Prospective borrowers face collateral liquidation risks if bitcoin prices drop, though APX said property and crypto collateral will be handled distinctly. Source link
The XRP Ledger Foundation has added Flare to its recommended validator list and removed Anodos Finance at its own request, with the foundation and Ripple now publishing matching sets of 35 validator keys. Summary Flare has joined the foundation’s recommended list, which contains 35 validator keys at the reporting cutoff. Ripple’s published list contains the
Bitcoin search interest has fallen to a reported five-year low, with BTC trading near $81,000, while Robinhood has reported a 55% annual decline in quarterly cryptocurrency revenue. Summary Bitcoin search interest reportedly hit a five-year low as BTC traded near $81,000. Robinhood’s crypto revenue fell 55% annually, although trading volume rose 23% from the previous
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged Wednesday, holding the federal funds target range at 3.75% to 4%. The bitcoin price showed some volatility around $81,000. The decision passed 10-2, and the dissents carry as much weight as the outcome. Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack wanted a quarter-point increase. It is
The Federal Reserve has held its benchmark interest rate at 3.75%–4.00% on Oct. 28, with two officials favoring another quarter-point hike as Bitcoin trades near $80,800. Summary The Fed kept rates at 3.75%–4.00% after September’s quarter-point hike. Two officials opposed the pause and voted for another 25-basis-point increase. Bitcoin traded near $80,800, while earlier analysis
U.S. spot Ether ETF outflows hit $60.22 million on October 27. That extends redemptions to a second straight session, according to SoSoValue. BlackRock’s ETHA shed $93.28 million on its own. Those redemptions more than offset inflows at the only two funds that took in cash. The print is smaller than Monday’s, but it leaves Ether
Circle has reported 30% growth in USDC assets under custody on Kraken since their September 2025 partnership, alongside nearly 1 billion EURC traded on the exchange since listing. Summary USDC assets under custody on Kraken grew 30% since the September 2025 partnership, Circle said. Nearly 1 billion EURC has traded on Kraken since the euro
Bitcoin is holding its range, but that range is below the gamma flip, with aggregate market maker exposure now negative rather than positive. In this regime, dealer hedging amplifies moves rather than dampening them. Friday’s $10.6 billion quarterly expiry resets the market positioning and opens up a potentially new trading regime. Bitcoin held the $62,500-72,000
NFT farming games have drawn copycat criticism after Yield Fields sold out its 3,333-deed collection, with an Oct. 28 post describing six variations on the farming theme and questioning the quality of games built with AI. Summary Six farming-game variations appeared in SafZ’s post, without project-by-project mint or trading figures. Yield Fields’ reported $8.3 million
Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings moved another 1,000 BTC, worth about $81 million, to the custodian BitGo early on Wednesday, October 28, its second such transfer in two days, on-chain tracker Lookonchain spotted. The company sold 23,093 BTC in the first half of the year to cut debt, so traders watching BTC USD near $81,500 read
