Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp. paid an average of about $110 per token to boost its Solana treasury holdings by nearly 5%.
For a few surreal moments on Oct. 15, the Ethereum blockchain seemed to host the financial equivalent of a dream. Paxos, the issuer behind PayPal’s stablecoin PYUSD, accidentally minted $300 trillion worth of tokens, which is roughly 300 times the global GDP, before burning them just as fast. The minting, visible on Ethereum’s public ledger, […]
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Ethereum is picking up speed again, not in price charts where it is currently struggling, but in the silent machinery beneath it. Two parallel breakthroughs, one on the protocol layer and the other in cryptography, are redefining how fast and how light the world’s most-used blockchain can run. Together, they sketch a future where anyone, […]
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The United States could still claim another $2 billion worth of Bitcoin linked to the defunct LuBian mining pool, despite already announcing the largest crypto seizure in its history. On October 15, blockchain investigator Sani reported that nearly 16,237 BTC, worth around $1.8 billion at current prices, remains in motion across addresses linked to LuBian. […]
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Tydro will serve as “core infrastructure for DeFi on Ink" and could be integrated into Kraken's core exchange product.
Loyalty points are worth billions, but most never leave the accounts they’re earned in. Webus International, an XRP-focused treasury company, wants to change that. Last week, the Nasdaq-listed firm announced plans for a tokenized travel-reward exchange powered by the XRP stablecoin system. According to the press statement, the Singapore-based firm is targeting the global loyalty […]
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The acquisition comes after Aurelion announced it had raised $150 million through a $100 million PIPE and a $50 million debt facility.
The Arbitrum Foundation has hired Brendan Ma, formerly of Immutable and Goldman Sachs, as its head of investment strategy.
The Arcium-powered project attracted more than 10,000 participants, exceeding its $750,000 minimum target by more than 200x.
According to State Street’s 2025 global research, big investors are moving past trial runs and making clear bets on digital assets and blockchain. Related Reading: XRP Fear Index Spikes To 6-Month High, And That Could Spark Its Next Breakout Nearly 60% of surveyed institutional investors say they plan to raise their crypto allocation in the next year. Average exposure is expected to double within three years, signaling firm plans rather than idle talk. Institutions Are Boosting Digital Asset Allocations Reports have disclosed that private markets are the first target. Private equity and private fixed income topped the list for tokenization, as firms look to open up illiquid holdings and make them easier to trade. By 2030, a majority of respondents expect between 10–24% of institutional investments to be made through tokenized instruments. That is a big change from pilots and proofs of concept. Our 2025 global research on #digitalassets and emerging technologies reveals a decisive shift in adoption and strategic commitment among institutional investors toward #tokenization and blockchain-enabled transformation. Read more: https://t.co/hzk1f3dZ1O pic.twitter.com/tULwI2Ke88 — State Street (@StateStreet) October 9, 2025 Benefits Cited By Investors Investors gave clear reasons for the push. Increased transparency was named by 52% as a key benefit. Faster trading was picked by 39%, and lower compliance costs by 32%. Almost half of those surveyed said they expect cost savings of more than 40% thanks to better transparency. Those figures help explain why more firms are making moves now instead of waiting. Operational Shifts Underway Based on reports, the shift is not only about portfolios. Forty percent of respondents already have a dedicated digital assets team or business unit. Nearly a third said blockchain and related digital operations are now part of their wider digital plans. Joerg Ambrosius, president of Investment Services at State Street, said institutional clients are treating these tools as strategic levers for growth and efficiency, not just experiments. Donna Milrod, chief product officer at State Street, added that firms are building teams and planning new products such as tokenized bonds, on-chain wrappers, stablecoins and tokenized cash. One in five firms plan to set up new digital asset groups in the near term. That suggests organizational change will follow the capital commitments. Many managers are rewriting workflows and adding staff with blockchain skills. Related Reading: Sinking In Minutes: Binance Alpha Token Plunges 99% In Shocking Price Meltdown At the same time, more than half of respondents said generative AI and quantum computing might have a bigger impact on investment operations than tokenization alone, though most see these technologies as working together rather than replacing each other. The survey covered senior executives across regions and different institution sizes, and it looked at both strategy and operational readiness. Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView
The move marks the first Nasdaq-listed company to hold its treasury in tokenized gold, backed by LBMA-standard bullion stored in Switzerland.
Ripple is deepening its presence in the Middle East through a new partnership with Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB), the kingdom’s leading fintech incubator and blockchain ecosystem builder. The collaboration, announced on Oct. 9, strengthens Ripple’s foothold in a region rapidly becoming a testing ground for digital asset infrastructure. Indeed, Bahrain has long positioned itself as […]
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The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The Ocean Protocol Foundation has resigned as a member of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, "effective immediately."
Ethereum’s staking network is under growing strain as validator withdrawals climb to record levels, testing the system’s balance between liquidity and network security. Recent validator data shows that over 2.44 million ETH, valued at more than $10.5 billion, are now queued for withdrawal as of Oct. 8, the third-highest level in a month. This backlog […]
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Investor appetite for XRP is widening as traders seek new ways to increase exposure beyond spot holdings. The rise of XRP-focused leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) illustrates this trend, revealing how participants supplement traditional accumulation with higher-risk, higher-reward strategies. Leveraged XRP ETFs On Oct. 7, GraniteShares, a leading ETP issuer, filed to launch two XRP-based leveraged […]
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The post comes in the wake of NYSE parent firm's pledge to invest $2 billion in Polymarket at a $9 billion post-money valuation.
Profit-taking in bitcoin remains low even as the cryptocurrency reached a new all-time high above $126,000 this week, CryptoQuant said.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Hyperliquid has listed MON-USD hyperps, allowing traders to long or short Monad's unlaunched token with up to 3x leverage.
Fight Fight Fight LLC, the company behind Donald Trump’s memecoin, is seeking to raise at least $200 million to establish a digital asset treasury.
BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain, has reclaimed the spotlight after soaring to a new all-time high, cementing its position as the world’s third-largest crypto by market capitalization. Data from CryptoSlate shows that BNB reached a record high of $1,335 on Oct. 7, before slightly retracing to around $1,306 as of press time. […]
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Bitcoin’s exchange withdrawals have climbed to their highest sustained level since 2022, even as the asset trades near record highs. While current outflows remain below the 2023 accumulation peak, the renewed withdrawal trend highlights a behavioral shift in how investors gain exposure to Bitcoin. Institutional demand increasingly flows through spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rather than […]
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Developed with Dinari, the index requires minimum market caps of $100 million for equities and $300 million for cryptocurrencies.
Perp DEXs are back in the spotlight. After Hyperliquid’s success, new players are attracting fresh VC attention and capital. Here’s why.
An unknown crypto trader has made one of the most unlikely fortunes of the year, turning a $68,700 bet into roughly $9.4 million by backing a token that originated from a social media hack. On Oct. 3, blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain reported that the trader bought 63.07 million units of a Binance Smart Chain token […]
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XRP is entering a new development phase as its ecosystem embraces DeFi products and strategically moves into real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. These steps aim to give the long-standing digital asset practical roles beyond cross-border payments, a shift that could determine its future relevance in global finance. XRP DeFi expansion The introduction of mXRP, a liquid […]
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Bitcoin is significantly undervalued relative to gold, according to JPMorgan analysts, implying upside toward $165,000.
The milestone represents a 48% surge compared to August's $707.6 billion trading volume, with September's total coming in at $1.05 trillion.
Pi Network has rolled out two new capabilities on its testnet, including a decentralized exchange (DEX) and an automated market maker (AMM), according to a Sept. 30 statement. These additions create a sandbox for token swaps, liquidity pools, and other DeFi experiments without putting the mainnet at risk. The update arrives as the Pi Coin faces […]
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