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WazirX, once India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, will resume operations on October 24, per an email sent to creditors.That ends more than a year of uncertainty for thousands of creditors left in limbo after one of the most dramatic collapses in the country’s crypto history, which saw over $230 million worth of various tokens getting stolen from the exchange. The restart follows a Singapore High Court–approved restructuring under Zettai Pte. Ltd., WazirX’s parent company, which received near-unanimous backing from creditors earlier this year.That was the final step in a process that began after a massive security breach last year…

According to a Reuters report, global asset management firm T. Rowe Price, with $1.7 trillion in assets under management (AuM), is seeking regulatory approval to launch its first actively managed crypto ETF linked to multiple tokens,  marking the firm’s initial entry into the cryptocurrency market space. The Firm’s First Crypto ETF  Bryan Armour, an exchange-traded fund analyst at Morningstar, commented on the development stating, “It’s a surprise to see them as a relatively late entrant, but they’re planning to offer something differentiated to try and break into the space.”  Related Reading While many asset managers have inundated the SEC with…

According to comments from the creator of the stock-to-flow model, the familiar four-year cycle tied to Bitcoin halvings may no longer be a sure guide for traders. Related Reading The analyst — known as PlanB — warned that using just three past cycles to predict future tops is risky, and he said the next peak is not guaranteed to fall 18 months after the last halving in October. Cycle Timing May Vary Widely PlanB told followers that the top could arrive in 2026, or 2027, or even 2028, and that he is more focused on Bitcoin’s average price level than…

What to Know: $XRP has been in limbo lately due to a market-wide downturn as a result of US President Donald Trump’s China tariff threats. We asked Google’s Gemini AI Assistant what the future holds for the $XRP token, and the response was bullish. Depending on factors, such as the approval of $XRP ETFs, positive news could push the coin’s price to $3 initially, with a new ATH at $4 or beyond also a possibility. The Best Wallet Token is pumping hard and bullish for the coming year. To date, it has raised over $16.6M in its presale. It’s been…

In brief Decentralized exchange Bunni announced its permanent shutdown Wednesday, saying it lacks the capital for a secure relaunch requiring six to seven figures in audit expenses alone. The September 2 hack drained $8.4 million through flash loan manipulation and rounding errors, with stolen funds remaining unmoved in Tornado Cash-funded wallets. Users can still withdraw assets, and Bunni pledged to distribute remaining treasury to token holders while relicensing its v2 contracts from BUSL to MIT. Decentralized exchange Bunni has announced it is permanently shutting down following an $8.4 million hack last month, with founders saying they lack the capital needed…

Bitcoin BTC$109,471.18 traded steadily near $109,000 during Thursday’s Asian hours, extending the broad range play since the Oct. 10 crash that wiped out $19 billion in leveraged bets and weakened risk sentiment.Ether ETH$3,891.23 hovered near $3,850, with solana (SOL, XRP$2.4164, and ADA$0.6403 barely moving in the past 24 hours. The pause comes after a volatile start to October that has so far produced little progress for bulls or bears — and is on track to deliver the least gains for investors since 2015, despite being a seasonally bullish month.The backdrop is as interesting as it is uneventful. The crypto market…

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (Fintrac) said it fined Xeltox Enterprises Ltd. (which operates as cryptocurrency platform Cryptomus), a record C$176.96 million ($126 million) for widespread compliance failures under federal anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws.The fine related to over 1,000 suspicious transactions and more than 1,500 large virtual currency transactions that Canada’s anti-money laundering agency said Vancouver-based Cryptomus failed to report between July 1 and July 31, 2024.Investigators said the unreported activity included transactions tied to child sexual abuse material, fraud, ransomware payments and sanctions evasion.Cryptomus, previously known as Certa Payments Ltd., also failed to…

ARK Invest-backed Quantum Solutions has emerged as the largest Ether digital asset treasury outside of the United States after accumulating $9 million worth of ETH in a week. Quantum Solutions’ founder, Francis Zhou, announced the company’s latest Ether (ETH) purchase on Thursday.  “I’m proud to announce that we have accumulated 2,365 ETH in just seven days, officially making Quantum Solutions the largest ETH DAT outside the US,” said Zhou, adding that more Ether buys were coming.The company said it has become Japan’s leading publicly listed Ether DAT and the 11th-largest globally, citing figures from CoinGecko. Quantum Solutions also has a small Bitcoin (BTC)…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sent shockwaves through cryptocurrency circles this week with the movement of $268 million worth of Bitcoin—its first major on-chain activity in three months. The transfer, which parked the hefty sum into two new wallet addresses, immediately triggered a flurry of speculation across trading desks, social media, and financial news outlets. While the underlying motives remain opaque, one thing is clear: when a major institutional whale like SpaceX moves, everyone pays attention. This episode not only shines a spotlight on the evolving role of Bitcoin in corporate treasuries, but also serves as a potent reminder of the outsized…

Debt among Bitcoin miners has increased from $2.1 billion to $12.7 billion in just 12 months as they race to meet demands for artificial intelligence and Bitcoin production, according to investment giant VanEck.Without continued investment in the latest machines, a miner’s share of the global hashrate deteriorates, resulting in a reduced share of the daily awarded Bitcoin (BTC), VanEck analyst Nathan Frankovitz and head of digital assets research, Matthew Sigel, said on Wednesday in their October Bitcoin ChainCheck report.“We refer to this dynamic as the melting ice cube problem. Historically, miners relied on equity markets, not debt, to fund these…