Cryptocurrency whales continue to actively accumulate Chainlink token (LINK). This is reported by Lookonchain analytics service Lookonchain in X (formerly Twitter).
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the US alleging that US First Lady Melania Trump and Argentine President Javier Miley were indirectly involved in promoting the fraudulent memecoins LIBRA and MELANIA. The plaintiffs believe that Benjamin Chou, founder of the startup Meteora, was behind the projects and coordinated the actions of other participants.
Crypto exchange Binance has announced the launch of direct deposits and withdrawals in US dollars (USD) for users in more than 70 countries. This is stated in a press release shared with Incrypted.
OpenAI has recruited more than 100 former investment bank analysts to participate in a project code-named Mercury. Its goal is to train artificial intelligence to build financial models and prepare presentation materials, writes Bloomberg expert Matt Levin.
On October 17, 2025, a 64-year-old resident of Ternopil filed a fraud complaint with the police. According to him, he came across an ad in one of the social networks, which advertised investment training and the possibility of making a profit.
Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, reported that the number of users of its token has exceeded 500 million people, which is approximately 6.25% of the world’s population. According to CEO Paolo Ardoino, this figure is “likely the biggest financial inclusion achievement in history.”
Crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the acquisition of Echo, an onchain investment platform for raising capital. The transaction value was about $375 million.
Trezor has announced the launch of the Trezor Safe 7 hardware wallet. This is reported by representatives of Incrypted, who attended the presentation of the device.
On the night of October 21, 2025, the value of bitcoin fell below $108,000 after the asset rose above $111,000 over the previous 24 hours. At the time of writing, the first cryptocurrency is trading near $108,000.
A Percolator repository has appeared on GitHub, where Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is working on a decentralized perpetual futures exchange (perp DEX). Judging by the code, this is a native Solana derivatives trading platform similar to Hyperliquid, but built entirely within the Solana ecosystem.
The largest DeFi protocol on the TON network, called EVAA, puts control in the hands of the community. This initiative will be implemented through a token of the same name and a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) structure.