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AI Agents Are Creating a New Layer of Cybersecurity Spending
Akamai launched a locked box for AI agents on Tuesday. It joins Palo Alto, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Okta and Zscaler in selling protection for software that now acts on its own.
U.S. agency hits Utah with lawsuit to shield Kalshi's ability to offer betting there
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has pursued more than a dozen legal actions to protect what its chief sees as its sole power over prediction markets.
EDX Markets Signs Apex Fintech Deal to Broaden Crypto Trading Access
EDX Markets and Apex Fintech Solutions announced a strategic relationship on October 26 to connect institutional digital-asset trading and clearing.
CFTC sues Utah as battle over prediction market regulation intensifies
The CFTC is escalating its legal fight with states, suing Utah after the state filed a lawsuit against prediction market platform Kalshi.
Intel, Oracle, IBM Join Objections to OKX-ICE Tokenized Stock Venue, Bringing Total to 26
Intel, Oracle, IBM, and IonQ became the latest companies to object to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 26.
Bitcoin Wallet Maker Keystone Pulls Devices as Stolen Key Opens Door to Fakes
Attackers obtained the factory key that proves Keystone's hardware wallets are genuine, and 25,964 buyer records were affected. The company says recovery phrases and private keys w…
Intel, Oracle, IBM join growing list of firms objecting to OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans
The latest notice added four objections, bringing the total to 26 as the joint venture prepares to test the SEC’s new framework for blockchain-based stock trading.
Majority of Americans want candidates who support US-based financial technology: Poll
The September survey offered a possible window into US voters who could consider fintech and digital asset policies on Election Day.
Monad Wins a Stablecoin Card Infrastructure Deal With Reap and Meru
Reap announced on October 26 that it would add the Monad blockchain to its stablecoin-linked card infrastructure, with Latin American finance application.
Circle Pushes Deeper Into Latin America With USDC Settlement in Colombia
A collaboration with payments-tech firm ACI Worldwide will pilot folding USDC settlement into Colombia’s instant-payments network.
Crypto.com and OG.com launch US crypto perps with up to 5x leverage
The contracts have no expiration date and allow traders to bet on crypto prices rising or falling.
Ripple Opens 24/7 Returns Feature to Eligible Corporate Treasury Clients
Ripple unveiled additional Ripple Treasury capabilities at Swell 2026 on October 26, presenting a platform intended to connect cash forecasting,.
Canton-based trading platform Cancore raises $7.2 million at $60 million token valuation
Cancore, a Canton-based trading platform connecting assets on the network with liquidity on public blockchains, has raised $7.2 million in seed funding. Paper Ventures, dao5, ArkSt…
Brazilian companies turned to stablecoins on election day to dodge a currency crash
USDT volume on crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin jumped nearly 800% and bitcoin volume surged 865%. Binance’s USDT/BRL market tripled while the global BTC/USDT pair fell.
A $3M Hedge, a Midterm Test and Retail's Rise: Prediction Markets at NEXTPredict
Chuck Todd called markets a "fact checker" for journalism, as Kalshi, Polymarket and Robinhood pitched contracts well beyond elections.
OpenAI Proves ETH Is False, and Crypto Twitter Has Questions
A new OpenAI paper declares ETH false, a claim that hundreds of research papers lean on. Crypto Twitter degens and serious mathematicians are abuzz.
Janus Henderson, Centrifuge launch tokenized Nasdaq-100 fund on Stellar
The blockchain-based fund offers eligible non-US investors exposure to the Nasdaq-100 as Janus Henderson expands its institutional tokenization business.
Robinhood taps Ripple’s $2.5 billion RLUSD stablecoin despite backing rival USDG
Robinhood helped launch a rival dollar-backed token, USDG, but will also offer Ripple's stablecoin to retail customers later this year.
Aviva Tokenises Part of £22 Billion Sterling Fund on XRP Ledger
Aviva Investors and Ripple announced a tokenised share class for the Aviva Investors Sterling Liquidity Fund on October 26. The existing sterling fund has.
USDC overtakes USDT in euro stablecoin trading as EU rules reshape market: Kaiko
USDC’s share of euro stablecoin trading has climbed to 56% since January 2024, with deeper liquidity as exchanges restrict USDT under MiCA.
SoFi discloses 503,000 crypto products as gross crypto revenue hits $162 million
SoFi broke out crypto products for the first time. Gross crypto revenue rose 20%, while total net revenue hit a record $1.39 billion.
Ripple, BNY explore using the XRP Ledger to finance approved invoices
BNY adds XRP and RLUSD to its custody platform, as Ripple and C2FO test settling invoice payments on the XRP Ledger.
Ripple Receives Final OCC Trust Bank Approval as RLUSD Expands
Ripple said on October 26 that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency had granted final approval to charter Ripple National Trust Bank. The.
Galaxy Digital swings to $323 million quarterly profit, announces new $200 million share buyback
Galaxy returned to profitability in the third quarter as trading volumes and lending increased, with a new $200 million buyback authorized.
Bitcoin mining infrastructure firm Luxor raises $16 million to expand AI business
The company plans to expand its AI business and hire about 12 people by year-end, COO Ethan Vera told The Block.
McDonald's McRib Doesn't Actually Boost Bitcoin's Price, Sorry Everyone
Crypto traders think the McRib’s return to McDonald's means a Bitcoin pump is coming. Experts say there is "no correlation at all."
Nasdaq-100 comes onchain as Janus Henderson and Centrifuge launch first licensed fund
The $500 billion asset manager is launching an issuer-sponsored fund on Stellar, taking a different approach from third-party stock tokens.
Crypto Market Structure Explained
Crypto market structure is the architecture behind digital asset markets. It explains who participates, where trades happen, how liquidity forms, how prices are discovered, how der…
CF Benchmarks brings Wall Street pricing infrastructure onchain, including data used by BlackRock
The new service could help developers build blockchain-based index funds, tokenized portfolios and derivatives using established financial benchmarks.
Polymarket Has Investigated 'Dozens' of Midterm Election Bets: Report
The firm's new head of investigations says its surveillance system flags hundreds of alerts a day, with at least two cases sent to the CFTC.
Crypto could outperform AI stocks: Wall Street veteran Jordi Visser
Former Morgan Stanley and Weiss executive Jordi Visser says AI agents are boosting demand for crypto as he expands his holdings beyond Bitcoin, Ether and Solana.
Bitcoin miners' move into AI is creating a new market for trading computing power
Luxor raised $16 million to expand into AI hardware and trading, betting that computing power will become a market where companies can hedge costs and prices.
Hayes details FLOP’s AI compute derivatives vision after selling his altcoins
Arthur Hayes revealed the derivatives market design for Flop Network and how he expects its native token could transform AI compute into a tradable commodity.
Bitcoin Mining Firm Luxor Raises $16 Million to Scale Its AI Compute Push
The CMT Digital-led round, which drew mining-hardware makers Canaan and MicroBT, will fund Luxor’s expansion into AI compute trading, hardware and derivatives.
Luxor raises $16M from CMT Digital amid AI-Bitcoin miner convergence
Luxor aims to use the proceeds to scale its existing AI infrastructure business and expand its GPU sourcing services as global chip supply chains become constrained.
Morning Minute: Tokenized Stock Battle Looms Over Robinhood’s Earnings Call
One of crypto’s primary growth sectors for this upcoming cycle is under attack. Will Vlad Tenev speak up on today’s Robinhood earnings call?
Bitcoin price analysis sees ‘strong rally’ as old coins become dormant
A decline in the share of Bitcoin’s realized cap held by coins unmoved for 18 months or longer points to the ‘early stages’ of a bull market, analysis says.
Zcash co-founder proposes ending grants subsidy, citing $125 million treasury
Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe proposed ending automatic grants funding, citing a treasury valuation of more than $125 million.
Bitcoin shows signs of weakness while Ripple's bank win fails to bolster XRP
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