Tokenization
Cheap crypto capital hits wall as Bitfinex fee rule binds
Paolo Ardoino’s 80% cost-cutting goal faces a test as Bitfinex Securities charges a $100,000 minimum issuer fee.
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Crime
ZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group
His October 5 disclosure describes 2025 trades and private chats that he says helped trace Bybit funds and secure a 442,000 USDT freeze.
Stablecoins
Circle can delay European USDC redemptions if reserves cannot cross borders
Circle’s current terms allow temporary issuer redemption delays during failed reserve rebalancing as it defends cross-border co-issuance under MiCA.
Stablecoins
Circle and Tether find common ground against MiCA’s bank reserve rules
Both issuers argue Europe’s deposit requirements could expose stablecoins to the banking risks regulation is meant to contain.
Exchanges
India’s local crypto exchanges get just 0.7% of inflows, Chainalysis reports
Chainalysis’s new regional chapters separate national crypto participation from domestic exchange business, with Brazil-based platforms receiving 12.5% of inflows.
Hacks
Drift hack recovery opened near one cent per dollar lost
Drift's October 1 launch quote valued DFX near one cent per USDT lost, while redemption ends future pool participation for the tokens burned.
Payments
Vitalik-inspired AI payment system can send expired deposits to its treasury
zkAPI offers an exit without server clearance, but challenged spending states, vault pauses and note expiry can constrain recovery.
Stablecoins
ESMA proposes ending EU custody and transfer services for non-compliant stablecoins
Non-compliant tokens could lose licensed custody and transfer access if the proposal becomes law, with exit rules still unresolved.
Regulation
US targets $17 billion Russia-linked crypto payment network using USDT as an escape route
Treasury sanctioned A7 while FinCEN moved to cut exchanges and OTC desks off from the network’s stablecoin conversion pipeline.
Stablecoins
Solana enters US banking with 90 North Dakota banks leading it
Fiserv has launched Roughrider Coin on Solana, giving more than 90 North Dakota banks and credit unions a new dollar settlement route.
Lending
XRP is becoming collateral for real loans and the first market is already dominated by whales
More than $7 million has been borrowed against FXRP, but native XRPL lending still has to prove credit growth can translate into broader participation.
Opinion
Bond yield explosion gives Bitcoin a strong signal – is now finally Satoshi’s time?
The Bank of England’s latest warning and the race to serve software buyers strengthen Bitcoin’s adoption argument, with holding and pricing in BTC the decisive tests.
