Weekly Market Report. October 31, 2025

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Bitcoin set for first red October in seven years: What will November bring?

Bitcoin fielded fresh leveraged shorts on Thursday as whales appeared to bet on downside volatility around another announcement from US President Donald Trump.

TRUMP memecoin issuer in talks to acquire investment platform Republic’s US operations

After a 90% plunge from its peak, the Trump memecoin issuer is seeking a revival with the Republic.com acquisition and a $200 million fund to buy back the token.

Bitcoin tumbles to $109.2K after Fed 0.25% rate cut and decision to end QT

Bitcoin price fell to $109,200 despite the Federal Reserve confirming a 0.25% interest rate cut and the end of quantitative tightening. Traders expect future rate cuts, so why is BTC falling?

🚨 Important News This Week

AI

6 ChatGPT Settings You Should Consider Changing

AI Is Co-Writing Financial Reports. Here’s Why That Matters.

Meta Still Has a Lot to Prove in AI Race

Tech

Large Language Models Get All the Hype, but Small Models Do the Real Work

Smart Toilet Tech Aims to Make You Flush With Health Data

Nvidia Pushes Korea Deal Spree With Samsung Tie-Up

Business

Poor UX is causing stablecoin ‘ticker fatigue’: ZachXBT

TeraWulf looks to raise $500M as it bets big that AI is new Bitcoin

OceanPal raises $120M to build NEAR token treasury company

Crypto

Why Zcash and privacy tokens are back in the conversation

Bitcoin tumbles to $109.2K after Fed 0.25% rate cut and decision to end QT

XRP price keeps losing ground despite upcoming Ripple Swell event

🚨 Notable Companies Impressive Investments

OceanPal raises $120M to build NEAR token treasury company

Strategy acquired 390 BTC for ~$43.4M at an average price of ~$111,053 per BTC

MetaDAO [META] raises $5.9M in OTC round from Paradigm

VideoTutor raises $11M in a Seed Round

🔥 Top Blockchain & Crypto News of the Week

🚀 From market crashes to institutional power moves, here are the top headlines shaping the crypto world right now.

Visa Fully Integrates Stablecoins Across 4 Blockchains

Visa’s on-chain expansion is arguably the biggest institutional validation of stablecoins to date. Supporting four major stablecoins across four blockchains, with instant crypto-to-fiat conversion, connects over 200 countries and 100 million merchants directly to Web3 rails. It’s a structural bridge between traditional finance and crypto — not just a partnership, but an infrastructural pivot.

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MegaETH ICO Raises $1.39 B — One of the Largest in History (Oct 31 2025)

MegaETH’s public sale shattered records, with 50 000+ participants contributing $1.39 billion. Backed by Vitalik Buterin and Dragonfly Capital, the project promises an Ethereum Layer-2 capable of 100 000 TPS and instant finality. Pre-market prices already sit 4× above the sale minimum, signaling confidence in next-gen scaling tech and its massive potential to redefine Layer-2 competition.

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Western Union Goes On-Chain

The legacy remittance giant entering blockchain transfers marks a watershed moment for global payments. By piloting stablecoin-powered transactions, Western Union is cutting transfer costs and time while adding transparency — a sign that even century-old financial institutions are adopting decentralized infrastructure.

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Ethereum L1 Hits Record Activity at Minimal Gas Costs

Ethereum continues to prove its resilience. Transactions and active addresses hit all-time highs even as gas fees hover near record lows — a powerful demonstration of how optimizations and Layer-2 offloads are sustaining scalability without sacrificing decentralization.

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BlackRock CEO: “Crypto and Gold Are Not About Profit — They’re About Protection.”

When the world’s largest asset manager reframes crypto as a hedge rather than speculation, it reshapes investor psychology. BlackRock’s message underscores a new era of wealth preservation through decentralized and hard assets — where fear of currency debasement, not greed, drives demand.

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