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The XRP Ledger's PermissionDelegationV1_1 upgrade, scheduled for activation on October 8, introduces a granular account-permission system that carries a security warning affecting token issuers. Official XRPL documentation cautions that delegating the PaymentBurn permission can unexpectedly allow th

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission published its proposed cryptocurrency market framework in the Federal Register on October 13, 2026, opening a public comment period that closes on December 14. The 30-page document, titled Regulation Crypto

Sberbank, Russia's largest lender, secured the Bank of Russia's approval to trade cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin ahead of a planned December launch. The central bank's updated register dated Tuesday lists 10 authorized crypto exchange operators and six digital custodians, up from four and five r

Democrats in the U.S. Congress could expand investigations into the cryptocurrency industry if they win control of either chamber in the November midterm elections, Reuters reported on October 13. A Democratic majority would enable lawmakers to demand documents from crypto companies, hold

A Hyperliquid whale opened a $60.7 million Ethereum long position as ETH traded at $2,500, testing the $2,495-$2,500 support zone after a volatile stretch. The position is attributed to a trader with $29.75 million in historical profits, but macro uncertainty and persistent ETF outflows keep the

Character.AI, an interactive chatbot platform that allows users to create AI characters and converse with them, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy just five years after its founding. The company disclosed in court documents that it holds assets and liabilities ranging between $50 million and $100 m

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Chairman Dr. Kelvin Wong warned on October 13 that investment fraud has shifted decisively into digital channels, with the majority of cases now originating through social media or instant messaging, while artificial intelligence enables scammers to

Strive, a Bitcoin treasury company, purchased 3,311 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 32,773 BTC, according to an October 13 post on X by CEO Matt Cole. The acquisition follows the company's completion of approximately $208 million in warrant exercises, with about 15.3 million warrants still o

Greg Feibus discussed stablecoin yield dynamics at the Yield Summit in Singapore, joined by Nikita Fadeev and Chunda McCain. The panel conversation focused on how stablecoins are shaping the evolving money market. The discussion highlighted the growing role of stablecoins in financial systems amid c

Stellar holds approximately $3.5 billion in tokenized real-world assets, yet XRP's market capitalization remains nearly 13 times larger than Stellar's native XLM token as of October 13. XRP's market cap stood near $84.65 billion compared with approximately $6.67 billion for XLM, representing a 12.7-

UCLA researchers built PhoneBot, a 19-inch humanoid robot powered by a smartphone brain and $400 in additional hardware, while Tesla filed a patent application on Sept. 11, 2025 for flexible touch-sensing robot skin that was published on Oct. 8, 2026. The developments address ongoing challenges in h

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju stated on October 13 that Bitcoin's bear market has ended. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Ju declared that "Bitcoin's bear cycle is over" and projected that prices would either rise or move sideways over the next 12 to 24 months. The statement reflects Ju's outlook on Bi

The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) faces P4.09 billion in overdue contractor loans from its Infrastructure Contractor Support (ICONS) program, representing 61.4% of the P6.67 billion still owed to the bank as of December 31, 2025, according to a Commission on Audit (COA) report. The overd

Qnity, a key supplier of semiconductor materials to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Intel, is implementing a 'local-for-local' strategy to win more business from chipmakers including Nvidia amid rising demand for AI chip materials. CEO Jon Kemp told Nikkei Asia

Sberbank became the first financial institution in Russia to be included in the Bank of Russia’s register of digital depositories on October 13, 2026. This gives the organization the legal right to record digital currencies and digital rights, as well as facilitate their transfer between owners. According to preliminary plans, the first products using this functionality are scheduled to launch on December 1, 2026. How a Digital Depository Works In the traditional sense, a depository is an organi

Evernorth began trading on Nasdaq as XRPN on Monday, October 12, with approximately 473 million XRP and $300 million in gross cash. Its XRP treasury was valued at approximately $677 million at the closing reference price, well below the more than $1 billion funding figure previously reported. The

Anthropic IPO prediction markets on Polymarket assign a 27.1% probability that the AI firm will close its first trading day with a market capitalization between $2 trillion and $2.25 trillion, while a separate contract prices a 21.5% chance the company will announce bankruptcy by

Solana leads the cryptocurrency market in mindshare at 16.74%, nearly three times Bitcoin's 6.48% and over four times Ethereum's 3.93%. According to commentator @SolanaFloor, Solana's mindshare increased 9.88% in the past month. The growth is attributed to AI agent activity and recent token

Binance will shut down its mining pool and cloud mining services on Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. Korea Standard Time, The Block reported on Oct. 13. The shutdown affects Binance Pool, Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, Transaction Accelerator, and related features including Telegram hashrate alerts, email

Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market declined during October, with BTC trading at $83,400, down 3.2% over the past week. Bitcoin peaked near $87,000 early last week before sliding to $81,000 on Monday, representing a roughly 7% drawdown, then bounced modestly. The decline occurred amid