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Latest issue Thursday, October 15, 2026
DeFi
Babylon Proposes Native Bitcoin Collateral for Aave V4 With Tiered DAO Revenue Sharing
Babylon Labs has proposed native Bitcoin collateral for Aave V4, with the first $500,000 in annual qualifying revenue allocated to the Aave DAO. The integration awaits risk parameters and governance approval.
Regulation
Former Trump Crypto Adviser Bo Hines Faces Conflict-of-Interest Scrutiny Over Tether Deal
Former Trump crypto adviser Bo Hines reportedly retained a one-third stake in Nxum as the firm benefited from a $6.3 million Tether deal, raising conflict-of-interest questions over US stablecoin legislation.
SHIB
Shiba Inu Futures Volume Hits $257.4 Million as Leverage Dominates SHIB Trading
Shiba Inu futures turnover reached $257.4 million, 3.3 times spot volume, with $169 million in open interest. A 4.89% intraday range highlights leverage risks despite SHIB's nearly flat daily price.
Exchange
Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Reach $2.8 Billion in Cumulative DEX Volume
Coinbase’s tokenized stocks have reached $2.8 billion in cumulative DEX volume. Trading fees could generate revenue, while securities lending and additional DEX services remain potential future opportunities.
Exchange
Binance US Seeks $100 Million at $1 Billion Valuation to Fund U.S. Expansion
Binance US is reportedly seeking up to $100 million at a $1 billion valuation, roughly 78% below its 2022 benchmark, to fund U.S. expansion, prediction markets and improved trading liquidity.
DeFi
Aave Adds USDC and USDT Deposits to Mobile App Through HyperEVM
Aave has added USDC and USDT deposits from HyperEVM to its mobile app, improving access to stablecoins. The impact on deposits, liquidity and user activity remains to be seen.
Stablecoin
Sweden’s Riksbank Revives Digital Krona Plans as ECB Advances Digital Euro
Sweden’s Riksbank is urging lawmakers to prepare for a digital krona as the ECB targets a potential digital euro launch in 2029. Rising stablecoin adoption and a development timeline of at least five years add urgency.
Stablecoin
Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Payment Platform With Access to Hundreds of Millions of Merchants
Mastercard and BVNK launched a platform linking stablecoins with card payments and bank transfers, with card issuing in 130+ countries. Adoption and rollout will determine its broader impact.
PYTH
Pyth Network Gains 12% in One Hour, Outpacing Bitcoin and Ether
Pyth Network (PYTH) jumped 12.0% to $0.0931 in the last hour, the biggest one‑hour move among the top 83 coins, while Bitcoin rose 2.0% and Ether 2.9% over the same period.
Fed
U.S. Producer Inflation Surges Past Forecasts as Retail Sales Beat Expectations
U.S. producer inflation surged above forecasts as retail sales beat expectations, potentially delaying Fed rate cuts and increasing pressure on Bitcoin and altcoins.
Stocks
Hut 8 Shares Drop 10.5% to $74.87 as Broad Market ETFs Decline
Hut 8 (HUT) fell 10.5% to $74.87, cutting market value to roughly $10.3 billion. The move came as the S&P 500 ETF slipped 1.1% and the Nasdaq‑100 ETF fell 2.0% on the same day.
Stocks
IREN Shares Drop 12.2% to $30.56, Biggest One‑Day Fall Since August
IREN stock fell 12.2% to $30.56, its steepest decline since August, leaving a $13.7 billion market value. The move outpaced broader ETFs, with SPY down 1.1% and QQQ down 2.0%.
Past issues
Wednesday, October 14, 202612 stories
- ALGO at a Critical Turning Point: Can Buyers Defend Support as Fed Rate-Hike Fears Grow?
- A Look at Crypto’s Biggest Liquidation Waves: From the COVID Crash to the FTX Collapse
- AI Agents Execute 138 Million Crypto Payments as Machine-Driven Commerce Gains Momentum
- Kalshi Defends Trading Volume Patterns as CFTC Moves to Expand Prediction Market Oversight
- BlackRock’s Crypto Assets Rebound to $79.6 Billion as Institutional Demand Returns
- Bitcoin Falls to $81,850 as Inflation Surprise Revives Federal Reserve Rate Concerns
- US Inflation Data Sends Warning Signal as Markets Reassess Federal Reserve Rate Cut Expectations
- Ethereum Faces a Defining Moment as Market Momentum Hangs in Balance
- Elon Musk’s 2030 Wealth Outlook Depends on SpaceX, Starlink and AI Expansion
- Kraken Parent Payward Moves Into European Banking With Saldo Bank Acquisition Agreement
- Bitcoin Advances Toward $84,000 as Fed's Williams Signals No Rate Hikes in 2027
- South Korea Plans November Crypto Tax Guidelines Ahead of 22% Levy in 2027
Tuesday, October 13, 202612 stories
- Aptos (APT) Faces Critical Support Test as Token Unlock Pressure Weighs on Price Outlook
- Raydium Price at a Critical Turning Point: Can RAY Reclaim $2.30 or Face a Deeper Correction?
- Ripple Taps Stripe-Owned Privy to Expand XRP and RLUSD Payments as AI Agent Activity Surges on XRPL
- Polkadot Drops 4.1% in Seven Hours as Macro Pressure Weighs on Altcoins
- IOTA Price at a Critical Crossroads: Will Key Support Levels Trigger a Rebound or Deeper Sell-Off?
- Houthi Threats to Aramco Spark Oil Supply Concerns and Cloud the Fed’s Rate Outlook
- Apple Hits Record $348 as Stock Sets New Highs in 2026
- NEAR Protocol Holds Critical Support Zone as Recovery Momentum Faces Resistance
- South Korea Introduces Court Procedures to Seize and Liquidate Crypto Assets for Debt Recovery
- Sberbank Gains Crypto Exchange Approval as Russia Expands Regulated Digital Asset Market
- Tom Lee Warns Ethereum Faces Selling Pressure as South Korea's KOSPI Plunges Over 6%
- Shibarium Transactions Rebound 151% as Network Utilization Remains Near 0.027%
Monday, October 12, 202611 stories
- Cardano Risks Deeper Correction as Key Support Zone Comes Under Pressure
- Singapore Gulf Bank Expands 24/7 US Dollar Payments Through BNY Network
- Tom Lee Predicts $2 Trillion Wealth Transfer Could Accelerate Crypto Demand as BitMine Nears Ethereum Holdings Target
- Justin Sun’s Crypto Fortune Revealed: Inside His $2.2 Billion Digital Asset Portfolio
- INJ Faces a Defining Test: Can Bulls Trigger Injective’s Next Major Rally?
- MEXC and Payward Highlight Collaboration at TOKEN2049
- LINK Rebounds Above $13 as Institutional Infrastructure Narrative Supports Market Focus
- Morgan Stanley Delays Tokenized Stock Trading to 2027 as Infrastructure Development Continues
- Ledger Confirms Unauthorized Hardware Implant in Devices Linked to CryptoBilis Supply Chain Incident
- Bitcoin Life Insurance Firm Meanwhile Raises $37.5 Million as Institutional Interest Grows
- Billionaire Adam Weitsman Buys 117 Pudgy Penguins NFTs as Collection Sales Surge
Sunday, October 11, 202612 stories
- Iran, Ethiopia and Paraguay Rank Among the Cheapest Countries for Bitcoin Mining in 2026
- Ethereum Price at a Turning Point Analysts Identify Critical Levels That Could Trigger ETH’s Next Major Move
- Zcash Developers Outline Plan to Protect Transparent Transactions Against AI and Quantum Threats
- Trump Announces Russia-Ukraine Energy Ceasefire as Markets Await Confirmation
- Malaysian Man Reportedly Loses $3.05 Million in Suspected Cryptocurrency Wallet Hack
- Nasdaq CEO Highlights Tokenization as Potential Source of Billions in Market Value
- Dogecoin Faces $57 Million Weekly Outflows as Traders Watch Key Recovery Levels
- COLDCARD Warns Bitcoin Users After Phishing Attack Targets Wallet Security
- Japan Arrests Six Suspects in $580K Crypto Money Laundering Investigation
- Ethereum Falls Below 50-Day SMA as ETF Outflows Add to Selling Pressure
- Tether Freezes $1.45 Million in THORChain USDT Vaults Before Reversing Blacklist
- Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Whales Accumulate as Crypto Selloff Triggers Technical Buy Signals
Saturday, October 10, 202612 stories
- TOKEN2049 Global Crypto Leaders Map the Path Toward Institutional Adoption and Sustainable Growth
- Ontology Temporarily Halts Block Production Following Potential Security Threat
- 18 Days Until the Fed Meeting: Will Bitcoin Rise or Fall as Interest Rates, Oil Prices and Global Risks Shape the Market?
- Bitcoin Stabilizes Above $83,000 as Altcoins Underperform and ETF Outflows Reach $244 Million
- Bulgaria Investment Bank Plans Crypto Access for More Than One Million Customers
- XRP’s $1,000 Price Predictions Fade as Community Debates More Moderate Targets
- Kalshi Investigates Suspicious Trades Linked to Trump Press Secretary
- China Advances National Blockchain Network Plan as Digital Infrastructure Strategy Expands
- Crypto ETFs Record $1.29 Billion Outflows as Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds Face Heavy Withdrawals
- NFT Market Records $39.85 Million Weekly Sales as Pudgy Penguins Surge 125%
- Bitcoin Marks Record $19.1 Billion Liquidation Event Anniversary as Market Watches New Risk Factors
- XRP Ledger Security Flaw Exposed as Critical Vulnerability Threatened Supply Integrity
Friday, October 9, 202612 stories
- Trump Claims Russia Will Supply Millions of Tons of Diesel to Help Lower Global Fuel Prices
- Robinhood’s Blockchain Trading Strategy Targets MEV and Speed Advantages
- Coinbase Completes Deribit Integration to Launch Unified Global Exchange
- Bitcoin and XRP Lead Spot ETF Interest as Solana Trails in Institutional Demand
- XRP Ledger Activates Permission Delegation as Batch Transactions Advance
- New York Secures $35 Million Settlement and Industry Ban Against Alex Mashinsky
- Ledger Investigates Possible Wallet Tampering After Reports of $86 Million in Crypto Losses
- Algorand Price Reversal Follows Quantum-Security Rally and Technical Overextension
- Bitcoin Falls 7% as U.S. Holdings Drop by 17,468 BTC and Selling Pressure Rises
- Barclays Sets 12-Month SpaceX Stock Price Target at $254, Implied Upside of 52%
- Ethereum Sepolia Testnet Triples Block Gas Limit as Glamsterdam Upgrade Advances
- Bitcoin Faces Further Downside Risk as Analysts Identify Support Near $72,000
Thursday, October 8, 202612 stories
- Juventus Shares Fall More Than 30% Since Tether Acquired Stake Football Club
- TD Cowen Raises Long-Term Bitcoin Price Targets While Maintaining a Cautious Outlook on Strategy
- Crypto Market Sell-Off Deepens as Bitcoin Falls Toward $80,000 Ahead of Flash-Crash Anniversary
- Polkadot Launches Native dotUSD Stablecoin Under On-Chain DAO Governance
- Trump Rules Out U.S. Military Action Against Iran Before Midterm Elections
- UK Sanctions Crypto Platforms Accused of Supporting Russian Financial Networks
- U.S. Government Moves $1 Billion in Bitcoin From Bitfinex Seizure Wallet Without Indication of Sale
- Samsung Expands USDC Transfers on Solana to Galaxy Users in the United States
- Bitcoin Falls Below $81,000 as $450 Million in Crypto Positions Are Liquidated
- Institutional Crypto Custody Faces Post-Quantum Challenge as Firms Prepare Migration Paths
- Dogecoin Slides as Bitwise ETF Liquidation and Bearish Positioning Weigh on DOGE
- Tether Signs Kazakhstan MoU to Explore Tenge-Backed Stablecoin and Tokenization
Wednesday, October 7, 20269 stories
- NEAR Strengthens Its Value Accrual Strategy as AI Expansion and Network Economics Advance
- Fed Minutes Signal Another 25-Basis-Point Rate Hike May Be Appropriate by Year-End
- Intel Continues Involvement in Elon Musk’s Terafab Chip Manufacturing Project
- US Government Moves More Than $100 Million in Bitcoin and BNB From Seized Crypto Holdings
- Oil Rises Above $100 as Gulf of Mexico Storm and Middle East Tensions Raise Supply Concerns
- Porsche Expects Lower Sales in Coming Years as It Targets Higher Margins and Lower Break-Even
- Swift’s Blockchain Ledger Faces Key Infrastructure Hurdle as Banks Need Internal Digital-Asset Layers
- Ethereum Faces a Major Demand Shock as Tom Lee Says Bitmine Will Stop Buying ETH
- Sui and Alibaba Cloud Partner to Enable Stablecoin Payments for AI Agent Usage
Tuesday, October 6, 20268 stories
- Ripple Expands Brevan Howard Relationship With Multi-Asset Prime Brokerage Services
- Founders Fund Leads $5 Million ANVL Token Purchase as Anvil Targets Institutional Crypto Collateral Use
- Wall Street Securities Profits Surge 51.3% to $45.9 Billion in First Half of 2026
- AI Giants Face Scrutiny Over Catastrophic Risk Liability and Insurance
- OKX Secures Investment from Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered as It Expands Beyond Crypto Trading
- Binance Proof of Reserves Shows More Than 691,000 BTC in User Holdings as USDT Reserves Rise
- FinCEN Drops Proposed $10,000 Reporting Rule for Transfers to Personal Crypto Wallets
- Bitcoin Fails to Break $87,000 for the Third Time as Selling Pressure Returns
Monday, October 5, 20267 stories
- Tom Lee Sees Midterm Gridlock as Potential Catalyst for Risk-On Rally in Tech and Crypto
- NEAR Co-Founder Identifies Liquidity Fragmentation as Key Barrier to Tokenized Equities
- CFTC Unveils New Cryptocurrency Rules in Shift Toward Federal Oversight
- Shiba Inu Records Immediate Gains Following Official Solana Listing
- Ripple CTO Emeritus Defends XRP Ledger’s Near-Zero Fees Against Revenue Criticism
- Zcash Activates 25-Second Blocks on Public Testnet Ahead of November Mainnet Target
- OKX Moves to Tokenize 63 NYSE Stocks Under New SEC Framework
Sunday, October 4, 202610 stories
- Michael Saylor Hints at Another Major Bitcoin Purchase as Strategy Turns “More Orange Than Ever”
- Trump Appoints Jay Clayton to Lead New Super Intelligence Force Focused on AI Leadership
- Brazil Election Puts Crypto Rules at a Crossroads as Lula and Bolsonaro Rival Lead Final Poll
- Visa Stablecoin Card Payment Volume Nears 200% Annual Growth as Commercial Use Expands
- South Korea Crypto Trading Volume Falls 19.6% as Upbit Loses Market Share
- Russia’s Finance Ministry Uses Digital Ruble for Salaries as CBDC Rollout Expands
- Zcash ETF Records First Weekly Outflows as $93.6 Million Leaves Grayscale Fund
- Binance Tightens Brazil Crypto Transfers With Mandatory Cross-Border Disclosures
- Kiyosaki Frames Bitcoin as Financial Insurance Against Currency Debasement
- Avalanche Positions for South Korea’s $5 Trillion Tokenized Securities Market
Saturday, October 3, 202610 stories
- Hegseth’s Latest Remarks on Iran Signal Continued Military Pressure and Concerns Over Missile Reconstruction
- Bitcoin Faces Key October Macro Events as Fed Rate Expectations Come Into Focus
- OpenPayd Targets Year-End Nasdaq Listing to Fund U.S. Expansion and Acquisitions
- Netflix Shares Fall Nearly 50% From Peak as Slowing Growth and Content Costs Pressure Valuation
- Indian Investor Warns of Tougher Times, Raising Questions for Crypto Investors
- BlackRock’s Tokenized Portfolios Show How Onchain Strategies Could Reshape Investing
- Andrew Tate Deposits $1.87 Million in HYPE Tokens to Binance
- NEAR Co-Founder Proposes AI Pets, Private Trading and Cross-Chain Payments
- SpaceX Shares Jump 7.35% to Three-Month High as Tesla Merger Bets Gain Momentum
- Hoskinson Sees Crypto at the Start of an Exponential Growth Cycle
Friday, October 2, 202612 stories
- Will Forward Industries Latest 948,601 SOL Acquisition Drive Solana’s Price to $130?
- Upbit Flags BLAST for Trading Alert as Project Prepares to Wind Down Operations
- Jay Clayton’s Potential AI Czar Role Revives Scrutiny of His SEC Crypto Enforcement Record
- Fidelity’s Jurrien Timmer Outlines 60/20/20 Portfolio Model With Bitcoin Among Alternative Assets
- Fed Rate-Hold Probability for October Rises to 85%
- U.S. Jobs Report Misses Expectations as Payrolls Rise by Just 29,000
- Bitcoin Tops $86,000 as Traders Brace for U.S. Jobs Report
- Tom Lee Sees Ethereum Surpassing $10,000 Within 12 Months
- Tether’s Bitcoin Comeback: USDT Returns With a Privacy-Focused Twist
- The Probability of a Federal Reserve Rate Hike in October Has Declined
- Bitcoin’s October Test: Can Spot ETF Demand Outrun Rising Treasury Yields?
- Bitcoin Rises After CLARITY Act Stalls as Regulatory Uncertainty Opens Room for Crypto Industry
Thursday, October 1, 202611 stories
- SEC Proposes Crypto Custody Framework, Opening Path for Self-Custody and State-Chartered Trusts
- Solana Records 14 Billion Q3 Transactions as Network Activity Reaches New High
- Polygon Sets 7.7% Staking Yield as Rising Network Fees Boost Rewards
- Binance CEO Richard Teng Flags Fake Token Payments as a Growing Crypto Security Risk
- Bybit’s Proof of Reserves Shows Bitcoin and Ether Balances Rising as USDT Falls 11.46%
- Ghana’s $21B Crypto Market Drives Licensing Push as Stablecoin Oversight Expands
- Lloyds and Visa Complete $750,000 Stablecoin Settlement Pilot With Weekend Transfers
- Bitcoin Faces Friday Jobs Report as ETF Demand Cools and Traders Target $90K
- MetaMask Security Incident Triggers Ethereum Staking Exits as Rewards Face Diversion Risk
- Saylor Sees $318.5T Capital-Market Opportunity for Bitcoin Treasury Companies
- Stablecoin Card Spending Hits Record $789M as USDC Gains Ground in Consumer Payments