As the government shutdown drags on, the US Senate is preparing a vote to end it while lawmakers plan to meet crypto leaders Wednesday to discuss the stalled market structure bill.

CleanSpark shares soar as Bitcoin miner announces AI expansion
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cleanspark-soar-13-bitcoin-miner-ai-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Large Bitcoin mining companies are looking to expand into AI services for new sources of revenue amid the post-Bitcoin halving pressure.

Wise hints at stablecoin ambitions with new digital-asset product lead hire
https://cointelegraph.com/news/wise-digital-asset-lead-stablecoin-hiring-crypto-expansion?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Wise is hiring a digital-asset product lead focused on stablecoins, signaling potential expansion into crypto amid shifting global regulations.

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.