XDC Network Acquires Contour to Expand Stablecoins and Tokenization in Trade Finance
XDC said it’s reviving the once-shuttered blockchain platform to help banks and businesses streamline trade financing from documentation to settlements.
XDC said it’s reviving the once-shuttered blockchain platform to help banks and businesses streamline trade financing from documentation to settlements.
Hong Kong beats the U.S. to listing a Solana ETF, though J.P. Morgan expects inflows to be modest compared to its BTC and ETH counterparts.
The Kadena blockchain itself will continue to operate, the team noted, as it is maintained by independent miners and community developers.
The platform, powered by Kalshi, allows users to speculate on the race outcome, with initial trading limits set to ensure stability.
BTC’s overnight decline follows brief recovery attempt late last week and is indicative of how fragile sentiment remains heading into the final stretch of October.
Traders are watching for a potential breakout above $2.45 to confirm a bullish trend continuation.
BTC has pulled back sharply from Tuesday’s high of around $114,000.
Kalshi and Polymarket are pricing in a shutdown that lasts over 40 days.
The October AWS outage took down some of crypto’s most prominent companies and networks. Many in the community pointed out their lack of decentralization.
On the news front, Aave said it would expand its collateral assets with Maple Finance’s institutional-grade yield tokens.
Ripple’s ongoing $1 billion capital raise continued to support sentiment among professional traders seeking exposure to regulated-linked tokens.
The token has support at the $1.52 level and resistance at $1.65.
Hedera’s HBAR token tumbled amid heavy early-session sell pressure, breaching critical support before a sharp, high-volume rebound tempered losses in the final hour.
Greenfield Capital led the round with backing from FalconX, Bitcoin Frontier Fund and DNA Fund to advance zero-knowledge-powered Bitcoin infrastructure
The Wall Street bank initiated coverage of Strategy with a buy/high risk rating and a $485 price target.
Watching from the sidelines for weeks as precious metals scored record highs on a regular basis, bitcoin on Tuesday was gaining as gold and silver posted their steepest declines in years.
Galaxy COO Chris Ferraro touted disciplined execution and Galaxy One’s appeal to high-net-worth clients; execs say funding efficiency will drive long-term profitability.
At its first event on payment innovations, the Federal Reserve’s Christopher Waller suggested a compromise over the crypto world’s “master account” aims.
The listed exchange expects a rebalance from Asia’s dominance towards U.S. and Europe-based, non-market maker institutions.
The crypto-backed lender’s new offering, built with Blockware and Mark Moss, targets wealthy bitcoin holders with tax write-offs and monthly income from mining.
Michael Intrator calls the deal a “nice to have” as ISS and major investors urge shareholders to reject the proposed acquisition.
Chainlink (LINK) fell 3.5% and Ripple (XRP) dropped 3.2%.
The Nasdaq-listed firm made its first ether purchase since August as the crypto correction weighs on digital asset treasuries.
The next phase for bitcoin treasury companies is about building the financial architecture to keep mNAV above one, cycle after cycle, argues Greengage CEO Sean Kiernan. Those that crack the code won’t just be proxies for Bitcoin – they could be the equity layer of a new monetary system.
While the growth still trails India’s boom, digital assets activity jumped 50% in the U.S. in six months, cementing it further as the top global marketplace.
The sell-off was fueled by heavy selling pressure, with trading volume surging 87% and algorithmic trading triggering a cascade of sell orders
Bitcoin and Ethereum fell sharply Tuesday, erasing weekend gains as traders assessed whether the market’s bounce formed a lower high.
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 21, 2025
Echo’s platform allows startups to raise funds directly from their communities, and will remain a standalone platform.
BTC slips below $108,000 and trades between major moving averages, with crucial support and resistance levels now in focus.