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Blockchain.com launched options trading on its platform, as reported by crypto-focused media outlet Odaily on October 20. The new feature allows eligible users to buy call and put options on seven digital assets through their trading accounts. Blockchain.com Supports Seven Crypto Assets for

Solana is preparing for its Alpenglow consensus upgrade scheduled for October 21, a technical migration designed to reduce transaction finality to approximately 150 milliseconds. The upgrade replaces the network's existing consensus mechanism with a redesigned system developed by Anza that

SkyAI, a Nasdaq-listed firm, sold its entire Solana holdings and launched a cash tender offer that could total approximately $201.3 million if fully subscribed, according to an October 19 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is offering to buy back as much as 95% of

Solana announced its Breakpoint 2026 event, scheduled to take place in four weeks. The event aims to showcase technological advancements the blockchain platform has been developing. The announcement was shared via the official Solana Twitter account. FAQ What is Solana's Breakpoint 2026 event? B

Kazakhstan's Astana Financial Services Authority secured a court injunction on Sept. 15 against six overseas cryptocurrency exchanges—BingX, Bitcoin.com, HTX (formerly Huobi Global), BitMart, Coinbase, and WEEX—for providing virtual-asset services without the required license under Astana

The Blockchain Association submitted a 26-page comment letter to the US Treasury Department on Oct. 20 urging clarification of key provisions in proposed rules implementing the GENIUS Act, the federal stablecoin law. The submission addressed three areas: the definition of digital asset service provi

BlackRock filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19 for a new Bitcoin exchange-traded fund designed to provide investors with partial protection against cryptocurrency losses. The proposed iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (ticker PBIT) would combine options linked to B

XWC cryptocurrency surged 10.05% in the past hour to reach $0.010003 as traders responded to increased whale accumulation activity in the market. The rapid price movement was driven by larger wallets increasing their holdings, a pattern that typically signals confidence in the asset's future

Anthropic is in talks with U.K. neocloud Nscale for a second multibillion-dollar deal to lease computing capacity at a data center site in West Virginia, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. The

Ghana's Gold Board (GoldBod) is preparing to introduce a blockchain-based tracking system to improve gold traceability and combat illegal trading. CEO Sammy Gyamfi announced that a national competitive tendering process for the system is underway and is expected to conclude before the end of 2026.

NEAR Protocol showcased its vision for integrating AI with finance at TOKEN2049 Singapore, emphasizing privacy-by-default features in blockchain technology. Keynote speaker @ilblackdragon presented the initiative, which focuses on making AI and finance private by default across the NEAR Protocol

Figma announced 20 new model context protocol (MCP) partners at its first Config conference held in India, despite co-founder Dylan Field's public criticism of the protocol. The partners include Amp, ClickUp, Dia, Junie by JetBrains, Linear, Meta Muse, Mistral, Notion, OpenCode, and Sarvam Agents. F

UOS cryptocurrency experienced a 31.19% price surge in one hour, reaching a current price of $0.002641. The sharp upward movement occurred amid $133,022 in trading volume over 24 hours, with the price rising from a low of $0.001962 to a high of $0.002641. The surge reflects strong demand amid

Kalshi prediction market traders priced a Tesla-SpaceX merger at 56% probability before May 2027 and 11% before the end of this month. The market recorded about $1.67 million in trading volume and completed most of its repricing in the week of 13 October, after Barclays raised the prospect of an

Bitcoin reclaimed the $82,000 level as of 11:05 p.m. on October 20, trading at $82,864 on Binance with a 1.16% gain from 24 hours earlier. Crypto-linked US stocks also reversed course and moved higher intraday on October 20, according to crypto media outlet BlockBeats. Circle rose 2.80%, BitMine gai

France's National Assembly on Friday adopted a budget amendment by a single vote that would treat cryptocurrency swaps into MiCA-regulated stablecoins as taxable sales starting January 1, 2027. Of 100 deputies participating, 38 voted for amendment I-3898 to the 2027 budget, 37 opposed it, and 25

World Liberty Financial's WLFI token fell approximately 5.7% to $0.0538 on October 20, while the Trump family-linked project's USD1 stablecoin experienced a $401 million reduction in circulating market value over two weeks. USD1's market capitalization declined from approximately $4.43 billion on Oc

Bitcoin has remained rangebound for 28 days, according to a report by K33Research. The cryptocurrency has traded within a range established on September 21, with volatility approaching mid-August lows. This extended period of constrained price movement coincides with declining engagement in both

LI.FI Protocol announced support for Ondo Finance's tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Solana blockchain. The integration is designed to make these blockchain-based representations of traditional financial assets available through more than 1,000 applications and wallets.

OpenZeppelin announced today a strategic partnership with Chainlink to integrate Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Access Control Enhancements (ACE) into its development tools. The collaboration aims to provide a trusted foundation for institutions and developers to