October 20, 2026 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (NYSE: JPM) has, for the first time in the three-decade history of its annual Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMA), assigned explicit return projections to Bitcoin. In the 31st edition of the report, released on October 19, 2026, the firm’s base-case estimate… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 3:42 am By Michael Wong  |  

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) has launched a joint index with S&P Dow Jones Indices combining Hong Kong-listed technology companies with large-cap US stocks, according to an announcent. The index offers investors exposure to both markets through a single benchmark. The S&P 500… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 3:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a Toronto courtroom this month, a senior forensic accountant from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) laid out bank records showing that self-described “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski directed roughly $16.3 million of the $36.3 million he collected from investors between 2020 and 2022 toward his own… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 1:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong police have recently documented more than 110 complaints of unauthorized credit card charges tied to pre-orders of Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) new foldable iPhone Duo. The reports began arriving after online reservations opened on Friday evening at 8 p.m., with the single largest transaction… Read More

October 20, 2026 @ 12:19 am By Michael Wong  |  

Dutch development finance institution FMO plans to provide a $20 million subordinated facility to Ecuadorian lender Banco de la Producción SA (Produbanco) to strengthen its capital base and support financing for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other eligible green projects. Under the proposed transaction seen… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 10:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tron has established a clear lead in blockchain network revenue over the most recent 30-day period, generating more than $23 million and ranking first among all tracked chains. On-chain data compiled by DefiLlama and highlighted by the analytics account Lookonchain show Tron recording approximately $23.41… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent nationwide survey reveals that a clear majority of US adults oppose the use of prediction markets for wagering on elections and other government-related events, even as these platforms expand rapidly and draw regulatory scrutiny. The research findings, from a Reuters/Ipsos poll, highlight bipartisan… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 8:09 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) are stepping up efforts to attract private investment into emerging markets and increase their lending capacity as developing economies face mounting debt pressures, economic uncertainty, and climate-related disasters. The heads of the world’s major multilateral lenders met at the Asian Development… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 6:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qubic’s layer-1 blockchain suspended all transaction processing after an attacker drained 1,404 user wallets of roughly 2.94 trillion QU tokens in under two hours. The project’s own incident update places the theft between 23:42 UTC on 17 October and 01:26 UTC on 18 October 2026…. Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission will be hosting a roundtable on November 9th to discuss “super intelligence,” as President Trump has renamed artificial intelligence (AI). The gathering will discuss “machine‑understandable data and super intelligence (SI). The program will feature panel discussions exploring how market participants… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 3:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rejuvenate Bio, a medtech firm researching proven anti-aging strategies in animals and eventually applying them to humans, is raising growth capital on Wefunder, with the round scheduled to close next week. According to the offering page, Rejuvenate Bio is raising more than $3.2 million under… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 12:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Data released by Borderless.xyz in its second-quarter 2026 Benchmark Report demonstrate that stablecoin-based delivery of cross-border payments has produced meaningful overall savings relative to conventional banking channels, while also enabling far quicker settlement than typical global bank wires. The report, built from nearly three million… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 12:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

AMEX unveils Intelligence Framework The Intelligence Framework is AMEX’s recommended approach to capturing and authenticating a customer’s purchase intent before an AI agent completes a transaction. The framework then preserves that intent as a control throughout the transaction lifecycle. American Express aims to help advance… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The market for tokenized equities has expanded rapidly in 2026, with total value rising from roughly $654 million in the week of January 5 to $3.8 billion in the week of October 5—an increase of 483 percent—according to research published by DWF Labs. While overall… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Circle (NYSE: CRCL) has published a detailed breakdown of how revenue from its USDC stablecoin is allocated, emphasizing the substantial share directed to distribution partners while underscoring the infrastructure investments required to support the token’s scale. In a blog post from its chief commercial officer,… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and Elon Musk presented a next-generation Roadster prototype incorporating SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) derived thruster technology at a demonstration on October 15 at SpaceX’s McGregor, Texas facility, trading activity in instruments tracking Tesla’s share price accelerated sharply on always-open crypto platforms. The… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 9:29 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ramp raises $1.85B Ramp’s raise values it at $60 billion. Dragoneer Investment Group led the round, along with Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Sands Capital, and Avenir Growth. Participants included Capital International, Fidelity Management & Research Company, T. Rowe Price, D1 Capital Partners, Greenoaks, ICONIQ, GIC,… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 9:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has expanded the availability of its JPM Coin deposit token to the Ethereum network, making the bank-backed digital instrument accessible to institutional clients on the public blockchain. The move builds on the token’s earlier deployment on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer-2 network,… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has received formal authorization as a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) provider in Gibraltar, marking a notable step in its strategy to expand cryptocurrency offerings beyond established UK and European markets. The permission, issued by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) to the company’s newly formed… Read More

October 19, 2026 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A Seoul court has cleared a prominent South Korean cryptocurrency influencer of major fraud charges tied to two digital tokens that allegedly involved roughly 340 billion won in investor funds. On October 15, 2026, the 13th Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Court, led… Read More