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Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley (MS) is moving deeper into digital assets, announcing a partnership with crypto infrastructure provider Zerohash to allow E*Trade clients to trade bitcoin BTC$112,795.83, ether (ETH) and solana SOL$218.34 starting in the first half of 2026, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Jed Finn, Morgan Stanley’s head of wealth management, told Bloomberg that the initiative is the first phase of a broader crypto strategy that will eventually include a full wallet solution. “The underlying technology has been proven and blockchain-based infrastructure is obviously here to stay,” Finn said in the interview, adding that clients should have access to…

Binance issued a harsh response to the allegations shared by an account on the X platform on October 14, 2025. In a statement, the company stated that the allegations were “unfounded, misleading, and damaging to reputation.” Binance maintained in its statement that it did not profit from the listing process and did not charge any listing fees. The company stated that the security deposit is collected solely for user protection and is used to ensure the continued operation of projects after listing. According to Binance, this deposit is generally refunded within one to two years under certain conditions. Additionally, cryptocurrency…

Shares of the large-scale mining companies that power the Bitcoin network are once again outperforming BTC itself, driven by the companies’ increasing shift toward hybrid models centered on artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC). These companies, once called “miners” in analogy with mining traditional commodities like gold, have long been vulnerable to wild swings in the price of Bitcoin. The sector, which benefited from the first wave of the AI boom in 2023, saw its stock decline the following year as profits plummeted and competition intensified. However, the landscape has changed in 2025. Despite the crypto market’s decline in…

The Ethereum (ETH) price has rebounded sharply from its crash lows near $3,430, climbing to around $4,130 at press time — a gain of roughly 20%. While this looks like a strong recovery, the price chart and on-chain data suggest that the move may not be straightforward. Ethereum could continue to rise, but a temporary pullback might follow before the next leg higher takes shape. Whales Pick Up ETH, But Cautious Cohorts Keep the Market Split Ethereum’s current rebound appears to be driven by large wallets rather than smaller holders. Data from Santiment shows that whale wallets have increased their…

London-based blockchain payments company Fnality secured $136 million in a Series C funding round backed by some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek, Tradeweb and WisdomTree led the round, joined by returning investors including Goldman Sachs, Santander, Barclays and UBS, according to a Tuesday announcement by the company. “The closing of our Series C reflects a shared conviction that the future of money demands a new foundation,” Fnality CEO Michelle Neal said. She added that the company’s blockchain-based settlement systems offer “24/7 payment rails, real-time settlement, and enhanced liquidity.” Fnality, which launched its…

What to Know: Lightspark buys Striga to expand regulated Bitcoin payments in Europe. Striga brings VASP licenses, APIs, and compliance expertise. The deal aims to merge open payments with legal banking rails for faster growth. Lightspark has officially acquired Striga, a move that could reshape how payments work in Europe. This acquisition unlocks regulated, built-in financial infrastructure that Lightspark can use to expand its vision of “open payments” using Bitcoin. What Are Lightspark and Striga? Lightspark wants to make money movement as easy as sending a message. They build tools that help fintechs, wallets, and banks use Bitcoin’s Lightning Network…

Professor Andrew Urquhart is Professor of Finance and Financial Technology and Head of the Department of Finance at Birmingham Business School (BBS). This is the ninth installment of the Professor Coin column, in which I bring important insights from published academic literature on cryptocurrencies to the Decrypt readership. In this article, I discuss Bitcoin energy usage, and the future for sustainable cryptos. When you hear the words “Bitcoin mining,” you might picture giant warehouses packed with whirring computers, gobbling up electricity like there’s no tomorrow. That image isn’t far from reality. Since Bitcoin launched in 2009, its proof-of-work (PoW) system…

Following an intense week that rocked the cryptocurrency market, Ethereum (ETH) seems to be stabilizing, and some analysts are resuming their bullish outlook. Top market analyst Benjamin Cowen claims that Ethereum could reach $5,000 in a blink if it makes its next significant move. The second-largest cryptocurrency has recovered well from a steep decline that briefly drove it below the $3,900 support zone, and it is currently trading back around $4,200. Long-term reversal As ETH tapped its 200-day moving average (black line), which has historically functioned as a long-term accumulation zone, buyers jumped in forcefully, resulting in a quick recovery…

Key Takeaways Gold hit a new record high of $3,800 per ounce in 2025 amid economic uncertainty. Year-to-date, gold prices are up over 40%, consistently posting new highs. Gold reached a record high of $3,800 per ounce today, marking another milestone for the precious metal amid continued economic uncertainties and investor demand for safe-haven assets. The surge extends gold’s remarkable rally in 2025, with the metal posting multiple record highs throughout the year after surpassing $3,000 per ounce earlier. The precious metal has gained more than 40% year-to-date. Recent price increases have been fueled by U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate…

TL;DR ETH is up 8.5% in the last 24 hours and is now trading above $4,100. The coin could extend its recovery if the daily candle closes above $4,232. ETH tops $4,100 after Friday’s flash crash Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is recovering excellently following Friday’s crash. The market crash saw ETH briefly touch the $3,500 region as it lost over 30% of its value within an hour. However, the coin has now added 8.5% to its value over the last 24 hours and is now trading at $4,165 per coin. The crash was caused by President Trump…