Blackrock Joins Ripple Ally SBI in a Yen Stablecoin Bet on Japan
Key TakeawaysBlackrock, SBI and Startale signed an MOU on Oct. 26 to link tokenized money funds with the JPYSC stablecoin.JPYSC...
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SEC Delays GraniteShares Bitcoin, XRP ETFs Ahead US Midterms
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed the launch of GraniteShares’ proposed 3X leveraged crypto ETFs to November...
A Fishing Boat Vanished on New Year’s Day 2019. Divers Say They Found It Just 50 Feet From a Wind Turbine
Key TakeawaysThe F/V Mistress sank near the Block Island Wind Farm on January 1, 2019, killing Captain Oscar Diaz and...
A Teenager Paid $3 for an Old Basketball Jacket at Goodwill. It Sold for $89,600
Key TakeawaysQuinn Brown, 19, paid $3.07 for a yellow warmup jacket at the Hillsboro Goodwill Outlet in January 2026.Sotheby’s authenticated...
This Week in Crypto Law (October 25, 2026)
The opinion editorial below was written by Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. This Week in Crypto Law This week, regulators and...
US Treasury Bitcoin Buy Odds Hit 21% on Kalshi but Few Are Betting
Key TakeawaysKalshi priced a U.S. Treasury bitcoin purchase before Jan. 1, 2028 at 21%, versus 2% for 2026.Only about 1,600...
Arbistar Ponzi Scheme Wallets Moved Over $1.1B in Bitcoin After Collapse: Report
Key TakeawaysArbistar froze accounts in Sept 2020 after promising fake 28% weekly crypto bot returns.Arbistar’s collapse affected 32,000 investors worldwide...
Thai Platform Unveils Crypto-to-QR Payment App for Foreign Travelers
Key TakeawaysThailand launched a digital wallet to let foreign visitors spend USDT and USDC via Thai QR Promptpay.Waanx and Wipay...
Canada Seeks Public Comment on Stablecoin Rules as US Prepares to Implement GENIUS Act
Key TakeawaysCanada’s government has opened a 60-day public consultation on proposed stablecoin regulations, with comments due by late December.Proposed rules...
CEO Calls It ‘Big News’ Ahead of Swell
Key TakeawaysThe bank will administer reserves for the benefit of RLUSD holders.Standard Custody remains the stablecoin’s New York-regulated issuer.RLUSD already...
Aviva Invests $66 Million in Tokenized Sterling Fund on XRP Ledger
Key TakeawaysThe underlying Sterling Liquidity Fund holds approximately GBP 22 billion.Investments across Aviva Investors’ two tokenized share classes exceed $116...
$120K Worst-Case, $5.8M Best-Case by 2034
Two analysts have run two related Monte Carlo simulations for Bitcoin. The results show a high likelihood of Bitcoin (BTC)...
Spacex Secures $40B as Musk Predicts Most Neoclouds Will Fail – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysThe equipment lease is expected to close before year-end, subject to conditions.An Apollo-managed entity would purchase the hardware and...
Ripple Takes RLUSD Into Corporate Cash Management With 24/7 Returns
Key TakeawaysReturns target operating cash left idle overnight, over weekends, and during holidays.Qualifying digital assets must be held in a...
Bitcoin Bottom May Be Near as 30,000 Wallets Disappear: Santiment
Key TakeawaysNonempty bitcoin wallets fell roughly 30K to about 59.95 million.Continued wallet declines alongside price strength would reinforce the signal.A...
Monero Hashrate Nears Record Highs as XMR Price Gains 70% in a Year
Key TakeawaysMonero’s network hashrate reached an estimated 7.12 GH/s on Oct. 26.SupportXMR, Nanopool and Kryptex collectively accounted for approximately 60%...
Binance Founder CZ Backs BNB Chain’s New High-Speed Layer 1 Network
Key TakeawaysBNB Chain is building a second EVM L1 with 200ms blocks, using BNB for gas, staking, and governance.The new...
HSBC Warns Gold Has Failed as a Short-Term Volatility Hedge
Key TakeawaysHSBC warns gold is losing its short-term volatility hedge status as margin calls force investor sell-offs.The bank remains bullish...
RWA WEEK Singapore 2026 Brings Together Institutional Finance and Digital Asset Leaders as Tokenization Moves Toward Mainstream Adoption
Held from October 5–9, the event series culminated in RWA SUMMIT Singapore on October 9 at Marina One West Tower,...
France Goes Against the ECB on Stablecoin Rewards in MiCA Review
Key TakeawaysFour French financial authorities want the EU to allow third-party stablecoin rewards under certain conditions.The French authorities oppose extending...
Polymarket Gives Eisenkot 55% Odds to Unseat Netanyahu
Key TakeawaysPolymarket odds give Gadi Eisenkot a 56% chance to unseat Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Oct. 27 election.Traditional polls...
Polymarket Whales Lose Millions in a Day of Premier League Upsets
Key TakeawaysPolymarket user joseph00677 lost $1.62 million on Chelsea, which fell 2-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Oct. 24.3edmond.dantes...
