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Solana's Alpenglow consensus protocol went live on mainnet-beta on Wednesday, replacing TowerBFT at slot 459,653,000 around 14:00 UTC, core engineering team Anza said. The upgrade reduces transaction finality from about 12.8 seconds to roughly 150 milliseconds, the point at which a transaction

South Korean digital bank KBank adopted TranSight, a blockchain transaction analysis solution developed by compliance technology provider Bonanza Factory, to strengthen its anti-money laundering (AML) capabilities and blockchain transaction monitoring. The adoption aims to improve KBank's ability to

DFI surged 10.71% in the last hour, reaching a price of $0.002927. The cryptocurrency's market capitalization stands at $2,698,852 with 24-hour trading volume of $4,759.42. The price movement occurred amid broader cryptocurrency market volatility. DFI Records 31.27% Gain Over 24 Hours In the last

Hedera will host a community call featuring Anbu Kannappan, CEO of Byzanlink, to discuss addressing institutional challenges in real-world asset tokenization. Byzanlink specializes in integrating real-world assets into blockchain ecosystems through tokenization infrastructure. The discussion

Bastion Trading, a shareholder in SkyAI, is demanding answers from the company's board regarding its full liquidation of $SOL holdings. The shareholder is calling for the board to either explain the liquidation decision or resign, while also demanding an increase in the tender offer price from $3 to

INmune Bio (NASDAQ: INMB) signed a Master Services Agreement with Uniphar Durbin Ireland Limited on 21 October to establish international access, distribution and commercialisation infrastructure for Ebstrocel, its investigational allogeneic stromal cell therapy for recessive dystrophic

Wallets linked to the Drift Protocol exploit transferred 18,800 Ether to Tornado Cash on October 21, blockchain tracker Onchain Lens reported. Combined with October 20 transfers of approximately 25,710 ETH, the two-day total reached 44,510 ETH, valued at roughly $109 million. The transfers

Bitcoin ETF inflows dropped approximately 96% on October 20, falling from $526.7 million to $23.16 million despite BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) continuing to attract $29.86 million in institutional capital, according to SoSoValue data. The sharp decline followed Monday's largest single-d

Anchorage Digital has partnered with Securitize to provide direct minting and redemption of stablecoins issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A. Institutions transacting on Securitize will be able to access eligible digital dollars through a primary relationship with the issuing bank rather than

SpiderRock EXS launched an options execution algorithm suite that combines routing across US listed options exchanges with access to off-screen liquidity through SpiderRock ATS. The suite addresses an institutional split between electronic orders and manually negotiated blocks by integrating

President Donald Trump announced a mandate requiring AI data center operators to pay energy dividends to local communities, stating that excess electricity generated by these facilities should be given or sold back to residents. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the measure aims to prevent electric

Grayscale introduced in-kind investing, allowing investors to contribute eligible digital assets directly in exchange for shares of its products. The initiative aims to reduce the burden of self-custody and potentially lower execution costs for investors. The broader crypto market currently shows

Fhenix launched its mainnet on Arbitrum, introducing transaction confidentiality features to the layer-2 scaling platform. The launch includes Fhenix's Dual Mode, which enables users to switch transactions between public and private states using FHE-powered confidentiality technology. Arbitrum is a

Arcium launched Blackthorn, a new initiative focused on enhancing privacy in artificial intelligence applications. The development follows the company's acquisition of Inpher, described in the source as a significant player in private AI technology. Blackthorn aims to address vulnerabilities in

dxFeed launched ZeroDTE, an analytics service converting live SPX and XSP options data into market-implied probabilities for trading platforms. The service estimates the chance of keeping full premium, taking a partial loss, or reaching maximum loss—addressing a gap in short-dated options where

JP Morgan tweeted a reference to 'Moonvember' showing a 70% loading indicator, according to a post surfaced by Gemini. The tweet generated interest among crypto traders. Traditional banks are exploring digital assets due to evolving regulatory landscapes and increasing demand for crypto-related

Robinhood Ventures, the venture arm of U.S. stock-trading platform Robinhood, invested $30 million in crypto-focused bank Erebor Bank through a preferred share purchase. BlockBeats reported on October 21 that Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI) purchased $30 million of preferred shares in Erebor Bank ea

SK Hynix closed at 1.294 million won on Oct. 21, up 5.81% from the previous session, as bargain buying and positive developments in the AI sector drove a sharp rebound. The rally followed a steep selloff and was supported by news that a Chinese company placed over $35 billion in orders with Nvidia b

Brent crude oil fell approximately $3 from a five-month high of $111.99 to a $108.79 settlement on Tuesday after an unconfirmed report suggested mediation between Iran and Pakistan. By Wednesday afternoon the benchmark had recovered to $111.32 before settling at $108.19, down 0.55%. A diplomat

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley generated a combined $52 billion in stock trading revenue through Sept. 30, capturing nearly 80% of the $67 billion total produced by the five largest investment banks, according to company filings. The performance was driven by the global AI stock b