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Crypto powerhouse Coinbase is fiercely defending stablecoins against accusations they’re siphoning deposits from American banks, calling the “deposit erosion” myth a baseless ploy to shield banks’ $187 billion payment processing empire. In a October 29, 2025, market note, Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad argued these dollar-pegged tokens enhance U.S. financial dominance abroad, not undermine it at home. The pushback targets …

Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $110,000 on October 30, 2025, after a volatile reaction to the Federal Reserve’s second rate cut of the year, which failed to ignite a sustained crypto surge. The Fed trimmed its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4%, citing labor market softening amid a government shutdown delaying key data. Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference turned …

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is intensifying scrutiny over corporate crypto holdings, flagging risks in “Digital Asset Treasuries” (DATs) while rolling out enhanced public education initiatives to shield retail investors from volatility and fraud. Announced October 29, 2025, by SFC Chairman Wong Tin-yau, the measures address surging institutional crypto adoption amid global regulatory pushback. In a stark move, …

Swiss-based crypto asset manager 21Shares has filed for U.S. SEC approval to launch a Hyperliquid ETF, marking another bold step in the growing wave of altcoin-linked investment products entering mainstream financial markets. The move reflects rising investor appetite for diversified crypto exposure beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. A New Kind of Crypto ETF According to the filing, the proposed 21Shares Hyperliquid …

Australia’s financial intelligence regulator, AUSTRAC, has issued a formal compliance warning to CryptoLink, one of the country’s emerging digital asset exchanges, after identifying “significant weaknesses” in its anti–money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) framework. The regulator’s review reportedly found lapses in customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity reporting, raising concerns about CryptoLink’s ability to detect and prevent …