Viral French Shopkeeper Turned Into a Million-Dollar Meme Coin Overnight
Key Takeaways PIERRE climbed from a $9,700 to over $1.7M market cap on Oct. 19, with $5.9M traded on Pumpswap in 24 hours. One Pump.fun trader turned $200 into $34,000, while 96.8% of 413,579 wallets made under $500 or lost money. France reported
Cardano Stablecoin Market Tops $70 Million As USDC Dominates Supply
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR: Stablecoins issued or circulating on Cardano reached roughly $70.2 million in DefiLlama’s October 18 snapshot, up about 31% over 30 days. USDC represents nearly two-thirds of that total. Cardano’s
Ripple Opens Wall Street Trading To Hyperliquid With New 24/7 Market Access
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR: Ripple Prime is offering eligible institutional clients exposure to perpetual derivatives referencing traditional assets through infrastructure connected to Hyperliquid. The service extends Ripple’s reach beyond cryptocurrency payments. Ripple is
Bitcoin Holds Above $80K as Markets Scale Back Fed Rate Hike Bets
Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $82,000 around Friday’s Wall Street open as crypto markets stabilized alongside a rebound in South Korean stocks. Key points: Bitcoin price volatility eased as South Korean stocks rebounded 2% on Friday, offering relief after a steep sell-off. Federal Reserve
Bloomberg Sees Bitcoin Price at $10K and Cryptoquant’s CEO Doesn’t Agree
Key Takeaways Bloomberg’s Mike McGlone said recently that bitcoin could revert to $10,000 if U.S. stocks drop 20%. Cryptoquant’s Ki Young Ju countered that $58B in ETF inflows and 1.3M treasury BTC imply a $30K floor. The next test is whether the Nasdaq
Michael Saylor’s Strategy in Trouble? MSCI’s New Rules Put Index Status at Risk
A May 2026 test identified Strategy, Metaplanet, and Yellow Cake as potential candidates for removal from MSCI’s index. Michael Saylor-led Strategy could face removal from major global stock indexes after MSCI approved new rules for companies it considers non-operating. The index provider
Two firms control corporate Bitcoin buys, even as business adoption broadens
Bitcoin treasury company Strive bought 2,822 BTC during Oct. 12-13, according to a filing released Oct. 14. The purchase adds fresh demand from one of the two firms dominating this year’s reported corporate accumulation. The update follows River’s Oct. 8 business-adoption report, which
LBank at 11: Eric He on Building an Exchange for More Than One Market Cycle
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Eleven years in crypto is not simply an anniversary. It means navigating multiple boom-and-bust cycles, changing asset narratives, exchange failures, and the growing convergence between traditional finance and onchain markets.
Strive Bitcoin Treasury Reaches 32,773 BTC After Latest Purchase
Strive, a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company, increased its holdings by more than 11% last week as investors exercised $208 million in warrants, with Bitcoin purchases outpacing share issuance and giving existing shareholders greater exposure to the cryptocurrency. In a Tuesday filing with
XRP Price at $1.37 Leaves Evernorth’s $214M XRP Buy 46% Underwater
Key Takeaways Hugo Jeandesboz joins Evernorth as CIO to put its 473M XRP to work through lending and liquidity strategies. XRPN touched $19.39 on Oct. 12 before closing at $16.91, about 68% below its Oct. 2 peak of $53. XRP slid to $1.35
