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Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors chop on the day, Bitcoin holds at $123,000 ZCash soars 35% leading all crypto movers; RAIL jumps 100% Jack Dorsey’s Block rolls out Bitcoin merchant payments with Square Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund invests 1% of assets into BTC Jupiter teams with Ethena to launch JupUSD stablecoin  Bitcoin vs. Gold: Two ATHs, Two Different NarrativesBoth “digital gold” and the original just printed fresh ATHs.Gold has been…

Hayes says traders misread past Bitcoin cycles by not taking into consideration macro drivers like USD and yuan credit shifts. Arthur Hayes, one of the founders of BitMEX, says that Bitcoin’s usual four-year price cycle is no longer useful. According to him, the current bull market could last much longer because of loose monetary policy. His opinion goes against long-held beliefs in crypto markets and changes the story from mechanical timing to macro-driven momentum. Hayes Fires the Four-Year Cycle Myth: Liquid Money Is King In a new essay titled “Long Live the King!” published recently on his Substack, Hayes…

Ethereum developers have unveiled Kohaku, a new roadmap that aims to improve wallet privacy and security through a modular framework designed for both developers and advanced users. The project, announced in a Thursday blog post by Ethereum Foundation coordinator Nicolas Consigny, outlines plans to build a set of privacy and security primitives for the Ethereum ecosystem.At its core, Kohaku aims to create a software development kit (SDK) for building secure wallet functions, and a reference wallet that demonstrates how these tools work in practice. The first version will come as a browser extension based on the Ambire wallet, designed for…

The crypto market has truly matured since its early days a decade ago, evolving from a niche community into one with increasing adoption on both Wall Street and Main Street, marked by exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and even sovereign adoption.Yet, despite this growth and sophistication, most crypto market participants across the globe continue to cling to one metric – market capitalization. It remains the primary way people assess and rank cryptocurrencies by multiplying the total supply by the current price per coin, giving a snapshot of each asset’s value in the market.Institutions, too, did the same for years, viewing the entire…

The Bank of France has called on the European Union to give its markets regulator direct supervision over major crypto firms, warning that fragmented oversight could threaten the bloc’s financial sovereignty.Speaking at the ACPR-AMF Fintech Forum in Paris on Thursday, Bank of France Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) should be given the mandate to directly oversee crypto-asset issuers under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. “I also advocate, along with the president of the AMF, for European supervision of crypto-asset issuers, carried out by ESMA,” he said, urging that it may guarantee…

Key takeaways:XRP traded at $2.82 on Thursday, with a potential cup-and-handle breakout projecting a 120% rally to $6.20.The XRP/USD pair needs to flip $3-$3.10 into support, as $2.80 remains a key level of interest for traders.XRP (XRP) price has dropped over the last seven days, reaching a low of $2.81 on Thursday. This resulted in a 23% drawdown from multi-year highs of around $3.66 to the current level of $2.82.XRP/USD daily chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingViewDespite the pullback, a strong technical setup on higher time frames and online data suggest that XRP’s upside remains intact. XRP has the “most bullish pattern”: analystAnalyst Mickybull…

Coplan hinted at $POLY in a cryptic X post replacing XRP in the top five list with the token symbol and a thinking emoji. Shayne Coplan, who founded the crypto prediction platform Polymarket, wrote a cryptic post on October 8 that made it sound like there might be a native POLY token in the works. This hint comes soon after Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), said it will invest $2 billion in Coplan’s company, bringing its total value to $9 billion. A Cryptic Hint The timing of Coplan’s teaser has caught attention across…

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)After a brief rebound on Wednesday, BTC and the broader crypto market slipped back into the red on Thursday — despite the Fed minutes showing a bias towards more rate cuts. The CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) also fell over 1% to 4,163 points. What’s behind the fresh stumble? Much of it likely comes down to the steady strength in the dollar index (DXY), which continues to dim the appeal of USD-denominated assets, including crypto.Meanwhile, the U.S. government shutdown drags on, leaving traders in a holding pattern as they anxiously await Fed Chair…

A non-custodial stablecoin wallet provider has unveiled new payment features that are designed to appeal to freelancers around the world.MiniPay now allows users to share virtual bank account details with their clients, enabling them to receive dollars and euros. Once paid, the cash is automatically converted into stablecoins like USDT and USDC. Big news for freelancers, entrepreneur, creators & expats! We’re thrilled to announce that Virtual USD & EUR Accounts have started rolling out inside MiniPay, powered by @Noah_HQ. This is how you get paid globally, simplified 👇 pic.twitter.com/1WLJVFM68n — MiniPay (@minipay) October 8, 2025From here, the funds in the…

Amid the calls for new all-time highs for Bitcoin, one analyst is going against the trend and calling a crash. The prediction not only expects Bitcoin to break below the $100,000 level, which many believe was already left in the past, but to actually fall by more than 60% from here. The analysis, which depicts a flash crash, shows a possible price reversal into levels not seen in years. Entering A Bitcoin Short With Conviction The crypto analyst who goes by the pseudonym Dick Dandy revealed that their next move was to enter into a Bitcoin short position between $121,400…