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.
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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.