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BlackRock Crypto ETF Assets Hit $80B in Q3, Up 63% but Short of 2025 Peak
BlackRock's crypto ETF holdings climbed to $80 billion in Q3 2026, a 63% quarter-over-quarter jump reflecting renewed institutional appetite. The rebound remains short of 2025 peaks.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Bitcoin Drops Below $83,300 After September CPI Comes in Hot
September's Consumer Price Index landed above Wall Street's forecast on Wednesday, and Bitcoin paid for it immediately. BTC was hovering near $83,300 ahead of the release. The print hit, core CPI exceeded expectations, and Bitcoin sold off sharply. Ethereum and XRP followed the same trajectory...
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Bitcoin Inflation Hedge Narrative Returns as Analysts Revisit Monetary Fundamentals
Analyst attention is circling back to Bitcoin's core value proposition: a fixed-supply asset engineered to resist monetary debasement. Two substantive pieces published Wednesday, one a technical deep-dive into Bitcoin's architecture and one a macro analysis of how U.S. inflation dynamics shape...
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Ledger Orders Resellers in Seven Asian Markets to Pull Inventory
Ledger has instructed resellers and distributors across seven Asian markets to halt sales and pull hardware wallet inventory from shelves while investigating reports of physically tampered devices. The directive, issued October 13, 2026, marks a geographic expansion of the supply chain...
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
OP Token Surges 18% in a Day, Extending Four-Week Gain to 66%
Optimism's OP token surged 18% on Monday, extending a four-week rally to 66% as investors rotated into Ethereum layer-2 scaling assets. The move outpaced Bitcoin and Ether, though broader L2 sector strength and future token unlocks present structural headwinds.
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Collector Crypt Hits $151M Monthly Sales, But 548 Wallets Drive 83% of Spending
Collector Crypt posted record Q3 numbers with $151 million in monthly pack sales and doubled Solana buyers. But Pine Analytics data reveals 548 wallets accounted for 83% of spending, raising questions about market sustainability and whale exit risk.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
BNY and Citadel Securities Settle Tokenized Treasury Repo in Minutes
A two-year US Treasury note settled in minutes on BNY's private digital ledger after Citadel Securities used it as collateral in an overnight repo transaction, demonstrating practical institutional adoption of tokenized settlement infrastructure.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
JUP Gains 51% in Four Weeks as Jupiter Protocol Fees Fall to $16.82M
Jupiter's native token JUP has climbed 51% over the past four weeks, outpacing both Bitcoin and Ethereum, even as the Solana-based DEX aggregator's protocol fees declined to $16.82 million in the latest complete 28-day period.
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cirBTC Borrowing Tops $190M on Morpho as USDC Utilization Hits 97.4%
Borrowing against cirBTC on Morpho has crossed $190 million as USDC utilization on the main market surges to 97.4%, up from 8.1% when Circle Mint opened access on September 21. The sharp 89.3 percentage point jump in 22 days reflects either a sudden influx of institutional borrowers or a...
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Ripple Partners With Stripe-Owned Privy on Embedded XRPL Wallets
Ripple and Privy announced a partnership Tuesday enabling developers to build XRP Ledger wallets directly into applications. The integration supports XRP, RLUSD stablecoin, and AI agent payments via x402 protocol, positioning XRPL as a developer-friendly alternative to Ethereum and Solana.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Solana Alpenglow Upgrade Lands October 21, Targeting 150ms Finality
Solana's core development team Anza has locked in October 21 for the Alpenglow mainnet upgrade, targeting 150-millisecond finality. Validators and block-data providers must implement software changes ahead of activation.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking via Zerohash, Clients Keep 70% of Rewards
Interactive Brokers, managing $900 billion in client assets, has launched Ethereum staking services in partnership with Zerohash. Eligible clients retain at least 70% of staking rewards, marking a significant institutional adoption milestone for crypto yield services.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Trezor Cuts Reseller Network Over Supply Chain Security Concerns
Trezor announced a reduction of its authorized reseller network on October 13, citing recent supply-chain incidents as the trigger. The move is preventive; Trezor states it has found no evidence its own devices were compromised. CryptoBilis is the only reseller publicly confirmed as removed so far.
MarketsIbrahim Rajab
Sui Completes First Native Quantum-Safe Devnet Transaction, Eyes Q1 2027 Mainnet Launch
Mysten Labs confirmed Sui has processed its first native quantum-safe transaction on devnet, implementing ML-DSA-65 digital signatures designed to resist quantum computer attacks. Mainnet support is targeted for Q1 2027, subject to security audits and testnet feedback.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Federated Hermes Plans First Onchain Fund Shares in Push Toward Tokenized Asset Management
Federated Hermes, managing $780 billion in assets, announced plans to launch its first onchain fund shares, positioning itself alongside BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Fidelity in the institutional tokenization race.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Bitcoin Drops Below $82K as Nearly $489M in Crypto Positions Get Liquidated
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 on Monday, triggering a cascade of forced liquidations that wiped out nearly $489 million in crypto positions over 24 hours, with bullish bets absorbing the bulk of the damage.
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Russia's PSB Bank Launches USDT Payment Rail on October 13
Bank PSB's international settlement system A7 launches October 13, 2026, with A7 International service enabling payments in USDT stablecoin routed through traditional SWIFT transfers. The service targets Russian companies navigating sanctions-imposed restrictions on Western financial access.
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Evernorth Holdings Lists on Nasdaq With 473M XRP Treasury, Shares Open Up 5%
Evernorth Holdings completed its Nasdaq debut today under ticker XRPN, with shares opening 5% higher. The company holds 473 million XRP and plans to deploy holdings through lending, liquidity provision, and yield strategies.
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Crypto Fear and Greed Index Falls to 56, Erasing Summer Gains
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has collapsed to 56, erasing summer gains and returning the market to neutral-to-bearish sentiment. Rising oil prices, elevated bond yields, and ETF outflows are driving the reversal.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
SkyAI Sells Half Its SOL Treasury, Launches $201M Buyback
SkyAI has liquidated roughly half of its Solana treasury and announced a $201 million cash buyback program, marking a decisive strategic pivot by a crypto-native company. The buyback is priced at $3 per security and targets 95% of eligible shares and warrants, conditional on SOL maintaining a...
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Bitmine Crosses 6M ETH Threshold With $32M Buy as Tom Lee Calls Peak of Stacking Phase
Bitmine added 12,532 ETH last week, bringing its total Ethereum treasury to 6.03 million tokens. Chairman Tom Lee signaled the firm is nearly done stacking and forecasted the largest crypto bull market yet, with BMNR stock predicted to outperform the broader market.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
OneKey Cuts Off CryptoBilis Reseller, Offers Free Wallet Replacements
Hardware wallet maker OneKey has terminated its relationship with reseller CryptoBilis and launched a free device replacement program for customers who purchased from the channel partner, citing supply chain security concerns that could expose users to large-scale asset theft.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Bybit Launches USDC-Funded US Stocks Trading With 150,000 USDC Prize Pool
Bybit went live with Full Stocks Ahead, a new stocks trading service backed by Alpaca that lets users fund positions in over 1,000 US equities and ETFs using USDC, paired with a 150,000 USDC prize pool.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Morgan Stanley Sets Q1 2027 Target for Tokenized Equities Support
Morgan Stanley is building infrastructure to support tokenized equities and expects to go live in Q1 2027. The announcement confirms the bank is making a concrete, timed commitment to one of blockchain's longest-standing institutional promises.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf