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Russia Blocks Crypto Transfers From Regulated Accounts to Private Wallets
Russia’s central bank has clarified that investors cannot move cryptocurrency from regulated accounts into their own self-custody wallets under the country’s new crypto-market law. The guidance, updated on October 12,...
OCC Chief Expects GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules by October’s End
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) expects to finalize its stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act by the end of October, earlier than its previous November...
Cross River Bank Integrates Ripple’s RLUSD for 24/7 Digital Payments
Cross River Bank is integrating Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin into its banking platform, allowing fintech companies to settle dollar-backed digital payments around the clock. Announced on October 15, the integration connects...
Ripple Prime Expands 24/7 RWA Perpetual Trading Across 100+ Markets
Ripple has expanded its institutional trading services through Ripple Prime, offering round-the-clock perpetual swaps linked to real-world assets. The service covers more than 100 markets, including stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs),...
Perpetuals.com Targets U.S. Stock Tokenization Under SEC Innovation Plan
Perpetuals.com plans to offer tokenized U.S. stocks under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed five-year Innovation Exemption framework. The Nasdaq-listed company announced the plan on October 14, but the service...
Bubblemaps Flags Anglio-Linked Wallets Over $130K in Pre-Callout Profits
Bubblemaps alleged on October 14 that five wallets linked to Pump.fun caller Anglio bought tokens before his recommendations were published. The blockchain analytics firm estimated that the wallets generated $130,000...
UNCX Ethereum Exploit Drains $86K as Five Tokens Face Security Risks
Blockchain security firm Blockaid reported an ongoing exploit targeting UNCX’s shared token-vesting pool on Ethereum on October 14, with about $86,000 drained. The incident affected tokens associated with multiple projects,...
Brooklyn Prosecutors, FBI Take Down 241 Crypto Scam Websites in Global Bust
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI have shut down 241 websites linked to cryptocurrency scams that stole tens of millions of dollars from Americans. The operation followed a three-year investigation into...
UK Court Ruling Puts $5B Bitcoin Seizure Claims in Legal Limbo
A London High Court ruling has complicated efforts by thousands of investors to recover Bitcoin linked to a Chinese Ponzi scheme, directing that their property claims be assessed under Chinese...
CFTC Seeks Public Input on New Framework for Leveraged Crypto Trading
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking the public how federal commodities laws should apply to leveraged crypto trades and digital asset trading platforms. A proposal published in...
Ripple Partners With Stripe-Owned Privy to Bring Embedded Wallets to XRPL
Ripple has partnered with Privy, a Stripe-owned wallet technology provider, to help developers integrate crypto wallets into applications built on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The integration will support XRP, Ripple’s...
Coinbase Urges Bitcoin Developers to Prepare for Quantum Computing Threats
Coinbase is urging Bitcoin developers to prepare for quantum computing threats, warning that protecting the network could require years of technical upgrades and industry coordination. In an October 13 technical...
Australia Seeks 10-Year CFD Curbs After Traders Lose $458 Million
Australian retail traders lost more than $458 million on contracts for difference (CFDs) in the 2023–24 financial year. The losses have prompted the country’s financial regulator to seek another 10...
Aptos Launches Encrypted Mempool to Curb MEV and Protect Transactions
Aptos has launched an encrypted mempool on its mainnet to reduce maximal extractable value (MEV), which allows bots to profit by exploiting pending blockchain transactions. Announced on October 12, the...
Polkadot Puts dotUSD at the Center of Its User Growth Strategy
Polkadot is prioritizing user adoption through a new strategy proposed in its OpenGov governance system on October 12. The plan places dotUSD at the center of efforts to attract users,...
Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis Wallet, Issues Urgent Warning
Ledger has confirmed that a customer’s device purchased through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis contained an unauthorized hardware implant, adding a new development to an investigation into reported cryptocurrency losses. In...
Cathie Wood’s ARK Sells Bitcoin ETF, SpaceX and Robinhood Shares in Portfolio Shift
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest sold shares in a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, SpaceX and Robinhood on October 9, according to its daily trading disclosures. The firm also reduced positions in Alphabet...
CZ Urges Crypto Users to Prioritize Wallet Security Amid Rising Risks
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has urged crypto users to prioritize wallet security, highlighting the risks associated with hardware and software wallets. In an October 10 post on X, Zhao backed...
Former FTX Executive Slams Netflix’s ‘The Altruists’ Over Collapse Portrayal
Former FTX chief operating officer Constance Wang has criticized Netflix’s upcoming series “The Altruists,” accusing its trailer of misrepresenting the exchange’s collapse and her experience. In an October 9 post...
XRP Ledger Activates Batch Upgrade to Bundle Eight Transactions Into One
The XRP Ledger’s new Batch feature went live on October 9, giving users a way to group as many as eight transactions into a single operation. The XLS-56 amendment lets...
Tether Unfreezes $1.45M in THORChain USDT, Ending Three-Hour Disruption
Tether has unfrozen about 1.45 million USDT held across four THORChain vaults on Tron, allowing the network to resume transactions after a roughly three-hour disruption. THORChain technical co-founder Chad Barraford...
US Eyes $1B Iran-Linked Crypto Seizure as Treasury Steps Up Pressure
The US could seize about $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, as Washington intensifies efforts to restrict Tehran’s access to funds. Speaking at a...
ACAMS, Chainalysis Expand Crypto Crime Training as Losses Hit $17B
Crypto scams and fraud caused $17 billion in losses during 2025, pushing ACAMS and Chainalysis to expand financial crime training. The organizations will add blockchain investigations and crypto compliance material...
Eric Trump Sees AI Agents Driving Crypto’s Next Adoption Wave
Artificial intelligence could drive the next major wave of crypto adoption as AI agents begin using digital assets for payments, according to World Liberty Financial co-founder Eric Trump. Speaking at...
Bitwise Dogecoin ETF to Shut Down After Failing to Attract Enough Demand
Bitwise’s Dogecoin ETF is set to stop trading less than a year after its launch, highlighting a gap between crypto users and traditional ETF investors, according to CEO Hunter Horsley....
