| | Plus, Ethereum's price chart is flashing warning signs. | ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | View in browser | | | | | | November 01, 2025 | | | | Your Daily Digest of the ๐ฅHottest News in Crypto | | | | Today's top stories ๐ Ripple's Wall Street pivot ๐ฅ Is ETH's next stop: under $3K? ⚽ Blockchain is becoming the MVP of sports ๐ฐ Keep reading for today's biggest headlines & stories
| | | | Ripple Launches Crypto Spot Prime Brokerage Ripple's taking its biggest step into Wall Street yet - launching spot prime brokerage services just months after acquiring Hidden Road in a $1.25 billion deal. The new arm brings institutional-grade OTC trading in-house, giving US clients direct access to multi-asset crypto spot trades. | | | | | Ethereum Price Risks Deeper Drop as ETF Demand Wanes Ethereum's losing steam - and the charts are flashing caution. ETH has slipped 14% this month to $3,724, and weakening ETF inflows suggest the correction could deepen below $3,000. Institutional demand is softening as treasury companies pull back and technical setups turn bearish. It's not a crash - yet - but it's the kind of slow bleed that tests conviction. If you're still long, it's time to watch those support levels like a hawk.
| | | | | | | | | Microsoft Bets $9.7B on Bitcoin Miner's AI Makeover
Bitcoin miners are officially in their AI era. IREN has signed a $9.7 billion deal with Microsoft to provide GPU cloud services, which is a major shift in how mining infrastructure is being repurposed and monetized. Over the next five years, Microsoft will use IREN's Nvidia GB300-powered data centers to meet growing AI demand, marking a clear pivot for the mining industry. The next big mining boom may not come from Bitcoin halving cycles, but from AI itself. | | | | | | | | | | | [AD] At Token2049, USDKG showcased its vision of bringing a gold-backed stablecoin from Kyrgyzstan to global markets. The team shared insights on how the asset merges gold collateralization, blockchain transparency, and institutional backing.
| | | | | | Balancer Breach Puts $100M Hole in DeFi's Armor Eleven audits. Four firms. One massive $100 million exploit. Balancer's latest breach has traders wondering what "secure" even means in DeFi anymore. The attack, which targeted Balancer's V2 Composable Stable Pools, drained staked Ether in minutes - despite years of supposedly airtight code reviews.
| | | | | | | | | | | [AD] The Strategy co-founder joins a roster with CZ, Richard Teng, Brad Garlinghouse and Raoul Pal at the Coca-Cola Arena. | | | | | OPINION From Sponsorships to Stadium Infrastructure | | | | | Blockchain's no longer just marketing wallpaper in sports, it's infrastructure. Leagues, teams, and venues now rely on it for ticketing, identity, and rights management at stadium scale. What started as sponsorship hype has turned into real utility: fraud-proof tickets, verifiable player data, and transparent contracts. Crypto's most visible industry has became its most functional one. | | | | | | | | | —Written by Monica Hutchison | | | | 4.6 million people follow us on social media. You should too. | | | | | | | | | Cointelegraph Consulting Limited | | 20/F, Strand 50, 50 Bonham Strand Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Hong Kong | | | You received this email because you signed up on our website. | | Download our official app: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |