Crypto news and market updates

Russia's Ministry of Finance has begun paying employee wages in digital rubles, while officials look toward enabling ATM cash withdrawals next year.

Bitcoin is gaining strength against gold as the BTC/XAU ratio points to a potential liquidity shift amid ongoing macroeconomic volatility.

Morgan Stanley estimates that hedge fund positions in the Treasury cash-futures basis trade have fallen to about $1.2 trillion, highlighting vulnerabilities tied to short-term repo financing.

Cryptocurrency investment product issuer 21shares points to softer employment figures and renewed fund inflows as supportive factors for digital assets.

XRP is currently consolidating around the $1.49 mark after a rebound from the $1.00 area, facing key resistance near $1.60-$1.70.

Shiba Inu experienced a massive spike in its burn rate over a 24-hour period, while technical indicators presented a neutral to slightly bearish outlook.

Following a $387.5 million security breach, cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has criticized certain DeFi protocols for declining to assist with fund recovery, while praising NEAR Intents and stablecoin issuers for freezing...

Bitcoin miners recorded $1.12 billion in September revenue, marking their strongest month since January, while network difficulty experienced a negligible adjustment.

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has linked the September 24 Bitget exchange hack to North Korea, utilizing in-house artificial intelligence to accelerate the investigation.

Ethereum Layer 2 network Blast has announced it will cease operations by October 26, citing operational costs that exceed revenue.