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Elon Musk officially became the first person in history to hit a $500 billion net worth on Wednesday, beating out every other billionaire alive. The number was confirmed at 3:30 p.m. Eastern by Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires tracker, making Elon $150 billion richer than Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, who now sits in second place after temporarily beating the ‘DogeFather’ just a few weeks ago, as Cryptopolitan reported. This record comes less than a year after Elon passed the $400 billion line in December, making this a new all-time high for personal wealth, and putting him halfway toward becoming the world’s first…

After a seven-year hiatus, the US government shut down due to an unresolved budget crisis. While this shutdown wasn’t expected to last long, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins surged despite the uncertainty surrounding the shutdown. Weeks later, BTC surpassed $120,000, while Ethereum surpassed $4,500. This upward trend is expected to continue into October, the month known as Uptober, and today, as every Friday, the expiration date for options contracts in the crypto market has arrived. According to the first weekly data for October, $3.32 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) and $963 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) options will expire on October…

While a recent wave of corporate digital asset treasuries is starting to show signs of a bubble, the long-term outlook is positive, according to TON Strategy CEO Veronika Kapustina. “I think, look, obviously, it looks like it’s a bubble. As in, all the indicators look like it’s a bubble,” Kapustina told Cointelegraph during the Token2049 conference in Singapore. Kapustina explained that they are different from other bubbles we’ve seen in crypto and TradFi “because it’s a new segment of finance.” DATs became “the trade of the summer,” and people saw it as “fast money,” with a lot of “fast money…

Ethereum price today is trading at $4,509, recovering momentum after bouncing from the $4,307 support zone. Buyers are pressing against a descending resistance line near $4,560, which has capped multiple attempts since August. The market focus now shifts to whether ETH can break this ceiling or slip back toward deeper support levels. Ethereum Price Holds Triangle Structure ETH Price Dynamics (Source: TradingView) The daily chart shows Ethereum coiling within a symmetrical triangle pattern. Support is anchored by the rising trendline from April, converging with the 20-day EMA at $4,307. Resistance remains firm near $4,560, the descending line that has repeatedly…

Digital asset treasury companies will eventually consolidate under a few larger players as the cycle matures and companies try to attract investors, according to Coinbase’s head of investment research, David Duong. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Duong said outside of strategies to boost share prices, “companies may start to pursue mergers and acquisitions, much like the recent Strive and Semler Scientific deal, as we approach the more mature phases of the DAT cycle.” Asset manager turned Bitcoin treasury company Strive announced on Sept. 22 that it was acquiring fellow DAT Semler Scientific in an all-stock transaction. Source: Strive At the same time,…

Hong Kong-based Bitcoin mining company Cango has released its Bitcoin production and mining operations report for September 2025. The company continues to increase its Bitcoin production capacity through its operational efficiency and global expansion strategy. Cango Announces September 2025 Bitcoin Mining Update: Reserves Exceed 5,800 BTC Cango CEO Paul Yu emphasized the company’s operational success in his statement, saying, “This month, we increased our operational hash rate to 89.7% and increased our Bitcoin reserve to over 5,800 BTC. “We are making steady progress toward unlocking the full potential of our 50 EH/s capacity. This success has been made possible thanks…

Tokyo-based Metaplanet reported record Bitcoin (BTC) Income Generation revenues in its third-quarter results for fiscal year 2025, with revenue surging 115.7% compared to the previous quarter. Furthermore, the company revealed it has already exceeded its annual BTC accumulation target. Given this performance, Metaplanet also raised its full-year revenue and operating profit forecasts. Metaplanet Q3 Bitcoin Revenue Jumps 115.7%, Doubles Full-Year Forecast CEO Simon Gerovich revealed that in Q3 the firm pulled in ¥2.438 billion ($16.56 million) from its Bitcoin Income Generation segment. This was more than double the ¥1.131 billion (7.69 million) recorded in Q2. Furthermore, when compared to Q1,…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin took aim at controversial American entrepreneur Peter Thiel in his recent social media post. “Reminder that Peter Thiel is, to put it mildly, not a cypherpunk,” the 31-year-old computer programmer said. Thiel’s Straussian views He attached an expert who discusses the philosophical framework of American scholar Leo Strauss, which argues in favor of surveillance and establishing a robust Pax Americana with the help of global intelligence cooperation. The text comes from “The Straussian Moment,” an influential essay written by Thiel that dissects the philosophical foundations of modern Western politics, criticizing the Enlightenment-era liberalism. Thiel has been…

The following is a guest post and opinion from Jamie Elkaleh, CMO at Bitget In Hong Kong, hours before the New York open, an investor buys a $1 slice of Tesla directly from a self-custody wallet. No broker, no FX spreads, no trading window. Thanks to tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs offered through Ondo Global Markets and integrated into wallets like Bitget, Wall Street is quietly becoming a 24/7, on-chain market. Within a few years, wallets—not brokers—will be the default portal to U.S. equities for non-U.S. investors. From Synthetic Failures to Real Backing Tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs)—securities, funds, and bonds…

Market data shows that Ethereum, the king altcoin, has dramatically closed in on Bitcoin’s annual performance following Q3 gains. Ethereum has nearly matched Bitcoin’s annual performance over the last quarter, according to a chart shared by CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr. This comes as both assets hit all-time highs this year. Ethereum Price Performance Matching Bitcoin Over the Past Year The data shows Ethereum’s price growth aligning closely with Bitcoin, pushing their correlation up as of early October 2025. This marks one of the strongest synchronized movements between the two largest cryptocurrencies in recent months. Ethereum vs Bitcoin 1Y Performance…