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In a recent Altcoin Buzz video, host Maddie broke down the growing pressure on Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. With rising market uncertainty and reports of major withdrawals, the big question is whether Binance is facing a serious crisis or just going through a temporary rough patch. Maddie pointed to a massive $40 billion market sell-off on October 10, which sparked widespread panic. He also addressed online rumors that Crypto.com had taken legal action against Binance but clarified that there’s no official confirmation of any such move. Related: France Hits Binance, Coinhouse With Sweeping Crypto AML Checks Ahead of…

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A crypto market analyst with username @MrDegenWolf on X has predicted that the Ethereum (ETH) price could hit $18,000 by the end of 2025. This forecast comes amid fresh enthusiasm on the crypto market, which saw ETH climb past the $4,000 level. 7 reasons why Ethereum price is set for explosion In an X post, MrDegenWolf highlighted seven reasons why Ethereum is primed to hit $18,000 by the end of year. The points spotlighted by the analysts, essentially, revolved around Ethereum fundamentals and momentum. The first point gave a nod to stablecoins, as the analyst claimed they are the future…

Wall Street opened higher on Friday, with the major gauges eyeing fresh record highs as President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping held talks over the U.S.-China trade standoff. Summary Stocks edged up on Friday to pick up from the record highs levels at close on Thursday. Dow Jones was up 100 points as Wall Street paid attention to trade talks between President Trump and Xi Jinping. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 100 points, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite inched up 0.5%. As stocks rose, including Nvidia, the major U.S. gauges hovered at levels that…

The largest Russian crypto exchange aggregator, BestChange, has imposed restrictions on the Russian ruble offerings of dozens of coin trading platforms. The move is in response to complaints about blocked bank cards from users of their services. These have been mounting after Russia took measures to curb financial fraud, which affected crypto trade as well. BestChange takes down almost a hundred Russian ruble offers BestChange.ru, the leading exchange aggregation website in the Russian-speaking segment of the crypto market, has delisted trading pairs with the Russian ruble offered by 95 crypto exchange providers. The platform’s decision was prompted by numerous complaints…

BlackRock deposited 21,910 Ethereum (ETH), worth around $117.82 million, to Coinbase Prime on Monday, October 20, leaving the market speculating as to what the investment firm’s next move might be. The transfer was done in ten transactions, nine of which were of about 3,000 ETH, or around $12.15 million, and one of more or less 2,109 ETH, worth approximately $8.45 million, according to data Finbold retrieved from Arkham Intelligence. Institutional movements of this caliber are often seen as the groundwork for increased trading activity in the near future, or a rebalancing of the holder’s portfolios. Accordingly, traders are now speculating…

Key Takeaways Grayscale’s Crypto 5 ETF (GDLC) began trading on NYSE Arca as the first multi-asset crypto ETP in the US. The ETF provides exposure to BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and ADA, covering over 90% of the crypto market capitalization. Grayscale Investments has officially launched trading of its CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF, formerly the Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund LLC, on NYSE Arca as the first multi-asset crypto ETP in the US, the company announced Friday. The ETF, trading under the ticker GDLC, gained SEC approval Wednesday to list on NYSE Arca as a multi-asset crypto ETP after the regulator…

Binance announced last week that it had permanently banned over 600 accounts found to be using unauthorized third-party tools. The company announced that from now on, any accounts found to be violating the Exchange, Binance Wallet or Binance Alpha platform rules or using automated tools (such as bot farms) will be permanently banned from all exchange activities and any profits from Alpha campaigns will be revoked. Users have speculated that these bans are focused specifically on the ChainOpera (COAI) token. Binance, however, did not directly name a specific token but maintained that it has a “zero tolerance policy against abuse…

The State of Wyoming has initiated a large-scale blockchain test involving 700,000 Frontier (FRNT) stablecoins, deploying 100,000 tokens each on seven major blockchains. Data from Dune Analytics researcher Marcov confirmed that the rollout took place on October 20 across Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche C-Chain, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and Polygon. This deployment marks the first major on-chain activity since Wyoming launched the FRNT stablecoin on mainnet in August. The program positions Wyoming as the first U.S. state to issue a government-backed stablecoin. Anthony Apollo, Executive Director of the Commission, emphasized the innovation behind the project, saying that Wyoming aims to prove governments…

Key Takeaways The Ethereum Foundation is decommissioning Holešky after completing the Fusaka upgrade. Holešky enabled the testing of PeerDAS and partial data verification, reducing bandwidth requirements for validators and benefiting L2 networks. The Ethereum Foundation has begun winding down Holešky, an Ethereum testnet launched in 2023 for large-scale validator and upgrade testing. In a post on X, the Foundation confirmed that Holešky will undergo planned node shutdowns two weeks after the Fusaka upgrade finalizes. Operators are advised to migrate testing to Hoodi and Sepolia, which now serve as Ethereum’s primary testnets for staking and application development. Holešky hosted major upgrade…