Mysten Labs names Kevin Boon CEO as Evan Cheng shifts to lead new AI business unit
The Sui developer's founder handing the CEO role to Kevin Boon while running a new AI unit signals a strategic pivot for the network's core team.
BigGo Finance · +7 outlets
Mt. Gox pushes repayment deadline to 2027 with $2.8B in bitcoin still to distribute
Another delay keeps a long-overhang of creditor bitcoin from reaching the market, a recurring supply uncertainty for traders.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
BlackRock files for a 'buffer' bitcoin ETF as IBIT draws $665M in a single day
A defined-outcome wrapper product extends the ETF issuer arms race as IBIT inflows stay strong.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
JPMorgan's JPM Coin goes live on Ethereum, putting bank dollars on a public chain
A major bank running deposit tokens on public rails is a notable step for institutional blockchain adoption.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Bitcoin ETFs shed nearly $1 billion over two weeks as October stays red
Outflows from US spot bitcoin funds track a soft month for the asset.
Decrypt · +8 outlets
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade goes live Oct 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to 150ms
The consensus overhaul is one of Solana's most significant protocol changes.
Tech Times · +14 outlets
Mastercard brings its fraud-fighting tools to stablecoin payments
Payments incumbents are integrating compliance tooling as stablecoin volumes grow.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
US orders civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek from government systems
Washington escalates restrictions on Chinese AI tooling in federal environments.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Strategy buys $22M in bitcoin and repurchases $193M of STRC preferred stock
The treasury company is mixing small bitcoin purchases with liability management of its preferred instruments.
Decrypt · +8 outlets
Sui buybacks near 1 million tokens but return purchased SUI without cutting total supply
Sui's buyback program offsets tokens 1:1 with released escrow and staking rewards, so supply metrics stay flat despite the repurchases.
TOKENPOST · +7 outlets
Major US companies object to tokenized shares
Corporate pushback on tokenized equity raises questions about how digital asset versions of public shares will be treated.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
BIS economists say banks hold a lever over stablecoin adoption
Research argues regulated bank money retains structural advantages over private stablecoin issuance.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Bitcoin tests key support as oil prices and AI jitters squeeze markets
Macro risk-off sentiment is pressuring crypto alongside traditional risk assets.
Decrypt · +1 outlets
Sam Altman's World brings proof-of-human IDs to banks, citing $40B AI fraud risk
World is pitching its iris-based identity system to financial institutions as an anti-fraud layer.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Sui touted 40.6M TPS demo, but live on-chain throughput runs near 100
The gap between benchmark marketing figures and sustained mainnet activity is a recurring theme in layer-1 performance claims.
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Strive buys $335M in bitcoin after investors pour in $369M
Another corporate treasury vehicle converts fresh capital straight into bitcoin.
Decrypt · +2 outlets
Bitquery: $6.4 billion in crypto assets frozen since 2016
The tally of seized and frozen assets quantifies the scale of enforcement activity across chains.
ForkLog · +1 outlets
Tom Lee's Bitmine adds $30M in ether as its buying program nears completion
The ether treasury strategy is winding down its accumulation phase.
Decrypt · +1 outlets