Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds will soon hold over one million BTC. The funds recorded one of their biggest week of inflows last week, taking in over $2.1 billion in just five days. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) could soon cross the 400,000 bitcoin mark. 01:54 BlackRock Buys More MicroStrategy Shares; Citi Debanked Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse

In today’s edition: Arbitrum, Synthetix, FLock.io, Aptos Foundation, Raise, BitGPT, D3 Global, Identity Digital, Variational, Uniswap Labs, Mantra, Stokr, Sygnum Bank, Rocketon, Across, BlockFills, GOAT Network. 01:22 Uptober Forming Amid Rising Stablecoin Liquidity and Bitcoin Transactions 00:56 Len Sassaman-Themed Memecoins Surge Ahead of HBO Bitcoin Creator Documentary 01:01 Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold Soars 00:56

Pyth Network, a top oracle network, has expanded its reach within the decentralized finance market with a new feature dubbed Redemption Rate Feeds. Announced on Oct. 24, the redemption rate feeds, or RRF, provide real-time valuations for liquid staking tokens, restaking tokens, and yield-bearing stablecoins. With this feature, Pyth Network (PYTH) offers the broader DeFi

Crypto industry participants and American lawmakers believe Gary Gensler should leave the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2025. Representative French Hill said the U.S. SEC should see new leadership next year, regardless of which party controls the White House. Hill and other Republican policymakers have frequently criticized Gensler for the SEC’s failures in recent years

Skyfire, a payments platform founded by former Ripple developers, raised $9.5 million in a seed funding round led by Coinbase Ventures and a16z’s Crypto Startup Accelerator. The company focuses on building a payment infrastructure designed for AI agents, which are software systems capable of making decisions and transacting autonomously, according to a company release. Skyfire’s

Cardano is set to unlock further liquidity for its decentralized finance ecosystem through a major integration with BitcoinOS, the smart contract layer on Bitcoin. According to an announcement on Oct. 24, Cardano (ADA) will tap into the $1.3 trillion Bitcoin (BTC) market by integrating BitcoinOS’ Grail Bridge, enabling zero-knowledge-powered interoperability between Cardano and Bitcoin. This

RARI Chain and Arbitrum are teaming up to launch DeFi Days — offering workshops, quests, and contests to help creators explore new crypto-earning opportunities. DeFi Days is an eight-week initiative designed to empower Web3 creators by offering new crypto-earning opportunities. This news comes from a press release shared with crypto.news. The campaign, which starts on

Attorney Fred Rispoli has tried to soothe concerns about the SEC’s potential appeal in the Ripple case. According to the legal expert, if the regulatory agency does decide to appeal the case, there will not be a ruling in the case until at least 2026. He has noted that the SEC suing exchanges and alleging