Author: NBTC

An exchange-traded fund from crypto asset manager Grayscale that tracks the price of XRP, Solana, and Cardano—along with Bitcoin and Ethereum—was primed for its debut on the New York Stock Exchange, following long-sought approval from the SEC. In an order on Wednesday, the regulator permitted the listing and trading of Grayscale’s Digital Large Cap Fund (GDLC), following an indefinite pause in July. The SEC meanwhile approved of generic listing standards for commodity-based products, paving the way for other crypto ETFs. A person familiar with the matter told Decrypt that GDLC is expected to begin trading on Friday. Unlike spot Bitcoin…

After years of establishing its dominance in decentralized finance (DeFi) lending, Aave is now entering what could be its most explosive growth phase yet. With the release of Version 4 (V4), a $50 million token buyback program, and an ambitious expansion into real-world assets (RWA), Aave is strengthening its leadership position. V4 – A Strategic Milestone Defining Aave’s Future Data shows that Aave (AAVE) currently controls an impressive 82% of Ethereum’s total outstanding lending debt, the highest level to date. This market share has grown steadily over the past four years, outpacing competitors such as Morpho, Spark, and Compound. Moreover,…

As the cryptocurrency segment is still captured by negative sentiment, investors in spot Ethereum ETFs in the U.S. are withdrawing liquidity en masse. The six biggest ETFs logged outflows, while the products by Franklin Templeton, 21Shares and Invesco registered zero changes. Ethereum ETFs are bleeding, BlackRock’s ETHA is worst performer Yesterday, Oct. 17, 2025, Ethereum spot ETFs demonstrated weak performance amid market uncertainty. The total net outflow across all funds hit $232.8 million, SoSoValue tracker data says. BlackRock’s ETHA fund lost $146 million, while Fidelity’s FETH and Grayscale’s ETHE logged $30 million and $26 million outflows in one day. Bitwise’s…

Prediction market Kalshi just topped $1 billion in monthly volume as state regulators nip at its heels with lawsuits alleging that it’s an unregistered sports betting platform. “Despite being limited to only American customers, Kalshi has now risen to dominate the global prediction market industry,” the company said in a press release. “New data scraped from publicly available activity metrics details this rise.” The publicly available data appears on a Dune Analytics dashboard that’s been tracking prediction market notional volume. The data show that Kalshi now accounts for roughly 62% of global prediction market volume, Polymarket for 37%, and the…

Lighter, the second-largest decentralized perpetuals exchange, was one of many platforms that experienced platform outages during the crypto market’s flash crash on Oct. 10. To compensate affected users, Lighter has distributed points that will translate to a future token airdrop. Lighter announced its reimbursement plan on Oct. 14, dropping 250,000 points to traders affected by the platform’s technical issues during and after the crash. While points may seem like nebulous compensation for lost funds, Lighter points are in high demand, reaching as high as $100 per point on OTC markets before Friday’s events. As of Oct. 16, the highest bid…

Ethereum price has crashed into a bear market in the past few weeks, but technicals and treasury purchases point to a strong comeback in the near term. Summary Ethereum price has pulled back and moved into a bear market this year. The coin has formed a bullish flag pattern on the daily chart. Companies like BitMine have continued to accumulate Ether tokens. At last check Saturday, Ethereum (ETH) traded at around $3,860, down by over 22% from the year-to-date high of $4,965, but up about 2.4% over the past 24 hours. Ethereum price has numerous fundamental and technical catalysts that…

The European Union is preparing a year-end push to expand pension savings and tighten oversight of markets, with plans that could hand its Paris watchdog new authority over crypto firms. Speaking at the Eurofi Forum in Copenhagen on Thursday, Financial Services Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque said the package will cover pension auto-enrolment, tax incentives for savings, and steps to cut cross-border barriers in trading, alongside a debate over shifting key supervisory powers to the European Securities and Markets Authority. “We are looking at possible centralized supervision of certain market infrastructures, such as central counterparties, central securities depositories, and trading venues,”…

Bithumb, one of South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, announced that it will offer trading support for its three new digital assets, Infinite (IN), Doodles (DOOD), and Yield Basis (YB), in Korean Won (KRW) pairs. Bithumb to List IN, DOOD, and YB Tokens on the Korean Won (KRW) Market New listings will begin on Friday, October 17, 2025. IN and DOOD tokens will begin trading at 4:00 PM, while YB tokens will begin trading at 5:00 PM. Deposits and withdrawals for all assets will open within three hours of the announcement. According to Bithumb’s statement: Infinite (IN) will be supported via…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Spark has rotated a portion of its treasury reserves from US government bonds into crypto-native yield strategies, signaling new approaches to onchain yield generation as Treasury returns continue to compress. On Thursday, Spark said it allocated $100 million of its stablecoin reserves to Superstate’s Crypto Carry Fund (USCC), a regulated basis-trading fund that generates yield from price differentials between spot and futures markets across major digital assets. The fund allows DeFi protocols to earn market-neutral yield from the same derivatives markets traditionally used by hedge funds. According to Superstate’s website, USCC manages about $528 million…

Asian investors commit $1 billion to form a new Ethereum treasury, showing growing regional confidence in ETH’s long-term potential. Ethereum price struggles near $3,800, facing selling pressure despite strong institutional interest from major Asian backers. Ethereum price is drawing attention as top investors in Asia plan to create a $1 billion ETH treasury. The effort comes as the cryptocurrency struggles to stay above the $3,800 mark. This move could become one of the biggest joint investments in Ethereum from the region, signaling growing confidence in its long-term value. Asian Investors Plan Major Ethereum Treasury A group of prominent Asian cryptocurrency…