Trending News: Bitcoin’s Biggest Deleveraging Event Driven by Crypto-Native Traders, Not Traditional FinanceStrategy Bears Outpace Bitcoin Bears, Break Key Bull Market SupportAnalysts Say Bitcoin’s October Pullback Hides Underlying Strength, May Align with GoldAsia Morning Briefing: QCP Highlights Global Liquidity, Not Fed Rate Cuts, as Market DriverXRP Holding Near $2.40 May Spark a Strong Relief Rally if Whales Reduce Selling PressurePaxos Mistakenly Issues $300T of PayPal Stablecoin, Surpassing USD’s $2.4T CirculationDOGE trading desk flows suggest a potential bottoming; monitor $0.214 flip for momentum trigger.Bitcoin Treasury Companies Are Slowing Their BTC AccumulationRipple and Immunefi Kick Off $200K Bug Bounty for XRPL’s New Institutional Lending ProtocolWazirX to Resume Operations Within 10 Days, Hack Victims to Get Crypto and Recovery TokensBitcoin Stabilizes Around $111K as Traders Digest China Tensions and Cooling Risk AppetiteVisa Aims to Build the Infrastructure for Lending in ‘Onchain Finance,’ Its Rebrand of DeFiHow Far Could Bitcoin Fall If the $107K–$110K Support Zone Breaks?Bitfarms Announces $300 Million Convertible Note Sale as Shares Slide in Pre-Market TradeIREN and WULF Stocks Surge Following Announcement of $1B Debt OfferingsCoinbase Welcomes Binance’s BNB Token with “Blue Carpet” LaunchBNB Steadies Around $1,190 Amid China Merchants Bank Launching Tokenized Fund on Its BlockchainBlackRock’s Evy Hambro Says Gold Remains Fairly Priced by Purchasing-Power MetricsRipple Extends Custody Services to Africa After Launching RLUSDHBAR Steady at $0.19 Amid Global Challenges Testing Crypto Market StrengthOn-Chain Data Shows LuBian Wallet Transfers $1B+ in BTC After Three Years DormantBTC Bears Remain Cautious Even as Powell Hints at Approaching End of QTXRP Holds $2.40 Support After 6% Drop, Eyes $2.65 ResistanceCoinbase Plans to Boost Stake in India’s Major Crypto ExchangeFinery Markets Notes OTC Desks Played Key Role Absorbing Shock During Crypto Liquidation CrisisAsia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Holds Steady on Structural Demand Following $20B LiquidationK33 Says Bitcoin’s Leveraged Sell-Off Creates Accumulation OpportunityStablecoin Market Approaches $300B as New Platforms Expand Use Beyond Trading: ArtemisBitdeer Shares Jump 30% as Crypto Miner Expands Into AI and Data CentersBenchmark Raises CompoSecure Price Target to $24 Following Arculus Crypto UpgradeVolatility Shares Proposes 5x Leveraged ETFs for Bitcoin, Ether, and XRPBitcoin Miner Stocks Rally as BlackRock, Nvidia, and Microsoft Back $40B AI Data Center PushCrypto Markets Today: Traders Shift to Defense as Crypto Underperforms Stocks and GoldCME Launches Its First Options Contracts for XRP and SOLFollowing the October 10 crypto sell-off, Bitwise’s CIO applies a three-question framework and sees no enduring impact.William Blair: Stablecoins Set to Upend Global Payments InfrastructureHistorical Echo: The Last U.S. Government Shutdown Coincided With Bitcoin’s Bear Market Low.Historic Crypto Meltdown Wipes Out $16B in Long Positions Amid Market TurmoilBitcoin’s Sudden Crash Triggers $7B in Crypto Liquidations Amid Trump’s China Tariff ThreatEther Drops 7%, Sparking $600M in Crypto LiquidationsFilecoin Falls Up to 7% Amid Rising Selling PressureAAVE Falls Below Crucial Support as Crypto Market WeakensLINK Drops 4% Amid Rising Selling Pressure on ChainlinkHBAR Drops 6% on Rising Volume as Broader Market Sees CapitulationTrump’s China Tariff Threat Pushes Bitcoin Below $119KMorgan Stanley Expands Crypto Access to Entire Client Base as Wall Street Embraces Digital Assets – CNBCBernstein: Bitcoin Miners Step Up as Crucial AI Infrastructure Providers Amid Energy ConstraintsBitcoin Rebounds Against Bearish Moving Averages as Key ETFs Signal Risk-OffMetaplanet Suspends Stock Sales to Focus on Bitcoin AcquisitionBitcoin Traders Turn Bullish Ahead of Potential Short Squeeze as Chinese Memecoins Plunge“Distribution Drives Gains”: BNB’s 129% Rally Echoes Solana’s 2024 SurgeCould Cardano ETF Get Approval Before Year-End Despite Government Shutdown?Bitcoin Mining Stocks Jump in Pre-Market as Sector Approaches $90B ValuationChina Tightens Rare Earth Export Rules Ahead of Trump-Xi SummitBitcoin’s Implied Volatility Hits 2.5-Month High as Seasonal Strength EmergesPrivacy Coins Zcash, Dash, and Railgun Surge as Investors Revisit 2018 TrendsBitcoin ‘OG’ Whale Places $400M+ Bet on BTC DeclineXRP Fights to Break $3 as Spot Buying WeakensXRP, DOGE, SOL Dip on Friday as $2.7B Flows into Bitcoin ETFs This WeekAsia Morning Brief: POLY by Polymarket May Anchor Oracle ReturnsMichael Saylor’s Approach Paves the Way for Bitcoin-Backed Fixed Income Market, Says BenchmarkRipple Enters Bahrain, Driving Momentum for RLUSDBitcoin Falls Below Crucial Support as Dollar Gains Ahead of Powell’s RemarksNEAR Activity Surges as Zcash’s Zashi Wallet Uses It for Private SwapsArthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Crash Unlikely as Four-Year Cycle EndsXRP Faces Rejection at $2.93, Dips to $2.85 Support Following Unsuccessful BreakoutDOGE Faces Rejection at $0.26, Declines 2% Amid Profit-TakingGemini Strengthens Australian Presence Following AUSTRAC RegistrationAsia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Pushes Higher Amid Uncertainty Over Key DriversPantera Leads $15M Seed Round for TransCrypts to Grow Blockchain Identity PlatformBitcoin Climbs Past $123K on Miner Activity; VanEck Projects BTC Could Hit $644K With Gold RallyKerrisdale Capital Turns Its Attention to Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion in Latest Short-Selling MoveXLM Drops 5% as Critical Support Fails to HoldHBAR Drops 5% Amid Delays to Key ETF Approvals Caused by Government ShutdownBitcoin Dips Under $121K Amid Pause in Gold and Silver RalliesCiti Names OSL as Leading Pick in Hong Kong’s Crypto MarketBNB Drops 2% as Memecoin Gains Fade Despite “Hard to Ignore” RallyCrypto Update: Bitcoin Dips to $121.5K Amid Strong Dollar; Binance Launches ‘Meme Rush’Bitwise Predicts Bitcoin ETF Inflows Will Hit Record Highs in Q4JPMorgan Projects Limited Solana ETF Inflows Even If SEC Gives Green LightBitwise CEO: Crypto Investors Are Adopting Wall Street’s Classic Investment PlaybookTwo Prime Sets New Record With $827 Million in Bitcoin-Backed Loans for Q3Bitcoin Surges to All-Time High vs Yen Amid Japan’s PM Sanae Reviving ‘Abenomics’ PoliciesBitcoin Eyes $140K by Month-End as Tuesday Sell-Off Pushes ETH, XRP, and SOL Down 5%XRP Faces Downside Pressure as Price Forms ‘Lower Highs’ While Bitcoin Hits Fresh Peaks“Dogecoin Drops 8% as Whale Buying Stabilizes at $0.25”Gold Surges Above $4,000 as Bitcoin Pulls Back and Dollar Index Hits Two-Month Peak$10.1B in Unrealized Gains Held by Bitcoin’s Short-Term Whales — Could a Sell-Off Be Coming?XRP Falls to $2.90 Amid $500M in Liquidations from Overextended Bullish PositionsStellar (XLM) Climbs Strongly on Renewed Institutional Buying PressureAsia Morning Briefing: Singapore Regulators Clarify Token2049 Organizer Isn’t Subject to Russia Sanctions Despite A7A5 PresenceGlassnode Reports 97% of Bitcoin Supply Now Profitable, Highlighting a Surge in On-Chain GainsIREN Drops 6% Following $875M Convertible Note AnnouncementHistorically, this pattern has signaled Bitcoin’s short-term peaks—but current conditions could make it an exception.HBAR Surges After Exiting Consolidation on ETF Optimism and Growing Investor DemandInvestors Bought the Dip as Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Recorded Strong Inflows on Tuesday.DOT Pauses as Polkadot Recovers from Recent Sell-OffDecentralized AI Platform Recall Sets Date for Token Generation EventPEPE Drops 7% Amid Spiking Volumes as Memecoin Sector Pulls BackChinese Memecoins Spark Frenzy on BNB Chain as CZ-Backed Push Creates Millionaires
Sat. Oct 18th, 2025
Trending News: Bitcoin’s Biggest Deleveraging Event Driven by Crypto-Native Traders, Not Traditional FinanceStrategy Bears Outpace Bitcoin Bears, Break Key Bull Market SupportAnalysts Say Bitcoin’s October Pullback Hides Underlying Strength, May Align with GoldAsia Morning Briefing: QCP Highlights Global Liquidity, Not Fed Rate Cuts, as Market DriverXRP Holding Near $2.40 May Spark a Strong Relief Rally if Whales Reduce Selling PressurePaxos Mistakenly Issues $300T of PayPal Stablecoin, Surpassing USD’s $2.4T CirculationDOGE trading desk flows suggest a potential bottoming; monitor $0.214 flip for momentum trigger.Bitcoin Treasury Companies Are Slowing Their BTC AccumulationRipple and Immunefi Kick Off $200K Bug Bounty for XRPL’s New Institutional Lending ProtocolWazirX to Resume Operations Within 10 Days, Hack Victims to Get Crypto and Recovery TokensBitcoin Stabilizes Around $111K as Traders Digest China Tensions and Cooling Risk AppetiteVisa Aims to Build the Infrastructure for Lending in ‘Onchain Finance,’ Its Rebrand of DeFiHow Far Could Bitcoin Fall If the $107K–$110K Support Zone Breaks?Bitfarms Announces $300 Million Convertible Note Sale as Shares Slide in Pre-Market TradeIREN and WULF Stocks Surge Following Announcement of $1B Debt OfferingsCoinbase Welcomes Binance’s BNB Token with “Blue Carpet” LaunchBNB Steadies Around $1,190 Amid China Merchants Bank Launching Tokenized Fund on Its BlockchainBlackRock’s Evy Hambro Says Gold Remains Fairly Priced by Purchasing-Power MetricsRipple Extends Custody Services to Africa After Launching RLUSDHBAR Steady at $0.19 Amid Global Challenges Testing Crypto Market StrengthOn-Chain Data Shows LuBian Wallet Transfers $1B+ in BTC After Three Years DormantBTC Bears Remain Cautious Even as Powell Hints at Approaching End of QTXRP Holds $2.40 Support After 6% Drop, Eyes $2.65 ResistanceCoinbase Plans to Boost Stake in India’s Major Crypto ExchangeFinery Markets Notes OTC Desks Played Key Role Absorbing Shock During Crypto Liquidation CrisisAsia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Holds Steady on Structural Demand Following $20B LiquidationK33 Says Bitcoin’s Leveraged Sell-Off Creates Accumulation OpportunityStablecoin Market Approaches $300B as New Platforms Expand Use Beyond Trading: ArtemisBitdeer Shares Jump 30% as Crypto Miner Expands Into AI and Data CentersBenchmark Raises CompoSecure Price Target to $24 Following Arculus Crypto UpgradeVolatility Shares Proposes 5x Leveraged ETFs for Bitcoin, Ether, and XRPBitcoin Miner Stocks Rally as BlackRock, Nvidia, and Microsoft Back $40B AI Data Center PushCrypto Markets Today: Traders Shift to Defense as Crypto Underperforms Stocks and GoldCME Launches Its First Options Contracts for XRP and SOLFollowing the October 10 crypto sell-off, Bitwise’s CIO applies a three-question framework and sees no enduring impact.William Blair: Stablecoins Set to Upend Global Payments InfrastructureHistorical Echo: The Last U.S. Government Shutdown Coincided With Bitcoin’s Bear Market Low.Historic Crypto Meltdown Wipes Out $16B in Long Positions Amid Market TurmoilBitcoin’s Sudden Crash Triggers $7B in Crypto Liquidations Amid Trump’s China Tariff ThreatEther Drops 7%, Sparking $600M in Crypto LiquidationsFilecoin Falls Up to 7% Amid Rising Selling PressureAAVE Falls Below Crucial Support as Crypto Market WeakensLINK Drops 4% Amid Rising Selling Pressure on ChainlinkHBAR Drops 6% on Rising Volume as Broader Market Sees CapitulationTrump’s China Tariff Threat Pushes Bitcoin Below $119KMorgan Stanley Expands Crypto Access to Entire Client Base as Wall Street Embraces Digital Assets – CNBCBernstein: Bitcoin Miners Step Up as Crucial AI Infrastructure Providers Amid Energy ConstraintsBitcoin Rebounds Against Bearish Moving Averages as Key ETFs Signal Risk-OffMetaplanet Suspends Stock Sales to Focus on Bitcoin AcquisitionBitcoin Traders Turn Bullish Ahead of Potential Short Squeeze as Chinese Memecoins Plunge“Distribution Drives Gains”: BNB’s 129% Rally Echoes Solana’s 2024 SurgeCould Cardano ETF Get Approval Before Year-End Despite Government Shutdown?Bitcoin Mining Stocks Jump in Pre-Market as Sector Approaches $90B ValuationChina Tightens Rare Earth Export Rules Ahead of Trump-Xi SummitBitcoin’s Implied Volatility Hits 2.5-Month High as Seasonal Strength EmergesPrivacy Coins Zcash, Dash, and Railgun Surge as Investors Revisit 2018 TrendsBitcoin ‘OG’ Whale Places $400M+ Bet on BTC DeclineXRP Fights to Break $3 as Spot Buying WeakensXRP, DOGE, SOL Dip on Friday as $2.7B Flows into Bitcoin ETFs This WeekAsia Morning Brief: POLY by Polymarket May Anchor Oracle ReturnsMichael Saylor’s Approach Paves the Way for Bitcoin-Backed Fixed Income Market, Says BenchmarkRipple Enters Bahrain, Driving Momentum for RLUSDBitcoin Falls Below Crucial Support as Dollar Gains Ahead of Powell’s RemarksNEAR Activity Surges as Zcash’s Zashi Wallet Uses It for Private SwapsArthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Crash Unlikely as Four-Year Cycle EndsXRP Faces Rejection at $2.93, Dips to $2.85 Support Following Unsuccessful BreakoutDOGE Faces Rejection at $0.26, Declines 2% Amid Profit-TakingGemini Strengthens Australian Presence Following AUSTRAC RegistrationAsia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Pushes Higher Amid Uncertainty Over Key DriversPantera Leads $15M Seed Round for TransCrypts to Grow Blockchain Identity PlatformBitcoin Climbs Past $123K on Miner Activity; VanEck Projects BTC Could Hit $644K With Gold RallyKerrisdale Capital Turns Its Attention to Tom Lee’s Bitmine Immersion in Latest Short-Selling MoveXLM Drops 5% as Critical Support Fails to HoldHBAR Drops 5% Amid Delays to Key ETF Approvals Caused by Government ShutdownBitcoin Dips Under $121K Amid Pause in Gold and Silver RalliesCiti Names OSL as Leading Pick in Hong Kong’s Crypto MarketBNB Drops 2% as Memecoin Gains Fade Despite “Hard to Ignore” RallyCrypto Update: Bitcoin Dips to $121.5K Amid Strong Dollar; Binance Launches ‘Meme Rush’Bitwise Predicts Bitcoin ETF Inflows Will Hit Record Highs in Q4JPMorgan Projects Limited Solana ETF Inflows Even If SEC Gives Green LightBitwise CEO: Crypto Investors Are Adopting Wall Street’s Classic Investment PlaybookTwo Prime Sets New Record With $827 Million in Bitcoin-Backed Loans for Q3Bitcoin Surges to All-Time High vs Yen Amid Japan’s PM Sanae Reviving ‘Abenomics’ PoliciesBitcoin Eyes $140K by Month-End as Tuesday Sell-Off Pushes ETH, XRP, and SOL Down 5%XRP Faces Downside Pressure as Price Forms ‘Lower Highs’ While Bitcoin Hits Fresh Peaks“Dogecoin Drops 8% as Whale Buying Stabilizes at $0.25”Gold Surges Above $4,000 as Bitcoin Pulls Back and Dollar Index Hits Two-Month Peak$10.1B in Unrealized Gains Held by Bitcoin’s Short-Term Whales — Could a Sell-Off Be Coming?XRP Falls to $2.90 Amid $500M in Liquidations from Overextended Bullish PositionsStellar (XLM) Climbs Strongly on Renewed Institutional Buying PressureAsia Morning Briefing: Singapore Regulators Clarify Token2049 Organizer Isn’t Subject to Russia Sanctions Despite A7A5 PresenceGlassnode Reports 97% of Bitcoin Supply Now Profitable, Highlighting a Surge in On-Chain GainsIREN Drops 6% Following $875M Convertible Note AnnouncementHistorically, this pattern has signaled Bitcoin’s short-term peaks—but current conditions could make it an exception.HBAR Surges After Exiting Consolidation on ETF Optimism and Growing Investor DemandInvestors Bought the Dip as Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Recorded Strong Inflows on Tuesday.DOT Pauses as Polkadot Recovers from Recent Sell-OffDecentralized AI Platform Recall Sets Date for Token Generation EventPEPE Drops 7% Amid Spiking Volumes as Memecoin Sector Pulls BackChinese Memecoins Spark Frenzy on BNB Chain as CZ-Backed Push Creates Millionaires
Sat. Oct 18th, 2025

Crypto Markets Today: Traders Shift to Defense as Crypto Underperforms Stocks and Gold

Crypto Markets Struggle as Bitcoin Holds $112,000, Altcoins Slide

Bitcoin traded near the lower end of its range on Wednesday, hovering around $112,000, while altcoins faced sharper losses.

Despite bullish moves in equities and precious metals, cryptocurrencies showed limited upside. BTC posted only modest gains, failing to keep pace with broader markets.

Altcoins underperformed, led by Fetch.ai (FET), which dropped 6.2% after Ocean Protocol exited the ASI Alliance and reportedly began offloading its tokens on Binance. MYX fell 10%, and PancakeSwap (CAKE) slid 4%, reflecting weakening momentum in the altcoin market. The “altcoin season” index on CoinMarketCap fell to 38/100, down from 67/100 earlier this month, signaling cooling interest in smaller digital assets.

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