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October's Trending Tokens
Published on Oct. 9, 2025

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NEED TO KNOW
Monad's Airdrop
  1. 💰 L1 Blockchain Monad Monad Teases Airdrop Claim Date. Monad confirmed its token airdrop claim portal will open on October 14, but provided no additional information.
  2. 🗾 SoftBank's PayPay Acquires 40% Stake in Binance Binance Japan. Binance Japan users will also receive direct access to PayPay Money deposits and withdrawals.
  3. 🌊 Ocean Protocol Withdraws From Artificial Superintelligence Alliance. The move will end Ocean Protocol's partnership with Fetch.ai and SingularityNET, and restore OCEAN independence.
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Daily Market Snapshot: As U.S. stocks retreated on the day, the cryptoeconomy also recoiled, sending BTC, ETH, and most top 100 coins into the red for now.
Prices as of 4pm ET 24hr 7d
Crypto $4.22T ↘ 2.4% ↗ 1.7%
BTC $121,143 ↘ 1.6% ↗ 0.3%
ETH $4,341 ↘ 3.7% ↘ 3.4%
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PLAY OF THE WEEK
October 2025: Top Trending Crypto Tokens
Bankless Analyst: Jack Inabinet

Crypto markets thrive on chaos, and this month is proving no exception!

Speculative mind share and dollar flows alike are being dominated by a peculiar mix of veteran tokens and haute upstarts that have abruptly emerged to occupy center stage.

Whether you’re hunting the next moonshot or dodging the next rug, these five tokens stealing the spotlight will no doubt be worth paying attention to during the month ahead. Today, we’re diving into October’s most captivating altcoin stories so far! 👇

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