BITCOIN

Solana Apps Generate $193M in 30 Days Amid Real-World Assets Surge

Key Takeaways Solana apps generated $193.1M in 30 days, nearly 2x Hyperliquid’s $86.5M. RWAs grew 600% from $700M to $4.37B

Navigate Web3 Safely – Binance’s guide to protecting digital assets for Beginners

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication.

Wall Street Veterans Unveil DeFi Platform for 77 TradFi Markets

Key Takeaways Deepsigma unveiled a live paper-trading demo covering 77 traditional financial markets on Cypherium. Former Goldman Sachs and Google

Visa Moves Massive Stablecoin Payments Pilot Into Production Phase

Key Takeaways Visa partnered with Inyo Global to launch real-time USDC stablecoin payout funding in 180 countries. The system lets

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Details His ‘Paranoid Mode’ AI Agent Setup

Key Takeaways Buterin unveiled a privacy-focused AI agent setup combining Tor, zkAPI, and locally processed prompts to protect user identities.

Bitcoin Price Hovers Near $81K as Analysts See Potential Market Bottom

Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $81,000 on Oct. 16 as tech stocks and oil price gains weighed on crypto markets.

CRYPTO

LayerZero unveils Aerie with 0.65-second quantum-safe signature benchmark

LayerZero Labs has introduced Aerie, a research system that its developers say can aggregate 32,768 quantum-resistant Falcon signatures in 0.65

Taiwan Cuts Off Coinbase and Kalshi Weeks Before Local Vote: Report

Polymarket, Kalshi’s main rival, is also blocked in Taiwan, where election bettors face up to six months in prison

Lighter launches EVM devnet with 1-second blocks and contract trading

Lighter has launched an EVM development network with one-second blocks that lets smart contracts manage trading orders, while its developer

ALTCOINS

Under-the-Radar Altcoins Cap, Grass and Starknet Witness Surge in Network Growth, Topping All Crypto Projects: Santiment

Three under-the-radar altcoin projects outpaced the rest of the digital asset sector in terms of recent network growth, according to

Crypto Wallet Ledger Now Lets Users Borrow Stablecoins Against Their Bitcoin Without Giving Up Self-Custody

Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger is rolling out a new feature that lets users borrow stablecoins against their Bitcoin (BTC)

America’s Sixth-Largest Bank Launches Dollar-Backed Stablecoin for Cross-Border Transfers

A major billion-dollar bank is executing a live pilot of its proprietary dollar-backed stablecoin on a public blockchain to move

CoinEx Crypto Exchange Is Shutting Down Three Years After Exiting US Market – Here’s the Deadline for Withdrawals

A cryptocurrency exchange is closing its doors after nearly a decade in business. CoinEx, which has its operating headquarters in

Visa Says Bank-Level Fraud Protection and Deposit Insurance Could Unlock US Stablecoin Adoption

Visa is releasing a new report showing how bank-level protections could significantly boost American interest in using stablecoins to send

Stablecoin Cross-Border Flows Surge 78% to $220,300,000,000 Amid Crypto Bear Market

Cross-border stablecoin transfers are surging nearly 78 percent over the past year even as the broader crypto market experiences a

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