BITCOIN
French Assembly Narrowly Adopts Stablecoin Swap Tax Proposal
Key Takeaways French lawmakers narrowly passed a proposal to tax crypto-to-stablecoin swaps with capital gains tax. The measure targets a
XRP Ledger Nears Oct. 23 Upgrade as Lending Votes Fall Short
Key Takeaways XRP Ledger’s fixCleanup3_4_0 targets Oct. 23 activation after securing more than 80% validator support. XRPL’s upgrade closes a
Richard Heart Arrested, XRP DAT Rings Nasdaq Bell, And More
Key Takeaways Strive’s consecutive $280M and $235M bitcoin purchases signal renewed corporate demand for BTC. Binance US’s reported $1B valuation
Ethereum Derivatives Flash Mixed Signals as Bulls Hold the Edge
Key Takeaways Ethereum’s futures market is still carrying a hefty $30.59 billion in open interest, with Binance leading the pack
Arthur Hayes Says OpenAI and Anthropic Are Worthless and Bitcoin Wins
Key Takeaways Arthur Hayes told Convergence host Luke Martin on Oct. 16 that AI model companies are “worthless.” The Nasdaq
Binance Offers Nearly 8% in XRP for RLUSD But the Base Rate Keeps Falling
Key Takeaways Binance’s headline 7.77% APR only applies to the 1.3x boosted tier of its $800,000 XRP campaign. The base
CRYPTO
$7.15M Cash, Guns, Cold Wallets, and Luxury Goods Seized
Turkish intelligence and police tracked Richard Heart to Istanbul, where officers arrested him and his wife and seized cash,
Vitalik Buterin contrasts Bitcoin’s power costs with AI’s 76% capital share
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has compared Bitcoin mining with AI inference, sharing cost estimates that put electricity at 45.9% of
But Most Stocks Are Already in a Bear Market
Although the S&P 500 is inches away from a record high, the picture looks dramatically weaker beneath the surface.
SOLANA
Crypto Funds See 4th Week of Outflows, but XRP and SOL Shine: CoinShares Report
Four consecutive weeks of crypto fund outflows hit $3.74 billion, but altcoins outperform as US investors retreat from the
Hayden Davis Resurfaces After LIBRA Crash, But His Latest Trades Are Deep in the Red
Bubblemaps found that Hayden Davis, who was involved with LIBRA and YZY tokens, has resumed on-chain trading, but recent
ALTCOINS
Under-the-Radar Altcoins Cap, Grass and Starknet Witness Surge in Network Growth, Topping All Crypto Projects: Santiment
Three under-the-radar altcoin projects outpaced the rest of the digital asset sector in terms of recent network growth, according to
Crypto Wallet Ledger Now Lets Users Borrow Stablecoins Against Their Bitcoin Without Giving Up Self-Custody
Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger is rolling out a new feature that lets users borrow stablecoins against their Bitcoin (BTC)
America’s Sixth-Largest Bank Launches Dollar-Backed Stablecoin for Cross-Border Transfers
A major billion-dollar bank is executing a live pilot of its proprietary dollar-backed stablecoin on a public blockchain to move
CoinEx Crypto Exchange Is Shutting Down Three Years After Exiting US Market – Here’s the Deadline for Withdrawals
A cryptocurrency exchange is closing its doors after nearly a decade in business. CoinEx, which has its operating headquarters in
Visa Says Bank-Level Fraud Protection and Deposit Insurance Could Unlock US Stablecoin Adoption
Visa is releasing a new report showing how bank-level protections could significantly boost American interest in using stablecoins to send
Stablecoin Cross-Border Flows Surge 78% to $220,300,000,000 Amid Crypto Bear Market
Cross-border stablecoin transfers are surging nearly 78 percent over the past year even as the broader crypto market experiences a


