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While the larger crypto market is facing a correction, Hedera (HBAR) is experiencing a breakout rally, following an ETF launch confirmation. According to CoinGecko data, HBAR has rallied 11.1% in the last 24 hours, 18.4% in the last week, 7.3% in the 14-day charts, and 324.5% since October 2024. Despite the massive upswing, HBAR is still down by 3.6% over the previous month. HBAR’s rally goes against the market-wide pattern. Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen 1.7% in the last 24 hours to the $113,000 price level. Let’s discuss why HBAR is rallying and if it will continue. Source: CoinGecko Will Hedera’s ETF Launch Sustain its Rally? Will We Face a Correction? Source: OhMyFacts The latest rally comes after Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas took to X and confirmed that Canary’s Hedera ETF will make its debut today, Oct. 28. 2025. The rally could have been triggered by investors anticipating a surge in institutional inflows after the ETF launch. Confirmed. The Exchange has...

Bitcoin (BTC) is entering its most historically bullish period of the year, with data showing that late October through early November has delivered the highest probability of positive returns over the past decade. A 10-year seasonality Analysis indicates that Bitcoin has recorded gains in up to 90% of instances during this timeframe, according to insights shared by charting platform TrendSpider.  Bitcoin seasonality chart. Source: TrendSpider This pattern has often preceded major rallies, including the strong uptrends seen in 2017 and 2020, as investor sentiment and liquidity typically strengthen heading into year-end. Market observers note that Bitcoin’s seasonal trend aligns with the ongoing consolidation phase around the $110,000 spot, suggesting conditions could be favorable for another leg higher. The pattern held true in 2024, when Bitcoin surged past $100,000 for the first time, fueled by spot ETF inflows, renewed institutional demand, and growing regu...

In a dramatic rebound, XRP has seen a sharp influx of capital within 24 hours, adding nearly $30 billion to its market capitalization following one of the steepest single-day declines in its history. As of press time, XRP’s market cap stood at $143.3 billion, up from $114.8 billion a day earlier, an inflow of $28.5 billion.  XRP market cap chart. Source: CoinMarketCap The recovery comes just a day after the cryptocurrency suffered an unprecedented sell-off on October 10, when the broader market faced massive liquidations. During the flash crash, XRP’s market value plunged 50% in just 30 minutes, dropping from $161 billion at 4:50 PM ET to $80 billion by 5:20 PM ET. The collapse was part of a wider $19 billion liquidation wave across the crypto sector that sent major tokens tumbling. Crypto market crash  Notably, the sudden crash stemmed from the broader market sell-off sparked by President Trump’s announcement of 100% tariffs on Chinese goods and n...

Stable: The First Stablechain Built for USDT Welcome to Stable — the first blockchain designed exclusively for stablecoins, powered by USDT , the world’s most used digital dollar. With over $150 billion in circulation and more than 350 million global users , USDT has become the backbone of crypto markets, DeFi, and international payments. Yet despite its ubiquity, the infrastructure it runs on hasn’t kept pace with growing demand. Fees remain unpredictable, transactions aren’t always fast, and users are often forced to juggle volatile gas tokens just to move stablecoins. Enterprises face scalability bottlenecks and compliance hurdles, while developers wrestle with unnecessary complexities. Stable was created to change that. It is a high-throughput Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built to move stablecoins at scale, enabling gas-free transfers, sub-second finality, ultra-low costs, and enterprise-grade Features . In short, the world’s most used asset finally has a chain worthy of it. What ...

Spot crypto ETFs are set to dominate October 2025, as 16 applications reach their final SEC approval deadlines right now. The SEC approval process for these spot crypto ETFs could actually trigger an altcoin rally and increase crypto inflows, with analysts calling this an “ enormous ” month for cryptocurrency investors. NEW: Here is a list of all the filings and/or applications I'm tracking for Crypto ETPs here in the US. There are 92 line items in this spreadsheet. You will almost certainly have to squint and zoom to see but best I can do on here pic.twitter.com/lDhRGEQBoW — James Seyffart (@JSeyff) August 28, 2025 Spot Crypto ETFs Await SEC Approval While Altcoin Rally Heats Up Source: Watcher Guru Multiple decision deadlines have been scheduled by the SEC throughout October for various altcoin spot crypto ETFs, including products for Solana, XRP, Litecoin, and even Dogecoin . ETF analyst James Seyffart has been tracking 92 crypto ETF filings at the time of writing, ...

The hacker linked to the $300 million Coinbase heist is back in action, continuing to deploy stolen funds, this time on the Ethereum (ETH) network. On-chain Analysis reveals that the wallet linked to the exploit purchased 3,976 ETH, worth $18.9 million, at $4,756 per coin, according to data retrieved by Finbold from Arkham on September 13. This isn’t the attacker’s first move. Over the past week, blockchain analysts have tracked multiple high-value swaps from the wallet, including significant purchases of ETH and stablecoins like DAI. As reported by Finbold in late August, the hacker also bought 38,126 SOL worth about $7.95 million at an average price of $209. On July 20, the wallet added 649.62 ETH valued at $2.31 million, purchased at an average of $3,561 per coin. These transactions suggest a diversification strategy, with the attacker spreading funds across major blockchain ecosystems while routing activity through decentralized exchanges and aggregators t...

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An artificial intelligence (AI) model is projecting that XRP is likely to establish its price above the $3 mark at the start of October, a level that has served as a key support. In recent days, XRP has mainly been consolidating, trading in tandem with the broader cryptocurrency market. As of press time, the asset was valued at $3.02, up 1.8% in the last 24 hours and over 6% on the weekly timeframe. XRP seven-day price chart. Source: Finbold XRP October 1 prediction To gauge how XRP might trade on October 1, Finbold turned to OpenAI’s latest AI model, ChatGPT-5, which projected that the asset could trade around $3.30 by October 1, 2025.  With support established in the $2.80 to $2.85 range, ChatGPT-5 noted that this level must hold for the bullish setup to remain intact.  To this end, the model identified three major catalysts shaping price action: ongoing speculation over a potential exchange-traded fund (ETF), easing macroeconomic conditions impr...

Nike, a global company that designs and sells athletic footwear and apparel, and the team behind the Clone X non-fungible token collections, has partnered with Yuga Labs, the digital asset firm managing the Otherside metaverse, to launch non-fungible token avatars in the Otherside metaverse. The new integration appears when the CloneX NFT floor is down more than 84% from its initial all-time high. CloneX Enters The Otherside Metaverse In a September 10 blog post, Prezdent.eth, the chief executive officer of CloneX, confirmed that they have partnered with the Yuga Labs team to launch non-fungible token avatars on the Otherside metaverse. Yuga Labs is a blockchain technology and Web3 company best known in the NFT market for creating the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Bored Ape Kennel Club, and Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT collections. 👀👀 — dutchee (@DutcheeWasHERE) September 10, 2025 The Bored Ape creator is also the team behind the metaverse project, Otherside, which ...

Ripple’s UN recognition from the United Nations Capital Development Fund has actually sparked massive excitement in the crypto market right now, positioning XRP blockchain adoption as a cornerstone of future global payment systems. With SEC spot ETF pending decisions and some bullish XRP price December 2025 forecasts emerging, the Ripple future forecast looks increasingly promising for investors worldwide at the time of writing. Bloomberg Confirms There are 15 pending $XRP ETFs with SEC. pic.twitter.com/0F4Qb8pk6U — TheCryptoBasic (@thecryptobasic) August 29, 2025 Ripple UN Recognition Spurs XRP Blockchain Adoption and Price Forecast Source: Medium UN Officially Endorses Ripple’s Technology Ripple and, officially, Stellar have been supported by the United Nations Capital Development Fund as participants in a disruptive international payment system. In fact, this Ripple UN recognition occurred in a recent UNCDF webinar, in which both blockchain platforms were defined as esse...

Ethereum layer-two network Starknet has experienced two outages in short succession, following its latest “Grinta” upgrade. The transition hasn’t gone smoothly, to put it mildly.  Starknet went offline for just over two hours this morning, between 2:23am and 4:36am UTC, before the team announced that the network was “back online and fully operational.” Not two hours later, however, another announcement came that Starknet was “experiencing another downtime.” The team’s latest update states it’s “deploying a fix now” and “expects the network to be operational shortly.” Status update: Starknet is experiencing another downtime. Our engineers are hard at work fixing the issues. More details will be shared when we know more. We understand this situation can be frustrating and thank you for your patience. https://t.co/dU025BVcbq — Starknet (@Starknet) September 2, 2025 Read more: Coinbase Base network halts for 44 minutes due to ‘unsaf...