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Sat, Oct 24, 7:16 AM ET
a16z drops 'crypto' from blockchain fund name, rebrands as a16z Frontier
A marquee crypto investor joins peers in redirecting capital toward AI and emerging tech, a shift in how crypto-native funds position for the next cycle.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
HSBC rolls out HKD stablecoin to more than 3 million app users
Licensed bank-issued stablecoins reaching mainstream banking apps is the clearest test yet of Hong Kong's new stablecoin regime.
Coindesk · +10 outlets
Crypto VC funding: Tenstorrent raises $1.5B, Whop secures $200M
Sector-wide funding data lands alongside a pair of large rounds, a signal of where crypto-adjacent capital is still willing to commit despite a weaker token mar
Crypto News · +3 outlets
Sen. Blumenthal seeks answers from Tether over payments to firm founded by ex-White House crypto adviser
The probe adds congressional scrutiny to Tether's relationships with politically connected firms, an issue that has followed the stablecoin issuer in Washington
Theblock · +12 outlets
Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6M over fund safeguarding failures
The penalty ties back to how the exchange handled customer funds during the 2023 Silvergate collapse.
Coindesk · +5 outlets
Aerodrome and Velodrome complete merger into single Aero DEX across seven chains
The merger consolidates two related DEX brands into one token and one exchange spanning seven chains, a notable consolidation in onchain liquidity.
Dealroom · +10 outlets
Franklin Templeton adds $150M in fund shares to XRP Ledger
Franklin Templeton's tokenized fund activity on XRP Ledger adds another data point to the contest over which chain hosts institutional money-market products.
Coindesk · +7 outlets
Bitcoin Core changes security disclosure rules as AI makes bug discovery easier
Ending the months-long embargo on AI-discoverable flaws changes how Bitcoin developers handle vulnerability disclosure as automated bug hunting scales.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
South Korea to amend forex law to regulate stablecoins as payment instruments
South Korea's move to treat stablecoins as payment instruments under forex rules would be among the most concrete national frameworks to date.
Theblock · +14 outlets
New York seeks over $1.3B from NovaTech founders after couple fled the US
New York's claim follows the founders' departure from the US and a platform that traded only a fraction of the funds it took in.
Theblock · +4 outlets
Initia halts network after security incident, attacker reportedly mints tokens
A reported token mint and a $2.7 million ether transfer led the network to halt while the scope of the incident is assessed.
Theblock · +14 outlets
SoFi launches FDIC-insured tokenized deposit paying 4.4% APY
An FDIC-insured tokenized deposit with a yield gives crypto users a bank-adjacent alternative to uninsured stablecoin holdings.
Theblock · +10 outlets
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand central banks expand cross-border stablecoin initiative with Ripple, Visa and Mastercard
The BLOOM expansion extends a central-bank-led settlement project to more Southeast Asian jurisdictions, with major payments firms attached.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Tether leads pre-seed investment in Bolivian fintech Peso to scale USDT payments
Tether's backing extends USDT retail payment reach in a market with limited banking access, part of a broader push into Latin America.
Crowdfund Insider · +11 outlets
Ethereum delays Glamsterdam test after devs flag risk to existing contracts
Canceling the Hoodi activation over a contract-safety concern shows client teams prioritizing backwards compatibility over schedule.
Coindesk · +14 outlets
Uniswap aggregator hooks go live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain
Routing swaps through external liquidity sources makes Uniswap v4 more competitive against standalone aggregators.
Theblock · +14 outlets
Netanyahu seeks blockchain plan to prepare for possible sanctions
Israel's leader publicly floating blockchain as a sanctions hedge puts a sovereign policy question around crypto rails on the record.
Theblock
Bitcoin ETFs swing back to $636M net outflows, erasing prior day's inflows
Daily ETF flow swings continue to dominate short-term crypto market direction, with BlackRock's IBIT leading the reversal.
Theblock

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