Bitcoin ETFs swing back to net outflows as $636 million in withdrawals erase prior day's inflows
Spot bitcoin funds turned negative again as October flows flipped, a key gauge of institutional demand.
The Block · +6 outlets
Ripple partners with Arf to bring RLUSD settlement liquidity to the XRP Ledger
Ripple is tapping Arf's $10 billion payments lending business to supply RLUSD liquidity on the XRP Ledger, expanding stablecoin settlement rails that run throug
finance.yahoo · +15 outlets
Singapore's BLOOM expands to Malaysia and Thailand central banks, adds Mastercard, Visa and Ripple
The cross-border digital money initiative widened its participant list with new central banks and payment firms, though MAS's release named no stablecoin, pilot
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Switzerland approves its first retail spot bitcoin ETF
The Swiss approval adds another regulated European venue for direct bitcoin exposure.
Yahoo Finance · +13 outlets
Franklin Templeton adds $150 million in fund shares to the XRP Ledger in a single wallet
The asset manager's tokenized fund shares now sit on the XRP Ledger, adding to institutional tokenization activity on the network.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
Ethereum delays Glamsterdam testnet fork over gas security flaws
Developers postponed the test after security engineers flagged a risk to existing contracts.
Decrypt · +7 outlets
XRP ETFs have pulled in $1.8 billion since launch
Cumulative inflows into spot XRP ETFs reached $1.8 billion, though the Canary XRPC fund logged a modest outflow as traders locked in gains.
Yahoo Finance Australia · +14 outlets
HSBC rolls out first HKD stablecoin RedCoin to over 3 million retail app users
The bank's Hong Kong dollar stablecoin reaches everyday users, a notable step for bank-issued tokens in retail payments.
The Block · +13 outlets
Bitcoin slides below $81,500 as tech stock sell-off spreads to Asian equities
Crypto tracked a broader risk-asset retreat, with bitcoin holding just above $81,000 as memecoins led a partial altcoin rebound.
The Block · +9 outlets
US wealth manager with $3 billion in assets discloses XRP ETF investment
A sizable registered investment adviser disclosed a position in an XRP ETF, a sign of institutional uptake of the new spot products.
CryptoRank · +11 outlets
XRP Ledger recovers from network slowdown as security upgrade faces two-week delay
Ledger-closing times returned to normal after intermittent transaction delays, but a permanent software fix and a major upgrade slipped.
Cryptoslate · +3 outlets
Bitcoin Core rewrites security policy for a world where AI finds bugs in one prompt
The project overhauled its vulnerability disclosure approach in response to faster AI-assisted bug discovery.
Decrypt · +7 outlets
Ripple Prime joins DTCC tokenization working group with BlackRock and JPMorgan
Ripple's prime brokerage arm joined the DTCC's push to tokenize Wall Street securities, even as XRP extended October losses.
247wallst · +11 outlets
Coinbase Ireland to pay $3.6 million fine in Central Bank settlement
The Irish arm settled with regulators over compliance failures, adding to the exchange's European enforcement tally.
cointelegraph.com · +13 outlets
WisdomTree's $113 billion fund unit faces the last XRP ETF deadline of October
A pending regulatory decision on a spot XRP ETF from the asset manager marks the final October deadline in the current wave of filings.
Startup Fortune · +1 outlets
Polymarket fires CMO over fake-trades scandal
The prediction market dismissed its marketing chief, a close friend of the CEO, amid reports of fabricated trading activity.
CoinDesk · +9 outlets
Aave V4 opens institutional lending markets for Ripple's RLUSD and PayPal's PYUSD
The lending protocol's next version adds institutional markets for the two stablecoins, broadening RLUSD's DeFi utility.
Coinpaper · +1 outlets
Upbit explores US market after meetings with SEC and CFTC chairs
The South Korean exchange is weighing a US expansion following talks with federal regulators.
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