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Ethereum ETH$3,990.96 emerged as the frontrunner in crypto’s third-quarter recovery, leaving bitcoin BTC$109,239.39 behind as capital flowed into altcoins, DeFi protocols, and a new wave of tokenized assets, a report by CoinCecko found.The broader market added over half a trillion dollars in value, its second straight quarter of meaningful growth, but this time, it wasn’t bitcoin leading the charge. Instead, investors looked to ethereum ETH$3,990.96 and other large-cap tokens to carry momentum forward, a report by CoinCecko found.At the start of July, it looked like bitcoin would again set the pace. Its price hit new highs early in the quarter,…

An American retiree says more than $3 million in XRP vanished after he checked Ellipal’s mobile app on Oct. 15 and saw his balance gone, a discovery that spurred an on-chain tracing effort by pseudonymous analyst ZackXBT.CoinDesk has not independently verified the investor’s identity, balances, or the complete on-chain path. The account comes from several YouTube videos posted since Oct. 15, Ellipal’s public statement on Oct. 18, and ZackXBT’s Oct. 19 X thread.What the victim says happenedThe investor, who identified himself as Brandon, said he lives in North Carolina, is 54, and that his wife, 60, is also retired. He…

Opinion by: Dylan Dewdney, co-founder and CEO at Kuvi.aiWith everyone and their grandmother talking about AI these days, half the time it seems to be that vague, overhyped mantra “it’s going to change everything,” and the other half it’s about ChatGPT replacing your therapist. Almost no one is talking about how AI could help with the boring, frustrating, everyday mess of personal finance. This doesn’t mean dashboards, robo-advisers or the latest DeFi app with a shiny UX. It’s something more radical — agentic finance.That phrase might sound a little academic, but it’s simple. Instead of clicking buttons and juggling tabs, you…

Key points:Bitcoin can keep the bull market range in play if it reclaims $108,400 in the coming hours, says analysis.Volatility increases into the weekly close as thin order books see $200 million in 24-hour liquidations.Altcoin futures show just how traders have lost out since the last bear market bottom.Bitcoin (BTC) teased volatility into Sunday’s weekly close as price approached a key reclaim level.BTC/USD one-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewTrader sees more BTC price volatility to comeData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $108,260 local highs.After a painful end to the TradFi trading week that saw Bitcoin dip below the…

United States President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he is meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Seoul, Korea, slated to begin on October 31.“We’re going to meet in a couple of weeks. We’re going to meet in South Korea, with president Xi and other people, too,” Trump told Maria Bartiromo of Fox News, following a de-escalation of trade tensions between China and the US. Trump said on Sunday:“[Xi Jinping] is a very strong leader, a very amazing man. You can look at what he’s done, where he is in his life.…

Analyst Doctor Profit is warning of a 10-year fractal pointing to a new bear phase possibly lasting until 2026. Bitcoin is struggling to hold on to the $107,000 level after a brutal sell-off that wiped out billions and sent it down to a multi-week low of just under $104,000. It has put many in the market on edge, asking if this is a healthy correction or the start of a terrible bear market. The Case for the Bear: Fractals and Fear On one side of the ring, the bears are roaring. Analyst Doctor Profit is sounding the alarm with…

Crypto’s latest media dust-up is missing the everyday reality of on-chain use, Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty argued Thursday, saying recent mainstream pieces have celebrated a “crypto is a tool of crime and corruption” narrative while ignoring transparent ledgers and broad adoption.In his Oct. 17 post on X, Alderoty called that framing “a convenient narrative, but a lazy and inaccurate one,” and tried to pivot the conversation to who actually uses crypto and why. He wrote that digital assets are used by tens of millions of Americans for practical tasks — such as lending money, proving ownership and building…

Russia has overtaken the UK as the top European country in terms of crypto adoption, according to Chainalysis data.Attempts to evade sanctions and to hedge against inflation are driving the surge.DeFi activity in Russia is now three-and-a-half times larger than it was in mid-2023.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fueled a rapid embrace of crypto technology within the country’s borders, according to a new study. Russia is, by a wide margin, the top user of crypto among European nations, according to crypto forensic firm Chainalysis. Russia has seen $379 billion in crypto inflows between July 2024 and June 2025, a year-over-year…

CastleCrypto.gg has officially completed the acquisition of NFT-stats.com and is bringing one of the most useful NFT tracking tools directly under its growing Web3 platform. All the data, charts, and analytics from the old site have now been reimagined into a very clean and more interactive space called NFT stats. Well, this new page is designed for everyone who wants to follow NFT prices, floor movements, holder activity, and collection rankings, all without getting lost in complex tools.A Simple Vision Behind the DealThe main idea behind this acquisition was never just to buy a website, but CastleCrypto.gg actually wanted to…

Investors should exercise “discernment” when considering privately-issued stablecoins, which carry all the risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) plus their own unique risks, according to Jeremy Kranz, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Sentinel Global.Kranz called privately-issued stablecoins “central business digital currency,” which feature all of the surveillance, backdoors, programmability, and controls as CBDCs. He told Cointelegraph:“Central business digital currency is really not necessarily that different. So, if JP Morgan issued a dollar stablecoin and controlled it through the Patriot Act, or whatever else comes out in the future, they can freeze your money and unbank…