Revolut has introduced zero-fee USD-to-stablecoin swaps for users, with a monthly transaction limit of $578,000. The service operates across six blockchains and excludes spreads or hidden charges. The offering primarily targets small and medium-sized enterprises in high-inflation markets seeking to preserve capital.

A federal judge in New York has directed Circle to maintain a freeze on $63 million in USDC held in three Ethereum wallets linked to collapsed crypto bridge Multichain. The ruling supports Singapore-appointed liquidators seeking US recognition of cross-border liquidation proceedings. The order prevents potential asset loss while legal processes advance in both jurisdictions.

Standard Chartered Bank forecasts the tokenized real-world assets market will expand from $35 billion to approximately $2 trillion within three years, excluding stablecoins. The bank identifies Ethereum as the primary blockchain for institutional tokenization, citing its decade-long operational reliability. Geoffrey Kendrick, head of digital assets research at the bank, characterizes the growth trajectory as among the fastest in modern financial history.

Canary Capital submitted an amended S-1 registration statement to the SEC for its XRP spot ETF, removing the delaying amendment. The filing positions the product for potential trading on Nasdaq as early as November 13, 2025, under the auto-effective provision of the 1933 Securities Act.

Bitcoin Dominance declined from 59.99% to 59.54% on October 29 as Bitcoin fell 5% while altcoins dropped only 3.62%. Crypto analyst EllioTrades rejected concerns about altcoin market saturation, stating that sufficient room exists for sustained rallies. The analyst noted that each cycle sees select projects rally strongly while others fade, making due diligence critical.

Decentralized exchange dYdX intends to launch U.S. operations by the end of 2025, offering spot trading for major cryptocurrencies including Solana while excluding derivative products for American users, according to President Eddie Zhang. The platform will reduce trading fees to 50–65 basis points to compete with established U.S. exchanges. Zhang emphasized the strategic importance of a U.S. presence for the platform's future direction.

Ethereum Foundation researchers confirmed December 3 as the mainnet activation date for the Fusaka upgrade during Thursday's All Core Devs call. The backward-compatible hard fork will implement approximately a dozen Ethereum Improvement Proposals designed to enhance sustainability, security, and scalability across the base layer and Layer 2 networks.

Ethereum fell 5% to approximately $3,754 on Thursday, retesting a critical support zone above $3,700. The decline triggered over $218 million in liquidations from leveraged positions. Analysis shows heightened short interest and capital rotation from Bitcoin may signal a potential reversal.