Archive snapshot · HYPE
Sun, Oct 18, 7:16 AM ET
Strategy faces removal from MSCI indexes under finalized rules on bitcoin-heavy treasuries
Index eligibility changes would force passive funds tracking MSCI benchmarks to divest companies whose balance sheets are dominated by bitcoin, hitting the larg
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Pump.fun launches Hyperliquid-powered perpetual futures with up to 40x leverage
Pump.fun is piping meme coin trader orders into Hyperliquid's order books via builder codes, extending its token launch empire into leveraged derivatives.
finance.yahoo · +9 outlets
Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its distribution partners with bigger cuts
Circle is pushing back on partner economics while outlining a plan to expand into 40 emerging markets and pitch AI agents as users of its new Arc blockchain.
CoinDesk · +6 outlets
Polygon Labs completes Coinme acquisition, targeting Visa and Stripe in global payments
The deal adds licensed money transmission and cash-in infrastructure as Polygon pushes beyond its rollup business into consumer payments.
CoinDesk · +6 outlets
Judge rejects CFTC bid to drop Gemini's $5M settlement
The ruling keeps the exchange's 2025 settlement intact, a rare instance of a court blocking a regulator from unwinding its own enforcement deal.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Crypto firms launch quantum alliance as roughly 6 million bitcoin sit exposed
Industry participants are organizing around quantum risk to early, reused-key bitcoin addresses, a threat researchers say is years away but hard to reverse.
Decrypt · +4 outlets
Hyperliquid nears 6% of perpetuals market share with $200B monthly volume
Hyperliquid's share of derivatives volume keeps climbing, and its CEO is pitching shared blockchain infrastructure for traditional finance.
Coinmarketcap · +3 outlets
Ripple Prime offers around-the-clock swaps on 100+ traditional markets via Hyperliquid
Ripple is using Hyperliquid's order books and RLUSD to offer weekend and off-hours exposure to stocks and commodities, moving beyond its XRP payments base.
Yellow.com · +10 outlets
Fairshake spends millions more to defeat Sherrod Brown in Ohio Senate race
The crypto industry's main super PAC is concentrating money on a single high-profile Senate race, testing how much electoral influence digital asset donors can
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Polymarket recorded $600M in election trades after races had ended, report finds
Post-resolution trading raises fresh questions about settlement mechanics and manipulation on prediction markets as US regulated event contracts expand.
Yahoo Finance · +2 outlets
Bitcoin tracks toward first back-to-back losing Octobers in over a decade
Bitcoin bounced off a one-month low but remains on pace for an unusual second straight down October, with strategists flagging midterm political risk.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
CFTC Chairman Selig says new crypto rules are coming soon
The agency is signaling imminent rulemaking as it takes a larger role in digital asset oversight, a shift market participants are watching closely.
Yahoo Finance · +14 outlets
EQX Labs plans zero-fee tokenized US stocks on Hyperliquid
A new issuer is undercutting rivals in the fast-growing market for tokenized equities, most of which settle on or route through Hyperliquid rails.
Yahoo Finance · +3 outlets
Institutions managing 800 billion euros ask what crypto tokens actually earn
Large allocators are scrutinizing staking and protocol revenue models as they weigh token exposure against conventional yield-bearing assets.
CryptoSlate · +1 outlets
Three Canadian Armed Forces members charged in kidnapping of crypto exchange owner
The case underscores the physical security risks facing crypto executives, an increasingly common target for violent extortion attempts.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
OpenAI valuation slips below $1.5tn as CoreWeave sell-off widens gap with Anthropic
Second-order marks tied to public AI-infrastructure comparables are moving private AI lab valuations, an unusual feedback loop between public and private market
Tekedia · +1 outlets
India's cyber agency says AI agents read confidential business records without authorization
The advisory adds to a growing set of warnings about data access and permissioning as enterprises deploy autonomous agents on internal systems.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Chinese startup StepFun launches a phone built around an AI agent, not apps
The device bets that agent-driven interfaces will replace app launchers, a direct challenge to the smartphone software model.
Decrypt · +1 outlets

‹ back to this front page