Market
Crypto
Bitcoin hashprice surges to two-month high, buoying miners
The hashprice increase coincides with Bitcoin's improved price performance over the week.
Election 2024
Polymarket volume hits $2 billion with Trump leading election bets
Prediction marketplaces Polymarket and Kalshi see election-driven boom as markets increasingly back Trump.
Community
SEC faces Ripple appeal deadline uncertainty, XRP community speculates
Crypto community members are unsure if the deadline for SEC's form submission is on Oct. 16 or Oct. 18.
Adoption
US drives North American crypto dominance despite regional stablecoin decline
Despite the high crypto activity, stablecoin adoption on US-based exchanges have plummeted during the past year.
Crypto
Vitalik Buterin’s ‘Surge’ plan aims for exponential Ethereum growth with 100,000 TPS
Buterin emphasized the need for Ethereum layer-2s to feel like one "unified" ecosystem by improving their interoperability.
Stablecoins
Ripple commits $1M to boost crisis aid with blockchain and RLUSD stablecoin
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin to revolutionize global crisis relief.
Stablecoins
Tether’s USDT reaches 330M wallets from explosive Ethereum L2 and TON network growth
Tether said its USDT saw a record user number with 36.25 million new quarterly additions during the third quarter of this year.
Taxes
Tether CEO slams Italy plan to increase capital gain tax on Bitcoin to 42%
Crypto users said they would consider leaving Italy due to the high tax regime.
Technology
Cosmos developers race to dismantle North Korea-linked staking module amid security fears
Cosmos developers plan to include a "bold face warning" about the module on the network's repository.
Mining
Marathon Digital explores strategic growth with $200 million loan collateralized with Bitcoin
Marathon revealed that its Bitcoin production increased in September to 705 BTC.
Crypto
Kraken integrates EigenLayer to simplify Ethereum restaking for broader audience
Analysts believe centralized exchanges' integration of EigenLayer restaking could help the platform bolster its falling TVL.
Stablecoins
Ripple partners with top exchanges to launch RLUSD stablecoin globally
Ripple's RLUSD supply has already exceeded $60 million while still in beta mode.
