Kraken Scraps Monero Withdrawal Questionnaires, Keeps XMR Listed
Source-of-funds checks remain, but co-CEO Arjun Sethi says asking what clients will do with withdrawn coins is unacceptable.
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Argentine Judge Dismisses LIBRA Criminal Case Against Milei and 10 Others
The ruling also covers Karina Milei and Hayden Davis. A New York investor class action was separately dismissed in September.
IRYS Surges 1,200% Past May Listing Peak
The latest price implies a circulating valuation near $561 million, with just 20% of the token’s total supply in circulation.
Arbitrum Proposal Would Reopen Stylus Activations With Foundation Sign-Off
Existing active contracts and renewals would remain permissionless, while the DAO could revoke the Foundation’s signing authority.
Netanyahu Says He Requested Blockchain Plan for Potential Banking Sanctions
The Israeli premier called blockchain one of several alternatives as Britain threatens action against businesses supporting settlement construction.
Tether Blacklists USDT Wallets Linked to CoinDCX Outflows
AMLBot puts the frozen sum at about $2.2 million, after CoinDCX acknowledged losses from a failed process for securing deposits to retired addresses.
AI-Agent Payments Explained: Mastercard Agent Pay, AP2 and x402
AP2 records spending authority, while x402 carries payment requests. Mastercard’s machine-payment pilot shows why a signed voucher and final settlement are different steps.
Agora Says Initia Exploit Hit Third-Party Product Using AUSD
Ethereum records show 1.4 million AUSD left a bridge adapter, while Agora says it has no smart contracts deployed on Initia.
Lighter Adds weETH as Perpetual Futures Collateral
Lighter counts 70% of weETH’s index value toward trading margin and caps platform-wide collateral supply at 1,000 weETH.
Agora Freezes AUSD Account Linked to Initia Exploit
Agora says it has no contracts on Initia; the targeted Ethereum account had already swapped 1.4 million AUSD for ETH.
Initia Halts L1 and Rollups After Reported Mint Exploit
Analyst Spreek estimated $2.6 million had been cashed out; Ethereum records show stablecoin swaps and a later 1,135.5 ETH transfer.
Extended Plans November XTEN Launch With 30% for Points Users
Eligible participants will receive tokens in self-hosted Arc wallets. Full tokenomics will follow a MiCA white paper expected on Oct. 31.
China Sets 2030 Target for National Blockchain Network
The plan prioritizes trade and finance in the Yangtze River Delta and industrial applications in Chengdu-Chongqing, alongside continuing restrictions on crypto business.
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SEC Adds Tokenization to 2027 Examination Priorities
Clearing agencies and entities covered by Regulation SCI face explicit tokenization scrutiny, while transfer-agent technology reviews continue from 2026.
Succinct Patches SP1 Bug That Could Let Invalid Proofs Pass
The flaw affected native Rust verification in versions 6.0.0–6.8.0. Onchain Groth16 and Plonk verification through Solidity verifiers was unaffected.
Socket Finds 16 Fake Rabby and OKX Wallet Extensions on Firefox
Mozilla had unpublished the add-ons by Oct. 5, the security firm says. Removing them does not secure wallets whose recovery phrases were exposed.
Base Active Addresses Jump Another 50% as Transactions and Fees Fall
Transactions fell 8.7% and dollar-denominated user fees dropped 20% on Oct. 22 as a GMGN trading competition continued.
CoinDCX Acknowledges Wallet-Sweeping Losses After Denying New Breach
The exchange says affected deposits were credited, but has not disclosed the size of its losses.
Swell Pauses swETH and rswETH Deposits and Withdrawals
The protocol says it must correct NAV before reopening, while onchain controls now block withdrawal requests and ETH claims.
Malaysia and Thailand Join Singapore’s BLOOM Digital-Money Initiative
The expanded participant group includes Visa, Mastercard and the World Bank Group, with work focused on cross-border settlement frameworks and interoperability.
UAE-Led Scam Crackdown Identifies Over $39 Billion in Funds and Crypto
Operation Confrontation Ghost reported more than 960 arrests and raids on 29 fraud centers; participating countries are working toward asset recovery.
Bitcoin and Ethereum Take Different Paths to Post-Quantum Wallets
Ethereum contracts can verify alternative signatures today, but protecting existing accounts requires more than adding a new signer. Bitcoin’s P2MR proposal does not itself add post-quantum signatures.
Uniswap Swap Costs: What Reduces Your Output and What Is Paid Separately
A historical ETH-to-USDC receipt shows how deductions reconcile. UniswapX handles network costs differently from a classic pool swap.
Robinhood vs. Securitize: Stock Token Access Compared
Robinhood’s wallet product advertises 24/7 trading; Securitize advertises 24/5, while its NYSE and OKXICE connections remain planned.
Blumenthal Seeks Records on Tether Payments to Bo Hines's Firm
The senator asked Tether and Nxum to provide payment records, crypto wallet addresses and lobbying communications by Nov. 3.
Circle Opens USDC Auctions That Pay Minters a Rebate
Hourly Match auctions pass the redemption clearing fee to minters, with charges capped at Circle’s Express rate.
Interpol Cybercrime Sweep Recovers Over $105 Million, Nets 1,462 Arrests
Angolan authorities seized more than 2,000 crypto-mining devices; a Nigerian probe traced more than $2.4 million in suspected fraud proceeds.
Aztec Announces V6 Approval While Governance Dashboard Still Shows Voting Open
The proposed upgrade speeds Ethereum-to-Aztec messaging and funds 30 days of V5 operation during migration; the dashboard lists October 26 for execution.
JPMorgan Brings MONY and JLTXX Tokenized Funds to Solana
Qualified US investors can use Morgan Money to access both a private-placement fund and a registered government fund designed for stablecoin reserves.
Tether-Backed Utexo Sets November 28 Launch for Bridged USDT on Bitcoin
Professional operators can now test the RGB-based token on Bitcoin Signet. Its backing will sit in USDT0 locked on Arbitrum.
Pump.fun Adds Take-Profit and Stop-Loss Orders for EVM Trades
The rollout extends tools available on Solana since September to Robinhood, BSC, Base, HyperEVM, Arc and Ink.
Lightning Labs Urges Immediate Updates Over Certificate Vulnerability
New binaries block trust in compromised eMudhra certificate keys. Updating Go on a host alone does not patch software already installed.
Bitcoin Falls 3.7% to Test $81,500 ETF Cost Basis
Glassnode’s estimated ETF holding cost, last dated Oct. 19, has acted as support in October after capping bitcoin’s May rally.
Ethereum Developers Cancel Oct. 26 Glamsterdam Upgrade on Hoodi
Node operators are being told to use software without the scheduled fork, while mainnet activation remains undecided.
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Kraken Says Its xStocks Lineup Now Exceeds 1,000
Kraken's September FAQ listed 131 instruments. The tokens offer equity price exposure without shareholder rights, and US persons remain excluded.
Visa in Talks to Buy Fireblocks for About $2.5 Billion: Axios
The reported negotiations follow Mastercard’s completed acquisition of BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure deal priced at up to $1.8 billion.
A16z Crypto Plans ‘Frontier’ Rebrand and Broader Strategy: Report
General partner Ali Yahya is also reportedly leaving to build a startup, months after the team announced a $2.2 billion fifth fund.
Starknet Poll Backs Post-Quantum Layer 1 Research With 93.52% Support
The non-binding vote does not approve a network transition. StarkWare hopes to release a draft whitepaper in November.
Arbitrum Active Addresses Hit 30-Day High, Then Retreat
Hourly activity cooled into Oct. 22 after daily active addresses reached 571,767; transaction counts rose much less sharply.
Researchers Flag Swell Rate Manipulation After Railway Key-Drain Warning
Researchers flagged inflated swETH and rswETH rates after the cloud-platform disclosure; the reported 2,513 ETH held by Swell is not a confirmed loss.
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