The move marks the debut of Nasdaq’s first Tether Gold-backed corporate treasury, which will be established via a $150 million financing round.
The UK has taken a decisive step toward mainstream crypto adoption after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifted its three-year ban on retail trading of crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs). The decision, announced on Oct. 8, reverses a January 2021 restriction that prevented retail investors from accessing crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs) over volatility and consumer-protection concerns. […]
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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
Dormant Bitcoin wallet activations may influence market dynamics, reflecting strategic shifts by long-term holders amid price volatility.
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Crypto betting platform Shuffle suffered a data breach via its CRM provider Fast Track, exposing most users’ data, founder Noa Dummett said.
From the FTX fallout to Metaplanet-inspired expansion, Solana’s corporate story is coming full circle through its SOL treasury companies.
The move marks the first Nasdaq-listed company to hold its treasury in tokenized gold, backed by LBMA-standard bullion stored in Switzerland.
Morgan Stanley's expanded crypto access may accelerate mainstream adoption, influencing financial markets and regulatory landscapes globally.
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According to PeckShield, the theft stemmed from a private key compromise, allowing an attacker to drain the victim’s funds in a single swift move.
The XRP price has continued to trade in a narrowing price action that’s getting tighter, demonstrating resilience despite a rising circulating supply and growing market caution. With six XRP ETF products already live, based on data from the Block platform tracker, and more expected before the end of the month, institutional participation and demand for …
Miners’ secured grid capacity and high-density sites offer hyperscalers a faster, cheaper path to expand AI data centers as interconnection delays mount.
Morgan Stanley, managing $1.3 trillion in assets, has lifted restrictions on Bitcoin and crypto investments for all its clients. The firm now recommends allocating up to 4% of eligible portfolios to cryptocurrencies, highlighting Bitcoin as a scarce asset similar to digital gold. This move signals growing confidence in crypto as part of mainstream portfolios. Morgan …
Kalshi raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation on Friday after recently overtaking Polymarket in global market share.
Polymarket’s rival prediction marketplace Kalshi told Cointelegraph that its platform will be restricted in 38 jurisdictions, including France and the UK.
Real-world asset tokenization needs compliance frameworks and verified ownership checks built into the infrastructure to prevent fraud and build institutional trust.
The funding round was led by major investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, CapitalG and Coinbase Ventures.
The Bitcoin price has shown remarkable strength at the start of Q4, trading around $121,302 with a market cap of $2.42 trillion. Following a massive $1.2 billion ETF inflow on October 6th, the same day BTC hit a new all-time high (ATH) of $126,296, investor optimism continues to grow. However, people are still curious to …
Kalshi, an online prediction market platform, has raised over $300 million in a funding round, valuing the company at $5 billion. The company plans to expand its services to customers in more than 140 countries. Kalshi’s trading volume is on track to reach $50 billion annually, a huge jump from $300 million last year. This …
Junk bond and banking ETFs hint risk aversion.
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) was also a top performer, gaining 10.9% from Thursday.
STBL.com (“STBL”), the next-generation stablecoin protocol, has announced a strategic collaboration with Ondo Finance, the leader in real-world asset tokenization. The partnership unlocks up to $50 million in USST minting capacity, backed by Ondo’s USDY, a tokenized yieldcoin secured by short-term U.S. Treasuries and bank demand deposits. The integration signals a new era in stablecoin …
Bitcoin’s latest pullback has little to do with crypto-native flows and everything to do with the dollar, according to chief crypto analyst at Real Vision Jamie Coutts. Sharing two charts on X, Coutts argued that a rebound in the US Dollar Index (DXY) is briefly tightening global liquidity and pressuring risk assets across the board. “Bitcoin’s dip isn’t mysterious — it’s macro,” he wrote. Why Is Bitcoin Down? “The dollar’s rebound is tightening global liquidity. DXY is retesting 100–101 — a key resistance and natural mean-reversion zone after one of the sharpest declines in decades in 1H25. Positioning had become crowded on the short side, so a bounce was always likely. The real question: is this the start of a new dollar cycle or just the setup for the next leg lower? Base case: liquidity tailwinds and an improving business cycle keep the outlook for risk assets bullish into mid-2026,” he added. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Rally Still Looks Intact, CryptoQuant Says: Here’s Why The first chart he shared juxtaposes the USD COT Index with the US Dollar Index. After a prolonged slide in 1H25, speculative positioning flipped aggressively against the dollar, with the COT index sinking into negative territory in mid-2025. That capitulative stance created fertile conditions for a counter-trend squeeze. The price panel shows DXY clawing back toward the 100-101 area—a zone that lines up with prior congestion and the underside of this year’s breakdown—while the COT bars remain below zero, consistent with short-covering dynamics rather than a fully rebuilt long-dollar consensus. Coutts’ second chart overlays the Global Liquidity Index with the inverse of DXY. The series track each other closely: when the dollar weakens (inverse DXY rises), the global liquidity proxy rises too, historically coinciding with stronger performance for duration-sensitive risk assets such as equities and crypto. Related Reading: The Old Bitcoin Rules No Longer Apply, Arthur Hayes Warns Over recent weeks, the white liquidity line has rolled over modestly as the blue inverse-DXY line has done the same, illustrating the transmission mechanism Coutts highlights: a firmer dollar equals tighter global dollar liquidity at the margin, which in turn dents risk appetite and crypto beta. What This Means For BTC Price Framed this way, Bitcoin’s slip is a straightforward function of FX mean reversion and futures positioning, not a breakdown in crypto’s structural flows. The “crowded short” in dollar futures telegraphed vulnerability to a bounce, and the mean-reversion target around 100–101 offered a logical waypoint for that move. If DXY stalls and resumes lower from that band—consistent with the broader 2025 downtrend—liquidity conditions would likely ease again, restoring the bid under high-beta assets. If, instead, the index pushes through and holds above that zone, Bitcoin would be contending with a more durable dollar impulse and a slower return of positive liquidity momentum. Coutts’ “base case” remains constructive despite the near-term headwind: an improving global business cycle and continued liquidity tailwinds into mid-2026. In that framework, Bitcoin’s drawdowns on dollar strength look cyclical, not secular. The immediate pivot point sits in plain view on his charts: the DXY’s 100–101 retest, born from stretched speculative shorts and classic mean reversion, is dictating BTC’s temperature for now. At press time, Bitcoin traded at $121,703. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com
Can SWIFT’s blockchain match Ripple’s technological edge? Explore the key challenges it faces and its potential impact on global payments.
The Bitcoin-focused firm paused stock acquisition rights for 20 trading days as its stock's multiple to net asset value hit a cycle low.
Pudgy Penguins and Nasdaq-listed Sharps Technology have partnered to combine Sharps’ Solana-based treasury system with the Pudgy Penguins brand. This collaboration aims to increase brand exposure and encourage institutional adoption by blending NFT assets with on-chain treasury strategies. It provides new ways for both retail and institutional users to engage with Solana-based assets, highlighting the …
Kalshi's growth highlights the increasing convergence of traditional finance and Web3, potentially reshaping the prediction market landscape.
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The Ethereum (ETH) price remains steady around $4,340, showing resilience despite cooling ETF inflows and a mild correction across the crypto market. The world’s second-largest blockchain is entering a pivotal phase as it prepares for the Fusaka upgrade, a major milestone expected to supercharge scalability through PeerDAS data sharding. While short-term traders weigh profit-taking risks, …
Analyst Mickle recently opened up about how XRP remains one of the few digital assets to hold value against Bitcoin over the long term. Most cryptocurrencies lose ground when compared to BTC, but XRP has maintained a consistent range since its launch. It has alternated between periods of being undervalued and overvalued against Bitcoin, showing …
Changpeng Zhao’s warning highlights a resurgence of threats from state-backed hacking groups, such as the North Korean Lazarus Group.
Bitcoin’s drop to $118,000 is a possibility, but traders might see futures’ open interest drop by $4.1 billion as a potential dip-buying opportunity.