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Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave after five years, Yi He says
Binance's chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving the exchange after more than five years, co-CEO Yi He said. Justin Yek, formerly of Airwallex, will replace him.
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Anthropic's confidential IPO filing shows $42bn loss on $4.59bn revenue
Anthropic has confidentially filed draft IPO papers with the SEC, Reuters reports, after a 2025 net loss of about $42bn on revenue of $4.59bn.
Peter Brandt raises Bitcoin cycle peak forecast to as much as $600,000 by 2029
Veteran trader Peter Brandt tells Cointelegraph he thinks Bitcoin's bear market low may already be in, and that a pullback in early October could offer a buying opportunity.
Bitcoin ETF inflows leave institutional demand unclear, CoinShares says
CoinShares says billions are returning to Bitcoin ETFs, but the flows do not show how much comes from institutions because basis trades also drive buying.
ECB opens digital euro innovation round to AI agent payments
The European Central Bank is inviting firms to test AI-enabled payments and machine-to-machine interactions as part of its digital euro work, alongside a separate pilot due in 2027.
Bitcoin outperforms gold as double-bottom breakout points to $100,000
Bitcoin has outpaced gold this quarter, and a technical pattern identified by Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer suggests a rally to $100,000 is possible, CoinDesk reports.
Bitcoin $100,000 in 2026 priced at 34% on Kalshi and Polymarket
Kalshi traders see a 34% chance of Bitcoin reaching $100,000 in 2026, down from 43% on 22 September, while Polymarket puts the same year-end target at 34.5%.
