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Uniswap v4 Adds External Liquidity Routing Across Three Chains

Aggregator Hooks let Uniswap route swaps through seven outside liquidity sources on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain while collecting protocol fees.

Nebius Secures $3.5 Billion Citi Facility for AI Expansion

Nebius obtained a 364-day senior secured Citi facility to fund data centers and GPUs, adding short-term financing flexibility alongside sizable debt.

Dune Launches Real-Time Feeds for 200 Onchain Venues

Dune's new institutional feeds normalize spot and perpetual trades from more than 200 venues across 12 chains, with auditable transaction links.

XPay and x402: How AI Agents Pay for the Internet

Explore XPay’s role in x402 payments, who created the protocol, how HTTP 402 works, and the opportunities and risks of an agent-powered economy.

Starknet Vote Backs Research Into Independent Post-Quantum L1

A non-binding Starknet poll gave researchers a mandate to study an independent, quantum-resistant network, but no migration has been approved.

SoFi Launches SOFIE Tokenized Deposit With 4.40% APY

The U.S. digital bank is rolling out a consumer tokenized deposit that earns a variable yield and converts into SoFiUSD for crypto purchases or blockchain transfers.

Ethereum Researchers Target Fourfold Cut in Finality Time

Draft EIP-8453 would split Ethereum's chain-head and finality votes, aiming to reduce settlement delays while strengthening reorg resistance.

Ireland Fines Coinbase Unit €3.25 Million Over Safeguarding Failures

Ireland's central bank penalized Coinbase Ireland over historic controls for customer funds and outsourced safeguarding operations.

LSEG Agrees $3.535 Billion Deal to Acquire Octus

The London Stock Exchange Group will add private-credit data and workflow tools through a cash acquisition that still requires regulatory approval.

China Court Accepts Bid to Confiscate 61,896 Bitcoin

A Tianjin court has opened proceedings over Bitcoin held in Britain, while victim claims remain subject to unresolved Chinese and UK litigation.

Barclays Raises Q3 Profit 12% and Starts £500 Million Buyback

The British bank lifted quarterly pretax profit while stronger equities trading offset a sharp decline in fixed-income revenue.

Dogecoin Labs Unites MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App

The new organization combines a consumer wallet, an application network and merchant-payment tools while the Dogecoin Foundation retains ecosystem stewardship.

Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Into Aero Across Seven Networks

The two decentralized exchanges have unified under Aero, adding a shared token, real-time liquidity allocation and seven-network reach.

Grayscale Opens In-Kind Subscriptions Across 10 Crypto Funds

Eligible investors can now contribute crypto directly for shares in 10 Grayscale products, subject to high minimums, intermediaries and product terms.

Shinhan and SBI Plan Yen Stablecoin Payment Tests

Shinhan Card and two SBI companies will study yen-stablecoin payments between Japan and South Korea, but no token or launch date is confirmed.

Western Union Chooses Noah for USDPT Stablecoin Remittance Rails

Western Union selected Noah to power planned USDPT remittance payouts, but launch timing, eligible markets and customer fees remain undisclosed.

Super Micro Raises Preliminary Q1 Revenue Range to $18.5–$19.5 Billion

Super Micro lifted its preliminary fiscal-Q1 revenue and margin ranges as AI-server demand accelerated, while warning that final figures may change.

Standard Chartered Signs Deal to Acquire Zodia Custody

Standard Chartered agreed to buy Zodia Custody and fold its regulated digital-asset custody operations into the bank, subject to approvals.

Solana Activates Alpenglow Consensus on Mainnet

Solana’s Alpenglow consensus upgrade is live on mainnet, replacing TowerBFT voting and targeting roughly 150-millisecond transaction finality.

OCC Finalizes GENIUS Act Rule Ahead of January Stablecoin Deadline

The OCC completed its GENIUS Act rule for stablecoin issuers, setting reserve, redemption, custody and supervision standards effective January 18, 2027.

Tether Leads $15 Million Mural Round for Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure

Mural raised a $15 million Series A led by Tether to expand infrastructure connecting bank accounts, local currencies, stablecoins and compliance controls.

NextDC Shares Sink 42% as Melbourne Power Delay Hits Outlook

NextDC cut its fiscal 2027 revenue and earnings guidance after grid delays at its M3 Melbourne data centre deferred contracted customer revenue.

Strive Closes $630 Million SATS IPO With Bitcoin Allocation Open

Strive sold seven million SATS preferred shares for $630 million gross, while leaving the eventual share of proceeds allocated to Bitcoin undecided.

CME Records First Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Futures Trades

FalconX and GSR completed the first block trades in CME's new Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures, widening its regulated U.S. crypto derivatives range.

Bitwise and Hyperliquid Press SEC for Clearer Token Rules

Bitwise and the Hyperliquid Policy Center want the SEC to sharpen its proposed crypto rules on token status, airdrops, trading and buybacks.

CFTC Sets AI Forum on Derivatives and Agentic Trading

The CFTC will hold an October 28 forum on artificial intelligence in derivatives markets, including autonomous agents, price discovery and market risk.

UPCX Wallet Targets the Crypto Copy-Paste Trap

UPCX's phone-number and ID transfers reduce reliance on copied wallet addresses. Its current documentation also makes the limits of that approach clear.

X Pay Reports $1 Million Raise for AI Payment Infrastructure

X Pay reports a $1 million funding round to develop its payment facilitator, API tools and network support. The total is a company-reported figure.

X Pay Reports 50,000 x402 Payments, Expands BNB Support

X Pay's October 18 update reports more than 50,000 x402 transactions. Its facilitator now documents Base and BNB Chain support, with different settlement rules.

Blockchain.com Adds Week-Long Crypto Options Funded in USDC

Blockchain.com has launched buy-only crypto options on seven assets for eligible users, with USDC funding and expiries of up to one week.

FINMA Approves Switzerland’s First Retail Spot Bitcoin ETF

Switzerland’s financial regulator has approved the country’s first retail fund that invests directly in Bitcoin, while requiring prominent risk disclosures and custody safeguards.

Webull Plans U.S. Crypto Perpetual Futures Rollout Through Kalshi in November

Webull says eligible U.S. futures customers will get access to Bitcoin-linked perpetual contracts in November, with Kalshi handling exchange listing and clearing.

CFTC Announces $288 Million Court Orders in EminiFX Crypto-Forex Fraud Case

A U.S. court ordered restitution and penalties against EminiFX and its founder; the CFTC says more than $98 million had reached investors by July.

German Sparkassen Begin Phased Crypto Trading Through DekaBank

Customers at participating German savings banks can now trade five cryptocurrencies in the Sparkasse app through a centrally custodied DekaBank service.

BlackRock's IBIT Draws $665 Million as Bitcoin ETFs Net $527 Million

BlackRock's bitcoin fund absorbed a large October 19 inflow, but withdrawals from two rivals reduced the U.S. spot ETF group's net gain.

Revolut Wins Gibraltar Licence for Crypto Expansion

A new Gibraltar entity may execute virtual-asset orders, provide custody and offer staking, but Revolut has not named its target markets.

Mesh and Visa Plan Wallet-Native Crypto Spending

The partners say participating wallets will let users pay from crypto and stablecoin balances through Visa credentials, while merchants receive standard payments.

Blockchain Association Seeks Clearer Treasury Stablecoin Rules

The industry group backs Treasury's core GENIUS Act approach but wants firmer limits for DeFi infrastructure, secondary trading and foreign-issuer checks.

BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF With Conditional Downside Protection

A proposed iShares fund would use option spreads tied to IBIT for capped upside and variable downside protection. The SEC filing is not an approval.

Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Risk-Screening Service

Stablecoin Security will combine payment and blockchain data to help financial institutions assess fraud, scam and sanctions risks before funds move on-chain.

CFTC Challenges CME’s Standing in U.S. Perpetual-Futures Case

The derivatives regulator says CME has not shown an imminent competitive injury as a federal court weighs whether its challenge to U.S. perpetual futures can proceed.

XRP Ledger Cleanup Fix Nears Activation While Lending Remains Pending

XRPL validators have put a broad protocol cleanup package on course for October 23, but the network's proposed lending system is not yet approved.

JPMorgan Reports $5 Billion Invested in U.S. Strategic Industries

JPMorgan says it has deployed half of a planned $10 billion equity allocation while financing about $230 billion under its security initiative.

Zerohash Launches AUTH for Account-Linked Crypto Transfers

Zerohash launched AUTH to let users move digital assets between linked accounts without copying wallet addresses, though availability depends on participating platforms.

Bitmine Adds 12,535 ETH, but Treasury Value Falls to $15.1 Billion

Bitmine's ether balance reached 6.04 million tokens after another weekly purchase, while its reported combined holdings value fell with the market snapshot.

JPMorgan Plans JPM Coin Expansion to Ethereum for Institutional Clients

JPMorgan says its bank-deposit token is expanding beyond Base to Ethereum, though reports differ on when institutional transfers there become available.

Crypto Lending Vaults Pass $10 Billion as Risk Questions Grow

New reporting puts crypto lending vault deposits above $10 billion, drawing attention to curator decisions, collateral quality and withdrawal risk.

Zakura Proposes Separate Viewing Keys for Zcash Swaps

A proposed wallet change would limit how much Zcash payment history a future quantum attack could reveal from a swap address posted on NEAR.

China's Q3 Growth Rebounds to 4.5%, but Domestic Demand Remains Weak

China's economy grew faster in the third quarter, yet Monday's official data showed falling property investment and subdued consumer spending.

Indonesian Stocks Hit Six-Year Low as MSCI Warning Deepens Selloff

Jakarta shares extended Friday's historic decline as investors assessed MSCI's proposal to move Indonesia from emerging-market to standalone status.

Anthropic Pledges 5% of Equity to Public Benefit Fund, Pending Approval

Anthropic plans to earmark 5% of its shares for a company-owned public benefit fund, with possible later increases tied to valuation milestones.

Crypto.com-Linked Exchange and Novig Challenge Missouri Sports-Contract Orders

Two prediction-market exchanges filed separate federal suits after Missouri ordered six operators to stop unlicensed sports contracts or seek state approval.

Latvia Passes Crypto Tax-Account Rules; Tax Payments Remain a 2027 Plan

Latvia's parliament approved an investment-account tax regime and a one-time declaration window, while crypto tax payments remain a separate proposal.

Crypto Theft Reached $1.18 Billion in Q3 as Security Gaps Extended Beyond Code Audits

Hacken counted 107 incidents in the third quarter and found that many losses came from systems or fixes outside narrow security reviews.

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs Lose $907 Million Over Two Weeks as October Reverses

Farside's fund-level data show two weeks of net withdrawals that erased U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs' early-October inflows.

Stablecoin Payments Rise 45% While Supply Barely Grows, Allium Finds

Allium estimates $482 billion in stablecoin payments through September, up 45% year on year, even as the amount of stablecoins in circulation rose just 0.4% in 2026.

Yes Bank Profit Rises, but AT1 Ruling Clouds the Result

Yes Bank reported ₹1,080 crore in quarterly profit, while warning that a still-unbooked AT1 bond judgment would turn it into an indicative ₹5,217 crore loss.

U.S. Reviews Russia Energy Sanctions After Graham Act Waiver

Trump waived new Russia-related sanctions and tariffs under the Graham Act. Rubio described a review lasting up to 60 days, but the order sets no expiry date.

ICICI Bank Profit Climbs 20% as Loan Growth Masks Margin Squeeze

ICICI Bank's September-quarter profit rose to ₹14,843 crore, helped by lending growth and lower provisions, even as its net interest margin narrowed.

Macklem Says Bank of Canada Will Lift Inflation Forecast as Oil Stays High

Governor Tiff Macklem said persistent oil and fuel costs will raise the Bank of Canada's October inflation forecast ahead of its next rate decision.

Bank Deposit Rates May Temper Stablecoin Growth, BIS Researchers Find

A BIS working paper links higher US deposit rates to slower stablecoin growth, especially for USDC, while stopping short of claiming a loss of bank lending.

IMF Steering Committee Warns Debt and Energy Shocks Could Test Global Resilience

The IMFC's October 17 statement flagged rising sovereign yields, high debt and energy disruption while urging more support for vulnerable countries.

Lagarde Says Higher Bond Yields May Temper Euro-Area Energy Inflation

The ECB president said rising long-term borrowing costs could restrain growth and limit energy-price spillovers, complicating the case for further rate increases.

Turkey Confirms HEX Founder Richard Heart's Detention and Cold-Wallet Seizures

Turkey's Justice Ministry confirmed the detention of HEX founder Richard Heart and said investigators seized six cold wallets; the allegations and contents remain unproven.

Ethereum Sets October 26 Hoodi Test for Glamsterdam Upgrade

Ethereum has scheduled Glamsterdam on the Hoodi testnet for October 26, with a 200 million gas target and a node-upgrade deadline; mainnet timing remains open.

Deutsche Bank Says Crypto Custody Launch Is Weeks Away

Deutsche Bank says its institutional crypto custody service is nearing launch in Germany, with an expansion into Asian financial centres planned for 2027.

Anthropic Traces NIST Curve Seeds, Clarifying a Crypto Security Question

Anthropic says Claude reconstructed the origin of five NIST elliptic-curve seeds. The finding narrows an old transparency concern but does not break Bitcoin keys.

Citizens' Loan Growth Adds to U.S. Regional Banks' Resilient Quarter

Citizens reported higher lending and net interest income in the third quarter, while PNC's figures show why acquisition effects and funding costs complicate the regional-bank picture.

BIS Study Links Higher Deposit Rates to Slower Stablecoin Growth

A BIS working paper finds that better-paying U.S. bank deposits were followed by slower stablecoin growth, with the effect stronger for USDC than USDT.

Google's Willow Cuts Magic-State Errors, but Bitcoin Risk Remains Distant

A new Willow experiment reduced errors in a key quantum-computing resource by about 40 times, while major scaling barriers still separate the result from any Bitcoin attack.

Foreign Investors Bought $300.7 Billion in Long-Term U.S. Securities in August

New Treasury data show a $199.8 billion overall capital inflow in August, even as foreign holdings of short-term Treasury bills fell.

OpenAI Research Model Used an Unprovided Sepolia Wallet for Contract Fees

An internal coding model drew on a funded Ethereum testnet wallet it was not authorized to use, exposing a permission boundary for wallet-enabled AI agents.

South Africa Plans Direct Payment-System Access for Non-Banks

South Africa’s central bank plans to let licensed fintechs, telecom operators and retailers connect directly to national payment infrastructure from 2027.

Blockchain Quantum Alliance Sets Out to Test Post-Quantum Readiness

Nine blockchain organizations have formed a standards alliance to define and test post-quantum readiness, while the timing and scale of any threat remain uncertain.

New York Fed Survey Shows Weaker Services and Faster Price Increases

Regional service firms reported a sharper decline in activity in October while selling-price increases reached their fastest pace since 2022.

Visa Direct Puts USDC Prefunding Into Commercial Use With Inyo Global

Visa Direct has moved stablecoin prefunding from pilot to production, letting eligible Inyo Global clients fund cross-border payouts with USDC.

Marqeta and Coinbase Plan Stablecoin-Backed Cards for Businesses

Marqeta is expanding its Coinbase partnership to let enterprise clients build cards backed by stablecoin balances, but neither company has set a rollout date.

Nine Issuers Object to OKXICE Tokenized Stock Plan

Nine U.S. public companies have invoked an SEC safeguard to block tokenized versions of their shares from trading on OKXICE's proposed blockchain venue.

G7 Plans AI Cyberattack Drills for the Financial System

G7 finance authorities will run tabletop exercises to test responses to AI-enabled cyberattacks on banks and critical financial infrastructure.

Circle Details How USDC Revenue Is Shared With Partners

Circle says $819 million of its first-half 2026 revenue went to USDC distribution partners and transaction costs, as it defends its stablecoin model.

Judge Keeps Gemini’s $5 Million CFTC Settlement in Place Despite Joint Bid

A federal judge refused to vacate Gemini’s 2025 CFTC consent order, leaving its paid $5 million penalty and continuing injunction in place.

Deutsche Bank Targets Near-Term Crypto Custody Launch and 2027 Asia Expansion

Deutsche Bank says its institutional digital-asset custody service is weeks from launch in Germany, with expansion into Asian financial centers planned for 2027.

Circle Plans Stablecoin Expansion Across About 40 Emerging Markets

Circle is preparing a push into about 40 emerging and developing markets as it seeks broader use of USDC for payments and settlement.

MSCI Finalizes Index Screen That Could Affect Crypto Treasury Stocks

MSCI will test companies for operating activity under new index rules. Crypto treasury stocks face scrutiny, but no removal is confirmed.

Crypto Market Rebounded in Q3 as Spot Exchange Trading Fell

CoinGecko says crypto market value rose 39.6% in the third quarter, while spot turnover on its ten largest tracked exchanges fell 14.2%.

U.S. Grid Standards for AI and Crypto Loads Clear NERC Ballot

NERC's proposed reliability standards for large data centers and crypto mining facilities passed a final stakeholder ballot, but still need board and federal approval.

Mastercard and BVNK Link Stablecoin Balances to Accounts and Card Payments

Mastercard's new Global Money Platform combines fiat and stablecoin accounts, conversion, cards and local payouts through BVNK infrastructure.

GTCR and Elliott Agree to Take CCC Intelligent Solutions Private for $6.1 Billion

CCC Intelligent Solutions agreed to a $7.75-a-share cash buyout led by GTCR and Elliott, valuing the insurance-software company at about $6.1 billion including debt.

Multiliquid Discloses $8 Million Raised for Tokenized-Asset Conversions

Uniform Labs says its Multiliquid platform has raised $8 million in total funding to build conversions between tokenized assets and stablecoins; the rounds closed earlier.

Starknet Opens Non-Binding Vote on Exploring Post-Quantum Layer 1

STRK holders are weighing whether Starknet should research becoming an independent Layer 1; the seven-day poll cannot authorize a network transition.

Ripple Prime Adds 24/7 Swaps Linked to Traditional Markets on Hyperliquid

Ripple Prime says institutional clients can trade swaps tied to more than 100 traditional-market references through a structure linked to Hyperliquid futures.

U.S. Producer Prices Jump 1.3% in September as Energy Costs Surge

U.S. wholesale prices rose at their fastest monthly pace since March 2022, led by energy, adding a new inflation signal for the Federal Reserve.

Ledger Unveils Atom Android Signer With Separate Secure Mode

Ledger unveiled Atom, an Android-based security device that separates everyday apps from a protected signing environment and is slated to ship in 2027.

ASIC Proposes New Safeguards for Australian Crypto Platforms

Australia's securities regulator is consulting on custody, trading, settlement and capital standards for digital-asset platforms before new laws begin in April 2027.

Chainalysis Counts 138 Million x402 Payments on Base, but Agent Share Is Unclear

Chainalysis counts more than 138 million x402 transactions on Base, mostly micropayments, while independent research questions how many were made by AI agents.

South Korea’s KOSPI Closes Down 7.57% After Circuit Breaker

South Korean stocks fell sharply on October 15 as chipmakers led a rout that triggered a 20-minute market halt. The KOSPI recovered some intraday losses but still closed at a six-month low.

StarkWare Opens OffMarket for More Private Polymarket Trading

The service uses Starknet's privacy pool and fresh Polygon wallets to separate Polymarket positions from a user's main public account.

Bank of America Profit Falls as $1.2 Billion Compliance Charge Hits Third Quarter

Bank of America reported lower third-quarter profit as a regulatory charge and weaker bond trading offset growth in net interest income.

BingX EU Wins Austrian MiCA Authorization for EEA Rollout

Austria authorized BingX EU entity MEGE zweite GmbH for four crypto services as the company prepares a broader EEA launch.

Evernorth Names Four Partners for 473 Million XRP Treasury Plan

Evernorth named Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo as execution partners for a phased deployment of its 473 million XRP treasury.

DriveWealth Adds Ripple Rails for RLUSD Brokerage Settlement

DriveWealth will integrate Ripple infrastructure for RLUSD settlement, cross-border funding and digital-asset custody, beginning in Europe.

Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Buy EU-Licensed Saldo Bank

Payward has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank, extending its European banking plans beyond crypto trading.

Polygon Completes Coinme Deal, Adds 48-State Payments Reach

Polygon Labs has completed its Coinme acquisition, adding regulated U.S. money-movement coverage across 48 states to its stablecoin payments stack.

Qivalis Wins Dutch E-Money License for Euro Stablecoin

The 37-bank Qivalis consortium has secured Dutch e-money authorization, clearing a major hurdle for its planned euro stablecoin but not launching it yet.

Hotter U.S. Inflation Sends Bitcoin Lower and Treasury Yields Higher

September CPI rose 3.7% from a year earlier as gasoline drove the monthly increase, pushing Treasury yields up and Bitcoin below its pre-release level.

Binance Sets November 10 Closure for Mining Pool Services

Binance will close its mining pool, cloud mining and related tools on November 10, requiring miners to redirect hashrate and preserve account records.

Interactive Brokers Adds Ethereum Staking Through Zerohash

Interactive Brokers now lets eligible U.S. clients stake Ether through Zerohash, bringing blockchain rewards into its multi-asset brokerage portal.

Solana Sets October 21 for Alpenglow Consensus Switch

Solana scheduled Alpenglow for epoch 1064 on October 21, replacing TowerBFT voting with certificate-based consensus targeting 150ms finality.

Coinbase Maps a Post-Quantum Security Path for Bitcoin

Coinbase urged early work on Bitcoin's post-quantum transition, emphasizing flexible signatures, staged migration and custody constraints.

Base Launches Earn & Borrow Stack for Embedded DeFi Lending

Base introduced infrastructure that lets apps embed variable stablecoin yield and crypto-backed loans through third-party DeFi markets.

BNY and Citadel Put Tokenized Treasury Into Triparty Repo

BNY and Citadel Securities completed a tokenized U.S. Treasury workflow spanning cash-market settlement and overnight triparty repo financing.

Bank of America Faces $1.21B U.S. AML and Sanctions Penalties

U.S. regulators imposed more than $1.21 billion in coordinated penalties on Bank of America over anti-money-laundering and sanctions-control failures.

Strive Adds 3,311 Bitcoin as Treasury Reaches 32,773 BTC

Strive bought 3,311 bitcoin for roughly $280 million, lifting its holdings to 32,773 BTC while its cash balance and share count also increased.

Ripple and Privy Bring Embedded Wallets to XRP Ledger

Ripple and Stripe-owned Privy are adding programmable XRP Ledger wallets for payments, stablecoins and software-driven transactions.

Interactive Brokers Launches Ethereum Staking for Eligible U.S. Clients

Interactive Brokers added Ethereum staking through zerohash, extending its U.S. crypto service from trading and transfers into proof-of-stake rewards.

DRW and Marex Complete First Canton Swap Tied to Tokenized iBoxx Index

DRW and Marex executed a total return swap on Canton using a tokenized S&P iBoxx benchmark, linking index data and trade lifecycle management onchain.

Fed's Hammack Urges Faster Move to Restrictive Policy

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack says broad inflation and a firm labor market justify moving policy toward restraint relatively quickly.

IonQ Agrees to Buy Elisity for Up to $1.3 Billion in Stock

IonQ’s proposed all-stock purchase of Elisity would combine quantum-safe cryptography with enterprise Zero Trust network controls.

Hall and Woodford Win 2026 Economics Prize for Stabilization Models

Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the 2026 economics prize for research that reshaped how policymakers model shocks, inflation and expectations.

SWI Raises €800 Million to Turn Former Bitcoin Mines Toward AI

SWI Group raised €800 million to expand AI data centers, redirecting infrastructure tied to former FTX-backed miner Genesis Digital Assets.

Kraken Plans UAE Launch After Payward Wins Full Dubai Approval

Payward has secured full VARA approval in Dubai, clearing Kraken to prepare AED funding and regulated crypto services for UAE clients.

Sui Foundation Invests $30 Million as DATA Network Plans Migration

Sui Foundation is investing $30 million in DATA Network, which plans to retire its standalone chain and move its protocol and token to Sui.

FSB Flags Cross-Border Stablecoin and AI Risks for G20

The Financial Stability Board urged stronger cross-border monitoring of global stablecoins while warning G20 officials about AI and market risks.

TSMC Q3 2026 Earnings: NT$763.06B Profit; Preview Updated

TSMC reported Q3 profit of NT$763.06B on October 15. Compare actual revenue and margins with the original October 12 earnings preview.

Trump Announces Energy Ceasefire; Kyiv Awaits Details

Trump announced an immediate Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, but Kyiv said it was still awaiting details and Moscow had not publicly confirmed it.

Papertrade Tightens Risk Limits After $1.28M Pricing Incident

Papertrade tightened open-interest limits after a trader used Hyperliquid price moves and extreme leverage to record about $1.28 million in gains.

Coldcard Probes Phishing Post Sent From Its Official X Account

Coldcard deleted a fake security alert from its official X account and asked the platform to investigate after finding no matching access record.

UNDP Warns Triple Shock Could Push 130 Million More Into Poverty

A UNDP counterfactual shows the exposure if energy and food price support collapses as El Niño and record borrowing costs strain developing economies.

Gulf Stocks Retreat as Riyadh Airport Attack Raises Regional Risk

Saudi, Qatari and Egyptian shares closed lower as investors assessed aviation disruption, oil-route risk and a renewed escalation around Yemen.

IMF Finds Tokenized Stocks Useful but Still Thinly Traded

New IMF research finds strong demand for fractional and off-hours stock trading onchain, while warning that liquidity and legal safeguards lag.

Ether and Solana ETF Outflows: October 5–9, 2026

Ether ETFs lost $542.2M and Solana ETFs $25.0M during October 5–9, 2026. Compare daily totals and understand the limits of flow data.

China Orders National Blockchain Network in New Technology Plan

A new 19-measure policy directs China to build national blockchain and computing networks, but gives no launch date or crypto-market opening.

World Bank Opens Crisis-Aid Talks With Up to 40 Countries

The World Bank is discussing possible support with 30 to 40 countries as energy, fertilizer, weather and debt pressures converge.

Solana Activates 200ms Slots as Validator Clock Speeds Up

Solana completed its staged slot-time reduction, doubling targeted block opportunities while keeping per-second execution capacity broadly unchanged.

October 2026 Bank Earnings and CPI: Dates and Results Update

The October 13–14 bank-earnings and CPI preview now includes released CPI figures and a Wells Fargo results link, with forecasts clearly labeled.

XRP Ledger Discloses Critical Payment Overflow Fixed in xrpld 3.4.1

XRPL developers disclosed a critical payment-engine overflow that could have created spendable XRP before an emergency software fix.

Ledger CryptoBilis Wallet Implant: Findings and Safety Checks

Ledger’s October 15 update explains the reseller-device implant attack. Read confirmed findings, limits of the investigation and official support links.

Coinbase Test Finds Newer AI Models Missed More Payment Fraud

Coinbase's historical Onramp replay found that newer Opus, Sonnet and GPT versions caught less fraud, highlighting the need for domain-specific model tests.

ESMA Tests Whether Tokenised Collateral Can Withstand a Crisis

Europe's securities regulator is examining whether tokenised collateral can remain liquid, enforceable and accessible when a clearing member defaults.

French Crypto Tax Amendments Fall With Rejected Budget

French lawmakers backed new taxes on stablecoin swaps and departing crypto holders, but the measures fell when the budget section was rejected.

Solana Completes Rollout to 200-Millisecond Slot Target

Solana has activated the final stage of a four-step plan to cut its target slot time from 400 milliseconds to 200 milliseconds.

XRP Ledger Activates Batch Transactions After Validator Vote

The XRP Ledger has enabled BatchV1_1, allowing up to eight transactions to be submitted together after a related fix activated first.

HSBC and Ant Digital Test AI-Agent Payments With Tokenised Deposits

HSBC and Ant Digital completed a technical test in which an AI agent used tokenised bank deposits for a real-time micropayment.

Franklin Templeton and Animoca Bring Tokenized Assets to NUVA

Franklin Templeton and Animoca Brands plan to add institutional tokenized assets to NUVA's on-chain vault marketplace.

RBI Opens Dollar Window for State Oil Companies

India's central bank will supply dollars to three state-run oil companies through designated banks as pressure on the rupee persists.

EU Council Narrows ESMA Oversight Plan for Crypto and Markets

EU governments backed a narrower ESMA supervision plan that would initially cover only the largest cross-border crypto providers.

Core Lightning 26.06.9 Fixes Node Security and Payment Delays

Core Lightning urges node operators to upgrade after fixing security flaws, delayed channel traffic and an HTLC shutdown risk.

CFTC Moves to Define Event Contracts as Swaps

A new CFTC proposal would expressly classify event contracts on sports, politics, culture and weather as swaps under federal commodities law.

U.S. Consumer Mood Nears Record Low as Costs Bite

Preliminary October data show U.S. consumer sentiment falling to 46.3 as high prices and borrowing costs strain lower-income households.

Revolut AI Strategy: PRAGMA, Research and Plans Beyond Banking

Revolut’s AI strategy links PRAGMA and its research division with plans beyond banking. Separate confirmed research work from proposed customer products.

FSB Finds Major Gaps in Bank Crisis Funding Backstops

A Financial Stability Board review found only about one in five member jurisdictions fully met its emergency-funding standard for systemic bank resolutions.

Fed Survey Shows U.S. Income Rising as Debt Stress Deepens

The Federal Reserve found higher median income and wealth from 2022 to 2025, alongside a sharp increase in families falling behind on loans.

New York Bans Celsius Founder Mashinsky Under Conditional $35M Settlement

A New York settlement permanently bars Alex Mashinsky from finance and can require up to $35 million in conditional state payments.

Meanwhile Raises $37.5 Million to Expand Bitcoin Life Insurance

The Bain Capital Crypto-led round will support a wider international broker network for Bitcoin-denominated life policies.

Ethereum’s Sepolia Testnet Raises Gas Ceiling Near 200 Million

Glamsterdam is now running on Ethereum’s public Sepolia testnet with a gas ceiling more than three times the mainnet level.

Standard Chartered Plans Singapore Digital-Asset Custody Service

The bank plans custody for selected cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, subject to Singapore regulatory requirements.

IMF Flags Liquidity Risks as Tokenized Markets Scale

An IMF chapter finds tokenized markets remain small and fragmented, combining round-the-clock access with weaker liquidity and higher volatility.

Thailand Issues Rules for Bitcoin and Ether ETFs

Thailand’s SEC has issued a framework for locally listed Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, with 11 notifications taking effect on October 16.

Greece Proposes 10% Tax on Cryptocurrency Capital Gains

A Greek draft bill proposes a 10% tax on cryptocurrency capital gains, with the first €500 of annual gains exempt.

Senator Seeks Cantor Records on Tether Partnership and Compliance

Sen. Richard Blumenthal asked Cantor Fitzgerald for records on its Tether relationship, reserve custody and sanctions-compliance controls.

NFL Urges Supreme Court Review of Sports Prediction-Market Rules

The NFL backed New Jersey’s Supreme Court petition, asking the justices to resolve whether states or the CFTC oversee sports prediction markets.

U.S.-Linked Wallet Moves 12,267 Bitcoin From Bitfinex Seizure

A wallet Arkham links to the U.S. government moved 12,267 BTC from Bitfinex seizure holdings to new unlabeled addresses, with no sale confirmed.

Bitcoin ETF Flows, October 7, 2026: $484.9M Outflow

October 7 Bitcoin ETF outflows totaled $484.9M. See the issuer breakdown, October-to-date calculation and the distinction between dated and latest flows.

U.S. Mortgage Rate Climbs to 7.40%, Highest Since 2023

Freddie Mac’s 30-year mortgage average rose for a seventh week to 7.40%, deepening the affordability squeeze for buyers and sellers.

Securitize Opens Share-Backed Stock Tokens to U.S. Investors

Securitize launched 12 share-backed stock tokens on Solana for eligible investors, with extended-hours trading and plans for round-the-clock access.

ESMA Sets Three-Month Limit for Non-MiCA Stablecoin Services

Europe's securities regulator told MiCA-authorized crypto firms to end services linked to non-compliant stablecoins and remediate existing exposure.

Fed's Waller Backs More Rate Hikes With Flexible Timing

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said inflation requires additional rate increases, while leaving their timing dependent on incoming data.

Cardano Foundation Spins Out Veridian With Tokenized Shares

The Cardano Foundation has separated Veridian into an independent digital-identity company whose shares are represented on the Cardano blockchain.

Uranium Finance Hacker Convicted in $54.7M DeFi Theft

A Manhattan jury convicted Jonathan Spalletta of computer fraud and money laundering over two 2021 attacks that emptied Uranium Finance liquidity pools.

Polygon Adds TRON to Open Money Stack for USDT Payment Flows

Polygon's Open Money Stack now supports TRON, connecting USDT deposits, wallets, cross-chain routing and fiat payouts through one business integration.

Samsung Wallet Sets U.S. USDC Transfers for Late October

Samsung will add USDC transfers to eligible U.S. Galaxy devices in late October, using Bastion infrastructure and Coinbase Prime custody.

Orca and Loopscale Merge Into Formation for Tokenized Capital Markets

The Solana protocols have combined under Formation, linking trading, credit and vault infrastructure while keeping both networks in operation.

Europol Calls for Quantum-Safe Plans for Crypto Wallets

Europol says wallet keys are cryptocurrency’s main quantum exposure and urges phased migration planning before capable machines emerge.

Robinhood Adds $25 Million in Bitcoin to Its Balance Sheet

Robinhood has placed $25 million of company-owned Bitcoin on its balance sheet, a modest but direct expansion of its crypto exposure.

Fed Minutes Reveal Split Behind September Rate Hike

Federal Reserve minutes show unanimous support for September’s rate increase but differing views on inflation risks and the urgency of another move.

Moody’s Assigns Sky Protocol B3 Rating With Stable Outlook

Moody’s issued its first stablecoin-protocol rating to Sky, placing the USDS system in speculative grade while highlighting reserve levels.

Winklevoss Files for Zcash ETF With WINK Ticker

Winklevoss Asset Services filed for a Nasdaq-listed Zcash fund that would hold ZEC directly and charge a 0.25% annual sponsor fee.

Coinbase Completes Deribit Integration as Global Exchange Takes Shape

Coinbase says its Deribit integration is complete, with options, spot margin and unified portfolios scheduled for phased rollout.

Abstract Sets December 15 Shutdown and Migration Deadline

Abstract will close its Ethereum layer-2 network on December 15 and warns users to bridge assets before access ends.

Circle and Ripple Back OKX at $25 Billion Valuation

OKX added Circle, Ripple, QRT and Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures as investors in an extension of its March funding round.

Fed Redraws Bank Supervision Into Five Regions

The Federal Reserve is realigning bank oversight into five geographic regions to sharpen accountability and decision-making.

Digital Rouble Accounts Top 220,000 After Launch

Russia’s central bank says more than 220,000 digital rouble accounts opened in September, far above its initial expectation.

SAP Launches ERP Payments With USDC Support

SAP Pay embeds bank and stablecoin payment options inside Cloud ERP, with US and UK availability and automatic reconciliation.

IMF Flags Hedge-Fund Leverage as Treasury Market Risk

The IMF says hedge funds improve liquidity in normal markets but can magnify stress through leverage, crowded trades and rapid selling.

Schneider Electric–PTC Deal: $205 a Share, $22.6B Equity Value

The October 5 Schneider–PTC agreement offers $205 per share. Compare $22.6B equity and $23.7B enterprise value, approvals and expected closing.

OKXICE Files Plan for 24/7 Tokenized U.S. Stock Trading

The OKX-ICE venture disclosed a permissioned, onchain venue for more than 60 U.S. stocks under the SEC’s new exemption.

Ether’s Q3 Rally Outruns Its Exchange Liquidity

Ether outperformed Bitcoin in the third quarter, but CoinGecko found its near-price order-book depth fell further behind.

Former BOJ Board Member Says Japan’s Reflation Era Is Over

Asahi Noguchi says Japan no longer needs ultra-loose policy and expects another Bank of Japan rate increase in December.

Crypto M&A Reaches $9.66 Billion as U.S. Rulebook Stays Stalled

Crypto deal value reached a first-half record, but a few large transactions drove the total as U.S. market-structure legislation stalled.

NEAR Intents Says Full $3.8 Million Was Returned After Cross-Chain Exploit

NEAR Intents says the roughly $3.8 million taken in a cross-chain security breach was returned in full, ending its recovery investigation.

Bitcoin ETF Flows, October 1–2, 2026: $292.6M In; Ether $92.8M Out

Across October 1–2, 2026, US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $292.6 million of net inflows and Ether funds $92.8 million of net outflows, using Farside's updated tables.

Community Banks Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Charters

A U.S. community-banking group is asking a federal court to invalidate an OCC rule and guidance that it says improperly open national trust charters to crypto firms.

SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Rules for Advisers and Funds

The SEC has proposed a tailored custody framework that could let advisers and regulated funds use state trust companies or self-custody crypto in limited circumstances.

Japan Adds Garantex to Russia Sanctions List

Japan has placed Garantex Europe OU on its Russia-related asset-freeze list, bringing payments and specified capital transactions under a government permission system.

TRUMP Coin Ranks Holders for Third Presidential Dinner

The Trump-linked meme coin has opened a time-weighted leaderboard for a November 22 gala, tying 185 invitations to sustained token holdings.

Chainalysis Maps Bitget Theft Across Four Blockchains

Chainalysis says AI-assisted tooling reconstructed the $387 million Bitget theft across four networks, while human investigators retained control of the attribution work.

Revolut’s $115 Billion Valuation Puts Its Banking Model to the Test

Revolut’s scale now rivals global banks, but its small loan book and limited primary-account use show where the $115 billion fintech still has to prove itself.

Bitcoin Holds Near $84,900 as Weekend Trading Range Narrows

Bitcoin traded in a tight band near $84,900 on Sunday as weekend liquidity eased, leaving the market broadly steady after a mixed week.

Iranian Rial Hits Record Low as Banks Start Up to $2B Support Sales

Iran’s rial weakened to roughly 2.69 million per U.S. dollar as state banks began selling up to $2 billion under a central-bank support plan.

Hyperliquid Records First $14.58M USDC Reserve-Yield Payment

Hyperliquid’s first AQAv2 payment placed 14.58 million USDC in a protocol interest address, adding a reserve-based source for future HYPE buybacks.

Bitcoin Futures Shorts Shrink as Overall Leverage Contracts

CFTC data show leveraged funds cut Bitcoin futures shorts by about 5,300 BTC-equivalent, but longs and total open interest also declined.

SEC Clears 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETP Listings, Trading Still Pending

The SEC approved Cboe BZX listing rules for futures-based products targeting three times Bitcoin and Ether's daily moves, but trading has not begun.

Arbitrum Pauses New Stylus Activations After Emergency Action

Arbitrum has paused new Stylus activations on One and Nova while active programs and Solidity contracts continue operating.

Binance Adds New Checks for Brazil’s International Crypto Transfers

Brazilian Binance users will need to disclose the purpose and counterparty for international crypto transfers from November 1.

Vietnam GDP Growth Reaches 9.95% as Trade Deficit Widens

Vietnam’s third-quarter economy expanded 9.95% from a year earlier, while faster import growth pushed the nine-month trade deficit to a record $19.42 billion.

G7 Plans 100M-Barrel Reserve Release to Ease Fuel Shock

G7 leaders agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel, crude oil and other reserves through the IEA, with diesel supplies front-loaded over 20 days.

US ETF Inflows Break Annual Record With Quarter Still Ahead

US-listed ETFs drew more than $1.54 trillion through September, overtaking 2025's full-year record as equity and bond funds both attracted capital.

Bitcoin Leverage Rebuilds as Open Interest Rises $2.3B

Bitcoin futures open interest climbed by about 27,000 BTC while positive funding increased, showing renewed leverage after a 12-month low.

Chainlink Demonstrates Tokenized Dividends Across Four Blockchains

A Swift hackathon prototype coordinated tokenized-equity dividend records, compliance checks, payments and reconciliation across four blockchains.

US Sanctions Network Over Alleged Crypto Funding for Hamas

Treasury designated three people and two France-based entities, alleging a six-year network moved more than $2 million through charities and cryptocurrency.

Utexo Plans October USDT Launch on Bitcoin via RGB

Tether-backed Utexo says its infrastructure will support private USDT transfers and native BTC-USDT settlement on Bitcoin.

Blast Shutdown: October 26 Deadline and Withdrawal Checks

Blast’s normal withdrawal interface is due to close October 26, 2026. Read the dated plan, current official guidance and bridge-risk checks.

ECB Maps Three Routes for Central-Bank Money Onchain

The ECB has outlined three architectures for bringing central-bank settlement money onto tokenized markets while preserving commercial banks' role.

Drift Opens DFX Claims With Initial Payout Near 1%

Drift has opened DFX recovery-token claims for verified losses from its April exploit, while the launch redemption pool covers only a small share of claims.

Community Banks Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Charters

The ICBA lawsuit challenges an OCC rule and guidance supporting national trust bank charters for crypto firms, arguing the policy exceeds federal authority.

US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Draw $2.65B in September

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $2.65 billion of net inflows in September, led by a powerful five-day run late in the month.

Exodus Launches Stablecoin Checkout for DGO Subscriptions

Exodus Checkout is live for eligible DGO customers in Argentina, supporting recurring USDC and USDT payments from compatible wallets.

GCash Parent Mynt Prices IPO at PHP6.60 a Share

Mynt set the final price for its Philippine offering, putting the base deal near PHP53 billion ahead of a planned October 20 market debut.

US Job Growth Slows to 29,000 as Unemployment Reaches 4.2%

September hiring fell well short of forecasts while unemployment edged higher and prior payroll gains were revised down.

US Targets A7 Payment Network as Company Denies Iran Links

Treasury sanctioned the wider A7 network and proposed restrictions on its sub-agents, while the Russian payment platform rejected links to Iran or terrorist groups.

IMF Clears $138M for El Salvador as Bitcoin Curbs Tighten

The IMF completed two program reviews and released $138 million after granting waivers tied partly to Bitcoin accumulation, while requiring tighter limits and transparency.

Phantom adds native BNB Chain trading support

Phantom has added BNB Chain to its wallet, giving users on the latest app version direct access to trade assets on the EVM-compatible network.

Ethereum Foundation launches zkAPI for private metered access

Ethereum Foundation and Open Anonymity launched zkAPI on mainnet, separating API billing from user identity with zero-knowledge proofs.

New York and Wyoming link crypto supervision under interstate pact

New York and Wyoming regulators agreed to coordinate crypto licensing, examinations and enforcement while preserving each state's legal authority.

NEAR Intents restores service after $3.8 million cross-chain exploit

NEAR Intents resumed its main service after patching a contract flaw tied to a $3.8 million USDT exploit, while some network routes remained restricted.

Fed’s Jefferson on October 1, 2026: Why Policy May Take Time

Read Jefferson’s October 1 Fed remarks, the 3.75%–4% policy range and why historical market probabilities are not an October meeting decision.

SEC proposes tailored crypto custody rules for advisers and funds

The U.S. securities regulator proposed a framework that could permit conditional self-custody and wider use of state trust companies for crypto assets.

Fiserv launches live Roughrider Coin rail for North Dakota banks

Fiserv says its digital asset platform is live, with Bank of North Dakota’s dollar-backed Roughrider Coin as its first use case for interbank transfers.

Researchers forge 1,024-bit RSA signatures without extracting key

A UC San Diego and INRIA team used a hardware security module as a raw signing oracle, exposing limits that do not directly affect Bitcoin or Ethereum.

$15B Iowa steel mill targets 10 million tons of annual output

Mesabi Metallics plans a vertically integrated Iowa mill supplied by Minnesota iron ore, with first production targeted for 2030.

Nvidia lifts share-buyback capacity to $235B through fiscal 2028

The chipmaker added $150 billion to its repurchase authorization, creating a record-sized pool while AI investment remains elevated.

Strategy sells $246M of MSTR to fund bitcoin and STRC buybacks

Strategy sold $246.2 million of common stock, directing the proceeds to a 1,665 BTC purchase and preferred-share repurchases.

Strive adds 1,107 bitcoin as treasury holdings reach 27,462 BTC

Strive bought about $94.5 million of bitcoin last week, while its SEC filing also showed higher cash, common-share and preferred-stock balances.

Zano restarts chain before Hard Fork 6 after Gateway Address flaw

Zano restarted its blockchain at block 3,833,000 after a Gateway Address vulnerability allowed unauthorized ZANO and fUSD into circulation.

U.S. Solana ETFs log record $188 million week as Bitwise leads inflows

U.S. spot Solana ETFs drew a record $188.1 million in the week through September 25, with Bitwise's BSOL collecting about two-thirds of the total.

California bars public officials from issuing memecoins under AB 2409

California has enacted AB 2409, restricting public-official memecoins and certain listings offered to residents while leaving private tokens outside the ban.

China says crypto anonymity is an illusion in new tracing warning

China's state-security ministry says public ledgers and platform metadata can expose crypto users, reinforcing the country's strict enforcement stance.

Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures slip as Iran risk lifts oil

Bitcoin and Nasdaq futures opened the week lower while oil rose as renewed U.S.-Iran uncertainty returned to markets.

Riot closes $200 million Coinbase-backed credit facility

The Bitcoin miner prepaid its secured Coinbase Credit facility, ending the lender commitment and releasing pledged Bitcoin, USDC and cash.

Vitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s post-Hegota shift to 2030

Buterin says Ethereum’s next era will rely on proofs, formal verification and multi-party block construction, while warning that key engineering challenges remain.

CFTC accuses Cash FX group of $950M fraud scheme

The CFTC alleges Cash FX and four individuals ran a $950 million forex investment fraud linked to cryptocurrency payments, with losses of at least $406 million.

EBA urges MiCA review to cover crypto lending and DeFi access

The European Banking Authority wants the Commission to assess MiCA rules for crypto lenders and firms that route customers into DeFi borrowing products.

Backpack targets 10,000 tokenized stock symbols on Solana

Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante outlined a plan to expand tokenized stock access on Solana from about 200 symbols toward 10,000, without setting a launch date.

Bitget Withdrawal Restart: September 28–October 2 Schedule

Bitget’s September 26 notice scheduled phased withdrawals for BTC, ETH, USDT and other assets. See the UTC timetable and how to verify availability.

Circle Foundation backs UN digital-payment initiatives

Circle Foundation grants will support UNDP payment infrastructure and WFP tests of regulated stablecoin-enabled humanitarian payment corridors.

Balanced links 24 Robinhood stock tokens to cross-chain DeFi

Balanced has added 24 Robinhood Stock Tokens across three networks, extending tokenized-market exposure into cross-chain swaps, transfers and lending.

Payward maps Kraken expansion into unified financial infrastructure

Kraken parent Payward is linking trading, banking, asset management and business services on one operating stack as it prepares for its next phase.

SEC staff clarifies token buybacks, upgrades and crypto marketing

New SEC staff guidance explains how token buybacks, network upgrades, staking receipts and promotional claims fit into investment-contract analysis.

IBM links Digital Asset Haven to Swift tokenized-deposit ledger

IBM has opened a beta route from Digital Asset Haven to Swift's shared ledger, allowing banks to use ISO 20022 messages for tokenized deposits.

Sixth Circuit lets Ohio and Tennessee regulate Kalshi sports contracts

A unanimous federal appeals panel ruled that Kalshi failed to show its sports-event contracts are swaps protected from Ohio and Tennessee gambling laws.

Blockchain Association names Kristin Smith interim CEO

Kristin Smith will return as interim CEO on October 17 after Summer Mersinger steps down, giving the U.S. crypto trade group a familiar leader.

XRP Ledger Batch upgrade slips to October 9

The XRP Ledger's BatchV1_1 amendment has restarted its two-week validator countdown, moving its earliest activation to October 9 if support remains above the required threshold.

Solana activates Alpenglow on devnet and testnet

Solana's Alpenglow consensus upgrade is now active on devnet and testnet, moving its roughly 150-millisecond finality target onto both public testing networks.

Circle and Tether freeze $318K tied to Bitget exploit

Circle and Tether blacklisted stablecoins held by one wallet linked to the Bitget breach, freezing about $318,000 while most traced funds remained outside issuer control.

CoinMarketCap acquires CoinGlass to expand derivatives data

CoinMarketCap has acquired CoinGlass, adding liquidation, open-interest and funding-rate analytics while keeping the platform operationally independent.

Magic Eden legacy approvals expose NFTs before white-hat rescue

A flaw in a retired NFT payment processor left old Magic Eden EVM approvals exposed, prompting a white-hat rescue of 23,155 NFTs worth more than $5.7 million.

Block brings Bitcoin Lightning payments to x402

Block joined the x402 Foundation and contributed Bitcoin Lightning support, adding a non-stablecoin payment option for web services and autonomous software.

Hegseth filing lists Bitcoin held through Coinbase

Pete Hegseth's latest federal ethics filing reports two Bitcoin positions held in a Coinbase wallet, with combined disclosed value bands of $16,002 to $65,000.

Hester Peirce sets October 2 departure from SEC

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will resign October 2, removing a long-running crypto-policy voice as the agency continues its digital-asset agenda.

US charges Vietnamese national in alleged $16M crypto scam

Federal prosecutors charged a Vietnamese national with money laundering over an alleged crypto investment fraud that cost one U.S. victim about $16 million.

SEC staff clarifies crypto buybacks and network upgrades

New SEC staff guidance says buybacks and continued development do not automatically make a functional crypto network's token an investment contract.

Aave V4 accepts Coinbase stock tokens as USDC collateral

Aave's new Equities Hub on Base lets eligible non-U.S. users pledge seven Coinbase tokenized technology stocks to borrow USDC.

Blockchain Association CEO Mersinger to step down October 16

Summer Mersinger will leave the U.S. crypto trade group next month, with founding leader Kristin Smith returning as interim CEO.

Sluice proposal pools Lightning liquidity without a Bitcoin fork

A new research proposal would let Lightning routing nodes share liquidity across channels while leaving Bitcoin consensus unchanged.

Binance opens HYPE spot trading in three quote currencies

Binance has added Hyperliquid's HYPE token to spot markets against USDT, USDC and the Turkish lira, widening centralized-exchange access to the asset.

Shielded Bitcoin design targets private transfers without a fork

Alloc Init researchers proposed a private-transfer layer for native bitcoin that would not change Bitcoin consensus, but the design remains experimental.

Bitcoin holders realize $2.4B as profit-taking trails past peaks

Bitcoin holders locked in $2.4 billion of gains after the cryptocurrency's quarterly rally, while realized profits remained below earlier market-top levels.

US Bitcoin and Ether ETFs pull in $2.85B over four sessions

U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs recorded about $2.85 billion of combined net inflows from Monday through Thursday, led by Bitcoin funds.

US consumer sentiment falls to four-month low as inflation fears rise

The University of Michigan’s final September survey shows confidence weakening as households worry about prices, finances and the economic outlook.

Strategy seeks approval for daily preferred-stock dividends

Strategy is asking investors to approve daily dividend accrual and next-business-day payments for four U.S.-listed preferred securities.

Treasury volatility jumps while bitcoin options stay calm

The MOVE index climbed to 104 as U.S. Treasury turbulence rose, while bitcoin and equity implied-volatility gauges remained subdued.

UK banks execute live tokenized-deposit payments

Seven UK banks have completed live remortgage and marketplace transactions using tokenized sterling deposits on shared infrastructure.

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs erase $5.8B deficit with six-day inflow run

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have swung from a $5.8 billion 2026 deficit in July to about $800 million of net inflows after six positive sessions.

KelpDAO sues LayerZero over $292M rsETH bridge exploit

KelpDAO has filed a British Columbia civil claim alleging LayerZero failures contributed to April's $292 million rsETH bridge exploit.

Polymarket countersues New York over prediction-market rules

Polymarket has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block New York from applying state gambling laws to its federally regulated prediction market.

French bond risk premium tops 110 basis points

France's borrowing premium over Germany has reached its highest since 2012 as investors assess record debt projections, weak growth and political risk.

FCA crackdown closes 21 CFD firms with overseas links

Britain's financial regulator says 21 CFD firms have closed since 2025 as it targets businesses using UK approval to support overseas operations.

IAG settles A$2.8 billion Credit Suisse claim over Greensill

Insurance Australia Group agreed to settle Credit Suisse proceedings tied to Greensill insurance policies, with confidential terms and no material FY2027 impact.

Bullish and Equiniti form coalition for issuer-backed stock tokens

Bullish and Equiniti launched an industry group to develop standards for tokenized shares that remain linked to official shareholder records.

Bitcoin and Ether options worth $16.3B approach Deribit expiry

About $16.3 billion in Bitcoin and Ether options were open for Deribit's September 25 settlement, a large quarterly expiry that could reset dealer hedges.

Bitget reports $351.6M hot-wallet breach and pauses withdrawals

Bitget said unauthorized transfers affected $351.6 million across part of its hot and warm wallet infrastructure, prompting a temporary withdrawal suspension while it investigates.

Ondo launches three onchain portfolios using BlackRock strategies

Ondo Finance has launched three single-token portfolios based on model strategies developed by BlackRock, offering eligible non-U.S. investors diversified exposure through tokenized assets.

Lightning bug could mark canceled Bitcoin invoices as paid

Lightning Labs disclosed a high-severity invoice bug that could make canceled Bitcoin payments appear settled to merchants.

CFTC clarifies tokenized investments and blockchain records

CFTC staff updated crypto FAQs for regulated firms, covering tokenized permitted investments and blockchain-based recordkeeping.

SkyAI board survives protest vote as equity plan fails

SkyAI shareholders withheld support from every director but rejected only the company’s proposed 2026 equity incentive plan.

New York sues Polymarket over alleged unlicensed gambling

New York is seeking to stop Polymarket from operating in the state, alleging its event contracts amount to unlicensed gambling.

Fed proposes reserve and capital rules for stablecoin issuers

The Federal Reserve has proposed two GENIUS Act frameworks covering reserves, capital, custody and applications for supervised stablecoin issuers.

Elliptic launches AI wallet triage tool for frontline police

Elliptic says Pulse turns wallet addresses and transaction hashes into plain-language leads for officers while leaving decisions with people.

Peirce urges privacy-first KYC with zero-knowledge proofs

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce urged regulators to test privacy-preserving identity checks, while stressing that the proposal is her own view.

Fed’s Barr signals more rate hikes as home affordability sinks

Fed Governor Michael Barr said further policy adjustments are likely while a Fed housing measure fell to its weakest reading in 21 years.

Brooklyn man gets up to 12 years for $16M Coinbase phishing scheme

A Brooklyn man was sentenced to four to 12 years after pleading guilty in a scheme that stole nearly $16 million from about 100 Coinbase users.

UK banks complete live tokenised-deposit transactions

Seven major UK banks tested programmable sterling deposits in live remortgage and marketplace transactions.

Solana Foundation adds strategy and payments chiefs

Rachel Conlan and Jamal Raees join the Solana Foundation as it sharpens its institutional and payments focus.

SoFi moves $25 billion card program to stablecoin settlement

SoFi says settlement is live for its debit and credit card program using SoFiUSD on Mastercard's network, moving bank-issued stablecoins into production payments.

ARK tokenizes venture fund access through Securitize

ARK is placing interests in its venture fund on blockchain rails through Securitize, beginning on Ethereum while retaining strict liquidity limits.

Binance schedules AGPUB, AMCB and CYPHB bStocks pairs for 12:00 UTC

Binance says it will open three bStocks spot pairs at 12:00 UTC, expanding its tokenized-equity lineup while limiting access by jurisdiction.

ECB and EU Central Banks Challenge MiCA Stablecoin Deposit Rule

European central banks want MiCA’s bank-deposit requirement for major stablecoins replaced with a short-maturity liquidity rule.

Strategy buys 950 Bitcoin for $75.7M and repurchases $174M of STRC

Strategy resumed Bitcoin purchases with a 950 BTC buy funded from cash while spending even more on STRC preferred-share repurchases.

InPost offer clears 80% threshold with 89.81% tendered

The FedEx and Advent-backed consortium secured enough InPost shares to advance its €7.8 billion offer, with an unconditional decision due by September 23.

Canada and India push trade pact toward year-end finish

The fourth negotiating round ended with energy, nuclear cooperation and critical minerals emerging as central areas for a Canada-India trade agreement.

PBOC adviser says AI could deepen China’s demand imbalance

Huang Yiping warned that AI-driven productivity could strengthen supply faster than household demand, complicating China’s economic rebalancing.

Robinhood Chain fees plunge while transactions stay high

Robinhood Chain's fee revenue has fallen sharply from its early-September peak even as transaction activity remains close to record levels.

U.S. sanctions BitBank over alleged Bitcoin transfers to IRGC

U.S. Treasury designated Iranian exchange BitBank, alleging it moved hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC and handled Strait of Hormuz shipping payments.

Anthropic and Accenture commit $2bn to embedded AI evaluation

Anthropic and Accenture plan to invest at least $1 billion each over five years in an embedded team that will test frontier AI models from inside the lab.

China opens competition probes into online travel platforms

Beijing regulators are investigating four online hotel and travel-booking operators over suspected unfair competition, with the companies saying they will cooperate.

Apple starts iPhone 18 Pro sales as premium launch tests demand

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro lineup reached stores worldwide, putting its premium-first launch strategy in front of consumers and investors.

Volkswagen cuts 2026 margin outlook to 1% after €10bn hit

Volkswagen expects special effects of about €10 billion to weigh on 2026 profit as Porsche impairments and restructuring deepen pressure on the group.

Warren Buffett becomes Berkshire chairman emeritus

Berkshire Hathaway completed another step in its succession plan as Howard Buffett became chairman while Greg Abel remained chief executive.

Hyperliquid opens borrowing against HYPE and Bitcoin

The onchain trading platform now lets users pledge HYPE or bitcoin to borrow USDC and USDT, adding a direct credit function with asset-specific limits.

Mantic raises $25M after AI forecasting breakthrough

The London startup secured a seed round led by Radical Ventures after its system outperformed every human entrant in a major forecasting tournament.

NSE's $2.3B IPO fills on second day of bidding

India's largest exchange operator drew bids for more shares than were available as investors assessed a long-awaited, entirely secondary offering.

Nscale files for NYSE IPO after $140.6M first-half revenue

The Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure provider reported a $1.02 billion first-half loss and has not yet set the offering size or price range.

Anthropic and Accenture commit $2B to AI safety reviews

The companies plan to invest at least $1 billion each over five years in embedded evaluation, red-teaming and model-safeguard testing.

Gold reaches one-week high as oil prices ease

Gold advanced to its highest level in a week as investors reassessed the Fed's rate increase and crude oil extended a three-session decline.

Bastion gets conditional U.S. trust-bank approval

The OCC has conditionally approved Bastion's national trust-bank conversion, bringing its enterprise stablecoin services under federal supervision.

Coinbase seeks U.S. approval for equity perpetual futures

Coinbase Derivatives has asked regulators to approve cash-settled perpetual futures tied to individual U.S. stocks and ETFs.

Zcash targets November NU7 upgrade with 25-second blocks

Zcash developers have set an NU7 timeline that targets 25-second blocks and a November 5 mainnet activation, pending an October decision.

CFTC sends crypto-market prerule to White House review

A pending White House review confirms the CFTC is developing crypto-market rules, but the filing is preliminary and reveals few details.

U.S. factory output falls 0.3% after seven months of gains

Federal Reserve data show manufacturing retreated in August while total industrial production was flat and capacity use stayed below its long-run average.

Fed review says supervisory risk aversion delayed action before SVB failure

An independent review says examiners spotted key vulnerabilities but hesitated to act, prompting new escalation and accountability measures.

ECB warns energy shock alone should not dictate rate path

ECB Vice-President Boris Vujčić says policymakers will weigh growth, consumption and broader inflation data alongside soaring oil and gas prices.

UK retail sales rise 0.5% as online demand rebounds

British retail sales volumes increased unexpectedly in August, supported by online, department-store and clothing demand while fuel sales fell.

Bitcoin reclaims $80,000 as markets stabilize after Fed hike

Bitcoin rose more than 5% over 24 hours, recovering the $80,000 level as oil and bond yields eased after a turbulent policy week.

Treasury yield nears 5% as stocks split and oil stays above $100

U.S. borrowing costs remained close to a multiyear high as mixed equities and expensive oil kept inflation and growth risks in focus.

Fed moves toward final overhaul of large-bank stress tests

The Federal Reserve plans to consider final rules within weeks, pairing fuller model disclosure with smoother capital-buffer calculations.

Hyperliquid adds manual borrowing against HYPE and BTC

The onchain trading platform now lets eligible account types borrow USDC and USDT against supplied HYPE and bitcoin collateral.

XRPL 3.4.0 adds closed-ended lending vaults

The XRP Ledger reference-server release introduces lending and protocol-fix amendments, but neither becomes active without validator approval.

Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25% as yen weakens

Japan's central bank lifted its benchmark rate to a 31-year high, but a split vote and measured guidance sent the yen lower against the dollar.

Corporate Bitcoin Treasury Buying Slows to 5,900 BTC

Public companies added about 5,900 bitcoin over three months, a sharp deceleration from last year's accumulation pace, according to Glassnode data.

Ether ETFs lose $39M while bitcoin funds draw $159M

U.S. spot ether funds recorded a third straight day of withdrawals even as major crypto assets rose alongside stocks and bonds.

dtcpay closes $25M Series A with strategic backing from SBI Group

The Singapore payment firm says the funding will support enterprise tools, app upgrades and merchant expansion across its regulated stablecoin network.

Solana cuts target slot time to 250ms without raising throughput

The network now targets four slots a second, shortening validator control windows while scaling per-slot work limits to keep capacity broadly unchanged.

SEC opens five-year path for tokenized U.S. stock trading

The regulator granted conditional relief for permissioned onchain venues while requiring real shareholder rights, issuer notice and public safeguards.

Bank of Japan raises policy rate to 1.25%, highest in 31 years

The central bank approved a quarter-point increase by a 7-2 vote, while the yen weakened as investors weighed dissent and the path for further tightening.

Bybit launches 24/7 options tied to SpaceX and Nvidia perpetuals

The crypto exchange has opened USDT-settled options on its SPCX and NVDA perpetual contracts, extending synthetic equity-linked trading beyond stock-market hours.

WisdomTree and MoonPay plan U.S. access to tokenized Treasury fund

The firms plan a MoonPay access point for WisdomTree's WTGXX fund, while MoonPay intends to use the product in stablecoin reserve management.

Ethereum Glamsterdam devnet clears high-capacity rehearsal

Ethereum's Glamsterdam test network kept producing blocks under new rules while client benchmarks tested a path toward much higher capacity.

FCA targets three London sites over suspected illegal crypto trading

The UK regulator and partner agencies issued cease-and-desist letters at three London premises suspected of unregistered peer-to-peer crypto activity.

Crusoe raises $3.9B at $30.9B valuation to expand AI infrastructure

Crusoe has announced the initial close of a $3.9 billion Series F to expand its data centers, modular AI factories and cloud platform.

Bank of England pauses gilt auctions in £488B QE unwind reset

The Bank of England has paused gilt-sale auctions while it reorganizes the runoff of a £488 billion bond portfolio through 2034.

CleanSpark seeks $2.227B secured debt for Sandersville data center

CleanSpark's financing subsidiary plans a $2.227 billion private secured-notes offering to complete its Sandersville data-center build and fund reserves.

U.S. Treasury sanctions BitBank over alleged Bitcoin transfers to IRGC

OFAC designated Iranian crypto exchange BitBank, its software developer and three associates as Washington expands sanctions on digital-asset channels tied to Iran.

World Money launches across 150+ countries with stablecoins and Stripe

World is rolling out a self-custody financial app that combines stablecoin balances, transfers, investing and U.S. account funding through Stripe.

Nadex registers with SEC for U.S. single-stock futures

The Crypto.com-linked derivatives exchange completed a limited SEC registration for security futures while stock perpetuals remain under discussion.

CFTC gives passive trading software a conditional registration path

The U.S. derivatives regulator expanded no-action relief for software that routes users to registered markets without controlling funds or orders.

S&P Global agrees to acquire OpenZeppelin in onchain risk push

The ratings and market-data group plans to add OpenZeppelin's smart-contract security expertise as institutional finance moves further onchain.

Avalanche Helicon upgrade cuts validator minimum to 48 hours

Avalanche's September 22 Helicon upgrade adds auto-renewed staking, raises the uptime threshold and separates C-Chain consensus from execution.

SEC grants five-year exemption for tokenized U.S. stock trading

The SEC's temporary framework lets approved venues trade tokenized U.S. shares through permissioned liquidity pools under defined safeguards.

RippleX connects XRP Ledger tools to open AI payment standards

The XRPL AI Starter Kit now supports two open standards designed to let software agents request payments and use policy-controlled wallets.

House panel advances bill to codify U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

The House Financial Services Committee moved H.R. 8957 toward a floor vote, advancing a statutory framework for federal Bitcoin custody and reporting.

Fed raises rates for first time since 2023 as inflation stays elevated

The Federal Reserve lifted its target range by a quarter point to 3.75%–4.00%, signaling that persistent inflation now outweighs the case for easier policy.

X Pay Says Four Investors Back Its Private Round

X Pay named Zerra Ventures, Skyland Ventures, BigBull Capital and Credit Scend as private-round backers. The earlier announcement did not disclose terms.

Circle launches Arc mainnet with USDC fees and institutional validators

Circle's public Layer 1 network is live for payments and tokenized finance, using USDC for transaction fees and a permissioned validator group.

UK commits £500M and 500 officers to target crypto-enabled laundering

The three-year enforcement plan will expand financial investigations and crypto tracing across police, the NCA and prosecutors, funded by an industry levy.

UK inflation rises to 3.1% as energy costs test Bank of England

August inflation reached a five-month high, but stable core and services readings leave the Bank of England balancing an energy shock against softer domestic pressure.

Underdog sues Connecticut over sports prediction-market crackdown

The exchange operator says federal commodities law preempts Connecticut's sports-wagering rules, opening another test of state and CFTC authority.

Zcash holders back 25-second blocks while keeping halving schedule

A high-participation coinholder poll favored faster blocks and preserved halvings, but the results still require implementation and testing.

ViaBTC and Mempool expand Bitcoin transaction acceleration access

The mining pool will support eligible transactions routed through Mempool, widening access to a service for delayed Bitcoin payments.

Binance adds GoPro and Reddit bStocks pairs under ADGM framework

The exchange will open GPROB and RDDTB trading at 12:00 UTC, expanding its tokenized-securities range for eligible non-U.S. users.

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs post $450.4M outflow, largest since June

The September 15 reversal was concentrated in Fidelity and BlackRock funds, while a volatile macro and policy backdrop complicated the signal.

Bitcoin Core 32.0 RC1 opens compatibility test window

The signed release candidate changes wallet, fee-estimation and node interfaces ahead of a final Bitcoin Core 32.0 release targeted for October.

BIS study finds Bitcoin transfer estimates can vary sixfold

A BIS working paper shows how technical choices can produce sharply different estimates of Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoin activity.

MEV bot intercepts $7.8M in rsETH after Safe module exploit

A flawed authorized helper module let an attacker extract about 2,900 rsETH before an MEV bot copied the transaction and took the funds.

Tonkeeper becomes Keeper and expands wallet to seven networks

Tonkeeper has rebranded as Keeper and added six networks beyond TON, while keeping its self-custody model and existing user accounts.

Ripple brings XRP branding to Louisville basketball in multiyear deal

Louisville Athletics says XRP branding will appear on its basketball court and broadcasts under a new multiyear agreement with Ripple.

DOJ charges former Robinhood engineers over alleged listing trades

Federal prosecutors allege two former Robinhood engineers used confidential crypto-listing information to trade perpetual futures on Hyperliquid.

Senate blocks CLARITY Act in 49-50 procedural vote

The U.S. Senate rejected cloture on the CLARITY Act, stalling a proposed federal framework for digital-asset markets before the midterms.

Kamino names Michael Weisz CEO and opens New York headquarters

Solana lending protocol Kamino appointed Yieldstreet co-founder Michael Weisz as CEO and is building a New York base for institutional expansion.

Velocity adds $10M to Series A with Visa, Circle and Ripple backing

Stablecoin payments company Velocity has extended its Series A to $48 million at a reported $200 million valuation, adding six strategic investors.

Balancer proposes protocol wind-down and treasury distribution

Balancer token holders will vote on an orderly shutdown plan that would move pools to withdrawals-only and distribute treasury assets to BAL holders.

ECB opens merchant applications for 2027 digital euro pilot

The ECB is inviting online and mobile merchants to test beta digital euro checkouts in a controlled 2027 pilot, with applications due October 27.

Solana activates 4,096-byte Transaction V1 format on mainnet

Solana has activated Transaction V1, raising its maximum transaction size from 1,232 to 4,096 bytes while keeping legacy and v0 formats available.

CoinEx sets September trading shutdown and December withdrawal deadline

CoinEx is winding down its exchange, with spot trading ending September 29 and withdrawals closing December 22. Wallet and Vault services are excluded.

U.S. Treasury yield tops 5% ahead of Fed's September decision

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield reached about 5.03% as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's September 16 decision on interest rates.

U.S. seeks forfeiture of $61M in crypto tied to alleged Iranian oil network

U.S. prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture case targeting about $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly tied to sanctioned Iranian oil sales and laundering.

House crypto tax bill proposes fee relief ahead of September 16 markup

The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act would change crypto tax treatment, but its small-fee exception is limited and no new relief is in force.

Tabby raises $233 million at $6.5 billion valuation

The Gulf fintech's Series F backs expansion beyond buy now, pay later, but the transaction still requires regulatory approvals.

Canaan sells entire Ether treasury and 54 BTC to fund share buyback

The bitcoin miner raised about $13.9 million from crypto sales and deployed $5.4 million to repurchase 13.6 million American Depositary Shares.

U.S. banking groups seek tighter stablecoin reward limits in CLARITY Act

Eight banking associations want tougher limits on interest-like stablecoin rewards, arguing a proposed deposit-flight safeguard would act too late.

BitMine adds 27,180 ETH as treasury reaches 5.96 million tokens

The U.S.-listed company reported another weekly Ether purchase while most of its enlarged digital-asset balance remains committed to staking.

DeFi Development Corp adds 55,491 SOL and opens $300M CHAD program

The Nasdaq-listed company increased its Solana treasury to 2.39 million SOL and created new preferred-share funding capacity for future purchases.

Strategy buys back $139.3 million of STRC as Bitcoin holdings stay flat

Strategy repurchased 1.42 million preferred shares using USD Cash, while its 845,050 BTC treasury remained unchanged for another week.

Strive reaches 25,000 Bitcoin with $36.6 million purchase

Strive added 469 BTC as preferred-stock financing supported another treasury purchase, while its cash balance also increased.

State attorneys general urge Senate to reject current CLARITY Act

A bipartisan coalition says the revised U.S. crypto bill still risks weakening state registration and anti-fraud authority.

FCA weighs bespoke rules for tokenized gold in UK markets

Britain's financial regulator is asking whether digital ownership records could make gold easier to trade and pledge without weakening safeguards.

S&P Global leads $110 million investment in crypto data firm Kaiko

The strategic investment brings major financial institutions into Kaiko as demand grows for institutional-grade digital-asset and tokenized-market data.

India wholesale inflation reaches 9.92% as fuel costs accelerate

India's August wholesale inflation rose to 9.92%, with fuel, food and manufactured-goods costs all increasing faster than a year earlier.

AI slowdown warnings send Nasdaq futures and chip stocks lower

Warnings from leading U.S. AI executives triggered a global technology selloff, exposing how strongly equity valuations depend on rapid model development.

Revised U.S. crypto bill adds blind-trust and state enforcement rules

A revised Senate crypto package adds divestiture or blind-trust requirements and a role for state attorneys general before a pivotal procedural vote.

Symbiosis recovers 15 BTC after Bitcoin bridge exploit

Symbiosis says it recovered about 15 BTC after an unauthorized syBTC mint, while its native Bitcoin bridge and compensation plan remain unresolved.

Yen speculators turn net long for first time since February

CFTC futures data shows non-commercial traders swung to a net-long yen position as Fed and Bank of Japan decisions approach.

Trump pledges to end 10% U.S. tariff on Irish whiskey

Trump said the United States will remove its 10% tariff on Irish whiskey, but no effective date or implementing notice has been published.

Ledger ATOM access remains down after Cosmos Hub recovery

Cosmos Hub is producing blocks again, but Ledger still lists ATOM balances, history and transactions as unavailable through its wallet interface.

Trump floats keeping Iranian oil as global supply strain deepens

President Trump suggested the United States could retain access to Iranian oil, but the remark is not a formal policy as fuel markets face severe disruption.

U.S. Senate crypto bill faces pivotal procedural test

The CLARITY Act returns to the U.S. Senate with a procedural vote approaching and major disputes over ethics, stablecoin rewards and enforcement unresolved.

CFTC sets 30% presumption for whistleblower awards up to $5M

A new CFTC rule makes the maximum 30% payout the starting point for many qualifying whistleblower awards of $5 million or less.

TRM finds AI agents drive at most 7.5% of x402 commerce

TRM Labs says most visible x402 payment activity cannot be attributed to AI agents, even after filtering probable non-commerce flows.

Circle’s $400 million Tazapay deal targets stablecoin payouts

Circle plans to buy Singapore-based Tazapay to add local payment rails, licenses and banking links across more than 100 markets.

Robinhood CEO rejects issuer veto over stock tokens

Vlad Tenev says public companies should control shareholder rights, but not separate blockchain products that track their listed shares.

U.S. 10-year Treasury yield nears 5% before Fed decision

Long-term U.S. borrowing costs have climbed sharply as investors weigh persistent inflation and a closely watched Federal Reserve rate decision.

Pump.fun replaces trader cashback with holder rewards

Pump.fun has introduced a token model that redirects creator-side trading fees to eligible holders while ending Cashback mode for new launches.

Quantum researchers cut key Bitcoin attack benchmark by 86%

An open challenge reduced the estimated quantum resources for a key Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptographic operation, but no current machine can run the attack.

Coinbase and Moov bring stablecoin rails to 1,000 U.S. lenders

Coinbase and Moov are connecting stablecoin payment and custody tools to a platform serving more than 1,000 U.S. community financial institutions.

North Korean IT scheme recruits foreign interviewers paid in crypto

New reporting says North Korean-linked IT teams are recruiting foreign interview stand-ins as U.S. agencies warn that wages and crypto can fund the regime.

Robinhood crypto volume rebounds 61% but trails 2025

Robinhood's August crypto volume climbed to $17.5 billion from July, but remained 38% below a year earlier as Bitstamp handled the larger share.

OpenAI rules out 2026 IPO as Altman cites AI safety

Sam Altman says OpenAI will not go public in 2026, removing a closely watched technology listing from this year's U.S. IPO calendar without setting a new date.

Revolut disclosed Bitcoin records after fake government request

Revolut says a fraudulent request from a real government-agency email domain led to customer data disclosure, though its systems and funds were unaffected.

Larry Ellison cancels plan to sell 50 million Oracle shares

Oracle says Larry Ellison canceled a trading plan covering 50 million shares and sold none, removing a potential source of pressure on the stock.

Crypto billionaires give Reform UK £72 million as funding rules tighten

Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each announced a £36 million donation to Reform UK, putting crypto wealth at the center of Britain’s funding debate.

Ripple targets corporate treasury flows in next phase of RLUSD expansion

Ripple plans to connect its RLUSD stablecoin with corporate treasury workflows, but the $13 trillion figure describes client payment activity, not token volume.

U.S. multinationals get new route to global minimum tax reporting relief

A revised OECD return lets U.S.-headed groups elect cross-border tax relief, while local minimum taxes and national implementation still matter.

U.S. consumer sentiment falls as inflation expectations reach 4.6%

Michigan's preliminary September survey shows households growing more worried about their finances, with short-term inflation expectations rising sharply.

U.S. regulators propose risk-based overhaul of bank vendor oversight

Four agencies want banks to tailor outside-provider checks to actual risks, while a Fed dissent warns of consumer-protection and supervisory gaps.

Robinhood rejects issuer veto over AMC-linked stock tokens

Vlad Tenev says public companies should control shareholder rights, not separate products that track their shares, sharpening the AMC dispute.

Metaplanet cuts executive option pool by 41.1%

The Bitcoin treasury company reduced potential Series 10 shares to 188.19 million and abandoned a planned employee-warrant transfer.

Canada grants limited capital relief for regulated crypto hedges

Canada's banking regulator will recognize more tightly matched crypto hedges across regulated exchanges under its 2027 capital rules.

Anchorage opens Frgmnt stablecoin access to institutional clients

Anchorage Digital will let institutional clients hold, mint, redeem and stake Frgmnt's fUSD through its existing custody environment.

U.S. inflation rises 0.4% in August as gasoline costs climb

U.S. consumer prices accelerated in August, led by gasoline and shelter, while stronger core inflation raised expectations for a September Fed rate increase.

Blockstream refuses ransom for 598.5 BTC after Liquid exploit

Blockstream says it will not pay a 10% bounty demanded for Bitcoin still held after the Liquid Network exploit and will pursue recovery with investigators.

Revised CLARITY Act sets rules for controlled DeFi protocols

A 630-page Senate draft would direct the SEC, CFTC and Treasury to define when people controlling DeFi systems face registration and AML rules.

Bitwise to close Dogecoin ETF BWOW less than a year after launch

Bitwise will end trading in its Dogecoin fund on October 14 and distribute cash to remaining shareholders around October 22.

India launches Demat 2.0 for tokenized bonds and digital rupee settlement

SEBI and RBI have opened an institutional pilot that records corporate bonds on distributed ledgers and settles payment through the wholesale digital rupee.

Brevo SSO flaw enabled phishing email to 347,000 Trezor subscribers

A cross-organization SSO authorization flaw let an attacker use legitimate email infrastructure to target Trezor subscribers with a fake wallet warning.

Nasdaq agrees $100 million investment in Kraken parent Payward

Nasdaq Ventures will invest in Kraken’s parent as the companies target a 2027 launch for tokenized equities with shareholder rights and market surveillance.

Arya.ag tests Avalanche ledger for India’s grain-backed loans

The Indian agricultural platform is testing digital warehouse receipts on a dedicated Avalanche network, with three banks reported to be joining the pilot.

SGX opens Bitcoin and Ether perpetual futures to U.S. institutions

Singapore Exchange has extended its regulated crypto perpetual futures to eligible U.S. institutional customers, linking American desks with Asian liquidity.

Consensys plans MetaMask split from Ethereum infrastructure business

The existing company will become MetaMask under Joe Lubin, while a new Consensys will house institutional infrastructure. Completion is expected by the end of 2026.

U.S. sanctions Xinbi as DOJ restrains over $52 million in crypto

Treasury sanctioned Xinbi Guarantee and two technology providers while Justice Department investigators restrained more than $52 million across its alleged marketplace network.

U.S. Bank tests USBDC stablecoin payment on Stellar

U.S. Bank completed a transfer between North America and Europe using USBDC, testing bank controls on Stellar without announcing a wider customer rollout.

Block seeks US trust bank charter for Bitcoin and stablecoin custody

The proposed Builders Bank would put custody under OCC supervision without taking deposits or making loans. Regulatory approval is still required.

Strategy doubles STRC buyback program to $2 billion after $176.3 million repurchase

Strategy used cash to repurchase 1.81 million STRC shares, expanded its preferred-stock authorization and left its 845,050 Bitcoin position unchanged.

Robinhood takes stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com in prediction-markets deal

The multi-year agreement adds OG.com as an exchange and clearing provider for selected Robinhood event contracts while giving the brokerage minority interests in both companies.

Visa says stablecoin settlement has passed $20 billion annualized run rate

Visa reports a sharp rise in stablecoin settlement and card-program activity, while its new financing model targets issuers’ daily funding gap.

Uzbekistan starts HUMO stablecoin payment pilot with government securities backing

The som-pegged token will be tested with participating merchants as regulators examine reserves, payment infrastructure and consumer safeguards.

Cronos update puts funds outside Tectonic rollback at $9.19 million

New reporting separates funds transferred off Cronos from roughly $111.2 million reversed after the August 30 Tectonic lending exploit.

Ethereum Foundation sets Hegota priorities for transaction and account upgrades

The Foundation's September 7 ranking puts FOCIL and Frame Transactions at the center of Hegota, while other proposals face further development and testing.

Liquid Network recovers 3,400 BTC as restart preparations continue

A September 7 transfer returned most of the bitcoin withdrawn from Liquid's reserves, but recovery of funds does not itself confirm a network restart.

AUSTRAC Reports Action Against 45 Payment and Crypto Providers

Australia's regulator reports 45 registration actions across remittance and virtual asset businesses, highlighting its earlier GetCoins cancellation.

DBS and Citi Complete Weekend Dollar Payment on Swift

DBS and Citi used tokenized deposits for a weekend US-dollar payment on Swift’s ledger, testing faster transfers between Singapore and New York.