Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick said any decline could be brief and “may be the last time bitcoin is EVER below” $100,000.
After years of venture-funded dominance, Coinbase is reviving the idea that crypto projects can raise money directly from their users. The US-based exchange announced on Oct. 21 that it acquired Echo, a community-fundraising platform founded by veteran investor Jordan “Cobie” Fish, in a $375 million deal to rebuild fairer, on-chain capital markets. According to the […]
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The partnership with Maple marks a broader convergence between decentralized finance and institutional credit, positioning Aave as a bridge for traditional capital seeking onchain yield.
Overall launchpad activity has contracted recently, with total volume now hovering around $100 million and about 100 tokens graduating daily.
XRP is the fifth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of nearly $150 billion and a fully diluted valuation of $246 billion.
When Amazon Web Services (AWS) faltered this morning, much of the internet went dark, and crypto was no exception. Several major blockchains and trading platforms, including Coinbase, Robinhood, and some Ethereum layer-2 networks, reported disruptions after AWS suffered an operational failure linked to its DynamoDB database service. According to Amazon’s status page, the issue began […]
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Bitcoin set an all-time high near $126,000 in early October while the altcoin market (excluding stablecoins), measured by TradingView’s TOTAL2ES index, remains below its November 2021 top, around $1.6 trillion, keeping the cycle confirmation test open for rotation beyond BTC. TOTAL2ES continues to trade under that band into mid-October, which means altcoins have not printed […]
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Bitcoin and Ethereum staged a strong rebound this week as fresh capital returned to crypto markets following the US–China tariff shock. Bitcoin surged past $110,000 for the first time since early October, reaching roughly $111,000 as of press time, according to CryptoSlate data. The move marks a 4% daily gain and reverses some of the […]
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I asked crypto VCs what triggered the cascade, what fixes are needed to prevent a repeat, and what comes next.
Devin Finzer, co-founder and CEO of OpenSea, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, announced on Friday that the platform is reinventing itself to “trade everything.” Founded in 2017, OpenSea is the largest NFT marketplace with a market share of over 55% at the time of writing, according to data from NFTScan. Its trading volume crossed […]
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For years, Bitcoin has been hailed as “digital gold,” a hedge against inflation and policy excess. Yet, as geopolitical tensions rise and trade disputes return to the headlines, the original store of value, gold, is stealing the spotlight. According to TradingView data, gold climbed to an all-time high of $4,376 per ounce on Oct. 17, […]
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Ripple appears to be preparing one of its most ambitious experiments through a $1 billion digital-asset treasury (DAT) designed to accumulate and manage XRP as a long-term reserve. According to a Bloomberg report, the initiative would be financed through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). This structure is often used in traditional finance to raise […]
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Ripple’s $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury marks a new step in its corporate expansion and a direct challenge to the stablecoin distribution problem. While Ripple USD (RLUSD) has shown an impressive 987% growth since its December 2024 launch, reaching a supply of $839.9 million, it still captures only 0.27% of the $301.9 billion stablecoin market. […]
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The correction in crypto markets, which involved massive liquidations, was likely driven by crypto native investors, according to JPM.
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 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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