Business
Google previews crypto custody security system ahead of 2027 launch
Google is testing a crypto custody security system for banks, using multi-party computation to protect private keys and authorize institutional transfers.
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Regulation
Thailand Supreme Court recognizes Bitcoin as property in a recent ruling
Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that Bitcoin qualifies as property under criminal law, upholding a 10-year prison sentence in a robbery case involving the forced transfer of $50,000 worth of…
Altcoins
SkyAI expands cash tender to $214M after Bastion settlement, sells all SOL
SkyAI raises its cash tender offer to $214.3 million after settling with Bastion Trading and selling its entire Solana treasury to fund the deal.
Markets
Itaú becomes first Brazilian bank to formalize crypto trading
Itaú Unibanco, Brazil’s largest private bank, has formally registered its cryptocurrency trading and custody activities with the country’s central bank, becoming the first Brazilian bank to complete…
DeFi
The Nasdaq-100 is onchain. What does a JQQQ holder actually own?
Janus Henderson and Centrifuge have launched a fund tied to the Nasdaq-100 on Stellar, putting a licensed equity benchmark into a blockchain-native investment product. JQQQ is a share of a British…
Altcoins
Securitize plans Stellar as 17th blockchain for tokenized assets
Securitize plans to add Stellar as its 17th blockchain, enabling future tokenized asset issuance for institutions as Stellar's RWA ecosystem expands.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin price faces second straight ‘Downtober’ as US spot demand weakens
Bitcoin faces a second straight losing October as CryptoQuant flags weak US spot demand, despite $176 million in ETF inflows ahead of the Fed decision.
Regulation
Crypto spent $176M on the midterms. Can it move the CLARITY Act?
Crypto-linked political groups have spent roughly $176 million across more than 100 U.S. midterm races, according to a Reuters review of campaign-finance filings through October 20. Fairshake and its…
Altcoins
Ripple has a national trust bank. RLUSD still has a different issuer
Ripple has said its proposed national trust bank received final federal approval on October 26, giving the company a federally supervised institution to manage the assets behind RLUSD. The stablecoin…
Altcoins
Ripple’s RLUSD secures A2 investment-grade rating from Moody’s
Moody’s assigns Ripple’s RLUSD an A2 long-term and P-1 short-term rating, assessing reserves, liquidity and redemption as institutional stablecoin use grows.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin can reach a million merchants. Why aren’t people spending it?
Bitcoin payments have reached more than a million U.S. sellers through Square, yet the group behind much of the network’s payment software says everyday spending remains scarce. Spiral’s October 27…
Altcoins
BNB Chain contract deployments nearly triple to 12.3M in Q3
BNB Chain recorded 12.3 million contract deployments in Q3 2026, while AI agent registrations grew and tokenized-equity trading reached $25.6 billion.
Tech & AI
Trust Wallet warns of fake crypto card website targeting users
Trust Wallet’s security team has confirmed that a website advertising a cryptocurrency payment card with unusually generous benefits is fraudulent and has warned users against connecting their…
DeFi
Circle, ACI Worldwide to test USDC settlement in Colombia’s banking system
Circle and ACI Worldwide plan a USDC settlement test in Colombia using ACI Connetic, exploring how stablecoins can work with existing banking infrastructure.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin whales move nearly $500M to Coinbase Prime overnight
Three Bitcoin whales have transferred a combined 6,168 BTC worth approximately $498.5 million to Coinbase Prime at a time when Bitcoin price continues to struggle. According to blockchain analytics…
DeFi
Stripe launches free instant B2B payments through business handles
Stripe introduces free instant B2B transfers through business handles as its separate stablecoin, digital wallet and AI-agent payment services expand.
Business
Coinbase, Bithumb, Daishin, Mirae Asset hit by data leaks: What crypto users should know
Four financial and cryptocurrency companies have reported data security incidents involving customer contact details and internal business information, with Coinbase, Bithumb, Mirae Asset Global…