Co-founder Keld Van Schreven, ever the optimist, called the move a “starter gun for this new asset class on the LSE.” If only the starter gun could also double as a fire extinguisher, because I’m sure the LSE is about to catch fire with all this digital gold. 🎯
The catalyst? A pardon. A pardon for a man who once danced on the tightrope of legality, now rewarded with a presidential nod. Changpeng Zhao, alias CZ, alias “The Sultan of Schemes,” served four months for violating anti-money laundering laws, only to be absolved by a leader whose grasp of ethics resembles a toddler’s grasp of a light switch. Critics, clutching their pearls and their pitchforks, cry foul-though one might wonder if their outrage stems from principle or the sour taste of missed profits.
Barely into October 2025, Grokipedia swooshed into existence, promising the Moon and stars as its limit – Musk’s way of saying, “Let’s understand the universe.” And what better way to do that than with the universe’s first encyclopedia with cosmic swagger in its mission statement?
Once a humble spinoff of Hut 8, American Bitcoin has morphed from a grumpy mining gnome into a “Bitcoin accumulation platform.” Its reserves? They’ve grown sevenfold-like a chocolate factory in a candy-coated fairy tale! Now it’s the 26th-largest Bitcoin holder globally. “Not just mining,” say the execs, “but maximizing Bitcoin per share-because who doesn’t love a good math spell?” 🧙♂️📈
Apparently, this “index,” a creation of some clever folk at Alternative, is like the weather vane for traders’ spirits-measuring the collective sentiment based on five rather dramatic factors: trading volume, market dominance, volatility, social media chatter, and the ever-watchful Google Trends. The scale runs from zero to a hundred, with anything above 53 hinting at greed and below 47 whispering fear. When in doubt, it’s all about moderation, darling.
The oracle Claver spouts the promise of financial restructuring, the blessing of ETF approvals, and the embrace of institutional attention as our noble Horsemen of the coming boom for XRP. Our sturdy steed currently parades at a humble $2.66. Yet, Claver declares from on high, the winds of change are bellowing, and the market’s bow to their inevitable master!
U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs, once vibrant with hope, now weep redemptions totaling $555 million over two weeks. Yet lo! A mysterious tycoon (or perhaps a sentient algorithm) scoops up 19,271 ETH ($78.3M), swelling their stash to 859,000 ETH. Clearly, they’ve read the script.
Ah, but dear reader, is this not always the case? The calm before the storm, the lull in the air before the tempest of change-such patterns have preceded many grand moves before. Data points and liquidity indicators, like quiet sentinels in the dark, suggest that capital, abundant and idle, sits patiently on the sidelines, awaiting the signal to spring into action. And so, we wait-holding our breath for the inevitable rise.
Bloomberg’s finest, Eric Balchunas, drops some news on X (yeah, still calling it that), showing off the official SEC filings made on October 7, 2025. And guess what? They’re eyeing a launch-wait for it-tomorrow! Because timing is everything when the SEC drags its feet, right? 🤔
Apparently, in a move that’s as subtle as a train in a supermarket, Selig and the infamous „crypto and AI czar“ David Sacks took to the ancient art of X (formerly known as Twitter) to confirm that President Trump, in his infinite wisdom, had decided that Selig should step up and take the reins-although the official paperwork still dances a little too delicately in the shadows of congressional records. The goal? Making the US a “crypto capital,” because nothing says stability like a Good Old Boy’s game of “Guess Where the Regulations Went?”
