Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40 million drained across 10 chains
The Brazilian exchange paused deposits and withdrawals after wallets on at least 10 chains were emptied, days after the $6.3 billion Binance hack.…
Nvidia, Costco and Nike join pushback against OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans
Nearly 70% of the companies initially picked for trading have opted out, while 19 firms including Apple, Tesla and Amazon have no disclosed objection as the…
Anthropic swings to third quarter operating loss as compute costs surge ahead of IPO
The Claude developer generated $17 billion in quarterly revenue, but higher computing costs resulted in a $567 million operating loss. Source:CoinDesk
Standard Chartered debuts tokenized deposits in Hong Kong for corporate clients
The bank uses Hong Kong's EnsembleTX system to move deposits between participating banks around the clock, settling in central bank money. Source:CoinDesk
Crypto's Washington playbook is working. Don't abandon it now.
Regardless of how the midterm elections unfold or which party secures the presidency in 2028, our industry must adhere to its established playbook, writes…
Coinbase downgraded at Morgan Stanely; price target slashed 53% on weak earnings outlook
Analyst Michael Cyprys cited weak crypto trading activity and doubts about an earnings recovery. Source:CoinDesk
Oracle’s stock falls as the company details plan to raise $20 billion
Oracle has been borrowing money and issuing stock to help finance its AI cloud growth. Source:MarketWatch
‘It seems bizarre’: We’re in our 80s with $950,000 in traditional IRAs. Why is our adviser pushing us to do Roth conversions?
“Our basic living expenses are covered by $110,000 in annual pensions and Social Security.” Source:MarketWatch
Tokenization firm tZERO plans to go public in $350 million SPAC deal
The digital securities firm plans to list on NYSE American under TZRO early next year after more than a decade building blockchainbased trading infrastructure.…
Strategy spends triple its weekly Bitcoin outlay on STRC buybacks
Strategy spent $208.2 million buying back STRC preferred shares and $65.5 million on Bitcoin, while allocating $98.5 million to its USD Cash balance.…
AI agent disputes head to ‘Internet Court’ — and a jury of AI agents
Who better to judge a dispute between AI agents than a jury of different AI models? That’s the idea behind GenLayer, which is already issuing thousands of…
Binance taps half its SAFU Bitcoin holdings, releases reserve proof
Binance’s SAFU Bitcoin wallet now holds about 7,500 BTC after a 7,499 BTC transfer linked to the hack, with no timeline for restoring the $1 billion fund.…