Scammer Loses $4.8M Stored On Tampered Ledgers: Asia Express
Major irony alert as scammer falls victim to Ledger supply chain attackLedger was forced to suspend its reseller network across...
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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...
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...
Bitcoin Could Jump 50% If Developers Agree on Quantum Plan: Capriole CEO
Bitcoin developers have a six-to-12-month window to establish a quantum-security plan before the threat weighs more heavily on value....
Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade Arrives Oct. 21 With a Major Speed Boost – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysSolana’s biggest consensus overhaul is set for Oct. 21, with Alpenglow promising to cut transaction finality from 12.8 seconds...
Google Touts ‘Magic’ Quantum Breakthrough as Bitcoin Q-Day Threat Looms
Key TakeawaysGoogle researchers achieved a 40-fold reduction in errors, advancing the development of powerful quantum computers.Future quantum computers could potentially...
BetMGM CEO Calls CFTC Casino Moves ‘Cosmetics’, Expects States to Win
Key TakeawaysGreenblatt said the CFTC’s casino exclusion has only “stayed” the risk from prediction markets.He expects the Supreme Court to...
Bastion Opposes SkyAI Tender After 70% of Solana Treasury Sold
Key TakeawaysBastion Trading opposes SkyAI’s $201M tender and questions the sale of roughly 70% of its SOL.The 9.99% shareholder wants...
Cross River Bank Brings Ripple’s RLUSD Into Traditional Banking
Key TakeawaysCross River Bank is bringing Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin and XRP Ledger directly into its banking system, giving businesses a...
Binance US Chases $100 Million at a Fraction of Past Valuation: Bloomberg – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBinance US is reportedly seeking $100 million at a targeted valuation of approximately $1 billion.Binance US previously raised more...
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 Price Rebounds Above $82K After Brief Dip Below $80K
Key TakeawaysBitcoin rallied back above $82,000 on Thursday after a brief dip to an intraday low of $79,694.Coinglass data shows...
Brazil’s CVM Tests Tokenized Securities Market in New Pilot Program – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysBrazil’s CVM launched Resolution 249 to test simulated tokenized stock trading on blockchain networks.The trial aims to map out...
Charles Schwab CEO Sees Crypto as a New Revenue Engine
Key TakeawaysCharles Schwab opened bitcoin and ether trading to eligible retail clients on Oct. 15.CEO Rick Wurster identified Schwab Crypto...
Ripple Prime Introduces 24/7 Real-World Asset Perpetual Swaps
Key TakeawaysRipple Prime now supports perpetual swaps referencing more than 100 traditional financial markets.Virtu is among the institutional clients trading...
Crypto Casino Gamdom Goes Dark After a $3 Million Wallet Hack
Key TakeawaysGamdom founder Felix Romer confirmed losses exceeding $3 million following an Oct. 13 hot-wallet breach.Blockchain investigator vxdb estimated Gamdom’s...
Bitcoin Risks Sub-$80,000 ‘Volatile Retest’ After US PPI Overshoot
Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $80,000 on Thursday as US Producer Price Index (PPI) data significantly beat expectations.Key points:Bitcoin briefly traded...
Bitcoin, Ether ETFs Lose $391M as Single-Day Rebound Vanishes
Bitcoin ETFs Shed $261M as Fidelity, BlackRock Reverse Course Tuesday’s institutional rebound lasted less than a day. Bitcoin ETFs lost...
Binance Tokenized Stocks Cross $1 Billion in Assets Under Management
Key TakeawaysBinance’s Bstocks hit $1B AUM in four months, becoming the fastest tokenized equity product on record.Industry-wide transfers topped $100B...
Ledger Launches $849 Android Vault After Multi-Million Dollar Wallet Scare – Bitcoin News
Key TakeawaysLedger unveiled its $849 Atom security device on Oct. 15, with deliveries expected in summer 2027.Ledger Atom integrates Solana...
Circle’s USDC Is First to Cross Europe’s Stablecoin Threshold
Key TakeawaysCircle’s USDC is the first significant e-money token among 45 notified under the EU’s MiCA framework.The EBA assumes direct...
Mastercard Brings Stablecoins to Millions of Retail Checkouts
Key TakeawaysMastercard’s new platform connects stablecoin balances to hundreds of millions of merchant locations.BVNK and Mastercard combine fiat accounts, stablecoin...
