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news_briefJanus Henderson, Centrifuge launch Nasdaq-100 fund JQQQ on Stellar
Janus Henderson and Centrifuge launched JQQQ, a fund tracking the Nasdaq-100 and issued natively on Stellar. It is closed to U.S. persons, and the release gives no fee rate or subscription start date, per Unchained.
deep_diveDePIN's Subsidy Test: Why Customer Revenue, Not Architecture, Decides Winners
Comparing DePIN networks as mining versus validation models misses the real divide: whether operators are paid by customers or by token issuance. On verified data, Livepeer's staking rewards were about 29 times its fees in Q1 2026, and Helium's token captured little of its consumer revenue. Moats come from real customers such as carriers and AI video apps, not from architecture.
news_briefS&P Global reportedly closes OpenZeppelin acquisition
The Defiant reports S&P Global has completed its purchase of smart-contract security firm OpenZeppelin, announced on 2026-09-17. Price is undisclosed, and the exact closing date was not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
news_briefJUST DAO sets $50M minimum treasury reserve, to add GasFree revenue to JST buybacks from Q4 2026
JUST DAO's Oct 23, 2026 announcement upgrades the JST buyback and burn program. It sets a $50M minimum reserve that buybacks will not draw below and schedules an estimated $20.34M surplus for four installments from Q4 2026.
news_briefGoBTC Pay releases free WooCommerce plugin for Bitcoin checkout
GoMining's GoBTC Pay has published a free WooCommerce plugin in the WordPress Plugin Directory. Instant confirmation applies only inside its own wallet ecosystem, and the plugin has functional limits.
news_briefBlockchain.com Launches Buy-Only Options on Seven Cryptoassets
Blockchain.com added call and put options to its Trading Account on Oct. 20, 2026. The product is buy-only, expires within a week, and is for eligible users in supported jurisdictions.