Solana activates 200ms slots, doubling block production speed ahead of Alpenglow upgrade
The final SIMD-0525 step halves Solana's slot time, cutting leader windows and epochs while keeping per-slot work budgets roughly steady.
Cryptoslate · +14 outlets
Securitize launches tokenized Apple, Nvidia and Tesla stocks on Solana with 1:1 backing
Tokenized U.S. equities with shareholder rights are debuting on Solana, testing whether onchain stock trading can scale beyond crypto-native assets.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
Samsung Wallet to enable Solana-based USDC transfers across 82 million Galaxy devices
A Samsung wallet integration with Coinbase, Solana and Sui support would push stablecoin payments to a mass consumer device base.
TOKENPOST · +14 outlets
Ledger probes potential theft of about $86 million tied to wallet reseller CryptoBilis
The apparent drains followed purchases from a wallet reseller, putting focus on supply-chain risk in hardware wallet distribution.
Decrypt News · +8 outlets
CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulation as legal fight rages
The rulemaking would draw a formal line between prediction markets and gambling, a central question for Kalshi, Polymarket and their peers.
CoinDesk · +11 outlets
Thailand SEC approves spot bitcoin and ether ETF rules effective Oct. 16
A second major Asian market opening listed crypto ETFs broadens access for local institutional and retail investors.
The Block · +10 outlets
Solana's new addresses surge 124% while SOL price drops 9%
Wallet growth diverging from price raises questions about how blockchain adoption gets measured.
finance.yahoo · +6 outlets
Bitcoin steadies near $83,000 as spot ETF outflows top $680 million
Continued ETF withdrawals have capped bitcoin's rebound despite the price holding above $80,000.
Yahoo Finance · +12 outlets
Ether ETFs extend outflow streak to nine days as Solana funds snap record 14-week inflow run
Fund flows show capital rotating out of ether products and into Solana vehicles for the first time in 14 weeks.
The Block · +10 outlets
Tether freezes USDT tied to $90 million in reported Ledger thefts
Tether's freeze shows centralized stablecoin issuers acting as a de facto recovery layer after large wallet compromises.
The Defiant · +14 outlets
Bitcoin and ether liquidity rebounds a year after the $19 billion crypto flash crash
Order book depth has recovered, but market structure questions from the October 2025 crash remain unresolved.
CoinDesk · +14 outlets
New York AG secures up to $35 million from former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky
The settlement adds a permanent industry ban and a nine-figure-scale penalty to Mashinsky's legal liabilities.
CoinDesk · +13 outlets
Bitcoin steadies near $82,500 after Trump rules out Iran strike before midterms
Geopolitical de-escalation lifted crypto majors while traders still positioned for further downside.
CoinDesk · +11 outlets
US targets $1 billion Iran-linked crypto seizure, Bessent says 'we know where it is'
The move signals more aggressive U.S. tracing and seizure of digital assets tied to sanctioned entities.
The Block · +14 outlets
Jito sets validator requirements ahead of Solana's Alpenglow upgrade
Validator readiness is a precondition for Solana's consensus overhaul to ship without destabilizing the network.
TOKENPOST · +4 outlets
Kalshi investigating bets on Trump press secretary pick placed before announcement: WSJ
Pre-announcement trading on a political appointment is the kind of insider pattern regulators are watching in event markets.
The Block · +8 outlets
XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could have created billions of dollars in XRP
A long-dormant flaw in ledger code highlights the maintenance risk carried by older blockchain networks.
CoinDesk · +1 outlets
Solana token holder net income tops $400K for two weeks straight
Positive net income suggests Solana's fee economics are turning, though the absolute figure remains small.
Crypto Briefing · +1 outlets