Trading
Regulation
Australia eyes A$14 million capital rule as crypto regulatory crackdown deepens
Exchanges could face steep financial requirements and tighter restrictions on customer assets under proposals that may reshape the country's crypto industry.
AI
AI agents keep coming back for crypto as x402 wallet refill rate surges to 89%
Chainalysis reports rising repeat funding among active wallets, while median time to first payment has collapsed from 73 days to just 18 minutes.
Scams
Crypto scammers stole millions from victims, then returned pretending to help recover their money
Brooklyn prosecutors uncovered a second fraud targeting the same investors after dismantling infrastructure behind a multinational crypto scam.
Technology
Solana sets October 21 for massive Alpenglow upgrade that could make transactions 99% faster to finalize
Alpenglow aims to cut transaction finality from 12.8 seconds to just 150 milliseconds, marking one of Solana's biggest infrastructure overhauls.
Banking
Kraken moves to acquire $181 million European bank in major push beyond crypto trading
The deal adds to a series of investments in US payments, stablecoin infrastructure and financial services as the company seeks to reduce reliance on external banks.
Partnerships
Ripple targets trillion-dollar securities markets with new US brokerage and South Korean deals
The partnerships extend Ripple's infrastructure into stock-market settlement and securities tokenization, although commercial deployments remain at different stages.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Strive’s new $500 million Bitcoin financing plan comes with a $257 million annual dividend problem
The company is introducing a 15% preferred stock to accelerate Bitcoin purchases, but the strategy could leave it increasingly dependent on fresh capital.
Price Watch
Bitcoin plunges to $81,300 support as Fed hike odds hit 55% amid $100 million crypto wipeout
Hotter US core inflation sparked a fresh wave of liquidations within an hour, putting Bitcoin's improving spot demand and fragile recovery to the test.
Staking
Interactive Brokers moves into Ethereum’s $110 billion staking market as institutional demand accelerates
The brokerage is offering ETH staking through zerohash as institutional and custodial platforms capture a growing share of validator deposits.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Metaplanet unveils $380 million share buyback after stock crashes nearly 90% from peak
The Japanese Bitcoin treasury company is raising $329 million to repurchase shares and refinance loans as its borrowing ratio exceeds internal limits.
Wallets
Ledger’s crypto wallet implant scare triggers Trezor reseller crackdown as security fears spread
The rival wallet maker is ending selected retail partnerships despite no confirmed compromise of its devices, while Germany's MediaMarktSaturn suspends Ledger sales.
Market
Bitcoin defies $800 million crypto wipeout as South Korea’s AI stock market crashes
Bitcoin recovers above $83,000 despite a 5.5% plunge in Korean equities, but derivatives data suggest sellers retain control.
