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Ripple has closed its acquisition of non-bank prime broker Hidden Road and rebranded it as Ripple Prime, marking one of the company’s most significant deals to date and substantially expanding its operations beyond the digital assets sector.Ripple said it is now the first crypto company to own and run a multi-asset prime broker, covering everything from clearing, financing, and brokerage across digital assets, derivatives, swaps, foreign exchange, and fixed-income products for institutional clients.Ripple Prime’s business activity has already grown threefold since the $1.25 billion acquisition was announced in early April, Ripple said on Friday, adding that more growth from new…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure US President Donald Trump signed a pardon for Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao on October 23, 2025, clearing a federal conviction tied to anti-money-laundering failures. According to Reuters and the Associated Press, Zhao had pleaded guilty in 2023, paid a $50 million fine, and served about four months in prison. Binance itself agreed to more than $4 billion in penalties related to US enforcement actions. Lawmakers Demand Answers Representative Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, called the pardon “appalling but unsurprising” and…

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3686.33, up 2.1% (+75.87) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.Nineteen of 20 assets are trading higher.Leaders: BCH (+4.0%) and HBAR (+3.5%).Laggards: APT (-0.8%) and BTC (+1.0%). The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.

Peter Zhang Oct 25, 2025 17:12 AVAX price prediction shows potential recovery to $24-26 in the next month, with immediate resistance at $22.38. Current oversold conditions suggest upside despite bearish momentum. Avalanche (AVAX) presents a compelling technical setup as the cryptocurrency trades at $19.53, showing signs of potential recovery from oversold conditions. Our comprehensive AVAX price prediction analysis reveals mixed signals that could lead to significant price movement in the coming weeks. AVAX Price Prediction Summary • AVAX short-term target (1 week): $21.50-22.38 (+10-15%) • Avalanche medium-term forecast (1 month): $24-26 range (+23-33%)…

Decentralized perpetual trading volume is set for a massive month in October, having just passed a record $1 trillion with a week still to spare as traders place big bets on the crypto markets.The $1 trillion milestone has already beaten August’s record of $762 billion by a considerable margin, according to data from DefiLlama.While Hyperliquid leads October with $317.6 billion in trading volume, Lighter, Aster, and edgeX have also fared well, seeing $255.4 billion, $177.6 billion and $134.7 billion, respectively, with the rest made up of smaller decentralized exchanges. Those platforms contributed to a record $78 billion in decentralized perps…

In brief A record $31 billion in Bitcoin options are set to expire on Halloween, surpassing last month’s $18 billion despite October’s flash crash that wiped out $19 billion in leveraged positions. Open interest at Deribit has reached an all-time high of $50.27 billion, with significant put contracts at $100,000 and call contracts at $120,000 strike prices. Bitcoin ETF flows have slowed after strong early-month inflows, while traders anticipate a 97% chance of a Fed rate cut at next week’s FOMC meeting. There’s roughly $31 billion worth of Bitcoin options set to expire on Halloween next week. That’s a record-high…

Bitcoin is up 2% today while Ethereum jumped 3%.JPMorgan will start allowing institutional investors to loan against both tokens.It’s a sign of deeper integration between crypto and Wall Street.Banking giant will accept Bitcoin and Ethereum collateral in loans as the asset class becomes more integrated with traditional finance.By the end of 2025, JPMorgan Chase & Co. will allow its institutional clients to pledge their crypto holdings to secure loans, Bloomberg reported Friday. The programme will be rolled out globally and use a third party-custodian. Bitcoin surged 2% on the news, climbing back above $110,000, while Ether jumped 3% to nearly…

The crypto market was buoyed by a softer than expected CPI print, with bitcoin BTC$111,510.08 rising back above $110,000 as ether ETH$3,943.18 moves back towards $4,000.Positive investor sentiment appears to be strongly aligned with bitcoin, with CoinMarketCap’s “altcoin season” indicator hitting its lowest level in more than 90 days, as bitcoin dominance continues to rise.Derivatives PositioningBy Jacob JosephBitcoin’s 30-day implied volatility, as measured by Volmex’s BVIV index, has eased to 45% from 52% over two days, partially retracing the spike experienced on October 10. This decline signals a soothing of market anxiety alongside a similar reset on Wall Street.Options data…

Coinbase is preparing to make private stablecoin transactions possible on its Ethereum Layer-2 network, Base, according to CEO Brian Armstrong. The move could bring stronger privacy to public blockchains, where every transaction is visible. Armstrong revealed the plan in a post on X (formerly Twitter), saying, “Base is building private transactions.” He added that Coinbase’s earlier acquisition of Iron Fish, a crypto privacy platform, was part of that mission. Base is building private transactions. We acquired the Iron Fish team back in Mar 2025 to start working on this. More to share soon. https://t.co/ZzRHZRH9yN — Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) October 21,…

In the world of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin remains a central player, consistently capturing the attention of investors and analysts. As of late 2025, Bitcoin’s potential trajectory toward a value of $150,000 has sparked fresh discussions and debates among market participants. While traditional financial markets have experienced their fair share of volatility and unpredictability, Bitcoin’s journey has been characterized by unique drivers that set it apart from other assets. Recently, various market indicators and expert analyses have suggested that Bitcoin might be on a path to reach $150,000. Historically, Bitcoin has seen remarkable growth spurts, often following long periods of accumulation and…