[Weekly Crypto] 2025.10.20

1️⃣ Bitcoin-Holding Institutions Seeking Yield, DeFi Capabilities

Projects such as Rootstock and Babylon may be perking institutional demand for Bitcoin-based yield and restaking

2️⃣ Crypto market turning healthier after dramatic deleveraging, now 'constructively bullish,' analyst says

The research and brokerage firm expects patience to be rewarded, with past deleveraging events often marking market bottoms.

3️⃣ Visa Thinks Stablecoins Can Break Into the $40 Trillion Credit Market

Visa says stablecoins could reshape the $40 trillion credit market, despite IMF warnings about rising financial risks.

4️⃣ Can Ethereum Do to Bitcoin What Wall Street Once Did to Gold?

Developer data backs this thesis—over 16,000 new devs joined Ethereum in 2025, more than double Bitcoin’s, signaling strong ecosystem growth.

5️⃣ Babylon claims breakthrough in using native Bitcoin collateral in DeFi: Finance Redefined

Babylon unveils a proof-of-concept for using native Bitcoin in DeFi lending, as BNB Chain and Hyperliquid post major updates.