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Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive officer of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, recently made a pessimistic observation about France, claiming that the European Union’s second-largest economy has gone “downhill” over the last several years. Zhao has pointed to a wave of cryptocurrency kidnappings that have occurred in France over the past several years, as well as the controversial arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov that took place last August. That said, Zhao hopes that things will get better for one of the leading EU countries. It is also worth noting that France also launched a probe into Binance in early 2025,…

Asia’s stablecoin competition is splitting between bank-backed domestic currencies and U.S. dollar incumbents as Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong formalize new frameworks that could crystallize how crypto might coexist with monetary policies across the region. Over the past week, two key developments marked the intensifying stablecoin competition in Asia: Japan’s mega-bank consortium plans and China’s blockade on Hong Kong projects, which have exposed the regulatory ceiling for private issuers. Observers see stablecoin competition across Asia as a test of how far governments will let private infrastructure reshape national money systems without losing control over capital flows.  “Most lawmakers and…

After crypto investors lost $600 billion in just 30 minutes last Friday, including 1.7 million wallets suffering forced liquidations, some victims are looking to sue centralized exchanges (CEXs). Tens of thousands joined social audio spaces to discuss available remedies, with one group chat claiming its members lost over $100 million in total. Amid the ongoing fallout from the spectacular collapse of October 10, sophisticated victims with commercial litigation experience are privately convening. Eyeing any potential for illegal conduct or breach of contract at centralized exchanges, litigants are looking for lead plaintiffs with “material losses” across the globe. Unless one plaintiff…

World, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s digital identity project, formerly known as Worldcoin, is expanding into prediction markets by integrating Polymarket. World App, a mobile application that combines a digital wallet with World’s decentralized identity tool, World ID, has integrated the Polymarket App, the company announced on Tuesday. “World App users can download and access the new Mini App today in countries where Polymarket’s services are permitted,” the announcement said. Both World App and Polymarket have faced usage restrictions globally, as Polymarket is yet to relaunch in the US after securing approval by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission. World App…

Ethereum’s highly anticipated hard fork Fusaka will activate with a major change to transaction gas limit cap. Summary Ethereum Foundation has announced rollout of Fusaka on the mainnet will activate per-transaction gas limit. The gas fee cap will launch with EIP-7825 Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade activated on the Holesky and Sepoila testnet this October. The Ethereum Foundation said in a blog post on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 that Fusaka, the upcoming network upgrade, will feature an improvement proposal that sets the gas fee limit for each single transaction. EIP-7825 will activate on the mainnet when Fusaka goes live, with rollout bringing…

In a significant development for the digital asset world, Anchorage Digital, a leading crypto custody and banking firm, has officially applied for a Federal Reserve master account. This move, recently highlighted by Eleanor Terrett of Crypto in America, marks a pivotal moment, potentially reshaping how cryptocurrency firms interact with the traditional U.S. financial system. For those keen on understanding the future of crypto banking, this application represents more than just paperwork; it signals a direct pathway to mainstream financial integration. What Exactly is a Federal Reserve Master Account? A Federal Reserve master account is essentially a direct gateway to the…

The three-week-long US government shutdown is “likely to end sometime this week,” according to a White House economic adviser, potentially reviving crypto regulatory progress. “I think the Schumer shutdown is likely to end sometime this week,” Hassett told CNBC’s Squawk Box segment on Monday, referring to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, whom Republicans have pointed the finger at for triggering the government shutdown. “The moderate Democrats will move forward and get us an open government, at which point we could negotiate whatever policies they want to negotiate with regular order,” he added. If that isn’t successful, the Trump administration may…

Alpha Arena, a new benchmark platform set out to measure how well AI models work in live crypto markets. The test gave six leading AI models $10,000 each, access to real crypto perpetual markets, and one identical prompt — then let them trade autonomously. Within just three days, DeepSeek Chat V3.1 grew its portfolio by over 35%, outperforming both Bitcoin and every other AI trader in the field. This article explains how the experiment was structured, what prompts the AIs used, why DeepSeek outperformed others, and how anyone can replicate a similar approach safely. Profits Generated By Different AI Models.…

Securitize, a leading platform for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), has unveiled the Securitize MCP Server, a new integration layer designed to make its asset data easily accessible to both enterprise systems and artificial intelligence tools. The server is built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — an emerging open standard that connects large language models like Claude or ChatGPT to external data sources and APIs. The new MCP Server acts as a secure gateway between Securitize’s RWA datasets and modern applications. Instead of developers manually integrating with raw blockchain endpoints or custom APIs, the MCP Server translates data requests into…

Ethereum’s (ETH) recent price structure is drawing comparisons to its 2020 cycle. At the time of writing, ETH was priced at around $3,900, with a daily trading volume of $33.3 billion. The token has declined 4% in the last 24 hours and 3% over the past week. Price Sits Below Prior High Ethereum is trading just below its former peak, a level last tested before the 2020 rally. According to Cryptocium, the structure today looks nearly the same. In both periods, ETH paused at resistance after months of consolidation and later broke out with momentum. $ETH – History Repeats Itself…