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.
The AGNT Hub project team, which is building an X-based (formerly Twitter) execution layer, has announced the launch of a series of X Mini Apps products. This is according to a release provided by Incrypted.
Recovery periods in the crypto market often start with distrust. This is exactly the dynamics that CryptoQuant analysts are now observing. According to them, after the fall and partial recovery of the bitcoin price, the market may enter a phase where investors are not yet ready to believe in a new trend.
On the morning of October 20, 2025, the cryptocurrency market shows positive dynamics. In particular, bitcoin has recovered to above $111,000, Ethereum to $4,000, according to TradingView.
The cryptocurrency market remains fundamentally strong despite the crash on the night of October 11, 2025, which led to the liquidation of futures positions for more than $19 billion, said the head of general research at Galaxy Digital, Alex Thorne.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) doubts the possibility of introducing the digital hryvnia (e-hryvnia) in 2027. The reason is the high cost of the project, which, according to the regulator, is ethically questionable during the war. This was reported by Interfax-Ukraine, citing a statement by NBU Deputy Governor Oleksiy Shaban during a speech at the Kyiv International Economic Forum 2025.
Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC has published its September trading data, showing an increase in activity, token profitability and user engagement. The report highlights a sharp increase in interest in derivative platforms (perd DEX) and activity in the BSC ecosystem, which became the key drivers of the market before the fourth quarter, the company said.