Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky has agreed to a lifetime ban from the cryptocurrency, securities, and commodities industries under a New York settlement carrying up to $35 million in conditional payments. Summary The New York agreement ties $35 million in potential payments to forfeiture and prison conditions. Mashinsky must forfeit another $10 million federally or…
In Ethereum news today, the Glamsterdam upgrade has raised Sepolia’s tested block-gas limit from about 60 million to nearly 200 million, giving the network more room to process activity before users compete for block space. But this is a public-testnet rehearsal, not a mainnet upgrade, and gas measures computational work rather than a fixed number…
The product restrictions are regulatory changes, while existing token balances will remain in customer accounts after the delisting. Binance will restrict eight products and services and delist 22 tokens for users in Brazil from October 27 as it restructures its local operations to comply with Central Bank regulations. The changes also move customers’ Brazilian-real…
OKX has launched crypto-backed USDC loans in Europe, allowing customers to borrow up to 250,000 USDC, or 3.25 million USDC for VIP clients, without a fixed repayment term. Summary OKX says customers can borrow up to 80% of collateral value against more than 40 assets. The launch announcement lists variable hourly interest of 0.000229%, equivalent…
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finalized 11 notifications creating a regulated route for locally established Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs). For anyone tracking BTC USD, October 16 is a regulatory start date, not a confirmed launch day. The first phase covers only Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Each fund must be passive,…
Ledger CTO believes that Bitcoin will be the least of our problems if asymmetric cryptography falls. Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet has rebuffed fears that AI could break Bitcoin’s cryptography in the coming months. He said there is no sign of an imminent breakthrough that could break the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), the…
Bitcoin price has recovered toward $83,000 after testing $80,400, but weakening daily momentum and a still-positive weekly breakout leave its October outlook dependent on holding the $79,600–$80,400 support zone. TradingView’s Binance BTC/USDT daily chart placed Bitcoin at $83,012 on Oct.… Source link
AI-linked cryptocurrencies became South Korea’s leading crypto category by June 2026, overtaking payment-focused assets such as XRP, according to Chainalysis. The finding reflects a shift in retail trading preferences in a space with a long history with Ripple XRP. Chainalysis examined crypto activity from July 2025 through June 2026, measuring thematic categories by their share…
Metaplanet also announced an interesting move completed in Q3, while Strive keeps buying BTC. What goes up must come down, right? Bitcoin and the crypto market certainly proved that thesis right in the past week after gaining serious traction in late August and September. Our Market Update from last Friday showed a 2% increase…
Polygon has added TRON support to its Open Money Stack (OMS), allowing businesses to process stablecoin payments across fiat accounts, digital wallets, and multiple blockchains through a single integration. Summary Polygon has integrated TRON into Open Money Stack, allowing businesses to manage USDT deposits, wallet services, cross chain transfers, and fiat payouts through one system….
