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Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan cites Q3's 46.4% index gain and $6B ETF inflows as evidence of 'crypto spring,' despite miner stock declines and reduced corporate Bitcoin holdings.
Binance launched its AI personal assistant and expanded trading to include over 7,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs settled in stablecoins, targeting emerging markets while restricting access in the United States.
Blockchain.com filed for CFTC futures commission merchant and designated contract market licenses to offer regulated crypto derivatives and event contracts to US users via its app.
Reuters polls predict China's September exports grew 25.5% year-on-year, driven by AI data center demand, while imports slowed to 24.5% amid recent US-China tariff rollbacks.
Blockchain.com filed for CFTC registrations to launch a U.S. derivatives business, but lacks details on clearing partners, initial contracts, and prediction-market scope.
Bitget extends Simple Earn offers with yields up to 15% on XAUT and 10% on USDGO, running until November 6, 2026, alongside new Cash Plus and Alliance Program incentives.
KuCoin Nigeria secured conditional Approval-in-Principle for SEC Nigeria's ARIP, allowing regulatory engagement but prohibiting service launches or user onboarding until further steps are completed.
21Shares launched a synthetic ETP on the Vienna MTF offering exposure to Anthropic’s implied valuation via Binance perpetual futures, excluding share ownership and restricting access in major jurisdictions.
Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb accumulated 90 million XRP over three weeks while Binance reserves dropped, signaling a custody shift amid Standard Chartered's new RLUSD institutional custody launch.
Ledger ordered resellers in six Southeast Asian nations and Hong Kong to stop selling its hardware wallets amid an investigation into tampered devices, noting confirmed incidents are currently limited to those regions.
Researchers led by Dr. Ahmet Kurt built a working post-quantum security design for the Bitcoin Lightning Network using NIST-standardized ML-DSA and ML-KEM algorithms in Rust-Lightning.
Kraken parent Payward received full VARA approval to launch UAE operations, offering dirham-denominated trading and institutional services following a preliminary May license.