Ethereum staking participants hold a Market Value to Realized Value ratio of 1.7, compared to 1.5 for holders of freely circulating ETH, according to on-chain data. Over 36 million ETH remains locked in staking contracts. The unstaking queue has extended to 45 days, with 2.49 million ETH awaiting withdrawal from the Beacon Chain.

Digital asset markets experienced significant volatility on October 31 as over $16 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum options reached maturity. More than $1.2 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated within 24 hours, erasing approximately $200 billion from total crypto market capitalization. Analysts highlight contrasting outlooks for BTC and ETH amid the expiry event.

Ripple will unlock 1 billion XRP tokens from escrow on November 1, 2025, as part of its regular monthly schedule. At the current price of $2.49 per token, the release is valued at approximately $2.49 billion. Historically, Ripple sells or utilizes only 200–300 million XRP from each unlock and re-locks the remainder.

Revolut has introduced a zero-fee stablecoin conversion service allowing its 65 million users to exchange US dollars for USDT or USDC at exact 1:1 parity. The platform supports six blockchain networks including Ethereum and Solana, with conversion limits of up to $578,000 per rolling 30-day period. Revolut's crypto division generated £506 million in revenue during 2024, marking a 298% year-over-year increase.

Institutional investors may be preparing to diversify beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum as multiple altcoin-focused ETF applications reach U.S. regulators. At least five such filings were submitted in October 2025. Analysts describe the development as a potential turning point for multi-year adoption cycles, with recent data showing spot Ether ETFs attracted $9.6 billion in Q3 2025, surpassing Bitcoin's $8.7 billion in inflows.

ASTER token dropped nearly 10% following unverified claims that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sold over 34 million tokens worth approximately $30 million. Zhao publicly denied the allegations on X, calling them fake news, according to his social media post. Despite the denial and blockchain analytics confirming the wallet had no connection to CZ, the token fell below $1.00 to trade around $0.93.

AI16Z climbed more than 11% over 24 hours to $0.069 following Binance's announcement supporting the token swap to ELIZAOS. The exchange will suspend AI16Z trading on November 6, 2025, at 10:00 UTC to execute the conversion at a 1:6 ratio. ELIZAOS trading will begin on November 7, 2025, at 14:00 UTC.

Coinbase increased its Ethereum holdings by 11,933 ETH during Q3 2025, according to Base lead Jesse Pollak. The exchange also acquired 2,772 BTC in the same period. Coinbase reported net income of $433 million for the quarter, up from $75.5 million year-over-year, with transaction revenue reaching $1.05 billion.