A wallet address linked to insider trading activity deposited 100 BTC to Kraken on Oct. 25, Onchain Lens data show. The address, identified as the '1011 insider whale,' holds 1,601 BTC worth approximately $177 million.

A whale address acquired 1,030 BTC valued at $114.35 million from FalconX on October 25, Onchain Lens data show. The acquisition marks the address's first activity following a three-month period of inactivity.

A cryptocurrency address expanded its 40x leveraged short position on Bitcoin to 550 BTC, valued at approximately $60.95 million, on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) reported on Oct. 25. The position carries an entry price of $109,621 and an unrealized loss of $667,000. The address maintained its short stance following market volatility triggered by CPI data release.

A Solana accumulator purchased 249,500 SOL tokens (approximately $46.78 million) over four days through FalconX and Wintermute, on-chain analyst Yu Jin reports. The address has acquired 827,000 SOL (approximately $146 million) since late April, with all tokens staked at an average price of $177. The recent four-day buying spree accounts for nearly 30% of the wallet's six-month accumulation activity.

Trump appointed Michael Selig as Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Oct. 25, Bloomberg reports. Selig serves as Chief Counsel to the SEC's Crypto Assets Task Force and previously held a partnership role in asset management practice at law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

Tether is on track to generate $15 billion in profit this year with a profit margin of 99%, CEO Paolo Ardoino told Bloomberg on Oct. 24. The stablecoin issuer's profitability reflects its position as the largest dollar-pegged digital asset provider in the cryptocurrency market.

A whale address with a track record of consistent profits has expanded its combined Bitcoin and Ethereum long positions to $270 million, on-chain analyst Ai Yi said on Oct. 24. The whale holds 1,309.31 BTC worth $144 million at an entry price of $110,592.3, and 33,270.78 ETH worth $129 million at an entry price of $3,897.59, with a floating loss of $384,000. The BTC long position has surpassed the ETH position in scale.

Ripple completed its acquisition of Hidden Road on Oct. 24, rebranding the entity as Ripple Prime, the company announced. The acquired platform provides institutional clients with clearing, prime brokerage, and financing services across foreign exchange, digital assets, derivatives, swaps, and fixed income. Since the acquisition was announced, Ripple Prime's business has grown threefold, and the platform now supports Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin as collateral across multiple prime brokerage products, with select derivatives clients already holding RLUSD.