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.
The world's largest stock tokenizer teams with Japan's leading financial conglomerate to bring equities onchain with yen-denominated settlement, completing SBI's institutional tokenization infrastructure.
A new enterprise platform lets banks and fintechs access stablecoins alongside Visa's existing network, reducing the operational friction that has slowed institutional adoption.
A major market maker's first move into a crypto exchange marks the moment digital asset infrastructure becomes relevant to traditional finance execution and market structure.
At Xweave, Jeannie Lim says her team moved $1 million for an e-commerce client in under three minutes, cutting settlement costs 30% against a Tier 2 bank's SWIFT rate.
