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Another Friday is upon us, and that means more Bitcoin and Ether options contracts are expiring as spot markets start to consolidate. Around 39,000 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, October 10, and they have a notional value of roughly $4.3 billion. This expiry event is a little larger than last week’s, but there is unlikely to be any impact on spot markets, which have been mostly sideways for the past few days. The US government remains in shutdown mode, and the greenback continues to weaken, but crypto markets have largely shrugged this off. Bitcoin Options Expiry This…

Traders are flocking to the ZK-powered perpetuals trading platform amid the ongoing airdrop craze, and its OTC points market is going parabolic.As traders flock to tokenless perpetuals exchanges in pursuit of “the next Hyperliquid airdrop,” trading volumes hit a record $1 trillion in September, and as the sector heats up, the Lighter exchange’s activity-based points have hit an all-time high on over-the-counter (OTC) markets.The Lighter points system has been live since its closed beta launched in February, but valuations have skyrocketed over the last month.The leading Lighter OTC market, SOTC, cleared its first seven-figure transaction on Oct. 7, which also…

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group launched a security token platform for retail investors. The move enters a market that has grown to $1.27 billion (JPY 193.8 billion) in cumulative issuance as of August 2025.ASTOMO, the new platform, allows individuals to invest in fractionalized real estate starting at $653 (JPY 100,000). This lowers the entry point for a product category primarily targeting institutional and high-net-worth investors.MUFG Joins Financial Institutions Expanding Token ProductsJapan’s security token market has expanded rapidly over the past two years. Major financial institutions have concentrated issuance under the country’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Industry projections suggest the market…

122% in the last week. More than a 2x. What is this project? And can it 100x? It’s one of the privacy leaders. Because, for now, privacy is important again. We think it should be important ALL the time. But that’s just not the reality of this market.  But privacy is in the spotlight now. How can you take advantage of that? Here’s another cool privacy project. It’s up 82% in the last week. Pretty sweet right? And they are working hard to make crypto payments private. Who are they? Aleo. Let’s meet them and see what they are about. What Is Aleo? Aleo was…

PANews reported on October 10 that Binance founder CZ ( Changpeng Zhao ) said that in less than 20 days, he donated a total of approximately US$11 million in hard currency BNB to Giggle Academy to support global free education.

Terrill Dicki Oct 10, 2025 05:24 Chainlink trades at $22.38 with modest 0.18% daily gains as LINK holds 28.5% above its 200-day moving average, setting up potential breakout above $23.73 resistance. Market Overview Chainlink (LINK) is trading at $22.38, posting a modest 0.18% gain over the past 24 hours within a tight range of $21.32 to $22.60. The LINK price sits comfortably above its 200-day moving average of $17.42, representing a significant 28.5% premium that underscores the asset’s medium-term bullish structure. Trading volume reached $79.17 million, indicating steady institutional interest despite the consolidation…

Polkadot parachain Phala is set to become an Ethereum layer 2 after the community voted in favor of a recent proposal aimed at ramping computation offerings to enterprise clients.“Proposal Passed: Phala is Migrating to Ethereum L2!” a  Phala X post from Wednesday reads, adding that it marks the next chapter for the project as it pushes for “greater scalability and enterprise-grade security.”The post adds that Phala (PHA) tokenholders will receive the new ERC-20 variant at a 1:1 ratio, the “migration” will start before Nov. 20, and that “staking, rewards, and governance” will continue seamlessly on the new layer 2 (L2).…

Kazakhstan is unleashing a full-scale crackdown on illegal crypto activity, seizing millions in digital assets and targeting shadow networks fueling financial crime. Kazakhstan Clamps Down on Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges and Financial Crime Governments are tightening oversight of cryptocurrency markets, with Kazakhstan ramping up enforcement against unlicensed trading platforms linked to financial crimes. Deputy Chairman of […]

Flows into bitcoin BTC$121,221.96 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are on track to set a new quarterly record, according to crypto asset manager Bitwise, which expects a surge in Q4 as institutional access broadens, macro tailwinds strengthen and prices climb.Earlier this year Bitwise predicted that 2025 bitcoin ETF inflows would surpass the record $36 billion set in year one. With $22.5 billion already logged through September, a strong finish could push totals well past that mark, the firm said in a report on Tuesday.A major catalyst came Oct. 1, when Morgan Stanley (MS) cleared its 16,000 advisers, overseeing $2 trillion in assets,…

Bitcoin is facing renewed headwinds as Japanese government bond yields hit their highest levels in 17 years, raising concerns about potential ripple effects on global markets. Investors are closely monitoring the situation, as rising yields often lead to higher borrowing costs and reduced risk appetite for assets like cryptocurrencies. Japanese Bond Yields Reach 17-Year Highs The Japanese 10-year government bond (JGB) yield surged to 1.70% early Wednesday, its highest point since July 2008. This represents an increase of 13.31 basis points over the past week and a remarkable 76 basis points over the last 12 months. Meanwhile, the 30-year yield…