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In today’s “Crypto for Advisors” newsletter, Joshua De Vos, research team lead at CoinDesk, breaks down crypto trends and adoption from the CoinDesk Quarterly Digital Asset Report.Then, Kim Klemballa answers what advisors need to know about crypto “Ask an Expert.”Thank you to our sponsor of this week’s newsletter, Grayscale. For financial advisors near Denver, Grayscale is hosting an exclusive event, Crypto Connect, on Thursday, October 23. Learn more.– Sarah MortonDigital Asset Quarterly Review Q3Digital assets extended their recovery in Q3 as liquidity returned to global markets. As stated in CoinDesk’s Digital Assets Quarterly Report, the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates…

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / October 9, 2025 / Messier 42 LLC (“M42”), a private leading global artificial intelligence technology and digital transformation company, announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a minority interest in Epirus, a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security.This investment highlights M42’s achievements and broad applicability with Psychometric AI and Epirus’ continued innovation in defense technology through the Leonidas family of solid-state, software-defined, high-power microwave (HPM) systems built to counter evolving electronic threats, starting with the Counter-UAS mission.The agreement is subject to…

Securing a job in the crypto industry could be challenging for less-experienced candidates this year, with only one in 10 crypto roles at the entry level, according to a new survey from venture capital firm Dragonfly Capital.Crypto recruitment executives say the trend may be linked to a surge in failed crypto projects in recent times.“Crypto was hard to break into; less than 10% of roles were entry-level,” Dragonfly Capital said in a report published on Thursday, citing data collected from 85 crypto companies in late 2024 and Q1 2025, along with approximately 3,400 employee and candidate data points. Meanwhile, senior and…

Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund has become the first in the Eurozone to invest in Bitcoin, allocating 1% of its $730 million portfolio to Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Finance Minister Gilles Roth announced the decision on Thursday, marking a turning point in how state capital interacts with digital assets.The move highlights the cryptocurrency’s growing legitimacy among institutional allocators. Once treated as a speculative outlier, Bitcoin is now being evaluated alongside traditional stores of value and inflation-hedging instruments.Luxembourg’s Bold Step: Investing in Bitcoin ETFsThe Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) made the investment under a revised mandate that allows up to 15% of…

Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets:Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas.ANALYSISPolymarket’s potential launch of the POLY token may mark the end of UMA’s reign over prediction markets and the beginning of an era where truth itself is governed in-house.So far, the token has only been teased. Nothing is known about the tokenomics or utility of the token, but given complaints from the community, it’s possible to speculate on…

The growth is being driven by rising liquidity on DeFi protocols like Suilend and Momentum.Sui, a layer 1 (L1) blockchain, reached a new all-time high in total value locked (TVL) of $2.6 billion on Thursday, according to data from DeFiLlama. The figure marks a 37% increase from one month ago and a 160% jump from a year earlier, when TVL stood at around $1 billion. Sui recently surpassed $156 billion in decentralized exchange (DEX) volume, and is the sixth-largest chain by 24-hour trading volume, per CoinGecko Meanwhile, the blockchain’s native token is changing hands at $3.39 with a market capitalization…

Ripple (XRP) climbed to $3.10 last week, but a wave of profit-taking erased the gains and pushed it back to $2.80. But the crypto asset is showing powerful breakout signals, with key Fibonacci supports holding firm. Crypto analyst CasiTrades believes XRP may be on the verge of a major breakout, citing strong technical signals and a completed consolidation pattern that could set the stage for an impulsive upward move. XRP Breakout Brewing According to her analysis on X, XRP’s recent price action shows strength, as all local lows have held above the macro 0.5 Fibonacci retracement level at $2.79, a…

Luisa Crawford Oct 09, 2025 22:49 Explore how AI-enabled developer tools are creating new security risks. Learn about the potential for exploits and how to mitigate them. As developers increasingly embrace AI-enabled tools such as Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot for coding, these technologies are introducing new security vulnerabilities, according to a recent blog by Becca Lynch on the NVIDIA Developer Blog. These tools, which leverage large language models (LLMs) to automate coding tasks, can inadvertently become vectors for cyberattacks if not properly secured. Understanding Agentic AI Tools Agentic AI…

Iris Coleman Oct 10, 2025 01:10 Bitfinex leverages Bitcoin’s resilience to empower traders with a robust platform, focusing on liquidity, precision, and financial independence. Explore the exchange’s commitment to decentralization and autonomy. Bitfinex has long positioned itself as a leader in the cryptocurrency exchange space, focusing on providing a robust and technologically resilient platform for institutional and professional traders. Since its inception in 2012, Bitfinex has prioritized creating a high-performance trading environment capable of operating effectively in all market conditions, according to their official blog. A Commitment to Resilience and Financial Freedom Central…

Early Bitcoin BTC$121,831.16 investor and BCH$584.38 advocate Roger Ver is close to settling tax fraud charges with the U.S. Department of Justice, the New York Times reported Thursday.Often known as “Bitcoin Jesus” due to his early evangelization for the crypto, Ver was indicted last April and arrested in Spain on allegations he failed to file tax returns on capital gains he made after selling “tens of thousands” of bitcoins and giving up U.S. citizenship, the DOJ charged at the time. Ver fought his extradition to the U.S., filing a lawsuit earlier this summer.According to the Times, the proposed settlement is…