Former U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, founder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, who served four months in prison for violating anti-money laundering laws. The pardon could enable Binance to reenter the U.S. market, though Treasury approval remains required to end the Justice Department's three-year compliance monitoring.

Dogecoin's protocol includes a deliberate 3.49% annual inflation mechanism that experts identify as an intentional design choice rather than a flaw. The fixed issuance model adds approximately 5 billion DOGE annually to the current 151.36 billion circulating supply. This structure promotes network security and long-term sustainability through consistent miner incentives.

Early Warning Services (EWS), which operates the Zelle peer-to-peer payment network, announced plans to enable cross-border money transfers using stablecoins. The initiative aims to extend Zelle's domestic payment capabilities to international transactions. Zelle processed over $1 trillion in peer-to-peer payments in 2024, with August 2025 volumes reaching approximately $108 billion.

Bitcoin's bull market structure remains fundamentally sound, though the $100,000 price level now represents a critical threshold, according to Galaxy Digital's head of research Alex Thorn. He warned that losing this support could create substantial market anxiety capable of jeopardizing the overall bullish structure. Despite short-term volatility concerns, growing institutional participation provides a stabilizing force as the market develops a stronger foundation.

Major cryptocurrencies displayed muted price action on October 24, 2025, following the US Consumer Price Index report for September. Bitcoin briefly touched $111,842 before retreating to $110,500, while Ethereum approached $4,000 and settled above $3,900. The CPI data showed headline inflation at 0.3% and core inflation at 0.2%, with year-over-year measures at 3%.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) and Aster (ASTER) posted double-digit gains after U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao on October 23, 2025. WLFI rose 12% to $0.14, while ASTER jumped 20% from $0.94 to $1.13. BNB gained 7.5% overnight, moving from $1,060 to $1,140.

São Paulo-based VERT Capital has completed its second tokenized issuance on XRP Ledger and its EVM Sidechain, bringing over $40 million in pension-backed receivables on-chain. The fund structure allows for expansion to approximately $190 million if institutional demand materializes. The transaction uses a regulated FIDC structure backed by Brazil's federal pension system obligations.

Tom Lee of Fundstrat Global Advisors and veteran trader Peter Brandt have warned that Bitcoin could face a 50% correction despite record inflows into BTC exchange-traded funds. Lee characterized Bitcoin as a high-beta asset that amplifies broader market moves during periods of weakness. Brandt drew parallels between Bitcoin's current price structure and the 1977 soybean crash, which saw prices plunge more than 50%.