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Bitget Agrees to Buy Licensed Thai Exchange From GMO Internet
Bitget plans to acquire GMO Internet's licensed Bangkok exchange through BTGT Management to reach Thai users. The deal needs Thai regulatory approval, the price is undisclosed, and Bitget itself remains on a Thai SEC investor alert list.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Starknet Foundation Launches Bramble Wallet With STRK20 Shielding
The Starknet Foundation shipped Bramble, a Chrome-only self-custody wallet that lets users shield tokens into STRK20 private balances and send private transfers, with Ledger and multisig support. No market reaction yet.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Injective and BDACS Sign Deal to Bring KRW1 Won Stablecoin to RWA Markets
Injective and South Korean custodian BDACS announced a deal to bring KRW1, a won-backed stablecoin held in escrow at Woori Bank, to Injective's RWA markets. Minting and redemption stay limited to approved institutions as Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act moves toward the legislature.
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Drift exploiter moves 25,700 ETH to Tornado Cash after two months idle
The Drift Protocol exploiter sent 25,700 ETH ($61.56M) to Tornado Cash in about two hours on Oct. 20 after two months of inactivity. Roughly 81,864 ETH ($195M) remains, while Drift's recovery pool started at just $3.1M.
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Blockchain.com Launches Weekly Options on Seven Cryptoassets
Blockchain.com added weekly options to its Trading Account on October 20, 2026: buy-only calls and puts on seven assets, USDC-settled, $5 minimum premium, no early exit. US and UK residents are excluded while its CFTC filings are pending.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
BlackRock Files Third Bitcoin ETF with Downside Protection
BlackRock filed for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (PBIT), its third bitcoin product, which uses options strategies layered on top of IBIT to provide downside protection while capping gains. The filing signals institutional demand for structured bitcoin exposure.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
XRP Ledger Issues Second Amendment to Patch Lending Protocol Before Launch
XRP Ledger developers have published a second amendment to repair the network's forthcoming uncollateralized lending feature, even as the original amendment awaits validator approval. The proactive patching approach aims to catch defects before deployment.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
World Targets Banks With Proof-of-Human ID Tools, Citing $40B AI Fraud Risk
World is bringing its proof-of-human verification system into banking and financial workplaces, with Bain Capital, VanEck, and Pantera Capital as design partners. The expansion includes AI agent delegation and Zoom integration to combat deepfake fraud.
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Strive Tops Marathon Holdings With 36,818 BTC After $335M Weekly Purchases
Strive Asset Management closed the week of October 19 with 36,818 BTC on its balance sheet, surpassing Marathon Holdings to become one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holders in the market after accumulating 4,045 BTC across two purchases totaling roughly $335 million.
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Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Security Tool for Fraud and Sanctions Screening
Mastercard launched Stablecoin Security, a risk screening service designed to flag stablecoin transactions for fraud and sanctions exposure before settlement. The tool launches in North America with global availability targeted for 2027.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Lighter Launches BTC and ETH Binary Options on Core Blockchain
Binary options for Bitcoin and Ethereum are now live on Core blockchain through Lighter, offering Up/Down contracts that settle winning positions at 1 USDC per share with no leverage or liquidations.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
SkyAI Liquidates Entire Solana Treasury, Launches $201M Tender Offer
SkyAI has liquidated its complete Solana holdings and launched a $201 million tender offer to repurchase shares, leaving the company with $223.8 million in cash and no remaining SOL exposure. The move signals a strategic shift away from Solana.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Strategy Adds 267 BTC for $22M While Buying Back $193M in Stock, Treasury Hits 848,517 Bitcoin
Strategy purchased 267 BTC for $22 million while repurchasing $193 million in STRC shares, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 848,517 coins. The dual move signals confidence in both the bitcoin price and the company's equity valuation.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Qubic Blockchain Halts After $1.4M Exploit Targets Weak Seed Generation in 1,404 Wallets
Qubic's validators halted the layer-1 network after an attacker drained approximately 2.94 trillion QU tokens worth $1.4 million from 1,404 wallets in 104 minutes. The exploit targeted weak randomness in wallet seed generation, not the protocol itself. Qubic released a patch and froze 87.1% of...
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Marathon Digital Moves 1,000 BTC Worth $82.8M to Exchanges
Wallets linked to Marathon Digital Holdings transferred 1,000 BTC worth $82.8 million to Binance and Gate.io over five days in October. The transfer represents 2.8% of MARA's holdings and marks the second large deposit flagged this month.
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JPMorgan Brings JPM Coin to Ethereum, Citing Onchain Liquidity Depth
JPMorgan has expanded its USD-denominated JPM Coin to Ethereum, targeting institutional clients for payments and settlement. The move reflects growing demand from financial institutions seeking settlement infrastructure on public blockchains with established liquidity.
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South Korea Finance Officials to Meet Crypto Exchanges as Tax Delay Bill Surfaces
South Korean finance officials are scheduled to meet with major cryptocurrency exchanges on Tuesday, October 21, as a newly introduced legislative proposal seeks to push the country's long-anticipated crypto capital gains tax back by another two years.
MarketsHadi Ghadban
Qubic Halts Network After $1.3M Theft Exploits Weak Apple Wallet Seeds
Qubic mainnet halted following a coordinated wallet drain affecting 1,404 accounts and $1.3 million in stolen QU tokens. The vulnerability stemmed from weak entropy in older Apple devices and Safari browsers, not a blockchain protocol flaw.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Cysic Halts Bridge After Unauthorized Mint of 10 Million CYS Tokens
An attacker exploited Cysic's cross-chain bridge on Sunday, minting 10 million CYS tokens without authorization. The protocol halted the bridge and blacklisted the recipient address, freezing 2.8 million tokens. Some tokens were sold before containment measures took effect, representing...
MarketsAlejandro Silva RamírezEthereum Derivatives Hold $30B as STRK Drops 15%
Starknet's STRK token shed 15% in 24 hours, triggering $2 million in long liquidations, while Ethereum's derivatives market absorbed the broader turbulence with $30.59 billion in futures open interest still intact.
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Nine Crypto Firms Form Quantum Alliance With 6 Million BTC at Stake
A coalition of nine cryptocurrency firms has formed the Quantum Alliance to establish open standards for post-quantum cryptography. With approximately 6 million Bitcoin exposed to potential quantum computing threats forecasted for the late 2020s, the industry is organizing a coordinated defense...
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
Ether ETFs Bleed $320M in a Week, Overtaking Bitcoin Outflows
$320 million left Ether ETFs between October 12 and 16, pushing Ethereum to the center of a broader institutional retreat that drained $610.7 million from five tracked crypto ETF groups in a single week.
MarketsJulie "Mooncat" Wolf
AMC Refuses Consent for Robinhood Stock Tokens, Testing Issuer Rights
AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron announced the theater chain will not consent to Robinhood's tokenized versions of its stock, putting the first public stress test on the SEC's nascent framework for digital securities trading.
MarketsBlockchain Academics NewsroomSEI Perpetual Futures Now Live on CFTC-Regulated OG.com Markets
SEI perpetual futures contracts began trading on OG.com Markets this week, giving traders access to the Sei Network token through a CFTC-regulated derivatives venue for the first time.
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