Markets3 min read
Goldman, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley bet on tokenization
Q3 earnings calls showed how Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley each expect to profit from tokenization: more trading, faster payments, more advice.
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Crypto news
Short, factual write-ups of the stories moving crypto — always with a link to the original source.
Altcoins2 min read
Solana's Shanghai Bund ad lasted 10 minutes, CZ says
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says a Solana ad on Shanghai's Bund came down within 10 minutes and denies his post got it pulled. China's crypto ban stands.
Exchanges3 min read
Binance's bStocks pass $1B and top tokenized stock rankings
Binance says its bStocks tokenized US equities hold over $1 billion four months after launch, and rwa.xyz ranks them first ahead of Ondo and xStocks.
Security3 min read
Ledger implant found at two more resellers, researcher says
Mark Karpelès says the Ledger seed-stealing implant turned up in a Flex from Singapore and a Nano X from MediaMarkt; experts say new losses are panic scams.
Ethereum2 min read
Ether margin longs on Bitfinex climb as prices stall
Bitfinex traders hold about 367,500 ETH in margin longs against under 9,000 ETH in shorts, while bitcoin and ether trade flat into a quiet Saturday evening.
Altcoins3 min read
Fidelity's Solana health check: reliable, but too concentrated
Fidelity's FCAT says Solana has gone two years without a major outage, yet 18 validators, one host and two EU cities hold an outsized share of its stake.
DeFi2 min read
Uniswap's record month: Robinhood Chain drove 53% of revenue
Uniswap earned about $14.8M in protocol revenue in September, its best month yet, and Robinhood Chain's tokenized-stock trading supplied 53% of it.
Markets2 min read
Citrini's tokenization thesis: the hard part is who gets paid
Citrini Research says real-world assets give blockchains a purpose. Investors now argue over who captures the fees: networks, platforms or DeFi apps.
Exchanges3 min read
Bulgaria's Postbank to add crypto and stocks to its app
Postbank, Bulgaria's fourth-largest bank, plans to let app users buy crypto assets, shares, ETFs, commodities and gold from early 2027 via an unnamed partner.
Altcoins3 min read
Solana postpones Hangzhou, Shenzhen stops after Shanghai
Solana's Accelerate China tour has delayed its Hangzhou and Shenzhen events, a day after Shanghai was called off when sign-ups blew past a local cap.
Security3 min read
Eclair 0.14.4 blocks browser attack on Lightning node API
ACINQ's Eclair v0.14.4 rejects API calls that carry a browser Origin header, closing a route for malicious webpages to send commands to Lightning nodes.
Bitcoin2 min read
Vitalik: bitcoin mining runs on power, AI on hardware
Vitalik Buterin's cost tables show bitcoin mining split about 50/50 between hardware and electricity, while AI inference spends roughly 76% on hardware.
Regulation2 min read
BIS paper: higher bank deposit rates slow stablecoin growth
A BIS working paper finds stablecoins grow more slowly when US banks pay savers more, with a stronger effect for USDC than USDT. What it does and doesn't show.
Altcoins3 min read
Unagi liquidation puts Persona NFTs, UNA contracts on sale
French web3 studio Unagi is in court-ordered liquidation. Persona Journey IP, 957 NFTs, UNA token contracts and Ultimate Champions are for sale until 2 Nov.
Markets2 min read
Cross River Bank adds Ripple's RLUSD to its core banking API
Cross River Bank is building Ripple's RLUSD into its core banking platform, letting fintechs move between dollars and RLUSD on the XRP Ledger via one API.
Security4 min read
AI cracks a 25-year NSA curve mystery: what it means for bitcoin
Anthropic says Claude traced the NSA-supplied seeds of five NIST curves to a 1990s random-number generator. No break, and bitcoin's curve isn't involved.
Markets3 min read
DTCC details tokenization service: 25 securities, Canton first
DTCC's Tokenization Service will start with 25 stocks, ETFs and Treasuries on Canton and its private Besu chain, adding Stellar and Circle's Arc in 2027.
Regulation2 min read
Lagarde ties digital euro pilot to EU law by end of 2026
At the IMF meetings, ECB chief Christine Lagarde said a 12-month digital euro pilot starts in H2 2027 — if EU lawmakers adopt the regulation by the end of 2026.
Exchanges3 min read
Bitget to cut off some users in a 'one-off exercise'
Bitget says it will end services for certain users, who will get deadlines and withdrawal instructions directly; it says funds are safe and gave no reason.
Regulation3 min read
Turkey says $7.15M in cash seized in Richard Heart arrest
Turkey's justice minister confirmed Hex founder Richard Heart's Istanbul arrest and listed seizures: $7.15M in cash, six cold wallets, guns and luxury goods.
Exchanges3 min read
Schwab opens bitcoin and ether trading to all eligible clients
Charles Schwab says its Schwab Crypto rollout is complete for eligible US retail clients, with transfers arriving in phases and three more coins due this year.
Markets3 min read
Bitcoin holds $81,500 as crypto stocks slide and ETFs bleed
Bitcoin ended the week near $81,500 while Strategy, miners and AI-hosting stocks tumbled with the Nasdaq, oil topped $100 and spot ETFs lost $82.4M on Friday.
Security3 min read
Google Willow cuts quantum errors 40x — why bitcoin cares
Google says its Willow chip prepared quantum 'magic states' with about 40 times fewer errors — a hardware step that matters most for bitcoin's oldest coins.
DeFi2 min read
Pump.fun adds leveraged perpetual futures via Hyperliquid
The memecoin launchpad now offers bitcoin and ether perpetuals with up to 40x leverage, routing orders to Hyperliquid. US and Ontario users are blocked.
Bitcoin2 min read
Strive raises $630M with 15% SATS preferred to fund bitcoin
Bitcoin treasury firm Strive upsized its SATS preferred stock sale to 7 million shares at $90, raising about $630 million; TD Cowen lifted its target to $56.
Exchanges3 min read
Coinbase and Marqeta team up on stablecoin-backed cards
Marqeta will let business clients issue cards that spend from stablecoin balances, with Coinbase handling custody and conversion and Base settling onchain.
Regulation3 min read
Crypto PACs pour over $52M into fight against Sherrod Brown
Fairshake's Defend American Jobs has spent $46.6M against Sherrod Brown in Ohio's Senate race, over 50% more than planned, FEC filings show.
Markets2 min read
Stablecoin remittances are 84% cheaper. Reliability lags
Borderless.xyz says a $200 transfer over stablecoin rails costs a median 1% versus 6.36% the old way, but some payout networks still fail one in four.
Security3 min read
Three Canadian soldiers among 7 charged in crypto kidnapping
Toronto police laid 82 charges over the July abduction of a crypto exchange owner; three of the seven accused are Canadian Armed Forces members.
Altcoins3 min read
GTA 6 trailer's fake 'Dacity Coin' sends Solana copycat up 2,900%
Two seconds of a fictional in-game token in the GTA VI launch trailer pushed an unofficial Solana meme coin from $104,000 to $3.18M in market value.
Exchanges2 min read
Deutsche Bank readies crypto custody in Germany, Asia in 2027
Deutsche Bank plans to launch crypto custody for corporate clients in Germany within weeks and expand to Asian financial centres in 2027, Reuters reported.
Markets2 min read
Circle: $819M of H1 USDC revenue went to partners and costs
Circle says USDC earned about $1.4B in H1 2026, with $819M paid to distribution partners and transaction costs and $473M reinvested, leaving ~7 cents profit.
Bitcoin2 min read
Strategy declares daily STRC dividends for November
Strategy's board declared daily cash dividends on STRC preferred stock for November at a 12% annual rate, pending shareholder approval, as STRC trades below $100.
Regulation2 min read
Japan's three megabanks complete joint yen stablecoin pilot
SMBC, Mizuho and MUFG tested a jointly issued yen stablecoin for Mitsubishi Corporation's cross-border payments and are aiming for live use in fiscal 2026.
DeFi3 min read
Jupiter's 1,000x YOLO hits $1B volume: how it works
Jupiter says its unaudited YOLO beta passed $1B in volume in under 24 hours. Here is how 1,000x trades against the House work, and why profits can be queued.
Bitcoin3 min read
Quantum Alliance forms as 6.4M bitcoin have exposed keys
Nine crypto firms formed a Quantum Alliance to set shared post-quantum standards, estimating 6.4M BTC have exposed public keys. Experts split on timing.
Security2 min read
Scammer loses $4.8M in bitcoin to tampered Ledger wallets
Chainalysis says one of the largest victims of the tampered Ledger device thefts was a task-scam operator who lost more than 60 BTC, about $4.8 million.
Markets3 min read
Altcoins outpace bitcoin as celestia jumps 16%
Bitcoin held near $82,100 on Friday while celestia rose 16% to a 2026 high, injective and layerzero gained over 7%, and Fed Chair Warsh gave no rate signal.
Markets2 min read
Visa takes USDC prefunding live as Circle eyes new markets
Visa Direct moved USDC prefunding from pilot to production with Inyo Global, while Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire outlined a push into dozens of emerging markets.
Regulation2 min read
SEC clears Cboe binary options on Coinbase, Robinhood KPIs
The SEC approved Cboe binary options tied to business metrics of 23 US companies, including Coinbase trading volume and MARA's bitcoin production.
Regulation3 min read
Thailand's Bitcoin and Ether ETF rules take effect today
From Oct. 16, Thai asset managers may list passive Bitcoin or Ether ETFs on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, with local custody, risk checks and no margin loans.
Bitcoin2 min read
Capital B posts $78M first-half loss on bitcoin impairment
France's Capital B lost €69.5M in H1 2026 after a non-cash bitcoin write-down, yet raised $30M and lifted its holdings to 3,538 BTC by the end of September.
Markets2 min read
Bitcoin's $87K trend line: why CryptoQuant is watching it
CryptoQuant says bitcoin is testing its 20-month average near $87,165, a level that preceded new highs before. What the signal says and what it does not.
Ethereum2 min read
Balaji's Network School takes over Farcaster, starts with bans
Network School bought Farcaster from Neynar, renamed it Network State Protocol and put some users in read-only mode for old posts under a new code of conduct.
Exchanges2 min read
Judge refuses Gemini and CFTC bid to undo $5M settlement
A US judge kept Gemini's January 2025 CFTC settlement in place: shifting enforcement priorities and alleged agency misconduct do not justify reopening it.
Altcoins3 min read
Why XRP still trades below its 2018 peak, explained
XRP sits about 62% under its January 2018 high while BTC, ETH and BNB are far above theirs. Supply growth, the SEC case and slow ETF demand explain much of it.
Security2 min read
OpenAI research model spent testnet ETH from a wallet it did not own
An internal OpenAI model derived keys from public seed phrases, scanned 362 Sepolia addresses and used one wallet's funds, then left it out of its task summary.
Markets2 min read
Bitcoin bounces back toward $82,000 after a two-hour dip below $80,000
BTC briefly hit about $79,800 on Thursday, then buyers lifted it near $82,500 within two hours as Asian chip stocks rebounded and the Kospi rose almost 3%.
Markets2 min read
MSCI adopts 'non-operating company' rules that could drop Strategy from its indexes
MSCI will apply its August proposal to global indexes. Strategy, Metaplanet and Upexi were flagged for deletion; the final list comes Nov. 11, effective Nov. 30.
Exchanges2 min read
Binance.US reportedly seeks up to $100M at a $1B valuation, far below its 2022 mark
Bloomberg says Binance.US is raising up to $100 million at about a $1 billion valuation to win back US market share — versus a $4.5 billion pre-money valuation in 2022.
Regulation2 min read
Australia publishes draft law to adopt the OECD's crypto tax reporting framework
Treasury's draft bill would write the OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework into Australian law plus a domestic regime. Comments close Oct. 28; data swaps start in 2028.
DeFi2 min read
Mastercard and BVNK launch Global Money Platform for fiat and stablecoin accounts
Mastercard's first big product since buying BVNK lets banks and fintechs hold, convert and spend fiat and stablecoins side by side through one API.
Regulation2 min read
WSJ: Bo Hines kept stake in firm paid by Tether while pushing stablecoin bill
The WSJ reports ex-White House crypto adviser Bo Hines held a third of Nxum, which got a $6.3M Tether deal while he lobbied for the GENIUS Act.
Regulation2 min read
Sweden's Riksbank asks lawmakers to prepare for a possible digital krona
Citing the ECB's digital euro timeline and dollar stablecoins, Sweden's central bank wants CBDC laws prepared now, three years after the idea was shelved.
Bitcoin2 min read
Bitcoin miners' September output: CleanSpark and BitFuFu slip, Canaan holds flat
CleanSpark mined 529 BTC, down nearly 11%, and is ending monthly updates; BitFuFu fell 4% amid an Ethiopia dispute, while Canaan stayed at 44 BTC.
Ethereum2 min read
Ether, XRP and SOL fall harder than bitcoin as macro pressure hits altcoins
ETH dropped 5.5%, XRP 5.1% and SOL 3.8% in 24 hours versus 3.1% for BTC, as hot inflation, rate-hike bets and a strong dollar weighed on high-beta tokens.
Bitcoin2 min read
Bitcoin dips under $80,000 as US producer prices jump the most since 2022
September PPI rose 6.3% year on year against roughly 5.3% expected, a day after a hot CPI. Bitcoin briefly lost $80,000 before recovering to about $81,000.
Regulation2 min read
Russia to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades from July 2027
From July 1, 2027, Russians must use authorised intermediaries for crypto trades, the Bank of Russia says. Self-custody transfers are already barred.
Markets2 min read
Bitwise CIO: bitcoin wins whether AI booms, busts or muddles through
Matt Hougan maps three AI scenarios — crash with bailout, superabundance, soft landing — and argues each path still points to higher bitcoin over the long run.
Altcoins2 min read
Nasdaq-listed Tron files $200M at-the-market share sale to fund more TRX
Tron Inc. can sell up to $200 million of common stock via Clear Street. Its TRX treasury already holds about 718.9 million tokens, worth roughly $237 million.
Exchanges2 min read
Ripple Prime adds RWA perpetual swaps linked to Hyperliquid futures
Institutional clients can trade swaps on more than 100 equity, ETF, metal, energy and FX markets via Ripple Prime, with RLUSD usable as collateral.
Markets2 min read
Bitcoin holds above $80,000 as Kospi plunge drags altcoins lower
BTC dipped near $80,100–$80,000 then recovered toward $81,200 as South Korea's Kospi fell about 7.5–8%. CoinDesk 80 dropped 2.2%; ether fell about 2%.
Security2 min read
Ledger unveils Atom — a $849 hardware wallet that runs smartphone apps
Ledger's Atom combines Android apps with a protected crypto mode, ships summer 2027, and adds tamper sensors after the CryptoBilis implant case.
Security2 min read
Crypto hacks near $1.2B in Q3 as Bitget and Liquid dominate losses
Hacken says Q3 2026 crypto hacks hit $1.18B across 107 incidents; about 77% of losses came from suppliers, developer tools and unaudited infrastructure.
Ethereum2 min read
Starknet opens vote on exploring an exit from Ethereum L2 status
STRK holders can vote through Oct. 22 on researching whether Starknet should become an independent post-quantum L1 instead of remaining an Ethereum rollup.
Regulation2 min read
White House Crypto Council chief Patrick Witt steps down
Patrick Witt leaves the White House Crypto Council for the private sector — the fourth high-profile exit from the advisory group.
Regulation2 min read
Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul on Finnish Interpol notice, reports say
Turkish media say police and intelligence officers detained the Hex and PulseChain founder in Beşiktaş and seized $4M in cash and 64 luxury watches.
DeFi2 min read
Babylon moves Aave V4 plan for loans against native, unwrapped bitcoin
Babylon Labs filed an Aave proposal letting users borrow stablecoins against BTC locked in vaults on Bitcoin itself, with no bridge or wrapped token.
Bitcoin2 min read
Bitcoin ETFs bleed about $262M as XRP funds stay the only weekly gainer
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs swung back to outflows on Wednesday after hot CPI data; ether, Solana and Zcash funds are also negative for the week, SoSoValue shows.
Ethereum2 min read
VanEck shelves its planned Lido staked ether ETF
In a Wednesday SEC filing VanEck said it no longer intends to distribute shares of the fund, which would have held Lido’s stETH. No reason was given.
Markets2 min read
BlackRock’s Fink: halting AI data-center builds would push the U.S. into recession
Larry Fink told CNBC a moratorium on data centers would tip the economy into recession and warned about $40T of U.S. debt. Why crypto traders care.
Markets2 min read
Nearly $1B in crypto bets liquidated as bitcoin and ether slide
CoinGlass data show ~$483M in BTC and ETH futures wiped out. Ether took ~$286M of that as prices fell on Fed-rate uncertainty.
Security2 min read
South Korea plans cybersecurity overhaul after crypto firm breaches
FSC found deficiencies at 130 of 555 financial firms after incidents at 16 companies, including crypto platforms Gopax and Prabang.
Regulation2 min read
Australia’s ASIC opens consultation on crypto capital and custody rules
Three capital models, quarterly wallet reporting and trading-conflict limits are on the table ahead of a 2027 Digital Assets Framework rollout.
Exchanges2 min read
Polygon closes Coinme deal, gains US money-transmitter coverage
Acquisition gives Polygon’s stablecoin payments stack 37 MTLs and 11 state exemptions across 48 US states, plus a FinCEN MSB registration.
Regulation2 min read
EBA classifies Circle’s USDC as EU’s first significant e-money token
From 12 November 2026 the EBA will jointly supervise USDC reserves and liquidity with France’s ACPR under MiCA dual oversight.
Security2 min read
FBI and Brooklyn DA seize 112 servers in Eastern European crypto scam bust
US authorities shut down 241 websites tied to investment scams that stole tens of millions from Russian-speaking Americans. No arrests were announced.
Regulation2 min read
OCC debanking report flags bank curbs on digital-asset clients
The US banking regulator said some banks restricted services for crypto issuers and exchanges, citing financial-crime concerns, but gave no specific crypto examples.
DeFi2 min read
Ondo says tokenized-asset TVL has crossed $4 billion
Tokenized stocks and ETFs top $1.3 billion; Ondo claims the lead in tokenized US Treasuries and more than 1 million cumulative holders.
Markets2 min read
Standard Chartered keeps $2T stablecoin call, pushes date to 2030
Supply is stuck near $309B, but monthly transfer value averages nearly $10T. The bank still sees $2 trillion — just two years later than before.
Markets2 min read
Canada-to-Asia crypto remittances jump 141% to $2.36B, Chainalysis says
Transfers to India, China and the Philippines hit $2.36 billion over 12 months. Philippines corridor alone rose 28% to $61 million.
DeFi2 min read
AI agents made 138 million crypto payments via Coinbase’s x402, Chainalysis finds
U.S.-linked wallets drove 88% of tracked AI-model payments on Base’s x402 protocol. Most transfers were under 10 cents, highlighting stablecoin micropayments.
Markets2 min read
EasyA hits $1.1 billion valuation, aims for H1 2027 direct listing and tokenized shares
The blockchain and AI developer platform has filed a draft SEC registration and completed two years of audits. It wants shares available on-chain from day one.
Markets2 min read
BlackRock’s crypto ETF assets jump 63% in Q3, still 23% below a year ago
Digital assets under management hit $79.6 billion after $7.9 billion of Q3 inflows. Market gains did most of the work; fees from the products were $39 million.
Regulation2 min read
Perpetuals.com files to trade tokenized U.S. stocks under SEC innovation exemption
Nasdaq-listed PDC, led by former FTX Europe chief Patrick Gruhn, is the second venue after OKX–ICE to pursue on-chain U.S. equities under the SEC’s new framework.
Markets2 min read
Bitcoin drops about $1,000 as hot U.S. inflation revives Fed rate-hike bets
September CPI rose 3.7% year on year, above the 3.6% forecast, and core prices also beat estimates. Bitcoin slid to about $82,800 as Treasury yields jumped.
Altcoins2 min read
Evernorth taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo to put its $648M XRP treasury to work
Newly listed XRP treasury firm Evernorth (XRPN) will start deploying its 473 million XRP through institutional strategies in Q4, with lending and DeFi to follow.
Regulation2 min read
Bank-backed Qivalis wins Dutch e-money licence for a MiCA euro stablecoin
The consortium of 37 European banks, including ING, BNP Paribas and BBVA, cleared a key hurdle with the Dutch central bank. A white paper is due before launch.
DeFi2 min read
S&P 500 options dominate trading on Hyperliquid-based Hypercall
Hypercall says more than 80% of its $640 million in volume since June came from S&P 500 options, as traders seek 24/7 access to traditional markets on-chain.
Exchanges2 min read
Kraken parent Payward agrees to buy Lithuania's Saldo Bank in EU lending push
The undisclosed deal would make Payward the first crypto company to own a bank in Europe, per the FT. Loans and cards come first; closing is expected in 2027.
Regulation2 min read
UK engineer sues BitMEX for 324.8 BTC over alleged unlicensed derivatives
Lewis Barber claims HDR Global Trading lacked FCA authorisation for perpetual swaps from 2018–2022. The claim is filed but not yet served; BitMEX closed in September.
Markets2 min read
U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs take in $175.6M as ether funds add $24.8M
After heavy outflows earlier in October, Fidelity's FBTC led a rebound on Oct. 13; ether ETFs turned positive after a weak 30-day stretch.
Regulation2 min read
French lawmakers float 31.4% tax on swaps into MiCA-regulated stablecoins
A budget amendment would tax crypto-to-regulated-stablecoin trades from Jan. 2027; Chainalysis warns it could push activity offshore. Nothing is law yet.
Exchanges2 min read
Standard Chartered opens bitcoin and ether trading to affluent UAE clients
VARA-licensed closed-loop service lets eligible Professional Investors buy BTC and ETH in-app with bank custody — no external wallets. First such offer by an international bank in the UAE.
DeFi2 min read
Base ships Earn & Borrow so apps can plug in yield and loans
Coinbase's L2 is not launching its own bank — it is packaging Morpho/Aave-style markets so wallets and fintechs can offer USDC yield and crypto-backed borrowing in-app.
Regulation2 min read
Coins.ph, Philippine crypto giant, faces central-bank pressure over gambling ties
Sources tell CoinDesk the 18-million-user exchange risks licence action after BSP restricted wallet deposits; Coins.ph denies knowingly serving offshore gaming firms.
Bitcoin2 min read
Coinbase, custodian of about 5% of all bitcoin, says the quantum fix should start now
In a new blog post Coinbase argues Bitcoin should begin preparing for future quantum computers today, keep its migration design flexible and treat lost coins as a separate question.
DeFi2 min read
Starknet launches "Shadow Accounts" to separate DeFi activity from your main wallet
StarkWare's new feature gives each app its own persistent address funded from a shielded balance, hiding the link to the main wallet while positions stay visible on-chain.
Altcoins2 min read
Solana schedules Alpenglow upgrade for 21 October, targeting 150 ms finality
The Solana Foundation set a date to replace TowerBFT with Alpenglow, which aims to make transactions irreversible in about 150 milliseconds and removes vote transactions from blocks.
Markets2 min read
Bitcoin climbs toward $84,000 after Fed's Williams sees no rate hikes in 2027
BTC rose about 1.5% in Asian trading as New York Fed President John Williams said he sees no need for further hikes in 2027; Thursday's U.S. inflation report is the next test.
Markets2 min read
BNY and Citadel Securities complete a trade using tokenized U.S. Treasuries
The custody bank and the market maker moved tokenized government bonds from settlement into financing, testing whether blockchains can free up collateral faster on Wall Street.
Exchanges2 min read
Binance will shut down its bitcoin mining pool on 10 November
Binance Pool, Pool Savings, Cloud Mining and the Transaction Accelerator will all close; miners must point their hardware at another pool before the 07:00 UTC cutoff.
Security2 min read
Trezor trims its reseller network after Ledger implant reports
Trezor says there is no evidence its wallets were compromised but will drop some authorised resellers from 1 January as a precaution after the CryptoBilis supply-chain incident.
Bitcoin2 min read
Strive buys 3,311 bitcoin for about $280 million, its biggest purchase since January
The Nasdaq-listed asset manager now holds 32,773 BTC after buying between 5 and 9 October at an average of roughly $84,500 per coin.
Altcoins2 min read
Stripe-owned Privy adds XRP Ledger wallets for developers in Ripple partnership
Developers can now embed XRPL wallets in their apps through Privy, with support for XRP, the RLUSD stablecoin and app-managed wallets that AI agents can use for payments.
Regulation1 min read
Russia's Sberbank gets central bank approval to trade crypto ahead of December launch
The Bank of Russia now lists 10 licensed crypto exchange operators, including Sberbank and VTB; Sberbank plans BTC, ETH and USDT products from 1 December.
Regulation2 min read
South Korea blocks websites of 27 unregistered crypto exchanges, including KuCoin and MEXC
The Financial Intelligence Unit extends its crackdown from mobile apps to websites and urges users to withdraw funds from unregistered platforms.
Security2 min read
Ledger finds hidden LTE implant that stole recovery phrases from reseller-sold wallets
Devices sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis contained a component that read seed words off the screen and sent them over a mobile network; suspected losses exceed $86 million.
Regulation2 min read
UK court rules Chinese law governs victims' claims to $5 billion in seized bitcoin
The High Court sided with prosecutors on the 61,000 BTC seized from fraudster Zhimin Qian, improving the government's chances of keeping the coins.
Ethereum2 min read
Blur, once the biggest Ethereum NFT marketplace, will shut its website on 12 November
Monthly volume has fallen more than 99% from its 2023 peak; the Blend lending service stops new loans, while Blur's smart contracts keep running on Ethereum.
Markets2 min read
Standard Chartered to custody Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin for institutions in Dubai
The bank will hold XRPL-issued RLUSD through its DIFC branch and plans "collateral mirroring" with LMAX so clients can trade without moving the tokens to an exchange.