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Bitcoin whale moves $34 million in BTC it got in 2013 when coins traded at $131
A bitcoin wallet dormant since 2013 moved 411 BTC, now worth about $34 million. It is one of several long-dormant wallets to wake up recently.
Zoom adds ‘proof of human’ badges to show you’re not a deepfake
Sam Altman-backed World has rolled out biometric verification badges for Zoom enterprise users, aiming to combat AI deepfake impersonation and fraud.
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Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers
The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history.
South Korea to meet crypto exchanges amid calls for tax delay
Finance officials are reportedly set to meet major crypto exchanges on Tuesday, days after a lawmaker introduced legislation that could push the tax’s start date back two years.
XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it
Validators have a bug-fix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval.
Bitcoin, Korea’s Kospi and Nasdaq futures rally as China GDP beats estimates
Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks rally as stronger-than-expected China GDP and falling oil prices lift risk appetite.
Deutsche Bank targets Asia crypto custody expansion in 2027 as German launch nears
The service will initially support bitcoin, ether and the stablecoins USDC, EURC and EURAU, with the bank managing clients’ wallets and private keys.
World launches World ID suite for banks, makes Zoom deepfake check generally available
World ID for Zoom is generally available after a beta that began in April, and is designed to spot deepfaked participants on Zoom calls.
Qubic freezes chain after attacker drains 1.4K wallets with weak seeds
Qubic says 87.1% of the stolen funds remain onchain and the rest were frozen at crypto exchange MEXC, as network validators prepare to vote on a recovery plan.
SEC tokenized stock framework faces issuer pushback as Broadcom, Verizon object to OKX-ICE listing
Eight more companies objected to trading on the planned OKX-ICE venue, while Nasdaq has separately said it would opt out under the SEC’s framework.
Richard Heart caught ‘off-guard,’ QDay gets even closer: Hodler’s Digest
HEX founder Richard Heart detained in early morning raid in Istanbul, Starknet plunges almost 50% as it votes to become an L1, and Bitwise says all signs point to Crypto Spring.
Cardano Stablecoin Market Tops $70 Million As USDC Dominates Supply
TL;DR: Stablecoins issued or circulating on Cardano reached roughly $70.2 million in DefiLlama’s October 18 snapshot, up about 31% over 30 days. USDC represents nearly two-thirds…
Solana’s Tokenized Asset Market Grows More Than Sixfold In A Year
TL;DR: Research attributed to Castle Labs puts Solana’s real-world asset market at about $4.3 billion, versus $700 million a year earlier. Ethereum remains substantially larger,…
Crypto.com, Novig sue Missouri over sports event contracts; Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood hold off
Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood and Underdog, which also received cease-and-desist orders, have not filed suits in Missouri, according to court records.
Aptos Burns 174,000 APT In A Month, Yet Token Supply Keeps Rising
TL;DR: Aptos reports roughly 174,570 APT burned in the past 30 days, but gross staking issuance is about 1.5 million APT a month. Fee burns reduce issuance; they have not made the…
Block’s Proto Mining Hardware Gets A Smaller Entry Point With Sazmining
TL;DR: Sazmining is offering individual Proto immersion hashboards at $4,187 each, with financing and managed hosting. The arrangement lowers the upfront hardware purchase but does…
The White House's crypto chief departs: State of Crypto
Patrick Witt announced his departure from the White House last week.
Zcash Shielded Pools Draw Fresh Scrutiny After Stolen Crypto Transfers
TL;DR: Investigators have raised new concerns about stolen crypto flowing into Zcash, following earlier tracing of roughly 2,746 ZEC linked to the Bitget breach. Shielded transacti…
Tokenized Stocks Reach $262 Million In DeFi, But The Growth Is Not All On Base
TL;DR: Stock-linked tokens deployed in DeFi reached an estimated $262.4 million across blockchains at the end of September, up nearly 18-fold from the start of 2026. Base accounted…
Cross River Bank Adds Ripple’s RLUSD To Its Payment Infrastructure
TL;DR: Cross River Bank announced an integration of Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin into its Core Operating System on October 15. The bank aims to give fintech customers access to bloc…
Fidelity Sees A Stronger Solana Network, With Concentration Risks Still In View
TL;DR: Fidelity’s technology research team says Solana has operated for more than two years without a major mainnet outage, while maintaining roughly 99.7% vote success. It also…
BitTorrent Ushers in Next-Gen Web3 Infrastructure with Strategic Rebrand and Inaugural BTT Burn
The first round of BTT repurchased with decentralized service revenue has been completely burned, as BitTorrent leverages its reimagined architecture to pivot toward Web3 and AI in…
JUST Completes 5th JST Buyback & Burn: Over 170M Tokens (~$23.53M) Burned Ahead of Major Deflationary Upgrade
Over the past year, JUST has completed five consecutive large-scale buyback-and-burn rounds, permanently removing 1.88B JST tokens from circulation and pushing cumulative deflation…
DSA Joins Nacha Payments Innovation Alliance Fall Meeting to Discuss the Future of Digital Payments
Washington, D.C., October 18, 2026 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and educat…
Bitcoin’s Quantum Transition Won’t Stop at Bitcoin
HONG KONG, October 18, 2026 – As quantum computing advances, the challenge extends beyond Bitcoin’s cryptography to the financial infrastructure built around it. Quantum comput…
Wall Street freaked out Friday, but VIX and bitcoin trades say the fear may fade Monday.
Wall Street's fear gauge, the VIX index, spiked on Friday as stocks dropped. History says Friday panics usually fade on Monday. Seasonality and calm bitcoin markets suggest the sam…
MapQuest Now Shows Drivers Where Flock Cameras Are Watching
MapQuest’s app now offers an optional map layer that plots known license plate readers from Flock Safety and other vendors, as backlash against the cameras grows.
Sui’s Hashi Bitcoin Lending Project Prepares For Mainnet With $500 Million Pledged
TL;DR: Sui’s Hashi project is preparing for a phased October mainnet rollout with more than $500 million in partner capital commitments. Anchorage Digital is joining as a launch…
Cysic suspends bridge after attacker mints tokens and moves $727,000 to Ethereum
The attacker, after minting 10 million CYS, managed to bridge about $727,000 in proceeds to Ethereum through Mayan, deBridge and SWFT's Bridgers.
Latvia eyes crypto tax payments in 2027 as parliament overhauls crypto taxation
Parliament passed a law taxing crypto withdrawals above deposits rather than individual trades, featuring a one-time declaration mechanism.
Aave’s Native Bitcoin Plan Moves Forward, But Governance Has Questions
TL;DR: Babylon Labs has advanced a proposal to bring native Bitcoin collateral to Aave V4 without requiring wrapped BTC or a central custodian. The plan still faces community revie…
Crypto PAC Spending Against Sherrod Brown Passes $52 Million In Ohio
TL;DR: Crypto-aligned political committees have reported more than $52 million in spending against former Senator Sherrod Brown’s bid to return to Congress. The campaign is one o…
Bitcoin ETFs Shed Nearly $1 Billion in Two Weeks as Uptober Stays Red
Bitcoin ETFs lost a net $228.6 million this week, following a $681.1 million drain the week before and pushing October deep into the red.
Robinhood Chain Now Accounts For More Than Half Of Uniswap Revenue
TL;DR: Uniswap generated approximately $14.81 million in protocol revenue during September, with Robinhood Chain contributing about 53% of the total. Tokenized-stock trading is cha…
Ledger Unveils $849 Atom Device To Secure Crypto, Apps And AI Activity
TL;DR: Ledger has introduced Atom, a new device intended to run everyday apps while keeping sensitive approvals inside its secure operating system. The Founders Edition has a $849…
Stablecoin supply stalls, but payments jump 45% as Visa, Mastercard and Stripe connect crypto to cash
Analytics firm Allium said stablecoin payments hit $482 billion this year so far, up 45%, as card spending surges and global payment firms add crypto rails.
Most Americans polled oppose betting on elections: Reuters
The prediction market industry enables people to bet on US elections and sporting events.
South Korea Names Gopax Operator In Cyberattack Wave Affecting 16 Firms
TL;DR: South Korea’s Financial Services Commission identified Gopax operator Streami among 16 financial firms affected by recent hacking incidents. Authorities said around 100,00…
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