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The boundary between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) has become even blurrier. On October 7, 2025, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced the launch of the S&P Digital Markets 50 Index, a groundbreaking benchmark designed to track both major cryptocurrencies and crypto-related stocks. The goal? To give investors an easy, diversified gateway into the fast-evolving digital asset ecosystem, without needing to manage wallets, exchanges, or multiple risk assets. This move marks a significant milestone in institutional crypto adoption as we head into Q4 2025. JUST IN: 🇺🇸 S&P launches new crypto index consisting of 15 cryptocurrencies & 35 crypto-related…

The crypto market shed 2.3% on Oct. 7, and the 42-day Treasury bill auction released at approximately 13:00 ET appears to have catalyzed the broad risk-off move.The stop-out yield at 4% came in above the median of 3.97%, signaling investors demanded higher compensation to hold short-dated government debt. The uptick in short-end rates tightened financial conditions, triggering immediate equity selloffs.The SPY 30-minute chart shows a sharp drop starting just after 13:00 ET, coinciding precisely with the release of the auction results.Trading volume surged on the selloff candles, indicating the move stemmed from a real catalyst rather than random drift. Equities…

Strategy’s near-$80 billion Bitcoin treasury is catching up to the massive cash positions of tech giants such as Microsoft, whose shareholders rejected a proposal in December to explore adding Bitcoin to its books.Strategy posted to X on Tuesday that its 640,031 Bitcoin (BTC) stash briefly topped $80 billion in value on Monday as Bitcoin hit a record high of $126,080, boosting the value of its corporate treasury close to Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, which each hold between $97 billion and $95 billion in cash or cash equivalents. Strategy’s routine Bitcoin buys, combined with Bitcoin’s rise in value, have already pushed its…

BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain, has reclaimed the spotlight after soaring to a new all-time high, cementing its position as the world’s third-largest crypto by market capitalization.Data from CryptoSlate shows that BNB reached a record high of $1,335 on Oct. 7, before slightly retracing to around $1,306 as of press time.The token has remained up more than 6% in the past 24 hours, making it one of the market’s top performers during the day. Over the past week, BNB has gained nearly 30%, extending its monthly rally to roughly 50%.That surge allowed BNB to overtake XRP in…

The Pi Network (PI) community is heating up after a major announcement revealed that new Decentralized Finance (DeFi) features are now live on the Testnet. With the cryptocurrency currently trading around $0.26 after crashing severely in the past few months, the report of new upgrades raises the question of whether these developments could trigger a strong enough comeback to spark a 900% rally back to $2.98.  Could Pi Network’s New DeFi Upgrades Spark A Rally?  Pi Network’s price faced a devastating correction over the course of eight months, plunging from its February peak of $2.98 to just around $0.26 today.…

Brazil witnessed something new today on its B3 stock exchange — a company going public not for its products, but for its Bitcoin. OranjeBTC, a Brazilian firm founded by former Bridgewater Associates executive Guilherme Gomes, began trading today on B3, the São Paulo–based exchange that anchors Latin America’s capital markets.  Backed by some of the biggest names in global crypto, the company enters public markets holding 3,675 BTC instantly becoming the region’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder. At current prices, its holdings are worth more than $444 million. Their haul dwarfs the 605 bitcoin held by fellow Brazilian fintech Méliuz, which…

The ZKsync team has announced the launch of its Atlas upgrade. Atlas is designed to boost transaction finality to one second. ZK price rose 7% amid the news, and bulls look poised for more. ZKsync has unveiled its Atlas upgrade, promising near-instantaneous zero-knowledge (ZK) finality to enhance enterprise adoption and high-throughput applications. This milestone arrives amid a robust week for the ZK token. Per the latest data, ZK has spiked more than 20% in the past week as investor confidence reemerges across the market. What is ZKsync’s Atlas upgrade? ZKsync, developed by Matter Labs, has long been at the forefront…

Millions of Americans will soon be able to buy, sell, and use bitcoin easily from their smartphones thanks to a new move from Walmart-backed fintech app OnePay. According to reports from CNBC, OnePay will roll out bitcoin and ethereum trading and custody later this year. The service will be powered by digital assets infrastructure startup Zerohash, which helps fintech companies integrate digital asset services. OnePay was founded in 2021 by Walmart and venture capital firm Ribbit Capital. Since then, the app has expanded into a wide range of financial services. Today, it offers savings accounts, debit and credit cards, buy…

BTC keeps pushing higher, reaching a new record above $126,000 yesterday afternoon. Crypto markets continued their steady climb, rising 0.5% on the day today, Oct. 7, with total market capitalization holding out around $4.4 trillion. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $124,755, down just 1.1% from its new all-time high of $126,080, reached on Monday afternoon.BTC 24-hour price chart. Source: CoinGeckoEthereum (ETH) jumped 3.4% to $4,746 today, bringing its weekly gains to nearly 14%. Among the top 10 altcoins by market capitalization, BNB continues to lead the pack in 24 hour gains, up over 8% on the day, pushing its price…

Bitcoin has a 50% probability of surpassing $140,000 this month, according to simulations using data from the past decade, says economist Timothy Peterson.“There is a 50% chance Bitcoin finishes the month above $140k,” Peterson said in an X post on Wednesday. “But there is a 43% chance Bitcoin finishes below $136k,” he added. Bitcoin (BTC) would need to gain about 14.7% to reach $140,000 at its current price of $122,032, which has cooled after the original cryptocurrency set a new all-time high of $126,200 on Monday, according to CoinMarketCap.Peterson said the simulation shows “half of Bitcoin’s October gains may have already…