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Monad, the fast new Layer-1 blockchain, has set the date for its highly anticipated token airdrop, confirming the airdrop portal is scheduled to open on October 14. This news ends long waiting for the project’s community. However, the team is keeping the exact rules for token allocation and eligibility criteria strictly confidential.Monad Airdrop Claim Portal opens on Tuesday, October 14th— Monad (mainnet arc) (@monad) October 9, 2025The Most Important Details Are MissingEven with the date now firm, Monad has not given out the most critical information. The public is still waiting for answers on several key points:First, the project has…

XRP trades near $2.83 as bullish momentum builds. Charts show rising RSI, price compression, and a $4 breakout target in focus. XRP was trading around $2.83 at press time, with a 24-hour volume of $4.7 billion. The asset is slightly higher on the day but still shows a 7% drop over the last week. Traders are watching key chart levels as momentum builds around major resistance zones. Long-Term Chart Builds Case for Higher Targets Analyst EGRAG CRYPTO shared a monthly chart showing both price and RSI moving in the same direction. The price trend is climbing steadily, with a…

Ted Hisokawa Oct 10, 2025 14:18 Canaan Inc. achieved a new high in Bitcoin mining efficiency, expanded its mining fleet, and secured a major U.S. order for its Avalon A15 Pro miners. Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: CAN), a leading innovator in cryptocurrency mining, has reported a significant increase in mining efficiency and operational advancements for September 2025. The company noted a record high in its deployed hashrate, reaching 9.30 EH/s, and an increase in its cryptocurrency treasury to 1,582 BTC and 2,830 ETH, according to PR Newswire. Mining Efficiency and Expansion Under the leadership…

According to State Street’s 2025 global research, big investors are moving past trial runs and making clear bets on digital assets and blockchain. Nearly 60% of surveyed institutional investors say they plan to raise their crypto allocation in the next year. Average exposure is expected to double within three years, signaling firm plans rather than idle talk. Institutions Are Boosting Digital Asset Allocations Reports have disclosed that private markets are the first target. Private equity and private fixed income topped the list for tokenization, as firms look to open up illiquid holdings and make them easier to trade. By 2030,…

Company announces new initiative to bring authentication to the enterprise, solving trust and verification at scale Eightco will serve as the global authentication and trust layer that corporations rely on The Company is supported by a select group of strategic and institutional investors including: BitMine (BMNR), MOZAYYX, World Foundation, Wedbush, Coinfund, Discovery Capital Management, FalconX, Kraken, Pantera, GSR, Brevan Howard and more EASTON, Pa., Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Eightco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBS) today announced the launch of a new pilot program focused on advancing AI authentication for the enterprise. The initiative will identify and develop innovative approaches to…

Online prediction market Kalshi has raised more than $300 million at a $5 billion valuation as prediction markets move into the financial mainstream, according to a report by the New York Times on Friday.The company will now allow users in over 140 countries to place bets, marking its first major international expansion, the article said.Kalshi projects $50 billion in annualized trading volume this year, up from $300 million last year, and now holds more than 60% of global market share, surpassing rival Polymarket.The funding round was led by major investors including Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, CapitalG, and Coinbase Ventures,…

BNB Smart Chain activity surges as token swaps dominate network usage.BNB Smart Chain (BSC), the flagship network of the BNB ecosystem, on Thursday reached a new milestone of 5 trillion gas used in a single day as on-chain activity surged.This was driven largely by 24 million swap transactions, which accounted for 77% of all network activity, a BNB spokesperson told The Defiant. BSC is currently the third-largest blockchain with a total value locked (TVL) of over $9.5 billion, up 90% from $5 billion in March, per DeFiLlama. This comes after the network fully adopted a 0.05 Gwei standard gas price…

Bitcoin’s latest pullback has little to do with crypto-native flows and everything to do with the dollar, according to chief crypto analyst at Real Vision Jamie Coutts. Sharing two charts on X, Coutts argued that a rebound in the US Dollar Index (DXY) is briefly tightening global liquidity and pressuring risk assets across the board. “Bitcoin’s dip isn’t mysterious — it’s macro,” he wrote. Why Is Bitcoin Down? “The dollar’s rebound is tightening global liquidity. DXY is retesting 100–101 — a key resistance and natural mean-reversion zone after one of the sharpest declines in decades in 1H25. Positioning had become…

Bitcoin has bounced to over $121,000 from overnight lows under $120,000 alongside sharp gains in privacy coins such as ZEC and DASH. Traders on decentralized exchanges continued to lean bullish, preferring out-of-the-money higher strike BTC and ETH calls. Most analysts retained constructive bias. “The market is coiling at elevated levels, calm, liquid, and quietly bullish. Institutional flows remain the backbone of this phase, with ETFs acting as the liquidity bridge between traditional and digital finance. Despite short-term chop, the macro liquidity wave, corporate adoption, and structural inflows all argue for continuation,” Timothy Misir, head of research at BRN, said. Derivatives…

Key takeawaysSWIFT powers most of the world’s bank transfers through its messaging network, while Ripple uses XRP to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper.Beyond payments, XRP is also used for remittances and is being explored for tokenized loyalty and DeFi applications, with institutions like SBI Holdings testing integrations.SWIFT is developing a blockchain-based ledger for real-time payments, interoperable with major networks and supporting tokenized assets.SWIFT still faces challenges like outdated systems, regulatory hurdles, institutional inertia and competition from Ripple’s expanding network.Cross-border payments move trillions of dollars each year, and two names dominate: the long-established SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication)…