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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
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Stablecoins
Mexican peso stablecoin expands to six blockchains with Anchorage custody
Anchorage Digital and Bitso deepen partnership to support cross-border payments between the U.S. and Mexico.
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ETFs
VanEck launches Wealth Builder ETF with indirect bitcoin exposure
The actively managed WBMO fund bundles global stocks, bonds, gold and bitcoin-linked ETPs for a 0.26% net expense ratio.
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Technology
Janus Henderson launches blockchain-native Nasdaq-100 fund on Stellar
The asset manager rolled out JQQQ with Centrifuge, designed from inception to operate on a public blockchain rather than migrating from traditional systems.
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Markets
Bitcoin sits near $80K as midterm election history draws attention
Historical data shows bitcoin fell sharply around past US midterms before climbing later, though this cycle's low came months earlier.
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Altcoins
Robinhood partners with Ripple to widen RLUSD use across retail and institutions
The deal puts RLUSD on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp, adds XRP Ledger settlement for institutions, and brings Ripple Treasury into Robinhood's cash operations.
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Markets
Shiba Inu trades near 2026 lows as selling pressure intensifies
Technical indicators suggest further downside risk for SHIB as it approaches year-low price levels.
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Altcoins
Aviva Investors launches tokenized sterling fund share class on XRP Ledger
The asset manager and Ripple announced a tokenized share class for the £22bn Aviva Investors Sterling Liquidity Fund, following a US-dollar version in July.
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Hacks & Security
Crypto casino Gamdom faces $15M ransom demand after data breach claim
WhiteArmor claims to have accessed 15.4 million Gamdom user accounts and is demanding $15 million in Bitcoin.
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Markets
XRP whales reach highest concentration since 2022
Large XRP holders now control nearly 47 billion tokens, their biggest share in four years, as whale accumulation continues despite muted price performance.
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Regulation
Polymarket reviews dozens of midterm election bets for possible abuse
The prediction market has referred at least two cases to the CFTC as it monitors 506 election markets ahead of the Nov. 3 vote, according to NPR.
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Bitcoin
Luxor raises $16 million to expand its bitcoin mining stack into AI
CMT Digital led the strategic round, with Canaan, MicroBT and others backing Luxor's push into AI hardware, cloud computing and compute derivatives.
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Hacks & Security
Predict Fun users lose $260K in suspected ongoing wallet drain
Investigators identified at least 19 affected wallets on the BNB prediction market platform, with stolen funds traced to Tornado Cash.
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Altcoins
Ripple and C2FO plan instant invoice settlement on XRP Ledger
Separately, BNY now custodies XRP and RLUSD for eligible institutional clients as Ripple explores direct minting and tokenized trade finance.
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Altcoins
Ripple wins final OCC approval for national trust bank as XRP stays flat
The federal charter lets Ripple National Trust Bank manage RLUSD reserves and offer custody, but XRP showed little reaction.
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Business
Zcash co-founder seeks to end automatic funding for grants program
Sean Bowe wants ZCG's 8% block-subsidy share sent to a sustainability reserve, while Josh Swihart argues for retiring the entire development fund.
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Exchanges
Binance files for Brazil crypto license ahead of regulatory deadline
The exchange submitted its application to Brazil's central bank to maintain operations under new licensing requirements.
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ETFs
Grayscale credits Zcash dev fund as network marks 10 years
Grayscale says Zcash's 20% block-reward allocation for development has supported a decade of privacy upgrades as the network nears its 10th anniversary.
