Summary: Polygon Labs completed its Coinme acquisition, gaining 37 money transmitter licenses and FINCEN registration for US stablecoin payments. The deal, part of a $250 million strategy including Sequence, enables regulated dollar-to-digital-asset conversions across 48 states.
Summary: VanEck Digital Assets withdrew its application for a Lido staked Ether ETF, citing no intention to distribute shares. The firm filed the initial S-1 in October 2025 but offered no explanation for the reversal or future plans.
Summary: Strategy bought 250 BTC for $21.5 million last week, marking four straight weeks of accumulation, while also repurchasing $192.4 million in preferred stock.
Summary: Bitcoin fell 2.2% to below $84,254 as Ukraine-Russia energy conflicts and Strait of Hormuz incidents drove oil prices to one-month highs ahead of US inflation data.
Summary: Ripple-backed Evernorth listed on Nasdaq with a $677 million XRP treasury, far below its $1 billion target, after 80% of SPAC shareholders redeemed their stakes.
Summary: Tempo reports that a proposed FASB rule allowing stablecoins to be classified as cash equivalents could drive corporate adoption, provided companies hold direct redemption rights with issuers.
Summary: DeFi Development Corp increased its SOL treasury to 2.58 million tokens while its CHAD preferred stock hit record highs, though its market cap remains below its asset value.
Summary: Bitcoin fell 2% to trade near $82,423, defying historical 'Uptober' gains, though analysts cite a 365-day moving average crossover as a potential exit from the bear market.
Summary: SWI Group raised $900 million to expand AI data centers, integrating former FTX mining asset Genesis Digital Assets into its network across Europe and the US.
Summary: Build Asset Management CIO Matt Dines claims rising dollar and Bitcoin prices signal a bullish shift toward a new U.S.-led financial order, citing geopolitical disruptions and European bond stresses.
Summary: Bitcoin developer Paul Sztorc alleges that over 80% of Lightning Network payments rely on custodial services, calling the promotion of the technology a "fraud" akin to Theranos.
Summary: Anthropic warns self-replicating AI worms could soon infect IoT devices, while separate reports highlight risks to Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography from advancing AI capabilities.
Summary: Bitcoin rose 2.24% to $83,591.79 on Oct. 13, holding above key support despite $386.3 million in monthly ETF outflows and neutral sentiment readings.
Summary: FBI arrested OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan for allegedly bugging a San Francisco conference room, with the company stating its AI models helped identify him.
Summary: Goldman Sachs notes investors prioritize profitable overseas expansion for Chinese firms, citing fears of price wars and geopolitical risks despite projected market share growth to 31% by 2035.
Summary: CryptoQuant data shows Bitcoin exchange reserves fell 1.7% since late September while whale holdings remained above 3 million BTC, suggesting a potential local bottom despite macro headwinds.
Summary: Bank of America’s third-quarter profit fell 17% to $6.93 billion after a $1.2 billion U.S. Treasury penalty for failing to report suspicious transactions.
Summary: Morgan Stanley beat third-quarter estimates as equities trading revenue surged 41% to $5.8 billion, exceeding forecasts by $909 million despite misses in fixed income and investment banking.
Summary: Bitcoin fell below $83,000 after U.S. inflation data showed a 0.6% monthly rise in September, exceeding expectations. The drop reflects ongoing sensitivity to Federal Reserve policy, with markets pricing a 47% chance of further rate hikes before the October 28 announcement.
Summary: Reports indicate the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is investigating Coins.ph for alleged links to restricted offshore gambling operators, threatening its license. No final ruling exists, but prior actions against linked e-wallet DCPay highlight growing regulatory scrutiny on crypto-gambling intersections.