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Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, two brothers indicted for their alleged role in money laundering and fraud involving a $25 million exploit of the Ethereum blockchain, could face a second trial as early as February. In a Monday filing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, lawyers representing the US government requested a federal judge schedule a retrial for the Peraire-Bueno brothers “as soon as practicable in late February or early March 2026.” The request came about three days after a judge declared a mistrial in the case, following the jurors’ inability to reach a verdict.…

The ethereum forecast has reignited debate after Fundstrat’s projection and a strong rebuttal questioned assumptions about tokenization, timing and regulatory hurdles, framing RWA tokenization adoption as a long and complex process rather than an immediate liquidity event for prices. See the BeinCrypto report. What underpins the ethereum forecast and the Tom Lee eth prediction? How credible is BitWu’s analysis on RWA tokenization and the ethereum forecast? What assumptions does BitWu make? (bitwu analysis critique) How realistic is the 2026-2028 RWA breakout for the ethereum forecast? Does the 0.5%-1% moving on-chain math justify ethereum forecast price targets? Will stablecoins, validators and…

Crypto markets crashed as Trump reaffirmed 100% tariffs on China, despite admitting they are “unsustainable.” Summary Crypto markets fell more than 5% amid ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China Donald Trump justified 100% tariffs on China, despite admitting the figure is unsustainable New U.S. tariffs on China sparked renewed global risk aversion, hitting crypto assets hard. On Friday, Oct. 17, Bitcoin fell 5%, adding to a 13% weekly loss. At the same time, the total crypto market cap fell 5.75%, while the top 20 crypto assets dropped about 5%. The market downturn coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump’s…

A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a funding bill to reopen the government late Wednesday after a record-breaking 42-day shutdown, sending the continuing resolution to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. The government looked set to remain shut down for the foreseeable future before a group of Senate Democrats and the majority of Senate Republicans voted in favor of the roughly 3-month funding measure late Sunday, giving up their key demands to end the shutdown but forcing a (failed) vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies. The lengthy shutdown halted the U.S. government’s progress…

The Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has classified cryptocurrencies as one of the possible paths for the world to wean itself off dependence on the US dollar. The president’s remarks came while he was at a government meeting held to discuss the performance of the Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant, rising electricity consumption and proposals for new nuclear capacities. Lukashenko’s faith in crypto as a way to escape dollar dominance The president has asked for a report on the measures taken to increase electricity consumption, their results, and proposals for the further development of the electric power industry and related sectors. In…

Polygon announced today that Calastone, the global funds network, has integrated its tokenised distribution solution with the Ethereum Layer 2 scaling network. The integration enables Calastone’s blockchain-based fund distribution platform to operate on Polygon’s infrastructure, supporting institutional-grade, on-chain fund operations. Polygon and Calastone Join Forces According to the official press release shared with CryptoPotato, Calastone’s Tokenised Distribution allows fund share classes to function directly on-chain and reduce settlement times as well as operational costs for asset managers while retaining existing administrative workflows. Polygon’s network will facilitate high-volume institutional operations across Calastone’s network, which spans 4,500 financial institutions in 58 markets.…

NFT sales volume has fallen by 5.41% to $79.31 million, down from last week’s $84.44 million. Summary NFT sales dropped 5.41% to $79.31M even as buyers jumped nearly 1,000% this week. Algebra Positions NFT-V2 surged to $7.81M in sales while Pudgy Penguins plunged 37%. Ethereum and BNB Chain led NFT blockchains as Bitcoin and Polygon volume declined. According to CryptoSlam data, NFT buyers have surged by 989.62% to 222,294 and sellers have surged by 714.77% to 189,963. NFT transactions dropped by 20.92% to 1,097,565. This NFT sales drop happened as the Bitcoin (BTC) price has tumbled to the $96,000 level…

Markets thrive on certainty, and for the past 40 days, uncertainty was all anyone had. The U.S. government shutdown choked liquidity, disrupted funding flows, and drained risk appetite. The Senate’s 60–40 vote to advance a bipartisan deal marks the first real step toward reopening — and traders are celebrating. Analysts point out that the shutdown had tightened overnight funding markets, amplifying volatility. With a deal now in sight, investors are repositioning toward risk assets like crypto, anticipating looser monetary conditions and renewed fiscal spending ahead of the midterm election year. This combination — easing political pressure, expectations of fiscal stimulus,…

U.S. stocks traded mixed as jitters around bad loans at regional banks persisted despite President Donald Trump’s latest comments on trade tensions between the United States and China. Summary U.S. stocks opened mixed as investors weighed the latest tariff news from President Donald Trump. Trump’s comments on Friday about tariffs on China not being “sustainable” soothed sentiment. Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq had slipped as Wall Street reacted credit jitters and bad loans news from US regional banks The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 50 points, but the S&P 500 slipped 0.2% despite upbeat sentiment helped…

The United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (USA) are considering a shared sandbox to align licenses and regulations on digital assets: a key step in global crypto regulation. Crypto Regulation UK-USA: Towards a Joint Sandbox? What is the regulatory passport and why it matters What concrete steps are already underway? Is the United Kingdom at risk of falling behind? What Would It Mean for Businesses? Crypto Regulation UK-USA: Towards a Joint Sandbox? The United Kingdom and the United States are in preliminary talks to create a shared testing environment (“sandbox”) for digital assets and licenses. The goal is to…