Russia’s digital ruble accounts top 220K in first month, nearly 4X central bank forecast
The digital ruble’s early uptake comes as BRICS nations explore linking their digital currencies for cross-border trade and payments.
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Ripple Prime to provide brokerage services to Brevan Howard
Ripple has expanded its agreement with Brevan Howard, a fund manager overseeing about $35 billion, to provide its funds with multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing, and financing through Ripple Prime. Ripple announced on Oct. 6 that Brevan Howard funds will use…
Bill aims at stopping US lawmaker bets on their own elections ahead of midterms
The No Betting on Your Own Race Act will not be addressed before the 2026 US midterms as Congress is on recess until after the election.
Bitcoin’s $90K push stalls as ETF buying slows near breakeven: Bitfinex analysts
Bitcoin’s push toward $90,000 has stalled below $87,722 as weekly U.S. spot ETF inflows have fallen from $2.39 billion to $241.1 million, according to Bitfinex analysts. Bitfinex Alpha reported in its Oct. 5 market update that Bitcoin’s recovery needs fresh…
Conduit sues Tether over $2.76 million freeze, says it has ‘no legal entitlement’ to funds
Conduit is suing Tether in NY federal court, alleging the USDT issuer froze $2.76 million of its funds for over a year without explanation.
Are Binance Users Selling Ethereum for Bitcoin?
Binance proof of reserves shows $537 million flowing into Bitcoin and $499 million out of ETH in September. Here is why.
OKX Adds Circle, Ripple, QRT, and SC Ventures as Investors at $25B Valuation
None of the four investors is new to OKX. Standard Chartered already holds the BlackRock BUIDL shares OKX clients post as margin, and Ripple's RLUSD trades across the exchange's order book.
Affluent investors seen boosting crypto exposure: Survey
Most affluent investors across seven countries own and are increasing their crypto holdings despite financial advisers who remain overly cautious about digital assets.
Mistral AI Drops 'Le Chonk': A Massive AI Model Named After a Cat Meme
Paris-based Mistral launched Large 4, a model nicknamed after a June internet joke. It tops GPT-6 Astra on one finance test, but trails Claude on others.
Bitcoin grinds toward $87K as US equities hit new record highs
Bitcoin price action was kept in check by overhead ask liquidity while US stocks broke out to new all-time highs.
The Reality of AI Agentic Payments in 2026
There is nothing more trending in the tech, finance, and media world than AI agents. In the financial space, agentic payments are being discussed as the next biggest disruption – something similar in scale to contactless payments. But what’s the…
Securitize stock jumps 8% amid South Korea tokenization push
The LG CNS partnership gives Securitize a foothold as the Seoul prepares new rules for tokenized stocks, bonds and funds beginning in February 2027.