Daily Crypto News 📰 1️⃣ Bitcoin ETF Comeback — U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $526.6M on Oct. 19, their biggest daily inflow since September. Can institutional demand support BTC? 2️⃣ Ethereum ETF Pressure — ETH funds have suffered heavy October outflows, with withdrawals exceeding $1B. Institutional demand remains a key metric to watch. 3️⃣ Crypto Market Pullback — Bitcoin and Ethereum fell on Oct. 22 amid weakness in tech stocks and broader risk-off sentiment. 4️⃣ Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade — Solana’s major network upgrade reportedly went live, targeting dramatically faster transaction finality. 5️⃣ Stablecoin Regulation — The U.S. OCC finalized rules implementing the GENIUS Act, an important development for regulated stablecoin markets.
Daily Crypto News 📰 1️⃣ SOLANA UPGRADE GOES LIVE Solana’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade is live, targeting transaction finality of around 150 milliseconds. A major milestone for blockchain speed. 2️⃣ BITCOIN ETF OUTFLOWS CONTINUE Spot BTC ETFs lost approximately $228.6M during the week of Oct. 12–16, highlighting continued institutional caution. 3️⃣ ETHEREUM FACES INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURE Spot ETH ETFs recorded around $320M in weekly outflows, making Ethereum the biggest source of withdrawals among major crypto ETF categories. 4️⃣ XRP ETF INFLOW STREAK ENDS US spot XRP ETFs recorded $1.84M in weekly outflows, ending a 13-week inflow streak. 5️⃣ XRP LEDGER UPGRADE WATCH The XRPL fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment could activate on October 23 if validator support remains above the required threshold.