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Regulation
Fed opens two-day meeting as crypto traders brace for rate decision
Markets expect the Fed to hold rates steady, while on-chain data shows bitcoin whales taking profits ahead of the announcement.
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Regulation
Itaú becomes first Brazilian bank to formalize crypto trading
Brazil's largest private bank submitted its cryptocurrency notification to regulators ahead of the October 30 deadline.
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Technology
Securitize to add Stellar as 17th blockchain for tokenized assets
The tokenization firm says Stellar will become its 17th supported network, though no funds, issuers or launch date were named.
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Bitcoin
Wall Street veteran sees crypto outperforming AI stocks
Jordi Visser argues AI agents will drive greater returns in digital assets than technology equities.
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Hacks & Security
Google previews MPC custody service as Fireblocks library flaw surfaces
Google is privately testing an MPC signing service for institutions as a Fireblocks library flaw highlights implementation risks in key-share custody.
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Altcoins
Justin Sun accumulates $51M in PEPE, becoming top individual holder
Blockchain analysis firm Arkham Intelligence identified the TRON founder holding 2.82% of the memecoin's supply.
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Markets
Arkham links $51 million in PEPE to Justin Sun, making him largest individual holder
Arkham Intelligence says wallets tied to Tron founder Justin Sun hold about 2.82% of PEPE's supply, and the token rose after the report.
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Regulation
Discord to make large public server chats searchable, with opt-out
The platform will create web pages for Discoverable Servers and later allow search engines to index eligible messages, while offering privacy controls.
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Stablecoins
Stripe launches free instant B2B transfers via business handles
Stripe Pay lets companies send funds instantly using Stripe profile handles, with no transfer fee, while stablecoin and agent-payment work remain separate.
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Altcoins
Ripple's Garlinghouse hails new era for XRP at 10th Swell event
The Ripple CEO pointed to a federal trust bank charter, new Robinhood and BNY work, and a top short-term rating for RLUSD.
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Altcoins
Lynq and ZeroBeta enable yield-bearing Treasury collateral on Avalanche
The integration lets institutions pledge tokenized U.S. Treasuries for secured loans and digital asset trading while the assets keep earning interest.
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Technology
Trust Wallet warns users of fraudulent crypto card website
A fake website impersonates Trust Wallet to promote a cryptocurrency payment card with unrealistic benefits.
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Regulation
Midterms could stall CLARITY Act, TD Cowen warns
TD Cowen sees a Democratic sweep as the worst outcome for crypto policy, while industry spending faces a ballot-box test.
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Altcoins
Ripple Swell 2026 kicks off with major partnerships and regulatory wins
Ripple announced significant institutional partnerships and regulatory approval as its annual Swell conference began in New York.
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Altcoins
Ripple's RLUSD earns Moody's A2 rating as XRP value capture question lingers
Moody's gave RLUSD an A2 long-term and P-1 short-term deposit rating, handing institutions a credit benchmark while leaving open how much XRP gains.
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Exchanges
Coinbase says vendor Amplitude exposed customer contact data, denies breach
The exchange said it found no evidence of unauthorized access to its own systems and that customer funds were unaffected.
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin holds near $80,500 as Fed decision and midterms loom
Bitcoin held near $80,500 as investors awaited the Fed's rate decision and Nov. 3 midterms, with ETF outflows weighing on risk appetite.
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Stablecoins
Circle and ACI Worldwide test USDC settlement in Colombia
The proof of concept links USDC to ACI's payments orchestration platform and the Bre-B instant payment network, with no live settlement yet.
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Hacks & Security
Bithumb investigates data leak after breach of internal mobile system
South Korea's Bithumb is assessing whether customer data was exposed after unauthorized access to an employee mobile system, while saying trading systems were
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Business
Galaxy Digital posts $323M Q3 profit and adds $200M buyback
Galaxy Digital swung to a $323 million third-quarter profit as investment gains and AI data-center revenue offset losses in its digital-assets unit, and it
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Ethereum
BitMine resumes stock buybacks and reports 5.23 million ETH staked
The Ethereum treasury company repurchased 2.04 million shares last week and disclosed 5,227,037 ETH staked as of October 25.
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Stablecoins
Bitget Wallet adds USD and EUR account numbers that convert deposits to stablecoins
The self-custodial wallet, working with payments provider Noah, converts incoming ACH, Fedwire, SEPA and SWIFT transfers into USDT or USDC.
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Regulation
Polymarket faces renewed CFTC scrutiny over 2022 settlement terms
Regulators are investigating whether the prediction market platform complied with restrictions on US user access established in a $1.4 million settlement.
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Altcoins
Ripple's Swell opens with reported Bessent appearance and Robinhood deal
Ripple's New York conference is underway as reports of a Treasury secretary appearance remain unconfirmed and the company outlines new Robinhood and trust-bank
