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, /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Fluor Corporation ("Fluor" or the "Company") (NYSE: FLR) and certain officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, and docketed under 25-cv-02496, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Fluor securities between February 18, 2025 and July 31, 2025, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

If you are an investor who purchased or otherwise acquired Fluor securities during the Class Period, you have until November 14, 2025, to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.

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Fluor provides engineering, procurement, and construction ("EPC"), fabrication and modularization, and project management services worldwide. The Company operates through three segments: Urban Solutions, Energy Solutions, and Mission Solutions. 

Throughout 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, Fluor's Urban Solutions segment accounted for the largest portion of the Company's revenue and profit. The Urban Solutions segment offers EPC and project management services to the advanced technologies and manufacturing, life sciences, mining and metals, and infrastructure industries, as well as provides professional staffing services. The Company's infrastructure projects in this segment include work on, inter alia, the Gordie Howe International Bridge ("Gordie Howe"), as well as the Interstate 365 Lyndon B. Johnson ("I-635/LBJ") and Interstate 35E ("I-35") highways in Texas.

In February 2025, Fluor provided financial guidance for the full year ("FY") of 2025, including adjusted EBITDA of $575 million to $675 million and adjusted earnings per share ("EPS") of $2.25 per share to $2.75 per share. Defendants reaffirmed the foregoing financial guidance in May 2025, notwithstanding their acknowledgement of the potential negative impacts of ongoing economic uncertainty on Fluor's business resulting from trade tensions and other market conditions. Contemporaneously, Defendants touted, inter alia, the purported health and stability of Fluor's and its customers' operations and the strength of the Company's risk mitigation strategy, both for itself and its clients.

The Complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding Fluor's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) costs associated with the Gordie Howe, I-635/LBJ, and I-35 projects were growing because of, inter alia, subcontractor design errors, price increases, and scheduling delays; (ii) the foregoing, as well as customer reduction in capital spending and client hesitation around economic uncertainty, was having, or was likely to have, a significant negative impact on the Company's business and financial results; (iv) accordingly, Fluor's financial guidance for FY 2025 was unreliable and/or unrealistic, the effectiveness of the Company's risk mitigation strategy was overstated, and the impact of economic uncertainty on the Company's business and financial results was understated; and (v) as a result, Defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

On August 1, 2025, Fluor issued a press release reporting its financial results for the second quarter ("Q2") of 2025. Among other results, the press release reported Q2 non-GAAP EPS of $0.43, missing consensus estimates by $0.13, and revenue of $3.98 billion, representing a 5.9% year-over-year decline and missing consensus estimates by $570 million. Defendants blamed these disappointing results on, inter alia, growing costs in multiple infrastructure projects due to subcontractor design errors, price increases, and scheduling delays, as well as reduced capital spending by customers. The same press release also provided a negatively revised financial outlook for FY 2025, guiding to adjusted EBITDA of $475 million to $525 million, down significantly from Defendants' prior guidance of $575 million to $675 million, and adjusted EPS of $1.95 per share to $2.15 per share, down significantly from Defendants' prior guidance of $2.25 per share to $2.75 per share, citing "client hesitation around economic uncertainty and its impact on new awards and project delays and results for the quarter[.]"

The same day, Fluor hosted a conference call with investors and analysts to discuss the Company's Q2 2025 financial results. During that call, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Defendant James R. Breuer, disclosed that the infrastructure projects that had negatively impacted Fluor's Q2 2025 results were the Gordie Howe, I-635/LBJ, and I-35 projects.

Following the foregoing disclosures, Fluor's stock price fell $15.35 per share, or 27.04%, to close at $41.42 per share on August 1, 2025.

Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered billions of dollars in damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com. 

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Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Rezolve AI plc (NASDAQ: RZLV) resulting from allegations that Rezolve may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.

So What: If you purchased Rezolve securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.

What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=45542 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

What is this about: On September 29, 2025, Investing.com published an article entitled "Rezolve AI faces short seller allegations of deceptive practices." The article stated that Fuzzy Panda Research had "announced a short position in Rezolve AI," based on the claim that Rezolve "is misrepresenting its artificial intelligence capabilities and revenue growth."

On this news, Rezolve stock fell 10.7% on September 29, 2025.

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Generally speaking, we like monthly dividends better than quarterly payouts. I mean, why wait 90 days to get paid when “every 30” is possible?

Here’s another great thing about monthly divvies—they often have big fat annual yields attached to them.

For example, today we are going to discuss a batch yielding between 8% and 19.8%. On a modest $500,000 in savings, these monthly machines will dish between $40,000 and $99,000 per year!

If we randomly select a few monthly dividend payers, chances are we’ll earn (way!) more. Here’s the difference between the stock market’s monthly dividend stocks and the major indices:

Index Average Yield

Contrarian Outlook

Dividend heroes or yield traps? Let’s look at this four pack in more detail.

Monthly Dividend#1: Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR)We’ll begin with a rarity among rarities—Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR).

Royalty Trusts are among the most passive income vehicles on the market. They exist to own shares in income generated from natural resources (crude oil, natural gas, minerals, etc.), which they turn around and pay back to unitholders, less costs, in the form of distributions. Sabine Royalty Trust, for instance, receives Sabine Corporation’s landowner royalties, overriding royalty interests, minerals, production payments, and more from proved but undeveloped oil-and-gas properties in six states, predominantly in the Permian Basin.

How central are distributions to royalty trusts’ existence? Here’s the first paragraph from the first page of SBR’s most recent earnings report:

SBR Earnings

Sabine Royalty Trust Q2 2025 Earnings Presentation

Who can argue with a business that has no debt, pays a generous monthly distribution that by nature has to be covered, and has run laps around the broader energy sector?

SBR Total Returns

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Well, there are a few oddities we must address.

Sabine Royalty Trust won’t be with us forever, for one. While it technically has no termination date, the company was established to fizzle away one day. Its asset base was established in 1983, and those assets are fixed—SBR can’t acquire new ones, so when their current assets are depleted, they’re gone. The trust itself would likely terminate shortly before that. SBR will terminate if there are two successive fiscal years in which Sabine’s gross revenues from royalty properties are less than $2 million per year, or if unitholders vote for a closure.

Because SBR only collects royalties, it’s extremely sensitive to commodity prices, so it can be far more volatile than the energy sector. The distribution isn’t predictable, either—over the past five years, distributions have ranged between 2.7 cents per share and $1.14 per share. Those distributions aren’t tax-efficient, either; they’re considered ordinary income, so we’re taxed at our marginal rates.

Monthly Dividend#2: Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC)Capital Southwest Corp. (CSWC) is a business development company that provides capital to lower middle market firms with EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of between $3 million and $25 million. Its current portfolio stands at 122 firms—roughly 90% of its deals are first-lien loans, 9% are equity, and the rest are a sprinkling of second-lien and subordinated debt.

The blessing and (more so at the moment) curse of many BDCs is that they deal in a high percentage of floating-rate debt, which is outstanding when rates are rising, less so when they’re declining. And the stock market being what it is, sometimes the connection isn’t perfect—BDCs can just as easily trade on expectations for policy as it can the policy itself:

CSWC Total Returns

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However, in CSWC’s case, some Fed pain now might be a blessing in disguise.

The BDC industry is a difficult one that, as a whole, tends to lag the market. But a few individuals stand out, and CSWC is one of them, clobbering its peers and outperforming the S&P 500 over the long term. It’s internally managed (so external managers aren’t bleeding fees from it), it has moderate leverage, the dividend is well-covered and, as of summer 2025, those dividends are paid on a monthly basis. Most of its high dividend is attributable to its regular dividend, but CSWC kicks in supplementals that account for another percentage point or so of yield.

So why would lower rates be a blessing for a company that wants higher rates? They won’t be—at least not for Capital Southwest. But they could provide a little relief for prospective buyers who don’t want to pay the current 21% premium to net asset value (NAV) for shares.

Monthly Dividend#3: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT)Another BDC, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), which targets midsized companies that generate $10 million to $50 million in annual EBITDA.

PFLT effectively invests us in more than 190 portfolio companies spread across over 110 PE sponsors. It’s also a “value-added” BDC that lends its expertise in specific industries, hence its portfolio focus on five categories: health care, software and technology, consumer, business services and government services.

And the name pretty much says it all. PennantPark Floating Rate does about 90% of its funding through first-lien debt, almost all of which is floating-rate in nature. (The remaining 10% is made up of equity co-investments and joint venture equity.)

Like with CSWC, it’s clear that rates are the straw that stirs PFLT’s performance.

PFLT Total Returns

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I’ve previously looked at PFLT and noted that its dividend coverage was getting tight. It’s getting tighter, too, with the dividend outstripping NII across a few quarters over the past year-plus. A dividend reduction is at least in the realm of possibility, though management believes that joint venture growth (including a new JV, PennantPark Senior Secured Loan Fund II) and additional leverage can help it meet its NII needs. Wall Street may be a little skeptical; PFLT trades at a 20% discount to NAV.

Monthly Dividend#4: Orchid Island Capital (ORC)REITs are well-known for their above-average dividends, but if we want to test the upper limits, we want to look at mortgage REITs.

Most REITs are equity REITs, which own (and sometimes operate) physical real estate. But mortgage REITs purchase stacks of paper with a business model that goes something like this:

Borrow money at short-term rates.Buy bundles of mortgages (securitized mortgages)Collect the income these mortgages produce at (hopefully higher) long-term interest rates.And whereas you can commonly find nice yields in the mid-single-digits among equity REITs, it’s extremely common to find double-digit yields in the mREIT space.

Orchid Island Capital (ORC) is one such mREIT dealing in agency residential mortgage-backed securities (read: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, etc.), including fixed-rate pass-through securities, interest-only securities and inverse interest-only securities. It’s externally managed and advised by Bimini Advisors. And its yield is in the stratosphere, currently just shy of 20%.

We discussed another mREIT with a rising dividend a couple weeks ago, and I mentioned that “Generally speaking, the Federal Reserve’s easing should be a boon for mREITs, including the potential for improving originations in the residential space.”

In fact, you can see ORC’s improving health over the past two years or so as the rate environment has improved.

ORC Total Returns

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Orchid Island’s long-term total return since its 2013 initial public offering is bad enough. But the massive dividend papers over a trainwreck of a price performance, with shares off 90% since that IPO. The declines have been so precipitous that just a few years ago, ORC had to initiate a 1-for-5 reverse stock split; without it, shares today would trade for less than $2.

And as the chart above shows, ORC has no compunction about reducing its dividend at the drop of a hat.

Brett Owens is Chief Investment Strategist for Contrarian Outlook. For more great income ideas, get your free copy his latest special report: How to Live off Huge Monthly Dividends (up to 7.6%) — Practically Forever.

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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) between April 29, 2025 and August 5, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), of the important October 20, 2025 lead plaintiff deadline.

SO WHAT: If you purchased Snap securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.

WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Snap class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=2663 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 20, 2025. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.

WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.

DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period created the false impression that they possessed reliable information pertaining to Snap’s expected advertising revenue and anticipated growth while emphasizing potential macroeconomic instability. In truth, Snap’s optimistic reports of advertising growth and earnings potential fell short of reality as they relied far too heavily on Snap’s ability to execute on its potential; Snap was already experiencing the ramifications of a significant execution error when defendants’ claimed a lack of visibility due to macroeconomic conditions. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.

To join the Snap class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=2663 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] for information on the class action.

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A U.S. flag stands next to the AstraZeneca logo during a signing event for documents related to a manufacturing site investment at the Meridian International Center in Washington, D.C., July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

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(4568.T), opens new tab drug Enhertu has shown strong results in two pivotal studies in the early stage of a certain type of breast cancer, according to data announced on Saturday.

The findings from both trials, presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress, indicate that the drug, currently used for advanced stages of certain cancers, could advance toward curative treatment.

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In one late-stage study, Enhertu cut the risk of invasive disease recurrence or death by 53% compared with Roche's

(ROG.S), opens new tab Kadcyla, in patients with high-risk early HER2-positive breast cancer that persisted after surgery and initial therapy.

Three years after treatment, 92.4% of patients on Enhertu were alive and disease-free, versus 83.7% on Kadcyla.

Enhertu belongs to a class of medicines called antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), also known as "guided missiles", for its ability to target cancer cells specifically, while sparing healthy cells, unlike conventional chemotherapy.

HER2-positive breast cancer accounts for about 15% to 20% of all breast cancers.

In a second study, patients treated with Enhertu before surgery achieved a 67.3% pathologic complete response rate, compared with 56% for standard chemotherapy and experienced fewer severe side effects.

For AstraZeneca, the results not only strengthen Enhertu's commercial potential but also validate its broader ADC strategy.

"This vision we have for antibody drug conjugates to displace chemotherapy in multiple different settings is demonstrated," said Susan Galbraith, AstraZeneca's executive vice president of oncology R&D.

The sentiment was echoed by Ken Keller, global oncology head at Daiichi Sankyo - "Any place where chemotherapy is active, we ask whether our DXd ADCs can do more. That will guide our choices."

The companies are now advancing a broad regulatory program for Enhertu, and Keller believes the biggest constraint will be the time it takes to get regulatory approval.

"I am not worried about the adoption", Keller said, adding that the focus should be on ensuring countries can afford and reimburse the cost of the drug.

Combined sales of Enhertu by both companies reached $3.75 billion last year. It is currently approved in more than 75 countries for several types of cancers, including specific types of breast, non-small cell lung and gastric cancers.

Reporting by Mrinalika Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore

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Andrew Tate's $26K call sparks panic, but Bitcoin price prediction suggests bulls may be preparing their next big move.

The U.S. government recently executed a landmark seizure of 127,271 Bitcoin, valued at over $14 billion, following the dismantling of the Prince Group's alleged forced-labor and cyber-fraud network in Cambodia. This massive action represents one of the largest cryptocurrency confiscations in history and marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of U.S. crypto policy.

Bitcoin hovered above $107,200 at last check Saturday, rebounding from its weekly low of $103,660.

The rally lifted several major cryptocurrencies — including Dash, Morpho, Bittensor, and Aster — all of which gained more than 8% in the past 24 hours.

Summary

The bounce in digital assets comes as investors “buy the dip” following a broad crypto selloff earlier this month and amid growing hopes of a thaw in U.S.-China relations.
Markets are watching closely ahead of Trump’s expected meeting with President Xi at the APEC summit, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slated to meet his counterpart Le Lifeng next week in Malaysia.
Any sign of de-escalation could ease inflationary pressures and keep the Federal Reserve on its rate-cutting path — a scenario traders see as bullish for both stocks and cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin and ‘buy the dip’ sentiment
One potential reason for the uptick is that investors are buying the dip after most tokens moved into a bear market, plunging by over 20% from their highest point this month. 

The crypto market is also bouncing back as hopes that the U.S. and China will de-escalate ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea later this month.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, after clashing with Li Chenggang, China’s top trade negotiator, confirmed that he spoke with He Lifeng, his Chinese counterpart in Malaysia, on Friday and planned to meet in person next week. 

Trade relations between the two countries have gotten tense. As of last month, China’s average tariffs on U.S. exports are over 32% and cover 100 percent of all goods.

This evening, Vice Premier He Lifeng and I engaged in frank and detailed discussions regarding trade between the United States and China.

We will meet in-person next week to continue our discussions.

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) October 18, 2025

It has also announced a plan to implement export controls on rare earth materials and magnets. Such a move would impact U.S. manufacturing, as the country holds over 80% of the market share.

China has stopped importing U.S. soybeans, asked its companies to avoid Nvidia chips, and started an investigation into Qualcomm. For his part, Trump is threatening to impose tariffs beginning at 130% on Chinese exports by Nov. 1, up from the 30% minimum rate currently in effect.

A potential deal between the two countries would be bullish for the stock and crypto markets. For one, it would lower the tensions that have existed in the past few weeks.

Additionally, a deal would help to reduce the inflation risk, ensuring that the Federal Reserve continues cutting interest rates.

Crypto rally could be a dead-cat bounce
According to Bloomberg, Chinese officials told their global counterparts that the rare earths measure was taken as a response to U.S. provocations. 

They pointed to U.S. measures to expand sanctions to capture subsidiaries of blacklisted companies. 

Still, there is also a risk that the ongoing crypto market rally is a dead-cat bounce, or DCB. A DCB is a situation where an asset in a free fall bounces back temporarily and then resumes its downtrend. 

A good example of a DCB is what happened last week when Bitcoin and other altcoins after last week’s crash. Most of them rebounded after Friday’s crash and then resumed the downtrend.

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Key Takeaways 
What does the surge in XRP’s large holder base reveal about investor behavior?
It highlights strong accumulation from long-term investors, showing growing confidence and conviction despite ongoing price pressure.

How do sentiment recovery and Open Interest reset shape XRP’s short-term outlook?
They signal a cleaner, healthier market environment that could support renewed momentum if buying strength continues to build.

Ripple’s [XRP] large holder count has reached a record 317.5K wallets holding at least 10K tokens, highlighting a deepening wave of long-term conviction among investors. 

This growth marks the highest level in the asset’s history, showing steady accumulation despite broader market uncertainty. 

The sustained rise in mid-to-large wallets suggests investors are prioritizing long-term positioning over short-term volatility. 

Moreover, such accumulation patterns often precede structural reversals, as whales tend to buy heavily during undervalued phases. 

This steady increase in large holders underscores the growing belief that XRP’s market reset has strengthened its long-term foundation.

Decoding XRP’s descending channel structure
XRP continues to trade within a descending channel between $3.11 and $2.20, showing a consistent pattern of lower highs and lower lows. 

At press time, the price hovered near the channel’s lower boundary, a zone where buyers have historically defended strongly. 

This region has acted as a recurring support level, allowing temporary rebounds whenever selling pressure fades. 

The next significant resistance lies near $2.62, and reclaiming this level would confirm renewed momentum from buyers. 

However, failure to defend $2.20 could trigger a deeper test of psychological supports, undermining the positive accumulation trend forming across the network.

Source: TradingView

 Cautious optimism returns!
After several weeks of negative readings, XRP’s Weighted Sentiment has flipped to +0.51, as of writing, signaling early signs of optimism among market participants. 

The uptick suggests traders are gradually regaining confidence following the extended correction period. 

This improving sentiment aligns with the growing large-holder base, reflecting a slow but steady recovery in market conviction. 

Historically, similar sentiment reversals have coincided with price stabilization and eventual recoveries. 

However, the sustainability of this optimism depends on whether buying activity can extend beyond whales to attract retail participation as well.

Open Interest reset wipes out speculation
Between the 6th and the 18th of October, XRP’s Open Interest collapsed from $2.9 billion to $1 billion, marking a $1.9 billion drop across exchanges. 

This decline represents a 65.5% reduction, effectively flushing out excessive leverage from the market. 

Such drastic unwinding often follows a long-squeeze cascade, where forced liquidations purge speculative positions. 

While painful in the short term, this reset can establish a cleaner foundation for renewed capital inflows. 

If Open Interest begins to rise alongside stable prices, it would signal fresh investor confidence and potentially mark the early stages of a broader recovery phase.

Can on-chain conviction translate into sustained recovery for XRP?
The convergence of strong whale accumulation, improving sentiment, and a complete leverage reset paints a cautiously bullish picture for XRP. 

The token’s next move depends on whether these on-chain signals translate into renewed buying strength capable of breaking the descending pattern. 

If accumulation continues while Open Interest stabilizes, XRP could soon exit its downtrend and build momentum for a sustainable recovery.

Jupiter has launched Ultra v3, the latest upgrade to its Solana-based trading engine. It promises 34x stronger sandwich protection, 10x lower execution fees, and industry-leading slippage performance, all integrated across Jupiter’s apps, API, and Pro Tools. With predictive execution, private transactions, and gasless trading, Ultra v3 takes Solana DeFi to a new level of speed, safety, and efficiency.

What Makes Ultra v3 a Major Leap?Solana’s leading decentralized exchange aggregator, Jupiter, has introduced Ultra v3, calling it the most advanced end-to-end trading engine ever built. The new version delivers 34x stronger sandwich protection, industry-leading slippage performance, and up to 10x lower execution fees, setting a new standard for decentralized trading efficiency.

Integration Across All Jupiter PlatformsAt launch, Ultra v3 is fully integrated across Jupiter’s ecosystem—including its mobile app, desktop interface, API, and Pro Tools. This ensures users across every platform experience consistent performance improvements, faster trades, and enhanced protection from slippage or front-running.

Introducing the Iris Meta RouterA highlight of the release is Iris, Jupiter’s new meta-aggregator router. Iris identifies the best trade routes by comparing liquidity and prices across multiple platforms such as JupiterZ, DFlow, Hashflow, and OKX.

Notably, JupiterZ, the native Request-for-Quote (RFQ) system handling nearly $100 million in daily volume, is now exclusive to Ultra v3—providing zero-slippage execution and more predictable trade outcomes.

Predictive Execution and ShadowLane EngineUltra v3 runs on a revamped predictive execution engine that uses real-time simulations to prioritize optimal routes and achieve tighter quotes. This system anticipates potential slippage and dynamically adjusts the order flow before execution.

Backing this is ShadowLane, Jupiter’s proprietary in-house transaction landing engine, which delivers sub-second private execution. This dramatically improves both speed and privacy, reducing exposure to blockchain congestion and opportunistic MEV attacks.

Reinforced MEV ProtectionMaximal Extractable Value (MEV) attacks are a persistent threat across decentralized exchanges, often leading to “sandwich” exploits. Jupiter’s Ultra v3 is engineered to neutralize this risk.

Unlike competitors that sell order flow to MEV searchers, Jupiter ensures trades never leave its controlled execution environment. This closed-loop design prevents front-running and ensures user transactions remain private and secure throughout execution.

Gasless Trading and Expanded SupportUltra v3 enhances Jupiter’s Gasless Support feature, allowing users to trade without holding SOL for network fees. As long as a traded token meets qualifying value criteria, Ultra automatically computes and deducts gas from the transaction itself.

This feature now extends to Token-2022 assets, memecoin-to-memecoin pairs, and lowers the minimum trade size to $10, broadening accessibility for retail traders and smaller portfolios.

Jupiter’s Ultra v3 represents a significant leap forward in DEX aggregation on Solana. By combining predictive intelligence, zero-slippage routing, private execution, and MEV-resistant architecture, it’s redefining what users can expect from decentralized trading platforms.

With Iris, ShadowLane, and gasless capabilities working in unison, Ultra v3 doesn’t just improve trade execution—it rebuilds the foundation of trust, performance, and privacy in DeFi trading.

The majority of participants in a recent poll believe BTC might have at least one more leg up coming.

Uptober started with a bang as BTC added over $15,000 in just days, blasted through its August 2025 all-time high, and charted a new one at just over $126,000.

However, it has been mostly downhill since then, especially in the past 8 days. In fact, BTC lost over $23,000 in the span of a week before it recovered slightly to $107,000 as of press time. Still, it’s down by nearly $20,000 since its October 6 peak. The question, which has garnered some attention in the cryptocurrency community now, is whether the top for this bull cycle is in.

PlanB raised it in a recent poll, and the results showed that 68% of the 36,089 voters believe this is not the case and BTC has more room to grow during this cycle.

32% thinks $126k was the top

63% thinks bitcoin will drop below $100,000

68% thinks 2026 will be a bear market

But why? Can you please explain to me your reasoning behind a big drop and/or a bear market from here (ideally with data and charts)? pic.twitter.com/rzCZanpTtg

— PlanB (@100trillionUSD) October 18, 2025

However, a previous poll by the popular Bitcoin commentator and the person behind the BTC Stock-to-Flow model indicated that 62.9% of 30,833 voters believe the cryptocurrency will eventually drop below the coveted $100,000 mark. As such, he asked what people’s reasoning is behind a significant drop or a bear market from here.

While some relied on historical performances to try to determine how long after a halving BTC peaks, others brought up liquidity architecture. Adlegoff84 said BTC’s price “no longer reflects organic demand; it reflects the timing of institutional liquidity operations.”

“ETFs and custodial products rebalance through controlled supply absorption. Derivatives amplify that through perpetual funding and delta-neutral hedging. Central-bank liquidity policy sets the tempo. I believe what people call “bear market risk” is often liquidity rotation: profit extraction before capital redeployment. Charts capture movement. Liquidity reveals motive,” they added, to which PlanB “agreed 100%.”

I agree 100%: it is all about rebalancing and rotations (and mandates), and would indeed that is very bullish. I would love to see these rotations/rebalancing in a chart (but of course that is very difficult because we do not have the data).

— PlanB (@100trillionUSD) October 18, 2025

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Solana's Agave v3.0 validator client activation is underway, the new version of the dominant Solana (SOL) node software comes with massive performance enhancements.

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Developed by infrastructure firm Anza, Solana's dominant client Agave nears its v3.0 implementation across the main network. The upgrade comes with a number of massive performance improvements, optimized resource usage and faster node startup times.

40% faster transactions: Solana's Agave v3.0 arrivesAgave v3.0, an ongoing upgrade of Solana's most popular validator software, is set to bring massive improvements for the network's performance, resource utilization and developer experience. The biggest milestones were outlined by Helius Labs' researcher Lostin in their longread yesterday.

Image via XFirst off, Solana (SOL) will process transactions 30-40% faster thanks to the optimization of redundant runtime operations. Agave v3.0 arrives with reconsidered program cache architecture. This removes hundreds of superfluous account lookups per transaction batch.

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Then, as part of the upgrade, Solana (SOL) implemented SIMD-0306: Raise Account CU Limits. Step by step, the amount of compute units (CUs) Solana (SOL) can process per block will be increased from 12 million to 40 million.

Also, with Agave v3.0 implemented, Solana (SOL) will have better transaction processing design and a standardized execution model.

The startup performance of validators (the exact time needed for this or that validator to get connected to the network) will drop to 200s, which is twice as fast as it was with Agave v2.2.

Solana (SOL) targets validator client diversityCombined with the P-token standard, Agave v3.0 implementation is a massive milestone on Solana's (SOL) road to Alpenglow, the most radical update in its history.

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As covered by U.Today previously, slated to go live in early 2026, Solana Alpenglow is expected to retire the proof-of-history (PoH) consensus and completely reinvent the way Solana (SOL) operates.

Besides that, Solana's validator client diversity is growing: currently, 21.6% of stake is associated with the alternative client Jito-Frankendancer.

As of press time, Solana (SOL) is changing hands at $186, up 2.42% in the last 24 hours.

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According to the latest data, Bitcoin's computing firepower has cranked up to a blazing all-time high of 1,157 exahash per second (EH/s). This climb in hashrate hasn't taken a coffee break, even as prices dip and mining profits feel more like leftovers than a feast.

Story HighlightsBinance Coin Price Today is  $ 1,089.75043956.The BNB price prediction anticipates a potential high of $2,292 in 2025.Binance price may reach a maximum of $17,085.94 by 2030.Binance Coin, after facing the brunt of the crypto market downturn, has made fresh highs to mark a new all-time high at $1370.55. Successively, at the time of press, BNB coin is being sold across exchanges for $1094.

Amid the changing landscape, the Binance Coin fundamentals remain solid. However, the underlying uncertainties amid the global tensions raise questions like, “Is Binance safe or not?” or “Will Binance go higher in 2025?”

To answer these questions and provide a clear view of the BNB price action, we present our latest Binance Coin (BNB) Price Prediction 2025, 2026 – 2030.

BNB Price TodayCryptocurrencyBNBTokenBNBPrice$1,089.7504 1.40% Market Cap$ 151,672,422,085.3424h Volume$ 4,610,505,257.4680Circulating Supply139,180,877.18Total Supply139,180,877.18All-Time High$ 1,370.5460 on 13 October 2025All-Time Low$ 0.0961 on 01 August 2017*The statistics are from press time.Technical AnalysisResistance levels stand near $1,370 as the recent peak, with further resistance around $1,400.Key support is identified around $1,150, where a breakout occurred.The 50-day moving average is climbing steadily at approximately $941.76, while the 200-day average also trends upward near $736.19, indicating strength in both short and long terms.The RSI is elevated at 79, signaling strong bullish momentum but hinting at possible short-term fatigue. The MACD remains positive with a bullish crossover, though early signs of weakening momentum appear.Overall, the short-term outlook favors continued gains, but the elevated technical readings call for caution as a pullback could happen near resistance.Binance Coin Short-Term Price PredictionBNB Coin Price Prediction for October 2025BNB is showing strong bullish momentum, if buyers sustain above $1,300, the next upside targets are $1,462 and $1,624. However, rejection from the current trend channel could trigger a short-term pullback toward $1,226 or even $1,083. Overall, the October 2025 outlook stays bullish as long as BNB holds above $1,200, with a potential low at $1,180, an average near $1,350, and a high around $1,620.

MonthPotential LowPotential AveragePotential HighOctober$1180$1350$1620Binance Coin Price Prediction 2025Now, attention has shifted to VanEck’s proposed BNB ETF in the U.S. If approved by late 2025 or early 2026, it could attract both institutional and retail investors, fueling more demand. With over 5,000 dApps and $8.1 billion in total value locked, the chain continues to grow.

That being said, the investors can anticipate the BNB coin price reaching a new All-Time High of $2,292. On the flip side, the Binance crypto may experience a low of $761 during that year. Considering the buying and selling pressure, the 3rd largest cryptocurrency could conclude the year 2025 with an average price of $926.

YearPotential LowPotential AveragePotential High2025$761$926$2,292Curious if Bitcoin will hit $100K as the crypto bull run begins? Find out more about Coinpedia’s Bitcoin price prediction.

BNB Crypto Medium-Term Price PredictionYearPotential Low ($)Potential Average ($)Potential High ($)20261,1252,2503,37520271,687.503,3755,062.50Binance Coin Price Forecast 2026By late 2026, BNB’s price could climb to a high of $3,375. However, the price might dip to $1,125, with an average value of $2,250 throughout the year.

BNB Coin Price Prediction 2027In 2027, BNB’s price is anticipated to hit a peak of $5,062.50. On the downside, the price could fall to $1,687.50, with an average of $3,375.

Binance Coin Long-Term Price PredictionYearPotential Low ($)Potential Average ($)Potential High ($)20282,531.255,062.507,593.7520293,796.887,593.7511,390.6320305,695.3111,390.6317,085.94Binance Crypto Price Projection 2028By the close of 2028, BNB’s price may reach a high of $7,593.75. If market conditions worsen, it could drop to $2,531.25, with an average price of $5,062.50.

BNB Crypto Price Prediction 2029In 2029, BNB could continue its upward momentum, potentially reaching $11,390.63. However, it may see a low of $3,796.88, with an average price of $7,593.75.

Binance Coin Price Prediction 2030As 2030 begins, BNB crypto could hit a new high of $17,085.94. Conversely, it may bottom out at $5,695.31, with an average price of $11,390.63.

Binance Price Projection 2031, 2032, 2033, 2040, 2050Based on the historic market sentiments and trend analysis of the altcoin, here are the possible BNB coin price targets for the longer time frames.

YearPotential Low ($)Potential Average ($)Potential High ($)20318,542.9717,085.9425,628.91203212,814.4525,628.9138,443.36203319,221.6838,443.3657,665.042040145,519.24291,038.49436,557.7320501,131,478.372,262,956.733,394,435.10What Does The Market Say?Firm Name202520262030Changelly$608.66$1,219$6,344Coincodex$1,119.10$592.92$1,305.46Binance$608.63$639.06$776.79CoinPedia’s Binance (BNB) Coin Price PredictionDespite the growing troubles of workforce reduction, regulatory scrutiny, and frequent executive departures, the Binance ecosystem is expanding. With its research in product innovations and new token listings, Binance Exchange has the highest trading volume.

As per CoinPedia’s Binance (BNB) coin price prediction, the price of $BNB crypto will increase to $2,292 in 2025.

YearPotential LowPotential AveragePotential High2025$761$926$2,292Is BNB a Profitable Investment?Yes, BNB crypto is a profitable investment for the long term. Several initiatives, such as the auto-burn mechanism, contribute to reducing its supply and potentially increasing its value over time.

CoinPedia has dedicated a team of expert analysts to cover the possible crypto price prediction and sum it all up in one place, just for you!

Key Factors & RisksRegulatory scrutiny of Binance operations globally poses ongoing compliance and legal challenges.Expanding the BNB Chain ecosystem demands continuous innovation to maintain a competitive advantage.Network upgrades like Lorenz and Maxwell forks enhance scalability but require successful implementation.Market shifts, including macroeconomic trends and institutional demand, impact BNB price volatility.Concentrated BNB holdings by Binance create potential supply and liquidity risks.Investor sentiment and social media hype contribute to price swings and short-term volatility.Never Miss a Beat in the Crypto World!Stay ahead with breaking news, expert analysis, and real-time updates on the latest trends in Bitcoin, altcoins, DeFi, NFTs, and more.

FAQsWhat was the initial price of Binance Coin (BNB)?

The initial price of Binance Coin (BNB) at the time of the ICO was $0.15.

What is the all-time low (ATL) price of Binance Coin (BNB)?

The all-time low price of Binance Coin was $0.09611 on August 01, 2017.

What could be the maximum trading price of Binance Coin by the end of 2025?

As per our BNB price prediction 2025, the maximum trading price of $BNB could potentially reach $2,292 in 2025.

How high could the BNB price reach by the end of 2030?

The price of the digital asset could reach a potential high of $17,085.94 by 2030.

What is the all-time high (ATH) price of Binance Coin (BNB)?

The all-time high price of Binance Coin was $793.35 on December 04, 2024.

Is BNB a good investment?

Yes, BNB is a profitable investment for the long term. With initiatives such as auto-burn, numerous projects, and growing prominence, we could find it bearing fruit.

How much would the price of Binance be in 2040?

As per our latest BNB price analysis, Binance could reach a maximum price of $436,557.73.

How much will the BNB price be in 2050?

By 2050, a single Binance price could go as high as $3,394,435.10.

Dogecoin (DOGE) is showing early signs of what could be its strongest rally in 2025, according to Elliott Wave analysis shared by trader and market commentator Cantonese Cat (@cantonmeow). The analyst pointed out that DOGE has reclaimed a key Fibonacci level, potentially signaling the end of corrective price action and the start of a powerful impulsive leg.

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Vet, an XRP dUNL validator, points attention to over $500 million XRP shift by an account believed to be related to Ripple.

In a tweet, Vet highlighted that over $500 million worth of XRP was recently moved to a fresh account by a Ripple labeled account, sharing the details of the fresh account, which was activated Oct. 17, as provided by XRPL explorer XRPScan.

$500,000,000 worth of XRP was transferred to a fresh account by a Ripple labeled account today.

It's not escrowed and the account has no multi sig, surprised given the account value, or any other account settings. pic.twitter.com/4cTYZXZA4b

— Vet 🏴‍☠️ (@Vet_X0) October 17, 2025 Vet noted that the said XRP was not escrowed and the account has no multisig, given the account value, or any other account settings.

Blockchain data tracker Whale Alert gives a breakdown of the $500 million XRP shift by Ripple, which was undertaken in three transactions, reported within the last 24 hours.

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The transactions are as follows: 72,999,998 XRP (167,391,366 USD), 74,000,000 XRP (169,718,290 USD), 73,000,000 XRP (167,509,632 USD) were each transferred from Ripple to an unknown wallet.

In total, 219,999,998 XRP was moved, worth $504,619,288 at the time of the transfers.

The move comes at a significant time, with reports indicating Ripple accumulating $1 billion XRP for treasury purposes and also a recent $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury.

Ripple $1 billion XRP accumulation underwayAccording to Bloomberg, Ripple is said to be leading an effort to raise at least $1 billion to accumulate XRP. The money will be raised through a special purpose acquisition company, known as a SPAC, and will be housed inside a new digital-asset treasury, or DAT, Bloomberg cited people familiar with the matter, adding that Ripple will contribute some of its own XRP as well.

Ripple also agreed to buy treasury management software provider GTreasury for $1 billion, according to a Thursday announcement.

The deal marks significant expansion for Ripple, immediately opening up the multi-trillion dollar corporate treasury market and access to many of the largest corporate customers. It marks Ripple’s third major acquisition in 2025 alone, following the acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road and stablecoin platform Rail.

Key NotesXRP crashed to $2.20 before rebounding to $2.35 at press time.$1.9 billion in Open Interest was wiped out across exchanges in just 12 days.A falling wedge pattern hints at possible recovery, with resistance near $2.50.
XRP currently trades at $2.35, up over 6% in the last 24 hours, after an extremely volatile week that saw the asset plunge from $2.50 to $2.20. Despite the rebound, XRP remains down 25% over the past month and trades nearly 39% below its all-time high of $3.84.

According to data from CryptoQuant, the recent move represents a full-scale market reset, as speculative positions were purged across the board. Between October 6 and October 18, total Open Interest (OI) in XRP futures crashed 65.5%, falling from $2.9 billion to just $1 billion.

$1.9B in Liquidations
This represents a massive $1.9 billion in liquidations and capital outflow from the derivatives market. Meanwhile, Binance, the largest venue for XRP futures, bore the largest chunk of the wipeout as its OI plunged from $1.32 billion to $480 million.

XRP OI across all exchanges | Source: CryptoQuant

Interestingly, analysts at CryptoQuant describe the move as a long squeeze cascade, where the initial price drop triggered forced liquidations of overleveraged long positions, compounding sell pressure and driving the market lower in a feedback loop.

XRP Price Forecast: Chart Analysis
The 4-hour XRP chart reveals a falling wedge pattern, typically a bullish reversal formation. After testing the lower trendline near $2.20, XRP has begun to consolidate toward the upper boundary of the wedge, currently hovering around $2.35.

Immediate resistance lies at $2.50, a breakout above which could open the path toward $2.75 and $3.10. Meanwhile, support levels remain at $2.10 and $1.90; a breakdown below could reignite bearish momentum toward $1.70.

XRP price action with momentum indicators | Source: TradingView

On the other hand, momentum indicators are neutral with RSI at 44.48, indicating mild recovery potential. The MACD is flattening near zero, and CMF (+0.04) hints at slow capital inflow after heavy outflows.

CryptoQuant analysts call this a “market full reset,” indicating that the market now stands at a healthier baseline. Despite being at a major crossroads, XRP remains one of the best crypto to buy in 2025, gaining more than 300% in the past year.

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Sat, 18/10/2025 - 11:28

XRP returns to the positive side, but open interest is still down.

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XRP has suddenly flipped to the bullish side of the market after trading steadily in the deep red territory for over a week. On Saturday, Oct. 18, XRP saw a mild resurgence in its price, which surged by 5.72% over the last 24 hours.

However, the XRP open interest volume has declined by about the same rate during the same period, falling 5.26% to around $3.50 billion, according to data provided by CoinGlass.

XRP bulls not fully activated?After multiple days of consolidation that saw XRP retest the $1 mark, the market has seen it emerge as one of the top daily gainers today.

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Although the consistent price declines previously faced with XRP has seen investors’ confidence fade amid rising uncertainty, its current price trend is finally restoring hope to investors. However, it appears that many traders are still taking caution as the bullish trend is yet to reflect in the XRP derivatives market.

The surge in XRP’s price witnessed today marks the first significant upward movement recorded since the massive Oct. 10 crash. The surprising price dynamics have caught the attention of both retail investors and institutional players looking for signs of renewed strength.

Nonetheless, the encouraging price action has not yet impacted the XRP derivatives market, which is still showing heavy declines despite the shifting sentiment. The data shows that only 1.49 billion XRP worth about $3.50 billion has been committed in active futures contracts over the last 24 hours.

It is important to note that open interest is a crucial metric that reflects the total value of outstanding futures and perpetual contracts of a particular cryptocurrency.

While it is showing a decline of 5.26% over the last day, it appears that the ongoing rally in the price of XRP lacks strong conviction from traders.

Nonetheless, a downward movement in open interest at a time when the concerned cryptocurrency is seeing a notable price resurgence appears to be a sign of reduced speculative activity.

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Holding above $2 increases XRP's potential to retest $3 in the coming weeks, while also maintaining a record high target of around $7.75.

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Key takeaways:

XRP price dropped 8.75% on Friday despite Ripple’s $1 billion acquisition plans.

A drop toward the $2 support level is possible in the coming days, as bulls pin their hopes on a rebound.

Ripple is reportedly planning to raise $1 billion to purchase XRP (XRP) for its own digital asset treasury. This move could make it the world’s largest corporate holder of this top-five cryptocurrency.

However, XRP bulls largely ignored the news on Friday, with the price falling 8.75% after the Oct. 17 announcement, while continuing its prevailing downtrend, as shown below.

XRP/USD four-hour price chart. Source: TradingViewCan XRP break out of its prevailing downtrend in October?

XRP price eyes recovery after testing $2 supportLooking broadly, XRP has been fluctuating within a falling wedge pattern after last week’s crypto market rout, which liquidated a record $20 billion or more in positions.

The price could still dip toward the $2 support level, coinciding with the wedge’s lower boundary and serving as a potential reversal zone.

XRP/USDT four-hour chart. Source: TradingViewA breakout above the wedge’s upper trendline could trigger an upside toward the $2.36–$2.75 range, up 5-20% from current price levels, in October.

That range features levels with up to $118.76 million in cumulative short leverages, according to CoinGlass data.

Binance’s XRP/USDT liquidation heatmap. Source: CoinGlassPotential short liquidations at these levels could add momentum toward $3, a psychological resistance target further aligning with the upper boundary of XRP’s descending triangle pattern.

XRP/USDT weekly chart. Source: TradingViewConversely, a close below $2 would invalidate the wedge setup, inviting further downside pressure toward $1.65, the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement level, by month’s end.

Longer term: XRP still on track for a breakoutOn longer-term charts, XRP is maintaining its ascending triangle breakout scenario despite plunging 60% during last week’s “black Friday.”

As of Friday, the cryptocurrency was holding above the triangle’s lower trendline near $2.25 while eyeing a rebound toward the upper trendline near $3.55.

XRP/USDT weekly price chart. Source: TradingViewA breakout above $3.55 with significant volumes could send the price to as high as $7.75, representing a 250% increase from current levels, by early 2026.

This article does not contain investment advice or recommendations. Every investment and trading move involves risk, and readers should conduct their own research when making a decision.

OpenSea CEO Devin Finzer has rejected claims that the company is pivoting away from non-fungible tokens (NFTs), saying instead that the marketplace is “evolving” into a universal platform to trade every type of onchain asset.

In a Friday post on X, Finzer announced that OpenSea's October trading volume exceeded $2.6 billion, with over 90% of that amount coming from token trading, calling it the beginning of the platform’s transformation to “trade everything.”

“We’re building the universal interface for the entire onchain economy — tokens, collectibles, culture, digital and physical,” Finzer told Cointelegraph. “The goal is simple: if it exists onchain, you should be able to trade it on OpenSea, seamlessly across any chain, while maintaining complete control of your assets,” he added.

OpenSea was the first major NFT marketplace, launching in 2017 as a platform for buying, selling, and trading various non-fungible tokens. The platform remained the dominant player in the space until early 2023, when it lost momentum due to a combination of the overall NFT market crash and the rise of a major competitor, Blur.

In April this year, OpenSea managed to reclaim its lead in the NFT market, capturing over 40% of total trading volume during the month. As of this writing, OpenSea is the largest NFT marketplace with a market share of 51%, according to data tracker NFTScan.

OpenSea reclaims its lead in NFT market. Source: NFTScanFrom NFTs to an onchain trading hubFinzer said OpenSea is now positioning itself as the “interface layer for the entire onchain economy,” integrating token trading, swaps and portfolio management across 22 blockchains.

He said the platform’s users were juggling multiple wallets, bridges, and interfaces just to manage their portfolios. “We realized the same infrastructure expertise that unified NFT trading could unify all onchain trading. Now users can swap from Solana to Ethereum, trade any token, manage any asset, all in one place, without the complexity,” Finzer said.

The CEO positioned OpenSea as an alternative to both centralized and decentralized exchanges. “Unlike CEXs, you keep your keys. Unlike DEXs, the complexity is invisible,” he said. “We aggregate liquidity across 22+ chains into one seamless experience.”

However, Finzer rejected the idea that NFTs are now secondary. “Everything onchain is core to our business model — that’s what ‘trade everything’ means,” he said.

OpenSea CEO announces the project’s shift toward “trade everything.” Source: FinzerMobile app and SEA token aheadOpenSea confirmed it is preparing to launch a new mobile app before Q1 2026, bringing instant crosschain swaps and portfolio tracking to mobile users. The company said it aims to bring “the entire onchain economy to your pocket,” making onchain trading “as easy as checking Instagram.”

Additionally, the OpenSea Foundation will launch its SEA token in the first quarter of 2026, which will support governance and ecosystem participation.

OpenSea’s roadmap also includes perpetual futures, expanded mobile access, and “true crosschain abstraction,” allowing users to trade any token across any wallet or chain.

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