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On October 14, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment, announcing criminal charges against Chen Zhi, founder of Cambodia’s Prince Group—and simultaneously freezing and confiscating 127,271 Bitcoins under his control.Based on the price of the currency at that time, these assets were valued at approximately $15 billion. This was the largest cryptocurrency forfeiture in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice and the most significant virtual asset forfeiture case in history…Even more shocking was the discovery that these BTCs were not stored in exchange accounts but were instead stored in a…

Singapore, Singapore, October 24th, 2025, Chainwire$RIVER reached a new all-time high $10, up 5x since its TGE on Sept 22, following the token’s Binance Futures listing on Oct 17.The surge was driven by growing market attention on River’s Dynamic Airdrop Conversion, the first time-encoded tokenomics mechanism that connects conversion behavior to time-based value.Dynamic Airdrop Conversion: Time as a VariableMost airdrops that end once tokens are claimed, River’s Dynamic Airdrop Conversion begins at that moment. The mechanism introduces time-encoded tokenomics — allowing users to convert River Pts (ERC-20) into $RIVER at any time within 180 days after TGE.River Pts, the ecosystem points…

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 23rd, 2025, ChainwireROBA, The People’s Robotics Platform, today announced the first publicly available version of its open, interoperable robotics ecosystem, positioning itself as “The Hugging Face of Robotics”. ROBA is launching to redefine the robotics industry, which is projected to hit $218 billion by 2030, by empowering creators and eliminating proprietary stacks.The current robotics landscape is fractured, closed, and forces every new idea to start from scratch, leading to frustration instead of innovation. ROBA delivers a solution that simplifies the workflow through no-code enablement, eliminating the need for the 10+ fragmented platforms previously required to…

Road Town, British Virgin Islands, October 23rd, 2025, ChainwireDecentralized trading platform Aster announced today the debut of its new initiative, Rocket Launch, designed to accelerate early-stage projects by driving liquidity and trading activity, while giving users early access to emerging on-chain opportunities.Aster Rocket Launch aims to transform token launches from one-time market events into a continuous journey — from alpha discovery to trading activation and sustained growth. Participants can join by trading designated token pairs, with rewards distributed proportionally based on their trading volume share.Empowering Users Through Participation and HoldingEach Rocket Launch campaign features a reward pool composed of both…

Bitcoin (BTC) could still reach $200,000 by the end of 2025, despite the recent $19 billion crypto market crash and renewed tariff concerns from U.S. President Donald Trump, according to Standard Chartered’s global head of digital assets research, Geoff Kendrick. Speaking to Cointelegraph during the European Blockchain Convention 2025 in Barcelona, Kendrick said that the massive market liquidation earlier this month may turn into a “buying opportunity” for long-term investors as the market stabilizes in the coming weeks. $19 Billion Liquidation Shakes Market, But Bitcoin Holds Firm The crypto market saw one of its largest liquidation events on record during…

Maxine Waters warns federal shutdown raises risk of repeat meltdowns.Oversight agencies are paralysed, she says.The crypto crash has become political. Democrats are warning that the ongoing government shutdown is setting the stage for another market disaster, arguing that paralysis at federal oversight agencies leaves American investors dangerously exposed.Representative Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, made the accusations in a statement marking the 21st day of the shutdown, which she blamed on the Republicans. “These risks are only amplified as Trump and Republicans in Congress work to integrate crypto into the traditional financial system without first…

In brief Bitcoin’s price is weathering a “fear-driven selloff,” according to Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick. It could fall below $100,000, but that may be the last time, he wrote. After surging to new all-time highs, gold showed weakness on Tuesday. As investors react to developments between the U.S. and China over tariffs and trade, Bitcoin’s price will likely fall below the $100,000 mark before pushing toward new all-time highs, according to Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick.In a Wednesday note, the global head of digital assets research at the bank wrote that “a dip below $100,000 seems inevitable, although the dump may…

During JPMorgan Chase’s 3rd Quarter earnings call, CEO Jamie Dimon warned of potential credit woes saying, “When you see one cockroach, there are probably more, and so everyone should be forewarned of this one.” Photographer: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg© 2025 Bloomberg Finance LPOn first blush, two of the biggest headlines in finance—subprime auto lender Tricolor and auto parts giant First Brands—appear to be disparate stories. Yet, they shared a single, fatal flaw: a complete lack of visibility into the collateral pledged against loans they secured from lenders.Tricolor allegedly double-pledged the same vehicles (via duplicated VINs) to secure multiple loans. First Brands reportedly…

The Ethena community-approved spot and perp DEX launched its mainnet with early access for USDe-based trading. Ethereal, the spot and perpetual futures DEX approved by Ethena community governance, announced in a Tuesday X thread that its mainnet alpha is now live, and a small group of users can start trading with USDe, a synthetic dollar stablecoin by Ethena Labs.First proposed to Ethena governance last year, Ethereal is described as the “only perps DEX building a complete all-in-one DeFi money app around USDe,” according to the project’s documentation. Under that plan, ENA holders are set to receive 15% of any future…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In a recent letter, multiple Senate Democrats have raised concerns about a potential breach of federal ethics laws due to the US Special Envoy to the Middle East’s failure to divest from his crypto asset holdings. US Senators Question Witkoff’s Crypto Holdings On Wednesday, eight Senate Democrats, led by Senator Adam Schiff, questioned the US Special Envoy for peace missions, Steve Witkoff, about his digital asset ownership and his links to the Trump Family crypto ventures. In a letter shared by Fortune, the US lawmakers raised concerns…