NEAR jumps 6% to $5.50 and flips XLM by market cap
NEAR rose about 6% to $5.50 and passed XLM by market cap as trading volume topped $1.2 billion and Intents crossed $33 billion.
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Standard Chartered plans institutional crypto custody in Singapore
Standard Chartered plans custody for cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenized assets for institutional and eligible corporate clients in Singapore.
Greece plans 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies
Greece’s draft bill proposes a 10% tax on crypto capital gains, with exemptions for annual gains of up to 500 euros and crypto-to-crypto swaps.
Crypto investment firm Deus X Capital shuts down as backers pursue separate strategies
CEO Tim Grant will lead AI venture TensorX, while CIO Stuart Connolly stays to oversee the firm’s formal unwind in January.
Standard Chartered to expand crypto custody services in Singapore
The bank said the service would extend its existing crypto custody footprint in the UAE, Luxembourg, and Hong Kong.
South Korea’s Gwangju Bank and Toss successfully test stablecoin QR payments
Gwangju Bank and South Korean fintech company Toss have successfully completed a proof of concept for stablecoin payments using QR codes, allowing customers to make transactions through connected banking and payment apps. According to an Oct. 8 report by Yonhap…
Kyrgyzstan shuts $50M USDKG months after UK sanctions
Kyrgyzstan has shut down USDKG and ordered its issuer liquidated, while holders can exchange the gold-backed stablecoin for fiat or USDT.
US Bitcoin ETFs shed $485M in biggest daily outflow since June
Bitcoin ETFs erased October’s net inflows with $485 million in withdrawals, while Ether funds logged a seventh straight outflow session.
Samsung Wallet Brings USDC to 82 Million US Phones, No Crypto App Needed
Samsung Wallet adds USDC transfers for US Galaxy users in late October. Here is who runs the service, what it costs, and who can use it.
Ripple challenges Wall Street banks with leveraged ETF financing push
Ripple has entered the leveraged exchange traded fund financing business through Ripple Prime, providing funding to investment products that seek to deliver multiples of the daily performance of individual stocks and market indexes. According to an Oct. 7 report by…
Vitalik Buterin: AI Risk Doesn’t Justify Rushed Wallet Moves
Public-key encryption protects websites, secure messaging, privacy systems, VPNs, and traditional financial networks.
Dan Ives Names 5 Tech Stocks for 2027, Including One That Doubled in 2026
Dan Ives named Nvidia, Microsoft, Palantir, Apple, and CrowdStrike as his top 5 tech stock picks. He argued that investors still underestimate a $4 trillion AI spending wave. The 5 stocks have taken very different paths this year. CrowdStrike has…