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Today in crypto, Roger Ver has reportedly reached a deal with the US Justice Department to avoid prison over tax charges. Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund made its first Bitcoin ETF investment, and trader Peter Brandt says BTC could be nearing a top or a “dramatic” surge.Roger Ver reaches tentative agreement with US DOJ over tax charges: ReportBitcoin advocate Roger Ver, known to many in the crypto industry as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has reportedly reached a deal with the US Department of Justice that could allow him to avoid prison time.According to a Thursday New York Times report, Ver’s lawyers reached a…

Jack Dorsey, founder of payments company Square, has urged the introduction of a de minimis tax exemption on small Bitcoin (BTC) transactions to help make the cryptocurrency more suitable for everyday payments.“We want Bitcoin to be everyday money ASAP,” Dorsey said on Wednesday, following Square’s integration of Bitcoin payment services for merchants using the company’s checkout and point-of-sale systems.His comments drew attention from Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, who introduced a de minimis tax provision as part of a standalone crypto tax bill in July, exempting BTC transactions $300 or under from capital gains tax with an annual exemption cap of…

Binance open interest fell from $15.07B to $13.88B in three days, suggesting reduced leverage and caution after BTC’s rally to a new ATH. Today, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) fell back to about $120,000 after trying and failing to stay above $124,000. At the same time as this movement, open interest on Binance fell by 7.9%, with analysts describing it as an important metric showing traders are closing their positions and being more careful after the asset’s recent rise to a new all-time high (ATH). Open Interest Declines as Bulls Step Back Open interest in derivatives trading is the…

Hayes says traders misread past Bitcoin cycles by not taking into consideration macro drivers like USD and yuan credit shifts. Arthur Hayes, one of the founders of BitMEX, says that Bitcoin’s usual four-year price cycle is no longer useful. According to him, the current bull market could last much longer because of loose monetary policy. His opinion goes against long-held beliefs in crypto markets and changes the story from mechanical timing to macro-driven momentum. Hayes Fires the Four-Year Cycle Myth: Liquid Money Is King In a new essay titled “Long Live the King!” published recently on his Substack, Hayes…

The same connectivity that made Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) the fastest-adopted AI integration standard in 2025 has created enterprise cybersecurity's most dangerous blind spot. Recent research from Pynt quantifies the growing threat in clear, unambiguous terms. Their analysis exposes the startling network effect of vulnerabilities that escalate the more MCP plugins are used. Deploying just ten MCP plugins creates a 92% probability of exploitation. At three interconnected servers, risk exceeds 50%. Even a single MCP plugin presents a 9% exploit probability, and the threat compounds exponentially with each addition.MCPs' security paradox is driving one of the enterprises' most significant…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A new SEC filing shows fresh risks in Michael Saylor’s $78 billion Bitcoin plan. Even with those risks, Saylor’s firm is seeing substantial gains from the Bitcoin it already holds. Michael Saylor shared the news on X, showing both the success and the danger behind his bold Bitcoin strategy. SEC Filing Reveals Key Risks Of Michael Saylor’s Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Strategy Michael Saylor’s post on X shares the new SEC filing that explains Bitcoin’s wild price moves bring serious risks. According to the filing, Bitcoin has fluctuated between…

A new paper from a Samsung AI researcher explains how a small network can beat massive Large Language Models (LLMs) in complex reasoning.In the race for AI supremacy, the industry mantra has often been “bigger is better.” Tech giants have poured billions into creating ever-larger models, but according to Alexia Jolicoeur-Martineau of Samsung SAIL Montréal, a radically different and more efficient path forward is possible with the Tiny Recursive Model (TRM).Using a model with just 7 million parameters, less than 0.01% of the size of leading LLMs, TRM achieves new state-of-the-art results on notoriously difficult benchmarks like the ARC-AGI intelligence…

Kazakhstan, an emerging cryptocurrency hub in Central Asia, has been cracking down on illicit activity in the cryptocurrency sector, shutting down dozens of crypto platforms this year.Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency (AFM) has taken down 130 crypto platforms involved in money laundering schemes this year, a spokesperson for the agency told Cointelegraph on Wednesday.The authorities have also seized $16.7 million in various cryptocurrencies linked to these illegal operations, the AFM representative said, confirming local reports from Tuesday.Last week, AFM also reported seizing $642,000 from illegal mining operations in Kazakhstan, underscoring the country’s strict stance on illicit crypto activities while continuing to…

Key points:Bitcoin experienced profit booking on Tuesday, but the shallow pullback suggests that the bulls are not rushing to the exit, as they anticipate the uptrend to continue.Many altcoins rebounded off their support levels, indicating buying at lower levels.Bitcoin (BTC) turned down sharply on Tuesday, but the bears could not pull the price below $120,000. That suggests solid demand at lower levels. The bulls have pushed the price above $123,000 and will next attempt to clear the overhead hurdle at $124,474.Analysts are bullish on BTC’s prospects in October, which has been the second-best performing month on average since 2013, with…

Dubai’s VARA fines 19 crypto firms for operating without proper licenses. Penalties range from AED 100,000 to AED 600,000 with immediate cease orders. VARA and SCA’s partnership ensures unified rules across the country’s digital asset market. The United Arab Emirates is reinforcing its position as a global crypto hub—but not without rules. As the country’s virtual asset market expands, regulators are stepping up enforcement to protect investors and ensure transparency. Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has taken decisive action against unlicensed operators, signalling that the city’s crypto ambitions are rooted in compliance, not chaos. VARA fines 19 crypto…