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Riot Platforms secures a $100 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility from Coinbase, marking its first Bitcoin-backed loan. This arrangement is slated to support the company’s growth initiatives and general corporate operations. Riot owns the third-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury with roughly $1.8 billion in Bitcoin holdings. The credit line carries an annual interest rate of 9% and is scheduled for maturity in a year’s time, with a possibility of extending for another year.

Explore how the traditional balanced investment portfolio is being disrupted by current global market conditions, including geopolitical tensions and inflation. Learn about the declining performances of U.S. stocks and bonds and how alternative assets like gold and Bitcoin take center stage, serving as potential safe havens amidst the volatility.

Explore how Bitcoin is outperforming the Nasdaq 100 Composite, with the current BTC/Nasdaq ratio nearing a breakthrough. The article analyzes the performance divergence between Bitcoin and US tech stocks, with insights on Bitcoin’s market cycles, its comparison with mega-cap tech stocks, and Strategy’s performance as a Bitcoin proxy.

KiloEx, a decentralized perpetual exchange, sheds light on the $7 million exploit involving a critical smart contract vulnerability. The issue was rooted in the TrustedForwarder contract’s failure to override its execute method, making it permissionless, which enabled manipulation of trading positions. A detailed analysis by Cyvers Alerts helped identify suspicious cross-chain activities on Base, Taiko, and BNB Chain. Though stolen assets were systematically returned following negotiations, the incident has prompted KiloEx to tighten security measures.

Surging gold prices and a strong performance by bitcoin amid a global market sell-off have reignited discussions about bitcoin’s role as digital gold. This article explores how growing fears of inflation and currency devaluation have prompted asset comparisons to gold, the impact of external factors such as tariffs and interest rate cuts, and the potential future of Bitcoin as a safe haven asset.

Crypto news reveals the XRP price remains in a bear market despite the bullish news about Ripple’s progress in 2025. The article discusses Ripple’s trading figures, positive influences such as Teucrium’s XRP ETF, and its potential as a part of the U.S. government’s strategic reserves. Also addressed is the end of the SEC vs Ripple case, Ripple’s acquisition of Hidden Road and the growing market share of Ripple USD. The article concludes with a technical analysis and potential price targets for XRP.

Kyrgyzstan’s President, Sadyr Japarov signed legislation that paves the path to a central bank digital currency, providing legal status to the digital som. The constitutional law aims to launch a pilot project for the national digital currency, allowing the National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic to develop payment procedures. Final decision on CBDC issuance is expected next year. A trend towards CBDCs is observed globally.

Web3 and blockchain investment fund ABCDE announces it will halt new investments, despite its $400 million fund. ABCDE’s co-founder Du Jun states that support for current projects will continue. The firm’s decision comes shortly after the launch of a new incubator brand. Despite discontinuing fundraising efforts, ABCDE remains committed to the industry’s evolution, challenging the primary market’s ecological atmosphere.

Bitcoin’s trading value rises again to approximately $84,000 after previously dropping to around $77,000. This resurgence comes as crypto trading volume decreases due to investors’ growing anxiety surrounding trade-related uncertainties. Despite the negative impact of President Trump’s indecisive tariff policy, analysts note that Bitcoin and other stocks’ pullbacks have been less pronounced, suggesting increased resilience of the asset class. Several crypto-related stocks, however, experienced a downward trend.