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.
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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.