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October, 2025

• 26 October

  Altcoin Spotlight: XRP Up 11.4% This Week – Is a Bigger Rally Coming?

  

  XRP, Ripple’s native token, has clawed back momentum with an impressive 11.4% weekly gain, trading at $2.88 as of Sunday—its strongest performance since early September. This rebound, outshining peers like Solana (up 7.2%) and Cardano (flat), has traders buzzing about a potential Q4 breakout, fueled by regulatory tailwinds and technical signals. The uptick follows a volatile October, where XRP dipped …
• 26 October

  Vitalik Buterin Warns: Your Crypto Isn’t Safe Off the Blockchain

  

  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a sobering reminder to the crypto community: while blockchain’s core consensus mechanisms shield on-chain assets from even majority validator attacks, venturing off-chain erodes that ironclad protection, exposing users to collusion, manipulation, and irreversible losses. In a timely X post amid Ethereum’s price hovering at $3,934—a 4.85% daily gain—Buterin underscored the perils of over-relying on validators …
• 26 October

  Coinbase CEO Urges Every Startup to Launch, Fund, and IPO Fully Onchain

  

  In a visionary blueprint for the future of entrepreneurship, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has urged startups worldwide to embrace a fully onchain lifecycle—from incorporation and seed rounds to public listings via tokenized equity. This radical proposal, shared during a recent TBPN podcast interview, promises to dismantle traditional barriers in capital formation, making funding faster, fairer, and more transparent through blockchain …
• 25 October

  Banking Gets a Blockchain Boost: Tokenization Now Inside Daily Accounts

  

  Traditional banking is embracing blockchain head-on as Wyoming-based Custodia Bank and Texas community lender Vantage Bank roll out a groundbreaking platform that tokenizes customer deposits directly within online banking apps. Announced October 23, this “turnkey” solution—powered by Custodia’s patent-protected framework and Infinant’s Interlace network—lets U.S. banks issue interoperable digital tokens compliant with the GENIUS Act, blurring lines between fiat accounts …
• 25 October

  Ethereum ETF Bleeds $93.6M Amid Third Consecutive Day of Withdrawals

  U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) endured a bruising session on October 23, hemorrhaging $127.51 million in net outflows—the third consecutive day of redemptions—as institutional investors appear to rotate toward Bitcoin amid escalating U.S.-China trade tensions and inflation jitters. All nine ETH products posted negative flows, with Fidelity’s FETH leading the bleed at $77 million, followed by BlackRock’s ETHA at …
• 25 October

  Report Reveals How North Korea Uses Crypto to Outsmart UN Sanctions

  A bombshell report from the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT)—a coalition of 11 nations including the U.S., Japan, and South Korea—exposes North Korea’s escalating use of cryptocurrency hacks and fake IT jobs to evade UN sanctions, raking in billions to bankroll its nuclear ambitions. Released October 22, the 138-page analysis reveals Pyongyang’s hackers pilfered $2.84 billion in digital assets since …
• 25 October

  XRP Under Pressure: Hidden Token Dump by Cofounder Sparks Sell-Off Fears

  

  The XRP ecosystem is reeling from fresh revelations of a major token offload by Ripple cofounder Chris Larsen, whose $120 million sale of 50 million XRP has ignited fears of intensified insider selling and short-term price erosion. On-chain sleuths at CryptoQuant flagged the transfers on October 20, linking them to Larsen’s wallets amid a broader pattern of $764 million in …
• 25 October

  Ripple Becomes a One-Stop Fintech Hub After Hidden Road Acquisition”

  

  Ripple has solidified its evolution from payments pioneer to comprehensive fintech juggernaut, sealing its $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road on October 24—the largest deal in digital assets history. This move catapults Ripple into the prime brokerage arena, merging its blockchain prowess with multi-asset clearing, trading, and custody to serve over 300 institutional clients clearing $3 trillion annually across FX, …
• 25 October

  Bitcoin Spot ETF Sees $90.6M Inflow as All Funds Stay in the Green

  

  Traditional banking is embracing blockchain head-on as Wyoming-based Custodia Bank and Texas community lender Vantage Bank roll out a groundbreaking platform that tokenizes customer deposits directly within online banking apps. Announced October 23, this “turnkey” solution—powered by Custodia’s patent-protected framework and Infinant’s Interlace network—lets U.S. banks issue interoperable digital tokens compliant with the GENIUS Act, blurring lines between fiat accounts …
• 25 October

  Cardano Set to Surge? Technicals Flash Buy Signal, Traders Target $2.50

  

  Cardano (ADA) is stirring cautious optimism among traders, with fresh technical indicators hinting at an accumulation phase despite its current slump near $0.65—a 20% monthly dip amid broader altcoin weakness. On-chain metrics and chart patterns suggest “smart money” inflows could propel ADA toward $1.20 by year-end, though skeptics warn of persistent bearish pressures in 2025’s volatile landscape. Blockchain analytics from …