South Korean prosecutors have raided cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb’s headquarters as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations that former and current executives misused company funds allocated for luxury housing. According to an October 29 report by local media outlet News1…

BNB Chain has activated the Jenner hardfork on its BNB Smart Chain testnet, introducing a new payment processing mechanism that reserves 5% of block gas capacity for eligible transactions during periods of network congestion. According to BNB Chain’s October 29…

Russia has developed a common testing standard for cryptocurrency investors, with brokerage firms expected to become the first regulated intermediaries to assess customers before allowing them to buy and sell digital assets. According to Russian news outlet RBC, National Association…

Ethereum client developers Teku and Besu have released security updates to address a certificate vulnerability that could allow attackers to impersonate services used by validators and potentially redirect their block rewards. According to security advisories accompanying the releases, the issue…

Cryptocurrency users in Singapore have lost approximately S$3.5 million after purchasing tampered Ledger hardware wallets from local retailers, prompting a police investigation into devices containing malicious components. According to an October 28 advisory from the Singapore Police Force, at least…

Sony Group has launched a global blockchain incubation program to support startups and creators building new entertainment services on its Soneium network. According to an October 29 announcement, the initiative, called the Sony Onchain Entertainment Incubation Program, will provide selected…

Montana Senator Steve Daines has voiced support for Chainlink and the digital asset industry ahead of the blockchain network’s Link event scheduled for October 29 in New York City. Chainlink’s promotional coverage of the upcoming event has highlighted Daines’ recognition…

Strategy shareholders have approved a proposal to introduce daily dividends across four classes of preferred stock, with the new schedule set to begin in November for STRC and January 2027 for the remaining securities. According to an October 28 filing…

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched its tokenization service for securities held in custody, with plans to bring the service to Stellar as its first public blockchain integration in the next phase of its rollout. According to…

Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that Bitcoin qualifies as property under criminal law, upholding a 10-year prison sentence in a robbery case involving the forced transfer of $50,000 worth of cryptocurrency. According to local media, the ruling, numbered 4929/2569, was…

Itaú Unibanco, Brazil’s largest private bank, has formally registered its cryptocurrency trading and custody activities with the country’s central bank, becoming the first Brazilian bank to complete the notification process under the new digital asset regulations. According to a report…

Janus Henderson and Centrifuge have launched a fund tied to the Nasdaq-100 on Stellar, putting a licensed equity benchmark into a blockchain-native investment product. JQQQ is a share of a British Virgin Islands segregated portfolio available only to eligible investors…

Crypto-linked political groups have spent roughly $176 million across more than 100 U.S. midterm races, according to a Reuters review of campaign-finance filings through October 20. Fairshake and its affiliates account for about $150.8 million. The spending may help elect…

Ripple has said its proposed national trust bank received final federal approval on October 26, giving the company a federally supervised institution to manage the assets behind RLUSD. The stablecoin will still be issued by Standard Custody & Trust Company,…

Bitcoin payments have reached more than a million U.S. sellers through Square, yet the group behind much of the network’s payment software says everyday spending remains scarce. Spiral’s October 27 report is an unusually frank assessment from a Block-backed developer:…

Trust Wallet’s security team has confirmed that a website advertising a cryptocurrency payment card with unusually generous benefits is fraudulent and has warned users against connecting their wallets to the platform. Crypto security researcher Daniel, known as @0xDani on X,…

Three Bitcoin whales have transferred a combined 6,168 BTC worth approximately $498.5 million to Coinbase Prime at a time when Bitcoin price continues to struggle. According to blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain, the three whales deposited the Bitcoin into Coinbase Prime…

Four financial and cryptocurrency companies have reported data security incidents involving customer contact details and internal business information, with Coinbase, Bithumb, Mirae Asset Global Investments and Daishin Securities disclosing separate breaches. According to Reuters, three of the incidents were reported…

Lynq and ZeroBeta have integrated their institutional platforms on Avalanche to allow tokenized U.S. Treasuries to serve as collateral for secured loans and digital asset trading while continuing to earn interest. According to an October 27 announcement, the partnership connects…

Core DAO’s early contributors Rich Rines and Brendon Sedo have stepped down from their roles in the DAO as the Bitcoin-focused blockchain transfers more responsibilities to independent validators and community members. In an October 27 announcement on X, Core DAO…