Crypto
XRP Ledger Retry of Delegation Upgrade Clears Hurdle for Oct. 5 Launch
The PermissionDelegationV1_1 amendment passed its activation threshold with 29 validators backing it; it goes live Oct. 5 unless support drops below 28.
UK FCA Weighs Fund Exemptions for Tokenized Gold
The Financial Conduct Authority is exploring a bespoke regulatory regime for tokenized gold products alongside the Bank of England and HM Treasury, aiming to expand tokenization in wholesale markets.
Solana Begins Testing Alpenglow Upgrade to Cut Finality to 150 Milliseconds
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade has moved to its public testnet, replacing TowerBFT consensus with Votor to reduce transaction finality from ~13 seconds to 0.15 seconds.
Malicious iOS App FomoPeek Tied to Nearly $580K Crypto Theft
SlowMist links a compromised App Store app with multiple kernel exploits to nearly $580,000 in stolen crypto across several blockchains.
Bitcoin Eyes First Three-Month Winning Streak Since 2012
Bitcoin's 10.9% September gain puts it on track for its first July–September winning streak since 2012, a pattern last followed by a 2,000% rally — though the setup faces an important caveat.
BlackRock Sees AI Driving Structural Demand for Digital Assets
The asset manager's latest research argues that agentic AI and machine-to-machine payments make blockchains and stablecoins core infrastructure for an autonomous digital economy.
Zcash Surges 10%, Bitcoin Holds Near $87K as Crypto Bill Advances
Zcash tops major tokens as Congress pushes strategic bitcoin reserve and the SEC fast-tracks an exemption for tokenized stocks.
Bitwise Dogecoin ETF liquidation set for October 2026
Bitwise Investment Advisers will cease operations of its Dogecoin ETF on October 14, 2026, after which shareholders can sell shares in the secondary market until the fund’s final trading day.
Why a new SEC plan could ease a legal headache for tokenized securities
The SEC's proposal to revise transfer-agent rules aims to cut duplicate offchain shareholder records, lowering reconciliation costs and legal uncertainty for tokenized securities.
Binance Purchases $100 Million Stake in Stablecoin Issuer Circle
Binance has acquired a $100 million equity stake in Circle, expanding its partnership with the prominent stablecoin issuer.
Sol Strategies Broadens Beyond Staking With Houdini Swap Integration
Sol Strategies (STKE) expands its business beyond Solana staking through Houdini Swap, reporting strong early volumes and margin performance on the cross-chain platform.
Satoshi's Bitcoin Fortune: Forensic Analysis Questions the 1.1M Claim
Blockchain researchers have independently verified the distinctive mining pattern linked to Bitcoin's creator, but the total stash size varies widely and recent coin movements don't necessarily belong to Satoshi.
CME Group to launch Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures
CME Group will add Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures to its Globex platform on Oct. 19, offering standard and micro contracts alongside its existing crypto lineup.
Repetitive $5,499 Trades Dominate Kalshi Ether Perpetual Volume
CoinDesk analysis finds fixed-dollar algorithmic trades account for more than half of sampled bitcoin and ether perpetual-futures volume on the CFTC-regulated exchange.
Houdini Swap Crosses $3 Billion in Cumulative Volume
The non-custodial cross-chain aggregator, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOL Strategies, has processed more than $260 million since its June acquisition.
Binance invests $100M in Circle under expanded USDC deal
Crypto exchange Binance has invested $100 million in stablecoin issuer Circle as part of a five-year agreement to promote USDC on its platform.
Bitcoin climbs to $86,000 as oil falls below $90, short covering fuels rally
Bitcoin hovered near $86,000 after rebounding from Asian lows, aided by falling WTI crude and strong equity markets. Futures data point to short covering rather than fresh long buying.
Ethereum and Base Abort Wallet Standard After Months of Negotiations
Ethereum pushes EIP-8141 and Base advances EIP-8130, ending hopes for a unified next-gen crypto wallet standard across both networks.
White-hat hackers move 52 BTC from Coldcard exploit to recovery trust
Ethical hackers have consolidated funds from the July Coldcard wallet attack into a recovery trust, allowing victims to search cryptorecoverytrust.com for claims.
Bitcoin bucks tech selloff as AI safety concerns weigh on stocks
Bitcoin climbed above $77,000 amid technology share declines linked to AI safety worries and rising oil prices.
US Senate defeats the CLARITY Act crypto legislation vote
The US Senate voted against the CLARITY Act, a proposed piece of crypto legislation.
ESMA Questions Polymarket and Kalshi EU Access, Flags Authorization Gaps
Europe's financial regulator says event contracts on crypto platforms may be caught by existing binary-options bans, MiCA, or gambling laws.
OKX Expands Pre-IPO Trading in Europe With OpenAI, Anthropic
The crypto exchange is adding tokenized bets on OpenAI and Anthropic for European traders alongside leveraged private-company offerings.
Liquid Network Restarts Block Production After $320M Exploit
Liquid Network has resumed block production without transactions after a $320 million Bitcoin withdrawal, though peg operations remain suspended as $46 million in funds still go unaccounted.
