Bitcoin steadied above $112,000 with ETF inflows resuming; $103 million into BTC spot ETFs, led by Fidelity’s FBTC ($133 million) while Ethereum saw a strong $236 million net inflow.
Gold rose nearly 1% to hit another record high at $4,179.95 per ounce as geopolitical tensions and the U.S. government shutdown persisted.
Total crypto market cap edged up 1% to $3.83 trillion; Fear & Greed Index slipped to 36, reflecting cautious accumulation.
Stablecoins had their most active quarter ever in Q3 2025 with $45 billion added to supply and $15.6 trillion in on-chain transfers, underscoring institutional demand.
China sanctioned five U.S.-related subsidiaries of Hanwha Ocean in retaliation to U.S. maritime tariffs, intensifying trade tensions.
Attackers hijacked a backend wallet system to feed forged transfers into Bitget's own signing process, leaving the exchange to cover the loss from a Bitcoin-denominated protection fund worth about $464 million.
The investment migration industry's flagship crypto report leads with Singapore topping its adoption index, but the more revealing numbers are a client base that may have shrunk by a fifth since 2024 and a quiet admission that onchain history alone can't prove where crypto wealth came from.
The group-wide framework scales a model RBI's chief executive first rolled out at a regional Austrian Raiffeisen bank in 2024, though no countries, assets or launch dates have been named.
The deal gives the NYSE's yet-to-launch 24/7 digital trading venue a second major crypto exchange as a distribution partner after OKX, with regulatory approval and a launch date still outstanding.
