Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF Fund Flows Diverge

On October 15, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $104.1 million, while Ethereum ETFs saw a net inflow of $169.6 million. GBTC led the outflows, and ETHA led the inflows.

There were no net-inflow funds among Bitcoin ETFs, while for Ethereum, only CETH saw a net outflow.

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Ripple acquires GTreasury for $1 billion

Ripple acquired the corporate treasury management software GTreasury for $1 billion. This is the third major deal this year, following Hidden Road ($1.25 billion) and Rail($200 million).

Ripple said it aims to reduce the delays and costs of legacy payment systems with blockchain, and that it is responding to rising enterprise demand to manage digital assets at scale, such as stablecoins and tokenized deposits.

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Florida Moves to Invest Public Funds in Bitcoin

Florida HB 183 has proposed allowing the state CFO and pension funds to invest up to 10% in Bitcoin and digital assets (including ETFs, tokenized securities, and NFTs).

It also includes strict custody and payment of taxes and fees in digital assets (automatic dollar conversion). The effective date is July 1, 2026.

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Breaking News: The mysterious whale 0xb317 who predicted the previous market crash has once again opened a 10x leveraged $BTC short position (700 BTC).

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Japan's Financial Services Agency considers allowing banks to hold crypto assets for investment

Japan's Financial Services Agency is discussing regulatory revisions to allow banks to acquire and hold crypto assets such as Bitcoin for investment purposes.

Taking volatility risks into account, this will be accompanied by prudential regulation, and discussions will be held at the Financial System Council Working Group, which will convene soon.

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On October 21, the Federal Reserve will hold a conference on payments innovation, providing a venue for discussion with industry experts.

BlackRock Lists Bitcoin ETP in the UK

BlackRock has listed the iShares Bitcoin ETP for UK retail investors on the LSE.

It physically holds bitcoin and tracks its price, with Coinbase providing the custody infrastructure.

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BC moves to permanently ban new power connections for cryptocurrency mining

The Province of British Columbia plans a permanent ban on new cryptocurrency mining power connections with BC Hydro to manage electricity demand and benefit local communities.

A related legislative amendment has been submitted to the legislature, and it will also limit power allocations for data centres and AI starting in fall 2025.

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▪ Bitcoin fell below $108,000 amid macro uncertainty.

▪ Ahead of the Xi–Trump meeting scheduled in South Korea at the end of this month, investors are de-risking, increasing volatility.

▪ Altcoins such as ETH·BNB·SOL also declined, and there were outflows from spot BTC·ETH ETFs.

▪ Fear & Greed Index 29 (Fear). Market attention is focused on Friday CPI and the Fed 25bp cut probability of 98.9%.

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Base pushes for private stablecoin trading

Brian Armstrong, CEO, said that Coinbase’s Layer 2, Base, is preparing private transactions. Whether KYC will be required has not been disclosed.

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Ethereum Foundation transfers 160k ETH

Analytics firm Arkham reported that the Foundation sent 160,000 ETH (about $654 million) to a wallet previously used for sales.

The Foundation’s Hsiao-Wei Wang described it as a scheduled wallet migration.

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On prediction markets, the likelihood that the U.S. government shutdown will last beyond 40 days has increased.

Polymarket points to an end around November 15, while Kalshi indicates an average of 41.6 days (November 11).

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The Hong Kong SFC approved ChinaAMC's spot Solana ETF(3460) on October 17.

This product will be listed on HKEX on October 27.

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Hyperliquid Strategies aims to raise up to $1 billion by issuing 160 million shares

Hyperliquid Strategies has filed a registration statement (S-1) with the SEC. Through a public offering, it seeks to raise up to $1 billion and will issue up to 160 million shares.

The company is the Sonnet BioTherapeutics–Rorschach I merger entity and is expected to list on Nasdaq under a new ticker.

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Breaking News: Insider Whale has closed his short position, locking in $6.4 million in profit.

He is currently in 2nd place on the Hyperliquid leaderboard, with a PNL of $99M.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the U.S. and China have made 'substantial progress' in the basic framework of a trade agreement.

As a result, the 100% additional tariffs on Chinese goods announced in October are highly unlikely to be implemented, and the two countries are also discussing cooperation on security agreements.

Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin is up 3.13% to $114,990.

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Western Union is launching a stablecoin on-chain settlement pilot program serving 150 million people.

The goal is to reduce reliance on traditional banking networks, shorten settlement times, and lower costs.

They had delayed adoption due to volatility and regulatory uncertainty, but shifted direction after the passage of the GENIUS Act.

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