The post Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices Fall as Liquidations Surge appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Crypto markets are taking a hit, and Bitcoin price pressure could deepen if macroeconomic headwinds keep piling up. Surging oil, rising Treasury yields, a stronger dollar, and forced liquidations are combining to push digital assets lower. Neither BTC nor ETH has much room for complacency if selling continues. Bitcoin Price Faces Pressure From Rising Yields …

The post AI Cryptography Risks Put Lattices Under Pressure appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News AI could change the cryptography risk equation faster than expected. The warning isn’t a call to panic or rush funds into new wallets, but it does put lattice-based cryptography under uncomfortable scrutiny. The concern is that AI-accelerated mathematical research could expose weaknesses in systems many people currently consider secure. That includes ML-DSA, fully homomorphic encryption …

The post Why Is Crypto Market Going Down Today? $200 Billion Wiped Out As Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News More than $200 billion has left the crypto market in the past 48 hours. Bitcoin dropped below $81,000, Ethereum fell under $2,450, and about $1.4 billion in leveraged long bets were wiped out, including $410 million in a single hour. How hard prices fell Bitcoin (BTC): $80,585, down 3.0% in 24 hours and 3.8% over …

The post NEAR Protocol Price Corrects After Accumulation: Is $8 Next, or Is the Rally Losing Momentum? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News NEAR Protocol price has pulled back sharply after spending several weeks consolidating between $5 and $5.50. The token climbed rapidly through September before losing momentum around the upper end of the range. This followed the latest pullback to $4.65, putting the focus back on the breakout zone below. Despite the price consolidation, the network activity …

The post Macro Analyst Says Bond Crisis Will Make XRP The World’s Bridge Asset At $5,000 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Macro Analyst Jim Willie, known for some of the boldest calls in the XRP community, has laid out a macro case for XRP that goes far beyond crypto. In recent interviews, he argued that a coming crisis in government bond markets will push countries away from US Treasuries and toward XRP to settle trade. His …

The post Bitcoin Funding Rate Hits Nine-Month Low on Binance appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The Bitcoin funding rate on Binance has plunged to approximately -0.00215, its lowest level since last January. With BTC retreating toward $83,000, futures traders are leaning increasingly bearish. But that shift could cut both ways. Negative funding means short-position holders pay fees to long-position holders. In practical terms, it suggests demand for short exposure has …

The post XRP Lending Debate Heats Up Before Native Tools Launch appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The XRP lending race is already underway, even though the XRP Ledger’s native lending feature hasn’t launched. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz and Flare CEO Hugo Philion have sparked a friendly debate over just how big the opportunity could become. The disagreement highlights a bigger question: should developers wait for native tools, or build lending …

The post Musk Asks Why Starlink Still Has No India Licence appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Elon Musk has asked why Starlink still has no India licence, escalating his dispute with New Delhi. In a post on 8 October, Musk said Starlink is licensed in over 165 countries and has spent five years following “every single law and requirement” of the Indian government. He then asked whether Ambani is “the real …

The post Bitcoin Price To $1 Million Before 2050? Binance Founder CZ Says ‘It Will Happen’ Sooner Than You Think appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) believes a $1 million Bitcoin is not a distant dream. Speaking on stage at Bitcoin Asia 2026 in Hong Kong, he said the milestone will arrive well before the 25-year horizon most people use, and he told a room full of Bitcoin loyalists that other blockchains make Bitcoin bigger, not …

The post Dow Jones Today: Why US Stock Futures Are Falling As Hormuz Attacks Lift Oil appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Dow Jones futures fell 0.9% in premarket trading on Thursday, S&P 500 futures dropped 0.5% and Nasdaq-100 futures lost 0.7%, a day after US stocks slipped from record highs. Oil is the main pressure. Crude rose on supply worries from the Middle East, with attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz hitting their highest …