Bitcoin rebounded 1.2% to $103,450, stabilizing after the steep liquidation-driven drop below $100,000 earlier in the week.
Ethereum climbed 2.2% to $3,400, while Solana reclaimed $160; total market capitalization rose 2% to $3.46 trillion.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $137 million in outflows, marking the sixth consecutive day of redemptions; Ethereum ETFs saw $119 million in outflows, while Solana ETFs recorded $9.7 million in inflows for a seventh straight day.
Ripple secured a $500 million strategic investment at a $40 billion valuation, signaling renewed venture appetite for digital asset infrastructure. Japan’s Metaplanet launched a $100 million Bitcoin accumulation fund, extending the regional corporate pivot into digital assets.
ADP employment beat expectations, printing +42,000 jobs in October, the strongest gain since July, tempering fears of a deeper U.S. slowdown.
The U.S. government shutdown hit 36 days, delaying crypto legislation and tightening liquidity across funding markets.
Professional fund managers are sitting on near-record cash positions, explicitly hedging, and naming five specific catalysts before they commit. None of them have arrived.
The $1.9 trillion asset manager's first crypto fund will trade on NYSE Arca and rotate across 5–15 digital assets, with BTC, ETH, and XRP as core holdings
Tom Lee's treasury company raises $274M via preferred equity, immediately deploys $136M into ETH — mirroring the model Michael Saylor built for Bitcoin
