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Strategy Pauses Bitcoin Buying to Spend $204.9M on Preferred Shares
Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases for the week ended October 25, spending $204.9 million to repurchase preferred shares instead. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor announced the move on X as Bitcoin traded...
XRP Ledger Expands Institutional Reach as Aviva Tokenizes £22B Fund
Aviva Investors has launched a tokenized share class for its £22 billion Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), expanding its blockchain strategy. The move strengthens the asset manager’s...
NBA Partners With Kalshi and Polymarket to Expand Prediction Markets
The NBA has partnered with Kalshi and Polymarket, becoming the third major U.S. sports league to embrace prediction markets. The agreement introduces new safeguards while expanding access to official league...
BitMine Adds 10,452 ETH, Pushing Total Holdings Above 6 Million
BitMine Immersion Technologies has increased its Ethereum holdings to more than 6.05 million tokens, worth approximately $14.25 billion, strengthening its position as the world’s largest corporate Ethereum holder. The company...
Bank of Israel Rejects Netanyahu’s Crypto Plan to Evade Sanctions
The Bank of Israel has rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to use cryptocurrency to bypass potential international sanctions, arguing that digital assets cannot replace established economic ties. The central...
Keystone Wallet Data Breach Exposes Shipping Details, Raising Phishing Fears
Keystone has warned customers about phishing scams after unauthorized access to its website exposed shipping addresses, contact details and order records. The hardware-wallet maker confirmed the incident on October 24...
Pump.fun Adds Monad Support for Direct USDC Token Purchases Without Bridging
Pump.fun has added support for Monad-based tokens to its mobile app, allowing users to buy them with USDC without manually bridging assets or switching wallets. The integration, announced on October...
Blumenthal Probes Tether Payments Linked to Ex-White House Adviser Bo Hines
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has requested records from Tether and consulting firm Nxum over reported multimillion-dollar payments involving former White House crypto adviser Bo Hines. The Connecticut Democrat is examining...
South Korea Plans FX Law Change to Tighten Stablecoin Transaction Oversight
South Korea is preparing changes to its foreign exchange law that would bring stablecoin payments under closer scrutiny. The government and Bank of Korea are looking to tighten oversight of...
Wells Fargo, Arm and 20 Others Challenge OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Plan
Wells Fargo, Arm Holdings, Intuit and 19 other companies have opposed OKXICE’s plan to trade tokenized shares, raising challenges for the crypto platform. Six additional companies recently objected to the...
Franklin Templeton Advances Two Bitcoin Dividend ETFs Toward Nasdaq Trading
Franklin Templeton has moved closer to launching two Bitcoin-focused exchange-traded funds after completing securities registrations for Nasdaq trading. The products will combine investments in major US companies with Bitcoin exposure...
Israel Eyes Blockchain as Netanyahu Warns of US Military Aid Cuts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a plan to use blockchain technology as Israel prepares for potential banking sanctions. The proposal could help the country explore alternative financial channels...
Initia Halts Blockchain and Rollups After Exploit Puts Bridge Assets at Risk
Initia halted its layer-1 blockchain and connected rollups on October 23 after an attacker allegedly exploited a token-minting flaw and converted unbacked tokens into Ether (ETH). The project confirmed the...
Phantom Adds Kalshi Prediction Markets for US Users
Phantom has introduced Kalshi-powered prediction markets for US users, allowing customers to trade contracts tied to real-world events directly through its mobile app. The feature covers sports, politics, economics, and...
China Sets 2030 Deadline to Complete National Blockchain Network
China plans to complete most of its national blockchain network by 2030, placing the technology at the center of its digital development strategy. The government’s latest five-year informatization plan outlines...
BC Game Returns 100,000 DOT to Hyperbridge After INTERPOL Intervention
BC Game has returned 100,000 DOT to Hyperbridge following a Nigerian court order and an INTERPOL request linked to an April 2026 exploit. The online gaming platform detected the suspicious...
CMC Urges CFTC to Block Kalshi Oil Perpetuals Over Market Risks
The Commodity Markets Council has urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to reject Kalshi’s proposed perpetual oil contracts, warning that they could threaten market integrity and intensify competition in...
JPMorgan Sees Crypto Gains Despite Clarity Act Delay Until 2027
JPMorgan Chase said recent U.S. regulatory developments could attract institutional investors to crypto markets, despite delays to the Clarity Act. Analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou expect the legislation to remain...
ABA Challenges OCC Stablecoin Rules Over GENIUS Act Rewards Loophole Concerns
The American Bankers Association (ABA) accused the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) of weakening Congress’s stablecoin safeguards after the regulator finalized rules implementing the GENIUS Act on...
UK FCA Opens DeFi and Crypto Consultations Ahead of 2027 Rules
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) opened two consultations on October 21 to clarify compliance duties for decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto businesses. The proposals address financial crime risks and...
OpenAI Helps Uncover Critical PHP Flaws Threatening Millions of Websites
OpenAI has helped uncover critical PHP vulnerabilities that could expose millions of websites to cyberattacks, prompting emergency security updates and an international response. Researchers from OpenAI, Wiz, and Calif used...
OCC Finalizes GENIUS Act Rules for Stablecoin Issuers Ahead of 2027
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has finalized rules governing stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, establishing federal standards for reserve backing, redemptions, and risk management. The...
Kalshi Taps Bitcoin-Backed Loans to Expand Leveraged Crypto Futures Trading
Kalshi is expanding its U.S. crypto derivatives business with bitcoin-backed loans and a distribution deal with Webull. The move targets traders seeking perpetual futures exposure without selling their existing crypto...
Solana Activates Alpenglow Upgrade, Reducing Transaction Finality to 150 Milliseconds
Solana has activated its Alpenglow consensus upgrade on mainnet, cutting transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to approximately 150 milliseconds. Anza, a core engineering team behind Solana, completed the transition on...
Grayscale Adds BTC, ETH, XRP, and DOGE to In-Kind Investing Service
Grayscale has introduced an in-kind investing service that lets eligible investors exchange digital assets directly for shares in its investment products. The move offers crypto holders another way to gain...
