Digital Asset Treasuries
Hacks
Phishing scams plague crypto with $46M loss in September, $126M in Q3
Crypto users suffered a staggering $87 million loss from two major phishing incidents in the third quarter.
Adoption
El Salvador doubles down on Bitcoin, defies IMF concerns
Crypto community members have advised the Central American country's to reject the IMF recommendations.
Legal
US government backs lawsuit claiming Nvidia misled investors on crypto mining revenue
The SEC and DOJ argued that crypto mining demand played a much bigger role in Nvidia's success than suggested.
Technology
Ripple partners with Mercado Bitcoin to boost cross-border payments in Brazil
Ripple Payments reaches over 80 payout markets and covering more than 90% of daily FX markets.
Stablecoins
OKX lists PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin for trading amid supply fluctuations
PYUSD's supply on Solana has dropped by around 50% in the past month.
Technology
Visa to launch live platform to help banks issue digital tokens in 2025
BBVA plans to issue its own tokens on the Ethereum blockchain by 2025 by leveraging VTAP.
DeFi
Grayscale launches Aave Trust to leverage DeFi lending boom
Aave's native token value spiked by 3% in the past hour to $143 following the news.
Crypto
Vitalik Buterin proposes lowering staking threshold to boost Ethereum decentralization
Ethereum staking is increasingly centralized among 11 firms which control around 48% of the market.
Technology
Swift to begin trials for digital asset transactions across global network in 2025
Digital asset market could hit $30 trillion as SWIFT prepares cross-border trials.
Crypto
Metaplanet sells put options to grow Bitcoin stash by nearly 24 BTC
The Bitcoin-only firm explained that it wants to tap into BTC's volatility for profit.
Tokenization
Tron’s $566 million Q3 revenue surpasses Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana
Tron’s substantial revenue for the third quarter was primarily driven by its robust stablecoin ecosystem and the recent memecoin activity on the network.
Crypto
Bitwise seeks approval for first spot XRP ETF despite regulatory uncertainty
Market observers are uncertain if the SEC would approve additional crypto-focused ETFs soon.