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Polygon Labs has acquired Coinme, a regulated US crypto payments provider, marking a strategic push into the payments sector dominated by Visa and Stripe. The move aims to integrate stablecoin infrastructure and capture value across currency exchange and fund transfer processes.
Read MoreFormer Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès has publicly criticized Ledger's handling of a hardware wallet supply chain implant attack. Karpelès claims Ledger was aware of the threat as early as March 2026 but failed to adequately warn customers. He accused the company of downplaying the incident and questioned its communication with affected users.
Read MoreTokenized US Treasury holdings are heavily concentrated overseas, with Italy, Portugal, and Singapore accounting for nearly 67% of identifiable value. US-based investors hold just 10.5%. The market grew 125% to $15.4B, as tokenization expands global access.
Read MoreStrive priced its SATS preferred stock at $90 per share, aiming to raise $630 million. Part of the proceeds will fund additional Bitcoin purchases. The stock offers a 15% annual cumulative dividend. The company recently increased its Bitcoin holdings, now ranking fourth among public companies.
Read MorePolygon CEO revealed a profitability timeline for its payment business. South Korea convened exchanges to discuss crypto taxation. Goldman Sachs' CEO endorsed asset tokenization as Wall Street's next phase. Fidelity's macro director suggested a new Bitcoin bull cycle may have begun.
Read MoreBitcoin spot ETFs continue to experience significant capital outflows. Over the past week, net outflows reached $228 million, bringing the total for the month so far to a substantial $618 million. This trend starkly contrasts with the traditional bullish expectations for October, raising concerns about near-term price momentum.
Read MoreTwo long-dormant Bitcoin wallets, inactive for 12 and 13 years respectively, suddenly transferred 416 BTC (worth ~$33.82M) to a single address on Oct 18. Originally purchased for around $105k, the massive move of this early-era fortune has sparked intense speculation about its motives.
Read MoreOpenCode reported a large-scale distillation attack on October 18, affecting about 1.4% of Console users. Notifications have been sent, and remediation efforts are underway with partners including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google. The incident is limited to users linked to external providers.
Read MoreAnthropic's Claude AI cracked a decades-old cryptographic puzzle in under 30 minutes, tracing the origins of suspected NSA backdoor seeds in elliptic curves. This finding boosts confidence in the curves' integrity, though questions remain. Bitcoin's secp256k1 curve is unaffected, and its cryptography remains secure against known attacks.
Read MoreOn-chain monitoring reveals a prominent investor suffered a catastrophic $36.85 million liquidation in derivatives trading. This massive loss, occurring just one year after securing substantial profits, starkly illustrates the extreme dangers of high-leverage cryptocurrency speculation.
Read MoreLSE-listed KR1 launched its own Ethereum validators via Lido's new stVaults feature. This model lets institutions retain control and rewards while gaining liquidity through stETH, solving the illiquidity issue of traditional staking. KR1 plans to stake up to 6,000 ETH initially.
Read MoreSouth Korea's government will urgently convene top crypto exchanges and industry representatives on October 20th to discuss the crypto asset taxation scheme scheduled for 2027. The tax, already delayed three times, faces industry criticism over unclear standards for staking and airdrops, while a new bill proposes further delay to 2029.
Read MoreTokenization is expanding the overseas market for U.S. Treasuries, with Italy, Portugal, and Singapore holding 66.9% of tokenized Treasury assets. The U.S. accounts for only 10.5%. This shift is driven by lower barriers to entry and easier access for international investors.
Read MoreSouth Korean Finance Minister Lee Hyoung-il stated that the global semiconductor industry boom is expected to last at least until 2027. He cited persistent supply-demand gaps and ongoing capacity expansion. While semiconductor stocks amplify market volatility, Korea's economic fundamentals remain solid.
Read MoreFormer Ripple advisor Anthony Welfare states XRPL has the technical capacity to support large-scale banking and cross-border payments, with sub-3-second settlement. However, he warns that adoption by institutions and XRP price increases are not automatic, depending on real-world payment utility and ecosystem competition.
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