Russia’s Finance Ministry pays wages in digital rubles for first time
Work on the introduction of the digital ruble to the budget process is being carried out by the Bank of Russia together with the Ministry of Finance.…
Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September, but applications fall
Finance, engineering and trading led hiring demand, while Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana were the most frequently requested blockchain skills. Source：CoinDesk
Blast to wind down Ethereum L2 after costs outpace revenue
Once among Ethereum’s largest layer2 networks by total value locked, Blast is urging users to move their assets to mainnet ahead of the shutdown.…
Once a $2 billion Ethereum layer-2, Blast is shutting down after assets plunge 98%
Once home to more than $2 billion in crypto assets, Blast is shutting down as activity fades, costs rise, and bigger platforms like Coinbase and Robinhood…
Bitcoin briefly hits $87K as weak US jobs data sends bond yields lower
Bitcoin climbed after weakerthanexpected payrolls pushed Treasury yields lower, but orderbook resistance kept BTC from reaching new macro highs.…
Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits
The furious debate over Bitget’s $387.7M of hacked funds comes down to whether ideals around “permissionless and decentralized” tech means never intervening —…
Tether's USDT is 'coming home' to Bitcoin this month over a decade after debut there
A Tetherbacked project, Utexo, plans to support private USDT transfers, direct swaps between BTC and USDT and loans backed by BTC, while keeping most…
50,000 Europeans call on EU to ease stablecoin rewards restrictions in MiCA review
A 50,000letter campaign is pressing Brussels to rethink stablecoin rewards as EU central banks seek broader changes to MiCA’s stablecoin rules.…
Synthetic tokenized stocks are bad for American investors
U.S. markets are the envy of the world because investors trust that whoever owns a share owns it fully, writes Aaron Kaplan, founder of Promethum. The…
Bitcoin trapped below $86K as PCE changes cloud inflation reading
Bitcoin erased its postPCE gains as analysts cautioned that methodology changes complicated the lowerthanexpected inflation reading. Source：Cointelegraph
Citigroup raises 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 as ETF inflows resume
Citi also raised its 12month target for ether from from $2,240 to $3,028. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin ETFs draw $6.3B in Q3 as BTC price rises nearly 43%
Bitcoin gained 42.71% in Q3, its best thirdquarter performance since 2017, as US spot ETFs attracted $6.34 billion in net inflows. Source：Cointelegraph