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Blockchain News 9 September 2025 - 3 October 2025

Vietnam’s Crypto Gold Rush: Binance, Bybit & Korean Custodian BDACS Supercharge Da Nang’s Digital Finance Hub

Bitcoin Surges Past $120K in “Uptober” Rally – Is a New ATH Looming?

Market Snapshot Bitcoin has opened October on a tear. On Oct. 2–3, BTC-USD climbed above $120,000 for the first time since mid-August coindcx.com coindesk.com. As of Oct 3 during U.S. trading hours, BTC trades near $119K–$120K m.economictimes.com m.economictimes.com, about 1% higher on the day. This follows a swift rebound from early Oct lows (~$114K) to an intraday high around $121K m.economictimes.com coindcx.com. Crypto market volume is elevated – total 24h volume ~$193B – and most large-cap coins are up. Bitcoin’s market cap (~$2.37 trillion m.economictimes.com) now exceeds Amazon’s, highlighting its scale. Ethereum is trading ~$4,467 m.economictimes.com (up ~1.5% on Oct 3) and appears to have broken key
3 October 2025
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XRP’s Rollercoaster Week: Legal Triumph, ETF Mania & Wild Price Swings (Sept 26, 2025)

XRP Price Explodes: SEC Clears Path, Ripple CTO Quits – Is $50 Next?

Legal & Regulatory: The SEC’s no-action letter (Sept. 30, 2025) clears the way for institutional custody of XRP watcher.guru sec.gov. This came in a package of rulings on crypto custody released by the SEC’s investment-management division. In practice, qualified crypto custodians (licensed “state trust” banks) can be used just like traditional banks to hold client crypto assets sec.gov. Crypto.news notes that with custodians like Coinbase and BitGo authorized to store XRP watcher.guru, a major legal uncertainty for institutional investors is resolved. Meanwhile, the residual Ripple v. SEC litigation risk ended in August 2025 (the two parties agreed to dismiss appeals hklaw.com). The SEC
1 October 2025
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Kazakhstan’s Crypto Gambit: State Launches BNB-Fueled Digital Reserve Fund

Kazakhstan’s Crypto Gambit: State Launches BNB-Fueled Digital Reserve Fund

Kazakhstan’s bold move into crypto reserves reflects its ambition to become a regional digital finance hub. The Alem Crypto Fund is explicitly designed to accumulate high-grade crypto assets over the long term. By choosing BNB (market cap ~$138 billion) as its first holding, Kazakhstan is not buying Bitcoin or an obscure token, but a leading utility coin at the heart of Binance’s network gov.kz cointelegraph.com. BNB’s functions – from transaction fuel to staking and governance – give the fund both financial upside (fees, staking rewards) and strategic influence in a major crypto ecosystem. As a result, the fund serves as both
30 September 2025
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SWIFT’s Blockchain Breakthrough: Banks Race to Supercharge Global Payments

SWIFT’s Blockchain Breakthrough: Banks Race to Supercharge Global Payments

Key Facts: – SWIFT has launched a major effort with 30+ global banks and Consensys (Ethereum software firm) to build a blockchain-based shared ledger for cross-border payments reuters.com swift.com. Why SWIFT Is Overhauling Payments For decades, SWIFT (the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) has run the messaging “plumbing” behind bank transfers – a system connecting >11,000 institutions in 200+ countries, moving trillions daily. But traditional cross-border payments remain slow and costly, often taking days via multiple correspondent banks. Crypto advocates even called SWIFT “antiquated” reuters.com. Now, under pressure from crypto stablecoins and looming digital currencies, SWIFT is racing to
30 September 2025
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Binance Drops Bombshell: Sui-Backed TRUTH Token to Launch on Exclusive Alpha Platform

Binance Drops Bombshell: Sui-Backed TRUTH Token to Launch on Exclusive Alpha Platform

Binance Listing Details Binance has formally announced that the Swarm Network token TRUTH will open for trading on its Binance Alphaplatform on October 1, 2025 at 12:00 UTC Binance Coincentral. The announcement explains that Binance Alpha– a part of the Binance Wallet app introduced in late 2024 – is a spotlight venue for new, early-stage tokens Binance Coincentral. TRUTH will be the very first coin on Alpha, giving users a chance to trade immediately before any mainstream listing Coincentral Binance. Binance emphasizes that it is “the first platform to feature and open trading for Swarm Network (TRUTH)” on both Alpha and its Futures market Binance
29 September 2025
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Vietnam’s Crypto Gold Rush: Binance, Bybit & Korean Custodian BDACS Supercharge Da Nang’s Digital Finance Hub

Vietnam’s Crypto Gold Rush: Binance, Bybit & Korean Custodian BDACS Supercharge Da Nang’s Digital Finance Hub

With these bold moves, Vietnam is positioning itself as a regional crypto hub – but success will hinge on balancing innovation with investor safeguards. Vietnam’s Digital Asset Strategy and Financial Hub Ambitions Vietnam is aggressively pushing blockchain and crypto into its official financial system. In mid-2025 the government approved Resolution 5/2025 and new laws to pilot a domestic crypto market for five years vietnamnet.vn livebitcoinnews.com. This framework mandates that any traded “crypto assets” be backed by real underlying assets (no securities or fiat), issued by Vietnamese entities, and settled in Vietnamese dong theinvestor.vn vietnamnet.vn. It also sets a staggeringly high
27 September 2025
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Crypto’s 48-Hour Whirlwind: Market Bloodbath, Big Bank Bets, and $1M Bitcoin Prophecies (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Crypto’s 48-Hour Whirlwind: Market Bloodbath, Big Bank Bets, and $1M Bitcoin Prophecies (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Global Regulatory Developments and Crypto Policy Shifts United States – A Friendlier Stance: In Washington, a significant shift in crypto policy is underway. President Donald Trump’s administration has adopted a crypto-friendly approach, prompting U.S. regulators and Congress to advance new legislation gemini.com. Earlier this year, lawmakers passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, providing a clear framework for stablecoins cointelegraph.com gemini.com. The GENIUS Act establishes standards for reserve-backed stablecoins and even allows foreign-issued stablecoins from equivalent regulatory regimes, signaling a more open U.S. market cointelegraph.com cointelegraph.com. A broader digital asset market structure bill is also
26 September 2025
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Bitcoin vs Ethereum 2025: The Ultimate Crypto Investment Showdown 🚀💰

Bitcoin vs Ethereum 2025: The Ultimate Crypto Investment Showdown 🚀💰

Current Price Trends and 2025 Market Performance Bitcoin: 2025 has been a landmark year for Bitcoin’s price. Following the April 2024 halving (which cut new BTC supply in half), Bitcoin showed resilience and entered 2025 with bullish momentum. By late 2025, Bitcoin hit all-time highs, trading around $117,000 – a dramatic climb from prior years nasdaq.com. Year-to-date, BTC is up roughly 24% nasdaq.com despite intermittent pullbacks. Bitcoin’s rally has been steadier and less turbulent compared to Ethereum’s swings, reinforcing its reputation as the more stable of the two majors. Part of Bitcoin’s strength is its status as a macroeconomic hedge
22 September 2025
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Crypto Earthquake: Bitcoin Blasts Past $114K, Dogecoin ETF Debuts & Global Blockchain Shakeups (Sept 10–11, 2025)

Crypto Earthquake: Bitcoin Blasts Past $114K, Dogecoin ETF Debuts & Global Blockchain Shakeups (Sept 10–11, 2025)

Key Facts Cryptocurrency Price & Market Movements Bitcoin Bulls Charge Past $110K: The crypto market surged mid-week, led by Bitcoin’s rally on Sept. 10 that saw the leading cryptocurrency breach $114,000 cointelegraph.com. Traders cheered a U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) report showing inflation cooling more than expected – just 2.6% YoY in August (vs 3.3% forecast) cointelegraph.com – which bolstered confidence that the Federal Reserve will pivot to easing. “Markets are viewing interest rate cuts as increasingly imminent,” noted the Kobeissi Letter, after PPI turned negative month-over-month and prior inflation figures were revised down cointelegraph.com cointelegraph.com. Prediction markets put odds
11 September 2025
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Bitcoin Bounces, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & $41M Hack Shock – Sept 9–10 Blockchain Bombshells

Bitcoin Bounces, Trump’s Crypto Gambit & $41M Hack Shock – Sept 9–10 Blockchain Bombshells

Key Facts: Cryptocurrency Market Trends and Price Analysis:After a rocky summer rally and subsequent cooldown, crypto markets showed mixed signals over Sept. 9–10. Bitcoin (BTC) traded in a narrow range around $110K–$111K for most of the period, reflecting remarkably low volatility cryptonews.com. Traders and analysts attributed the calm to macro uncertainty – with U.S. inflation reports due and a pivotal Federal Reserve meeting on the horizon, many investors stayed on the sidelines ts2.tech. “Cryptocurrencies have been trading at a subdued level as the Fed is conflicted over cutting rates amid stubborn inflation,” observed Jeff Mei, COO of exchange BTSE ts2.tech. Indeed,
10 September 2025
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Bitcoin Calm at $111K, Trump’s Crypto Debut & $41M Hack – Blockchain Highlights (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Bitcoin Calm at $111K, Trump’s Crypto Debut & $41M Hack – Blockchain Highlights (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts Crypto Market Steadies as Investors Eye Macro Catalysts Bitcoin held firm above the $110K–$111K range through September 8–9, extending a week of low-volatility consolidation coindesk.com. Analysts noted this calm in Bitcoin’s price comes as traders await U.S. inflation reports (Producer Price Index on Sept 10 and Consumer Price Index on Sept 11) that could influence Federal Reserve policy coindesk.com. “Cryptocurrencies have been trading at a subdued level as the Fed is conflicted over cutting rates amid stubborn inflation,” observed Jeff Mei, COO of BTSE, adding that higher-than-expected inflation could hurt crypto prices, while a downside surprise might spark
9 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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