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The number of Bitcoin ATMs installed worldwide has reached its highest level since December 2022, according to the latest data compiled by Finbold Research using figures from CoinATMRadar . At the end of October 2025, there were an estimated 39,586 active Bitcoin ATMs across the globe, marking the strongest total in nearly three years. While the figure remains slightly below the December 2022 peak of 39,989, it surpasses every month since, signaling a renewed recovery in crypto infrastructure growth after the slowdown of 2023 and early 2024. Crypto ATM installations surge over 427% month-on-month Bitcoin ATM installations recorded a significant acceleration in October 2025, with a net gain of 422 new machines, up sharply from just 80 in September, a 427.5% increase month-on-month. On a year-to-date basis, the total number of Bitcoin ATMs has climbed from 37,643 at the end of 2024 to 39,586 by late October 2025, reflecting a 5.2% expansion in global deployment ...

Ripple’s native token, XRP, reached the $2.6 mark on Wednesday after surging 8% over the past week. The leading altcoin has been on a slippery slope for a month, gradually falling to the $2.4 level every time it climbs above the $2.6 range. A latest price prediction estimates that XRP could fall to the $1.90 level by the year end in December Also Read: Ripple (XRP) Could Skyrocket This November, Here’s the Target Analysts See Ripple (XRP) Predicted To Fall to $1.90 in December Source: Coin Edition Leading price prediction firm Traders Union has predicted a bearish scenario for Ripple’s XRP. According to the price prediction, Ripple’s altcoin has more to lose than gain in the next two months. The forecast also indicates that the leading altcoin will remain on its back foot till December. The price stagnation and correction is healthy as the altcoin spike 450% in a year. Source: TradersUnion The latest and revised price prediction estimates XRP to reach a low of $1.90. T...

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Crypto market prediction platform Polymarket plans to return to the US in the coming weeks, per a Tuesday Bloomberg report. Sources tell the news platform that initial trading is likely by the end of November, but won’t be broadly available to everyone in the US right away. The news comes less than two months after the CFTC approved Polymarket to operate its market prediction platform in the US. JUST IN: Crypto prediction platform Polymarket to launch in the US "in the coming weeks," Bloomberg reports. pic.twitter.com/lXQuLGtn1I — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) October 28, 2025 The prediction platform was previously kicked offshore and paid a $1.4 million penalty in 2022 to settle allegations of illegal trading with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. In the past year, it has grown in popularity abroad and is now set to make its official return to the US. Polymarket currently has a waitlist for users to sign up, which it said will soon be available. “We’re working hard to...

S&P Global slapped a junk rating on Michael Saylor’s Strategy, citing its heavy reliance on volatile Bitcoin and limited dollar liquidity. The credit rating agency initiated coverage of the Bitcoin treasury firm with a B- rating, six notches below investment grade, saying it has “speculative credit quality with increased default risk.” It pointed to the firm’s concentrated Bitcoin holdings, narrow business focus, and weak risk-adjusted capitalization as key weaknesses. S&P also warned of an “inherent currency mismatch,” noting that all of Strategy’s debt is denominated in US dollars while nearly all its assets are held in Bitcoin. A sharp drop in BTC’s price, it said, could force the company to sell holdings at a loss to meet obligations, creating potential liquidity stress. Saylor Lauds ‘First-Ever’ Rating For A Crypto Treasury Firm Still, Saylor took to X to celebrate the development, calling it the “first-...

The cryptocurrency market shook off weeks of October malaise, adding more than $130 billion in value over the past 24 hours to push total capitalization back to $3.89 trillion.  cryptocurrency market capitalisation. Source: CoinMarketCap Bitcoin (BTC) led the charge, rising 3.05% to $114,984, at the time of publication. The move aligns with a broader 30-day gain of 5.31%, though the latest rally carried extra bite: it coincided with confirmation of a U.S.–China trade framework deal that paused threatened tariffs and rare-earth export curbs.  Bitcoin 1-day price chart. Source: Finbold At the same time, futures markets are now pricing a 98.3% chance of a 25 basis-point Fed rate cut on October 29 after softer inflation readings. Reduced trade risk and a dovish Fed is a familiar recipe for upside, weakening the dollar and boosting the case for scarce digital assets. Technically, Bitcoin has reclaimed its 50-day EMA near $114,176 and pierced the 23.6% Fibonacci retr...

US President Donald Trump is set to nominate pro-crypto Michael Selig as the next chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). That’s according to a Bloomberg report that cited an unnamed Trump administration official.  Selig is currently chief counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crypto task force and also a senior adviser to SEC Chair Paul Atkins. Some analysts and influencers in the crypto community have characterized him as crypto friendly. ” @MikeSeligEsq is prepared to lead @CFTC from day one with a strong understanding of crypto’s potential to position the U.S. as a financial leader for generations,” The Digital Chamber said in a post on X. We confidently support the nomination of Michael Selig as CFTC Chair. This is a critical era for crypto policy and @MikeSeligEsq is prepared to lead @CFTC from day one with a strong understanding of crypto's potential to position the U.S. as a financial leader for gene...

Binance, the blockchain company behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has launched direct USD deposits and withdrawals for users in more than 70 countries through BPay Global, according to details shared with Finbold on October 22.  BPay Global, a payments service provider licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain and part of the Binance Group, will enable retail and corporate users in eligible regions to fund, store, and convert U.S. dollars to crypto and back from their fiat wallets. Direct on- and off-ramp for USD The new feature supports USD transactions via SWIFT bank transfers, with zero fees for deposits from Binance, as well as credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. Thomas Gregory, Vice President of Fiat at Binance, said: “After much anticipation, we are happy to offer our users direct on- and off-ramp for USD, the most used currency for transactions around the world, which caters to our diverse global user bas...

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nof1, an artificial intelligence (AI) research platform focused on financial markets, launched a large language learning model (LLM) trading test called Alpha Arena on October 18.  The test had six mainstream AI models (GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Grok-4, Claude Sonnet 4.5, DeepSeek V3.1, and Qwen3 Max) use $10,000 in real funds each on the Hyperliquid crypto exchange, with identical prompts and input data. a By the end of the experiment, DeepSeek and Grok had delivered returns of more than 14%, ranking in the top two. On the other end of the spectrum, Gemini 2.5 Pro had lost 42.57%. Alpha Arena trading results. Source: nof1 Alpha Arena AI trading test Unlike simulated backtests or paper trading, Alpha Arena ran entirely autonomously and in real time, measuring each model’s raw profit and loss (P&L).  All “contestants” were trading some of the most popular assets, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and XRP. Uniform prompts ensured all models s...

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It’s been 100 days since memecoin platform Pump Fun teased an airdrop with the promise that it would be “coming soon.” It appears, however, that there have been no developments since. The airdrop was announced alongside the initial coin offering of the platform’s token, which is now down 39% since its launch.  Some memecoin traders on X are getting desperate as they wait for further airdrop news. Indeed, when a large number lost money trading tokens via Binance’s Meme Rush program earlier this month, some begged Pump Fun CEO, Alon Cohen, to “ save them from this bullshit ” and give them an airdrop.  the moment you’ve all been waiting for$PUMP is launching through an Initial Coin Offering on Saturday, July 12th. airdrop coming soon. our plan is to Kill Facebook, TikTok, and Twitch. On Solana. learn more about $PUMP and how to get involved pic.twitter.com/KApiGnvtBg — pump.fun (@pumpdotfun) July 9, 2025 The airdrop was announced 100 days a...

The chances of a Shiba Inu ATH recovery appear increasingly slim as the token trades 87.88% below its record high of $0.00008845 right now. SHIB sits at $0.00001081 after dropping nearly 10% in October 2025, and analysts who’ve been tracking the situation suggest that structural issues within the ecosystem may permanently prevent the token from reclaiming its peak. The community had been hoping for an “Uptober rally,” but instead the token has faced sharp declines, and the question of whether SHIB will ever see those levels again is being answered with growing pessimism. Also Read: Shiba Inu Risks Adding a Zero in 3 Days as $0.0000100 Support Crumbles Shiba Inu ATH Outlook And Analysts’ Price Predictions For 2025 Source: Watcher.Guru The numbers paint a concerning picture at the time of writing. SHIB has fallen from around $0.000012 to its current price, posting losses of 11.5% over the past week and 21.2% over the past 30 days. These figures have prompted severa...