Bitcoin slides below $82,000 as AI doubts return, with DeFi tokens leading declines
Bitcoin as much as 2.9% to around $81,600 as Nasdaq futures dropped, while the CoinDesk 80 lost 3.5% and DeFi index slid 6%. Source:CoinDesk
Crypto traders price India telecoms company Reliance Jio's IPO at about $110 billion
The preIPO Jio contract on Bitget is trading near $12, a roughly 4% premium on the top price band, as India’s largest public offering remains open for…
Starknet voters back research into life beyond Ethereum
StarkWare plans to release a draft whitepaper in November as it explores an independent, quantumresistant blockchain. Source:Cointelegraph
PHP flaw draws millions of exploit attempts, Cloudflare CEO warns
Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince said the network saw thousands of exploit attempts even before the PHP vulnerability was publicly disclosed. Source:Cointelegraph
Why a JPMorgan strategist says the stock market’s tailspin might have run its course
Hedge fund positioning has lightened considerably since its recent September peak, and JPMorgan strategists deduce from this that downside for stocks is now…
Why a global bank is slashing thousands of jobs — and what the Fed says about AI replacing workers
Barclays on Thursday said it’s cutting 5,000 jobs, about 5% of its workforce, as the bank relies on artificial intelligence to perform backoffice tasks.…
Top HSBC strategist has a warning for retail investors chasing the AI rally
Maxx Kettner, HSBC’s chief multiasset strategist, says the investors need to understand the goal posts are constantly moving with AI investing.…
China seeks to seize 61,800 BTC tied to $5.7 billion fraud scheme
Chinese prosecutors are seeking to confiscate more than 61,800 Bitcoin tied to a $5.7 billion fraud scheme, days after a U.K. court ruled Chinese law governs…
Move over memecoins: Crypto ‘meme games’ coming, bagholders and all
“Plenty will be ponzis. Plenty will get exploited. Plenty will insta die. There will be ridiculous gains, and people will get absolutely fing rinsed,” says…
Solana’s biggest network change since 2020 is live. Here’s how users benefit
The new voting system targets settlement in about 150 milliseconds, potentially shortening waits for payments and deposits. Users can keep their existing…
Bitcoin gives back its run at $85,000 as Tesla and Meta fail to calm AI nerves
BTC broke through its $84,000 ceiling late Wednesday, then slid back to the $82,500 support analysts are watching as tech futures fell. Source:CoinDesk
My father-in-law, 81, sold his $75,000 home and paid off his daughter’s $50,000 debt. What happens to him now?
“Nothing has been set aside for his needs.” Source:MarketWatch