Ripple Prime launched real-world asset perpetual swaps on Thursday, with institutional clients including Virtu trading across 100-plus reference markets 24/7.

Visa says Visa Direct stablecoin prefunding is now in commercial use, with Inyo Global letting businesses fund cross-border payouts in USDC around the clock.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan argued in a Wednesday memo that BTC will rise whether AI delivers a boom, a bubble burst, or something in between.

Schwab CEO Rick Wurster said all clients can now access Schwab Crypto for BTC and ETH trading, with crypto transfers rolling out and new coins by year-end.

Ledger's Atom device will preinstall Solana Mobile's SKR-powered Seeker app and dApp store, the companies announced Thursday at Ledger Op3n 2026 in Paris.

Bitcoin mining difficulty is set to rise about 6.7% on Friday, the most since June, with BTC about 3% below the $85,000 JPMorgan estimates it costs to mine.

Bitcoin fell below $81,500, the average cost of US spot Bitcoin ETF holders, after US producer prices rose 1.3% in September, the most since March 2022.

Starknet launched a seven-day governance vote asking STRK holders whether to explore becoming an independent layer-1, targeting quantum resistance by 2027.

BTC fell 3.6% to $80,764 as South Korea’s Kospi sank 8% and Japan’s Nikkei dropped 5.2% in a risk-off selloff following hot US inflation data.

: Hacken data shows crypto security losses reached $1.18 billion in Q3 2026, up 55% from the prior quarter, led by the Bitget and Liquid Network exploits.

Bitcoin slipped toward $80,000 after a hot CPI print, but the real pull on its direction is investors’ six-month to two-year cost-basis levels

Uniswap Labs' new hook sets separate buy and sell fees on ETH/USDC that shift with the market, so liquidity providers keep more of the value they create.

Nasdaq-listed Strive bought 2,822 BTC for about $235M on Oct. 12-13 and reported $369.2M in expected warrant proceeds, taking holdings to about 35,595 BTC.

CoinShares launched on-chain stablecoin yield strategies for Safe's enterprise users, earning fees without custody, in a new distribution route beyond ETPs.

Polygon Labs closed its Coinme deal, gaining coverage in 48 US states via 37 money transmitter licenses and 11 exemptions, and named its first OMS users.

Bastion, owner of 9.99% of SkyAI, won't tender into SkyAI's $3 offer unless terms improve, seeking at least $3.50 and details of the firm's SOL sales.

Payward, Kraken's parent, has agreed to acquire Lithuania-licensed Saldo Bank, extending its EU push into deposits, lending, and banking-as-a-service by 2027.

A Chainalysis report found AI agent wallets are topping up faster and spending sooner on x402, with US agents making 88.1% of model inference payments.