Silver prices surged to a record high of $51.08 per troy ounce on Oct. 9, 2025, marking a 4.51% daily increase and surpassing the 1980 peak of $49.45 amid strong industrial and investment demand. Silver Hits Record $51 High Amid Surging Demand The rally capped a robust week for the metal, with prices climbing 6.5%
CipherOwl, a crypto compliance startup founded by former Coinbase and Cruise engineers Leo Liang and Ming Jiang, has raised $15 million in seed funding led by General Catalyst and Flourish Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Enlight Capital. Originally reported by Fortune, the San Francisco–based firm develops artificial intelligence-driven tools to help financial institutions
Story Highlights Fed minutes reveal 50% policymakers expect two additional interest rate cuts before 2025 ends. Markets already price October and December cuts, but official dovish confirmation fuels investor sentiment. Lower rates weaken dollar, historically boosting Bitcoin and Ethereum as traders seek higher returns. Today’s all eyes are on the Fed Chair Jerome Powell who
The gold market has recently recorded a crucial development when it comes to market capitalization. Thus, within just the past 45 days, the gold market has witnessed a spike of up to $4.77T in its market cap, triggering momentum around the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ($BTC). Gold has gained $4.77 trillion in just 45 days, nearly
Fidelity’s digital asset custody expanded by just over $3 billion in the third quarter of 2025, rising from $45.13 billion on July 1 to $48.15 billion by September 30, according to data retrieved by Finbold research. Finbold extracted on-chain ETF holdings data for the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) and the Fidelity Ethereum Fund
Institutional investors are moving past the testing phase and into large-scale adoption of digital assets, according to new research from State Street released Thursday. The custody bank’s 2025 Digital Assets Outlook found that more than half of surveyed institutions expect their exposure to digital assets to double over the next three years, signaling a growing
Two of the largest digital asset managers, Bitwise and 21Shares, have made a notable update to their Ethereum and Solana ETF filings that could signal a shift in how crypto exchange-traded products operate in the United States. According to amended S-1 statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), both issuers now reference
Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket are fast becoming the frontier where finance tests the limits of probability. Long branded as “legalized gambling,” they now draw institutional and retail capital as regulators rush to define their perimeter. Their ascent raises questions of legality and sustainability. These markets could mature into regulated risk-pricing tools —
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Limitless, the largest prediction market on Base with a trading volume of more than $370 million, recently concluded sales of its public offering on the Kaito Capital Launchpad. The sales were hugely oversubscribed with almost 200.97 million USDC being pledged against only 1 million USDC in allocations representing an exceedingly oversubscription of 200 times. The