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October 2, 2025 – Singapore — Lightning2049, organized by Lnfi Network and the RGB Protocol Association, and sponsored by Bitfinex, brought together developers, infrastructure teams, and investors for a focused discussion on the growing Bitcoin Layer 2 ecosystem. The event showcased working implementations across Lightning, RGB, and Taproot Assets — highlighting new use cases and infrastructure now live on Bitcoin’s evolving financial stack. Key Topics and Presentations LN Node: Yield-Generating Lightning Node for Multi-Asset Bitcoin Darius, Co-founder of Lnfi, presented LN Node, a self-custodial Lightning node with native support for BTC, Taproot Assets, and RGB. The product allows users to…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Although the recent rally appears to have briefly dipped down, the price of Ethereum is still on an upward trajectory, showcasing its resilience as a formidable digital asset. Presently, the crypto sector is undergoing a crucial shift, and ETH, once viewed as a mere digital asset, is now being considered the ideal choice for a store of value and treasury asset. SharpLink CEO Hails Ethereum As The Treasury King Amid Ethereum’s ongoing upward trend, a new debate is now being observed among prominent figures and institutions in…

The SAFE token is down 23% amid a widespread crypto selloff.Safe, the decentralized smart account project, is restructuring the way its flagship interface, Safe Wallet, operates, it revealed on Friday, Oct. 10. Safe Wallet currently has more than 4.5 million monthly active users. In a post on X, Safe co-founder Lukas Schor revealed that Safe Labs, a fully owned subsidiary of the Safe Foundation, is taking direct control of the platform. He said the move aims to improve reliability, strengthen governance, and better align the wallet’s operations with the broader Safe ecosystem.“By bringing an instance of Safe{Wallet} into the Foundation’s…

Bitcoin’s rejection from the $125K liquidity pocket has initiated a healthy pullback toward the $120K region. The move appears corrective rather than impulsive, with strong confluence support aligning around the 100-day moving average and the prior breakout structure. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, BTC was rejected from the $125K–$126K liquidity zone, which coincides with the prior swing high and a key resistance cluster. The reaction has led to a retracement toward the $117K–$120K support range, an area reinforced by the intersection of the ascending trendline, the 100-day MA, and key Fibonacci retracement levels. A…

Securitize, the tokenization platform behind several major blockchain-based investment products, including BlackRock’s tokenized US Treasury fund, is reportedly in talks with Cantor Fitzgerald to go public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC).Bloomberg reported Friday, citing anonymous sources, that Securitize is in discussions to merge with Cantor Equity Partners II Inc., a blank-check firm backed by Cantor Fitzgerald. The deal could value Securitize at more than $1 billion, the report said.Securitize did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph’s request for comment.Source: BloombergA SPAC is a publicly traded shell entity that raises capital with the aim of acquiring a private company. Once…

Hyperliquid, the on-chain decentralized exchange, has rolled out Based Streams, a livestreaming platform that merges creator content with real-time trading interactions. The new tool allows users to schedule broadcasts, chat live, and overlay their on-chain trades while growing their communities.Donations run via Hypercore, allowing viewers to send Hypercore tokens to streamers directly. At the same time, viewers may earn “Based Gold” just for tuning in. Hyperliquid invites creators and traders alike to try Based Streams, bridging the gap between live content and DeFi-native monetization, which can help audience engagement into yield-driven community experiences.The platform goes live at 12:30 UTC today,…

Jack Dorsey’s company Block is making another big move to make Bitcoin part of everyday commerce. Its payments arm, Square, has launched a new service called Square Bitcoin, where U.S. businesses can accept bitcoin payments, convert sales into bitcoin and manage their holdings from the same platform they use to process card payments and track sales. The new tools are designed to make using Bitcoin as easy as using a credit card, and bring Bitcoin to Main Street. For the first year, sellers will pay no processing fees when accepting bitcoin. “We’re making Bitcoin payments as seamless as card payments…

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)It’s a tough market to trade as bitcoin’s BTC$113,244.11 price swings sharply. Following a late Thursday drop from $123,000 to $120,000, BTC has recovered to trade around $121,400, with privacy coins such as ZEC$231.73 and DASH$37.75 rising sharply. The CoinDesk 20 Index has bounced to 4,178 points from the overnight low of 4,097.BTC’s volatility has picked up, likely in expectation of another Fed rate cut later this month.”Bitcoin volatility is poised for a breakout. Implied volatilities across 14, 30, and 90-day expiries have surged to their highest levels in the past 30…

The native token of the BNB Chain, BNB, is down more than 2.5% in the last 24 hours, continuing its slide from a new all-time high above $1,300 registered earlier this week.BNB rose 129% over the past year, outpacing both bitcoin and ether, as renewed momentum in the BNB Chain ecosystem kicked off a new wave of capital rotation.Trading volatility remains high, with the token swinging within a $62 range from Oct. 9–10 before closing at $1,250, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model.Jack O’Holleran, CEO of SKALE Labs, told CoinDesk the recent surge appears to be driven by Binance’s…

Bitcoin’s price may recover up to 21% over the coming seven days if October’s historical trends hold, an economist suggests.“Drops of more than 5% in October are exceedingly rare.  This has happened only 4 times in the past 10 years,” economist Timothy Peterson said in an X post on Friday.’He said those instances occurred in October 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. In the week following each drop, Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded by 16% in 2017, 4% in 2018, and 21% in 2019. The only exception was 2021, when the crypto asset fell a further 3%. October is often dubbed “Uptober” for…