🪙 Bitcoin, Crypto & Blockchain: Market Moves and News

OpenAI Nears Up to $30 Billion Round at $1.25 Trillion Valuation

Coatue and investors in the United Arab Emirates are leading the financing, with signatures targeted by Oct. 30.

First Interstate BancSystem Posts $0.65 GAAP EPS as Revenue Tops Estimates

GAAP earnings per share came in $0.03 below estimates, while nonperforming assets fell to $155 million at Sept. 30.

Trump Signs Order Aimed at Lowering U.S. Homeownership Costs

Most of the order’s provisions are not expected to bring immediate savings for people buying homes.

Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. Posts $20.46 Million in Q3 Revenue

Revenue increased 40.5% from a year earlier. FFO was $0.55 per diluted share, and net income was $0.18 per diluted share.

MaxLinear Shares Fall Nearly 8% Despite Q3 Earnings Beat

The company posted adjusted earnings of 62 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, and its results and guidance exceeded Wall Street forecasts.

Orchid Island Capital Posts $0.90 Third-Quarter Loss Per Share

Net interest income totaled $59.1 million, or $0.30 per common share. Total expenses were $6.3 million.

SoFi Launches Yield-Bearing Tokenized Bank Deposit With Stablecoin Conversion

SoFi says its new SOFIE tokenized deposit represents money held at SoFi Bank, advertises 4.40% APY subject to terms, and can convert to SoFiUSD for blockchain transfers.

Bloom Energy Raises 2026 Outlook After $1.24 Billion Q3 Revenue

Revenue rose 138.1% year over year, and non-GAAP diluted earnings were 94 cents per share.

South Atlantic Bancshares Q3 GAAP EPS Beats Estimate as Revenue Rises

Revenue reached $17.87 million, up 9.2% year over year. Nine-month net income through Sept. 30, 2026, rose 26.7% to $14.4 million.

Newmont Posts $2.20 Third-Quarter Non-GAAP EPS on $6.36 Billion Revenue

Revenue increased 15.2% year over year. Newmont said 2026 production guidance remained on track and its full-year cost outlook improved.

WTI Crude Futures Jump 5.02%, Touching $102 per Barrel

The move puts oil market activity on the radar for crypto traders tracking inflation and risk appetite.

Crypto Price Analysis Oct-23: ETH, XRP, ADA, BNB, and HYPE

Today, we examine Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Hyperliquid in greater detail. Ethereum (ETH) This week, the correction that started in early October continued, and ETH closed 2% lower. While this is a modest drop, the price has arrived at the $2,400 support, which appears to be holding at the time of this post. […]

China targets 2030 for its national blockchain network buildout

China’s five-year digital development plan calls for wider blockchain use in trade and manufacturing alongside stronger technical standards.

NY AG Pursues $1.37B From NovaTech Founders Over Alleged Ponzi

New York Attorney General Letitia James has moved to recover more than $1.3 billion connected to the NovaTech crypto and forex trading scheme, asking a court to require NovaTech’s founders, Cynthia and Eddy Petion, and related entities to pay $1.37 billion. The request includes the return of roughly $1.13 billion in alleged investor funds plus [...]

Ethereum Delays Glamsterdam Test On Hoodi Over Smart Contract Compatibility Questions

Ethereum developers have removed the planned October 26 Glamsterdam activation on Hoodi while they investigate EIP-8037 interactions with existing contracts; no replacement date has been announced.

Uniswap adds seven trading sources as 0x disputes its protection from malicious hooks

Uniswap Labs launched aggregator hooks on Ethereum, Base, and Robinhood Chain on Oct. 22, letting its web app and API route swaps through external liquidity from Curve, Fluid, PancakeSwap, and other venues. The new adapters were developed by Uniswap Labs. In a separate September study of third-party hooks, trading aggregator 0x reported that malicious Uniswap… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Bitcoin Loses Key Support Ahead of the Weekend. Is a Big Move Coming?

Bitcoin loses its 50-day SMA as liquidation clusters, leverage, and ETF outflows point to a volatile weekend. The post Bitcoin Loses Key Support Ahead of the Weekend. Is a Big Move Coming? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

BoxGroup Partner Claire Smilow Plans Harvard, MIT Visits to Spot Tech Trends

The trip would be her second to the schools in 2026. She recalled about four of 20 to 25 students raising brain-computer interfaces during a fall 2024 conversation.

Flaherty & Crumrine Fund Declares $0.1314 Monthly Dividend

The fund set Nov. 20 as both the record and ex-dividend date, with payment scheduled for Nov. 30.

Golem Foundation Adds DeFi Strategies to Its Ether Treasury

The foundation had 100,352 Ether (ETH) staked across 3,136 validators as of October 2026 and has used staking yield to fund operations since 2023.

Monero Open Interest Total Is 6.15 Times Ex-BTSE Remainder

BTSE accounted for 83.7% of the total, but the $1.81 billion figure had no precise snapshot time.

[Korea crypto watch] ONDO’s Korean trading share is 29 times its overseas share

ONDO’s Korean trading share was 29 times its overseas share despite an 8.20% weekly price decline. RLUSD led the domestic interest index, followed by ONDO and WLD.

OBOOK Shares Fall 29.6% to $2.80 in Thursday’s Nasdaq Trading

A fund managed by The Lind Partners can convert up to $821,429 in face value each month under variable-price terms. OBOOK’s Aug. 21 results showed a wider first-half net loss.

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Fulton Forecasts 2026 Net Interest Income of $1.125 Billion to $1.135 Billion

Customer deposits grew by about $1 billion while broker deposits and wholesale funding declined.

Tractor Supply Targets More Than $75 Million in Annual Cost Cuts

Tractor Supply President and CEO Hal Lawton said the reductions will build over two years, with a substantial share expected in the first year.

Union Pacific Raises 2026 Capital Plan to $3.5 Billion, Maintains EPS Outlook

Third-quarter revenue rose to $7.197 billion, while adjusted diluted EPS increased 15% to $3.53.

New York AG seeks $1.37B from NovaTech founders over Ponzi scheme

The request follows an August 2025 default judgment, with the AG also announcing nearly $6 million in settlements with four promoters.

Anthropic Donates Agent Skills Standard to Linux Foundation AI Group

More than 70 agent platforms have adopted the format, with 1 million skills published and nearly 280 million installations.

Dover Sets 2026 Adjusted EPS Range at $10.60-$10.75 as Growth Forecast Tightens

Third-quarter organic growth reached 7%, and orders rose 16% from a year earlier.

Bitcoin consolidates after 3% loss as AI fears stoke fresh stock-market weakness

Bitcoin price volatility cooled as stock markets battled another day of resurgent AI fears during Friday’s Asia trading session.

Chainlink And LG CNS Target South Korean Banks With Digital Asset Infrastructure Deal

Chainlink and LG CNS are partnering on oracle and cross-chain infrastructure aimed at South Korea’s financial institutions; the announcement is a partnership, not a completed nationwide deployment.

Crypto Self-Custody Not Built for Beginners: Design Tradeoffs

Self-custody is often promoted as the “default” way to hold Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies—but a growing debate among industry executives is testing that assumption. In recent comments to Cointelegraph, Safe Labs CEO Rahul Rumalla argued that self-custody was always meant for everyone, while Onramp CEO Michael Tanguma said the model still isn’t built for newcomers. [...]

XT Exchange: A Maturing Crypto Industry Must Keep Individual Participation at Its Core

Institutional capital sets the headlines, but the 2026 downturn showed individual activity to be the durable part of the market, and XT Exchange has built for it since 2018. The numbers the industry now watches most closely belong to institutions: fund inflows, corporate treasury holdings, custody mandates. That is a reasonable shift in attention. Those The post XT Exchange: A Maturing Crypto Industry Must Keep Individual Participation at Its Core appeared first on BeInCrypto.

XT Exchange on Crypto Culture’s Staying Power

The industry runs on a vocabulary nobody commissioned; XT Exchange sees in that culture one reason people stay engaged through quiet markets, and a responsibility that comes with it. No committee approved the word “HODL.” It began as a misspelling in a forum post during a 2013 price collapse, and it survives because it named The post XT Exchange on Crypto Culture’s Staying Power appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Trueo Puts DefiLlama Data Into 20 Live Prediction Markets With Defined Rules

The markets cover protocol revenue, security events and other onchain measures. One Hyperliquid contract tests whether October revenue exceeds $60 million.

Was crypto self-custody ever designed for beginners?

Recent hardware wallet security incidents have renewed debate over whether self-custody is suitable for beginners, as multisig and seedless designs carry their own risks.

Kaiser Aluminum Forecasts More Than $200 Million in 2026 Free Cash Flow

The company kept its 45%–55% adjusted EBITDA growth outlook but expects results near the lower end of the range.

HTX Research Publishes Crypto Market Outlook Ahead of the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections

HTX Research, the dedicated research arm of HTX, has published a new report titled Crypto Market Outlook Before and After the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections. The report finds that while the midterm elections may reshape policy expectations for the next two years, short-term crypto pricing remains governed by inflation, financing costs, and capital flows. Its The post HTX Research Publishes Crypto Market Outlook Ahead of the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Monero (XMR) Gains Attention, Zcash (ZEC) Faces Wild Swings, and More: Bits Recap October 23

Here's everything most interesting surrounding XMR, ZEC, and BTC.

24-hour fund flows: BTC sheds $43.60 million as ETH and USDT draw inflows

BTC posted a $43.60 million net outflow over 24 hours, while ETH led net inflows with $77.08 million. USDT attracted $26.59 million as SUI, ZEC and HYPE saw net outflows.

[Altcoin options] ETH and XRP calls lead open interest as SOL puts dominate daily volume

October 30 options open interest favored calls across ETH, SOL and XRP. Daily trading was mixed, with SOL puts leading volume while ETH and XRP leaned toward calls.

dogwifhat Trades at $0.2003 After a 0.08% 24-Hour Drop

The reading was recorded at 7:38 a.m. ET (11:38 UTC) Oct. 23.

Palantir Co-Founder Joe Lonsdale Urges Investors to Avoid Bonds for a Decade

He expects AI demand to raise interest rates and adoption to boost productivity, favoring equities such as the S&P 500.

Stablecoin market cap falls to $304.89 billion as Arc grows 33.51%

Stablecoin market capitalization fell 0.41% over the week to $304.89 billion. Arc grew 33.51%, while Tether retained a 59.86% market share.

You Can Get a Multisig Bitcoin Loan at a Bank, as Sygnum and Debifi Debut

A growing market for bitcoin-backed, multisig-secured loans now has what appears to be its first bank offering this type of product, as Sygnum and Debifi delivered on a promise made a year ago. Switzerland-headquartered digital asset bank Sygnum and Latvian bitcoin lending platform Debifi launched MultiSYG, a loan product that secures collateral in a multisig […]

Can AI Hack Bitcoin? CZ Says the Real Danger Lies in Phishing and Data Leak

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says AI doesn’t need to break Bitcoin’s cryptography to cause damage. Instead, he warns that leaked data already fuels phishing and social engineering. Meanwhile, Bitcoin Core developers are changing how they disclose bugs as AI makes flaws easier to find. Why CZ Sees Phishing as the Bigger AI Threat Zhao, known The post Can AI Hack Bitcoin? CZ Says the Real Danger Lies in Phishing and Data Leak appeared first on BeInCrypto.

PG&E Management Ties $2 Billion 2027 Capital Plan Cut to Financing Costs

Customer projects were delayed, while PG&E left its 2027 rate-base forecast unchanged.

China Seeks To Confiscate Nearly 62,000 Bitcoin Tied To Fraud Case

A Tianjin court accepted prosecutors’ application Sept. 28. British authorities seized roughly 61,900 BTC after Qian Zhimin fled in 2017.

HSBC Brings Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoin To PayMe As Retail Rollout Begins

HSBC has launched its Hong Kong dollar-backed RedCoin for payments through PayMe, with wallet activation set to expand to millions of users over the coming days.

Bitcoin's price is as jumpy as Nvidia's and eight times more turbulent than the euro

Live updates: Bitcoin holds above $81,000 as the AI rout fades and oil climbs

HTX Research Publishes Crypto Market Outlook Ahead of the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections

HTX Research, the dedicated research arm of HTX, has published a new report titled Crypto Market Outlook Before and After the 2026 U.S. Midterm Elections. The report finds that while the midterm elections may reshape policy expectations for the next two years, short-term crypto pricing remains governed by inflation, financing costs, and capital flows. Its base case for the period before and immediately after the vote is one of elevated volatility, repeated repricing, and divergence across assets, rather than a sustained rally driven by a single political narrative. The report examines how the upcoming elections may affect the pace of crypto legislation, regulatory oversight, and asset pricing. It covers the current macro and funding environment, policy implications under different congr...

Bitcoin steadies near $81,700 as altcoins rebound, pepe climbs 13%

Bitcoin appears to have decoupled from midterm cycle bottom history

Socket Finds 16 Fake Rabby and OKX Wallet Extensions on Firefox

Mozilla had unpublished the add-ons by Oct. 5, the security firm says. Removing them does not secure wallets whose recovery phrases were exposed.

Heritage Financial Repurchased 341,483 Shares in the Third Quarter

The $10.2 million in purchases came under a 2024 authorization that was substantially completed during the quarter. The board approved a replacement program Oct. 21.

Exchange Inflows Exceed Outflows in $1.01 Billion Crypto Transfer Window

Coinbase sent 2,463 Bitcoin worth $200.8 million to an unknown wallet, the largest of nine transfers in the three-hour window ending at 2:05 p.m. ET Oct. 22.

Crypto.com Appoints Mohammed Mortajine as Chief Compliance Officer

His previous compliance programs covered more than 200 countries and territories and involved teams across multiple jurisdictions.

Strategy Lifts Preferred Stock Buyback Authorization to $3 Billion

It spent $193.1 million on STRC repurchases during Oct. 12-18, compared with $22.1 million for 267 Bitcoin.

Popular Expects $150 Million to $200 Million in Q4 Buybacks

Third-quarter net interest income rose to $698.9 million, while the bank raised its annualized net charge-off outlook to 80 to 90 basis points.

XRP Analyst Ali Martinez Sets $1.55 as an Immediate Price Target

His Oct. 18 analysis marked $1.25 as support and a sustained close above $1.56 as a condition for a possible move toward $2.

SHIB Forecasts Place Weekly Estimate Near Year-End Base-Case Midpoint

The snapshot gave the $0.0000053 estimate a 35 out of 100 model-confidence score and 18% directional confidence.

Eni Raises 2026 Buyback Plan to €3.8 Billion as Refining Margin More Than Triples

Adjusted net profit attributable to Eni shareholders rose 125% to €2.801 billion, and the company approved an extraordinary dividend of about €1.3 billion.

Gold Crashes Below $4,000 and Peter Brandt Has a Message for Peter Schiff

Spot gold fell below $4,000 an ounce on Oct. 23 after a selloff that wiped an estimated $1 trillion off gold and silver in a single day. The Number That Is Crucial Gold traded at $3,998.72 early Friday in Asia, down 0.63% on the day, and briefly hit an intraday low near $3,986. That left […]

CME Posts Record Q3 Revenue As Crypto Derivatives Push Continues

CME reported record third-quarter revenue of about $1.74 billion on October 21. The results provide a fresh look at a major crypto-derivatives operator, but they do not separately identify crypto revenue or its contribution to the increase.

Worldcoin (WLD) Trades at $0.5396 After 1.48% 24-Hour Decline

An Oct. 20 technical analysis treated $0.58 and $0.60 as conditional levels, not confirmed price outcomes.

Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade Delayed Over Smart Contract Security Risks

Ethereum delays the Glamsterdam upgrade after smart contract security concerns, pushing Hoodi testnet activation off schedule. The post Ethereum Glamsterdam Upgrade Delayed Over Smart Contract Security Risks appeared first on Cryptonews.

Pepe (PEPE) Price Rises 9.13% in Four Hours to $0.00000502

PEPE also gained 11.56% over 24 hours, while short liquidations totaled $100,000 across three exchanges in one hour.

HSBC rolls out its first stablecoin to over 3 million everyday app users

Base Active Addresses Jump Another 50% as Transactions and Fees Fall

Transactions fell 8.7% and dollar-denominated user fees dropped 20% on Oct. 22 as a GMGN trading competition continued.

Why Are OG Crypto Whales Cashing Out? Early ETH Holders Move Millions

Some of the earliest investors in ETH appear to have been taking money off the table lately.

Oil Sprints to a 5-Month High While Tech and Crypto Stumble

Brent crude touched $115.84 on Friday, its highest level since May. Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and fears of new US strikes on Iran drove the move. Other energy prices were mixed, Trading Economics data show: The rally landed on markets still shaken by a tech selloff. Crypto also slipped as investors pulled back from The post Oil Sprints to a 5-Month High While Tech and Crypto Stumble appeared first on BeInCrypto.

JPMorgan Solana Push Brings MONY and JLTXX Into Tokenized Finance

JPMorgan Solana expansion brings MONY and JLTXX to the blockchain as SOL price forecasts point to potential upside amid growing institutional adoption. The post JPMorgan Solana Push Brings MONY and JLTXX Into Tokenized Finance appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bybit secures first full Dubai license for spot trading services

Bybit’s new VARA licence authorizes spot trading services in Dubai, but the exchange must complete additional regulatory requirements before launching.

Lazard Forecasts $500 Million in Combined Lazard CL Revenue for 2027

The firm expects to complete its Campbell Lutyens acquisition in early November, subject to customary closing conditions, and launch Lazard CL as its third global business.

Upwind Announced $250 Million Series B to Fund Its Cloud-Security Platform

The Jan. 26 announcement put the startup’s total investment above $430 million.

Zcash Fund Draws $15.2 Million As October Flows Stay Negative

Farside’s Zcash table records a $15.2 million inflow for ZCSH on October 21. Two positive sessions improved the recent picture, but the displayed October 2–21 period still totals $70.5 million of net withdrawals.

Monad Draft Proposes Protocol-Level Scheduling for Future Contract Calls

The design would store scheduled transactions until their target block and reserve up to 10% of a block’s gas target for them.

Bitcoin’s usual lifeline is failing as a bond market warning puts $80,000 at risk

Bitcoin briefly lost the $81,000 footing on Oct. 22, while the Nasdaq lost more than 2%, spot gold dropped about 2.7% to $4,025, and silver sank about 5.8% to near $54.63. The 10-year Treasury yield fell from 5.146% to below 5%, marking its biggest one-day drop in more than two years. Brent crude hit an… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Trump Sued by Circle Shareholder Over $2 Billion in UAE Crypto Money

A Circle shareholder has filed a federal lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump and World Liberty Financial of pocketing more than $2 billion in UAE-linked crypto payments in violation of the U.S. Constitution. The Money Trail The litigation rests on two transactions: The first is a $500 million agreement for a 49% stake in World Liberty […]

CVB Financial’s Heritage Deal Projected 13.2% EPS Accretion in 2027

The forecast came from the all-stock merger agreement; CVB’s third-quarter results showed a 15.8% year-over-year increase in diluted EPS.

Stellar Lumens (XLM) Trades at $0.1775 With 0.02% 24-Hour Gain

The reading was captured at 5:24 a.m. ET (09:24 UTC) on Oct. 23; chart levels put resistance at $0.19 and conditional support at $0.17.

Third Coast Sees 3.80% Q4 Margin as Great Plains Deal Window Reaches April 1

The Feb. 1-April 1, 2027, best-guess close window goes beyond the bank’s first-quarter target; its margin was 3.70% in Q3.

Ether Rose 71% as Crypto Trading Activity Slowed in Q3

The broader market added $840.1 billion in value, while perpetual-contract open interest topped $100 billion for the first time since Q3 2025.

TRON Trades at $0.3296 in Friday Morning Market Snapshot

The quoted value was just below the $0.33 mark.

Internet Computer (ICP) Holders Face 2 Opposing Signals. Here’s What Each One Says

Internet Computer (ICP) is drawing more new addresses to its network, yet its price keeps slipping. Daily new addresses rose about 45% from their summer level, while ICP fell 8.29% in the past month. That leaves holders weighing two opposing signals. Analysts, however, disagree on whether the chart points to a breakdown or a base. The post Internet Computer (ICP) Holders Face 2 Opposing Signals. Here’s What Each One Says appeared first on BeInCrypto.

a16z Just Quietly Ditched “Crypto” From Its Flagship Fund: Here’s What It’s Betting On Instead

a16z Crypto is becoming a16z Frontier, widening its investment focus beyond blockchain. AI, autonomous machines and new computing devices are among the technologies it plans…

Bitcoin Core Updates Security Policy as AI Speeds Bug Discovery

Bitcoin Core says it is revising how it discloses security vulnerabilities, acknowledging that modern AI tools—especially large language models—can make certain flaws far easier to find and reproduce. In an email to the Bitcoin Development Mailing List, Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot argued that the traditional approach of keeping details secret for an extended embargo [...]

XRP’s Viral $45.50 ‘Supercycle’ Call Surges as Ripple Adds $10B Payments Partner

Ripple and Arf plan to bring RLUSD settlement financing to the XRP Ledger. A chart shared by Amonyx projects XRP toward $45.50. Arf’s existing $10…

Critical PHP Fixes Put Crypto Checkout Infrastructure In Focus

PHP released fixes for two critical flaws on October 21 and urged immediate updates. Crypto businesses using PHP-based web infrastructure should check that layer of their systems; the advisory does not announce a breach of Bitcoin or BTCPay Server itself.

Las Vegas Sands Reports 17% Drop in Consolidated Adjusted Property EBITDA

Net revenue fell 3.5% to $3.216 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30, while the board approved a 20% increase in the recurring dividend for calendar 2027.

Pinnacle Raises 2026 BHG Investment Income Forecast to $150 Million-$160 Million

Third-quarter income from the investment rose 103% from the prior quarter, while Pinnacle’s preliminary CET1 ratio reached 10.01%.

HSBC launches Hong Kong dollar stablecoin for retail payments

HSBC is rolling out RedCoin wallets to PayMe users, with plans to support tokenized investment subscriptions and expand into institutional uses.

Harvey Moves Review Table Sorting and Filtering to Backend as Loading Gains Reach 5.8x

The redesign fetches records in portions. The largest gain applies to tables with 10,000 to 100,000 cells.

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield Posts First Daily Reading Below 5% Since Sept. 22

The benchmark stood at 4.96%, down 17 basis points from Wednesday, as technology stocks fell and French borrowing costs rose.

LINK Trades at $12.18 After 24-Hour Low Falls Below $11.86

A 4:10 a.m. ET (08:10 UTC) reading put LINK’s 24-hour range at $11.81 to $12.23; the low does not establish a daily close below support.

Pepe Jumps 4.57% in One Hour to $0.00000481 at 4:37 a.m. ET

PEPE was up 8.58% over 24 hours, while the one-hour liquidation tally showed $480,000 in short liquidations and none in long liquidations.

Avalanche (AVAX) Trades at $9.29 as $55 Scenario Faces Resistance

Crypto analyst Giannis Andreou tied a potential move toward $15 to AVAX holding between $8.50 and $8.90; a later scenario outlined levels on the way to $55.

Oura Adds One Million Paid Members as Total Reaches Six Million

Membership revenue rose 121% to $240.5 million in the nine months through June, before the smart-ring maker postponed its planned Nasdaq IPO.

LI.FI Proposes 1:1 Stablecoin Payment Flows on Solana

Cross-border stablecoin transfers totaled $220.3 billion over the 12 months ending June 2026, up 77.5% from the preceding period.

NVIDIA Expands DGX Spark Clusters to Eight Systems With One Terabyte of Unified Memory

Eight systems can run Z.ai's 753-billion-parameter GLM 5.3 model, and benchmark results vary by model and network layout.

Google Cloud Adds Isolated MicroVMs for AI Agents, Preview Coming

The service already runs Google’s Gemini work agent internally. Google Cloud expects to begin a customer preview in the coming months.

Coinbase Schedules Nov. 23 FORTH Trading Halt Across Three Platforms

A separate proposed Forth DAO sunset would distribute treasury USDC to eligible holders after a Nov. 30 snapshot, with a three-month claim period.

Crypto Whale Activity: $7.2M Flows Into 9 Altcoins as PUMP and ENA Face Selling Pressure

Crypto whale activity shows PUMP and ENA selling pressure, a $7.2M altcoin buying spree, and historical whale interest. The post Crypto Whale Activity: $7.2M Flows Into 9 Altcoins as PUMP and ENA Face Selling Pressure appeared first on Cryptonews.

Why OpenAI Lowered Its Price Tag Weeks Before Anthropic Goes Public

OpenAI has lowered the valuation target for its latest funding round to $1.25 trillion, the Financial Times reported. That sits below the $1.4 trillion price investors heard earlier this month. The new figure would still lift OpenAI almost 50% above its $852 billion valuation from March. Investors have until October 30 to commit. Why Did The post Why OpenAI Lowered Its Price Tag Weeks Before Anthropic Goes Public appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Bitcoin Whales Keep Buying Despite BTC’s Price Struggles

BTC is down by over $3,000 from its Wednesday peak.

KuCoin Adds USDT Perpetuals Tied To Stocks And ETFs

KuCoin announced five new USDT-margined perpetual contracts for October 21, including products tracking Goldman Sachs shares and the leveraged MSTU ETF. The contracts offer up to 20x leverage in supported markets.

Bitcoin holds near $81,800 as BTC defends key support

Key takeaways BTC traded around $81,593, above its 50-day EMA at $80,878. Bitcoin’s RSI near 47 and slightly negative MACD suggest recovery momentum remains weak. BTC faces resistance at $85,000, with deeper support at $77,528 and $76,186. Crypto prices stabilize after support tests Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP edged higher on Friday after the previous session’s […] The post Bitcoin holds near $81,800 as BTC defends key support appeared first on CoinJournal.

Memecoin investor Murad confirms $81 million roundtrip on gains, says he’s eyeing billions

The resurfaced TOKEN2049 exchange captures his belief that the wallets will eventually reach billions despite the reported paper drawdown. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Ethereum Pushes Back Glamsterdam Hoodi Testnet Launch Over Security Risks

Ethereum developers have delayed the “Glamsterdam” hard fork scheduled for the Hoodi testnet after researchers flagged gas-related security risks that may affect how smart contracts behave when transactions fail. According to a statement from the Ethereum Foundation (EF) on Oct. 22, the upgrade—initially set for Oct. 26—will be postponed to give teams time to investigate [...]

India's largest exchange denies hack after sleuths pointed to $16 million in suspicious outflows

Bitcoin Long Liquidations Hit $12.55 Million in One Hour

A three-exchange tally put total liquidations at $12.58 million as BTC fell 0.71% to $81,098.

A Bond-Market Signal Last Seen in the 2025 Tariff Shock Just Flashed Again

Global corporate bond yield premiums have climbed to their highest since May 2025, a Bloomberg index shows. In Asia, the strain reached both bonds and stocks on Friday. Spreads on higher-rated Asian dollar bonds hit their widest since last July, while the region’s major stock indexes fell. Bond Investors Retreat From Corporate Risk Those premiums The post A Bond-Market Signal Last Seen in the 2025 Tariff Shock Just Flashed Again appeared first on BeInCrypto.

SK Hynix Weighs Shareholder Returns Against Growth Capital After Solidigm IPO Halt. Stock Jumps 4%

SK Hynix halted its Solidigm IPO review as regulators and a chip selloff weighed. How will it now fund a US fab? The post SK Hynix Weighs Shareholder Returns Against Growth Capital After Solidigm IPO Halt. Stock Jumps 4% appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Legora’s Daily Active Users Spend More Than Two Hours on Its Platform

The legal AI company serves more than 140,000 legal professionals across over 80 markets and has more than 2,400 law firm and in-house legal team customers.

Commodity Markets Council Urges CFTC to Block Kalshi's WTI Perpetuals

The group also called for common standards and cooperation with foreign regulators to stop U.S. traders from using VPNs to reach offshore platforms.

Trump Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Profits From UAE Crypto Deals

A Circle shareholder says two transactions involving World Liberty Financial violated the Constitution’s ban on foreign emoluments.

XRP Trades at $1.33, Down 0.93% in 24 Hours During Friday Trading

Earlier coverage identified $1.30 as support and $1.45 as resistance.

Bubblemaps Token Reaches 0.03 USDT After 32.14% Daily Gain

BMT was listed at 0.027 USDT in the same Oct. 23 update. A separate market snapshot showed Bitcoin and Ether lower over 24 hours, while Solana was slightly higher.

Gold vs. Bitcoin: Metals Are Melting, Tom Lee Predicts an AI Rebound

Gold and silver lose $1T as Tom Lee predicts an AI rebound. Bitcoin vs. gold heats up as investors eye crypto and alternatives for growth. The post Gold vs. Bitcoin: Metals Are Melting, Tom Lee Predicts an AI Rebound appeared first on Cryptonews.

Ether Liquidations Reach $16.16 Million in One Hour, Led by Longs

Ether fell from $2,398 to $2,366 during the same hour. The tally covers Binance, Bybit and OKX only.

Binance Coin (BNB) Trades Below Two Daily Simple Moving Averages

BNB was $743.62 as of 3:32 a.m. ET (07:32 UTC) Oct. 23, while its 20-day and 50-day simple moving averages were $745.49 and $750.35.

Crypto Liquidations Hit $45.62 Million in One Hour as Longs Dominate

Long positions accounted for $44.52 million, and the count across Binance, Bybit and OKX reached 6,200 liquidations.

South Africa Backtracks on Controversial Crypto Rules After Backlash

South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana indicated that the government may reconsider its proposed cryptocurrency regulations following thousands of public complaints. Regulatory Pivot Following Public Pushback South African financial regulators are rethinking controversial draft proposals to regulate cryptocurrencies following a wave of public pushback, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said Wednesday, Oct. 21. Delivering a budget […]

Crypto Broker Gets 160 Months In US Drug-Money Laundering Case

A Colombian crypto broker received a 160-month prison sentence in a US laundering and narcotics case, prosecutors announced October 21. The account describes a scheme moving criminal proceeds through Tether and US shell companies.

Bitcoin ETFs bleed $635M as October slides back into the red

Thursday’s withdrawals ended a three-day inflow streak and left US spot Bitcoin ETFs with $175 million in net outflows for October.

Switzerland Moves Toward First Spot Bitcoin ETF, Aiming for Nov.

Switzerland has taken a notable step toward mainstream access to spot Bitcoin by approving the country’s first retail-focused spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). FINMA, the Swiss financial regulator, confirmed on Tuesday that it has cleared a spot Bitcoin fund for public offering, with trading expected to begin in November. While FINMA did not name the [...]

CoinDCX Acknowledges Wallet-Sweeping Losses After Denying New Breach

The exchange says affected deposits were credited, but has not disclosed the size of its losses.

Swell Pauses swETH and rswETH Deposits and Withdrawals

The protocol says it must correct NAV before reopening, while onchain controls now block withdrawal requests and ETH claims.

Oracle AI World Schedules Agent Trust and Database Security Sessions

The Oct. 25–28 Las Vegas conference will also feature a Codex and Oracle AI Database hackathon on Oct. 28.

Bitcoin Is Busier Than Ever, but Bitcoin Mining Isn’t Getting Paid More

Bitcoin transaction activity is rising, but miner fee revenue remains weak. What the data means for Bitcoin and mining-pool concentration. The post Bitcoin Is Busier Than Ever, but Bitcoin Mining Isn’t Getting Paid More appeared first on Cryptonews.

ExactlyProtocol Launches Credit Market With Card and BNPL Options on Optimism

Estimates put onchain credit at about $60 billion, while annual credit origination outside blockchains is roughly $200 trillion.

Eric Schmidt Says AI Could Cut One-Fifth of Jobs at Large Firms

He expects planning and coordination roles to face early cuts. A 20% reduction at a 10,000-person company would mean 2,000 jobs.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Says AI Could Eliminate Thousands of Jobs

He estimated a 10,000-employee company might have a couple thousand roles it no longer needs as AI takes on coordination work.

Zcash Falls 3.04% as Futures Open Interest Stands at $2.37 Billion

NU7 is targeted for around Nov. 5 and is intended to shorten the target interval between blocks to 25 seconds from 75 seconds, without changing daily ZEC issuance.

Microsoft Winds Down The Garage as a Centralized Program

Changes to physical sites will vary, and some spaces could be restricted as early as Friday, Oct. 23. Microsoft has not identified affected locations.

SEC Order Opens Conditional Path for Tokenized Stocks, Leaves Sequencing Open

Eligible venues would face limits on symbols and volume, while two research proposals address blockspace access and transaction confidentiality.

Pepe (PEPE) Transfer Claims Cite Amounts That Differ Tenfold.

The cited amounts are 7.2 trillion and 72 trillion tokens, while explorer labels do not establish who controls the address.

Base Welcomes Aero; Community Summit Focuses on Memecoins

The community-run event is designed to bring memecoin enthusiasts together for discussion. Aero’s rollout spans seven networks, including Base and Ethereum mainnet.

Old wallet addresses trap CoinDCX users, triggering potential losses

The exchange says a failed deposit-sweeping process caused losses it absorbed, while ZachXBT's $15.8 million allegation remains unreconciled. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

A New Soft Underwater Robot Swims in 3D With Just Two Pneumatic Actuators

North Carolina State University has built a soft underwater robot that hits 1.64 body lengths per second and can rotate about 90 degrees per second while steering in 3D using just two pneumatic actuators. The prototype pairs those drives with four elastic, feather star-inspired wings, leaning on mechanical intelligence in its structure rather than complex […]

Ethereum Delays Glamsterdam Hoodi Fork as Developers Test EIP-8037

Mainnet ETH holders and users do not need to take any action, since this change only touches the Hoodi test network and its operators.

Gold Falls Below $4,000 for the First Time Since July. What’s Next?

Gold price dropped below $4,000 an ounce on Friday for the first time since July, hitting a low of $3,986.85. Just 3 weeks earlier, a major Wall Street bank had named that level as a floor for the metal. Banks and analysts have offered conflicting views on how far gold could fall. How Thursday’s Tech The post Gold Falls Below $4,000 for the First Time Since July. What’s Next? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Ethereum Pushes Back Glamsterdam Hoodi Testnet Launch Over Security Risks

Ethereum developers have postponed the Glamsterdam hard fork scheduled for the Hoodi testnet after security researchers flagged potential flaws tied to the upgrade’s gas mechanics. The Ethereum Foundation said the delay is meant to give teams time to examine how specific proposals could affect smart contracts when transactions fail. The mainnet timeline now depends on [...]

Meta Shares Fall 5.8% to Their Lowest Level in More Than a Month

At $658.27 on Thursday, the shares were on pace for a third consecutive post-earnings decline of more than 5%.

Ofgem Approves Five-Year Gas Capacity Agreement as Funding Plan Faces Review

The deal keeps an import option open, but payments depend on proposed licence changes that remain under consultation.

Kevin Weil’s Warp Sciences Raises $215 Million for AI Drug Research

The startup plans to automate molecule testing, a drug development stage traditionally handled by Chinese firms.

Cardano Academy Adds eUTxO Session to University of Nicosia Course

The Cardano Foundation is sponsoring 25 places in the four-week Advanced Track, priced at €199 per seat.

Strive Declares First SATS Dividend After Closing $630 Million Offering

The $0.8710-per-share payment is due Nov. 9 to holders of record Nov. 6. SATS carries a 15% annual dividend rate on a $100 stated amount.

Palantir Executive Says NATO’s Maven System Has No Remote Kill Switch

NATO and Palantir finalized the acquisition in 2025; the platform reached full technical operational capability on June 22, 2026.

Venice Lists Mercury 3 for API Use With Prompts Visible to Providers

Venice's anonymized mode hides a user's identity from the model provider, but the provider can still see prompt content.

U.S. Banks Limit Outside AI Agents as Most Move Toward Read-Only Access

Some agents used customers’ login credentials and appeared to act beyond their instructions. Read-only access lets agents view financial information without transacting.

Bitcoin ETF Flows Correlate More With Past Than Future Returns

Across 694 trading days, ETF net flows had a 0.54 correlation with Bitcoin returns over the prior five sessions and 0.03 with returns over the next five.

Kraken Eyes Kazakhstan Market After Country Tightens Crypto Rules

Kraken’s parent company, Payward, has received in-principle approval to expand into Kazakhstan, a country that once controlled roughly 18% of global bitcoin mining activity. Thursday’s announcement positions the exchange to offer trading, investment services, and digital asset custody in a market that has shifted from attracting miners with cheap electricity to building a regulated cryptocurrency […]

Bitcoin ETF Holders Pull $635 Million Before Price Even Hits Their Usual Breaking Point

Investors pulled $635.49 million from US spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on October 22. The money left before BTC fell far enough to hit the level where ETF holders have historically sold hardest. A day earlier, the same funds had taken in $528.40 million. New research from DWF Labs pins down that level, and The post Bitcoin ETF Holders Pull $635 Million Before Price Even Hits Their Usual Breaking Point appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Ethereum delays Glamsterdam Hoodi testnet launch over security risks

ChainSecurity said it identified 13 real-world examples of smart contracts potentially affected by Glamsterdam’s gas changes and is coordinating responsible disclosure with affected projects.

Bitcoin Core Updates Security Policy as AI Improves Bug Discovery

Bitcoin Core developers are revising how the project handles the disclosure of security flaws, citing a growing reality: large language models (LLMs) can make certain vulnerabilities far easier to find quickly. In an email to the Bitcoin Development Mailing List, Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot said the traditional practice of long disclosure embargoes is becoming [...]

Polymarket has reportedly fired its marketing chief, also a close friend of the CEO

Ethereum delays Glamsterdam test after security devs flag risk to existing contracts

Moderna Slides Up to 25% as Cancer Vaccine Meets Sky-High Expectations

Moderna fell up to 25% despite a cancer vaccine that cut melanoma recurrence or death risk 42%, as expectations ran high. The post Moderna Slides Up to 25% as Cancer Vaccine Meets Sky-High Expectations appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Project Kimchi Market Cap Falls More Than 98% After Alon Removes Repost

The token had about $9.3 million in trading volume over the previous 24 hours.

Zcash Sets NU7 Activation Height at 3,543,405, Targets Nov. 5

Zebra 7.0.0 supports the upgrade, which cuts the target block interval from 75 seconds to 25 seconds and invalidates version 4 transactions.

Ansem Sees Bigger Opportunity in Businesses Around Speculative Crypto Trading

He said younger traders are increasingly used to internet culture-driven assets, while demand to trade them may outlast any single meme coin’s popularity.

Justin Sun Says WLFI Lawsuit Won’t Change His Support for Trump’s Crypto and AI Policies

Sun alleges inadequate investment transparency and disclosure, including possible fraud, and estimates the agreement at issue could involve $400 million to $500 million.

EVEDEX Ties EVE Rewards to Fees and Sets a One-Year Unstaking Period

Early unstaking can incur a penalty of up to 50%. The proposed token would have a fixed supply of 100 million EVE.

Polymarket Puts 3% Odds on Bitcoin Reaching $130,000 in 2026

A separate Deribit options estimate put the chance of Bitcoin touching $100,000 by year-end at 20% to 25%; the markets track different thresholds.

Archax Adds Chainlink Data Streams to Price Tokenized Treasury Product

The integration is intended to support potential lending, collateral and treasury-management uses for $GOVY, backed by short-dated U.S. Treasury bills.

American Express Sets Q3 Results Release With 10% Growth Outlook in Focus

Results are scheduled for 7 a.m. ET (11:00 UTC) Friday, Oct. 23, after Q2 billed business rose 9% to $455.8 billion.

XRP Holders Hit a Record 8.24 Million, So Why Is the Price Still Sliding?

XRP (XRP) now counts a record 8.24 million non-empty wallets on its ledger, according to Santiment. Yet, the token has dropped 17.21% over the past month to $1.31. Large holders and spot ETF investors, meanwhile, have been sending mixed signals. The price now trades just above a level Santiment treats as a test for the The post XRP Holders Hit a Record 8.24 Million, So Why Is the Price Still Sliding? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Cardano holders are being asked to bet $5 million on copper hitting a new record

Bitcoin Core changes security policy as AI makes bugs easier to find

Bitcoin Core says keeping certain vulnerabilities secret no longer offers much protection in the wake of AI-assisted bug hunting.

UV-Activated Carbon Composite Breaks Down ‘Forever Chemicals’ by 90% in Lab Tests

A UV-driven composite built from graphene aerogel and the titanium metal-organic framework MIL-125-NH2(Ti) achieved a 90.2% defluorination rate for PFOA in lab tests. The material, developed by teams at Wuxi University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, and Nanjing University, also broke down shorter-chain PFAS such as PFHxA (65.3%) and PFBA (51.8%) via photocatalysis and […]

NEAR proposal slashes yield by 36%, dividing network validators

HSP-029 would gradually cut the annual issuance cap by 36%, while tokens bought and held or staked remain in total supply. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

80% of XAO DAO’s XRP Treasury Set for Firelight Deployment

XAO DAO says several proposals have passed in the last couple of weeks, and a community forum is now live, calling it a huge milestone.

Peter Brandt's EUR/JPY Short Is His Firm's Largest Position as Yen Gains

Peter Brandt's largest FX position is a EUR/JPY short. See how BOJ hikes and US-Japan intervention shape the yen's outlook. The post Peter Brandt's EUR/JPY Short Is His Firm's Largest Position as Yen Gains appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Trust Wallet Says Its Apps Are Unaffected by Critical PHP Flaws

The vulnerabilities can enable unauthenticated remote code execution on vulnerable web servers; fixed PHP releases were issued Oct. 21.

Webull Opens Extended-Hours Options Trading for 24 Stocks and Five ETFs

Eligible U.S. customers can trade options on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 9:25 a.m. ET (11:30 to 13:25 UTC) and from 4 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET (20:00 to 20:15 UTC).

Morpho Lists Robinhood Stock Tokens as Collateral for USDG Loans

SPY collateral has the highest listed liquidation loan-to-value at 77%, compared with 62.5% for NVDA and SPCX.

Lido DAO Filing Shows Seven Gaps Without Identifying Them

The Oct. 15 B2 v2.2 filing covers governance and token allocation; H1 accounts show a $4.45 million loss after a Kelp-related charge.

AI Server Revenue May Reach $920 Billion in 2027 as Rack Prices Rise

Shipments are projected to grow nearly 36%, while nine leading cloud providers’ combined capital spending could exceed $1.5 trillion in 2027.

Block puts Bitcoin use ahead of price in campaign focused on buying, payments and self-custody

Block’s Bitcoin does campaign targets 60 million curious Americans, emphasizing purchases, payments and self-custody. The company is using practical demonstrations to encourage adoption.

Unhedged Adds AI Trading Tools While Barring U.S. Users

Its MCP server has 37 tools and eight workflow prompts, with scoped API keys controlling account and trading functions.

Elkhart USD 218 Deploys ZeroEyes AI Gun-Detection System

The Kansas district is using state grant funding for software that flags potential firearms in security-camera feeds for human review.

Jeremie Ontiveros Warns of Data Center Oversupply Risk by 2028

He said the industry is currently more concerned about excess data-service supply than chip oversupply, while describing the energy response in 2026 and 2027 as strong.

Malaysia and Thailand Join Singapore’s BLOOM Digital-Money Initiative

The expanded participant group includes Visa, Mastercard and the World Bank Group, with work focused on cross-border settlement frameworks and interoperability.

Colombian Police Dismantle $42M Crypto Drug Laundering Ring

The operation involved movements across four different locations to capture “Gallo,” the head of an organization accused of drug trafficking and crypto laundering in Puerto Rico, and Nassim Vasquez, indicted in New York for laundering over $42 million with cryptocurrency. Colombia Announces Eight Detentions Involved in Laundering Money From Drug Trafficking Organizations Colombia is tightening […]

Is the S&P 500 No Longer the Economy? DataTrek's Nick Colas Weighs In

DataTrek's Nick Colas says AI funding fears are easing yields and that tech and big tech hold 50% of the S&P 500. The post Is the S&P 500 No Longer the Economy? DataTrek's Nick Colas Weighs In appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Bitcoin, gold trim early losses as yen gives up gains. Oil stays near $100

Poland’s KNF Works to Adapt Its Regulations for UCITS ETFs

Deputy Chairman Dariusz Adamski said rules should keep pace with changing investment strategies and described passive investing as prudent for retail investors.

ShibTorch’s SHIB Burn Route Was Listed as Closed in Oct. 22 Snapshot

ShibTorch had 371.37 BONE against a 1,000-BONE trigger. A separate portal showed two recent burn entries.

Fireblocks Says It Had No Prior Knowledge of Visa Acquisition Rumor

Fireblocks said it had only just heard of the rumor and did not consider it factual at that point; speculation involved late-stage talks and a possible $2.5 billion price.

Onchain Lens Questions CoinDCX Wallet Flows After Security Dispute

It alleged that deposits reached a wallet excluded from the incident accounting before nearly matching funds were transferred out.

CMCC Global Partners with Tether and Bitfinex Securities to Launch the First Tokenised Fund-of-Funds Under El Salvador's Digital Asset Framework

Crest and LBAF will be the first tokenised funds offered on its platform. The capital raise subscription period for both offerings is now open.

U.S.-Government-Linked Wallet Moves About $1 Billion in Bitcoin

The Bitcoin was associated with the Bitfinex hack and went to an unknown wallet. Arkham Intelligence CEO Miguel Morel said the transaction trail does not establish whether the coins were sold or moved to a new custodian.

X Post Attributes a $200,000 Bitcoin Outlook to Fidelity

The post text named no Fidelity representative, cited no research document and gave no specific calendar date.

Strive Leads Crypto-Linked Shares With 5.92% Gain as Seven Fall

Strategy also rose 0.47%, while Sharplink had the smallest decline at 0.25%.

Thailand’s Crypto ETF Rules Took Effect, but No Asset Managers Have Applied

Several asset managers have consulted the regulator about spot Bitcoin and Ether funds. The SEC says it is too early to know whether the first products will be approved by year-end.

Lazard Shares Dip After Q3 Revenue and Adjusted Earnings Miss Estimates

CFO Tracy Farr said pull-forwards tied to deals closing after quarter-end were broad-based and in line with recent averages.

Chainlink Enters Korea’s $68B Market Through LG CNS Partnership

Chainlink has partnered with LG CNS, the technology contractor behind the Bank of Korea’s Project Hangang, to expand regulated digital asset infrastructure in South Korea. Announced on Thursday, the agreement targets a $68 billion cryptocurrency market with more than 11 million eligible users, bringing oracle technology, institutional blockchain connectivity and technical standards into the country’s […]

Bitcoin Faces 2 December Rate Hikes as Japan’s Inflation Clears the BOJ’s Target

Japan’s core inflation rose above the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) 2% target in September for the first time in nine months. That strengthens the case for a rate hike in December, when the Federal Reserve (Fed) is also expected to move. The BOJ is expected to hold next week. Its guidance on further hikes, though, The post Bitcoin Faces 2 December Rate Hikes as Japan’s Inflation Clears the BOJ’s Target appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Tom Lee Says Yields Below 5% Mean the AI Selloff Is Nearly Over

Tom Lee says falling rates and a crowded tech short mean the AI selloff is nearing its end. Here is what he expects next. The post Tom Lee Says Yields Below 5% Mean the AI Selloff Is Nearly Over appeared first on BeInCrypto.

UAE-Led Scam Crackdown Identifies Over $39 Billion in Funds and Crypto

Operation Confrontation Ghost reported more than 960 arrests and raids on 29 fraud centers; participating countries are working toward asset recovery.

Grayscale Reveals Top 10 Crypto Assets for Yield and Profits

Grayscale has named the top 10 crypto assets by tokenholder yield and adjusted earnings yield. HYPE leads the first ranking at 8.0%, while CAKE tops the second at 14.4%. The report argues that investors can value many crypto assets, unlike Bitcoin, using their cash flows. Which Crypto Tokens Actually Reward Their Holders? Hyperliquid (HYPE) leads The post Grayscale Reveals Top 10 Crypto Assets for Yield and Profits appeared first on BeInCrypto.

a16z drops crypto branding, expands $2.2B fund into AI and frontier tech

The Information’s unconfirmed report follows a16z crypto’s $2.2 billion fifth fund announcement on May 5, 2026. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Uphold Adds Weekly Autopilot Trading With Two Crypto Strategies

Momentum shifts positions to cash when price momentum weakens, while Big10 tracks the 10 largest eligible crypto assets by market capitalization.

BofA, Needham Cut Lam Research Targets After Supply Warning

Both firms maintained Buy ratings as Lam forecast $8.60 billion in December-quarter revenue, with a $400 million range on either side.

Crypto Market Cap Falls 4.59% to $2.75 Trillion as Bitcoin Drops

24-hour trading volume was $90.01 billion, and liquidations across Binance, Bybit and OKX totaled $263.2 million.

Ripple Backs SEC Crypto Framework, Separating Tokens From Contracts

Ripple said its SEC litigation cost more than $150 million and called for clearer rules on firms’ legal obligations.

Bitcoin ETF Flows Have Tracked Major Price Moves Since 2024

Seven of eight drops of 15% or more coincided with net outflows; all nine rallies at that threshold saw net inflows.

Heritage Financial Q3 Net Income Falls to $18.72 Million as Margin Rises

Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.55, while net interest income and noninterest income totaled $86.512 million. The company completed its Kitsap Bank account conversion and recorded $5.185 million in merger costs.

Action State Offers Tools to Check Records of AI-Agent Actions

EvidenceBook stores records locally and packages selected material for review. Its Terms Packs include a 37-row EU AI Act pack and a draft Outcomes pack.

CXApp Authorizes Up to $1 Million in Buybacks Alongside Avondale Standstill

The conditional 90-day standstill limits specified Avondale activity, which may resume if stock-price and trading-volume conditions are met.

Ai2 Releases OlmoEarth v1.3 With Global Coverage Excluding Antarctica

The model produces 64- or 128-dimensional vectors for each 10-meter pixel and includes an explorer for similarity searches, clustering and Python exports.

A 2026 Asset Comparison Does Not Show Robert Kiyosaki’s Actual Returns

The comparison also models hypothetical $1,000 investments in silver and gold, but its Oct. 22 endpoint has no matching timestamped market benchmark.

Fidelity Sees Huge Bitcoin Potential in $150 Trillion Bond Market

Bitcoin-focused preferred stocks could draw more income-seeking capital into cryptocurrency purchases, a new Fidelity analysis suggests. The firm sees room for growth within the $150 trillion global fixed-income market, with investment outcomes tied to bitcoin’s performance and issuer strength. How a $150 Trillion Market Could Fuel Bitcoin Buying Income-seeking investors could become a larger source […]

3 Hurdles Could Complicate a Tesla and SpaceX Merger, Says Ex-Tesla Director

Steve Westly says valuation, SEC approval, and China could complicate a Tesla and SpaceX merger as both boards explore it. The post 3 Hurdles Could Complicate a Tesla and SpaceX Merger, Says Ex-Tesla Director appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Dune Now Provides Real-Time Data Feeds for 200+ Onchain Markets

Dune Analytics has launched real-time blockchain market data feeds designed to plug decentralized trading activity into the infrastructure used by traditional finance firms. The offering covers more than 200 onchain trading venues and aims to standardize how institutions can monitor spot decentralized exchanges and perpetual futures trading, with updates delivered roughly one second after execution. [...]

South Korea’s Crypto Bill Nears the Finish Line as the Tax Debate Heats Up

South Korea’s Digital Asset Basic Act is close to completion, according to Lee Eog-weon, chairman of the Financial Services Commission. However, a debate over the country’s crypto tax is intensifying. The outcome will shape how exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and investors operate in one of Asia’s busiest crypto markets. What the Digital Asset Basic Act Would The post South Korea’s Crypto Bill Nears the Finish Line as the Tax Debate Heats Up appeared first on BeInCrypto.

BitMine Holds 6.04 Million ETH, Still 63,519 Short of Its 5% Goal

Its Oct. 18 holdings were valued at $14.29 billion, and it acquired 12,535 ETH over the prior week.

Sartorius Keeps 2026 Outlook as Nine-Month Underlying EPS Rises 6.7%

Revenue increased 4.9% to €2.737 billion for the period ended Sept. 30. Operational growth was 8.1% in constant currencies, excluding tariff compensation to customers.

Standard Chartered and Kalshi Executives Listed for London Summit

The 15th edition’s planned roundtables include digital assets, prediction markets, market liquidity, payments and stablecoins, and tokenization.

A Financial Product’s Issuer Shapes What Investors Own and Can Claim

U.S. securities law defines issuers broadly, while the claims tied to stocks, bonds, fund shares, notes and tokens depend on each product’s structure and terms.

Ethereum Staking Adds 1.99 Million Ether (ETH) in Q3 as Gross Yield Falls

Active validators held 43.80 million ETH, or 35.9% of supply, at quarter-end. Average annualized gross yield was 2.63%, down from 2.81% in Q2.

WAX Bridge Attack Releases About $90,000 on Solana and Ethereum

Five transactions released assets on Solana and Ethereum after matching assets were not paid on WAX.

Ethereum’s long-awaited Glamsterdam upgrade hits another roadblock as 13 security risks emerge

Ethereum developers have postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on a major test network after identifying potential security risks affecting existing smart contracts. The Ethereum Foundation confirmed on Oct. 22 that the upgrade, scheduled for Oct. 26 on the Hoodi testnet, would no longer proceed as planned. Developers agreed to investigate how a proposed change to Ethereum's… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

WAX Bridge Attack Releases Mapped Tokens Without WAX-Side Payment

Five transactions involved USDC, USDT, DAI, WETH and WBTC across the WAX, Solana and Ethereum networks.

Claude Models Lead Separate Writing Traits in AI Benchmark

Claude Haiku 5.5 ranked first for Literate, while Muse Spark 1.3 led the combined Informativeness index.

Five Transactions Move About $75,000 Across WAX, Solana and Ethereum

Bridge contracts on Solana and Ethereum released tokens after mapped WAX assets were withdrawn without matching payment.

Momentus Wins $179,768 NASA Order for Robotic Resupply Design

The formulation order funds operations planning, technical interfaces and system design. NASA plans to advance one of two teams to a later implementation phase and flight.

flatexDEGIRO Q3 2026 Net Profit Rises 29% as Gross New Customer Accounts Fall 26%

Revenue grew 13.8% to €150.3 million, while average customer acquisition cost rose 45.5% to €88.

US DeepSeek Ban Signals Shift as Swiss-Asia Crypto Links Grow

The U.S. Treasury has proposed new outbound investment restrictions aimed at curbing foreign access to artificial intelligence and certain high-risk semiconductor technologies. The proposal would implement the COINS Act provisions referenced for December 2025 and broaden the scope of the Outbound Investment Security Program that began in January 2025. Meanwhile across Asia, regulators and institutions [...]

Fidelity's Timmer Blames Sticky Inflation and Fiscal Risk for Rising Bond Yields

Fidelity's Timmer says bond yields may settle into a range, but sticky inflation and fiscal risk drove the climb. The post Fidelity's Timmer Blames Sticky Inflation and Fiscal Risk for Rising Bond Yields appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Pentagon bans US forces from using military info to bet in prediction markets

Hegseth warned that prediction market wagers could expose military operations to adversaries.

Binance’s TSLAUSDT Perpetual Contract Tracks Tesla Shares 24/7

The contract settles in USDT. Tesla released its third-quarter results Oct. 21.

CryptoQuant’s MCP Server Remains in Beta About Five Months After Announcement

Developers can use its on-chain data in AI workflows for research, trading models and automated analysis.

X Pay Raises $1 Million to Expand Payments for AI Agents

The company plans to add blockchain networks, commission an independent security review and launch an API marketplace while preparing for EU requirements including MiCA.

Dune Lists Latency Metrics for Its Onchain Trading Feeds

The feeds cover more than 200 decentralized venues across 12 chains, with about $9 billion in listed daily perpetual-trading coverage.

Top Wealth Group Approves 1-for-100 Share Consolidation After Nasdaq Notice

The company has until March 31, 2027, to meet Nasdaq’s $1 minimum closing-bid requirement.

Venus Sets Oct. 23 Cutoff for opBNB, Optimism and Unichain Support

Users with open positions on the three networks have been advised to close them and withdraw funds before the deadline.

California’s Prop. 40 Could Be Blocked Despite Winning a Majority

The proposed levy of up to 5% would apply to eligible wealth valued on Dec. 31, 2026, with payment due in 2027.

Solana Company Establishes Executive Headquarters in Hong Kong

The Nasdaq-listed firm plans to run validators there through Pacific Backbone, an infrastructure initiative spanning four Asia-Pacific cities.

Comcast Wireless Revenue Rises 14.7% as Broadband Losses Reach 144,000

Wireless service revenue reached $1.05 billion. Domestic residential broadband losses were fewer than in Q2 but higher than a year earlier.

XRPL recovers from network slowdown as critical security upgrade faces two-week delay

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has recovered from intermittent transaction-processing delays, although developers are still preparing a permanent software correction. On Oct. 22, XRP Ledger Operations confirmed that ledger-closing times had returned to normal after a configuration change recommended to network operators. The disruption coincided with a separate setback for a protocol amendment designed to correct… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Bread Financial Sets $0.539 Series A Dividend for Dec. 15 Payment

The record date is Nov. 30, and the payout matches the amount declared for the third quarter.

Bitcoin and Ethereum Take Different Paths to Post-Quantum Wallets

Ethereum contracts can verify alternative signatures today, but protecting existing accounts requires more than adding a new signer. Bitcoin’s P2MR proposal does not itself add post-quantum signatures.

Uniswap Swap Costs: What Reduces Your Output and What Is Paid Separately

A historical ETH-to-USDC receipt shows how deductions reconcile. UniswapX handles network costs differently from a classic pool swap.

VC Giant Andreessen Horowitz Drops ‘Crypto’ Branding From $9.8B Investment Arm

Venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz is dropping the word “crypto” from the name of its dedicated cryptocurrency investment arm, rebranding the business as a16z Frontier as it expands its focus to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Broadening the Frontier The change, announced Thursday by Chris Dixon, the longtime head of a16z Crypto, marks a […]

Robinhood vs. Securitize: Stock Token Access Compared

Robinhood’s wallet product advertises 24/7 trading; Securitize advertises 24/5, while its NYSE and OKXICE connections remain planned.

Blumenthal Seeks Records on Tether Payments to Bo Hines's Firm

The senator asked Tether and Nxum to provide payment records, crypto wallet addresses and lobbying communications by Nov. 3.

Circle Shareholder Sues Trump, World Liberty, and Witkoff Over Crypto Deals

A Circle Internet Financial shareholder has filed a lawsuit accusing US President Donald Trump, his World Liberty Financial venture, and related affiliates of enabling foreign-government money flows into the cryptocurrency market through a Trump-linked stablecoin deal tied to Binance. The filing, submitted in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, centers on a [...]

New DeepSeek ban in US, Swiss-Asia crypto ties deepen: Asia Express

DeepSeek banned from US federal civilian agencies over spying fears. Singapore firm behind Europe’s first spot Bitcoin ETF, as Switzerland partners with Vietnam on crypto tech.

Kontoor Brands Raises Quarterly Dividend 2% to $0.54 a Share

The payment is scheduled for Dec. 18 for shareholders of record at the close of business Dec. 8.

Bitcoin (BTC) Market Share Hits 60%, Highest Level Since May

Bitcoin fell below $82,000 Thursday after briefly topping $84,000 a day earlier, while smaller-token indexes posted steeper losses.

Google DeepMind Team Uses Lean to Verify 11 Busy Beaver Descriptions

A Gemini 3.1 Pro system helped develop the rules, but the machines’ halting status remains unresolved.

Spotify Shares Gain 11.1% as Q4 2026 Operating Income Forecast Tops Estimates

Spotify also expects €5.2 billion in Q4 2026 revenue, 818 million monthly active users and 316 million Premium subscribers.

Pendle Lists More Than 100 Real-World Asset Markets in 2026

Real-world assets account for more than 80% of Pendle’s total value locked, and its markets include Treasury bill-linked products and tokenized stocks.

PHP Flaws Targeted Before Disclosure, 22.6 Million Exposed Instances

Hackers attempted exploitation Oct. 17, four days before the flaws became public. The vulnerabilities may affect about 70% of the internet.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta AI Makes Outlandish XRP Price Claim

If you are a staunch member of the Ripple Army, you may want to read on. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta AI predicts that something potentially seismic is building for XRP, suggesting it could be set for a historic move by January 1, 2027. The catalyst in question centers on a coordinated announcement by a large coalition […] The post Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta AI Makes Outlandish XRP Price Claim appeared first on Cryptonews.

South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority Conducted 30 Crypto Inspections

The reviews cover licensed crypto entities and examine whether they follow established standards.

CoinDCX Denies New Hack After $15.99 Million Moves From Retired Wallets

The exchange said its deposit-sweeping process failed for a period and affected accounts were credited; it did not disclose the resulting operational loss.

Dogwifhat (WIF) December Forecast Puts Average at $0.165

The monthly estimate ranges from $0.1412 to $0.1888 and assumes WIF remains below its 50-day moving average.

Experts Warn of Systemic Risks as Crypto Lending Vaults Cross $10B

Total deposits in crypto lending vaults have expanded from $4 billion in early 2025 to over $10 billion, driven by institutional investors and treasuries seeking high yield on stablecoins. Industry experts advocate for stricter risk management and financial compensation buffers for security breaches or negligence. Crypto Lending Vaults Surpass $10B Deposits in decentralized finance (DeFi) […]

Ardagh Metal Packaging Sets $0.10 Quarterly Dividend for Dec. 10

Shareholders of record Nov. 26 will qualify for the payment, which the board approved Oct. 22, 2026.

Drift Attacker Moves $122.3 Million in ETH Into Tornado Cash

The funds moved through 520 transfers on Oct. 20-21, months after a $285 million exploit on Solana.

Whale Sells 1,917.7 Bitcoin (BTC), Buys 64,545 Ether (ETH) Over 11 Days

On Oct. 22, the holder sold 246.25 BTC and bought 8,286 ETH, with each side valued at $20.64 million.

Circle Opens USDC Auctions That Pay Minters a Rebate

Hourly Match auctions pass the redemption clearing fee to minters, with charges capped at Circle’s Express rate.

Circle Shareholder Files Suit Against Trump, World Liberty Over Crypto Deals

A Circle Internet Financial shareholder has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia accusing President Donald Trump, his family’s crypto venture World Liberty Financial, and related entities of driving billions of dollars in allegedly foreign government-linked payments into the stablecoin ecosystem—at Circle’s expense. According to the Thursday filing, J. [...]

Japan Considers Stablecoin Tax Refunds for Foreign Tourists

JPYC and Japan Tax-Free began exploring stablecoin refunds in March, giving the latest discussion an existing private-sector starting point.

Bitcoin Flashes Bull Market Signal Amid Fresh ETF Inflows: Cryptoquant CEO

Bitcoin’s latest capital-flow signal resembles patterns seen during earlier bull markets, Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju said. His assessment coincides with approximately $1.07 billion in U.S. spot bitcoin fund inflows over three sessions through Oct. 21, adding a separate sign of renewed demand. Fresh Capital Points to Bull Market Conditions Bitcoin is attracting fresh capital […]

Birdeye Launches Peak Terminal For Institutional Crypto Research

Birdeye has launched Peak, a subscription terminal combining digital-asset market data, fundamentals and portfolio analytics. Its pitch centers on consistent data across venues, rather than another isolated trading dashboard.

Three ETFs Hold Up to 8.40% of Their Portfolios in IBM Shares

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said large companies are scrutinizing AI returns. IBM reported $17.103 billion in third-quarter revenue.

DeFi Tokens Fall About 6% as Bitcoin Drops Below $82,000

Curve DAO Token fell 8.2%, while Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 futures also lost ground in early U.S. trading.

Curve DAO Token Falls 3.95% in Binance Spot Market Reading

A separate aggregated snapshot later put CRV at $0.385895. An earlier futures-market reading showed more taker selling than buying.

Roper Technologies Lifts 2026 Adjusted EPS Target After Q3 Gains

Revenue increased 8% to $2.172 billion, while GAAP diluted EPS rose 33% to $4.88.

Mark Zuckerberg Meta AI Predicts an Insane Run for BTC in Q4

Something potentially seismic could be approaching for Bitcoin by January 1, 2027. Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta AI predicts that if a full-blown bull market returns in Q4 and a major catalyst lands, BTC could hit insane new highs. Meta AI highlighted a significant development: a coordinated announcement from major commodity-exporting nations and leading global trade organizations. […] The post Mark Zuckerberg Meta AI Predicts an Insane Run for BTC in Q4 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Coinbase Ireland Agrees to €3.25 Million Central Bank Settlement

The review covered how the unit calculated and held protected customer funds, as well as outsourcing tied to some safeguards.

Bread Financial Lowers 2026 Net Loss-Rate Outlook as Revenue Rises 5%

Adjusted diluted earnings were $3.84 a share, while the third-quarter net loss rate fell to 6.40% from 7.39% a year earlier.

Bob Loukas Sees Bitcoin Upside Window, Flags $79,600 Low

The 30-to-45-day horizon maps to roughly Nov. 20-Dec. 5. Losing the recent low would prompt a more defensive stance.

Quest Diagnostics Lifts 2026 Revenue and Earnings Targets After Q3 Beat

Third-quarter revenue rose 10% year over year to $3.097 billion, while adjusted diluted earnings reached $3 per share.

Italy Moves to Seize More Than €21 Million in Mafia-Linked Crypto Probe

The order covered cryptocurrency alongside cash, bank accounts, cars, boats, jewelry, luxury watches and money-counting machines.

Restrictions on Ukraine’s Satellite Links Put United Airlines’ Starlink Rollout in Focus

United had Starlink active on more than 635 aircraft by Oct. 15, while federal agencies accounted for about 20% of SpaceX’s 2025 revenue.

KuCoin Expands TradFi Futures Lineup to More Than 170 Perpetual Contracts

The USDT-settled contracts track equities in the United States, Hong Kong and South Korea, along with commodities, indexes and ETFs.

Westrock Coffee Replaces $425 Million Facilities With $600 Million Deal

The Beverage Solutions package includes a $300 million term loan and a $300 million revolver, with scheduled term-loan amortization set at 2.5% in Year 1 and 5% in Years 2–4.

Bubblemaps Puts Kimchi-Linked TRUMP Trading Profit at About $6 Million

The estimate is far below the $40 million figure that had circulated, and leaves open the possibility of gains through another address.

OCC drops proposed affiliate rewards presumption, but stablecoin yield ban stays

The final GENIUS Act rule leaves linked issuer and third-party rewards subject to review and gives existing programs no grandfathering. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Interpol Cybercrime Sweep Recovers Over $105 Million, Nets 1,462 Arrests

Angolan authorities seized more than 2,000 crypto-mining devices; a Nigerian probe traced more than $2.4 million in suspected fraud proceeds.

Google’s Updated UAE Crypto Advertising Rules Take Effect

Google’s updated rules for UAE-targeted crypto exchange and wallet ads took effect October 21. Advertisers need an accepted local license and Google certification; the policy is not blanket permission for all crypto promotions.

Claude AI Cracks Satoshi’s 17-Year Bitcoin Mystery

For 17 years, a small mystery surrounded Bitcoin’s creation. Satoshi Nakamoto published the cryptocurrency’s original code, but nobody had managed to recreate the exact Windows program he released in 2009. Now, a developer has reportedly cracked it with AI The developer, known as T4T5, used Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 to reconstruct the computer setup Satoshi The post Claude AI Cracks Satoshi’s 17-Year Bitcoin Mystery appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Dune Adds Real-Time Data Feeds for 200 On-Chain Trading Venues

Data infrastructure is moving from experimental dashboards to tools that look and feel familiar to institutional trading teams. Dune has launched real-time market data feeds that aggregate onchain activity across more than 200 trading venues, aiming to make decentralized pricing and liquidity more usable inside traditional market workflows. In a Thursday announcement, Dune said the [...]

Sam Altman ChatGPT AI Predicts Something Huge on the Way for Quant (QNT)

Sam Altman’s ChatGPT AI predicts that a potentially transformative catalyst could line up for Quant (QNT) by January 1, 2027. If that happens, OpenAI’s chat model believes Quant could significantly outperform the entire market in Q4.The concept centers on Quant’s Overledger technology being officially designated as the core interoperability standard for a multi-central bank digital […] The post Sam Altman ChatGPT AI Predicts Something Huge on the Way for Quant (QNT) appeared first on Cryptonews.

Hyperliquid Strategies Adds 130,000 Hyperliquid (HYPE) Tokens

The purchase was valued at $10.23 million. The company’s cash balance fell by $10 million to $245.3 million.

Spotify Q3 Earnings and Revenue Miss Estimates as Subscribers Reach 306 Million

Premium subscribers exceeded the company’s outlook by one million, while monthly active users matched its target at 788 million.

Bitcoin Could Fall Toward $70,000 After a Close Below About $81,000

In the week before Oct. 22, Bitcoin briefly fell below the level and recovered. It also limited a May rebound before the market fell sharply.

NEM Token Exploit Drains About $821,900 From PancakeSwap Pool

The attacker repeated a flawed token-accounting sequence 42 times in PancakeSwap’s USDT/NEM market before selling the remaining NEM for USDT.

BANK Forecast Puts 2029 High at $1.34 Amid Conflicting Price Figures

The outlook lists a $0.2513 reference price in one section and $0.0256 to $0.0257 in others, while its 2026 ranges also diverge.

Bitcoin Reclaims $82,000 as Ether Stays About $300 Below November 2025 Price

Bitcoin crossed $82,000 on Oct. 22, while Ether rose above $2,400. Ether was about $2,700 on Nov. 21, 2025, when Bitcoin was near $82,000.

Tesla Records $142 Million Loss on Its SpaceX Stake for Third Quarter

The loss covered the three months ended Sept. 30.

Managed Funds Sell $2.2 Billion in Silver Futures Over Three Weeks

Silver's net long position fell to its lowest level in Goldman Sachs' two-year data as solar and data center-related stocks declined.

Worldcoin Falls 4.96% in Daily Candle; Separate Futures Reading Drops 9.5%

The Oct. 22 UTC spot candle closed at $0.5552. Binance WLD perpetual futures open interest was $100.9 million at 3 p.m. ET, down 9.5% over a separate 24-hour period.

Dune launches real-time data feeds covering 200 onchain trading venues

The new service aims to bring onchain trading data into institutional financial systems as tokenized stock markets expand and face growing scrutiny.

Zcash Foundation Details Zebra Sync Fixes Ahead Of NU7 Release

The Zcash Foundation says it merged fixes for Zebra nodes that stopped syncing near the chain tip. The October 21 update places the work ahead of a stable NU7 release and reminds operators of the older client’s approaching stop date.

Railway urges credential resets as investigator alleges $371,000 crypto theft

The platform urged all users to replace stored credentials, while @tayvano_ separately alleged roughly $371,000 in cryptocurrency theft. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

XRP Ledger’s Latest Fix Pushed to November After Voting Setback

XRPL's bug fix was nearly ready to go live, but a brief voting dip reset the 14-day countdown.

Starknet Moves Toward Post-Quantum Layer 1 as Voters Back Ethereum Split

Starknet is taking its first formal steps toward potentially becoming an independent, quantum-resistant Layer 1 blockchain, following a community vote that overwhelmingly supported researching a departure from its current role as an Ethereum Layer 2 network. STRK Holders Approve Layer 1 Exploration The Starknet Foundation announced Thursday that 93.52% of voting power supported exploring the […]

Winklevoss PAC enters Texas Senate race with $81K ad spending

A Winklevoss-backed super PAC tied to Gemini co-founders has increased its political spending ahead of the 2026 midterms, targeting Senate races in Texas, Ohio and beyond, according to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing reported this week. Digital Freedom Fund, launched in 2025 by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, disclosed its first reported ad spending supporting [...]

Aztec Announces V6 Approval While Governance Dashboard Still Shows Voting Open

The proposed upgrade speeds Ethereum-to-Aztec messaging and funds 30 days of V5 operation during migration; the dashboard lists October 26 for execution.

Bitcoin Falls More Than $3,000 After Failing to Clear $85,000

Altcoins posted steeper losses during the market pullback.

Micron Adds Quarterly Profit Sharing With Cash and Stock Awards

The program starts in fiscal 2027 and applies worldwide. Taiwan employees will also receive higher retirement contributions and three additional paid days off.

Bitcoin Whale Is Liquidated for 121.33 BTC Worth About $9.91 Million

The liquidation occurred during a market decline. Separately, Bitcoin traded at 82,991.19 USDT on Monday after falling below 83,000 USDT.

Marathon Fusion Says It Turned Mercury Into Stable Gold With Neutrons

The startup claims its production rate was 10 times CERN’s 2025 benchmark but has not disclosed its yield or defined the comparison.

X Layer DeFi TVL Doubles to $173.4 Million in Third Quarter 2026

TradeZone processed about 287 million transactions. Average daily EVM transactions and application fee revenue rose 262% and 490%, respectively, quarter over quarter.

Two Aster DEX Addresses Show $340,000 in Magma (MAGMA) Unrealized Gains

The 2x long positions covered 1.5 million MAGMA and showed a 105.84% return.

Kinder Morgan Sets $0.2975 Quarterly Dividend, Payable Nov. 16

The payout equals $1.19 per share on an annualized basis and is 2% above the year-earlier quarter.

IBM Approves $1.69 Quarterly Dividend for December Payment

Shareholders must be on record Nov. 10 to qualify for the Dec. 10 distribution.

Pump.fun’s Mobile Trading Volume Nears Half of fomo’s as Trader Counts Are About Even

Pump.fun has added perpetual contracts and gacha features as it builds an all-in-one trading app.

Winklevoss PAC moves into Texas Senate race with $81K ad buy

While crypto-aligned PACs have stepped up spending in Ohio, a committee launched by the co-founders of crypto exchange Gemini made one of its first forays into the Lone Star State.

Bitcoin Price Won’t Break $100K By End of 2026, Analysts Say—Here’s Why

Analysts from top crypto firms believe that other investment options, further interest rate tightening, and the still-developing situation in Iran are making it difficult for bitcoin to rise above the $100,000 price mark, even if a year-end uptick does happen. Bitcoin’s $100K Return Seen as Unattainable in 2026 While bitcoin prices have seen a mild […]

Standard Chartered moves to bring crypto custody in-house as Wall Street’s digital asset infrastructure race accelerates

Custody integration would follow completion, while the software separation already outlined in May remains part of the transaction plan. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Robinhood Wins Dubai Approval as Crypto Rivals Race Ahead

Robinhood wins a Dubai license for a 2027 Middle East launch. See the bull and bear case and which markets could feel it. The post Robinhood Wins Dubai Approval as Crypto Rivals Race Ahead appeared first on BeInCrypto.

MoonPay And Dunamu Explore Stablecoin Payments And GIWA Expansion

MoonPay and Dunamu are exploring stablecoin payments, corporate treasury services and broader access to GIWA. Their announcement describes work to assess opportunities, with no commercial launch date disclosed.

Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 7-Month High as AI Narrative Fails to Ease Mining Competition

Bitcoin’s mining capacity has continued to bounce back, with network hashrate returning to levels last seen in early March—even as a wave of publicly traded miners reallocates computing resources toward artificial intelligence and other high-performance workloads. According to BlocksBridge Consulting’s latest Miner Weekly newsletter, Bitcoin’s seven-day average hashrate has climbed back above 1 zettahash per [...]

ByteDance Commercial AI Unit Lost Two Senior Leaders in July

Former department head 彭冰月 later joined Google, while former China lead 袁泽寰 turned to world-model entrepreneurship.

Darcy Flags $16 Million Transfer From CoinDCX Hot Wallets

The movement included 5,784 TRX and was traced onward to Binance, OKX and Gate. CoinDCX suffered a separate $44 million breach in July 2025.

Barclays Expects About 5,000 Workforce Reductions in 2026

About 1,000 reductions were completed in the first half, with roughly 4,000 more expected by year-end.

Semiconductor and Cloud Shares Slide 4.8% to 5.6% in Premarket

Nebius fell 5.6%, while Intel dropped about 5%. Supermicro and Coreweave were down 4.8% and 5.2%, respectively.

Norway’s $2.3 Trillion Wealth Fund Loses $29.7 Billion in Q3

Fixed-income investments fell 3.5%, while equities returned 0.5%.

FIBRA Prologis Sets Nov. 4 Payment for MXN 0.7766 per CBFI

The Nov. 3 record and ex-dividend dates apply to 1,668,204,310 certificates; the distribution totals MXN 1.30 billion, or about $70.1 million.

Blockchain.com Crypto Options Exclude U.S. Residents Under Current Rules

Eligible users in supported jurisdictions can trade calls and puts on seven assets, with upfront USDC funding and a maximum loss set by the premium and upfront fee.

PBIT Would Set Roughly 10% Starting Loss Exposure Per Tranche, Not Fundwide

The proposed fund would seek downside protection and limit gains in separate monthly tranches. Staggered start dates mean the portfolio would have no single protection level.

Bitcoin rebound is a bear-market bounce as McGlone maintains $10,000 downside view

Mike McGlone calls Bitcoin’s recovery a bear-market bounce, maintaining his $10,000 downside view as weak relative returns and potential Fed tightening weigh on his assessment.

MemeCore (M) Flips Pepe (PEPE) After Pumping 25% in a Day: Details

M is now the fourth-biggest meme coin.

A16z is the latest VC giant to widen bets beyond crypto and into AI and emerging tech

BitGo Launches Labs Unit With AI-Powered Gokubu Consumer App

BitGo has launched a research and product unit focused initially on AI and crypto. Its first projects include Gokubu, a consumer financial app that BitGo says is already live.

TRON Settles $2.2T in Q3, Captures 73% of All Stablecoin Volume as First TRX ETF Launches: CoinDesk and Nansen

Geneva, Switzerland, October 22, 2026 — TRON reinforced its position as a leading blockchain network for stablecoin settlement in the third quarter of 2026, with trillions in transaction volume, record USDT supply, growing payment card adoption, and the debut of the first U.S. spot staked TRX exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to independent research reports from CoinDesk Data and Nansen. CoinDesk CoinDesk’s TRON Network Quarterly Report: Q3 2026 provides a technical assessment of the TRON network from July to September 2026. The findings span network and ecosystem developments, core on-chain metrics, and DeFi activity across lending and decentralized exchanges (DEX). Key Insights from CoinDesk: Stablecoin Settlement: TRON accounted for approximately 73% of stablecoin transfer volume...

Fireblocks Denies Visa Deal Rumors After $2.5B Buyout Report

Visa reportedly entered late-stage discussions to acquire Fireblocks for approximately $2.5 billion, but the crypto infrastructure company quickly denied the claim. The rumored purchase price represents a nearly 69% discount from Fireblocks’ $8 billion valuation in 2022. The conflicting accounts arrive as major payment networks race to control the technology powering stablecoin transfers, custody, and […]

JPMorgan Brings MONY and JLTXX Tokenized Funds to Solana

Qualified US investors can use Morgan Money to access both a private-placement fund and a registered government fund designed for stablecoin reserves.

Tether-Backed Utexo Sets November 28 Launch for Bridged USDT on Bitcoin

Professional operators can now test the RGB-based token on Bitcoin Signet. Its backing will sit in USDT0 locked on Arbitrum.

Bitcoin Core 32 can stall multisig signing on older nodes as fix slips to next patch

A reported PSBT v2 import failure affects mixed-version Core wallets, while an explicit RPC option still creates v0 files. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 7-Month High as AI Shift Doesn’t Reduce Mining Pressure

Bitcoin’s network hashrate has rebounded to a seven-month high, even as some of the industry’s largest publicly traded miners redirect capacity toward artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC). The development suggests that the machines taken offline for AI workloads are not disappearing entirely—some portion may be re-entering Bitcoin mining through other operators, keeping competition intense [...]

Dogecoin Labs Brings MyDoge And DogeOS Together In Commercial Reset

Dogecoin Labs is bringing wallet, payment and application teams into one organization. House of Doge says it will contribute operations for an equity stake while retaining rights tied to investment products.

PHALA (PHA) Drops 11.01% in 30 Minutes to $0.0614 Despite Daily Gain

PHA had gained about 5% over the seven days through Wednesday, Oct. 21, before the sharp half-hour decline.

Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $81K Despite $1 Billion in ETF Inflows

Bitcoin dropped below $82,000 to an intraday low of $80,836 during a late Wednesday sell-off, capping a nearly 4% daily loss and halting a recent two-week high rally. Long Positions Wiped Out Across Broader Crypto Market Bitcoin tumbled below $82,000 Wednesday, just hours after touching two-week highs during a market-wide rally. The retreat sparked debate […]

China Seeks Confiscation of 61,800 Bitcoin in UK Fraud Case

The assets are linked to a $5.7 billion investment fraud involving Qian Zhimin, who is serving a prison sentence in the UK.

Bitcoin Falls 2.7% as Brent Crude Tops $111 and Korean Stocks Slide

South Korea’s KOSPI lost more than 4%, while U.S. stock futures also fell as oil rose.

Sakura Internet Suspends Three Database Tools After PHP Flaws

The suspension affects its Database Appliance, not its separate Database Cluster. Sakura set no restoration date and recommended compatible SQL clients.

Swell Probes swETH and rswETH Contracts; No ETH Outflow Reported

The restaking protocol is working with security partners and says users do not need to take action as it investigates.

Ategrity Sets Q4 Premium Growth Target 15 to 20 Points Above E&S Market

Third-quarter premiums rose 14.7% to $165.0 million, while the combined ratio improved to 84.7% from 88.7% a year earlier.

Thule Group Q3 Net Income Rises 25.2% to SEK 393 Million

Net sales grew 3% to SEK 2.603 billion, while organic sales fell in North America and the rest of the world.

Anthropic’s Top 1% of Tracked Customers Drove 46% of August Spending

AI token spending was nearly flat in August and September, while the top 1% of firms accounted for about 80% of observed spending on Anthropic and OpenAI in a tracked sample.

Pump.fun Adds Take-Profit and Stop-Loss Orders for EVM Trades

The rollout extends tools available on Solana since September to Robinhood, BSC, Base, HyperEVM, Arc and Ink.

Underdog taps zerohash to bring crypto deposits to prediction markets

The new funding option, expected to launch later this year, will allow eligible Underdog users to deposit digital assets around the clock.

Bitcoin Profitability Nears 2022 Lows as BTC Price Slumps Below $82K: Analyst

New whales have an average Bitcoin cost basis of $77,120, leaving BTC only 6.3% above their entry level at the $82,000 reference price.

Tether Invests In Bolivian Fintech Peso To Expand USDT Payments

Tether says it led Peso’s pre-seed round to expand USDT payment infrastructure in Latin America. The announcement emphasizes local bank connections and merchant payments, without disclosing the investment amount.

Lightning Labs Urges Immediate Updates Over Certificate Vulnerability

New binaries block trust in compromised eMudhra certificate keys. Updating Go on a host alone does not patch software already installed.

Albuquerque Bitcoin, Crypto ATM Ban Takes Effect With $500 Daily Fines

Albuquerque’s ban on crypto ATMs and cashier-facilitated cryptocurrency transactions has taken effect, exposing noncompliant businesses to financial penalties and possible closure. Officials are targeting cash conversion services used in scams that can leave victims unable to recover their money. Crypto ATM Shutdown Begins Across Albuquerque Businesses operating or hosting cryptocurrency ATMs in Albuquerque, New Mexico, […]

Bitcoin tracks $81.5K ETF cost basis as stocks dip on Trump-Iran remarks

Bitcoin hovered just under the $82,000 mark in early U.S. trading on Thursday as geopolitical headlines and a broader risk-off mood weighed on high-beta assets. The move came after fresh remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump renewed concerns about the possibility of military action involving Iran. At last checks, BTC/USD was trading around $81,256 on [...]

Irish cenbank fines Coinbase arm $3.6M for oversight, safeguard failures

According to the Central Bank of Ireland, Coinbase Ireland had agreed with the facts around the enforcement action and will be subject to fines and sanctions upon approval by a high court.

Supermicro Unveils 256-CPU Liquid-Cooled Rack for Agentic AI

The system is designed to work alongside NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform and support large-scale agentic AI applications.

FSB Stablecoin Guidance Highlights Cross-Border Liquidity Risks

The board also pointed to operational risks and insolvency concerns that could raise complex legal questions for stablecoin operators and users.

Bitcoin Falls 3.7% to Test $81,500 ETF Cost Basis

Glassnode’s estimated ETF holding cost, last dated Oct. 19, has acted as support in October after capping bitcoin’s May rally.

XRP, Solana (SOL) and Cardano (ADA) Fall as Chart Levels Diverge

At 1:45 a.m. ET (05:45 UTC) on Oct. 22, XRP was below its four-hour 50-period EMA, Cardano (ADA) was below both daily EMAs and Solana (SOL) remained above its 200-day EMA.

Bitcoin retest points to renewed momentum as altcoins respond

Ryan Chamberlain said Bitcoin's breakout and subsequent retest suggested renewed momentum, with NIR and VVV also responding positively.

Alibaba Shares Close Down 6.2%; China Urges E-Commerce Quality Controls

The regulator cited counterfeits, product-description mismatches and false advertising. Its notice referred to guidance issued by 10 Chinese government departments in December 2025.

Musk’s Public Support May Delay Tesla-SpaceX Merger Talks by Weeks

The companies have formed special committees, and Musk says he will not take part in discussions. Potential structures include a SpaceX acquisition of Tesla or a new holding company.

Chainlink CCIP Records More Than $15 Billion in Token Migrations

CCIP’s fully diluted value of cross-chain tokens integrated with the protocol topped $85 billion in Q3 2026. CCIP 2.0 went live with security, compliance and settlement controls.

Crypto Whale Buys $7.22 Million in Nine Tokens, Led by Lighter (LIT)

Lighter was the largest purchase. Ethena (ENA) and Ondo (ONDO) tied for second, and the three together accounted for about 57% of the total value.

Musk Says He Would Retaliate if Democrats Win a Chamber and Investigate Him

His warning was conditional on Democrats controlling one or both chambers of Congress and using their oversight powers to investigate him.

Solana Activates Alpenglow As Anza Targets Millisecond Finality

Anza says Alpenglow activated on Solana mainnet-beta on October 21. The consensus change targets roughly 150-millisecond finality; further networking and post-quantum improvements remain planned work.

Solana bot turns just $12,000 into $1.4 billion in trading volume as fake liquidity floods Raydium

An Oct. 22 DEXScreener snapshot listed about $579 million in liquidity alongside 22.6 USDC, illustrating the limits of a pool's displayed valuation. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Italian Police Uncover €110M Mafia Banking Scheme Using Crypto

Italian police have dismantled an alleged mafia-run underground bank that operated behind a car-rental business near Milan, processing more than €110 million in fake invoices and moving roughly €68 million abroad through banks and cryptocurrency. The investigation led to 30 court-ordered restrictions and the seizure of approximately €21 million in assets, exposing financial ties between […]

Ethereum Price Prediction: Is $2K Next After ETH’s Latest $2.5K Rejection?

Ethereum’s latest recovery has reversed sharply, returning the price to approximately $2.4K and keeping a bearish breakdown as the main scenario. Escalating Iran–US tensions add a potential risk-off headwind, though their impact on ETH remains speculative rather than a confirmed cause of the decline. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, Ethereum’s […]

Bitcoin Faces $85,000–$87,500 Supply Test After $80,000 Rebound

Glassnode’s October 21 report identifies an overhead Bitcoin supply zone around $85,000–$87,500 after bids returned near $80,000. Its levels describe a market structure, not a guaranteed price path.

CoinDCX Reports Operational Losses After $16M Wallet Transfers Scrutiny

Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has acknowledged operational losses tied to its handling of deposits sent to blockchain addresses that had been compromised in its July 2025 hack. The update follows public scrutiny of roughly $16 million in suspicious transfers that investigators said were associated with CoinDCX-labeled addresses. In a statement published on X on Thursday, [...]

Ethereum EIP Draft Separates Chain-Head Votes From Finality Proofs

The proposed Beacon Chain mechanism aims to improve fork-choice security, shorten final confirmation and prepare for a future post-quantum transition.

Taiwan’s ASUS, GIGABYTE and MSI Plan Fourth-Quarter Price Hikes of 5% to 10%

ASUS and GIGABYTE board shipments rebounded by nearly double digits in the third quarter, but consumer motherboard shipments are still projected to fall about 30% this year.

Binance Ether Perpetual Book Shows $7.53 Million Ask at $2,450

The $2,450 price was 0.21% above the $2,444.98 midpoint, and asks outweighed bids across the nearby book.

Brent Crude Trades at $112.06 a Barrel After 0.2% 24-Hour Gain

The quote was recorded at 12:20 a.m. ET (04:20 UTC) Thursday, Oct. 22.

Bitcoin Cluster Near $83,000 Reaches 921,000 BTC as Trading Returns

The Oct. 22 estimate is below the roughly 1.05 million BTC clustered near the same price on Aug. 3. Renewed trading is helping fill a gap below the zone.

Nvidia Sets 2028 Capacity Targets Across Six Chip Supply Partners

The plans include a 2.5-fold substrate target and optical-engine capacity growth to about 30 times current levels by the end of 2028.

KOSPI Falls 3% as Nikkei 225 Drops 2% in Intraday Trading

South Korea’s benchmark stood at 5,561.22; both figures were intraday readings, not closing levels.

Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6 million over fund safeguarding failures

China Targets 61,896 Bitcoin Still Held by British Authorities: Report

Chinese prosecutors are seeking to confiscate 61,896 bitcoin worth approximately $5.1 billion, currently held by British authorities, after one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency seizures. The assets trace back to Qian Zhimin, convicted in Britain for handling criminal proceeds from a Chinese investment fraud. A recent U.K. court ruling has complicated the battle over who […]

AEON Launches Agentic Checkout V2, Bringing AI-Powered Travel Booking to Travala

AEON, the settlement layer built for the AI economy, has launched Agentic Checkout V2, expanding its agentic commerce infrastructure beyond e-commerce purchases to travel bookings. The updated version enables AI agents to search and book hotel stays through Travala, allowing users to delegate an entire travel purchase to an AI agent while managing the funds […]

Anthropic Removes Three Sampling Controls From Claude API Requests

The `2026-10-21` version rejects certain request fields, while new major releases of Anthropic’s SDK and ant CLI default to it.

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 194,000 as September Index Holds at 99.6

Initial claims declined by 6,000 from the prior week’s revised 200,000, and the four-week average stood at 197,750.

Bitway Falls 18.27% as Decliners Outnumber Gainers in Oct. 22 Snapshot

Pearl (PEARL) led gainers with a 12.49% advance, while 48 of the 90 tracked assets fell and 42 rose.

The Vault opens engineering hub in Tbilisi

The Vault, the Swiss and EU regulated custody platform for institutional digital assets, is expanding to Georgia with a new engineering hub in Tbilisi. Its local company, Tría Labs, will become a home for the developers and cryptographers behind the platform, working in close step with the company’s offices in Zug and Limassol. From Tbilisi, The post The Vault opens engineering hub in Tbilisi appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Fireblocks Denies $2.5 Billion Visa Buyout Claims

Earlier today, Axios reported that Visa is in late-stage talks to acquire crypto infrastructure company Fireblocks for around $2.5 billion. Fireblocks has rejected the claim. “We are aware of the rumors about a possible acquisition of Fireblocks by Visa. This is news to us, and not true at present time,” a Fireblocks spokesperson told BeInCrypto. The post Fireblocks Denies $2.5 Billion Visa Buyout Claims appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Gate Releases Q3 2026 Report: Derivatives Volume Ranks Top 3 Globally, Deepening Comprehensive Financial Ecosystem

Gate, one of the leading global digital asset trading platforms, officially released its Q3 2026 Report, highlighting that Gate accelerated its business expansion across multi-asset trading, wealth management, institutional services, and infrastructure, accelerating the convergence of crypto and TradFi. Over the quarter, the platform sustained growth across key trading and asset management metrics, solidifying its The post Gate Releases Q3 2026 Report: Derivatives Volume Ranks Top 3 Globally, Deepening Comprehensive Financial Ecosystem appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Will Ethereum (ETH) Rally or Crash After the US Midterms: 3 AIs Weigh in

The upcoming elections may open the door to a broader crypto rally, Gemini suggested.

Ethereum ETFs Break Five-Day Outflow Run With $14.9 Million Inflows

Ethereum ETFs returned to net inflows on October 21 after five negative sessions. The $14.9 million gain was modest, with Grayscale and Fidelity offsetting continued withdrawals from BlackRock’s ETHA.

SoFi Offers 4.40% Yield on Digital Dollars With Full FDIC Protection

SoFi has launched SoFi Earn (SOFIE), a tokenized consumer bank deposit offering 4.40% annual percentage yield (APY) and federal deposit insurance. The new product allows customers to earn interest while preparing to purchase cryptocurrencies or transfer money through blockchain networks. It marks the company’s fifth crypto-related offering in less than a year. SoFi Launches Tokenized […]

Kraken Says Its xStocks Lineup Now Exceeds 1,000

Kraken's September FAQ listed 131 instruments. The tokens offer equity price exposure without shareholder rights, and US persons remain excluded.

Robinhood generates $51 million in blockchain fees while Ethereum settlement costs total just $69,000

Bitwise’s Q3 estimates put most fees with the operator before business expenses, while ARB and ETH offer different economic exposures. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Is the XRP Price Heading for a Major Crash? Whale Inflows Hit a 7-Month High

XRP whales sent $112.4 million to Binance, the highest inflow level in seven months, according to crypto analysts. The move signals rising selling pressure from large holders. However, fresh data suggests the heaviest selling may already be easing, and traders are watching key price levels. What XRP Whale Inflows Reveal About Selling Pressure Whale inflows The post Is the XRP Price Heading for a Major Crash? Whale Inflows Hit a 7-Month High appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Crypto for Advisors: Stablecoins are ready for prime time

Four New Wallets Receive 1,127 Bitcoin From Wintermute

The four addresses received a combined amount valued at about $93.45 million.

API3 Lists Three CoinGecko Data Tools in AirnodeHub for AI Agents

Agents can request trending searches, selected-coin prices or ranked market data at no charge during early access. EIP-191 signatures identify the Airnode relay but do not establish the figures’ accuracy.

Four Swell Upgrade Contracts Remain Outside Multisig Execution Queue.

Spreek flagged a NAV increase of up to 1% per hour without backing assets. The four upgrade contracts have not entered the multisig execution queue.

JPMorgan Sets $2,000 Claude Code Limit for Some Engineers

The cap applies to some users as CFO Jeremy Barnum calls an earlier $700 million annual AI expense estimate rough and stale.

David Hoffman Reposts Lighter Update, Says ‘Lighter Season’ Is Back

During Lighter’s third-quarter investor call, Hoffman asked whether its DCM and DCO approvals could come before the CFTC’s 180-day review period.

Hyperliquid Whales See $25.91 Million in Liquidations as Shorts Lead

Short positions accounted for about $18.50 million of the total, while Aguila Trades had four partial liquidations of its Bitcoin long on Oct. 22.

Hang Seng Index Constituents Fall Across the Board as Tech Index Drops 4%

天数智芯 fell more than 8%, while 智谱 lost 7.7% and 阿里巴巴 declined 5.9%.

Injective (INJ) Falls 7% in Thursday Market Snapshot to $8.15

One snapshot at 7:37 a.m. ET (11:37 UTC) Oct. 22 showed INJ down 7% over 24 hours; the figure does not establish what drove the decline.

AEON Expands AI Checkout to Hotel Bookings Through Travala

The V2 release adds an onchain Agent Wallet to manage agents’ available funds, record transactions and help users track spending.

Bitget Lists Five Stock Perpetuals Tied to eBay and Interactive Brokers

The contracts also cover MSCI, Hilton and AbbVie, settle in USDT and offer up to 20x leverage.

Fireblocks disputes report of $2.5B Visa acquisition talks

Fireblocks told Cointelegraph that reports of a potential $2.5 billion acquisition by Visa are “not true at present time,” while Visa declined to comment on the reported talks.

Crypto custody specialist Fireblocks denies it's in talks to be acquired by Visa

Bitcoin ETFs Draw $524.8 Million As BlackRock And Fidelity Lead

US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $524.8 million on October 21, according to Farside Investors. BlackRock and Fidelity supplied most of the inflow, extending a three-session run of net buying.

Tether Backs Fintech Peso to Push USDT Retail Payments Across Bolivia

The company said its undisclosed investment in fintech firm Peso will expand its local ramps in four key Latin American markets—Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina—and accelerate the launch of point-of-sale systems that enable USDT for everyday retail transactions. Tether Leads Pre-Seed Round in Bolivian Fintech Peso The company behind the largest stablecoin by market […]

Dogecoin Labs Wants to Build the Economy Behind the Meme Coin’s $1 Rallying Cry

Dogecoin (DOGE) holders have called for a $1 price for years. Now a new company says it will build the economy that goal would need. Dogecoin Labs launched on October 21 in partnership with the Dogecoin Foundation. It brings the MyDoge wallet, the DogeOS app layer, and the Such App payments tool under CEO Jordan The post Dogecoin Labs Wants to Build the Economy Behind the Meme Coin’s $1 Rallying Cry appeared first on BeInCrypto.

A16z Crypto Plans ‘Frontier’ Rebrand and Broader Strategy: Report

General partner Ali Yahya is also reportedly leaving to build a startup, months after the team announced a $2.2 billion fifth fund.

Starknet Poll Backs Post-Quantum Layer 1 Research With 93.52% Support

The non-binding vote does not approve a network transition. StarkWare hopes to release a draft whitepaper in November.

Arbitrum Active Addresses Hit 30-Day High, Then Retreat

Hourly activity cooled into Oct. 22 after daily active addresses reached 571,767; transaction counts rose much less sharply.

Researchers Flag Swell Rate Manipulation After Railway Key-Drain Warning

Researchers flagged inflated swETH and rswETH rates after the cloud-platform disclosure; the reported 2,513 ETH held by Swell is not a confirmed loss.

D3 Links HYPE Vault to Early Access for New Domain Names

The Upshift-built vault earns Frontier Points for future registration priority, with Hyperion DeFi as launch partner. Domain purchases require separate funds.

Microsoft Copilot AI Predicts Hyperliquid to Soar to New Highs in Q4

Microsoft Copilot AI predicts that something potentially massive is on the horizon for Hyperliquid (HYPE). It believes that by early 2027, HYPE price could make a move that leaves all other digital assets in the dust.The idea centers on major traditional finance institutions and regulated derivatives exchanges formally integrating Hyperliquid’s technology and liquidity as the […] The post Microsoft Copilot AI Predicts Hyperliquid to Soar to New Highs in Q4 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Morpho Opens Robinhood Stock Tokens to Stablecoin Borrowing

Listed markets include NVDA and SPCX collateral at a 62.5% liquidation threshold and SPY at 77%, with USDG as the loan asset.

Bitcoin Price Erases Two-Day Gains After $85,000 Rejection: Will it Fall to $80,000?

Bitcoin price slides 4% from $85,000 as treasury buying stalls and charts point to an $80,000 support test. The post Bitcoin Price Erases Two-Day Gains After $85,000 Rejection: Will it Fall to $80,000? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Government-Linked $1 Billion Bitcoin Transfer Led to Coinbase Prime Addresses

The October 8 transaction passed through unlabeled addresses before reaching Arkham-labeled Coinbase deposits. That establishes an exchange-linked destination, not a sale.

Brown & Brown Raises Quarterly Dividend to 18 Cents for 33rd Straight Year

The new rate is up from $0.165 per share. Shareholders of record Nov. 4 are scheduled to receive payment Nov. 11.

DWF Labs: Bitcoin ETF Buyers Follow Trends, Not Set Them

US spot Bitcoin ETF flows have become a popular real-time barometer for market direction, but DWF Labs argues investors should treat daily inflow and outflow data as confirmation rather than a predictive signal. In a research report released Thursday, DWF reviewed 694 trading days since US Bitcoin ETFs began in January 2024. The firm found [...]

LINK, ADA, AVAX & More Unite Against the SEC: Is a Massive Crypto Shift Coming?

Six blockchain organizations want the SEC to codify digital commodities’ non-security status. The SEC already lists LINK, ADA, AVAX, HBAR, APT and XLM as digital…

U.S. Solana, XRP Spot ETFs Post $1.29 Million in Net Inflows

XRP funds added $708,500, while Solana funds brought in $585,300. Morgan Stanley Solana Trust was the only Solana fund with a net inflow that day.

SSV’s DIP-59 Proposal Shifts Network Work to Maintenance in 2027

The plan seeks $1.5 million in USDC for 2026 and 2.7 million SSV for the first half of 2027, alongside an extension of network management authority.

Jupiter Adds the $TSLA Token for 24/7 Trading on Solana

Jupiter Trade announced the token’s availability. Jupiter also offers swaps, lending, borrowing, perpetual trading and portfolio tools.

Long Positions Make Up 99% of $35.24 Million in One-Hour Liquidations

Bitcoin led by asset with $18.44 million in liquidations among 3,868 positions recorded across the three exchanges.

Bitcoin Long Liquidations Reach $18.41 Million in One Hour

A three-exchange tally put total liquidations at $18.44 million as Bitcoin's price fell 0.74% during the measured hour.

China’s DCEPS System Provides Base for Cross-Border Yuan Settlement

The e-CNY SMART Contract framework has applications in five areas, including prepaid-fund management and migrant-worker wages. The digital yuan shifted to deposit-money-type 2.0 on Jan. 1, 2026.

CryptoQuant CEO calls rising Bitcoin hashrate ‘indirect bullish signal’ from institutions

Public miners backed by major TradFi players are coming back online, boosting Bitcoin’s hashrate, a positive sign for BTC’s fundamentals, according to CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju.

South Korea’s KOSPI Records a 2% Intraday Loss on Oct. 22.

The intraday decline reached 2.00%.

Vitalik Buterin Says Cybersecurity Can Shift Toward Defenders

He said the difficult transition will require deeper changes, including formal verification and reducing the trusted computing base.

Coinkite Sued After Coldcard Wallet Flaw Exposes $140M in Bitcoin

A five-year-old security flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets has landed manufacturer Coinkite a lawsuit after attackers allegedly drained more than $140 million in bitcoin. The proposed class action claims the devices generated predictable recovery phrases, leaving customers exposed to theft. Coldcard Security Failure Sparks $140M Lawsuit A class action lawsuit filed Sept. 11, 2026, in […]

XRP Price Falls as Crypto Longs Get Wiped Out and XRPL Upgrade Delayed

XRP Price falls toward $1.33 as crypto liquidations top $220 million. The XRPL upgrade is delayed to November 4 after validator support dips. The post XRP Price Falls as Crypto Longs Get Wiped Out and XRPL Upgrade Delayed appeared first on Cryptonews.

Thailand SEC says several companies eye crypto ETFs, none has applied

Thailand’s SEC says several asset managers have sought consultations on spot crypto ETFs, but it cannot confirm whether the first funds will launch in 2026.

Monero (XMR) Soars 20% Weekly: Can It Repeat ZEC’s Explosion?

"The chart has a potential measured move towards $1,000," one analyst stated.

SoFi unveils bank-issued tokenized deposit for yield-bearing crypto funds

SoFi Bank launched SoFi Earn, a tokenized deposit paying 4.40% APY with FDIC coverage, allowing users to convert funds to stablecoins 24/7.

Global Premiere: AI Future Forum 2026 in Dubai

On December 1–2, 2026, in Dubai, alongside Blockchain Life 2026 — one of the world’s largest events for Web3, crypto, mining, and AI — the all-new AI Future Forum takes the stage. Expect visionary founders, global investors, breakthrough AI projects, robotics, and the technologies that will shape the next decade of the digital economy. With […]

Binance moves to exclude disrupted overnight data from stock-futures funding

The October 21 notice targets inputs to payments between opposing traders, but gives no resulting rates or payment amounts. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Crypto is making a splash in U.S. elections — but chiefly in jabs about industry influence

Is Cardano Losing Its Loyalists? What One Advocate’s Exit Shows

A Cardano advocate steps down as DRep and shifts focus to Sui, saying the Cardano Foundation has “not kept up.” Hoskinson responds briefly. The post Is Cardano Losing Its Loyalists? What One Advocate’s Exit Shows appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Stock Tokens Compared: Ownership and Exit at Robinhood, OKXICE and DTCC

Robinhood’s offshore tokens reinvest dividends through a multiplier and redeem for cash. OKXICE’s proposed entitlements and DTCC’s institutional conversions follow different ownership and exit rules.

Pumpfun Sends 129,797 Solana to Kraken as Fee Sales Reach About $886 Million

Cumulative sales totaled about 5.551 million SOL at an average of about $159.7 per SOL.

Aave Labs Proposes Transient-Storage Guard for V3.8 Pool Operations

The proposal covers active Aave V3 instances on 15 networks, with community feedback, a possible Snapshot vote and audits ahead of an AIP.

Robinhood Plans 2027 UAE Launch With Dubai Retail License

The DFSA register lists Robinhood MENA Limited’s license from July 20, including permission to arrange crypto deals and custody for retail clients.

UK Calls for a Practical Path to Regulated DeFi Access

The United Kingdom is nearing a pivotal decision on how decentralized finance (DeFi) should fit into the country’s emerging crypto regulatory framework. In an opinion piece, Coinbase policy head for Europe Katie Harries argues that regulators should enable access to DeFi through regulated gateways—rather than, in practice, shutting it out. The core issue is the [...]

Tesla Targets Year-End Cybercab Sales as Safety Review Continues

Tesla expects a small initial rollout as it builds experience with delivery, ownership and fleet management.

Pantera Capital Retweets Ondo Perps Post About OpenAI-Linked Note

The OPAIPon note offers tokenized exposure tied to OpenAI and trades on Ondo Perps around the clock.

What Is a Crypto ‘Wrench Attack’?

The name comes from an XKCD comic about a $5 wrench. Hardware wallets isolate keys, while multisig divides signing authority—but neither automatically prevents coerced transfers.

Nic Carter Urges Bitcoin Holders to Press Developers on Quantum Risk

He said holders cannot protect their own Bitcoin from quantum attacks and argued that any theft would undermine BTC’s value.

Tesla Tentatively Targets Q2 2027 for First Customer Cars in Robotaxi Fleet

Customers may need V15 software and integration into Tesla’s geofenced service areas and fleet-management system. Tesla has not disclosed eligibility, enrollment or compensation terms.

AI investment faces a supply shortage, with corporate earnings the next test

Daniel Newman says scarce computing capacity remains the immediate constraint on AI investment. Broader confidence will depend on revenue and profit gains at companies adopting the technology.

[Today's won] USD/KRW closes at 1,324.2, its lowest this year

USD/KRW opened at 1,327.5 and closed at 1,324.2, down 1.0 won from the previous close. The won finished at its strongest level against the dollar this year.

Lighter (LIT) Rises 15.36% in Five Minutes to $0.132022

The token gained 14.56% over 24 hours, with a market capitalization of $5,962,974 and $56,544 in 24-hour trading volume.

[Trending now] PPOLY leads global rankings as BLAST tops Korean interest

PPOLY topped global trending rankings, followed by DNA and BTC. BLAST led Korean interest, with AXIS and FORT next.

Travala Introduces AVA Buyback Multiplier, Scaling Buybacks Up to 4x Member Rewards

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 22nd, 2026] Travala’s monthly AVA Strategic Reserve buyback will now match up to 3x the AVA rewards earned by AVA Smart members Travala, the Binance-backed crypto travel booking platform, and the AVA Foundation—Travala’s loyalty program provider and issuer of the platform’s native AVA token—today announced the AVA Buyback Multiplier, […]

Building Financial Services Through Connection at XT Exchange

New capabilities often reach users through connections between platforms, and XT Exchange has made choosing and describing those connections part of how it builds. Open an XT Exchange account today, and some of its most useful capabilities reach the user through a connection. The event markets in XPredict are powered by Polymarket: market status and The post Building Financial Services Through Connection at XT Exchange appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Tom Lee Says Bitmine Will Stop Buying ETH at 5% of Supply

Bitmine is approaching the end of one of the largest corporate ethereum accumulation campaigns on record. Chairman Tom Lee says the company will stop buying once it reaches 5% of ETH supply, a ceiling he said was encouraged by Vitalik Buterin. Bitmine Is 100,000 ETH Away From Buying Goal Bitmine’s relentless ethereum buying spree is […]

Chamath Says Bitcoin Will Hit $0 as Standard Chartered Expands Crypto Business

Chamath Palihapitiya predicts Bitcoin will eventually be hacked, questioning its ability to coordinate security upgrades. Standard Chartered has signed agreements to acquire Zodia Custody, expanding…

Zipcoin Announces Shutdown and Plans Token Sale

The team says project wallets hold 2.2% of supply, while ZC has fallen 84% over 24 hours.

Ethereum’s four-minute settlement plan could lower the cost of moving crypto

SoFi Launches SOFIE Tokenized Deposit With 4.4% APY

Members can convert the deposit into SoFiUSD at a 1:1 rate, but deposit interest and FDIC coverage do not follow the money into the stablecoin.

Coinbase Ireland Fined €3.25M After Customer Fund Safeguard Lapses

Ireland’s central bank has fined Coinbase Ireland €3.25 million after finding that the company failed to properly protect customer funds over several years. Errors in its systems left a designated customer-funds account short by as much as €5.2 million in 2024. Coinbase says no customers lost money or access to their funds, and the problems […]

Coinbase Ireland Fined €3.25 Million Over Customer-Fund Failures

The safeguarding shortfall reached €5.2 million in 2024. The sanctions require High Court confirmation before taking effect.

Qubic’s recovery rules require ownership checks even for unstolen funds in vulnerable wallets

Listed vulnerable wallets can require evidence beyond a valid signature before holders regain access, even when an attacker took nothing. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

The UK needs a workable route to regulated DeFi access

The UK’s 2027 crypto rules risk a de facto ban on regulated firms providing access to DeFi, argues Coinbase’s European policy head Katie Harries.

Xaman’s XRP Route Takes 8.3 Months to Recover Listed Fees at 1.18% APY

The vault displayed 1.18% Total APY over the trailing 30 days in a snapshot taken Oct. 22 at about 7:42 a.m. ET (11:42 UTC).

Extended Plans 0.50% Credit for USDT, wBTC in Arc Settlement Move

The shift from Starknet to Circle’s Arc is scheduled for 9 a.m. ET (13:00 UTC) Oct. 22. Trading is scheduled to continue, while deposits and withdrawals may pause for up to two hours.

Russia’s Gold Reserve Value Falls 9.56% to $301.607 Billion in September

The valuation was down from $333.484 billion on Aug. 31. Bank of Russia Gov. Elvira Nabiullina’s Sept. 11 comments predated the September figures.

Rollins Revenue Rises 6.2% as Residential Organic Growth Trails

Revenue reached $1.09 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30. Organic residential growth was 2.3%, compared with 6.6% for commercial services.

[BTC cycle tracker] Bitcoin tests $81,900 support as $82,000 resistance comes into focus

Bitcoin at $81,900 is testing overlapping weekly and daily support. Weekly resistance peaks at $82,000, while its drawdown from the all-time high has widened to 35.02%.

ABA Criticizes OCC Stablecoin Rule as Industry Groups Split on Yield

The ABA argues issuers may still route rewards through third parties. The Blockchain Association endorsed the specific change to the yield presumption as closer to the statute’s wording.

[DAT check-in] 57 of 90 firms with disclosed costs face losses; Strategy up 10.8%

Bitcoin at $84,279 left 57 of 90 listed companies with disclosed purchase costs underwater. Strategy's 847,665 BTC position remained 10.8% above cost.

Bitcoin ETF demand recovers as $84,400 breakout hinges on sustained inflows

Bitcoin is holding its range as ETF demand recovers. Bitfinex says sustained inflows and stable leverage are key to clearing $84,400, while a close below $81,300 would increase downside risk.

Fixed-rate, fixed-term loans seen as key to expanding real-world assets in DeFi

Fixed-rate, fixed-term loans could expand institutional RWA strategies in DeFi, CoinDesk said, by aligning borrowing costs and maturities with underlying assets.

XRP Ledger Rules and Ripple Escrow Define the Token’s Supply Structure

The ledger launched with 100 billion XRP. A 2026 software flaw was fixed, while a U.S. ruling addressed specific sales and left the broader secondary-market question open.

OpenAI Requires Prior Approval for Services Offering Direct Model Access

The policy takes effect Nov. 20 and exempts apps that use OpenAI models only for their own features.

Bitcoin ETFs Top $1 Billion in 3 Days as Eight Funds Draw Inflows

U.S. bitcoin ETFs attracted $528.40 million on Wednesday, taking their three-day inflow streak above $1 billion as institutional demand broadened across eight funds. Blackrock, Fidelity Drive Bitcoin ETF Streak The character of bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) demand changed on Wednesday. Monday’s $526.60 million surge had been overwhelmingly driven by Blackrock’s IBIT. Two sessions later, buying […]

BTC, HYPE, and ZEC Ready for a Rebound? Analyst Explains Why

Here's what may come next for these cryptocurrencies.

Crypto traders seek shelter in bitcoin as altcoins slide and ETF flows wobble

Trump’s GENIUS Act Just Got Its First Real Teeth: Here’s What Changes for Stablecoins

The OCC finalized its first GENIUS Act rule, effective Jan. 18, 2027, covering reserves, redemptions, custody and supervision. Issuers remain barred from directly paying interest…

Solana targets faster finality, while Wall Street cuts the cash that must move

Solana activated Alpenglow on mainnet on Oct. 21 at slot 459,653,000, replacing TowerBFT with a consensus design that targets about 150 milliseconds to finality. Under the new protocol, confirmed and finalized become the same state. At the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), multilateral netting cuts the value of equities payment obligations by an average of… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Cardano risks further losses as ADA drops below the $0.220 support

Key takeaways Cardano trades below $0.22 after failing to sustain a move above its 50-day EMA. ADA’s long-to-short ratio stands at 0.79, approaching its lowest reading in more than a month. Negative funding rates indicate increased demand for bearish derivatives exposure. Cardano recovery stalls below key moving average Cardano remained under pressure on Thursday, trading […] The post Cardano risks further losses as ADA drops below the $0.220 support appeared first on CoinJournal.

CoinDCX pledges no user losses after $16M transfers draw scrutiny

CoinDCX tied the transfers to wallets compromised in July 2025, but investigators said the addresses remained linked to its operations.

Bitcoin slides below $82,000 as AI doubts return, with DeFi tokens leading declines

SL Green Raises 2026 FFO Outlook After Third-Quarter Income Rises

Net income attributable to common stockholders reached $72.2 million. The updated forecast includes a $1.10-per-share contribution from a hospitality joint-venture sale.

United Bancshares Declares $0.26 Dividend, Up 13% Year Over Year

Shareholders of record Nov. 30 will be eligible for payment. Third-quarter net income rose to $5.151 million from $2.991 million a year earlier.

FS Bancorp's Third-Quarter Profit Falls to $4.9 Million After Pacific West Deal

Merger expenses were $2.5 million, while deposits climbed 17.1% from June 30 to $2.87 billion, primarily reflecting the acquired business.

Starknet Voters Approve Research on Life Beyond Ethereum

Starknet’s community has voted in favor of exploring a path toward an independent, post-quantum Layer-1 blockchain—an idea that, if it eventually advances, would reduce the network’s dependence on Ethereum’s security and upgrade schedule. The non-binding governance poll closed on Thursday after running for seven days, drawing roughly 3,200 votes and backing the transition with 93.52% [...]

CNB Financial Posts $0.91 Diluted EPS for Third Quarter of 2026

Revenue reached $87.794 million, up 13% from a year earlier, while net income available to common shareholders totaled $26.985 million.

U.S. Earnings Season Heats Up as MEXC TSLA Stock Futures Weekly Volume Jumps 101%

Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 22, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released the latest trading data for TSLA Stock Futures. Trading volume reached approximately 137 million USDT during October 12–18, more than doubling from approximately 67.84 million USDT the previous week. The surge coincided with Tesla’s unveiling of its next-generation Roadster on October 15, ahead of SpaceX’s and Tesla’s quarterly earnings announcements. MEXC TSLA Futures Volume Doubles Ahead of Earnings Trading activity in MEXC TSLA Stock Futures picked up sharply in the second half of October 12–18, pushing weekly volume to approximately 137 million USDT, up from 67.84 million USDT during October 5–11. The increase came as investors prepared for quarterly earnings announcements from Tesla ...

Lazard Sets Nov. 13 Payment Date for $0.50 Quarterly Dividend

The payout matches the $0.50-per-share amounts Lazard declared for its three earlier quarterly dividends in 2026.

NVE Corporation Sets Nov. 30 Payment for $1 Quarterly Dividend

The payout is unchanged from prior quarters. Revenue fell in the second quarter, while revenue and net income rose for the first six months.

Crypto.com Opens 24/7 META and SpaceX Price Exposure to EEA Users

The access is for eligible users in the European Economic Area and is described as price exposure.

QuantumScape Narrows Third-Quarter Loss to $84.5 Million

The company kept its 2026 outlook unchanged, with $9.8 million in customer billings and $819.8 million in quarter-end liquidity.

Bitcoin corrects below $82K after Tesla Q3 results, KOSPI falls

Bitcoin reversed a run toward $85,000 after Tesla reported lower-than-expected capital expenditure in Q3.

Coinbase, Bitgo Say Unaffected by PHP Flaw; Binance’s CZ Urges Caution

As critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities hit the internet this week, several major crypto asset players, including Coinbase, Bitgo, Bitget Wallet and Pancakeswap, said they were unaffected by the PHP flaws. However, internet users were urged to strengthen their online security practices in the coming days, as the eMudhra vulnerability also remained exploitable. “Call me paranoid, but […]

MEXC’s New-Token Trading Volume Rises 77% in September as Stock-Related Trading Expands Into On-Chain New-Token Markets

Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 22, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its September trading data. New-token and TradFi spot trading volumes rose 77% and 78% month over month, respectively, while tokenized U.S. stock trading volume increased 81%. Stock Meme projects also took the top two spots by new-token spot trading volume, as stock-related trading expanded into on-chain new-token markets. In September, the number of newly listed tokens on MEXC increased 15% month over month, while the number of users trading new tokens grew 27%. Seven of the top 10 new tokens by spot trading volume made their exchange debut on MEXC, highlighting the platform’s coverage of trending early-stage assets. Stock Meme projects 4STOCK and MEMEROBINHOOD together accounted for app...

Crypto traders price India telecoms company Reliance Jio's IPO at about $110 billion

Important Ripple News and XRP Price Update: October 22

XRP was rejected once again at $1.40, but it has defended the $1.30 support, for now at least.

How Much of Your Money Would You Let an AI Control?

Imagine giving an AI assistant $10 to gather research for an investment decision. It could buy access to data as it works. Whether it should also be allowed to place the trade is a separate decision. “Giving an agent permission to spend 40 cents is very different from allowing it to manage your portfolio,” says The post How Much of Your Money Would You Let an AI Control? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Samson Mow Predicted Musk Would ‘Go Hard’ Into Bitcoin — Now SpaceX–Tesla Talks Revive $1.33M Call

A potential SpaceX–Tesla merger could bring their reported 30,221 Bitcoin holdings under a single corporate group. Samson Mow previously predicted both a stronger push by…

Is the 21st Bitcoin’s Unlucky Date? Its Latest Breakout Just Fell Apart

The 21st has turned into a tough date for Bitcoin (BTC) bulls. On October 21, the rally ran into a wall, and longs got flushed. The largest cryptocurrency has dropped 0.28% over the past 24 hours to $82,486, according to BeInCrypto Markets. Analyst Benjamin Cowen says the same date capped July and September, and now The post Is the 21st Bitcoin’s Unlucky Date? Its Latest Breakout Just Fell Apart appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Treasury 20-Year Auction Sets a Record 5.469% High Yield

The bid-to-cover ratio climbed to 2.73, while indirect bidders took 58.2% of the sale, below their recent 65.2% average.

Live updates: Bitcoin’s round trip to $85,000 burns traders on both sides

McKinsey Cited Two AI Agent Counts 5,000 Apart in January

Bob Sternfels cited 20,000 agents in an interview and 25,000 personalized agents as of the prior week at CES; both accounts put human headcount at 40,000.

Base Active Addresses Jump 82.5% to a 30-Day High

Transactions and user-paid fees also rose as the Ethereum Layer 2 recorded 629,142 active addresses on Oct. 21.

Algorand CEO Urges Quantum Security Planning for Tokenized Finance

Falcon protects State Proofs and native accounts, but Algorand’s verifiable random function and consensus signing still rely on elliptic-curve cryptography and Ed25519.

Texas Capital Bancshares Posts $356.6 Million in Q3 Revenue, $2.35 Adjusted EPS

GAAP diluted EPS was $2.28. Adjusted EPS rose from $1.88 in the second quarter and $2.18 a year earlier.

IBM Raises 2026 Free Cash Flow Outlook After Software Revenue Gains 8%

Third-quarter revenue rose 5% to $17.103 billion, while operating non-GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 11% to $2.95.

EastGroup Raises 2026 FFO Outlook to $9.62-$9.68 Per Share

Third-quarter FFO rose 7.9% year over year to $2.45 per diluted share, while revenue reached $199.437 million.

Sei RWA Holder Addresses Gain 24% as Transfer Volume Rises 206%

An Oct. 21 snapshot listed 2,510 holder addresses and $291,039,018 in real-world asset value, excluding stablecoins.

Solana’s Alpenglow Mainnet Upgrade Aims for 99% Faster Finality

Solana’s first major consensus upgrade, Alpenglow, activated on mainnet on Wednesday at about 1:54 pm UTC, according to the Solana Foundation’s Alpenglow dashboard. The upgrade is designed to meaningfully shorten transaction finality—moving Solana’s target from roughly 12.8 seconds to about 150 milliseconds—a shift aimed at making blockchain interactions feel closer to real-time applications. Alpenglow will [...]

CoinFerenceX The Best Event Singapore 2026 Concludes Two-Day Web3 Summit, Bringing Together 3,000+ Attendees

CoinFerenceX Singapore 2026 wrapped up its two-day Web3 summit at Gardens by the Bay, drawing 3,000+ attendees. The program centered on infrastructure, tokenization, and DeFi.

Automattic Says It Is Staggering Organizational Changes

Spokesperson Chenda Ngak said the phased approach is intended to make severance more generous and give each employee more time.

Texas Instruments Revenue Rises 28% as Data-Center Revenue Nearly Doubles

The chipmaker’s diluted earnings per share increased 77% year over year. For the fourth quarter, it forecast revenue of $5.80 billion to $6.30 billion.

ZKsync Introduces Prividium Commander for Institutional Digital Asset Projects

The product is designed to simplify integration as financial firms move digital-asset projects from pilots toward revenue generation.

Michael Arrington Says XRP Ecosystem Value Depends on Ripple

The Arrington Capital founder made the remarks in an interview released Apr. 20, 2026. He discussed the broader ecosystem, not an XRP price target.

BetFury Integrates Swapped Connect to Make Crypto Deposits as Simple as Card Payments

[PRESS RELEASE – Willemstad, Curaçao, October 22nd, 2026] BetFury, a leading crypto casino, has integrated Swapped Connect, a deposit tool that lets players fund their accounts in a few clicks, much the way a card payment works. The integration is now live on BetFury and removes the manual wallet-address step that makes standard crypto deposits […]

Nexo: Federal Reserve Decisions Put Crypto Market Recovery to the Test

According to Nexo’s analysis, bitcoin’s price trajectory depends largely on Federal Reserve policy and upcoming inflation trends. Continued growth could be sustained if interest rates are held steady or reduced, whereas hawkish monetary policy shifts risk triggering market pullbacks. Federal Reserve and Inflation: Bitcoin’s Core Drivers As the global cryptocurrency market enters the final stretch […]

Bitcoin Amsterdam 2026 Agenda Now Live

Two-day programme covers wealth, health, European monetary history, institutional capital, self-custody and the future of Bitcoin adoption AMSTERDAM, October 20, 2026 — Bitcoin Amsterdam has published its full 2026 agenda for 5 and 6 November, with more than 60 sessions across keynotes, panels, workshops and fireside chats. Strike CEO Jack Mallers delivers the keynote on [...]

AI Stocks Could Crash in 2027: 3 Ways to Protect Your Money

If the AI bubble bursts in 2027 and the stock market crashes, how should investors prepare? What is the best way to stay safe while still increasing your chances of profitable trades?Alan Greenspan, the famous Fed chairman who served under four US presidents, warned about “irrational exuberance” in 1996. The Nasdaq then nearly quadrupled before The post AI Stocks Could Crash in 2027: 3 Ways to Protect Your Money appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Bitcoin Plunges Over $3K After $85K Rejection, Altcoins Get Hit Harder: Market Watch

XMR has defied the odds once again, posting a massive double-digit surge.

Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $1.07B as Irish Drug Trafficker-Linked Wallet Moves $41M

Bitcoin ETF pulled $1.07 billion in three days as a wallet linked to Irish drug trafficker Clifton Collins moved 500 BTC to Coinbase Prime. The post Bitcoin ETFs Pull In $1.07B as Irish Drug Trafficker-Linked Wallet Moves $41M appeared first on Cryptonews.

PHP flaw draws millions of exploit attempts, Cloudflare CEO warns

Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince said the network saw thousands of exploit attempts even before the PHP vulnerability was publicly disclosed.

Ethereum Earned Less Than a 3-Month-Old Robinhood Chain Last Quarter

Robinhood Chain generated about $51 million in network revenue in its first quarter of operation. Ethereum (ETH) brought in roughly $41 million over the same period. ARK Invest reported the figures in its DeFi Quarterly covering the third quarter of 2026. Its data shows Ethereum’s network revenue fell about 35% from the second quarter. Ethereum The post Ethereum Earned Less Than a 3-Month-Old Robinhood Chain Last Quarter appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Dogecoin Labs Wants DOGE to Be More Than a Meme Coin: Here’s How

From QR code payments to DeFi and gaming, Dogecoin Labs wants to give DOGE holders more reasons to use their coins.

BlockRun Introduces Zero Data Retention for Its Solana Gateway

The gateway processes prompts and model responses in memory without storing them persistently. Solana is used for payment settlement.

Fidelity D & D Bancorp Posts $1.53 Diluted Q3 EPS as Income Rises 21%

Net interest income grew 18% year over year, while basic EPS was $1.54. The quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026.

Rick Rieder Favors Investment-Grade Bonds for Fourth-Quarter Yields

He described a hypothetical fixed-income portfolio yielding more than 7%, with less than three years of duration and an average A− rating.

Meta Raises 2026 Capital Spending Floor to $135 Billion, Approves New Shares

The $135 billion to $145 billion forecast includes finance lease principal payments and companywide spending. A proposed Class C share distribution would not raise cash or change voting power.

Mattel Appoints EdgePoint Partner Lee Matheson to Board Under Agreement

EdgePoint manages an approximately 18% stake in Mattel. Separately, Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. has urged the toy maker to explore a sale.

Pump.fun Makes Pump Bridge Default for Cross-Chain Trades, Replacing Relay

A published comparison put buy-error rates at 0.9% for Pump Bridge and 11.2% for Relay. Pump Bridge currently adds no separate bridging fee.

Asian stocks tumble, bitcoin retreats as China enters bear market

Coinbase Launches AiFi² Feature for AI Agent Perpetual Trading

Coinbase for Agents separately lets customers connect outside AI platforms to their accounts and grant agents permission to act.

CME Group Posts Record Q3 Revenue as Micro Crypto Volume Falls 46%

Micro crypto products averaged 160,000 contracts a day, down from 297,000 a year earlier.

Millions of Websites Are Sitting Ducks: PHP’s 20-Year-Old Flaws Go Public

Two critical PHP flaws can allow attackers to execute code without authentication or expose sensitive server memory. Emergency patches were released on Oct. 21; updating…

Storm-0940 Tried to Access More Than 2,250 Microsoft 365 Tenants

The group used compromised ConnectWise Cloud Backup application credentials. Activity in multiple customer environments went beyond attempted sign-ins.

Bitcoin’s $80,000 floor faces Friday inflation test as ETF inflows lose momentum

Bitcoin holds the $80,000 area, where Glassnode places the estimated average acquisition costs of US spot Bitcoin ETFs and publicly traded corporate treasuries, while ETF inflows slowed by 95.6% in a day. Farside Investors recorded $526.7 million in net inflows on Oct. 19 and $23.2 million on Oct. 20, with both sessions positive. A $26… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Cloudflare Sees Attack Traffic Targeting Critical PHP Flaws

PHP released fixes for two critical flaws on Oct. 21. Cloudflare enabled default firewall protections for affected customers before the release.

Alibaba’s Qwen3-Coder Produced More Hackable Apps for a U.S. Prompt

The main comparison found a 70% hackability rate for U.S. defense-contractor apps and 59% for Chinese-contractor apps. The tests targeted running applications, not deployed software.

CoinDCX Denies $16 Million Hack, Tracing Flagged Wallets to Its 2025 Breach

CoinDCX co-founder Sumit Gupta has denied a fresh breach at the Indian crypto exchange. A security researcher had flagged about $15.99 million in Tether (USDT) moving out of wallets tagged to the platform. Gupta said the addresses belonged to CoinDCX before its July 2025 hack and were compromised in that attack. He described the latest The post CoinDCX Denies $16 Million Hack, Tracing Flagged Wallets to Its 2025 Breach appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Bitcoin Recovery Spans Roughly 100 Days Without Reaching Record High

The figure measures time already spent in the recovery. It offers no timetable for a return to Bitcoin’s previous peak.

Anthropic Announces Claude Duet Research Preview for US Pro and Max Users

The proactive AI agent is available to select users through a waitlist.

Dogecoin Expands Utility as Robinhood Memecoin Boom Reveals Crypto’s Biggest Adoption Engine

Dogecoin, Shiba Inu and Robinhood once again highlight how memecoins could drive on-chain adoption and bring more users into crypto. The post Dogecoin Expands Utility as Robinhood Memecoin Boom Reveals Crypto’s Biggest Adoption Engine appeared first on Cryptonews.

CoinDCX Co-Founder Denies New Hack After $16 Million Wallet Alert

Sumit Gupta says the flagged addresses were compromised in July 2025 and that no funds from CoinDCX’s current wallets were affected.

David Schwartz Doesn’t Know Who Sent Him This XRP Meme Coin Gift

XRP meme coin FUZZY gained 100% in a week as Ripple ex-CTO David Schwartz unboxed gift cards after calling memecoin investing distasteful. The post David Schwartz Doesn’t Know Who Sent Him This XRP Meme Coin Gift appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Alpha Modus Reports $250 Million-Plus Bitcoin Holding From Share Swap

The Nasdaq-listed company exchanged 51.6 million shares and matching warrants for 3,170 BTC, expanding its asset base while diluting existing shareholders.

GRVT Burns 1.1 Million Tokens as Countdown to Grvt 2.0 Begins

The discretionary buyback represents close to 1% of circulating supply and precedes four planned product milestones culminating in Grvt 2.0. Road Town, British Virgin Islands, October 22, 2026 – Grvt, a self-custodial trading platform built on its own zero-knowledge (ZK) chain, announced that the Foundation’s token issuer has completed its first GRVT token buyback, purchasing and burning 1.1 million GRVT tokens on the open market. The transaction permanently removed close to 1% of GRVT’s circulating supply at the time of purchase. It marks the first of five milestones ahead of the planned launch of Grvt 2.0 at the end of November 2026. A discretionary buyback with on-chain verification The Foundation’s token issuer intends to conduct further buybacks on a monthly basis. Each transaction...

Bitcoin Valuation Model Ties $276,000 to 1% of Global Capital

The Sept. 25 calculation uses estimates of global capital and Bitcoin’s supply. Its result describes a hypothetical market share, not a recorded investment flow.

Phantom's deBridge Integration Passes 1 Million Cross-Chain Swaps

The integration has handled more than $500 million in trading volume. The swap count covers deBridge transactions, not all cross-chain activity in Phantom.

Dell Urges Earlier AI Hardware Planning Amid Component Shortages

Late procurement requests can leave less time to coordinate deliveries. Dell ended fiscal Q2 with $95 billion in AI backlog.

Netflix Schedules Two Global Theatrical Film Releases for 2027

Both films are slated to reach Netflix after their cinema openings, as the company lowers its 2026 advertising revenue forecast to about $2.7 billion.

Arcium’s Blackthorn Alpha Combines MPC With NVIDIA GPU Confidential Computing

Organizations can apply through a portal using an organization email for API access, installation on compatible GPUs they operate, or dedicated Blackthorn units by request.

Colombian Broker Gets 160 Months for Laundering $14.5M in Tether

He was also ordered to forfeit $14,751,846 and serve five years of supervised release.

GENIUS Act Rules Are Reshaping the USDC vs. USDT Battle

New GENIUS Act rules put Circle and Tether on different paths as USDC and USDT compete for US adoption and global stablecoin dominance. The post GENIUS Act Rules Are Reshaping the USDC vs. USDT Battle appeared first on Cryptonews.

AT&T Raises 2026 Adjusted EPS Outlook to the $2.40 Range

The company lowered its annual capital plan for 2027 and 2028 by roughly $1 billion and reaffirmed its goal of reaching more than 60 million fiber locations by 2030.

Coinbase Opens Midterm Election Dashboard in U.S. App, Excluding Two States

Users in Michigan and Nevada are excluded. Coinbase Financial Markets provides the related futures and swaps.

Crypto ‘meme games’ set to launch, bringing new risks for holders

Artificial intelligence could dramatically lower the cost of building crypto games, potentially triggering a rapid wave of short-lived “meme games” designed less for long-term community building and more for quick speculation, according to Illuvium co-founder Kieran Warwick. Warwick told Cointelegraph that tools now make it possible to create comparable games in just days—around $1,000 in [...]

Weatherford Reports First Venezuela Revenue in Q3, Sees Growth Through 2028

The oilfield services company posted $1.143 billion in quarterly revenue and forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $1.28 billion to $1.33 billion.

What Prediction Markets Can Express on XT Exchange

Markets have always been good at pricing assets and poor at pricing questions; with XPredict, XT Exchange brings the instrument that closes that gap into an ordinary account. Markets are often described as information machines. The description is only partly earned. A conventional market is extremely good at aggregating opinion about one specific thing: what The post What Prediction Markets Can Express on XT Exchange appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Northpointe Projects Up to $55 Million in Annualized Savings From Mortgage Channel Exit

The proposed transfer of its retail and direct-to-consumer mortgage teams to CMG Financial targets a year-end close, subject to due diligence and a final agreement.

GM Evaluates More Than 300,000 Battery Setups for Its Next EV Platform

Upgrades at the Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant are expected to finish in 2028, with preproduction planned at an LG Energy Solution facility in late 2027.

Bitcoin ETFs bag another $528M, taking 3-day haul past $1B

US spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $1.08 billion over three trading sessions to push October flows back above water.

Interior Photos Can Reveal a Home Address, a Police AI Test Shows

A new AI tool being tested by US law enforcement, including the Los Angeles Police Department and the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, can infer a home address from ordinary interior photos. The system matches architectural cues in a room to images from online real estate and rental listings, without relying on GPS or photo metadata. Its […]

CZ Reacts to Anthropic’s New Claude Duet AI Agent: ‘Now, It Controls Us’

Claude Duet, Anthropic’s new AI agent, works in the background and asks before acting. Binance founder CZ joked: “Now, it controls us.” The post CZ Reacts to Anthropic’s New Claude Duet AI Agent: ‘Now, It Controls Us’ appeared first on BeInCrypto.

SideSwap reopens Bitcoin swaps while Liquid reserves stay locked

SideSwap’s wallet funds the reopened swaps while partly manual refills can delay payments and direct Federation withdrawals remain restricted. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

PHP Attack Threatens Crypto Safety: Should You Cash Out or Pull Funds From Exchanges?

Should you cash out? The PHP attack raises crypto safety concerns as experts urge vulnerable servers to patch critical flaws. The post PHP Attack Threatens Crypto Safety: Should You Cash Out or Pull Funds From Exchanges? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Putin Sets Two-to-Three-Day Window for First Russian Diesel Tanker to U.S.

Putin put the cargo at 40,000 tons. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak had earlier said the tanker would begin its trip Thursday, Oct. 22.

WTI Holds Steady After U.S. Crude Stocks Fall 3.06 Million Barrels

Crude stocks declined for a third straight week. Distillate inventories rose but remained at a record low for this time of year.

Anthropic Draft S-1 Shows $16.3 Billion in First-Half Revenue, $80.7 Billion Net Loss

Wall Street expectations put the company near a $2 trillion valuation, with a potential raise of up to $100 billion.

Malone Sees SpaceX-Skydance Output Deal as Skydance Targets Lower Leverage

His forecast included a possible $8 billion to $10 billion SpaceX investment; neither company has announced an agreement or deal terms.

10-Year Treasury Yield Falls to 5.10% as September Inflation Rises

The 10-year and two-year yields were lower on Oct. 15 than a day earlier, while September consumer and producer prices rose.

NEAR AI’s Staking Service Tops 1 Million NEAR for AI Compute

The service supports confidential inference and IronClaw hosting. Customers retain ownership and control of their staked tokens.

Chainlink CCIP Weekly Volume Climbs 260% to $1.3 Billion

The one-week figure is separate from Chainlink’s cumulative $30 trillion in enabled transaction value.

Chinese Prosecutors Seek Confiscation of 61,896 Bitcoin in Qian Case

The Tianjin application provides for victim restitution, while ownership claims to the UK-held coins must be assessed under Chinese law.

Artificial Analysis Finds 770-Point Elo Gap Across 40 AI Models

GPT-4o (Nov. ’24) scored 1,467 Elo on sycophancy, while Grok 4.7 (Xhigh) scored 697. The benchmark tests 30 personality traits with 900 questions.

Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Introduces Quinelings Project

Its digital entities can perform calculations such as finding roots and measuring water volume.

Crypto “Meme Games” Set to Arrive, Bringing New Risks for Players

AI tools are starting to compress the timeline and cost of building crypto “meme games,” raising the prospect of a rapid, highly speculative wave of short-lived titles—potentially echoing the memecoin boom-and-bust dynamics seen across launchpads and trader-led activity. Illuvium co-founder Kieran Warwick told Cointelegraph that AI can cut development for games in the “meme” style [...]

OpenAI Details ChatGPT Ad System That Keeps Ads Apart From Replies

A language model interprets conversations and nominates ad candidates; separate tools score them, and an auction tool makes the final placement and pricing decisions.

Evernorth Filing Covers 11,499,992 Shares for Up to $132.2 Million

Cash proceeds depend on warrant holders exercising their rights. Evernorth has not designated any amount for XRP purchases.

Corning's Optical Communications Sales Rose 32% in Q2 2026

The quarter ended June 30, and Corning's July 28 outlook called for $4.9 billion to $5 billion in third-quarter core sales.

Bitcoin spot ETF inflows rise 22.8-fold to $528.40 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs drew $528.40 million on October 21, about 22.8 times the prior day's inflows. Eight funds attracted capital as the market recorded its third straight session of net inflows.

Coinbase Spotlights 8 Big Stories From Bitcoin Forecasts to AI

Bitcoin could outperform stocks, gold, and real estate over the next decade or longer, JPMorgan projects. Coinbase Predict highlighted that outlook alongside seven developments spanning investment access, corporate earnings, and artificial intelligence. JPMorgan Projects Bitcoin Returns Above Stocks and Gold An eight-item financial roundup shared by the Coinbase Predict account Oct. 20 on X led […]

CFTC Secures More Than $9 Million Order in Louisiana Forex Case

The order targets a Louisiana man and associated companies in an enforcement case involving alleged foreign-exchange fraud.

China seeks to seize 61,800 BTC tied to $5.7 billion fraud scheme

CZ Warns Crypto Users as Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Put Websites at Risk

PancakeSwap and BNB Chain both say PHP is nowhere in their tech stacks, and CZ wants other projects to post the same kind of confirmation.

Binance says it helped disrupt West African crypto scam networks in coordinated Joint Disruption Week

Binance says it joined law enforcement and technology partners in “Joint Disruption Week,” reporting 28 arrests across Ghana and Nigeria, seizures in Ghana, and funds identified for potential freezing, while citing exten

OpenAI’s Coding Agents Did Something the Company Still Can’t Explain

OpenAI says 2 of its coding agents weakened the company’s misalignment monitoring during internal tasks this month. One later denied removing a monitor when its user asked. The company says it still lacks a satisfying explanation. The disclosure comes weeks after CEO Sam Altman ruled out a 2026 OpenAI IPO, citing safety. How OpenAI’s Agents The post OpenAI’s Coding Agents Did Something the Company Still Can’t Explain appeared first on BeInCrypto.

First Trust Sets FCVT October Distribution at $0.045 Per Share

Shareholders are due to receive the payment Oct. 30. The fund’s monthly distributions from January through September were also $0.045 per share.

力積電's Q3 Results Imply 47.6% Gross Margin After Price Hikes

The preliminary margin is calculated from self-compiled figures; revenue increased about 23% quarter over quarter and about 80% year over year.

Waymo Adds Harry Reid International Airport to Its Las Vegas Ride Network

Airport pickups will begin with a small group of riders before access expands to all customers.

Sky Prime Agent’s Basin Targets Settlement Timing Gap for Tokenized Treasury Bills

Basin is limited to eligible tokenized bills. Prime Agents accounted for about 65% of Sky’s combined assets as of September 2026.

NVIDIA Brings Agile Robots Humanoid System Into Isaac Platform

The update adds Isaac Lab 3.0, a runtime layer for robot software and new simulation and activity data resources.

Chipotle Reports 2.2% Comparable Sales Growth for Second Quarter

Average checks rose 1.2% and transactions increased 1.0% for the quarter ended June 30. Chipotle plans to release third-quarter results on Oct. 28.

First Trust Sets FPEI’s October Distribution at $0.0955 Per Share

The schedule lists Oct. 21 as the expected ex-dividend and record date, with payment due Oct. 30.

Super Micro Computer Shares Lead S&P 500 With 9.12% Midday Gain

Super Micro Computer Inc. raised its fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue estimate to $18.5 billion-$19.5 billion, pointing to increased demand for AI platforms.

First Trust Keeps FSMB’s October Distribution at $0.054 Per Share

The monthly payout matches September’s, with payment scheduled for Oct. 30.

House of Doge Asset Transfer to Dogecoin Labs Awaits Closing Conditions

House of Doge plans to contribute selected operations and related assets in exchange for an equity stake in the organization.

First Trust Sets FUMB’s October Distribution at $0.044 Per Share

The fund listed Wednesday, Oct. 21, as the expected ex-dividend and record date, with payment scheduled for Oct. 30.

Move over memecoins: Crypto ‘meme games’ coming, bagholders and all

“Plenty will be ponzis. Plenty will get exploited. Plenty will insta die. There will be ridiculous gains, and people will get absolutely f***ing rinsed,” says Illuvium co-founder Kieran Warwick.

Solana’s biggest network change since 2020 is live. Here’s how users benefit

XRP Expands Beyond Crypto Trading as Banks and AI Agents Adopt XRPL

XRP’s role extends into cross-currency settlement and automated commerce as its underlying blockchain attracts financial institutions. Tokenized funds, stablecoin custody, and brokerage products illustrate the ecosystem’s connections with traditional finance beyond cryptocurrency trading. XRP Connects Currency Transfers With Automated Payments The XRP account on X highlighted cross-currency payments, institutional finance, and software-driven transactions in a […]

Abracadabra Wind-Down Vote Tops Proposal Threshold but Misses Quorum

Two wallets cast 396.16 million Spell Token (SPELL) votes. The plan estimates $900,000 in recoverable collateral against roughly 22 million MIM.

First Community Posts $8.044 Million Q3 Profit and $0.85 GAAP EPS

Net income rose 54.9% year over year. The bank holding company also approved its 99th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

Michael Saylor’s Bull-Market Post Draws More Than 5,600 Likes

The post came as Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remained relatively stable amid mixed market signals.

Nasdaq 100 Gains 1.2%, Outpacing the S&P 500's 0.5% Advance

The Nasdaq 100 led the S&P 500 by 0.7 percentage points in the market snapshot.

[Satoshi Index] Top Crypto Traders on 7-Day Ranking Move From 87% Short to 76% Long as 24-Hour Group Goes From 81% Long to 82% Short

Top traders on the 7-day ranking across Hyperliquid, Lighter, dYdX and Pacifica now hold 76% of position value long, from 87% short yesterday evening, while the 24-hour group moves from 81% long to 82% short and Zcash…

Solana Co-Founders Urge Removal of Beta Label After Alpenglow Launch

Alpenglow targets transaction finality of roughly 150 milliseconds, down from about 12.8 seconds.

Bitway Falls 25.09% to Lead Crypto Decliners in Oct. 21 Snapshot

At 12:05 p.m. ET, 82 of the 90 largest cryptocurrencies excluding stablecoins were up over 24 hours, including Bitcoin and Ether.

Gerstner Sees Musk’s Pledge as Start of Wider Trump Accounts Giving

Gerstner said he thinks he can raise $100 billion for children over the next 12 months. Musk has not defined who would qualify for his planned 2027 share gift or explained how it would be delivered.

Bloom Energy Faces an Implied $2.08 Billion Second-Half Revenue Need

Bloom recorded $1.8164 billion in first-half sales. Its earnings call is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET (21:00 UTC) on Oct. 22.

Bitcoin ETFs attract $1.08 billion in 3 days but it may not be enough for a steep rally

Meta Found a Way to Raise Money Without Handing Out More Votes

Meta Platforms will give shareholders one non-voting Class C share for every share they own. The new class gives Meta stock it can sell to raise money without diluting voting power. The plan arrived with third-quarter results showing free cash flow of negative $2.12 billion. Capital spending of $34.91 billion outpaced the cash Meta’s operations The post Meta Found a Way to Raise Money Without Handing Out More Votes appeared first on BeInCrypto.

XRP Ledger bug fix moved to November after validator support dipped for two hours

1% of AI Users Drive 80% of Spending Leaving the Boom Very Fragile

Ramp data shows 1% of firms drive 80% of AI spending on OpenAI and Anthropic, while growth in that spending has nearly stalled. The post 1% of AI Users Drive 80% of Spending Leaving the Boom Very Fragile appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Why Is Lighter Up 23% This Week? 2 Catalysts Explain the Move

Lighter (LIT) climbed 12.85% over the past 24 hours, the biggest gain among the 100 largest cryptocurrencies. That took its seven-day advance to 23.49%, with the token now trading at $3.83. The broader market fell more than 2% over the same period, and every large-cap token traded in the red. Two developments in two days, The post Why Is Lighter Up 23% This Week? 2 Catalysts Explain the Move appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Why XRP May Retest $1 Before Its Next Major Rally: Analyst

XRP's recovery rests on weekly closes above $1.33; failure to regain that level leaves the $1 region exposed, an analyst warned today.

Cardano Trades Near $0.22 Support Zone as Chart Marks $0.233 Resistance

ADA was near its 50-day moving average at $0.225. The chart shows $0.196 and $0.177 below the immediate support area.

Zcash Sets NU7 Mainnet Height at Block 3,543,405 Ahead of Nov. 5

The upgrade would shorten target block spacing from 75 seconds to 25 and make Sprout balances left at activation unspendable under the new rules.

Bybit Weighs U.S. Partnerships, European App for Q1 2027

CEO Ben Zhou said state-by-state licensing could take two to three years. Bybit is also exploring entry into the U.K. market.

U.S. Government Learned of PHP Vulnerability on Oct. 16

Federal agencies are assessing possible effects on government systems and critical infrastructure while coordinating patch work and mitigation priorities.

Matter Labs Introduces Prividium Commander for Existing Blockchains

Institutions can add application permissions without moving to Prividium Ledger, while retaining their existing custody and signing providers.

Ether Reclaims $2,500 as Short Liquidations Reach $186.8 Million

Ether gained about 2.9% in 24 hours. Short positions made up 68.6% of $272 million in marketwide liquidations.

Bitcoin gives back its run at $85,000 as Tesla and Meta fail to calm AI nerves

Musk Says Tesla and SpaceX Merger Depends on Shareholder Support

The companies’ June 30 disclosures total 30,221 BTC; their third-quarter updates gave dollar values but no newer unit counts.

YieldMax YRAM Sets Weekly Distribution at $0.3458, Down 10.8%

The fund set Oct. 21 as the ex-dividend and record date, with payment scheduled for Oct. 22.

TechnipFMC and BP Sign MOU for Potential 20,000-PSI Gulf Systems

The Oct. 20 agreement covers BP’s Paleogene projects but names no development, equipment volume or delivery schedule.

YieldMax SLTY Sets $0.2091 Weekly Distribution With 96.39% Estimated Return of Capital

Oct. 21 is the ex-date and record date, with payment scheduled for Oct. 22. The remaining 3.61% of the distribution is estimated as income.

YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call ETF Sets $0.1811 Distribution

The payout was $0.0036 below the prior week's $0.1847 distribution; its annualized rate was 23.40% as of Oct. 19.

Bitcoin Remains a Crypto Benchmark as Market Shows Resilience

Mixed signals across asset markets and economic pressure form the backdrop to the broader crypto market’s resilience.

Developer Links $370,000 Theft to Railway Secrets Exposure

Railway restored Enterprise builds late Wednesday, while customers on other plans were still waiting to redeploy with replacement credentials.

Cloudflare CEO Reports Millions of PHP2Shell Exploit Attempts

PHP has shipped fixes for four supported branches. The flaws can let attackers run code on vulnerable web servers without logging in.

Tether Supports Bolivian Fintech to Enable USDT Payments for Food and Banking

Tether is backing Bolivian fintech Peso with a pre-seed investment aimed at expanding USDT payments across Latin America, the companies said this week. In an announcement on Tether’s website, the stablecoin issuer said the funding is intended to strengthen Peso’s payments infrastructure and its ability to route USDT transactions through banking and merchant payment systems. [...]

Uphold Lists Evernorth’s XRPN Stock, Expanding XRP Treasury Access

Uphold has listed Evernorth’s XRPN stock, giving eligible U.S. investors another way to access an XRP-focused business. The company entered public markets with approximately 473 million tokens and plans to generate earnings from its holdings. Uphold Opens Access to Evernorth’s XRP Treasury Stock Eligible U.S. investors can now trade Evernorth Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: XRPN) through […]

Mastercard Crypto Credential, KYC, Travel Rule and Screening Compared

Identity checks, transfer-party information and blockchain risk alerts serve different purposes. Providers remain responsible for deciding whether a payment can proceed.

OCC waiver rule puts active stablecoin issuers on notice

Existing US issuers awaiting OCC approval need discretionary relief to keep issuing from Jan. 18, 2027; filing alone is insufficient. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Circle CEO Shrugs Off Bitcoin's Slump and Pitches Digital Dollars for the AI Era

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire shrugs off Bitcoin's slump and pitches digital dollars for AI payments as GENIUS Act rules near. The post Circle CEO Shrugs Off Bitcoin's Slump and Pitches Digital Dollars for the AI Era appeared first on BeInCrypto.

OpenAI Pledges $1 Billion for Cybersecurity Support After PHP Flaw Discovery

The Daybreak project will provide grants to front-line cybersecurity defenders and support their use of related services.

YieldMax CVNA ETF Raises Weekly Payout to $0.1883 for Oct. 23

The distribution is 4.15% higher than the prior week’s payment. Oct. 22 is both the ex-dividend date and the record date.

YieldMax APLY Cuts Weekly Distribution 16.7% to $0.0479 Per Share

Oct. 22 is both the record and ex-dividend date, with payment scheduled for Oct. 23. APLY lists a 21.14% distribution rate and a 2.36% 30-day SEC yield.

Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETFs Take In $526.7 Million on Oct. 19

In a market snapshot, BTC traded between $81,724 and $83,470, below the $84,333 average cost for ETF investors.

Schwab’s Avalanche Analysis Questions Whether Network Activity Drives Token Demand

The Sept. 30 analysis focused on Avalanche’s custom-chain niche; an Oct. 21 tally put represented and distributed real-world assets at $13.04 billion combined.

High-Yield Bond Index Shows 230-Basis-Point Yield Premium

The gap was 39 basis points wider than on May 14, 2025. Option-adjusted spreads showed a separate 246-basis-point difference.

OKX Combines EUR and EURC Markets in a Shared Spot Order Book

Eligible users in supported EEA jurisdictions can choose either trading asset and convert EUR to EURC at a 1:1 rate.

Bitcoin Short Positions See $13.49 Million Liquidated in One Hour

The three-exchange tally totaled $13.63 million as Bitcoin rose 0.68% to $84,252.

YieldMax AMD ETF Sets Distribution at $0.3387 Per Share, Down 49.3%

Oct. 22 is both the ex-dividend and record date; payment is scheduled for Oct. 23.

NVIDIA Outlines AI-Agent Workflow for AI Factory Digital Twins

The example combines site, equipment and engineering data, but a digital twin still needs verified inputs and engineering review before it can support simulation.

YieldMax AI Option Income Strategy ETF Sets $0.0788 Weekly Distribution

The new per-share amount is below the fund’s previous $0.0886 weekly distribution.

Ripple Backs SEC Crypto Plan, Seeks Protections for Token Trading

Ripple supports the SEC’s proposed crypto framework while seeking protections for exchanges, brokers, and token holders. Its submission defends the agency’s legal authority, challenges token-classification approaches, and requests safeguards against trading restrictions and regulatory uncertainty. SEC Authority and Fundraising Rules Clearer rules for crypto fundraising and trading were central to Ripple’s Oct. 20 submission to […]

Pendle Expands One-Click Looping to Yield Assets and Tokenized Stocks

Stock longs on Base use Aave loans, while PendleLoop fees on non-PT positions are waived through Dec. 31.

CME CEO Says Crypto Perps Are Swaps While Suing CFTC Over Their Approval

CME CEO Terry Duffy calls crypto perps swaps while CME sues the CFTC over their approval. Here is how the regulator answers. The post CME CEO Says Crypto Perps Are Swaps While Suing CFTC Over Their Approval appeared first on BeInCrypto.

UBTC-to-Ether Whale Swaps Bitcoin for 3,038.73 Ether in One Hour

The conversion was valued at $7.5 million. The trader’s ETH swaps since Oct. 11 exceeded $115 million, at an average price of $2,513.11 per ETH.

Crypto Gains Preceded Diverging USDC and USDT Supply Growth

Weekly models linked prior gains in non-stablecoin crypto assets to slower USDC growth and faster USDT growth. Higher perpetual funding rates were associated with faster growth for both.

Tesla, SpaceX Form Merger Committees; June Filings Show 30,221 BTC

Elon Musk said the committees had not agreed on transaction terms, and no merger has been finalized.

XRP Weekly RSI Nears Bearish Cross as Analyst Cites Past Drawdowns

Steph Is Crypto says the signal is unconfirmed and a green weekly close is needed to prevent it from forming. He says a weekly close above $1.50 would confirm a major reversal.

Polkadot Community Foundation Warns Fearless Wallet Users of Exposed Keys

Eight users have reported unauthorized transfers totaling 17,286 DOT. Affected users are urged to create new keys and move their assets.

Ardoino Says Tether Actions Cut Iran-Linked Stablecoin Volume by 94%

He gave no measurement period or starting volume, while Democratic investigators found that 84% of 846 Iran-linked wallets used USDT almost exclusively.

Collector Crypt Reports Record $24.3 Million Day

Users opened 123,425 packs, while the reported gross receipts equaled roughly 13% of DefiLlama's trailing 30-day pack-sales total.

Stellar (XLM) Rebound Faces Descending Resistance With $0.23 Level in View

A four-hour chart setup remains unconfirmed; a break above descending resistance and recent highs would strengthen the case for the conditional target.

Robinhood Chain Stock Tokens Reach $11.31 Billion in September

September lifted third-quarter decentralized-exchange volume to $14.05 billion. Nvidia tokens led the quarter, while 16 companies objected to tokenized listings on another venue.

Atlanta Fed Survey Shows Business Cost Expectations Fell to 2.3%

The October reading was below September’s 2.4% but remained above the survey’s prepandemic average.

AI Complicates Contribution Checks for 53% of Surveyed Directors and Senior Managers

In the April 2026 survey, 78% said they changed how they evaluate team members after adopting AI, and 47% said they spend more time reviewing and guiding work.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Sees Tesla at $4,400 With $225B AI Spending Forecast

ARK Invest projects Tesla shares could reach $4,400 in 2031 under a model assuming approximately $225 billion in cumulative AI infrastructure spending. The forecast ties future value to robotaxi services and humanoid robots. AI Spending Assumptions Support the $4,400 Tesla Forecast Cumulative AI infrastructure spending at Tesla would rise from approximately $7 billion at the […]

Aero Launches as Aerodrome and Velodrome Merge Across Seven Chains

The combined exchange went live across seven networks, with VELO converting at 0.044 AERO and locked positions becoming sAERO

Google Gemini AI Predicts an Explosive Q4 for Zcash

Google Gemini AI predicts something potentially explosive for Zcash (ZEC) by January 1, 2027. This isn’t a conventional bullish forecast; it’s a prediction based on a specific landmark catalyst for the privacy-focused token.The concept centers on a coordinated effort by major global banks and financial regulators to formally endorse and implement Zcash’s shielded transaction technology, […] The post Google Gemini AI Predicts an Explosive Q4 for Zcash appeared first on Cryptonews.

Bank of Korea Hits Pause, but Chip Boom Keeps Rate Hikes in Play

The Bank of Korea held at 3.00% as a chip export boom clashes with a KOSPI selloff. See why a November hike remains live. The post Bank of Korea Hits Pause, but Chip Boom Keeps Rate Hikes in Play appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Will Brent Jump 28% Again? US and Israel Draft Post-Midterm Iran Strike Plans

The US and Israel drafted Iran strike plans for after the midterms. See how Brent oil reacted to the last strikes. The post Will Brent Jump 28% Again? US and Israel Draft Post-Midterm Iran Strike Plans appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Doodles' DOOD Token Jumps 212% as Market Cap Reaches $38 Million

Trading volume reached $213 million over 24 hours, while the Doodles NFT collection's floor rose 7.4% in Ether (ETH) terms.

SpaceX Shares Jump 8% as Memory Stocks Lead U.S. Gains

Third-quarter revenue rose 161% year over year to $14.6 billion. Elon Musk said annual recurring revenue could reach $500 billion to $1 trillion by the end of 2027.

SK hynix and SanDisk Rise 4% as Memory Stocks Lead U.S. Open

Micron climbed about 3%, while all three companies were coming off losses in Tuesday’s session.

Winklevoss Twins Contrast Bitcoin’s 21 Million Cap With Gold Mining

They also described gold as abundant in the universe.

SkyAI Shareholder Demands Board Accountability After Full Solana Sale

Bastion Trading, which holds about 9.99% of SkyAI, wants the cash tender offer raised from $3 to at least $3.50 per share.

Woodside to Begin Process to Reduce Investment in Texas Ammonia Project

Third-quarter output averaged 0.8 kilotonnes per day, down from 1.8 in the second quarter amid feedstock constraints and a monthlong shutdown.

Super Micro Computer Gains 11.5% as AI Shares Rise at U.S. Open

Dell gained 8.2%, while the Nasdaq rose 0.61% and the VIX fell 1.96%.

Apple’s M5 Ultra Mac Studio Starts at $5,499 as AI API Rates Fall

The system supports up to 512GB of unified memory, while OpenAI and Anthropic announced lower per-token prices on Sept. 22.

Dow Opens 0.26% Higher as Nasdaq and S&P 500 Edge Lower

The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 each slipped 0.05% at the open on Oct. 21.

Binance’s BABAUSDT Trades Below Five Moving Averages at $106.14

BABAUSDT was down 1.21% over 24 hours, with Stochastic readings below 12.

PHP Foundation admits ‘structural failure’ delayed critical security fix

Government websites and online services were disrupted after concerns about a PHP bug that could allow attackers to take control of vulnerable servers.

FBI Logs One Million Complaints as Losses Tied to Crypto Complaints Reach $11.4 Billion

The FBI recorded 1,008,597 internet crime complaints, up 17% from 2024; about 453,000 involved cyber-enabled fraud with losses exceeding $17.7 billion.

Federated Hermes CIO Sees Years Left in AI Boom Before Bubble Risks Rise

Its September outlook lifted the 2026 S&P 500 earnings estimate to $370 and projected about 15% growth in both 2027 and 2028.

AkzoNobel Begins Buyer Search for European Refinishing Business

A signed agreement with an acceptable buyer must be in place before the merger closes, but the business sale can close later. The EU review remains in Phase I, with a provisional Nov. 6 decision deadline.

GTA VI’s DacityCoin Label Spurs Speculation Over a Gameplay Role

The separate Solana token’s market cap rose from $104,000 to $3.18 million within an hour of the Oct. 15 trailer release.

Ledger Adds Morpho Borrowing Against Wrapped Bitcoin to Its Wallet

Users can borrow USDC or USDT and approve on-chain actions through Ledger Signer.

ABA Criticizes OCC “GENIUS” Rules, Says Stablecoin Yield Terms Undercut Congress

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has criticized finalized rules from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) governing how payment stablecoins can be issued and how custody arrangements should work. In a Wednesday statement, the industry group said the OCC’s interpretation—approved as part of the regulatory framework implementing the GENIUS Act—misread Congress’s [...]

Fidelity’s Timmer Says AI Bubble Risk Is Not Stock Valuations, but Debt

Fidelity's Jurrien Timmer says any AI bubble may sit in debt, as CoreWeave bond yields top 15% and stock valuations fall. The post Fidelity’s Timmer Says AI Bubble Risk Is Not Stock Valuations, but Debt appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Robert Kiyosaki Sees Major Economic Reset as AI Threatens Job Security

Robert Kiyosaki argues that artificial intelligence is challenging the traditional route from education to secure employment. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author warns the disruption could form part of one of history’s greatest economic resets. Robert Kiyosaki Questions the Promise of a High-Paying Job Artificial intelligence could undermine the job security associated with advanced education, […]

Weatherford Sets $0.275 Dividend With Dec. 3 Payment Date

Shareholders of record Nov. 6 qualify for the Dec. 3 payment. The amount matches the dividend declared in July and paid in September.

AT&T Raises 2026 Outlook as Dell AI Adoption Tops 6,500

AT&T lifted its adjusted earnings-per-share outlook to about $2.40. More than 6,500 enterprises had adopted Dell’s AI Factory with NVIDIA, up from 5,000 in the prior quarter.

Germany’s DAX 40 Tops 25,600 Points, Up 1.9% in 24 Hours

The index stood at 25,600.82 points in a snapshot recorded at 8:56 a.m. ET on Oct. 21 (12:56 UTC).

Moonshot AI Lists Singapore Role Focused on Commercial Deals

The full-time opening covers AI commercialization, enterprise contracts and partnerships, with annual base pay listed at SGD 100,000 to SGD 500,000.

Orrstown Financial Services Sets $0.30 Dividend for Nov. 10

Shareholders of record Nov. 3 qualify for the payment. Third-quarter net income rose to $22.8 million year over year.

Data Center Delays Could Favor Operators With Power Already in Place

Ionic Digital has leased 234 megawatts at a Texas site to Nscale, with another 89 megawatts tied to future capacity availability.

XRP Gains 2.34% as Its Binance Leverage Ratio Drops 26%

The ratio fell to about 0.169 from 0.229 in September, but the measure does not show whether traders were bullish or bearish.

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Slow to $23.2 Million After $526.7 Million Day

U.S. spot funds took in about $549.9 million over two sessions after losing $228.4 million over the five sessions from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16.

HomeTrust Keeps Quarterly Dividend at $0.15 as Preliminary Earnings Rise

The board set the payment for Nov. 25 to holders on record at the close of business Nov. 12. Net interest margin increased to 4.46% from 4.41%.

Kadena (KDA) Price Falls 46.24% in 30 Minutes to $0.006

KDA had gained 17.65% over 24 hours and reached a high of $0.01116 before the decline. Trading volume during the drop was about $343,775.

Apollo-Managed Funds and Affiliates Plan $1.34 Billion UDR Venture Stake

The proposed $2 billion portfolio spans 19 communities and 7,059 homes; UDR would retain one-third ownership and manage the properties.

Ripple-Backed Evernorth Eyes $132M Funding Amid XRP Buying Plans

Evernorth plans to raise capital to buy more XRP, while existing warrants could provide up to $132.2 million in additional funding. Its latest prospectus details the cash investments and token contributions that helped establish its treasury. Evernorth Plans Further XRP Purchases Through Capital Raising Buying additional XRP forms part of the financing strategy that Evernorth […]

Irish drug lord’s lost Bitcoin fortune comes back to life as $41 million moves to Coinbase

The net receipt reached an address Arkham labels a Coinbase Prime deposit, a destination also used in July and August. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Netflix Stock Hits 26-Month Low, But Revenue Tells a Different Story

Netflix stock fell to a 26-month low after a weak Q4 outlook, even as revenue hit a record. See the key levels to watch. The post Netflix Stock Hits 26-Month Low, But Revenue Tells a Different Story appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Helio Seeks Nasdaq Listing With Proposed $8 Million to $10 Million Share Sale

Preliminary terms call for 2 million shares at $4 to $5 each. The sale and listing remain subject to separate conditions.

NVIDIA Works With 12,000-Plus Partners as Huang Urges AI Production

At GTC Berlin, Huang named five European companies working with NVIDIA on AI. The company has committed nearly $10 billion to Europe’s technology ecosystem.

OpenAI Opens Google Cloud Preview for Three Models and Codex Workflows

Select enterprise customers can access the models through Google Cloud APIs. Broader availability is planned in the coming weeks.

Gate Schedules Four Stock-Linked Futures for U.S. and Japanese Firms

The contracts cover two Japanese companies and two U.S. firms, with trading bots and copy trading slated to follow within an hour of launch.

Standard Chartered Signs Deal to Acquire Full Ownership of Zodia Custody

Zodia’s custody business is expected to join the bank after closing, while its software business is planned for a separate company backed by SC Ventures.

A Wallet Three Hours Old Minted Kimchi's Coin and Routed Every Fee to One Address

The deployer bought 79% of the supply for about $9,300 and named a single address the permanent, unchangeable recipient of every creator fee the coin will ever pay. Pump.fun's own profile page titles that address “Kimchi”

Robinhood Fund Invests $30 Million in Erebor Bank Preferred Shares

The deal closed Sept. 17. Erebor’s approved business plan includes customers in payment systems and virtual currency markets, among other sectors.

2,878 Bitcoin Transfer Leads $446.5 Million in Crypto Moves

Transfers to exchanges totaled $156.3 million, while a $50.3 million Ether transfer moved out of Coinbase.

Crypto Exchange Warning: Critical PHP Flaw Puts Payment Sites at Risk

A critical security threat affecting millions of websites has raised concerns for cryptocurrency users, particularly those using smaller exchanges and crypto payment services. On Wednesday, October 21, PHP developers released emergency patches for two vulnerabilities known as PHP2Shell, rated 9.2 out of 10 for severity. The flaws could allow hackers to access vulnerable servers without The post Crypto Exchange Warning: Critical PHP Flaw Puts Payment Sites at Risk appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Dogecoin Labs Forms to Unite Wallet, App Network and Merchant Payments

The organization will bring MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App together under CEO Jordan Jefferson.

AI Data Centers Face $3.55 Trillion Mature Annual Revenue Hurdle

The central scenario pairs that target with nearly $9 trillion in U.S. investment and 188 gigawatts of added capacity completed by 2032.

Obol Urges Immediate Charon Upgrade After CA Key Compromise

The patch updates certificate checks in Go. Obol's mainnet cluster balances totaled 422,862 ETH in its latest daily snapshot.

Google Gemini Exercise Maps Three XRP Price Scenarios for Oct. 31

The exercise assigns different weights to three price bands and lists U.S. ETF flows and Ripple Swell among the factors that could shape them.

Dogecoin Labs Launches With MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App

Nasdaq-listed House of Doge agreed to take an equity stake in the new organization.

Railway Urges All Users to Rotate Secrets After Security Incident

Deployments remain paused, preventing customers from updating applications with replacement credentials.

ABA Says OCC “GENIUS” Rules Undermine US Congressional Oversight

The American Bankers Association (ABA) has criticized the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) finalized rules for the GENIUS Act, arguing that the regulator’s approach to payment stablecoin yield diverges from what Congress intended. In a notice issued Wednesday, the industry group said the OCC’s final framework contains “several positive steps,” but [...]

Coinbase and HTX Among Six Crypto Platforms Facing Restrictions in Kazakhstan

Coinbase, HTX, and four other crypto platforms are facing access restrictions in Kazakhstan after a court backed the regulator's legal action.

Qubic Restarts Chain as Victims Seek $1.3 Million in Stolen QU

Qubic’s blockchain is back online after a thief drained 1,404 wallets of nearly $1.3 million, forcing the network into an emergency shutdown. Now, with stolen funds frozen and a recovery program underway, victims have a chance to reclaim their cryptocurrency. Qubic Resumes Operations After 1,404 Wallets Are Drained Qubic has restarted its blockchain following the […]

French-German Bond Yield Gap Touches 157 Basis Points as French Yield Tops 5%

France’s 10-year yield had touched 5.002% as of 5:14 a.m. ET (09:14 UTC) on Oct. 21. The yield gap narrowed to about 150 basis points later in the day.

American Bankers Association: OCC’s GENIUS rules ‘undermine’ US Congress

Banking advocacy organizations are pushing back against the OCC’s finalized rules on a stablecoin law, arguing against changes to provisions on yield.

Hedera (HBAR) Was Priced at $0.08496 After 1% 24-Hour Gain

At the Oct. 21 snapshot, the quoted 24-hour low was $0.0828868 and the high was $0.0863387.

AMD Data Center Executive Sells $9.33 Million in Shares Under Trading Plan

Norrod’s Oct. 15 transaction was his third reported share sale since August. He held 353,317 shares directly after the day’s trades.

New York Securities Firms Could Top $90 Billion in 2026 Profits

Underwriting revenue rose 68% in the first half, and bonuses for 2026 are expected in early 2027.

Ethereum Schedules Glamsterdam Upgrade on Hoodi Testnet for Oct. 26

The activation is scheduled for 1:42:48 p.m. ET (17:42:48 UTC). Ethereum has not set a mainnet date.

NEM Shows 11.77% One-Hour Gain at $0.000381 in Oct. 21 Figures

The 24-hour gain was 6.43%, while the quoted price was nearly identical to the figure in an Oct. 20 update.

Nvidia Shares Rise 2.27% in Premarket Trading During GTC Berlin

The event featured initiatives in AI factory infrastructure, enterprise AI agents, autonomous driving, robotics and industrial simulation.

PYTH 2026–2030 Price Scenario Puts First $1-Plus High in 2029

The scenario sets a 2029 range of $0.269 to $1.15. Separate projections put PYTH above $1 as early as 2027.

Ki Young Ju Links Bitcoin Inflows to Bull Market Conditions

The CryptoQuant founder has previously pointed to ETF liquidity, long-term holders and investor activity when assessing Bitcoin’s market cycle.

CME Group Plans Tradable AI Token Price Products With Silicon Data

The products would use a benchmark that weights token prices by model usage and would require regulatory approval before launch.

Crypto Exchanges Want Your Next Stock Trade in 2027

On LBank, traders can take a position on Nvidia without buying its shares. They can follow the chipmaker’s fortunes through a stock-linked instrument inside a platform they already use for crypto. It is one example of how exchanges are broadening their pitch heading into 2027. In an interview with BeInCrypto, Kaia Wong, LBank’s VP of The post Crypto Exchanges Want Your Next Stock Trade in 2027 appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Stablecoin Laundering Network Lands Colombian Crypto Broker in Prison

A Colombian cryptocurrency broker known as “Rey” has been sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for helping launder $14.5 million in drug proceeds using Tether’s USDT and participating in a cocaine importation conspiracy. The operation connected Colombian drug traffickers, an unlicensed American crypto exchange, and a web of shell companies. Prosecutors also secured a […]

Tether Supports Bolivian Fintech to Enable USDT Payments for Food and Banking

Tether is backing Bolivian fintech Peso with a pre-seed investment aimed at scaling USDT-based payments across Latin America, according to a Wednesday announcement on Tether’s website. The funding is intended to expand Peso’s stablecoin payment infrastructure in Bolivia and beyond, including services designed to connect USDT with local currencies via banking rails and merchant payment [...]

Matter Labs Debuts Prividium Commander For Institutions

The control plane for bank digital-asset operations is generally available at launch. Its revenue goes to Matter Labs, not ZKsync tokenholders, CEO Alex Gluchowski told The Defiant.

Grayscale Opens 10 Crypto ETFs to Investors, But There's a Catch

Crypto investors holding substantial amounts of Bitcoin, Solana, or XRP now have another way to bring those holdings into traditional finance without selling their coins first. Grayscale announced that eligible investors can exchange cryptocurrencies directly for shares in ten of its investment products. The change removes the usual cash conversion step, potentially cutting trading costs The post Grayscale Opens 10 Crypto ETFs to Investors, But There's a Catch appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Tesla–SpaceX merger talks could put 30,221 Bitcoin under one roof

Elon Musk confirmed that Tesla and SpaceX are exploring a merger that could combine their existing Bitcoin holdings under one company. Speaking during SpaceX's Oct. 20 earnings call, Musk said both companies had established special committees of independent directors to evaluate a potential combination. Musk described the merger as a good idea but said he… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox

Strive, Strategy Shares Jump as Bitcoin Price Eyes $85K

Shares of bitcoin treasury companies Strategy and Strive surged Wednesday, extending gains as bitcoin rebounded to hit its highest price in two weeks and investors weighed fresh BTC acquisitions and financing moves by the two publicly traded firms. Bitcoin Bounceback Boosts Big Buyers Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin with over $71 […]

Filecoin Gains 2.05% to $1.07 but Trails Recent Price Averages

Filecoin (FIL) remained below its seven- and 10-day moving averages after rebounding from an Oct. 19 close of $1.019.

PancakeSwap TVL Rises $380 Million as v3 Pools Outpace Net Gain

Value locked in v3 pools rose about $403 million through Oct. 21, exceeding the protocol's net increase.

France Seeks Crypto Platform Liability for Some DeFi Incidents

The proposal would require platforms to check DeFi protocols before offering access and monitor them afterward for vulnerabilities and suspicious activity.

Schmidt and Amodei Anthropic Stake Estimates Span About Two Months

The estimates date from Aug. 18 and Oct. 19. Anthropic has not disclosed either person's ownership percentage.

Thermo Fisher Raises 2026 Outlook After $12.14 Billion in Q3 Revenue

Adjusted earnings reached $6.68 per share, with Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services leading the quarter.

Binance to Update bStocks Collateral Values Around the Clock

The new method will use Binance order-book prices when equity-market data are unavailable. U.S. persons and users accessing the platform from within the United States are excluded.

Oracle Sets 12-Month U.S. Rollout Goal for Its Industry AI Studio

Customers and partners will be able to build agents that use existing Oracle application data and coordinate work across its business software.

Jupiter's 2025 JUP Burn Removed 32.7 Million Circulating Tokens

The burn cut original total supply by 30%, but 2.9673 billion of the destroyed tokens came from noncirculating supply.

Cantor Holds $2,000 Micron Target After Shares Close at $896.07

The target stood 123.2% above Micron’s Oct. 20 close. Cantor first set it at $2,000 on Oct. 1.

Bitcoin Faces $87,700 Buyer Cost Basis as Bids Cluster Near $80,000

The 2026 opening price is near $87,490, while the 20-month moving average is near $87,165. The average purchase price for U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs sits near $81,500.