https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/enCrypto news, market moves and plain-language guides to Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi and regulation.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/wall-street-banks-tokenization-growth-goldman-wells-fargohttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/wall-street-banks-tokenization-growth-goldman-wells-fargoSat, 17 Oct 2026 18:44:00 GMTQ3 earnings calls showed how Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley each expect to profit from tokenization: more trading, faster payments, more advice.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/solana-shanghai-bund-ad-pulled-cz-china-banhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/solana-shanghai-bund-ad-pulled-cz-china-banSat, 17 Oct 2026 18:38:00 GMTBinance 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/binance-bstocks-1-billion-tokenized-stocks-leadhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/binance-bstocks-1-billion-tokenized-stocks-leadSat, 17 Oct 2026 18:32:00 GMTBinance 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/ledger-implant-two-more-resellers-panic-scamshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/ledger-implant-two-more-resellers-panic-scamsSat, 17 Oct 2026 18:26:00 GMTMark 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/ether-bitfinex-margin-longs-climb-weekendhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/ether-bitfinex-margin-longs-climb-weekendSat, 17 Oct 2026 18:20:00 GMTBitfinex 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/fidelity-fcat-solana-network-health-reporthttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/fidelity-fcat-solana-network-health-reportSat, 17 Oct 2026 15:44:00 GMTFidelity'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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/uniswap-record-september-revenue-robinhood-chainhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/uniswap-record-september-revenue-robinhood-chainSat, 17 Oct 2026 15:38:00 GMTUniswap earned about $14.8M in protocol revenue in September, its best month yet, and Robinhood Chain's tokenized-stock trading supplied 53% of it.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/citrini-tokenization-boom-who-profitshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/citrini-tokenization-boom-who-profitsSat, 17 Oct 2026 15:32:00 GMTCitrini Research says real-world assets give blockchains a purpose. Investors now argue over who captures the fees: networks, platforms or DeFi apps.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/postbank-bulgaria-crypto-investing-app-2027https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/postbank-bulgaria-crypto-investing-app-2027Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:26:00 GMTPostbank, 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/solana-accelerate-china-events-postponedhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/solana-accelerate-china-events-postponedSat, 17 Oct 2026 15:20:00 GMTSolana'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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/eclair-v0-14-4-lightning-browser-attack-fixhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/eclair-v0-14-4-lightning-browser-attack-fixSat, 17 Oct 2026 12:50:00 GMTACINQ'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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/vitalik-bitcoin-mining-vs-ai-inference-costshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/vitalik-bitcoin-mining-vs-ai-inference-costsSat, 17 Oct 2026 12:44:00 GMTVitalik Buterin's cost tables show bitcoin mining split about 50/50 between hardware and electricity, while AI inference spends roughly 76% on hardware.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/bis-bank-deposit-rates-slow-stablecoin-growthhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/bis-bank-deposit-rates-slow-stablecoin-growthSat, 17 Oct 2026 12:38:00 GMTA 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/unagi-liquidation-persona-ultimate-champions-salehttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/unagi-liquidation-persona-ultimate-champions-saleSat, 17 Oct 2026 12:32:00 GMTFrench 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/cross-river-bank-rlusd-core-banking-xrplhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/cross-river-bank-rlusd-core-banking-xrplSat, 17 Oct 2026 12:26:00 GMTCross 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/guides/what-is-the-lightning-networkhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/guides/what-is-the-lightning-networkSat, 17 Oct 2026 12:20:00 GMTThe Lightning Network lets you send bitcoin in seconds for tiny fees using payment channels. Learn how it works, which wallets to use, and the risks to know.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/claude-nist-curve-seeds-nsa-mystery-bitcoinhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/claude-nist-curve-seeds-nsa-mystery-bitcoinSat, 17 Oct 2026 09:52:00 GMTAnthropic 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/dtcc-tokenization-service-25-securities-cantonhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/dtcc-tokenization-service-25-securities-cantonSat, 17 Oct 2026 09:44:00 GMTDTCC'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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/lagarde-digital-euro-pilot-2027-imfhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/lagarde-digital-euro-pilot-2027-imfSat, 17 Oct 2026 09:36:00 GMTAt 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/bitget-discontinues-services-some-usershttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/bitget-discontinues-services-some-usersSat, 17 Oct 2026 09:28:00 GMTBitget 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/richard-heart-turkey-7-million-seizedhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/richard-heart-turkey-7-million-seizedSat, 17 Oct 2026 09:20:00 GMTTurkey'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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/schwab-crypto-rollout-all-eligible-clientshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/schwab-crypto-rollout-all-eligible-clientsSat, 17 Oct 2026 06:58:00 GMTCharles 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/bitcoin-holds-81k-crypto-stocks-slide-etf-outflowshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/bitcoin-holds-81k-crypto-stocks-slide-etf-outflowsSat, 17 Oct 2026 06:52:00 GMTBitcoin 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/google-willow-magic-states-bitcoin-quantumhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/google-willow-magic-states-bitcoin-quantumSat, 17 Oct 2026 06:46:00 GMTGoogle 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/pump-fun-perpetual-futures-hyperliquidhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/pump-fun-perpetual-futures-hyperliquidSat, 17 Oct 2026 06:40:00 GMTThe memecoin launchpad now offers bitcoin and ether perpetuals with up to 40x leverage, routing orders to Hyperliquid. US and Ontario users are blocked.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/strive-sats-preferred-630m-raisehttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/strive-sats-preferred-630m-raiseSat, 17 Oct 2026 06:34:00 GMTBitcoin 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/guides/centralized-vs-decentralized-exchangeshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/guides/centralized-vs-decentralized-exchangesSat, 17 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMTCentralized exchanges hold your coins and accept bank cards; DEXs let you trade from your own wallet. Compare custody, fees, KYC, risks and who each one suits.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/coinbase-marqeta-stablecoin-backed-cardshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/coinbase-marqeta-stablecoin-backed-cardsFri, 16 Oct 2026 18:36:00 GMTMarqeta will let business clients issue cards that spend from stablecoin balances, with Coinbase handling custody and conversion and Base settling onchain.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/fairshake-pacs-52m-against-sherrod-brown-ohiohttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/fairshake-pacs-52m-against-sherrod-brown-ohioFri, 16 Oct 2026 18:28:00 GMTFairshake's Defend American Jobs has spent $46.6M against Sherrod Brown in Ohio's Senate race, over 50% more than planned, FEC filings show.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/stablecoin-remittances-84-percent-cheaperhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/stablecoin-remittances-84-percent-cheaperFri, 16 Oct 2026 18:20:00 GMTBorderless.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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/toronto-soldiers-charged-crypto-exchange-owner-kidnappinghttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/toronto-soldiers-charged-crypto-exchange-owner-kidnappingFri, 16 Oct 2026 18:12:00 GMTToronto police laid 82 charges over the July abduction of a crypto exchange owner; three of the seven accused are Canadian Armed Forces members.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/gta-6-trailer-dacity-coin-solana-copycathttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/gta-6-trailer-dacity-coin-solana-copycatFri, 16 Oct 2026 18:05:00 GMTTwo 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/deutsche-bank-crypto-custody-germany-asia-2027https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/deutsche-bank-crypto-custody-germany-asia-2027Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:46:00 GMTDeutsche Bank plans to launch crypto custody for corporate clients in Germany within weeks and expand to Asian financial centres in 2027, Reuters reported.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/circle-usdc-revenue-split-819m-partnershttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/circle-usdc-revenue-split-819m-partnersFri, 16 Oct 2026 15:38:00 GMTCircle 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/strategy-strc-daily-dividends-novemberhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/strategy-strc-daily-dividends-novemberFri, 16 Oct 2026 15:31:00 GMTStrategy'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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/japan-megabanks-yen-stablecoin-pilothttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/japan-megabanks-yen-stablecoin-pilotFri, 16 Oct 2026 15:24:00 GMTSMBC, 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/jupiter-yolo-1000x-leverage-1b-volumehttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/jupiter-yolo-1000x-leverage-1b-volumeFri, 16 Oct 2026 15:17:00 GMTJupiter 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/quantum-alliance-bitcoin-exposed-keyshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/quantum-alliance-bitcoin-exposed-keysFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:58:00 GMTNine crypto firms formed a Quantum Alliance to set shared post-quantum standards, estimating 6.4M BTC have exposed public keys. Experts split on timing.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/scammer-loses-4-8m-tampered-ledger-walletshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/scammer-loses-4-8m-tampered-ledger-walletsFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:52:00 GMTChainalysis 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/altcoins-outpace-bitcoin-celestia-jumpshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/altcoins-outpace-bitcoin-celestia-jumpsFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:46:00 GMTBitcoin 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/visa-usdc-prefunding-circle-expansionhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/visa-usdc-prefunding-circle-expansionFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:40:00 GMTVisa Direct moved USDC prefunding from pilot to production with Inyo Global, while Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire outlined a push into dozens of emerging markets.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/sec-approves-cboe-kpi-binary-optionshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/sec-approves-cboe-kpi-binary-optionsFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:34:00 GMTThe SEC approved Cboe binary options tied to business metrics of 23 US companies, including Coinbase trading volume and MARA's bitcoin production.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/guides/how-to-spot-crypto-scamshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/guides/how-to-spot-crypto-scamsFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMTGuaranteed returns, task jobs, fake support, crypto ATM demands and pre-set wallets: the 10 most common crypto scam warning signs and what to do if you're hit.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/thailand-crypto-etf-rules-take-effecthttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/thailand-crypto-etf-rules-take-effectFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:58:00 GMTFrom 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/capital-b-h1-loss-bitcoin-impairmenthttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/capital-b-h1-loss-bitcoin-impairmentFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:55:00 GMTFrance'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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/bitcoin-20-month-sma-cryptoquant-cycle-signalshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/bitcoin-20-month-sma-cryptoquant-cycle-signalsFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:52:00 GMTCryptoQuant 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/network-school-farcaster-takeover-banshttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/network-school-farcaster-takeover-bansFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:49:00 GMTNetwork 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/judge-rejects-gemini-cftc-settlement-reversalhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/judge-rejects-gemini-cftc-settlement-reversalFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:46:00 GMTA US judge kept Gemini's January 2025 CFTC settlement in place: shifting enforcement priorities and alleged agency misconduct do not justify reopening it.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/xrp-still-below-2018-peak-whyhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/xrp-still-below-2018-peak-whyFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:42:00 GMTXRP 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.https://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/openai-model-used-testnet-eth-wallet-it-did-not-ownhttps://cryptogrouptechnologies.com/news/openai-model-used-testnet-eth-wallet-it-did-not-ownFri, 16 Oct 2026 06:46:00 GMTAn 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.