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10/05/2025

Stablecoins Are Forcing Banks to Pay Real Interest, Bitcoin ETFs Explode With $3.2B in the First Week of Uptober

Today's crypto market saw a wave of positive signals as stablecoins, Bitcoin ETFs, and Bitcoin's price cycle outlook continued to draw attention from investors worldwide. 💬 Stablecoins are challenging the traditional banking system Stripe CEO Patrick Collison argued that stablecoins will force traditional banks to rethink their business model — especially their deposit interest rate policies. He believes depositors deserve returns "closer to market yields" rather than the sub-1% rates currently offered in the US and Europe.

Stablecoins Are Forcing Banks to Pay Real Interest, Bitcoin ETFs Explode With $3.2B in the First Week of Uptober

Today's crypto market saw a wave of positive signals as stablecoins, Bitcoin ETFs, and Bitcoin's price cycle outlook continued to draw attention from investors worldwide.

💬 Stablecoins are challenging the traditional banking system
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison argued that stablecoins will force traditional banks to rethink their business model — especially their deposit interest rate policies. He believes depositors deserve returns "closer to market yields" rather than the sub-1% rates currently offered in the US and Europe.
The rise of yield-bearing stablecoins is putting competitive pressure on the traditional financial system like never before. According to data from RWA.XYZ, stablecoin market cap surpassed $292 billion in October, following the US passage of a comprehensive regulatory framework for the asset class.

📈 Bitcoin ETFs kick off Uptober with a $3.2B bang
October — affectionately nicknamed "Uptober" by crypto investors — got off to a strong start thanks to US Bitcoin ETFs. According to SoSoValue data, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $3.24 billion in net positive inflows during the month's first week, just shy of the record $3.38 billion set in November 2024.
That momentum pushed Bitcoin's price above $123,000, its highest level in over six weeks. Analysts attribute the new wave of buying to institutional investors betting on an imminent Federal Reserve rate cut, with estimates suggesting more than 100,000 BTC could be pulled from circulating supply in Q4.

🔁 Bitcoin's 4-year cycle is alive — just evolving
At the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Saad Ahmed, Gemini's Asia-Pacific Regional Director, shared that Bitcoin's 4-year cycle "very likely continues, even if it doesn't play out exactly the same way."
In his view, the cycle is rooted in human psychology: "When sentiment gets too euphoric, prices surge; then comes a sharp correction before things stabilize again." That said, Ahmed noted that growing institutional participation should dampen volatility over time, making Bitcoin's price cycles "more stable, yet still emotionally driven."

With powerful tailwinds from stablecoins, ETFs, and expectations around US monetary policy, "Uptober" is shaping up to be an exciting chapter for the crypto market — one where Bitcoin may sustain its upward momentum and cement its status as the flagship asset of a new financial era.