Oliver Knight

Oliver Knight is the co-leader of CoinDesk data tokens and data team. Before joining CoinDesk in 2022 Oliver spent three years as the chief reporter at Coin Rivet. He first started investing in bitcoin in 2013 and spent a period of his career working at a market making firm in the UK. He does not currently have any crypto holdings.

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Pananalapi

Plasma’s XPL Token Crashes 80% as Hype Fades Amid Woeful Debut

Once billed as the “blockchain for stablecoins,” Plasma’s XPL token has plunged from its $1.67 peak to $0.31 amid low network activity and waning sentiment

Plasma (Ramon Salinero/Unsplash)

Patakaran

Australia's AUSTRAC Fines Cryptolink as Part of Crypto ATM Crackdown

AUSTRAC has fined Cryptolink 56,340 Australian dollars ($37,000) after identifying "weaknesses" in the company's AML/CTF compliance.

Australia dollars (Squirrel/Pixabay)

Merkado

Stellar Edges 1.5% Higher Breaking $0.32 Amid Institutional Accumulation

XLM demonstrates resilience with modest gains and exceptional volume surge, signaling potential momentum building beneath current consolidation patterns.

Stellar Lumens (XLM) Rises 1.5% with 134% Volume Surge Signaling Institutional Accumulation and Potential Breakout

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Merkado

HBAR Consolidates at $0.2010 as Volume Surge Signals Distribution

Hedera faces selling pressure at $0.2055 resistance as trading volume explodes 137% above average, marking institutional distribution amid choppy price action.

"HBAR Falls 0.3% Amid 137% Volume Surge Signaling Institutional Distribution at $0.2055 Resistance"

Pananalapi

MegaETH Raises $450M in Oversubscribed Token Sale Backed by Ethereum Founders

The high-speed Ethereum layer-2 drew nearly nine times its target as over 14,000 investors rushed in.

Cars speed round a racing track.

Merkado

Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin Consolidates at $113K Ahead of Potential U.S.-China Trade Deal

The crypto market paused midweek as traders looked to the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate call and progress on a potential U.S.-China trade agreement.

Donald Trump (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Pananalapi

Memecoin Tied to CZ Statue Crashes 99% After Binance Founder Disowns It

A Washington, D.C. statue of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao became the center of a memecoin frenzy after the “czstatue” token surged 27,000% in a day before collapsing to near zero.

Chanpeng "CZ" Zhao (Nikhilesh De/Modified by CoinDesk)

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Merkado

Core Scientific Holders Poised to Reject CoreWeave Merger, Jefferies Says

The bank said investors are likely to vote down the deal on Oct. 30, betting Core Scientific can create more value on its own.

Core Scientific's Marble facility in North Carolina. (Core Scientific)

Crypto Daybook Americas

Stablecoin Inflows Rise Before Fed Rate Decision: Crypto Daybook Americas

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 29, 2025

Federal Reserve Building in Washington D.C.