Stellar’s Chaotic Waltz: ETPs, Fintech Foes, and the $0.32 Tango 💃🕺

During the 23-hour trading session ending October 16, XLM’s volatility was a spectacle to behold-a 5% range, no less! Early weakness gave way to institutional buying, a midday rebound as predictable as a soap opera plot twist. Yet, the finale was a tragicomic dip from $0.33 to just under $0.32 in the final hour, a denouement worthy of Chekhov. 🇷🇺🎭

How a Bold Idea and $75M Are Trying to Save Us from a Power Crisis 🥴

Daylight, a network supposedly built to tame the burning star we worship-solar energy-now offers their product as a “subscription.” No more needing a small fortune to buy those shiny panels and batteries locking consumers in like a bad marriage-over $30,000 just to get started! And the testnet? Launched in 2024-fancy, huh? 💰

BlackRock’s New Fund: Wall Street’s Crypto Gamble 🚀💰

The fund, apparently, will hold only cash and U.S. Treasuries-because nothing says “compliance” like a stack of paper that’s as exciting as a spreadsheet. But fear not! It also boasts “tokenization capabilities” for faster settlements, which is just a fancy way of saying, “We’ll send your money faster… if you’re lucky.” 🚀

Crypto Market Soars to New Heights: $4 Trillion! Is it 2021 Again? Find Out Now!

CoinGecko’s freshly minted Q3 2025 Crypto Industry Report called this the “second leg of recovery.” Oh, how poetic. And all that recovery was made possible by liquidity pouring in, institutional big shots returning to the party, and, of course, the magic of frantic trading activity. It’s like the market caught a second wind after its rather sleepy first half of the year.

Stablecoins Hit $314B Market Cap – Will Citigroup and Visa Steal Tether’s Throne?

The stablecoin market, dear reader, is soaring like a rocket on a sugar high, with a shiny new all-time high of $314 billion. Yes, you read that right! Tether’s USDT and Circle’s (CRCL) USDC are the main culprits in this money frenzy, according to Canaccord Genuity. Now, I’m not saying it’s all magic, but let’s face it, the stars are aligning for these digital coins.