Who Accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP in 2025?

Key takeaways: Coffee shops, fast-food chains like Starbucks and Sheetz and retailers like Microsoft and Home Depot are accepting crypto payments via apps and third-party processors. More and more platforms are gradually enabling the use of Bitcoin, Ether and XRP for large-scale travel and airline reservations. Luxury brands, high-end car dealerships and real estate developers…

How Digital Asset Treasury Firms Could Reshape Blockchain Economies, Hedge Fund Explains

Crypto treasury firms that stockpile tokens could evolve from speculative wrappers into long-run economic engines for blockchains, argues Syncracy Capital co-founder Ryan Watkins. Digital asset treasury (DAT) firms are publicly traded companies that raise capital to acquire and manage crypto on their balance sheets. In a Sept. 23 blog post and an accompanying thread on…

Don’t blindly Cheer for a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve — Crypto Exec

Establishing a national Bitcoin (BTC) strategic reserve may create negative market impacts for BTC and the US dollar, according to Haider Rafique, global managing partner for government and investor relations at crypto exchange OKX. Rafique told Cointelegraph that any government holding significant portions of the BTC supply could manipulate prices by dumping its holdings onto…

ASTER’s $9M Whale Rotation From HYPE Sparks 480% Rally Narrative

Key takeaways: Aster (ASTER), the decentralized exchange (DEX) token tied to Binance founder Changpeng “CZ“ Zhao, may flip its rival Hyperliquid’s (HYPE) by market capitalization and rally 480%, multiple analyses show. ASTER price can grow 480%: analyst Market analyst Marcell said ASTER could absorb much of HYPE’s market cap, pointing to a straightforward comparative valuation….

Bitcoin No Longer First Choice as Crypto Onboarding Evolves

A recent survey from data aggregator CoinGecko found that only 55% of new crypto owners started with Bitcoin in their portfolio, which analysts say is a sign of a maturing market.  A survey released on Monday of 2,549 crypto participants from data aggregator CoinGecko also found that 10% of respondents have never even bought Bitcoin…

Bitcoin No Longer First Choice as Crypto Onboarding Evolves

A recent survey from data aggregator CoinGecko found that only 55% of new crypto owners started with Bitcoin in their portfolio, which analysts say is a sign of a maturing market.  A survey released on Monday of 2,549 crypto participants from data aggregator CoinGecko also found that 10% of respondents have never even bought Bitcoin…

Crypto Treasury Narrative Bears Striking Similarly to Dotcom-Era Thinking

The crypto treasury narrative, which has become a major feature of the current market cycle, parallels investor sentiment from the dotcom era of the late 1990s and early 2000s, which caused the stock market to sink by about 80%, according to Ray Youssef, founder of peer-to-peer lending platform NoOnes app. The same overzealous investor psychology…

Ether supercycle debate, Circle reversibility plan: Finance Redefined

This week in DeFi, a debate emerged about whether growing adoption among Wall Street participants may lead to the crypto market’s first extended “supercycle,” resulting in digital asset valuations rising beyond the historic four-year cycle’s time frame. As the leading smart contract blockchain, Ethereum’s native Ether (ETH) token could be set to benefit from “Wall…

The UK Needs Regulatory Clarity That Matches Ambition

Opinion by: Azariah Nukajam, head of regulation and compliance at Gemini The UK is at a critical juncture in its approach to the rapidly evolving digital assets space. Having solidified itself as a financial powerhouse in the modern global economy, the government has often spoken about making the UK a “leading global crypto hub.” Policy…

BTC Drops Under $110K But October Trend May Revive Bulls

Key takeaways: Bitcoin suffers its steepest weekly decline since March, slipping under $110,000. Over $15 billion in leveraged positions were flushed out, signaling a reset in risk appetite. October seasonality has historically delivered strong Bitcoin gains. Bitcoin (BTC) is enduring its sharpest weekly decline since March 2025, with prices dropping over 5% and sliding below…