Finance

Flutterwave, Nigeria’s largest fintech company, is developing a cross-border payment platform powered by stablecoins, highlighting the growing role of blockchain technology in streamlining payments across Africa. The company is partnering with Polygon Labs to launch the service across its 34-country network, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Polygon’s blockchain infrastructure, built to provide scalable, faster and cheaper transactions … Read more

Bitcoin (BTC) miners have raised $11 billion in convertible debt — corporate debt that is convertible to stocks — over the last year, amid a pivot into artificial intelligence data centers. Miners completed 18 convertible bond deals following the April 2024 Bitcoin halving that slashed the block reward by 50%, according to TheMinerMag. The average … Read more

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s bearish MACD cross and engulfing candle on the three-week chart signal a cycle top.  Market analysts suggest that 558 days post-2024 halving indicate the Bitcoin bull cycle’s top is imminent. Other analysts say BTC price still has room to run, with $180,000 still in the cards. Bitcoin (BTC) price traded 3% lower … Read more

The United Kingdom has opened the floodgates for crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail investors — a market that was previously limited to professional traders — sparking a price war among issuers vying for market share, according to the Financial Times. In a report published on Thursday, the FT said several Bitcoin ETN issuers have … Read more

Key points: Bitcoin revisits the bottom of its local range in a fresh dive after the Federal Reserve interest-rate cut. Traders betting on upside get punished, with long liquidations nearing $1 billion. A deeper rout for stocks could mean BTC price losses of 30%. Bitcoin (BTC) saw new weekly lows at Thursday’s Wall Street open … Read more

Key takeaways ChatGPT functions best as a risk detection tool, identifying patterns and anomalies that often emerge before sharp market drawdowns. In October 2025, a liquidation cascade followed tariff-related headlines, wiping out billions of dollars in leveraged positions. AI can flag the buildup of risk but cannot time the exact market break. An effective workflow … Read more

Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) may reach a cumulative value of $2 trillion in the next three years as more global capital and payments migrate onto more efficient blockchain rails, according to investment bank Standard Chartered. The bank said in a Thursday report shared with Cointelegraph that the “trustless” structure of decentralized finance (DeFi) is poised … Read more

Major US investment bank JPMorgan has reportedly tokenized a private-equity fund on its own blockchain platform, rolling out the tokenized product to its high-net-worth clients. JPMorgan plans to tokenize assets, such as hedge funds, through its upcoming fund tokenization platform, Kinexys Fund Flow, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. “For the alternative investments industry, … Read more

Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA). The company said the move is part of its “proactive approach” to align with Japan’s emerging regulatory framework for digital … Read more

Key points: Bitcoin spot market trading volume hits $300 billion in volatile October 2025. Binance leads the pack with $174 billion traded, new research reveals. Traders are exhibiting “highly constructive” behavior regarding future market stability. Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges saw a giant $300 billion in spot trading volume during “Uptober” 2025. New data from the onchain … Read more