XRP ETF Investors Stay Put Despite 25% Price Drop

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XRP traded near $1.29 on October 29, 2026, about a quarter below the estimated acquisition cost of exposure held in US-listed XRP funds. Tracker data shows a small net reduction of about 0.26% in holdings across the measured funds between October 23 and October 28, 2026, leaving most positions intact.…

Bitcoin, Ether and XRP Slide as Fed Holds Rates Steady

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Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP fell after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its October 2026 meeting, with the decision taking place on October 28, 2026. Crypto derivatives saw more than $365 million in liquidations across major assets, according to CoinGlass data, as a tech stocks selloff weighed on…

Franklin Templeton’s Bitcoin ETFs Reinvesting Dividends Now Live

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Franklin Templeton’s two Bitcoin Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) ETFs have cleared a key SEC registration step and are cleared to list on Nasdaq. Both funds start with a 95% allocation to US stocks and 5% to Bitcoin, and route stock dividends into Bitcoin. The issuer has not announced a launch…

Bitcoin Dips Under $80K as Saudi, Turkey, Pakistan Meet on Iran

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Military strikes across Middle East shipping corridors on Sunday, October 25, 2026 pushed oil prices higher and weighed on risk assets. Iran was scheduled to host security talks with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey in Tehran on Monday, October 26, 2026. Bitcoin, which trades around the clock, is being watched…

BlackRock, SBI Holdings and Startale Connect Tokenized MMFs to JPYSC

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BlackRock entities signed a memorandum of understanding with SBI Holdings and Startale Group to explore linking tokenized money market funds with SBI’s yen-backed stablecoin, JPYSC. The agreement is exploratory and covers technology, business distribution, and regulation. It does not announce a product launch. The deal builds on SBI’s June 2026…