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Tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk is launching a standalone messaging app called XChat, which will compete with Telegram and WhatsApp, and is expected to be rolled out in the coming months. “With X, we’ve restructured the entire messaging stack into something called ‘X Chat,'” Musk said on the “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast on Friday. “We use a peer-to-peer based encryption system similar to Bitcoin. It’s very good encryption. We’ve tested it thoroughly.” Musk said he hopes the new messaging app will be released within “a few months,” adding that the app will not have any “ad hooks,” referring to…

Bitcoin price has rebounded slightly to $109,600 after falling to $106,000 yesterday, ending a tumultuous October for Bitcoin. Traders are now cautiously optimistic as the market moves from a failed Uptober rally to a historically strong November. Bitcoin fell more than 3% yesterday on renewed risk-off sentiment sparked by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish comments about future interest rate cuts and a flare-up in U.S.-China trade tensions. The decline widened a week-long slide that began after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates modestly by 25 basis points but signaled uncertainty about its December meeting. Bitcoin price was disappointing in…

Businesses and developers can now create and monitor automated wallets. This move adds agency-level features such as webhook alerts and MPC signatures. This collaboration improves the security, auditability, and programmability of enterprise wallets. Ethereum-based Layer 2 Starknet has officially integrated with Dfns, a well-known institutional wallet infrastructure provider. This move marks significant progress in bringing automated, auditable and secure wallet operations to the thriving STRK blockchain. This integration will allow businesses and developers to build and manage Starknet wallets through Dfns. This means real-time visibility, webhook automation, full DeFi and NFT compatibility, and policy-based governance. The wallet service provider says:…

Volatility has swirled in the price of XRP as investors weigh the impact of regulatory topics and new ETF moves. summary XRP is consolidating below $2.70 as investors wait for clarity on the potential launch of a U.S.-listed spot ETF. Canary Capital’s XRP ETF application could become effective automatically by November 13, reflecting the recent successful approvals of its Solana, Litecoin, and Hedera products. The $2.70 resistance remains crucial and a break above could establish new long-term support, but the risk of failure could lead to another downside if market momentum is weak. According to market data from crypto.news, XRP…

GHOST is bullish as privacy cryptocurrencies gain momentum. It has attracted big investors after rising more than 60% in the previous week. The alt maintains its bullish stance as the whale has accumulated 4.8 million tokens. While the entire crypto market is exhibiting significant selling pressure, GHOST is one of the few tokens on an upward trajectory. The digital token has grown over the past few sessions as privacy cryptocurrencies gain momentum and Zcash leads the trend. Meanwhile, GHOST’s impressive performance has attracted the attention of wealthy investors. For context, Alternatives has surged about 65% over the past seven days.…

Sam Bankman Freed and his team continue to protect themselves. SBF’s X account posted a lengthy document on Thursday claiming that the exchange is not actually bankrupt. FTT isolated from the broader decline with a 2% gain. The X account, currently managed by a friend of Sam Bankman Freed, caused a stir in the cryptocurrency market by posting a post claiming that the company was not bankrupt. The 15-page document claims that FTX encountered a liquidity crisis that was “scheduled to be resolved by the end of the month” before the exchange’s external lawyers took over management. It declared: FTX…

Important points On Thursday afternoon, as Bitcoin prices fell to the $107,000 level, Strategy reported third-quarter net income of $2.8 billion. The company has grown its Bitcoin holdings to over 640,000 BTC despite market volatility. Share this article Business intelligence firm Strategy, which has rebranded as a Bitcoin holding company, reported net income of $2.8 billion for the third quarter of 2025, even though Bitcoin traded nearly flat throughout the quarter. This gain reflected a slight increase in cryptocurrency prices and continued accumulation by the company.Fueled by proceeds from the recent stock offering, the strategy increased its Bitcoin reserves from…

This whitepaper announces the world’s first AI-assisted RWA marketplace. It will launch on BNB Chain and welcome participation from AI developers and GPU owners. The pre-cooling AVL increases by more than 15% in the daily time frame. Amid widespread bearishness, Avalon Labs has fueled optimism across the blockchain industry after releasing its long-awaited white paper. The document highlights the company’s mission to launch the world’s first AI-driven RWA marketplace alongside an AI-MaaS (AI-Model-as-a-Service) platform that marries blockchain and artificial intelligence. Today, we are pleased to announce the official release of the industry’s first on-chain AI-assisted RWA marketplace and AI-Model-as-a-Service (AI-MaaS)…

Cronos EVM v1.5.0 was officially released today, October 30th. This upgrade introduces new EVM opcodes, smart accounts, and improved interoperability. Smarturn targets blockchains that are more flexible, faster, and developer-friendly. Khronos Blockchain announces the launch of its anticipated Smarturn upgrade, ushering in a new era of network evolution. This update brings significant improvements across Khronos’ Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), including improved interoperability, enhanced ecosystem performance, and smoother wallet functionality. According to the announcement: This mainnet upgrade marks a major leap forward in the evolution of Cronos, unlocking smart accounts, delivering new EVM features, and improving performance for both developers and…

Everyone wanted a crypto moonshot. For deep green OG Bitcoin holders, the FOMC event probably wasn’t that important. But all the smart degenerates who bought the top, Jerome Powell, and the Federal Reserve were their only savior. Expectations were high before Bitcoin’s price rose, but when Murphy’s Law kicked in, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency crashed, dropping -5% to below $110,000. Bitcoin prices, and cryptocurrencies in general, have yet to recover from yesterday’s crickets. Hopes have been dashed, the BTC USDT price is lower than this week’s opening price, and the only way to recover is for the $110,000 level…