Crypto prices today (Oct. 17): BTC, ETH, SOL drop below critical levels
Major cryptocurrencies slipped on Oct. 17 as trade war fears and ETF outflows triggered a market-wide pullback, pushing sentiment to “extreme fear.” In the last 24 hours, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization has fallen by 2.7% to $3.7 trillion. Liquidations…...
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Standard Chartered Deepens Crypto Push With OKX Partnership Expansion Across Europe
Standard Chartered and OKX have announced a partnership expansion into Europe, bringing bank-backed crypto custody to institutions in the bloc. Standard Chartered & OKX Expand Crypto Partnership To EEA As revealed in a press release, OKX is expanding its partnership with Standard Chartered. The two first came together in...
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Will Markets Keep Falling When $4.8B Bitcoin Options Expire Today?
Around 44,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Oct. 17, and they have a notional value of roughly $4.8 billion. This expiry event is a little larger than last week’s, but there is unlikely to be any impact on spot markets, which have been mostly in decline this...
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Ethereum Founder Buterin Stirs Up Bitcoin Core Vs. Knots Debate
Vitalik Buterin has waded into Bitcoin’s long-running dispute over “spam” policy and node software philosophy, amplifying a blistering post by Bitcoin developer Gregory Maxwell that frames the controversy as a clash between open, market-driven neutrality and what he calls populist calls for censorship. “Greg Maxwell defends a principled commitment...
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Crypto Market Blossomed in 2025, But Search Trends Show Adoption Still Early
Even though the global crypto market recently hit a valuation of more than $4 trillion, online searches for “buy Bitcoin” are still near multi-year lows. Analysts now suggest that the contrast could mean that while markets are expanding rapidly, mainstream participation may still be in its infancy. Social Media...
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Bitcoin Will Outperform Gold After Jumping 14x, Predicts Mexico’s 3rd Richest Person: ‘Bookmark This Post’
In one of the boldest forecasts, Mexican business magnate Ricardo Salinas Pliego said on Thursday that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) will increase by at least fourteen times and ultimately surpass gold in value. Bitcon To Catch Up With Gold? Salinas reacted to gold’s historic feat as the first asset to reach...
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Asia Morning Briefing: Are Crypto Traders Ready for a Gold Market?
Data from Hyperliquid shows that the market has been caught flat footed in an environment where gold outperforms BTC....
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Australia Declares War On Crypto ATMs As Crime Explodes
Australia is stepping up action against cryptocurrency ATMs after a sharp rise in scams and other illicit uses, according to AUSTRAC and law enforcement reports. Machines that let people turn cash into crypto have grown fast, and regulators say the surge has put older and vulnerable users at particular...
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Ripple Labs plans $1 billion digital asset treasury to buy XRP
Ripple’s $1 billion XRP initiative could significantly enhance its role in global finance, driving tokenization and cross-border payment innovations. The post Ripple Labs plans $1 billion digital asset treasury to buy XRP appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Slide Further: Analysts Say BTC Needs A Close Above $117,000 To Pull Market Higher
Leading cryptocurrencies declined alongside stocks on Thursday, while gold marched to new highs. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 9:15 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) -1.77% $109,036.62 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -1.66% $3,940.21 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) -1.47% $2.38 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) -4.07% $187.05 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) -3.19% $0.1907 Crypto Investors...
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