Bitcoin (BTC) climbed past $120,000 for the first time in over six weeks, lifted by weak US jobs figures, the US government shutdown, and growing bets on rate cuts. With October kicking off strongly, some analysts are calling for a year-end rally to $200,000. Yet one expert cautioned that such a surge is unlikely, citing
Paxful announced it will cease all operations by November 1, 2025, citing the lasting impact of historic misconduct by former co-founders Ray Youssef and Artur Schaback and unsustainable costs from extensive compliance remediation. The company said the decision is strategic and driven by long-term sustainability concerns despite reporting financial stability and growth under new ownership
Bitcoin price has recently surged to the $120K mark, reclaiming momentum and sparking fresh optimism across the market. The breakout highlights growing technical strength after weeks of consolidation, with BTC price showing resilience near crucial zones. Adding to this, Citigroup has outlined an ambitious projection, signaling the potential for significant upside in the months ahead.
As Bitcoin maintains its rebound push, market analysts are now eyeing a new all-time high at the 1.618 Fibonacci extension. Specifically, market watcher Jake Wu points out that Bitcoin is moving toward the 1.618 Fibonacci extension at $130,558, a target mapped from the January–April 2025 measured move. This comes as the firstborn crypto recently went
Around 28,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, October 3, and they have a notional value of roughly $3.37 billion. This expiry event is back to normal following last week’s epic end of third quarter event, so there is unlikely to be any impact on spot markets, which have gained this week. US labor
SWIFT — the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication — will be building its recently announced blockchain payment settlement platform on Ethereum layer 2 Linea, Consensys CEO Joe Lubin has confirmed. On Monday, SWIFT revealed that it had tapped Consensys and over 30 TradFi institutions to build infrastructure for a 24/7 real-time crypto payments system
Michael Saylor’s digital asset treasury firm, Strategy, has just hit a new all-time high in crypto value, now worth more than several leading banks and equivalent to the gross domestic product of some nations. “Our journey began with $0.25 billion in Bitcoin — and an immediate $0.04 billion unrealized loss,” said Saylor on Thursday, noting
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF is currently the largest venue for BTC options trading, reaching a whopping $38 billion in open interest. The product surpassed Deribit, a derivatives exchange owned by Coinbase, to achieve this goal. This record could serve as a bullish data point for crypto ETFs, as IBIT was better-equipped to deal with setbacks last
Cryptocurrency markets staged a strong recovery on the second day of the partial government shutdown in the US. Bitcoin Surpasses $121,000, Ethereum Hits Three-Week High Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $121,000 on Thursday, hitting its highest level since August 14. Ethereum (ETH) reached a three-week high, trading above $4,500. The U.S. government officially shut down on October
Bitcoin has achieved another remarkable feat, with the cryptocurrency giant surpassing the $120,000 mark and pushing its market capitalization above $2.4 trillion, according to MarketCap data. Bitcoin Surpasses Amazon, Rising to 7th Place in Global Asset Rankings With this development, Bitcoin surpassed Amazon, which has a market value of $2.371 trillion, and rose to 7th