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Its October 14 response emphasizes controls to exclude offshore gambling operators and says it continues as a BSP-licensed institution. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
After a summer of AI models escaping test environments and hacking real companies, hundreds of researchers say the internet itself should be treated as a security boundary.
Bitcoin Magazine Russia’s Central Bank Authorizes Sberbank to Exchange Cryptocurrencies Sberbank will debut its bitcoin-related products in December. This post Russia’s Central Bank Authorizes Sberbank to Exchange Cryptocurrencies first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is writte…
Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic's Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. They're rough, but they show how cheap cloning software has become.
September US inflation reached 3.7%, lifting yields as markets increased bets on another rate rise before the October 27–28 Fed meeting. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Illinois officials already agreed to delay implementation of a 0.2% tax on crypto assets, but industry-aligned organizations are pushing for summary judgment on the merits.
Leadership at the White House is shifting once again, as Patrick Witt’s tenure as the administration’s top crypto adviser comes to an end.
A new Chainalysis report found payments through Coinbase’s x402 protocol surged from about 1,500 in mid-2025 to more than 138 million by Q3 2026, with U.S. wallets dominating spending on AI models.
Kraken's parent company, Payward, has agreed to acquire a European bank as it expands beyond cryptocurrency trading into traditional financial services. On Oct. 14, the company announced a definitive agreement to purchase Saldo Finance Oy, a Finnish holding company that owns Lit…
Sberbank now holds both custody and exchange status under Russia's new crypto law, and plans to bring Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT to apps used by 110 million retail clients.
Solana's Alpenglow upgrade replaces the TowerBFT voting system on October 21, cutting finality from 12.8 seconds to a target of 150ms and pulling vote transactions out of blocks entirely.
The second-largest stablecoin by market cap will be overseen by French and EU authorities under its classification as a “significant e-money token.“
Ripple calls Meritz its fourth Korean institutional partner this year, with custody and tokenization cooperation to widen as regulation develops. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
SkyAI's SOL treasury fell 70% in under a month, with 400,000 SOL unexplained. Bastion Trading won't tender at $3 a share and wants $3.50.
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI seized 112 servers and shut down 241 websites linked to investment scams that targeted Russian-speaking Americans.
ZkSync announced Airbender Prime, a prover that Matter Labs says handled 99% of 7,200 consecutive Ethereum mainnet blocks in under 10 seconds each on a single NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU. The announcement came five days after Starknet said it is actively considering becomi…
As insider trading concerns are accumulating, one of the biggest platforms said its markets make it easier to suss out bad actors.
The British bank won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH straight from their bank accounts, with custody and settlement kept in-house.
The report from the US banking regulator did not include specific examples of debanking related to crypto, but mentioned it alongside ties to oil, gas and firearms.
Bitcoin dropped below $82,000 after September's core CPI beat forecasts as analysts weigh price targets and an October hike.
CEO Tarek Mansour said he feels "pretty good" about the pending outcome of the current legal fight over who has the right to regulate prediction markets.
A hypothetical $500 million SATS financing assigns $387.5 million to Bitcoin, while actual pricing and capital deployment remain open. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Parent Payward to Buy Saldo Bank in European Banking Push Top crypto exchange Kraken is pushing to offer other services other than digital assets. This post Kraken Parent Payward to Buy Saldo Bank in European Banking Push first appeared on Bitcoin Magazin…
The bank identified four distinct stablecoin markets, with USDC leading payments and AI transactions as competition intensifies over reserve yields.
Bitcoin Magazine Standard Chartered Debuts Bitcoin Trading For Wealthy UAE Clients The service allows affluent clients to buy bitcoin via their bank accounts. This post Standard Chartered Debuts Bitcoin Trading For Wealthy UAE Clients first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is wr…
In a detailed technical post, the exchange argued Bitcoin’s multi-year migration to quantum-resistant cryptography must begin before any “Q-Day,” laying out requirements spanning block space, custody and dormant coins.
Bitcoin Magazine The Undercurrent: Three European Artists on Making Money Visible Ahead of Bitcoin Amsterdam, ZETRA, RYR, and Cypherpunk Now reflect on the cultural roots of bitcoin, the changing meaning of money, and a movement confronting its own institutional success. This po…
İhlas News Agency says the HEX and PulseChain founder was detained in a Beşiktaş police operation linked to an Interpol Red Notice requested by Finland. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your…
Turkish reports say $4 million and 64 watches were seized. Police have yet to confirm Heart’s detention.
Standard Chartered Bank has pushed its $2 trillion stablecoin market forecast to 2030 from 2028 because supply growth has stalled this year.
