Crypto news
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BNY, Citadel Securities complete Treasury repo in first use of tokenized assets on major triparty platform
BNY and Citadel Securities completed the first tokenized U.S. Treasury repo workflow on a major triparty platform.
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Strategy’s preferred stock financing may cost it bitcoin, K33 argues
K33 argues Strategy could accumulate more bitcoin over time by relying on common stock issuance rather than preferred shares.
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EQX Plans 11 Tokenized Stock and ETF Markets on Hyperliquid
The share-backed tokens would trade on HyperCore against USDC, with US persons excluded under EQX’s eligibility rules.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Kraken parent Payward to become first crypto firm to buy a EU bank as it expands into deposits, lending
Payward agreed to buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, which holds $190 million in total assets, securing an EU license for deposits and lending.
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Evernorth Taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo for XRP Yield Push
The Nasdaq-listed treasury company plans to start institutional strategies in Q4, with direct XRP Ledger credit-market investments to follow as the infrastructure matures.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Canada crypto remittances to Asian countries surge 141% to $2.36B: Chainalysis
Remittance-sized crypto transfers from Canada to three Asian countries reached $2.36 billion, while transfers to the Philippines alone rose 28% to $61 million.
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DriveWealth to use Ripple’s RLUSD for stablecoin settlement, cross-border payments
DriveWealth will use Ripple's RLUSD on the XRP Ledger for stablecoin settlement, collateral funding and custody, starting in Europe.
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Polygon Labs completes Coinme acquisition, bringing regulated payments coverage across 48 US states
Polygon Labs completed its Coinme acquisition, bringing 37 state money transmitter licenses into its stablecoin payments infrastructure.
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US Inflation Accelerates to 3.7% as Gasoline Prices Jump
Core inflation climbed to 2.6% annually, while gasoline accounted for more than half of September's monthly headline increase.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Qivalis receives EMI authorization from Dutch central bank for euro stablecoin
Qivalis said the EMI authorization enables it to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin, with issuance planned for the coming months, subject to additional MiCA requirements.
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U.S. September CPI comes in hot, sending bitcoin sharply lower
The news could put multiple rate hikes by the Federal Reserve back into play.
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Kraken parent to buy Lithuanian Saldo Bank amid TradFi expansion
Payward expects to close the acquisition in 2027, enabling it to expand its traditional banking services into four EU operating markets already served by Saldo Bank.
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Morning Minute: Move Over, Saylor, There’s a New Top Buyer in Town
With Strategy's preferred stock STRC closing in on $100 par, Saylor might not be the number two buyer for long...
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Ledger asks more Southeast Asia resellers to halt wallet sales
Crypto wallet firm Ledger is asking resellers and distributors in Hong Kong and countries across Southeast Asia to stop selling its devices. Ledger had already suspended the official Malaysian reseller CryptoBilis last week after devices sold through the company were found to contain spyware and...
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Evernorth taps Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase and BitGo to put $648 million XRP treasury to work
Evernorth said it is planning a phased move into XRP lending and yield strategies following its Nasdaq debut.
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L2 Capital Signs On To Tokenize $500 Million Of Pre-IPO AI Shares With Newton
The Hong Kong firm is the first partner on a platform Newton Labs is still building. Compliance rules would sit inside each token and be checked before every transfer settles.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Can crypto users trust the supply chain behind hardware wallets?
Ledger hardware wallet implants have renewed scrutiny of the middlemen handling devices before they reach buyers, even through authorized sellers.
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How Bitcoin Works
Bitcoin 201 examines Bitcoin as a secure monetary network. It follows the system from rule enforcement and monetary design through fees, privacy, scaling, security, governance, mining economics, energy use, Lightning, and long-term adoption.
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Qivalis Secures Dutch E-Money License for Planned Euro Stablecoin
The 37-bank venture plans to distribute its token through financial intermediaries, with issuance expected in the coming months.... Read the full story at The Defiant
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Here's how analysts see U.S. inflation influencing bitcoin
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 14, 2026
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Dutch central bank grants Qivalis e-money license for MiCA-compliant euro token
Backed by BBVA, BNP Paribas, and ING, Qivalis secured Dutch regulatory authorization to offer onchain euro settlement infrastructure.
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Coins.ph says Philippine central bank license intact amid revocation claims
Coins.ph says its Philippine central bank license remains intact amid reports of possible revocation over alleged offshore gambling transactions.
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Bitcoin holds above $83,000 ahead of U.S. inflation data as altcoins lag
Bitcoin briefly reached $84,000 before easing back, while the CoinDesk 80 fell 0.6% since midnight as traders waited for U.S. inflation data.
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S&P 500 options are the hottest bet on this Hyperliquid exchange
Hypercall, an exchange built on Hyperliquid, says most of its $640 million in volume since June has come from the index.
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CryptoQuant’s 3 charts keeping Bitcoin’s ‘Uptober’ thesis valid
Bitcoin onchain analysis eyed a “potential bottom” for BTC price action in early October as demand weathered external headwinds.
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer lays out ex-FTX CEO’s Supreme Court case
Should US high court justices grant review of the case, they could release a decision as early as June 2027.
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Bitcoin will become ‘less volatile’ and larger than gold: ‘The Bitcoin Standard’ author
Saifedean Ammous argues that Bitcoin already functions as money when held as a store of value; expects it will become larger and less volatile than gold as it matures.
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Kraken Owner Payward to Buy Lithuania's Saldo Bank in EU Push
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi says customers want cash, crypto, tokenized stocks and credit in one place, starting with lending and cards.
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Did insiders short oil before Trump backed down on Iran?
After Bloomberg broke the news of a senior adviser to the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) intervening in an oil insider trading investigation, social media immediately accused well-connected insiders of using political access and financial derivatives to suppress the...
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Standard Chartered expands Bitcoin and Ether trading to professional investors in UAE
Standard Chartered expanded its spot crypto trading services to professional investors in the UAE region, with plans to offer access to more market participants.