 
                Jack Dorsey’s Square Gifts 20,000 Users $50 to Enable Bitcoin Conversations
Square launches Halloween Bitcoin campaign offering $50 BTC to first 20,000 US sellers enabling Bitcoin Conversations, a new text feature for merchant crypto engagement.
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Square launches Halloween Bitcoin campaign offering $50 BTC to first 20,000 US sellers enabling Bitcoin Conversations, a new text feature for merchant crypto engagement.
 
                
The Tenth Circuit ruled 2-1 against Custodia Bank, upholding the Federal Reserve’s authority to deny master account applications from crypto-focused state-chartered banks.
 
                
Solana price climbed 2% to $190 following strong ETF inflows totaling $155 million in just three days, with Bitwise leading at $152.5 million as institutional demand fuels recovery.
 
                
Zcash has experienced explosive growth, climbing from rank 84 to 21 while surpassing major cryptocurrencies including Monero and Shiba Inu, now trading ten times higher than August levels.
 
                
Tether’s Q3 2025 attestation reveals unprecedented growth, with the stablecoin issuer now ranking as the 17th-largest US debt holder globally while projecting $15 billion in annual profits.
 
                
Alchemy Pay and Gate Research detail how annual settlement volumes reached $30 trillion, matching SWIFT and Visa in transaction capacity.
 
                
The European Central Bank faces mounting criticism as it moves its digital euro project into the pilot phase, with crypto advocates and citizens questioning privacy protections and democratic oversight.
 
                
WisdomTree’s cryptocurrency products attracted $764 million in Q3 net inflows, accounting for 34% of total inflows as AUM reached a record high.
 
                
Peter Schiff slammed Michael Saylor-led Strategy for its reliance on Bitcoin, following the latter’s disclosure of its Q3 earnings.
 
                
Circle’s EU policy chief says overlapping MiCA and PSD2 regulations could force stablecoin firms to obtain two licenses for the same activities.
 
                
In its first year, the T3 FCU, a joint initiative by Tether, Tron, and TRM Labs, has successfully frozen over $300 million in illicit crypto.
 
                
Shiba Inu whale Shibtoshi launched SilentSwap V2 on Oct. 31, a cross-chain privacy protocol operated by offshore entity SquidGrow LLC.
 
                
Theta Network announced that Deutsche Telekom has joined its blockchain as a validator.
 
                
ETH price has dropped 3% to around $3,800, a critical support level, as bearish momentum intensifies amid rising outflows from spot Ethereum ETFs.
 
                
Bitcoin is on track to close October in the red for the first time in seven years, trading below $110,000 as long-term holders take profits.