ is a signal to buy
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitmine-buys-250m-ethereum-in-dip-buying-spree?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

BitMine chairman Tom Lee said he expects Ethereum to enter a supercycle, making the current price an attractive risk vs reward purchase.

Coinbase splashes $25M to revive a podcast from the last bull run
https://cointelegraph.com/news/coinbase-spends-25-million-nft-revive-uponly-crypto-podcast?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fttt%3D1761031321038%26cb%3Da54nnw%26_%3D1761031321038&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Coinbase has paid $25 million for an NFT that compels the once popular crypto podcast UpOnly to restart. Bull market vibes anyone?

Canadian province to ban new crypto mining connections
https://cointelegraph.com/news/british-columbia-restrict-ai-power-use-ban-crypto-mining-connections?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fttt%3D1761031321038%26cb%3Da54nnw%26_%3D1761031321038&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

British Columbia is moving to ban new crypto mining connections to protect its Hydro power grid. For years, analysts have argued this is the wrong approach.

‘Corpo chains’ doomed unless they embrace crypto’s ethos: StarkWare CEO
https://cointelegraph.com/news/corporate-blockchains-will-fail-starkware-ceo?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fttt%3D1761031321038%26cb%3Da54nnw%26_%3D1761031321038&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson said corporate blockchains will help with mainstream adoption, but long term, they will be abandoned if they try to retain control.

US political turmoil tests ‘institutional confidence’ as crypto ETFs bleed
https://cointelegraph.com/news/spot-bitcoin-ethereum-etfs-extend-outflows-amid-us-political-turmoil?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fttl%3D0%26timestamp%3D1761043934302&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The outflows came as “No Kings” protests swept across the US amid a prolonged government shutdown and political division, deepening market risk aversion.

Japanese banks jointly launch stablecoin
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/46787/japanese-banks-jointly-launch-stablecoin?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed

Three of the largest banks in Japan are joining forces for the launch of a unified stablecoin.

Coinbase buys crypto investment platform Echo
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/46792/coinbase-buys-crypto-investment-platform-echo?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed

Coinbase has acquired crypto investment platform Echo for around $375 million in cash and stock.

SpaceX moves $257M in Bitcoin, reignites questions over its crypto play
https://cointelegraph.com/news/spacex-moves-257m-in-bitcoin-reigniting-questions-over-its-crypto-play?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fcb%3D34hvbx%26noCache%3Dtrue%26_rnd%3D34hvbx&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The SpaceX-labelled wallets made their second large-scale Bitcoin transfer in three months, raising speculation of a sale as the company faces growing competition.

Bitcoin crash to $104K was ‘flush,’ not crypto cycle ‘failure’
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-crash-104k-flush-not-crypto-cycle-failure?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss%3Fcb%3D34hvbx%26noCache%3Dtrue%26_rnd%3D34hvbx&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin’s four-day crash has initiated a healthy reset among investors, with momentum limited until long-term holders stop selling their BTC, according to Glassnode.