🐳A major Bitcoin whale is back placing heavy short bets.

🔜The same trader who profited $200M from last week’s crash has reopened large positions.

🔜He now holds $300M in BTC shorts with $5M in unrealized profit, signaling continued bearish pressure.

Crypto News - Key Updates 🚨

🏷 JPMorgan will allow clients to trade crypto, with custody services planned for a later stage.— Source

🏷 BNB Chain launches a $45M airdrop to refund 160K memecoin traders hit by the recent market crash.— Source

🏷 The UK’s FCA has proposed letting fund managers tokenise investment funds.— Source

🏷 BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says the firm is developing its own technology for asset tokenization.— Source

🏷 Bhutan becomes the first nation to launch a national digital ID system on Ethereum, with Vitalik Buterin attending the ceremony.— Source

🏷 S&P Global will start providing stablecoin risk ratings on-chain through Chainlink. — Source

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🇺🇸California has passed a landmark crypto law.

🔜Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 822, protecting unclaimed BTC and ETH from liquidation.

🔜The law keeps crypto in its original form and updates property rules for the digital age.

Public company Bitcoin holdings are rising fast.

🔜In Q3 2025, the number of firms grew nearly 40% to 172.

🔜Together, they now hold 1.02 million BTC worth 117 billion dollars.

Base and BNB Chain have ended Solana’s meme coin lead.

🔜Base now accounts for 40% of new DEX tokens, Solana 30%, and BNB 25%.

🔜BNB Chain also leads in fees and active users.

Centralized exchanges recorded major outflows this week.

🔜Binance led with $21.75B withdrawn in just seven days.

🔜The trend points to rising onchain activity and self-custody moves.

Crypto News - Key Updates 🚨

🏷 Nvidia and BlackRock join forces for a $40B acquisition of a major global data center company.— Source

🏷 NYC Mayor Eric Adams creates the Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology to advance the city’s crypto agenda.— Source

🏷 CZ said if you have to beg an exchange to list, ask yourself who is providing value to whom and focus on building your project instead.— Source

🏷 Rep. Troy Downing proposes a bill to allow crypto in 401(k) retirement accounts.— Source

🏷 VanEck files an updated prospectus for its Solana Staking ETF with a 0.30% fee.— Source

🏷 Taiwanese stablecoin payment firm OwlTing is set for Nasdaq debut via direct listing.— Source

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Astra Nova ($RVV) has launched an exclusive Pre-TGE campaign with Binance.

🔜It runs from 08:00 to 10:00 UTC on October 16, 2025.

🔜Users with 256 Alpha Points can join via Binance Wallet for 10 points, with tokens locked until further notice.

🔗 Get full details here

🪙Ethereum remains the leading hub for blockchain development.

🔜In 2025, more than 16,000 new developers joined its ecosystem.

🔜This cements Ethereum’s position as the top network for developer growth.

🇺🇸The US government has become one of the biggest Bitcoin holders.

🔜It now holds 316,760 BTC valued at around 35.9 billion dollars.

🔜Data from CryptoQuant confirms its position among the top global holders.

Crypto News - Key Updates 🚨

🏷 Brevis’ Pico Prism hits 99.6% real-time Ethereum block proving using consumer GPUs.— Source

🏷 Bank of England says stablecoin holding limits are temporary and will be lifted once they pose no economic risk.— Source

🏷 Polymarket introduces up/down equity markets, allowing users to bet on stock price movements using WSJ and Nasdaq data.— Source

🏷 SEC Chair Paul Atkins says crypto, digital assets, and tokenization are the agency’s top priority to attract innovators back to the US.— Source

🏷 Eric Trump confirms World Liberty Financial’s plan to tokenize real estate under the $WLFI project.— Source

🏷 Donald Trump’s family made over $1B from crypto ventures last year, per Financial Times.— Source

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Public company Ethereum holdings surged sharply in Q3 2025.

🔜About 95% of their total ETH was accumulated during this quarter.

🔜Now, 27 firms collectively hold 4.63M ETH valued at 19 billion dollars.

Institutional Ethereum holdings continue to grow rapidly.

🔜Treasury firms and ETFs now control 12.5 million ETH.

🔜That represents 10.31% of the entire Ethereum supply.

Crypto News - Key Updates 🚨

🏷 The US government shutdown continues as the Senate rejects a funding bill for the tenth time.— Source

🏷 TRUMP: "Meeting with President Xi in two weeks; current US tariffs on China are not sustainable."— Source

🏷 Jack Dorsey calls for the privacy-focused messaging app Signal to adopt Bitcoin.— Source

🏷 BRIAN ARMSTRONG: “In 10 years, many more people will use crypto, but they may not know they're using crypto.”— Source

🏷 Ripple Labs is reportedly raising $1B via SPAC to build an XRP-focused digital asset treasury, Bloomberg reports.— Source

🏷 Florida proposes a bill to allow up to 10% of state funds in Bitcoin and crypto ETFs.— Source

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Astra Nova ($RVV) goes live today, October 18, across top CEX and DEX platforms.

🕯 CEX Listings
🔜 Binance Alpha: 13:00 UTC (6:30 PM IST)

🔜 Binance Futures (RVVUSDT): 13:30 UTC (7:00 PM IST)

🔜 Bitget, Gate, MEXC, KuCoin, CoinTR, BingX: 14:00 UTC (7:30 PM IST)

🕯 DEX Trading
🔜 PancakeSwap (BSC): 14:00 UTC (7:30 PM IST)

🔜 Orderly Network (BSC): 14:00 UTC (7:30 PM IST)

Market sentiment remains in fear, with the FGI at 25.

🔜Bitcoin is trading near 107K dollars, while Ethereum holds around 39K dollars.

🔜Meanwhile, Tether Gold’s market cap has reached a new all-time high of 2.2 billion dollars.

Hyperliquid has taken the top spot in network fees.

🔜In the past 24 hours, it outperformed BNB Chain, Tron, and Ethereum.

🔜This highlights Hyperliquid’s growing activity and strong user engagement.

Crypto News - Key Updates 🚨

🏷 The US government shutdown continues as the Senate rejects a funding bill for the tenth time.— Source

🏷 TRUMP: "Meeting with President Xi in two weeks; current US tariffs on China are not sustainable."— Source

🏷 Jack Dorsey calls for the privacy-focused messaging app Signal to adopt Bitcoin.— Source

🏷 BRIAN ARMSTRONG: “In 10 years, many more people will use crypto, but they may not know they're using crypto.”— Source

🏷 Ripple Labs is reportedly raising $1B via SPAC to build an XRP-focused digital asset treasury, Bloomberg reports.— Source

🏷 Florida proposes a bill to allow up to 10% of state funds in Bitcoin and crypto ETFs.— Source

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💰 Bitcoin network strength is at record levels.

🔜The total hashrate has reached 1,104.55 EH/s as of October 17.

🔜This marks a new all-time high, showing peak network security and miner activity.

👨‍💻Despite market panic, developer activity in crypto is booming.

🔜Top gainers include IOTA up 272%, RLC up 159%, and KMD up 84%.

🔜While prices swing, developers keep building the next wave of crypto innovation.

💰 Bitcoin adoption among private companies has grown massively.

🔜In 2020, only 12 firms held BTC on their balance sheets.

🔜Today, that number has surged to 279,000 private companies worldwide.