Category: Reviews

Solana Treasury Holdings Near $3B as Grayscale Partners Figment for Institutional Staking

Key Notes Figment will manage staking operations for Grayscale’s Ethereum ETPs and Solana Trust products. Solana corporate treasury holdings increased significantly reaching $2.9 billion despite recent market volatility. DevvStream announced $2.7 million SOL investment exceeding its Bitcoin allocation for staking income. Digital asset manager Grayscale has selected Figment as the institutional staking partner as the US SEC approaches deadlines on altcoin ETFs in review. According to to a press release on October 9, Figment will run staking operations for Grayscale US Ethereum ETH $4 315 24h volatility: 4.5% Market cap:…

DapDap Launches StableFlow: Cross-Chain Stablecoin Bridge with 0.01% Fees

Key Notes The bridge enables efficient stablecoin transfers across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, BNB Chain, Optimism, Avalanche, Solana, Near, and Tron. Competitive solver networks power the platform to secure optimal rates for users through NEAR’s chain-abstraction technology. Initial support covers USDT with plans to integrate USDC, USD1, and USDH as additional stablecoin options. DapDap, a DeFi consumer app developer firm, launched StableFlow—a low-fee stablecoin bridge, offering efficient and low-slippage swaps across nine blockchain networks—powered by NEAR NEAR $2.86 24h volatility: 4.6% Market cap: $3.57 B Vol. 24h: $294.08 M Intents. The…

Bybit Becomes First Crypto Exchange With Complete UAE Regulatory Approval

Key Notes The exchange plans to establish a regional operations center in Abu Dhabi with over 500 employees across UAE locations. Bybit will offer regulated trading, brokerage, custody, and fiat conversion services to retail and institutional clients. The licensing marks part of Bybit’s broader Middle East expansion strategy including tokenized fund development. Bybit, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, says it has secured a Virtual Asset Platform Operator License from the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to an Oct. 9…

Chainalysis Flags $75B in Illicit Crypto as Governments Eye Strategic Reserves

Key Notes Illicit crypto flows to exchanges dropped from $14B annually to $7B in H1 2025 as criminals avoid fiat conversion. Darknet administrators control over $46 billion in digital assets, representing the majority of illicit blockchain holdings. Coordinated government seizures could strengthen national treasuries as countries establish strategic crypto reserves. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says more than $75 billion in illicit crypto sits untouched across public blockchains. According to the firm’s latest report, criminal-linked wallets currently hold nearly $15 billion in digital assets, with another $60 billion in wallets connected…

Aster Price Prediction: Binance Founder Announces $1 Billion Ecosystem Fund – 400% Move Is Next

The initiative comes as part of its rebranding strategy to expand investment reach and strengthen the BNB Chain’s innovation pipeline. Historically, ecosystem funds of this scale have been catalysts for explosive growth in native blockchain assets. $1B reasons to build on BNB Chain… Together with @yzilabs, we’re launching a $1B Builder Fund to power founders creating the next wave of onchain innovation. Here’s what it means for the ecosystem 👇 The fund supports builders across every frontier of Web3, from DeFi and AI… https://t.co/UnSW2OEwAs pic.twitter.com/WLNyW3fb0r — BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN) October…

AMINA Bank Launches Polygon Staking for Corporates

Key Notes AMINA Bank is the first to offer institutional staking to clients, in collaboration with Polygon. By staking POL through AMINA, investors can get up to 15% staking reward. Polygon deployed its major “Rio” upgrade to the Amoy testnet a month ago. [NC] staking services are now available on AMINA Bank AG, a Swiss FINMA-regulated crypto bank. This makes it the first financial institution globally to enable such services on its platform. It also offers institutional investors the opportunity to engage with the naive token of the Polygon network…

Ripple Expands to Bahrain via Fintech Bay for RLUSD Push

Key Notes Ripple Labs has recently announced its collaboration with BFB to extend its presence in Bahrain. This partnership builds on the existing regulatory license that the company received from Dubai. RLUSD will gain more recognition as a result of this deal, fueling volume and a market cap boost. San Francisco-based Ripple Labs has inked a strategic partnership that expands its business to the Kingdom of Bahrain. On Oct. 9, it announced that it had collaborated with Bahrain Fintech Bay (BFB). This deal is built on the existing regulatory license…

BitMine Stock Targeted by Shorts as ETH Premium Fades

Key Notes Kerrisdale argued that BitMine’s aggressive BMNR equity issuance, of over $10 billion, is losing effectiveness. It pointed out issues such as slower ETH-per-share growth and fading investor enthusiasm that once mirrored MicroStrategy’s model. Analyst Donald Dean observed short-term weakness and a possible retest near $56 support. BitMine Technologies (NASDAQ: BMNR) stock has once again come onto short-sellers’ radar after a staggering 17,000% year-to-date rally. Short-selling firm Kerrisdale Capital has recently published a report declaring its short position on the BMNR stock, noting that the ETH ETH $4 372…

Major Pi Network Development Due in Q4, Analyst Says

Key Notes Pi Network is actively testing its long-awaited Protocol v23 upgrade on the Testnet. Developers will move to Testnet 2 before the final Mainnet launch, expected in Q4 2025. Analysts expect the upgrade could help in PI token price recovery. The Pi Network has been actively testing its Protocol version 23 upgrade on the testnet throughout the past month. Analysts expect the mainnet rollout to take place in the fourth quarter of 2025, bringing enhanced scalability and transaction efficiency to the blockchain. Pi community expert Dr. Altcoin confirmed that…

Bitcoin and Quantum Threat, Analyst Reveals Timeline to Act

Key Notes Quantum computing threat to Bitcoin seems closer than many analysts think. Charles Edwards has advised developers and lovers of Bitcoin to act fast in guarding against this threat. He believes that quantum computing would be a major setback for Bitcoin’s $1 million price target. Although many entities have said that quantum computing may not be able to break Bitcoin BTC $121 870 24h volatility: 0.7% Market cap: $2.43 T Vol. 24h: $56.64 B cryptography soon, Charles Edwards, a crypto analyst, thinks the time to act to prevent this…