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Security

Hackers Attack Another Bitcoin Project as Ark’s Second Exploited

In another cyber attack against a Bitcoin project, Second, the developer of an implementation of the Ark Protocol, confirmed it lost 0.75 BTC ($62,322) of its own funds in an exploit on Monday. Per the team, “no user funds were affected.” The attack was caught within hours, and a fix has been shipped. However, the […]

Projects

Standard Chartered plans institutional crypto custody service in Singapore

Standard Chartered has announced plans to introduce digital asset custody services in Singapore for institutional and accredited investor corporate clients, covering selected cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets. According to the bank’s announcement, the proposed offering will operate alongside its…

ETF

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…

Ethereum

Ethereum Price Cracks as 3 Prediction Markets Make Their Calls

Ethereum’s latest selloff has prediction markets pulling in three different directions. Ether fell through $2,600 on Wednesday as U.S. spot ether ETFs logged a sixth straight day of outflows, yet Myriad traders still give ETH a 73.7% shot at hitting $3,000 before $1,500. Polymarket is far less enthusiastic, pricing a $3,000 touch before year-end at […]

Projects

XRP Expands DeFi Role as Firelight Activates Vault Protection

XRP is backing protection for decentralized finance vaults as Firelight activates coverage on Flare. The deployment embeds risk management into investment products, connecting the token’s expanding financial uses with safeguards against specified technical and economic failures. XRP Gains a Role in Funding Exploit Recovery Depositors in selected Sentora products now inherit safeguards against defined failures […]

Projects

Polygon Open Money Stack adds TRON support for USDT payments and payouts

Polygon has added TRON support to its Open Money Stack (OMS), allowing businesses to process stablecoin payments across fiat accounts, digital wallets, and multiple blockchains through a single integration. According to Polygon’s announcement, the integration supports the complete payment process…

Exchanges

Coinbase Plans Pro Return With Crypto Options and Stock Trading

Coinbase Pro is scheduled to return at year-end as the exchange expands access to crypto options and combines trading tools across markets. The planned platform will bring direct asset purchases, price-linked contracts, and stocks together, with availability varying by jurisdiction. Coinbase Pro Returns With a Broader Trading Lineup Active traders are expected to gain a […]

Projects

Cardano Foundation spins out digital identity firm Veridian

The Cardano Foundation has spun out Veridian as an independent digital identity company after three years of development, with its shares tokenized on Cardano and plans to seek investors in 2027. The Cardano Foundation, in an announcement dated Oct. 8,…

Regulation

XRP Lands on Paxos, the Crypto Engine Behind PayPal, Venmo, and Schwab

XRP has gained another route into financial platforms after Paxos added the token to its crypto brokerage service. The regulated back end serves PayPal, Venmo, Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab, and Mercado Libre, with partners now able to offer XRP. XRP Gains Buying, Selling, and Transfer Support Financial platforms working with Paxos can now offer XRP […]

Bitcoin

Robinhood Puts $25M Into Bitcoin, Citing Belief in Crypto’s Future

Robinhood is adding bitcoin to its corporate assets, extending its exposure beyond the cryptocurrency services it offers customers. The allocation reflects a diversification strategy as the brokerage expands its digital asset business and trading infrastructure. Robinhood Puts Its Own Assets Into Bitcoin Bitcoin is becoming part of Robinhood’s corporate balance sheet through a $25 million […]

Exchanges

XRP Whale Transfers off Binance Reach Highest Level in 7 Months

XRP whale withdrawals from Binance have surged to a seven-month high, a new analysis shows, raising questions about available trading supply. Persistent transfers away from the platform could reduce tokens readily available for sale, depending on their destinations. XRP Whales Move 1.38 Billion Coins Off Binance Large XRP withdrawals from crypto exchange Binance reached their […]