The report murmurs that crypto is still a shiny speculation, but it’s growing up fast and sauntering into the mainstream like a cat wearing shiny new shoes. Bitcoin, it says, is a kind of “digital gold,” strutting in the broader family of real assets, while keeping a neat leash on balanced portfolios. ✨🐈⬛
And let’s not forget the plucky Ethereum spot ETFs, which also had their moment in the sun with a $1.3 billion net inflow. All nine of the blighters reported positive gains, which is more than one can say for my last punt on the ponies. 🐎💨
XRP tried to party at $3.07 but got ghosted by sellers on high volume. It’s like showing up to a party only to realize it’s BYOB and you brought nothing. 🥴 Back to $2.98 it went, because that’s where the cool kids (buyers) hang out. Institutions were like, “Yeah, we’re still into this,” despite the drama. 💼✨
In an interview that could have been staged in a dim room with a single flickering lamp, Juan Leon, Senior Investment Strategist at Bitwise Asset Management, spoke of the faithful throng-the XRP Army-who kept their vigil. “The XRP Army,” he said, “is among the most organized, most vocal, most stubbornly hopeful crowds in this crypto theater.”
A few hours later, the sprightly Oleg Ogienko, A7A5’s director for regulatory and overseas affairs, took to the stage with a speech that could’ve been titled “How to Juggle Compliance with a Wink and a Nod.” His stablecoin, backed by Russia’s state-owned Promsvyazbank (sanctioned by the U.S., U.K., and others for funding defense contracts), was the sort of guest who arrives uninvited to a tea party and insists on hosting the next one. 🧨
Thus emboldened, institutions and individuals alike have flocked to these tokens with all the enthusiasm of a debutante at her first ball.
And, of course, the APT token did what any sensible asset would do when its fate is bound to Bitwise: it soared. In March 2025, APT decided to make a dramatic 18% leap, landing at a fabulous $6.48. Fast forward to October 2025, the momentum didn’t just fade away – it sprinted ahead with a nearly 30% surge, hitting a delectable $5.37. Trading volume? Oh, just a modest $3.98 billion. No biggie, really.
According to reports by Bitcoinist (yes, that’s a real thing), FTX kicked off a $1.6 billion payout to creditors on September 30. 🎉🤑 The lucky recipients? US customers, international customers, and the “generally unsecured creditors” club. Because nothing says “I’m sorry for losing your money” like a multi-billion-dollar payout, right? 😏
It’s not about speculation anymore, darlings. It’s about survival. When the local currency melts faster than a sorbet on a summer’s day and banks take a week to clear payments, stablecoins are the new cash. And just as the curtain rises on this financial drama, enter Best Wallet Token ($BEST), the leading lady of the crypto stage. 🎭
While Binance was bathing in crypto glory, poor OKX and Bybit were left fighting over crumbs with $1.61 billion and $1.33 billion, respectively. 😢🥉 DeFiLlama’s data never lies, folks-it’s a Binance world, and we’re just living in it. 🌍👑