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Coinbase’s Q3 2025 shareholder letter flagged subscription and services revenue – including stablecoin income – in a $710-$790 million quarterly range, while external estimates suggest trading fees now account for less than half of total revenue.

According to the soothsayers at CoinGlass, the exchanges have borne witness to a grotesque imbalance in forced closures. Short liquidations, amounting to a staggering $16.29 million in Bitcoin, have dwarfed their long counterparts, which mustered a mere $150,600. The result? Bear liquidations outstripped bull losses by a factor of 108, or 10,860%-a figure as preposterous as a vicar at a cocktail party.

The immediate catalyst is hard to ignore: Solana’s DeFi total value locked has fallen 12% after a $285M exploit on Drift Protocol, rattling confidence across the pantheon of protocols as if a chandelier collapsed in a temple of code.

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As if that weren’t enough, our beloved XRP is wrestling with some renewed bearish pressure, courtesy of recent shenanigans between the good ol’ US of A and Iran. Following this swift tumble, it appears that a change is brewing in the derivatives landscape of our altcoin companion.

The TRUMP token is currently putting on a rather theatrical display of bearishness, akin to a soap opera star rejecting a role that might require actual talent. Coinpedia Markets, those ever-watchful market hawks, have recently pointed out a rejection-based short setup on the 1H timeframe, which sounds much more dramatic than it actually is.

According to the official incantations, each HKDAP token will be backed 1:1 by high-quality, highly liquid Hong Kong dollar reserves, safely tucked away in segregated accounts. Because, as we all know, nothing says “trust me” like a pile of money in a locked box. The HKMA, ever the stickler for rules, has ensured that Hong Kong’s Stablecoins Ordinance is so prescriptive it makes a Discworld bureaucrat look laid-back. Full reserve backing? Check. Strict liquidity criteria? Check. Ongoing disclosure? Double check. It’s enough to make a dwarf accountant weep with joy.

The slide that began Saturday night, after Vice President J.D. Vance left Pakistan without securing a peace deal in Iran, has, for the moment, somewhat reversed.

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