The latest in digital assets, markets and regulation.
Hackers successfully booted iOS 16 on Android phones, breaking Apple's hardware-software exclusivity. Experimental builds on Redmi and Nothing devices lack Wi-Fi, audio, and camera functions, rendering them unusable as daily drivers despite viral demonstrations.
Mastercard launched Stablecoin Security at Money20/20 USA, combining payment data with blockchain analytics to flag fraud and sanctions risks before onchain transfers. Partnering with Borderless.xyz and Keyrails, the tool aims to ease bank adoption amid slowing stablecoin supply growth but rising transaction volumes.
Visa and Mesh enable direct crypto spending at 175M merchants. Users pay from wallets without bank transfers or cards. Merchants keep existing checkouts. Mesh handles conversions and KYC. Rollout details pending.
The SEC closes public comments on its 'Regulation Crypto Assets' proposal after Congress failed to pass crypto legislation. Approximately 140 submissions addressed safe harbors and disclosure rules, with industry figures like Anthony Scaramucci expressing support despite concerns about regulatory durability and agency staffing shortages.
Kingma, Bollen, and van der Linden map financial power in "The Waterworks of Money," revealing how bank-created money drives inequality. The project examines bitcoin's dual role as an institutional asset and potential challenger to traditional payment systems in Europe.
The SEC will hold a public roundtable on November 9, 2026, to discuss machine-understandable data and Super Intelligence. Chief Economist Joshua White emphasized gathering market feedback to inform how the Commission can better facilitate SI while addressing associated risks and costs.
DHS ordered civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek and related third-party services from IT systems, citing risks of sensitive data transfer to China. The ban prohibits new purchases and follows earlier restrictions by the Navy and several states, amid broader federal scrutiny of Chinese tech.
Revolut obtained a Distributed Ledger Technology license from Gibraltar's regulator via a new subsidiary. This approval supports global crypto expansion beyond the UK and EEA, following recent regulatory progress in Dubai and the US.
Bitcoin fell below $82,000 as US equities and bond yields rose, diverging from traditional risk assets. Whales reduced activity, with the Binance whale ratio dropping to 0.45, while $335 million in liquidations pressured prices near $83,000 resistance.
Strive bought 4,045 BTC for $335M, reaching 36,818 total holdings and becoming the fourth-largest public corporate holder. The purchase was funded by warrant exercises issuing 13.7M shares, keeping BTC per share stable while shares rose 7.7%.
Super League shareholders approved a deal giving Metaplanet a 93.7% stake via 2,100 BTC and $2.5M cash. The rebranded Superplanet will list on Nasdaq under SUPA, focusing on Bitcoin accumulation funded by preferred shares rather than debt.
Strategy bought 267 BTC for over $22 million, marking its third October purchase and bringing total holdings to 848,517 coins. The company also repurchased $193.1 million in STRC preferred stock amid MSCI's proposal to exclude non-operating firms from key indexes.