Bitcoin price surged past $111,000 today after new U.S. inflation data showed a milder-than-expected rise in consumer prices, strengthening expectations that the Federal Reserve will move ahead with additional rate cuts this year.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% month-over-month in September, below economists’ forecasts of 0.4%, while “core” CPI — excluding food and energy — rose just 0.2%, also softer than expected. 

On a year-over-year basis, both headline and core inflation registered 3.0%, slightly below estimates.

The release, delayed 10 days by the ongoing government shutdown, was one of the few major economic reports to make it out this month. An…

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Has the bitcoin price finally broken away from its four-year cycle pattern, or is this bull market already entering exhaustion? By studying historical growth rates, liquidity data, and macroeconomic correlations, we can better understand whether the current cycle has truly diverged, and what that means for investors in the months ahead.

Bitcoin Price Cycle Duration

Analyzing BTC Growth Since Cycle Lows, we can see that Bitcoin has now officially surpassed the elapsed time from cycle low to cycle high seen in previous bull markets. The 2018–2022 cycle peaked 1,059 days after its prior bear market low, and the current cycle has now moved beyond that duration. If we average the…

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JPMorgan Chase plans to let institutional clients use Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) as collateral for loans by the end of 2025, according to a Bloomberg report. 

The new program, expected to roll out globally, will rely on a third-party custodian to safeguard pledged assets. The bank already allows crypto-linked exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as collateral, but this expansion would enable clients to borrow against their direct crypto holdings.

The shift could make it easier for institutions to access liquidity without selling long-term digital asset positions — a use case that has gained traction among hedge funds and family offices.

The development represents a broader…

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JPMorgan Chase is set to allow institutional clients to use Bitcoin and Ether as collateral for loans by the end of the year, according to Bloomberg. The program will rely on a third-party custodian to secure digital assets and will be available to clients worldwide, signaling a major step by the U.S. banking giant toward crypto integration.

Earlier reports reveal that JPMorgan will also permit clients to use crypto-related ETFs, including BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust, as loan collateral. The initiative aims to expand borrowing options and include crypto assets in clients’ wealth-management assessments, reflecting growing institutional acceptance of digital currencies.

CEO Jamie Dimon, once a fierce Bitcoin critic, has softened his stance. Although he maintains skepticism about crypto’s intrinsic value, the bank’s move contrasts sharply with his 2017 declaration that Bitcoin was a “fraud.” The shift underscores Wall Street’s evolving view of digital assets as legitimate financial instruments.

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Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and Peter Schiff are supposedly taking their long-running argument to the stage.

The Binance founder has agreed to debate the outspoken economist and gold advocate after Schiff publicly challenged him to a “Bitcoin versus tokenized gold” discussion. 

The exchange follows Schiff’s announcement that he’s launching his own blockchain-based gold product — and CZ’s sharp critique that such tokens are “not truly on-chain.”

“As much as you voice against Bitcoin, you are always professional and nonpersonal,” CZ told Schiff on X today. “I appreciate that. Can have a debate about it.”

Schiff replied later: “Absolutely. Several…

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In my quest to find the best solution for Cake Wallet to offer user-friendly, non-custodial Lightning to our users, I’ve gone deep down the rabbit hole of both Spark and Ark. Both are quite novel approaches to Bitcoin layer two networks, and are designed at their core to be interoperable with the broader Bitcoin network for payments via the Lightning Network. While both can be used “just” for Lightning payments, both networks are positioned to rapidly expand and be used for far more than that over the coming months and years.

One thing to keep in mind is that while Spark and Ark on their face seem rather similar, in practice and in implementation they are quite… Read more on BitcoinMagazine

Even as Washington remains hobbled by a partial government shutdown, momentum for U.S. crypto market structure legislation is quietly reaching new heights.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the industry is “90%” of the way there, describing unprecedented bipartisan cooperation among senators working to finalize the long-awaited regulatory framework for digital assets.

Armstrong, who spent this week meeting with both Senate Democrats and Republicans, said the last few sticking points of the CLARITY Act — including rules for decentralized finance (DeFi) and stablecoin rewards — are close to being resolved. 

“Both sides are working hard to figure out the final 10%,…

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Recent threats against the rights of bitcoiners to transact in the manner they deem fit led to the creation of Save Our Wallets. Done in collaboration with the Bitcoin Policy Institute, CoinCenter, the Bitcoin Design Foundation, and many regional Bitcoin hubs around the United States, the organization recently launched the “Satoshi Needs You!” campaign.

Satoshi needs all of you to rally together to ensure that the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) provisions are included in the coming version of the CLARITY Act, to ensure that self-custodial software tools in the Bitcoin ecosystem remain a protected thing, unencumbered by financial regulations designed to restrict…

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Elon Musk’s Tesla reported an $80 million gain on its Bitcoin holdings in the third quarter of 2025, benefiting from the crypto market’s rebound without making any new trades.

According to Tesla’s Q3 filing released on Wednesday, the electric vehicle maker continues to hold 11,509 BTC — valued at roughly $1.31 billion as of September 30, up from $1.23 billion in Q2. 

The increase came entirely from Bitcoin’s price appreciation, not from additional purchases or sales. Under new fair-value accounting rules, Tesla now reports digital assets at current market prices, allowing it to record crypto gains or losses each quarter. 

The company hasn’t changed its position…

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