Bitcoin
Kraken Launches BTC and ETH Options for Eligible EEA Traders
Kraken Pro adds cash-settled Bitcoin and Ethereum options for eligible EEA clients, sharing futures collateral and offering four expiry classes.
MARKETS & PAYMENTS
Markets & Payments
Follow changes in digital-asset markets, stablecoins and payment networks. We examine figures, company statements and market events, explain the evidence behind each story, and make clear what remains uncertain.
Bitcoin
Crypto Business
NBA Names Kalshi and Polymarket Preferred Exchanges, Signs CFTC Deal
NBA names Kalshi and Polymarket preferred prediction market exchanges and signs a CFTC integrity agreement, adding rules for trading and official data.
Crypto Business
Binance Adds Four Stock-Linked Perpetual Futures With Up to 20x Leverage
Binance launched USDT-settled perpetual contracts tied to EIDO, EQT, STM and ABBV on October 26, with 24/7 trading and maximum leverage of 20x.
Crypto Business
ECB Pushes Digital Euro for Payment Independence, Targets 2027 Pilot
The ECB says a digital euro could reduce reliance on foreign payment networks, with a real-transaction pilot planned for 2027 and launch still subject to EU law.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Retail Deposits on Binance Hit Six-Month High as Whale Inflows Fall
CryptoQuant data shows retail-classified Bitcoin deposits to Binance at $10.75 billion over 30 days, while whale inflows have fallen to $3.8 billion.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Holds Near $80,000 as Oil Eases Ahead of Fed Meeting
Bitcoin holds near $80,000 while Brent crude eases to $115.48 ahead of the Fed's October 27–28 meeting. Here's what the market signals mean.
Markets & Payments
HSBC Launches RedCoin Stablecoin Through PayMe in Hong Kong
HSBC has launched its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, RedCoin, through PayMe. Wallet access will roll out in stages to more than 3.3 million users, with payments first and tokenised investments planned later.
Altcoins
Analysis: Bitquery’s RLUSD Data Shows Why XRPL Payment Counts Need Context
Bitquery counted 7.82 million RLUSD payments on XRPL over 30 days, but reported that 99.6% of the payments in its sample were tiny transfers from a 110-wallet cluster. Transaction counts alone can misrepresent adoption.
Altcoins
RLUSD Supply on XRP Ledger Rises $27.8M as Nearly 6,000 New Accounts Appear
XRPL Dashboard recorded a $27.8 million rise in RLUSD supply and 5,971 new accounts in its latest 24-hour snapshot. The figures show ledger activity, but do not independently prove payment adoption.
Crypto Business
SoFi Launches Interest-Bearing Tokenized Deposits for Crypto Customers
SoFi has launched SoFi Earn, a bank-issued tokenized deposit for consumers that can earn variable interest and be converted into SoFiUSD for crypto purchases or blockchain transfers.