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Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. India’s crypto scene is a beautiful mess. On one hand, it’s home to one of the world’s largest communities of crypto users, a young, tech-savvy crowd keen to explore the endless possibilities of decentralized finance. Summary Crypto adoption meets heavy taxation. India has one of the world’s largest crypto user bases but enforces a harsh 30% tax on gains and 1% TDS on transactions — rules many see as punishing innovation. Lack of clarity drives frustration. With…

The decentralized exchange (DEX) market has recently seen significant changes in its weekly trading volume. As of October 23, 2025, the total weekly trading volume for the top decentralized exchanges amounted to $86.18 billion. Despite this large figure, a notable decline of approximately 29.99% in the weekly trading volume was observed. TOP #DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGES BY WEEKLY TRADING VOLUME #Uniswap #PancakeSwap #Meteora #Aerodrome #Raydium #Orca #Curve #Hyperliquid #Sushi pic.twitter.com/Dy4YRVLFFf — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) October 23, 2025 Such a decrease is indicative of more general trends in the DEX market that may be subject to a variety of…

Hashprice has plunged to its lowest level since April, when bitcoin was trading around $76,000, now sitting at $43.1 per petahash/second (PH/s). Hashprice, a term coined by Luxor, refers to the expected value of one terahash per second (TH/s) of hashing power per day, representing how much a miner can earn from a specific amount of hashrate. It is influenced by bitcoin’s price, network difficulty, block subsidy and transaction fees. As bitcoin has corrected roughly 20% from its October all-time high to $104,000, and transaction fees remain at bear market levels, miner revenues have come under increasing pressure. According to…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. In every industry, specialization eventually outpaces generalization. As the complexity of systems increases, the tools that thrive are not the ones that attempt to do everything at once, but the ones designed to do one thing exceptionally well. Notably, technology has always followed this path. Cloud computing is split into storage, compute, and databases, chip design is branched into CPUs, GPUs, and TPUs, and finance came to rely on clearinghouses and custodians as dedicated infrastructure. Blockchain is…

The traditional wealth management and private banking world, much of which is hard-bitten and twice shy when it comes to cryptocurrency investing, is under mounting pressure again to deliver digital assets to wealthy clients, particularly in crypto hotspots like Dubai, Switzerland and Singapore. Swiss software firm Avaloq, which serves many private banks and wealth managers, examined high net worth (HNW) investing attitudes in the UAE (based on surveys of 3,851 investors and 456 wealth professionals conducted in February/March 2025), and found that while demand for digital assets in that region is unusually high (39% of wealthy clients hold crypto), only…

Key Takeaways Global regulators are reassessing banking rules for holding crypto, spurred by the rise of stablecoins. The Basel Committee may adapt prudential guidelines to reflect evolving risks and roles of stablecoins in financial systems. Global regulators are reviewing banking rules governing crypto holdings as stablecoins gain prominence in digital asset markets. The Basel Committee, which oversees international banking standards, is discussing potential adjustments to prudential frameworks that currently impose conservative treatments on crypto exposures. Under existing Basel standards, crypto assets are divided into groups with varying risk treatments. Tokenized traditional assets and qualifying stablecoins receive standard risk weights, while…

Crypto exchange OKX has launched a new service that would provide access to digital assets for institutional clients who wish to offer crypto services to customers. Summary OKX has launched Rubix, a modular workflow solution that allows financial institutions to integrate regulated digital-asset services into their existing systems without building new infrastructure. The platform aims to simplify crypto adoption for banks and asset managers by reducing compliance and operational barriers, enabling them to diversify services, unlock new revenue streams, and meet growing institutional demand for digital assets. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, the crypto exchange platform has…

Microsoft’s $9.7 billion contract with a Texas miner reveals the new math pushing crypto infrastructure toward AI, and what it means for the networks left behind. IREN’s November 3 announcement collapses two transactions into a single strategic pivot. The first is a five-year, $9.7 billion cloud services contract with Microsoft, while the second is a $5.8 billion equipment deal with Dell to source Nvidia GB300 systems. The combined $15.5 billion commitment converts roughly 200 megawatts of critical IT capacity at IREN’s Childress, Texas campus from potential Bitcoin mining infrastructure into contracted GPU hosting for Microsoft’s AI workloads. Microsoft included a…

BNB Chain developers officially released the much-awaited Fermi Hardfork today, November 3. The crucial update aims to make the network more responsive and faster. Notably, it slashes block times from 750 milliseconds to 450 milliseconds, translating to a 40% enhancement in transaction speed. With version 1.6.2 live, the network will process and confirm transactions much faster. That promises users a more efficient and streamlined experience when interacting with exchanges, wallets, and decentralized applications (dApps) within the BNB Smart Chain ecosystem. Fermi Hardfork comes less than a month after the chain adopted an ultra-low gas fee model. According to today’s official…

Ethereum’s largest holders are stirring again, and if history is any guide, the quiet accumulation underway could foreshadow the next major market shift. Recent moves add to previous reports about Ethereum whale activity, suggesting returning investor confidence in the largest altcoin on market cap metrics. ETH Whales Stir Beneath the Surface as Ethereum’s Next Big Move Takes Shape Data from Alphractal reveals that wallets holding between 10,000 and 100,000 ETH have steadily increased their balances since April. This marks one of the strongest accumulation waves since the 2021 cycle. The analytics source Alphractal shows that this group of whales, typically…