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China stepped up rare earth export controls on Thursday in a rare move that could have widespread implications for global supply chains and both traditional and crypto market sentiment.China’s Ministry of Commerce announced sweeping new export restrictions on rare earth materials, processing technologies and derivative products used in semiconductors, AI systems and defence.The new rules, set to take effect on Dec. 1, will require foreign companies exporting products containing Chinese-origin rare earth elements or related technologies – including those outside China – to obtain a dual-use license from the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).This is a major escalation as China dominates…

BNB Smart Chain activity surges as token swaps dominate network usage.BNB Smart Chain (BSC), the flagship network of the BNB ecosystem, on Thursday reached a new milestone of 5 trillion gas used in a single day as on-chain activity surged.This was driven largely by 24 million swap transactions, which accounted for 77% of all network activity, a BNB spokesperson told The Defiant. BSC is currently the third-largest blockchain with a total value locked (TVL) of over $9.5 billion, up 90% from $5 billion in March, per DeFiLlama. This comes after the network fully adopted a 0.05 Gwei standard gas price…

Willemstad, Curaçao, October 10th, 2025, Chainwire Whale.io Launches Battlepass Season 3: First Paid Casino Battlepass Offering $77K in Rewards Whale.io, a crypto casino and sportsbook, has announced the release of Battle pass Season 3. As the first online casino to introduce a purchasable Battlepass, Whale.io offers players access to $77,000 in bonuses, cashbacks, and exclusive rewards—surpassing traditional welcome or wagering bonuses in the industry. With 11 ranks, 101 levels, and a cashback system that scales up to 22% cashback, Season 3 provides a structured, rewarding experience for its global community of over 20 million users. Priced at $1.99 or 4,999…

Bitcoin BTC$121,431.56 miners are extending gains in pre-market trading as the artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (AI/HPC) boom accelerates, particularly benefiting those pivoting their operations toward AI infrastructure. IREN (IREN) is up 4% at $66 after a 6% rise on Thursday, now up more than 520% year-to-date. TerraWulf (WULF) is 5% higher pre-market after a 10% surge on Thursday, bringing its YTD gain to 150%. Other notable movers include Cipher Mining (CIFR) CleanSpark (CLSK) and Bitfarms (BITF), which all trade 2%-4% higher in pre-market.The total market capitalization of the miners is nearing $90 billion, according to Farside data, and on…

Cardano (ADA) is trading near $0.81 at press time, with a daily volume of $1.4 billion. It has slipped slightly in the past 24 hours and is down about 5% over the past week. Consequently, traders are watching a chart pattern that may set up a larger move. If the price pulls back, $0.69 is being marked as a possible buy zone. Triangle Pattern Signals Potential Move Crypto analyst Ali Martinez shared a 12-hour chart showing ADA compressing inside a symmetrical triangle. The formation began in late 2024 and is approaching a point where a clear move is likely. Martinez…

What to Know: Chainlink and UBS partnership highlights tokenization’s rise in global finance. Tapzi brings tokenization to gaming with skill-based, blockchain-backed rewards. Presale momentum: Tapzi is already 53% sold out. Backed by audits, KYC, and BlockDAG scalability, Tapzi positions itself as 2025’s breakout gaming token. Tokenization is rapidly emerging as one of the most disruptive forces in global finance. It promises to transform traditional money, financial instruments, and even real-world assets into programmable, transferable tokens that can be transferred instantly across digital rails. For years, this seemed like a distant dream. However, thanks to pilots from major players such as…

Polymarket has made headlines this week, with multiple developments surrounding the prediction platform. It is gaining legitimacy with ICE exploring a $9 billion deal and Wall Street taking notice.Against these backdrops, the network’s effect plays out across multiple chains and protocols that power its decentralized prediction markets.Sponsored SponsoredAltcoin Stacks Powering Polymarket’s Breakout MomentBeInCrypto recently reported that Polymarket could host the biggest airdrop in the industry. This, coupled with headlines about a prospective ICE investment, positions select altcoins to benefit from the platform’s growing valuation.1. UMA: The Silent Backbone of Prediction MarketsUMA is important to Polymarket, but no one is paying…

Railgun (RAIL) has hit a new all-time high today amid a bullish rally that pushed its price up more than 300% over the past week.The surge comes amid renewed momentum in the privacy coin market, with leading privacy-focused cryptocurrencies also posting strong gains throughout October.Sponsored SponsoredRailgun (RAIL) Price and TVL Soar in October RallyRailgun is a privacy-focused protocol on Ethereum (ETH). It lets users shield transactions, swap tokens, and interact with DeFi protocols confidentially using zk-SNARKs. The protocol’s native token, RAIL, has been experiencing a remarkable rally lately.BeInCrypto Markets data showed that over the past week, the altcoin’s value has…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has secured a Virtual Asset Platform Operator License from the Securities and Commodities Authority of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), eight months after the regulator granted the company in-principle approval.In a Thursday notice, Bybit said approval from the UAE financial regulator would allow the exchange to offer its global products and services to the region. Authorities in Austria granted the company similar licensing approval in May, and the exchange registered in India in February after briefly suspending its service and paying a $1-million fine over compliance violations. “Receiving the full Virtual Asset Platform Operator License from the SCA…

Bitcoin’s BTC$121,565.14 implied volatility (IV) gauge has climbed to a 2.5-month high, consistent with the seasonal trends. Volmex’s bitcoin implied volatility index, BVIV, which represents the annualized expected price turbulence over four weeks, has topped 42%, the highest since late August, according to data source TradingView. IV measures the market’s expectations for future price swings based on options pricing. Higher IV suggests traders are anticipating larger price movements ahead.The BVIV rose early this month alongside an upswing in BTC’s price and has continued to climb despite the latest pullback from the record high of over $126,000 to around $120,000.Bullish seasonalityBVIV’s…