The native token of oracle network Chainlink (LINK) pulled back slightly on Friday, establishing a higher low, posting a 6.7% gain this week. The price action has been supported by a string of news headlines about institutions and protocols tapping Chainlink’s services. Plasma (XPL) said on Friday it has joined Chainlink Scale, adopting Chainlink’s oracle […]

MARA Holdings (MARA) produced 736 BTC in September, up 4% from August, and won 218 blocks on the Bitcoin network, the company said in an update on Friday. The company, which positions itself as both a miner and a bitcoin treasury operation, said it was a BTC net seller during the month, taking note of […]

Dogecoin swung through a 5% range before fading late, with institutional liquidation flows breaking support in the closing session. A defended $0.251 floor and rebound toward $0.264 showed resilience, but a sharp 33M-volume selloff at 03:55 punctured momentum and left price consolidating near $0.261. News Background DOGE traded between $0.251 and $0.264 from Oct. 2, […]

Though the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Acting Chairman Caroline Pham has been blazing forward on crypto-friendly policy, even as she has one foot out the door, the White House is working quickly to find a permanent successor after abandoning President Donald Trump’s first choice. Trump nominee Brian Quintenz, a former commissioner, was dropped recently, […]

Happy Uptoper! In today’s “Crypto for Advisors” newsletter, Gregory Mall, chief investment officer at Lionsoul Global, explains the evolution of bitcoin-backed lending in both decentralized and centralized financial systems. Then, Lynn Nguyen, CEO of Saros, answers questions about tokenized stocks in “Ask an Expert.” Thank you to our sponsor of this week’s newsletter, Grayscale. For […]