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• Helium announced it is exploring a Digital Asset Treasury to acquire HNT through market and over-the-counter purchases.
• The price of HNT rose slightly amid the move, with news of daily HNT buybacks coming amid notable market alignment around DePIN projects.
• Helium’s mechanism aims to reduce supply and could help overall price gains.

The Helium Network, the world’s largest decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) for wireless connectivity, is experiencing renewed momentum.

The project’s native token, HNT, is up 3% as key strategic announcements from the core team buoy community sentiment.

The price action comes on the heels of Helium’s official disclosure over the weekend. 

Why is Helium price up today?

Key to HNT gains in the past 24 hours is an outline of strategic plans to shift from internal treasury burns to open-market buybacks and the potential launch of a Digital Asset Treasury (DAT). 

According to details, the aim is to boost HNT traction amid broader institutional appeal. The plan includes buybacks via dollar-cost averaging (DCA) post-burn, and if successful, it could lead to buybacks that match burn volumes and offer potentially consistent upward pressure. 

Previously, Helium executed burns from the team’s reserves; now, open-market buys will preserve treasury liquidity while enhancing scarcity. Helium noted in a post on X:

“Starting soon, we will start buying an equivalent amount of HNT from the market, rather than using team treasury. We will execute this via a DCA triggered daily after the matching daily burn. We also intend to fully automate this since we have an automation process for daily burns. This will not impact our ability to continue ad hoc buying activity on CEXs, AMMs, through MMs, and direct OTC deals.”

With a growing number of Helium Mobile subscribers contributing to monthly revenues, this move could be a major boost for HNT.

Helium price forecast: Is $2.80 next target?

Helium’s HNT token fell to lows of $1.80 on October 17 and retested the mark amid overall crypto market weakness over the weekend.

On October 20, HNT climbed nearly 3% and reached a 24-hour high above $2.06. 

The gains, as noted, came amid a slight recovery for altcoins after last week’s downturn that mirrored losses for Bitcoin and other top coins.

HNT’s gains are likely to build on an anticipated uptick across risk assets, with this pushing bulls off lows.

Currently, Helium price hovers -13% and -24% over the past week and past month respectively. Yet the Helium team’s strategic shift points to a potential uptick.

1/ @helium is committed to driving value to the $HNT token

– @DAnconia_Crypto from @EV3ventures pic.twitter.com/fVmUkuvzxN

— Proof of Coverage Media (@Proof_Coverage) October 17, 2025

Having retested the $2.00 mark, bulls may fancy the robust supply zone around $2.80.

The main hurdles between this mark lie around $2.20 and $2.60, with a potential cup and handle pattern confirming one signal of this move.

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• Users were unable to access accounts or execute trades for more than two hours.
• Other affected platforms included Snapchat, Reddit, Hulu, Xbox, and Fortnite.
• Crypto traders expressed frustration as reliability concerns resurfaced.

A major internet disruption on Monday briefly brought parts of the digital economy to a halt, as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage crippled platforms including Coinbase and Robinhood.

The two-hour blackout disrupted trading activities, streaming services, and gaming networks, reminding users of the world’s heavy reliance on cloud-based infrastructure.

The outage, which began in the early hours of Monday, affected users across regions, leaving them locked out of their accounts or unable to complete transactions.

AWS failure stalls major crypto exchanges

Coinbase, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, was among the first to report problems.

Users attempting to log in or execute trades encountered error messages and account timeouts.

The exchange later confirmed that the issue stemmed from an ongoing AWS outage, clarifying that customer funds remained secure.

Coinbase’s social media post on X stated, “We’re aware many users are currently unable to access Coinbase due to an AWS outage. Our team is working on the issue and we’ll provide updates here. All funds are safe.”

The exchange restored full functionality after more than two hours, but traders expressed frustration online, with some claiming losses or hinting at legal action over interrupted trades.

Robinhood, another major platform, also confirmed technical problems linked to AWS.

“AWS (one of our third-party vendors) is experiencing an outage,” the platform said in a post on X, assuring customers that its teams were working on a fix.

For investors trading fast-moving digital assets, even short-term downtime can trigger missed opportunities and price discrepancies, fuelling debate about the industry’s dependence on centralised cloud providers.

Internet-wide disruption exposes cloud dependency

The AWS failure did not stop with crypto platforms.

A string of major online services, including Snapchat, Reddit, Hulu, Grammarly, Xbox Network, Fortnite, and Electronic Arts, also experienced slowdowns or temporary access issues.

The outage highlighted how deeply embedded Amazon’s infrastructure is in global online operations—from financial transactions to entertainment and gaming.

Cloud computing, while offering flexibility and scalability, concentrates risk when one major provider experiences disruption.

AWS remains the backbone for thousands of businesses, making the impact of such outages widespread and immediate.

Monday’s incident renewed questions about redundancy and contingency planning across industries that rely on third-party data hosting.

Repeated disruptions raise reliability concerns

The recurrence of outages underscores broader concerns within the crypto community about system reliability during volatile market conditions.

Retail investors depend on uninterrupted access to execute time-sensitive trades, and any downtime can erode confidence in trading platforms.

Industry observers note that as digital asset adoption expands, exchanges must invest further in resilient infrastructure and communication transparency.

AWS under scrutiny as reliance grows

Amazon Web Services has long been the world’s largest cloud provider, hosting vast portions of the internet’s most popular platforms.

Its occasional outages, however, reveal a single-point-of-failure problem that extends beyond crypto.

Each incident amplifies concerns over whether global businesses are too dependent on one company for core online operations.

AWS has not yet detailed the specific cause of Monday’s disruption but confirmed service restoration later in the day.

The event reignited discussion on cloud diversification, pushing firms to evaluate hybrid or multi-cloud strategies to mitigate future risks.

As the digital economy continues to expand, outages like this serve as a warning of the fragility underlying its seamless surface.

Even brief interruptions can ripple across finance, communication, and entertainment, showing how interconnected and centralised the internet has become.

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• US spot Bitcoin ETFs faced $1.2B in weekly outflows as Bitcoin fell to a four-month low.
• BlackRock, Fidelity, and Grayscale saw major redemptions amid Bitcoin’s 10% weekly drop.
• Schwab says crypto interest is rising, with clients holding 20% of US crypto ETPs.

The United States’ spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) faced a challenging week, with over $1.2 billion in total outflows as Bitcoin prices tumbled.

Despite the decline in institutional inflows, Charles Schwab says investor engagement with crypto-related products is rising, reflecting a growing interest among retail and institutional clients in digital assets.

Heavy outflows hit Bitcoin ETFs

Data from SoSoValue shows that the eleven US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs collectively recorded $366.6 million in outflows on Friday, closing out a negative week for both the products and the broader cryptocurrency market.

The largest withdrawal came from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which lost $268.6 million in a single day.

Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) also saw substantial redemptions totaling $67.2 million, while Grayscale’s GBTC experienced $25 million in outflows. A smaller withdrawal was reported from the Valkyrie Bitcoin ETF, while the remaining funds saw no activity on Friday.

In total, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US witnessed $1.22 billion in outflows over the past week, with only one day—Tuesday—showing minor inflows.

The downturn coincided with sharp declines in Bitcoin’s price, which fell from above $115,000 on Monday to just below $104,000 on Friday, marking a four-month low.

The steep decline highlights how sensitive institutional products remain to Bitcoin’s price movements, with ETF investors appearing to pull back amid growing market uncertainty.

Charles Schwab reports rising engagement in crypto products

While ETF redemptions signal cooling sentiment among some investors, Charles Schwab remains optimistic about the long-term potential of digital asset investment products.

Speaking on CNBC, CEO Rick Wurster revealed that Schwab’s clients now hold 20% of all crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) in the US.

He added that interest in crypto has grown substantially over the past year, with visits to the company’s crypto-related webpages up 90%.

“Crypto ETPs have been very active,” Wurster said, emphasizing that the topic continues to draw high engagement from investors.

ETF analyst Nate Geraci noted that Schwab’s large brokerage platform positions it well to capture future demand.

The firm already offers crypto ETFs and Bitcoin futures and plans to launch spot crypto trading for clients in 2026, signaling a long-term commitment to the sector even amid short-term volatility.

Bitcoin faces rare October downturn

October, historically one of Bitcoin’s strongest months, has so far delivered disappointing results.

Data from CoinGlass shows that Bitcoin has gained in ten of the past twelve Octobers, but this year, the asset is down 6% month-to-date.

Despite the slump, some market analysts remain hopeful that the trend of “Uptober” could return in the second half of the month.

Many point to the potential for Federal Reserve rate cuts later this year as a catalyst that could reignite demand for risk assets, including Bitcoin.

For now, however, the combination of ETF outflows, price pressure, and macroeconomic uncertainty has weighed heavily on crypto sentiment—leaving investors to watch whether the coming weeks can reverse October’s red start.

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