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South Africans can now pay with cryptocurrency at thousands of retail stores nationwide, following a new partnership between QR payments provider Scan to Pay and Bitcoin payments company MoneyBadger.According to a Tech Central report, the integration allows users of major exchanges, including Binance, Luno, Blink and VALR, to pay using Bitcoin (BTC), stablecoins and other crypto assets at over 650,000 Scan to Pay-enabled merchants.Crypto holders can pay for their purchases through QR codes at checkout counters, while the merchants will receive their settlements in rand. The system works through the MoneyBadger platform, linking payments to users’ exchanges or Bitcoin Lightning…

After an impressive rally that propelled Bitcoin (BTC) to new heights above $126,000, the cryptocurrency market is now facing a wave of uncertainty. Major cryptocurrencies, including BTC, have seen a retracement to critical support levels, leaving many investors questioning the market’s direction.  Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices Projected To Skyrocket Market expert Ash Crypto recently shared insights on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), suggesting that this pullback serves to liquidate bullish positions, particularly among retail investors. He predicts a potential rebound in mid-October, expressing optimism that the market will rally significantly by the end of the month. Related Reading According…

Morgan Stanley is dropping long-standing restrictions on which of its wealth management clients can invest in crypto funds, broadening access across its $8.2 trillion platform. Starting Oct. 15, financial advisors will be able to offer bitcoin and crypto funds to any client — including those with retirement accounts — according to reporting by CNBC.  Until now, only investors with more than $1.5 million in assets and an aggressive risk profile could participate. In other words, Morgan Stanley will soon let all its wealth management clients, including those with retirement accounts, invest in crypto. No asset-cap required. The move marks a…

Bitcoin has bounced to over $121,000 from overnight lows under $120,000 alongside sharp gains in privacy coins such as ZEC and DASH. Traders on decentralized exchanges continued to lean bullish, preferring out-of-the-money higher strike BTC and ETH calls. Most analysts retained constructive bias. “The market is coiling at elevated levels, calm, liquid, and quietly bullish. Institutional flows remain the backbone of this phase, with ETFs acting as the liquidity bridge between traditional and digital finance. Despite short-term chop, the macro liquidity wave, corporate adoption, and structural inflows all argue for continuation,” Timothy Misir, head of research at BRN, said. Derivatives…

Luxembourg has become the first country in the Eurozone to invest in Bitcoin through its sovereign wealth fund, allocating 1% of its $730 million Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (FSIL) to Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Finance Minister Gilles Roth announced on Oct. 9 during the 2026 national budget presentation.The investment marks a milestone for the nation’s financial strategy, reflecting a gradual shift toward diversified, innovation-driven asset management.Roth said the move aligns with the FSIL’s revised framework approved in July 2025, which now permits up to 15% of its portfolio to be allocated to alternative assets, including private equity, real estate, and…

The HBAR price has struggled to find direction this week. After slipping 4.3% over the past seven days, it now trades near $0.21 — a modest move considering the network’s earlier momentum. On the monthly chart, HBAR is down 7.5%, and its once-strong three-month trend has cooled to just 8.5% gains.Data now points to fading optimism, with sellers resurfacing after almost two months of buyer dominance. The setup suggests that while a full rally may be off the table for now, a recovery phase could still emerge if key signals stabilize.Sponsored SponsoredSellers Return After Weeks of Calm as Large Money…

Metaplanet (MTPLF) has announced it will suspend the exercise of its 20th to 22nd series of stock acquisition rights, also known as Moving Strike Warrants, from Oct. 20 to Nov. 17. The suspension, which applies to warrants issued through a third-party allotment to Evo Fund, will pause the exercise of all remaining rights for a 20-day trading period.What it meansMetaplanet is essentially halting, for now, the sale of common stock to fund additional bitcoin purchases. The company is doing this after a months-long collapse in its stock has left the share valuation at just barely above the value of the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts:1️⃣ Coinbase and Mastercard are vying to acquire BVNK, a UK-based firm that integrates stablecoins into payments, cross-broder transfers, and treasury operations.2️⃣ According to Fortune, purchasing BVNK could cost Coinbase or Mastercard anywhere between $1.5B and $2.5B.3️⃣ The takeover talks come on the heels of the GENIUS Act being passed in June, which has helped propel the stablecoin market cap to $309.5B.4️⃣ Developments like these attract more attention to crypto, so now might also be an opportune time to check out trending altcoins. Coinbase and Mastercard…

Tornado Cash developers continue to raise money for their ongoing legal defence.Crypto company Keyring will donate three months of fees generated by a new DeFi product.A team within the Ethereum Foundation is eyeing the program as a proof-of-concept for future fundraising efforts.A new effort to fund the defence of Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev will serve as a “proof-of-concept” for a team within the Ethereum Foundation focusing on raising money for so-called public goods. If the effort succeeds in raising money for the embattled developers, it could become a model for future, crypto-based efforts to fund worthwhile…

In this week’s analysis, we explore what happens when every significant Bitcoin data point — from on-chain activity to macroeconomic liquidity — is merged into one unified model designed to refine bitcoin price prediction. This is the Bitcoin Everything Indicator, built to capture every key driver of BTC price action in a single, dynamic framework. But as Bitcoin evolves, and as institutions and global markets reshape its behavior, we’ll also look at how adapting this model to changing conditions can make it even more powerful. A Comprehensive Bitcoin Price Model Over the years, analysts have created countless “all-in-one” indicators to…