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Traders are rushing into futures tied to the Fed’s overnight benchmark rate as fears grow that short-term funding could dry up before the quarter ends. On Wednesday in New York, nearly 500,000 fed funds futures contracts for September were traded, breaking a record set in April 2023 when Trump’s tariff news hit markets. The surge is happening while the effective fed funds rate quietly crept up to 4.09% on Monday. That single basis point move outside of a policy change was enough to rattle the futures market and raise red flags over overnight borrowing stress. Traders are responding to a…

Bitcoin BTC$112,086.26 mining firm Bitdeer Technologies (BTDR) jumped as much as 30% on Wednesday after announcing new steps to fast-track its expansion into high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The Singapore-based company said it will directly manage development of its own AI data centers rather than rely on outside partners, starting with its facility in Clarington, Ohio. Bitdeer said the local utility confirmed that all 570 megawatts (MW) of electrical capacity will be available by the end of the third quarter of 2026, nearly a year ahead of schedule. Two other sites — Tydal in Norway and Wenatchee,…

Blockchain analytics firm Nansen on Wednesday announced a partnership with Sanctum to launch nxSOL, a liquid staking token (LST) built on Solana – the second-largest blockchain with a total value locked (TVL) of over $13 billion. The token lets users earn staking rewards while retaining liquidity, allowing them to withdraw or use funds across Solana’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem at any time. Nansen said the project aims to make staking on Solana more liquid and easy to use. Sanctum – which has a TVL of $2.5 billion, up significantly from $900 million in April – is the fourth largest protocol…

China is reportedly making additional moves into the gold sector. Bloomberg, citing “people familiar with the matter,” reports that the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) now wants to custody foreign sovereign gold reserves. In recent months, the Chinese central bank has been encouraging other central banks in friendly countries to buy gold and store it within PRC borders. One Southeast Asian country is reportedly interested, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous sources. The People’s Bank of China currently owns the fifth-largest stockpile of gold reserves among all central banks, holding 2,298.53 tonnes, according to data from the World Gold Council. The US…

Bitcoin (BTC) miner MARA Holdings purchased 400 BTC for approximately $46 million on Oct. 13, capitalizing on the market collapse three days earlier while most miners remained defensive. The acquisition increases MARA’s Bitcoin treasury to 53,250 BTC, valued at over $6 billion at current prices, according to Bitcoin Treasuries data. The timing reveals a strategic calculation. MARA disclosed 52,850 BTC on Sept. 30 and deployed capital into the Oct. 10-11 washout when spot prices offered post-cascade discounts. The company reported holding over $5 billion in liquid assets in the second quarter, providing flexibility to execute tactical buys during volatility that…

Even with extreme market volatility and heavy liquidations, Doppler Finance continues to operate smoothly on the XRP Ledger (#XRP). This resilience has caught the attention of both retail and institutional investors. According to JackTheRippler, the platform’s infrastructure and risk management have allowed it to navigate the market turbulence successfully. 🚨Despite the extreme volatility and heavy liquidations that have occurred across the market, @doppler_fi continues to operate smoothly on the #XRP-Ledger!XRPfi IS THE NUMBER ONE🥇 pic.twitter.com/oqc2NXb5GR — JackTheRippler ©️ (@RippleXrpie) October 15, 2025 What Is Doppler Finance? Doppler Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform built on the XRP Ledger. It…

Crypto treasury companies are starting to see share price gains off the back of stock buyback programs, which analysts say could be a sign that the companies are now battling for credibility. Trump Jr.-linked media company Thumzup, which holds Bitcoin (BTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE), said on Wednesday it was increasing a share buyback from $1 million to $10 million, which sent its stock (TZUP) up 7% for the session and another 0.82% after hours to trade $4.91. At the same time, Solana treasury company DeFi Development Corp (DFDV) expanded its share repurchase from $1 million to $100 million, which saw…

Russian law enforcement has busted one of the country’s largest unauthorized installations for cryptocurrency mining discovered recently, seizing over a thousand mining devices. The Bitcoin farm was found at an industrial site in Irkutsk, capital of the Siberian region with the same name, which banned the minting of digital coins as a measure to deal with energy deficits. Russia shuts down big mining farm in Irkutsk Russian authorities have terminated one of the biggest unlicensed crypto mining operations this year during a raid in the main city of Irkutsk Oblast, Southeastern Siberia. Officers of the Investigative Committee have confiscated more…

Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 opens perpetual futures listing to anyone willing to stake $20 million. The question isn’t whether this democratizes the DeFi, but whether the safeguards can handle what comes next. Hyperliquid launched HIP-3 on mainnet in October 2025, introducing a model where any builder can deploy perpetual futures markets without committee approval. Deployers must stake 500,000 HYPE tokens, worth approximately $20 million at current prices, as collateral against any malicious behavior. Validators can slash part or all of the stake if a builder feeds manipulated prices, operates a market recklessly, or poses a threat to network solvency. Even during the…

The SEC has officially approved the Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF to operate under new generic listing standards, giving it the greenlight to add XRP, SOL, and XLM to its existing portfolio of BTC and ETH. The ETF, listed as NASDAQ:NCIQ, made the change last Thursday after updating its trust structure to meet the new criteria. The revised setup, filed under Form 8-K on Wednesday, includes a “Third Amended and Restated Trust Agreement” signed by Hashdex Asset Management Ltd. and CSC Delaware Trust Company, replacing the previous second agreement. The ETF, built in Delaware, is tagged as an “emerging…