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“Bitcoin is finally breaking down. It’s hard to believe it’s held up this long,” Schiff wrote in a recent post on X. “Now that it’s below $80K, the next stop is likely $75K. If that level fails to hold today, it’s going to be a very long weekend for Bitcoiners, especially for ETF investors who can’t sell until Monday.” Schiff has stressed that Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETF) cannot exit their positions during the weekend when traditional stock exchanges are closed. It is worth noting that the U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin ETF shares cannot be bought or sold until regular trading resumes…

Inflows totaled $671.03 million, and outflows reached $583.39 million. The previous week had ended with a net outflow of $600.9 million. Prices Are Down At press time, Bitcoin slid to around $80,693, down 2% in 24 hours, amid worries about AI spending and rising geopolitical tensions. Ethereum is also down by more than 1%. Stock markets worldwide have lost about $10 trillion from their yearly highs. It listed South Korea down 43%, Indonesia 42.39%, Turkey 29%, China 19%, Hong Kong 18%, Japan 15.45%, India 10.84% and the US 2.95%. Brent crude hit its highest level in almost seven months, and…

Market Snapshot Currently, Solana’s trading volume stands at $0, indicating a pause in market activity. This lack of trading volume could suggest a consolidation phase among traders, waiting for more concrete developments following the recent announcements. The broader market context remains mixed, suggesting traders may be cautious before committing to new positions even as interest in Solana’s projects grows. Solana is a high-performance blockchain platform designed to facilitate decentralized applications and crypto projects. Its jurisdiction is significant due to its innovative technology, which aims to improve transaction speeds and scalability, positioning it as a competitive player in the rapidly evolving…

The shutdown marks the final chapter for a stablecoin whose troubled trading history triggered investor lawsuits and eventually resulted in a $6.75 million settlement earlier this year. GMO Trust prepares final redemptions before November deadline GMO Trust began winding down GYEN and its dollar-backed ZUSD stablecoin in May, suspending new issuance and initiating the voluntary dissolution of its New York-chartered trust company. In an Oct. 20 statement, the issuer reminded holders that its 180-day redemption period closes on Nov. 11, giving them three weeks to exchange their tokens directly for the currencies backing them. Under the arrangement, eligible customers can…

The Hashgraph Association is a Swiss-based nonprofit that supports digital enablement, innovation and education on Hedera. Its work includes training, certification, venture programs, funding and ecosystem development aimed at expanding the adoption of Hedera-powered solutions globally. The association says its membership program has more than 190 corporate members. Alongside technical support, participants can access industry working groups, executive engagement, thought-leadership opportunities and curated introductions within the ecosystem. Self-custody without seed-phrase reliance Bron lets users hold and manage HBAR and Hedera-based tokens alongside other digital assets, and swap Hedera-based assets through its interface. Independent smart contracts and third-party Solvers execute those…

The selling pressure from whale distribution has been in decline since July, and the change in $BTC holdings has climbed from -282k $BTC to -39k $BTC. In less than three months, whales have bought 243k $BTC, the analyst observed. Bitcoin still in early accumulation phase Source: Axel Adler Jr. on X On the 1st of July, when Bitcoin was trading at $59.3k, the MVRV Percentile reached 0%. The metric recovered to 32% by late September, and has since pulled back to 25%. The metric normalizes the MVRV data into a scale from 0% to 100%. Extremely low values reflect deep…

OKXICE, backed by one of the world’s biggest exchange operators, issued its initial public notice on Oct. 4, outlining plans to use Uniswap (UNI) liquidity pools on OKX’s XLayer blockchain, with transactions settled in stablecoins. Venues must notify issuers and give them 30 days to object before offering tokenized versions of their shares. The venture’s original proposed trading roster covered 62 companies. Wells Fargo and ARM were not among them, while Cisco, Moderna, Intuit and Marvell were included. That means the 22 objections cannot all be counted as departures from the original selection. Cerebras Systems, whose objection was disclosed earlier,…

“Swell has historically been where Ripple makes its most significant product and partnership announcements.” What to expect at Ripple Swell 2026. Source: Ripple Swell website. Bank Executives and $XRP Developers Take the Stage Executives including Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy, and Bullish CEO Tom Farley appear on the published Swell agenda with discussions spanning digital asset markets and financial infrastructure. Matt Damon and Gary White, co-founders of Water.org, will also speak. Tokenization sessions will examine how assets can be represented on a blockchain. David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer emeritus, and Ayo Akinyele, senior director of…

Lighter announced that users can now use “weETH as collateral to trade perps.” Its live asset API also lists weETH’s margin status as enabled. Lighter Collateral Terms Source: Lighter asset API, Oct. 23, 2026 snapshot. Supply caps are denominated in each row’s asset, not dollars. Liquidation thresholds weight collateral in the account-wide health calculation. The addition extends Lighter’s unified collateral system, introduced earlier this year. Multi-asset margin is available only to accounts with Unified Trading Accounts enabled. $USDC remains the base collateral, valued at 100% without a supply cap. Collateral Can Be Liquidated Alongside Perps The 70% weighting governs opening…

Blockscout data showed approximately 600,020 ipUSD in the product’s pre-deposit contract on October 28. That balance does not establish how much money has already entered the royalties fund. The opening follows Soneium’s October 26 tokenized-IP roadmap. Before investment settlement, users can cancel unlocked subscriptions without a protocol fee after a ten-minute delay. ipUSD and vault shares serve different purposes Holding ipUSD alone provides no royalty exposure. The dollar stablecoin is used for deposits and withdrawals; vault shares represent the investment. Through the interface, users can exchange USDSC, also called Startale USD, and USDC.e for ipUSD at a one-for-one rate. The…