Trading
Only 10% of FOMO app’s Solana wallets were profitable after fees
Only 10% of the 829,539 wallets in Bitquery’s January–October 2026 Solana cohort were profitable after FOMO fees. Token trades caused most losses.
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Research
Bitcoin could reach $1.6 million by 2036, but 82% of the forecast rests on one bet
Bitwise expects a $110 trillion market for gold and Bitcoin, making its extraordinary price target highly sensitive to adoption and market growth.
Banking
BNY offers XRP custody, but only 1 rollout type exists
Eligible clients can now hold XRP through BNY, while transfers of existing tokens would not establish additional purchases.
Censorship
Iran-linked Bitcoin activity fell about 80%, then rebounded during the blackout
Chainalysis’s Oct. 26 report tracks a collapse and recovery in activity it classifies as everyday use, while household access remains unmeasured.
Stablecoins
Coinbase sets 3-day MiCA deadline for USDT, PayPal and Trump-linked stablecoins
European customers holding 14 restricted crypto assets face automatic conversions on Oct. 30, while deposits made afterward could become unrecoverable.
Stablecoins
Canada proposes direct stablecoin cash-outs for small holders with a 1% fee cap
Covered holders could redeem without a minimum amount, while reserve-market illiquidity could limit daily exits and banking access would still matter.
Mining
Paolo Ardoino wants AI to run Bitcoin mines. Who gets permission to act?
The MDK v0.11 reference agent requires human approval, while site identity and command controls determine who may act.
Hacks
Initia hack drove its USDC bridge reserve down to $63 as withdrawals failed
Bitquery traced failed USDC withdrawals to the October 23 hack; a later reserve check that day showed about $24,000.
Crime
How $37 million stolen from Americans moved through a Bahamas bank into Tether’s USDT
Prosecutors allege a bank-to-USDT laundering role in a case involving 174 identified US victims; no new repayment figure was announced.
Stablecoins
Circle’s new USDC auctions let institutions collect the fees others pay to cash out
Eligible institutions can collect rebates funded by matched redeemers, whose auction fees are capped at the Express rate.
Stablecoins
3.3M users gain HSBC RedCoin, yet 1 strict rule blocks them
Eligible users can activate RedCoin wallets for payments as access expands over coming days, while investment subscriptions remain planned for later in 2026.
Stablecoins
New OCC stablecoin rule resets redemptions, and banks face big shifts
The OCC’s final stablecoin rule removes an automatic 7-day extension and defines timely issuer redemption separately from bank cash access.
