Senate Democrats held a roundtable with top executives from Coinbase, Chainlink, Galaxy Digital, Kraken and Uniswap on October 22, 2025, to discuss stalled market structure legislation. Representatives from Circle, Ripple, Jito, a16z Crypto and Solana Policy Institute also attended. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led the discussion. The meeting focused on regulatory frameworks for digital assets.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken purchased Small Exchange from IG Group for $100 million on October 16, 2025, gaining a CFTC-regulated platform to expand its US derivatives trading capabilities.

Cipher Mining has entered a decade-long partnership with Fluidstack worth $3 billion for AI computing services at its Barber Lake facility. Google will provide financial backing of $1.4 billion and receive warrants for 24 million shares, representing approximately 5.4% ownership stake in Cipher Mining.