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The options business seems to be the “pharma sector” of the crypto market, demonstrating robust activity across both bullish and bearish market trends.Take, for example, the Deribit-listed bitcoin BTC$111,485.94 options market, which continues to boom despite, or maybe becuase of, the recent bearish price action. On Thursday, the number of active BTC contracts on the platform rose to a record 453,820, each representing 1 BTC. The notional open interest, representing the dollar value of the active contracts, also stood at a record $50.27 billion, according to data source Deribit Metrics.”Despite ongoing pricing pressure and a recent decline in BTC’s spot…

CRYPTO FALLS, FED CRYPTO CONFERENCE TODAY, COINBASE ACQUIRES ECHOCrypto Dips Despite Continue Strength in Stocks. Another $320m of Liquidations in Drop. Fed to Host Crypto Innovation Conference Today. Strategy Bought $19m Btc, Bitmine Buys $251m Eth. Coinbase Buys Cobie’s Echo for $375m. Coinbase Buys Cobie’s Up Only Nft for $25m. Sol Co-founder Toly Designing Perps Dex. Evernorth Spac Plans to Be the $1b Xrp Dat. Vaneck Files for First Staked Eth Etf. Gemini Launches Sol Credit Card. House of Doge Buys Fc U.s. Triestina 1918. Justin Sun Hints at Tron Collab With Base. Ethena Planning Two New Products.

CRYPTO PUMPING! COBIE & UP ONLY ARE BACK!Crypto Dips Despite Continue Strength in Stocks. Another $320m of Liquidations in Drop. Fed to Host Crypto Innovation Conference Today. Strategy Bought $19m Btc, Bitmine Buys $251m Eth. Coinbase Buys Cobie’s Echo for $375m. Coinbase Buys Cobie’s Up Only Nft for $25m. Sol Co-founder Toly Designing Perps Dex. Evernorth Spac Plans to Be the $1b Xrp Dat. Vaneck Files for First Staked Eth Etf. Gemini Launches Sol Credit Card. House of Doge Buys Fc U.s. Triestina 1918. Justin Sun Hints at Tron Collab With Base. Ethena Planning Two New Products.

Digital asset infrastructure firm Fireblocks has acquired Dynamic, a developer platform used by companies such as Kraken, Magic Eden and Ondo Finance, to accelerate enterprise adoption of onchain applications. The deal creates what Fireblocks calls the first complete custody-to-consumer stack, combining its security infrastructure with Dynamic’s wallet, authentication, and user onboarding tools, according to an emailed announcement on Thursday.Financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Fireblocks declined to share these when contacted by CoinDesk.Fireblocks, which secures over $4 trillion in digital asset transfers annually, specializes in secure custody, using MPC technology and a settlement network for institutions.Its key…

Crypto chop continues, Gold drops, DraftKings buys prediction marketCrypto chop continues, tariff headlines dominate. ZEC breaks $300 before falling, leads altcoins. Waller signs Fed’s shift towards embracing crypto. ETH Foundation moves $654m ETH. BlackRock trying to pull in BTC whales to its ETFs. HK approves first SOL ETF. SOL ends support for Saga mobile phone. Galaxy profit jumps 1500% in record quarter. Bealls now accepting crypto payments. Aave outstanding loans hit $25b, to integrate Maple. Groups urge Trump to defend CFPB’s banking rule. Asian exchanges intensify scrutiny of DATs. Kadena winds down ops, KDA drops 60%.

Digital asset infrastructure firm Fireblocks has acquired Dynamic, a developer platform used by companies such as Kraken, Magic Eden and Ondo Finance, to accelerate enterprise adoption of onchain applications. The deal creates what Fireblocks calls the first complete custody-to-consumer stack, combining its security infrastructure with Dynamic’s wallet, authentication, and user onboarding tools, according to an emailed announcement on Thursday.Financial details of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Fireblocks declined to share these when contacted by CoinDesk.Fireblocks, which secures over $4 trillion in digital asset transfers annually, specializes in secure custody, using MPC technology and a settlement network for institutions.Its key…

October is historically one of Bitcoin’s (BTC) best-performing months, but this year, BNB (BNB) is stealing the show.“Uptober” — coined to describe Bitcoin’s typically bullish Octobers — began on a high note this year, when the US government shutdown had just begun. Now, as Washington’s funding deadlock stretches past three weeks, that optimism has faded amid trade tensions and the aftermath of a historic liquidation event.Meanwhile, BNB, the native token of Binance’s BNB Chain, has set new all-time highs twice this month. The network is experiencing a surge in memecoin trading and is competing directly with Hyperliquid in the decentralized…

Crypto traders are expecting a significant rally for BNB in the coming weeks after US President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao.Zhao pleaded guilty in November 2023 to one count of failing to implement an adequate Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program at Binance, violating the Bank Secrecy Act. The price of BNB (BNB) surged 3.6% to an intraday high of $1,121 just hours after The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump pardoned Zhao, following months of lobbying and appeals from the company and Zhao.Source: Changpeng Zhao“Trump just pardoned CZ. Now we resume $BNB up only szn,” crypto trader Xeer said in…

In today’s “Crypto for Advisors” newsletter, Parshant K. Kher from EY-Parthenon breaks down findings from their recent stablecoin survey, highlighting the optimism in the industry since the GENIUS Act’s launch.Then, in “Ask an Expert”, Kieran Mitha answers questions about what stablecoins are, use cases and regulations.Thank you to our sponsor of this week’s newsletter, Grayscale. For financial advisors near Denver, Grayscale is hosting an exclusive event, Crypto Connect, on Thursday, October 23. Learn more.– Sarah MortonFull Speed Ahead for Stablecoin AdoptionWith the GENIUS Act in the rearview mirror, research shows that cost savings and liquidity will drive the next leg…

Reflecting its evolution into a global builder of next-generation data center infrastructure powering Bitcoin and, in the future, AI computationTRENTO, Italy, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Alps Blockchain, a European leader in digital infrastructure and Bitcoin mining, today announced its forthcoming corporate rebranding to Alps, marking a new chapter in its growth as a fully integrated infrastructure company.The rebranding underscores Alps’ transformation from a pioneering Bitcoin mining operator into a vertically integrated builder and manager of advanced data centers, capable of converting energy into digital computation – from Bitcoin mining with ASIC systems to, in the future, high-performance computing (HPC) for…