#CRYPTO MINUTES - 21.10.2025 $BTC ETF Flows - 📊 Net Inflow : -$40.4M ⚡️ 7-day Avg : -$181.5M $ETH ETF Flows - 📊 Net Inflow : -$145.7M ⚡️ 7-day Avg : -$90.3M TOP GAINERS: $COAI, $HASH, $ZEC, $SKY, $M TOP LOSERS: $TAO, $ASTER, $MNT, $HYPE, $IP A major buyer, BitMine (BMNR), acquired over $800 million in Ether, bringing its $ETH holdings above $13 billion. (Bullish) A crypto whale dubbed the “Trump Insider” expanded a short on Bitcoin by ~$22 million (≈200 BTC). (Cautious) The global crypto market cap rose ~3.0% to around $3.85 trillion, with major assets rallying after recent stress. (Neutral-to-Positive) Crypto prices stalled as Bitcoin dipped below ~$108K, and ETFs registered four straight days of outflows totaling over $1.2 billion. (Negative) Coinbase Global announced a ~$375 million acquisition of blockchain platform Echo to expand into early-stage token deals. (Bullish) In India, cryptocurrencies are increasingly being used in real-money gaming platforms, raising concerns about regulation and transparency. (Mixed) A SPAC backed by Ripple Labs and Kraken plans to raise ~$1 billion to build a public $XRP treasury. (Bullish) The Federal Reserve is hosting a crypto-payments conference today, signaling growing institutional interest in digital assets. (Bullish) JPMorgan Chase warned that bank funding costs are rising amid the fallout from the collapses of First Brands Group and Tricolor Holdings, due to hidden exposures to non-deposit institutions. (Negative) The European Central Bank’s chief economist flagged risks to euro-zone banks from U.S. dollar funding constraints amid tariff and liquidity pressures. (Cautious) Investors are torn between Fear-of-Missing-Out (FOMO) and Fear-of-Wipeout (FOWO) as equity markets remain elevated despite credit and private-market worries. (Mixed)