Key Points: Stripe’s Tempo just raised $500M at a $5B valuation, signaling serious institutional confidence in blockchain-based payments. Built for real-world financial applications, Tempo is poised to reshape how stablecoins and crypto payments operate at scale. Low-cap gems like $BEST offer a front-row seat to the next wave of crypto payment innovation. Stripe CEO Patrick […]

Charles Hoskinson wants Cardano’s Midnight network to be the biggest smart contract platform by 2026.

JPMorgan attributes the recent Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) sell-off to crypto-native leverage rather than institutional exits, noting that spot ETFs and CME futures absorbed minimal forced selling while perpetual futures markets faced sharp deleveraging across both assets. Bitcoin fell 13.1% from $122,316 on Oct. 3 to $106,329 by Oct. 17, while perpetual open interest […]

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 18th, 2025] Singapore, Singapore, 17 October 2025 — Ryder, the company behind the easiest to use crypto hardware wallet, Ryder One, that gives users crypto security in 60 seconds or less, announces the close of a $3.2M seed funding round, led by Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates. Other […]

Switzerland’s gambling regulator files a criminal complaint against FIFA Collect, alleging the NFT platform operates as an unlicensed gambling provider. Switzerland’s Gambling Supervisory Authority (GESPA) has filed a criminal complaint now. Specifically, the complaint is against FIFA Collect, which is an effective non-fungible token (NFT) platform by FIFA. GESPA claims the platform amounts to an […]

The post Vitalik Buterin Proposes New Way to Measure Ethereum’s Crypto Performance  appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Ethereum is exploring new ways to measure and improve performance of cryptographic systems.  Co-founder Vitalik Buterin is now calling for a shift in how developers assess cryptographic systems like zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) and fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), […]

The market is slowly shifting out of its recent correction phase, and investors are already looking for the best altcoins to invest in. One key theme in this cycle has been capital rotation between established and early-stage tokens. On one side are established names like Solana and XRP. On the other side is Digitap ($TAP), […]

Singapore, Singapore, October 18th, 2025, Chainwire Singapore, Singapore, 17 October 2025 — Ryder, the company behind the easiest to use crypto hardware wallet, Ryder One, that gives users crypto security in 60 seconds or less, announces the close of a $3.2M seed funding round, led by Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates. Other participants include […]

A $500 million XRP shift by Ripple comes at a significant time in the market.

DeFi Development Corp. has acquired 86,307 additional SOL at an average price of $110.91, increasing its total SOL holdings to more than 2.19 million. The company now holds roughly $426 million in SOL as it continues to execute its long-term staking and yield strategy. Fresh Acquisition Strengthens DeFi Dev Corp’s Solana Treasury DeFi Development Corp. […]