From rivals to partners: Polygon and Solana team to bring stablecoin payments to banks
The two networks are setting aside their rivalry to connect Solana's stablecoin activity with Polygon's banking, wallet and payment infrastructure.…
Crypto exchange HTX exits the UK after settling with the FCA
The former Huobi exchange has stopped accepting deposits from British customers and agreed not to target them with crypto promotions. Source:CoinDesk
Polymarket brings ultra-short crypto prediction markets to U.S. platform
Polymarket’s new Up/Down crypto contracts come as the CFTC renews scrutiny of the prediction market’s compliance with its 2022 U.S. onboarding terms.…
Crypto for Advisors: Only 1 in 5 Americans say the financial system is secure
Source:CoinDesk
Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner
The service uses perpetual futures quotes to update reference prices when traditional markets close. Source:CoinDesk
New quantum model slashes hardware needed to break bitcoin keys by 17 times
Alice & Bob's new model reduces the hardware required for a potential attack, bringing it closer to reality and increasing pressure to adopt quantumresistant…
Walmart, Eli Lilly join growing pushback against OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans
Five more companies have objected, bringing the total to 38 as a rival Canton venue prepares to launch with an issuersponsored stock under the SEC's innovation…
A new framework for tokenized asset tracking
None of the numbers most commonly used to assess tokenized assets answer the question a chief investment officer would ask about those assets on her own…
U.S. sanctions Russian nationals for laundering millions in crypto for North Korean IT workers
Russian nationals Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly converted about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto, respectively, for North Korea.…
As $10 billion in bitcoin options near expiry, the tell is in the pricing
Your dayahead look for Oct. 29, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin drops to $80,000 on Fed dissent, Samsung, Alphabet earnings; AI tokens slump
Bitcoin fell 1.4% since midnight UTC to around $80,100 as disappointing reports from Samsung and Alphabet weighed on tech stocks. The Fed’s preferred inflation…
NYSE owner takes steps to bring Hyperliquid perpetual futures to U.S.
The planned ICE[XYZ] venue would offer 24/7 perpetual futures on stocks, commodities and crypto, pending CFTC approval. ICE is investing in Trade[XYZ].…