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Fission, a startup that supports liquidity for tokenized fund holdings, raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Pantera Capital, Fortune reported. Circle Ventures and Borderless Capital also participated in the round. Fission buys tokenized fund interests directly, allowing investors to sell their holdings without waiting for redemption processing. When users connect a digital wallet and request a sale, Fission handles the legal and transaction procedures. CEO Jonathan Shaffer said products that typically take around 200 days to sell can be sold immediately for a fee, with settlement time reduced to under 90 seconds.

Lido said it has launched a feature that lets users stake ETH directly on Ethereum layer-two networks including Arbitrum, Base, Linea and Optimism. Users can stake through Lido’s website without moving ETH to the Ethereum mainnet themselves and receive wstETH, Lido’s deposit receipt and liquid staking token. Staked ETH is exchanged for wstETH through dedicated liquidity pools on each L2 network, with the amount of wstETH determined based on Chainlink price feeds reflecting the Lido protocol’s conversion rate. The ETH is then automatically transferred to the Ethereum mainnet through Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, for staking on Lido, while the secured wstETH is supplied back into the liquidity pool.

Bitcoin is trading near a support level, while the futures market has built up large liquidation clusters on both the upside and downside, according to on-chain analytics firm Glassnode. Citing estimated BTC futures liquidation data by price range over the past two months, Glassnode said a large concentration of long-position liquidations sits below $80,000, a level that has repeatedly acted as support in recent moves, with another dense liquidation zone around $75,000. On the upside, short-position liquidations have accumulated above $85,000 throughout this week, Glassnode said, adding the downside liquidation zones currently appear more vulnerable than the upper range.

Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, has proposed to parliament that it begin a legal review to prepare for the possible introduction of a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, known as the e-krona. In a letter, the Riksbank said rising geopolitical risks, the push to introduce a digital euro and the spread of stablecoins could require a reassessment of the need for a digital krona. It said wider adoption of foreign currency-based stablecoins and the digital euro could weaken the krona’s competitiveness as a means of payment over the long term. The central bank also presented an option to use the European Central Bank’s digital euro infrastructure if the e-krona is introduced. While no decision has been made on whether to issue it, the Riksbank said system development and deployment by the central bank and the financial industry alone would take at least five years, while legal revisions would require additional time, making advance legal preparations necessary.

An anonymous whale address sold 1.264 billion PUMP in a single on-chain transaction about seven hours ago, according to on-chain analyst EmberCN. The sale was worth about $5.483 million, with an average selling price of about $0.0043. EmberCN said the tokens could have been sold for around $5.78 million if the sale had been split into multiple transactions, but executing it all at once caused about 5% slippage and led to an estimated $300,000 loss. EmberCN added the trade may have weighed on PUMP's price decline today. According to CoinMarketCap, PUMP was trading at $0.004253, down 15.66% over the past 24 hours.

Foreign exchange crimes involving virtual assets in South Korea exceeded last year’s full-year total in the first eight months of this year, KBS reported. Data submitted by the Korea Customs Service to the office of Rep. Kim Sang-hoon of the National Assembly’s Strategy and Finance Committee showed 49 such cases worth 2.4871 trillion won through August, topping 32 cases worth 2.4632 trillion won in all of 2025. Among them, third-party payments using virtual assets, including payments for imports and exports made without going through banks or through third parties, rose to 29 cases worth 1.1643 trillion won through August from three cases worth 21.7 billion won last year.

According to CryptoQuant data, the cumulative amount of XRP deposited to Binance by whales over the past 30 days rose to about 1.669 billion XRP, the highest level in seven months. That was above roughly 1.65 billion XRP in September and suggests large holders have become more active again in moving XRP onto the exchange, BlockBeats reported. While higher exchange inflows can add to selling pressure, the transfers could also reflect wallet rebalancing or moves to use other trading services, meaning the activity cannot be definitively treated as a sell signal.

Two official Irish police X accounts were hacked, leading to dozens of cryptocurrency promotion posts, local outlet RTE reported. According to the outlet, the hackers changed the profiles of the two accounts, which had about 600,000 and 300,000 followers, respectively, and disguised one of them as a crypto wallet customer support account. After confirming unauthorized third-party access, police said the breach was limited to the X accounts, with no damage to internal systems or loss of police data, and added they are investigating the incident with X.

The spot CVD chart is an order book analysis chart for the BTC/USDT spot trading pair. The upper panel shows the volume heatmap, while the lower panel represents cumulative volume delta, or CVD. - The volume heatmap in the upper panel tracks trading volume at each price level. The background color becomes brighter when the price stays in a specific range for an extended period or moves sharply. Brighter zones may act as support or resistance. - The cumulative volume delta indicator in the lower panel reflects buy and sell orders by order size. As buy orders increase, the line in the corresponding color moves higher. The yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line is based on large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

Crypto-based AI inference service providers processed only about 1% of OpenRouter’s total token throughput, according to a Blockworks Advisory analysis. In a post on X, Blockworks said OpenRouter, a platform that provides access to multiple AI models, handled an average of 2.19 trillion tokens per day over the past month. By comparison, seven crypto-based providers including Venice, Phala and Chutes processed an average of 21.1 billion tokens a day. It added that the total market capitalization of all liquid crypto AI-related tokens stands at $24.9 billion, below the $30.9 billion valuation of AI infrastructure company Crusoe alone. Blockworks added the crypto AI inference market remains small but is growing. It said it is still unclear whether crypto can secure a distinct competitive edge in that market, although ongoing experimentation and innovation are promising.

Bitcoin could slide to $78,000 if additional selling pressure triggers a cascade of stop-loss orders, AMB Crypto said, after about $967 million in crypto futures positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours. AMB Crypto said total futures liquidations in the crypto market reached $967 million after the release of the U.S. September CPI report, with 91.8% of the total tied to long positions. The outlet said the sell-off had left market structure fragile, with traders watching the $80,000 support level for signs of stabilization. If Bitcoin overcomes the current selling pressure and stages a strong rebound, BTC could recover the $82,500 level, it said. If selling intensifies instead, a wave of stop-loss selling could push BTC down to $78,000. AMB Crypto added inflation that came in above expectations and concerns about additional tightening by the Federal Reserve were weighing on Bitcoin, while the market is now focused on the U.S. September PPI report due today and the Fed's October benchmark rate decision.

CoinShares expects Thailand’s planned listing of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, which will be allowed on Oct. 16, to attract only tens of millions of dollars in initial inflows, according to Cointelegraph. James Butterfill, CoinShares’ head of research, said Hong Kong, despite being an international financial hub, accounts for just 0.42% of global crypto ETP assets under management. Butterfill added that some investors in Thailand already gain BTC exposure through offshore funds or direct trading, making it difficult for locally listed ETFs to attract large sums. Under the new rules, retail investors in Thailand will also be allowed to invest in locally listed crypto ETFs. However, individual product launches still require separate regulatory approval, and no specific launch timetable has been confirmed.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said XRPL can be used to generate yield and expand institutional products by leveraging the XRP Ledger’s on-chain functionality, according to U.Today. Speaking at a Nasdaq listing event for Evernode, an XRP strategic treasury company trading under the ticker XRPN, Garlinghouse said he expects differentiated yield opportunities to emerge both on-chain and off-chain. He added those opportunities could also support XRP’s performance, while XRPL would be used in a way that differs from other blockchains. Evernode listed on Nasdaq on Oct. 12, according to the source text, and Ripple previously donated about 126.79 million XRP to support the listing.

About 60% of stock token trading volume on Solana occurs outside regular U.S. stock market hours, according to Blockworks data shared by Solana on X. Over the past 30 days, around 60% of spot trading volume in stock tokens on Solana-based decentralized exchanges occurred outside regular market hours, while the share was 65.3% by number of trades.

Sell pressure on BTC could intensify and the decline could accelerate if the price falls toward $74,400, the average entry price for recent buyers, Bitfinex said on X. The exchange explained that long-term BTC holders have an average cost basis of $49,300, leaving the current price around 64% above their purchase price, while recent buyers have an average entry price of $74,400 and gains of just 9%, making them more likely to sell if BTC drops to that level.

Tempo has officially launched Zone, a private payments feature for businesses, according to an official blog post from the blockchain project backed by global payments infrastructure firm Stripe. Zone allows companies to access Tempo’s global liquidity without publicly disclosing stablecoin balances or payment records, while also offering compliance features such as limits on transaction participants and permitted assets. Deel, a global workforce management and payroll platform, is the first company to adopt Zone and plans to use it to pay contractors worldwide while keeping recipients, payment amounts and individual balances private.

Blockchain data analytics platform Arkham said on its official X account that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin’s on-chain holdings are worth around $530 million. Arkham said it labeled Buterin’s wallets so anyone can view the assets he holds, adding that ETH accounts for the largest share. According to Arkham, Buterin holds $527.81 million worth of ETH across multiple addresses, including the already public vitalik.eth address. According to CoinMarketCap, ETH was trading at $2,367.67, down 5.22%.

Ripple has voted in favor of a governance proposal in the XRPL v3.3.0 upgrade that includes the XLS-68 amendment for "Sponsored Fees and Reserves," CoinGape reported. The amendment is intended to let companies and institutions cover users’ transaction fees and account reserves, lowering entry barriers for new users. CoinGape said Ripple’s support is also tied to expanding the use of XRP and RLUSD assets. Mainnet activation, however, requires at least 28 of 35 UNL validators to vote in favor for two straight weeks. So far, 11 validators, including Ripple, have backed the proposal, putting the approval rate at 31.43%.

Sharjah police in the United Arab Emirates have uncovered four criminal groups linked to cryptocurrency wallet theft and money laundering, Khaleej Times reported. The investigation covered 33 people, including corporate entities. According to police, the groups were found to have divided roles among system hacking and data theft, money laundering using cryptocurrency, stealing digital wallet assets through social engineering, and forcibly obtaining wallet passwords by assaulting victims. Police said they tracked the ringleaders and members after analyzing hundreds of pieces of digital evidence in an international investigation, then carried out a coordinated crackdown.

On-chain analytics firm Santiment, citing CoinGlass data, said ETH liquidations on major perpetual futures exchanges reached about $283 million after the release of the U.S. September consumer price index data yesterday, exceeding Bitcoin’s $196 million. According to CoinGlass, ETH perpetual futures liquidations over the past 24 hours currently stand at about $292.04 million, still ahead of Bitcoin’s $200 million. Outside those two assets, Solana saw the next-largest liquidation volume, with about $32.89 million over the past 24 hours.

Citigroup said in a recent report, "The Digital Frontier: Collateral in a Tokenized World," that institutional asset tokenization is shifting from the pilot stage to the buildout of real operating infrastructure. The bank said tokenization is transforming collateral into a tool for continuous liquidity provision and more efficient treasury management. It added that linking tokenized assets with on-chain settlement funds that comply with regulatory frameworks could enable atomic delivery versus payment, or DvP, allowing asset delivery and payment to occur simultaneously and reducing risks tied to settlement delays. The report also said the scope of collateral use could expand to yield-generating assets, including tokenized money market funds, or MMFs. Looking ahead, Citigroup said asset managers and asset-holding institutions are likely to pursue hybrid operating models that combine traditional and digital finance to manage collateral across counterparties, custodians and settlement infrastructure while optimizing liquidity.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the speed race for zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines, or zkEVMs, is over and the priority should now shift to security verification, according to U.Today. Congratulating the zkSync (ZK) Airbender team on its proof-speed gains, Buterin said it had clearly won the speed race and that security should now become the top priority for zkEVMs. Buterin added developers should now mathematically verify whether the computations used in proving match Ethereum specifications, whether proof-generation costs have a strict upper bound relative to block gas usage, and whether the proving system itself is secure. zkSync previously announced its prover, "Airbender Prime," generated proofs for 99% of 7,200 Ethereum mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds per block using a single Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU, while the remaining blocks were processed in under 12 seconds.

Bitcoin holdings among whales excluding exchange and mining pool addresses rose to around 3 million BTC recently from about 2.94 million BTC in late August, on-chain analyst MorenoDV said. MorenoDV said whale BTC holdings increased by about 60,000 BTC in roughly a month and a half, the highest level seen this year. MorenoDV added the increase was concentrated from late September to early October and appeared after a price rebound had already begun, suggesting whales were more likely increasing positions during the rebound rather than calling the exact bottom. Rising whale holdings suggest they are absorbing supply entering the market, MorenoDV said, while adding that holdings growth alone does not confirm actual spot buying and that the key question is whether the uptrend in holdings will continue during any future price pullback. According to CoinMarketCap, BTC was trading at $81,230.74, down 2.5%, at the time of writing.

According to CoinGlass data, about $1.19 billion in short positions across major centralized exchanges would be liquidated if BTC rises above $83,086. If BTC falls below $80,023, about $600 million in long positions would be liquidated.

Seven people, including three Canadian soldiers, were arrested in Canada in connection with the kidnapping of a man in an alleged attempt to steal cryptocurrency, CTV News reported. The suspects are accused of kidnapping the victim in Toronto in July, handcuffing and assaulting him, and trying to take his crypto. Police brought a total of 82 charges against the seven suspects, including kidnapping, illegal firearm possession and possession for the purpose of drug trafficking. Two of the arrested soldiers belonged to the same reserve artillery regiment, and both have been removed from military duties. Canadian military police are also investigating the case.