Kraken announced the $100 million acquisition of Small Exchange — a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market (DCM) — from IG Group, expanding its footprint in the U.S. derivatives market. The move makes Kraken one of the few trading platforms to hold derivatives licenses across the U.S., U.K., and E.U.https://t.co/mcNR6J4ptY ...

According to Lookonchain, over the past 30 hours, the LAB project team has repurchased more than 20.9 million $LAB tokens — worth approximately $2.35 million — from Binance Alpha, Bitget, and PancakeSwap.https://t.co/VpGHxU0NtG ...

According to Electric Capital, from January to September 2025, the Ethereum ecosystem added 16,181 new developers, ranking first among all blockchains, followed by Solana (11,534) and Bitcoin (7,494). In terms of total active developers, Ethereum leads with 31,869, followed by Solana (17,708), Bitcoin (11,036), and then Polygon, Sui, BNB Chain, and Polkadot.https://t.co/jmabmpzP1h ...

According to FT，U.S. President Donald Trump and his family earned over $1 billion in pre-tax profits from crypto ventures in the past year. Their crypto empire includes trading cards, meme coins, stablecoins, tokens, and DeFi platforms. The TRUMP and MELANIA coins generated $427M, WLFI token sales brought $550M, and the USD1 stablecoin recorded $2.71B in sales.https://t.co/jVNvPElDAW ...

OKX announced a partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, integrating the bank’s regulated custody services into OKX’s European institutional framework. The collaboration will support safeguarded collateral mirroring and enhanced asset protection, offering institutional clients a more secure and efficient trading experience.https://t.co/Oydw1kqmLi ...

Greekslive reported that Bitcoin’s block market saw a surge in put option activity, accounting for 28% of total volume (over $1.15B) in the past 24 hours, mainly in near-term out-of-the-money puts around $10.4K–$10.8K. Skew turned more negative, indicating rising bearish sentiment close to the October 11 crash level.https://t.co/q0tuS0TKh2 ...

At 3:12 PM ET on October 15, 2025, Paxos mistakenly minted 300 trillion PYUSD during an internal transfer. The excess tokens were fully burned about 20 minutes later. Paxos attributed the incident to a technical error, confirmed no systems were compromised and customer funds remained secure, and stated the issue had been resolved. https://t.co/aip7yUZ6r0 ...

Coinbase has added BNB to its roadmap for potential listing. The company stated that the asset’s launch for trading is subject to market support and technical infrastructure readiness. Once these conditions are met, a launch date will be announced separately. https://t.co/kMskFtGQCi ...

Eric Trump told CoinDesk TV that he is collaborating with World Liberty Financial on a real estate tokenization project that may utilize the firm’s USD1 stablecoin. The initiative aims to allow public investors to participate with as little as $1,000, offering fractional ownership and perks such as hotel access. https://t.co/nMWCBrXFNw ...

According to Bloomberg, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said the central bank is considering temporary limits on holdings and transactions for systemic stablecoins to prevent potential disruptions to bank deposits and real-economy financing. The proposed caps—£20,000 for individuals and £10 million for businesses—may be adjusted and will be lifted once the risks subside. https://t.co/kFITRcxUYs ...