Proposed Bitcoin ‘AfterDark’ ETF Would Hodl During Market Hours

A new regulatory filing by Tidal Trust has proposed listing and trading an exchange-traded fund that will hodl Bitcoin during off-market hours. In a Tuesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Tidal Trust II filed a Form N-1A registration statement to add two Nicholas Wealth Management ETFs tied to Bitcoin (BTC) to its…

ETH Network Fees Drop 30% In A Month: Will Ether Follow?

Key takeaways: Ethereum’s base layer activity has cooled, with fees and TVL dropping, showing slower demand despite the recent price recovery. Layer-2 networks are growing rapidly, helping to support Ethereum even as base layer usage weakens and traders remain cautious. Ether (ETH) rallied to a three-week high near $3,400 on Tuesday after weak United States…

Boutique Firm Nicholas Files for Fund Skipping U.S. Trading Hours

Weary U.S.-based bitcoin BTC$92,594.96 bulls might think it’s their imagination that they seem to wake up every morning to BTC doing pretty well only for prices to head lower during the U.S. trading session. They are, in fact, not imagining things. Data from crypto analytics platform Velo.xyz shows that over the past year, bitcoin is…

Crypto’s ‘Netscape’ Moment, Industry Approaches Inflection Point

The cryptocurrency industry is approaching its “Netscape moment,” as steady progress in blockchain infrastructure and the rise of regulated investment products drive a new wave of institutional adoption, according to Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang. The crypto sector is “facing its ‘Netscape’ or ‘iPhone’ moment,” Huang wrote Sunday in a post on X. “It’s working bigger…

Circle Develops Privacy-Focused USDCx With Aleo

Stablecoin issuer Circle is developing a privacy-enhanced version of its US dollar-pegged USDC token, aiming to spur institutional adoption by offering greater confidentiality than traditional public blockchains allow. The new stablecoin, called USDCx and targeting banking and enterprise users, is being built in partnership with the privacy-focused blockchain company Aleo, Fortune reported on Tuesday, citing…

Ethereum’s Co-Founder Proposes Idea For Onchain Gas Futures

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has floated the idea for an onchain futures market for gas, which could give users certainty over transaction fees as the network becomes more widely adopted. In a post on X on Saturday, Buterin argued that the market needs a “good trustless onchain gas futures market,” as people have been questioning…

UK Crypto Lobbying Group Joins Digital Chamber as an Affiliate

CryptoUK, a UK-based cryptocurrency trade association, has announced that it will join The Digital Chamber, a US crypto policy advocacy group, potentially marking a significant cross-collaboration on digital asset regulation between the two countries. In a Tuesday notice, CryptoUK said its team would fall under The Digital Chamber’s umbrella as part of a “unified, cross-border…

PNC Adds Direct Bitcoin Trading for Wealthy Clients Via Coinbase

PNC Bank has begun offering direct spot Bitcoin trading to eligible private bank clients, becoming the first major US bank to enable buy, hold and sell functions inside its own digital platform. According to a Tuesday release, the launch marks the first phase of PNC’s partnership with Coinbase. Announced in July, the collaboration is supported…

Bitcoin Hash Ribbons Suggest It’s Time to Buy BTC Again

Bitcoin’s (BTC) Hash Ribbons metric, tracked by onchain analytics platform Capriole Investments, sent a “buy signal” for the fifth time in 2025. Key takeaways: A historically accurate Bitcoin price metric sends a “buy” signal for the fifth time this year. Miners’ BTC sales have accelerated since the beginning of October compared to earlier in the…

Malaysia Royal Launches Stablecoin And $121M DAT On Zetrix

The eldest son of Malaysia’s billionaire king is launching a stablecoin pegged to the national currency, targeting payments across the Asia-Pacific region. Bullish Aim, a telecom company owned by Ismail Ibrahim, the son of Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of the Johor royal family, on Tuesday announced the launch of RMJDT, a new stablecoin backed by the…