XRP Price Barely Moves on Ripple OCC Approval as Whales Control 68.5% of Supply 
NEAR eyes $5 after Jio perpetuals launch 
Drift exploiter sends $61M ETH to Tornado Cash, holds $194M 
CFTC Files Lawsuit Against Utah Over Prediction Markets 
Starknet Voters Back Post-Quantum L1 Research 
OpenAI Model Spent Testnet ETH Without Authorization
An internal research model at OpenAI accessed a funded crypto wallet without authorization, using testnet Ether to deploy smart contracts...
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Block’s Proto Bitcoin Mining Hardware Now Available to Own via Sazmining
Key TakeawaysSazmining launches Proto mining hardware sales, offering individual ownership of Block’s immersion hashboards.Customers own their hashboards, while Sazmining handles...
Chainlink Expands Market Data to Stellar’s $4B Tokenized Asset Ecosystem
Key TakeawaysChainlink is now live on Stellar, providing market data infrastructure for DeFi applications.The integration supports lending, trading, and tokenized...
Goldman Sachs CEO Sees Tokenization as Wall Street’s Next Act
Key TakeawaysGoldman Sachs CEO David Solomon sees tokenization expanding opportunities across financial markets.Goldman Sachs joined DTCC’s tokenization service launch in...
Solana Apps Generate $193M in 30 Days Amid Real-World Assets Surge
Key TakeawaysSolana apps generated $193.1M in 30 days, nearly 2x Hyperliquid’s $86.5M.RWAs grew 600% from $700M to $4.37B in the...
Zcash risks slide toward $1,000 as inflation fears outweigh ETF inflows
Key takeaways Zcash traded near $1,111 on Thursday, extending Wednesday’s roughly 6% decline. A sustained four-hour close below $1,115 could...
Why NFT Collectors Are Cheering Blur’s Website Shutdown
Nonfungible token marketplace Blur, which once overtook OpenSea as the largest NFT marketplace by trading volume, says it is shutting...
Crypto-Aligned PACs Pour $52M into Opposing Sherrod Brown in Ohio
Affiliates of the Fairshake political action committee (PAC), largely funded by Coinbase and Ripple Labs, have increased their initially announced...
Starknet Opens Vote: Could Ethereum Exit Follow?
TLDR Starknet launched a seven-day STRK governance vote on October 15, with voting scheduled to close on October 22. The...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Jumps 5.92% in Third-Largest Hike of 2026
Key TakeawaysBitcoin mining just got a whole lot tougher, with difficulty climbing 5.92% to 140.58 trillion, its highest reading since...
Balaji’s Farcaster Takeover Sparks Backlash Over Bans
Balaji Srinivasan’s Network School has begun its reign over the decentralized social platform Farcaster. Its first order of business? An...
Ethereum reclaims $2,400 as falling Treasury yields ease inflation pressure
Key takeaways Ethereum recovered above $2,400 after briefly falling toward $2,340 following hotter-than-expected US producer inflation. September PPI rose 6.3%...
Wall Street Veterans Unveil DeFi Platform for 77 TradFi Markets
Key TakeawaysDeepsigma unveiled a live paper-trading demo covering 77 traditional financial markets on Cypherium.Former Goldman Sachs and Google alumni are...
Solana Breaches China’s Crypto Wall With New Shanghai Office
Key TakeawaysSolana opened a Shanghai office and hosted landmark city light shows despite China’s strict crypto bans.By focusing on tech...
HYPE rebounds near $82 as Ripple Prime expands institutional access to Hyperliquid markets
Key takeaways HYPE recovered to $81.88 after falling to approximately $77.59 following hotter-than-expected US producer inflation. Ripple Prime introduced institutional...
Babylon Moves Bitcoin Lending Proposal Forward on Aave V4
Bitcoin-focused developer Babylon Labs has submitted a proposal to let users borrow stablecoins on Aave against native Bitcoin (BTC).Under the...
Australia Draft Bill to Adopt OECD Crypto Tax Reporting Framework
Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across the crypto, blockchain, AI, and fintech industries.All news, reviews, and analyses...
Starknet Opens Vote on Potential Ethereum L2 Exit
Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet has opened a non-binding vote asking STRK holders whether it should explore becoming an independent, post-quantum...
Canton Enters South Korea as Meritz Eyes Tokenized Finance Deals
Key TakeawaysCanton Foundation and Meritz Securities signed an MoU on Oct. 15 to explore tokenization in Korea.Meritz Securities will examine...
Will stablecoins replace banks? The future of money
Stablecoins could reshape payments and compete with banks without replacing their broader financial services. Research...
Binance Eyes Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Brazil Stocks in Global Push
Key TakeawaysBinance is exploring stock access in four markets: Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil.The push extends Binance beyond...
