Bitcoin Lightning Network public capacity stands at approximately 4,132 BTC with 16,294 nodes and 41,118 channels, data show. Exchange integrations by Coinbase, OKX, Kraken, and Binance now route material payment volumes through private channels that do not appear in public capacity statistics. Merchant adoption has expanded, with Lightning-routed Bitcoin payments nearly doubling from 2023 to mid-2024.

XRP maintained support above $2.43 as large holders increased accumulation, with $4.75 million flowing out of exchanges. Exchange Reserves declined 3.64% to $6.79 billion, while both retail and institutional sentiment turned bullish, according to Market Prophit data. The asset faces resistance near $2.49, where a descending trendline has capped recent upward moves.

A U.S. bankruptcy court has directed Circle to keep three Ethereum wallets holding approximately $63 million in stolen USDC frozen, supporting Singapore-based liquidators managing the Multichain Foundation collapse. Judge David S. Jones issued the provisional order under Section 1519 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on Thursday. The order prevents any movement of funds tied to the July 2023 exploit that drained over $210 million from the cross-chain bridge protocol.

Stablecoin issuers account for 60% to 75% of total daily revenue across major crypto protocol categories. Tether's CEO Paolo Ardoino stated the company is projected to generate $15 billion in profit this year with a 99% margin. Rising competition is prompting some issuers to explore new value-sharing models, with platforms like Coinbase offering 3.85% APY on USDC holdings.

Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC released approximately $3.1 million in frozen assets to trader TheWhiteWhaleV2 on October 31. The move followed intense community scrutiny and public questions about the platform's ownership structure. MEXC's Chief Strategy Officer issued an apology acknowledging procedural failures in the months-long account freeze.

Tether, the issuer of USDT, has generated over $10 billion in profit for 2025, according to attestation documents from BDO. The company expanded USDT supply by $17 billion in Q3 2025. Tether now holds approximately $135 billion in U.S. Treasury bills, ranking among the largest private holders of government debt worldwide.

Bitcoin has reached its first significant structural support test of the current cycle, according to crypto analyst Dom. In a live analysis on October 29, Dom warned that failure to stabilize and reclaim the $111,000–$114,000 range within the next one to two weeks could trigger a retracement to the mid-to-low $90,000s. The analyst emphasized this marks the first genuine test for the rally that has defined this market cycle.

Bitcoin miners currently receive 3.125 BTC per block, a 93.75% reduction from the original 50 BTC awarded in 2012, yet earn more in dollar terms than ever before. Historical data shows each halving epoch has concluded with block rewards worth more in fiat currency despite miners receiving half the Bitcoin midway through. Epoch 4 (2020-2024) saw block reward values increase 637% from $54,000 to $398,000, according to data from Unchained.