(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Crypto opened the week on a high note as U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded their largest daily intake of 2025, before a late-week macro shock sent prices sharply lower.

Stablecoins stayed in focus with fresh policy signals in Europe and a big-picture call from JPMorgan on future dollar demand.

On the plumbing side, Ethereum advanced toward its next upgrade, while security headlines returned with a high-value theft on a major decentralized venue.

M&A chatter around stablecoin payments highlighted the race to build compliant rails.
1. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs log the year's biggest one-day intake (~$1.21B) (Oct 6)
Event: Flow trackers showed U.S. spot BTC ETFs took in about $1.21 billion on Monday, the single largest daily net inflow of 2025, extending a multi-day streak.

Summary: The surge solidified institutional demand as a key driver of price action early in the week.
2. Tariff shock knocks bitcoin to roughly $105,000 intraday (Oct 10)
Event: After the White House announced steep tariff measures on China, risk assets wobbled and BTC dropped intraday to near $105k before stabilizing.

Summary: Geopolitics reasserted themselves as a dominant near-term risk for crypto markets.
3. JPMorgan says stablecoins could add about $1.4 trillion in dollar demand by 2027 (Oct 8)
Event: Bank analysts estimated rapid stablecoin growth would amplify global demand for dollars and Treasurys over the next two years.

Summary: The note reframed stablecoins as dollar-strengthening rather than de-dollarizing.
4. European Commission signals current EU rules address core stablecoin risks (Oct 10)
Event: Following earlier warnings from EU risk watchdogs, the Commission said existing frameworks already capture many stablecoin vulnerabilities.

Summary: Europe leaned toward applying and tightening current toolkits rather than creating entirely new regimes.


5. Hyperliquid suffers about $21 million theft tied to a private-key compromise (Oct 10)
Event: A wallet on the decentralized trading platform was drained, with blockchain sleuths pointing to compromised keys rather than a protocol-level bug.

Summary: Even as exploit volumes trend down from prior quarters, key-management failures remain a large residual risk.
6. FinCEN issues new SAR FAQs clarifying filing thresholds and“no-file” documentation (Oct 9)
Event: U.S. Treasury's financial-crime unit released four FAQs refining expectations around suspicious activity reports for covered institutions.

Summary: Compliance teams across exchanges, brokers, and fintechs get clearer guidance without new obligations.
7. Coinbase and Mastercard separately hold advanced talks to buy BVNK (Oct 9)
Event: The stablecoin-payments fintech drew bids reportedly in the $1.5–$2.5 billion range, with negotiations ongoing.

Summary: A prospective deal would mark a major bet on compliant, merchant-grade stablecoin rails.
8. Spot Ethereum ETFs pull strong early-week inflows (Oct 6–8)
Event: ETH funds posted sizable net positives-led by a large print on Oct 7-keeping ether resilient despite late-week cross-asset volatility.

Summary: Institutions continued allocating beyond bitcoin, supporting depth in the ETH complex.
9. Global crypto ETFs set a weekly intake record into Oct 4, setting the stage for this week (Oct 7)
Event: A CoinShares report tallied roughly $6 billion of net inflows for the prior week, with the U.S. leading and broad participation across BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP products.

Summary: The record wave provided underlying momentum that fed into Oct 6's blockbuster U.S. inflow.
10. Ethereum“Fusaka” stays on schedule ahead of two October test runs (Oct 8)
Event: Core developers confirmed next testnet dates on Oct 14 and Oct 28 after a successful initial run, keeping the upgrade on its late-2025 trajectory.

Summary: Throughput and data-availability improvements remain on track, supporting medium-term L2 cost reductions.

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