October 27, 2026 @ 2:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Oracle network provider Chainlink and LG CNS, the information technology and AI transformation subsidiary of South Korea’s LG Group, announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing the country’s regulated digital asset infrastructure. LG CNS serves as the primary technology contractor for the Bank of Korea’s… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Rochester man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for his role in a multi-layered fraud operation that converted unauthorized credit-card charges into Bitcoin and routed the digital currency to associates. Timothy Wadsworth, 35, received a 51-month term after convictions… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 10:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stablecoins such as USDT (also referred to as USDt) and USDC have moved well beyond their original role as tools for cross-border transfers and on-chain settlement. Across fintech applications and digital banking platforms, these fiat-pegged digital assets are increasingly embedded as practical payment and transaction… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Federal authorities in Connecticut have accused a Meriden tax preparer of systematically inserting fictitious cryptocurrency and stock losses onto clients’ returns even though the taxpayers never held the assets in question. The allegations form one element of a wider set of charges that also encompass… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Israel’s central bank has publicly rejected a proposal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prepare for possible international sanctions by building an alternative financial system that relies on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The unusual rebuke arrived just days before the country’s parliamentary elections, underscoring deep… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 3:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Mesh, Visa announce crypto, stablecoin partnership The goal is to make crypto and stablecoin balances spendable across Visa’s global acceptance network. Consumers can pay in-store and online directly from the balances they already hold in their wallet apps. Visa adds card capabilities SESA 2.0 (Supplier… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation has formally opposed a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal that would create new federal exemptions for certain cryptocurrency-related securities offerings. In a comment letter filed on the October 20, 2026 deadline, state officials argued that the plan, known… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Chancellor John Healey will deliver the first Autumn Budget under the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, and while the broader mission remains to provide solace to a population that is fatigued by the higher cost of living and businesses in need of more growth, Labour… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

AI firm Anthropic, creator of Claude and one of the year’s most anticipated initial public offerings (IPOs), has filed its registration statement (S-1) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Anthropic plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol ANT. Anthropic shares… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 9:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sygnum Bank and Debifi introduced MultiSYG on 23 October 2026, a regulated Bitcoin-backed lending product that keeps pledged collateral in a dedicated multi-signature wallet rather than under sole bank custody. Keys for each client’s Bitcoin are shared among the borrower, Sygnum Bank, and independent institutional… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) has experienced a notable pullback in recent weeks, with the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization shedding approximately $54 billion in value over a span of less than three weeks. This equates to a decline of roughly 15 percent in ETH’s price, reflecting broader… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The convergence of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence is accelerating, with decentralized networks increasingly filling critical gaps in the physical and data infrastructure required to scale AI systems. Asset manager Grayscale Investments has identified three crypto projects that are actively supporting this AI buildout, each… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut has begun providing unsecured personal loans to customers in the United Kingdom, marking a key expansion into traditional consumer credit. UK chief executive Francesca Carlesi confirmed the development to Reuters, positioning the company—widely regarded as Europe’s highest-valued startup—to contest a profitable lending… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 7:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) has announced plans to eliminate roughly 5 percent of its global workforce, a reduction expected to affect about 3,500 positions. The credit card company is booking a $336 million restructuring charge in the third quarter to cover the associated costs. Chief… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 6:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

S&P Global Ratings has delivered a notable milestone for the UK-based digital bank Revolut by assigning it an inaugural long-term issuer credit rating of BBB+ with a Positive outlook. Issued on 22 October 2026, the assessment marks the first time a major credit agency has… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 4:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

J.P. Morgan Asset Management (NYSE: JPM) announced that its tokenized money market funds—My OnChain Net Yield Fund (MONY) and JPMorgan OnChain Liquidity–Token Money Market Fund (JLTXX)—are now accessible on the Solana blockchain for qualified U.S. investors. This multi-chain expansion, facilitated through the firm’s Morgan Money… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 4:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) developers have postponed the planned Glamsterdam network upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, canceling an activation that had been set for October 26, 2026, at 17:42:48 UTC (epoch 132,352). No replacement date has been announced. The decision, reached during the All Core Devs Execution… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 3:49 am By Michael Wong  |  

The central banks of Malaysia and Thailand have joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) BLOOM initiative to develop common approaches for using digital money in cross-border transactions, according to an announcement. The development comes as financial institutions explore tokenised deposits and regulated stablecoins. The… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 2:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, a new work-oriented AI agent designed to handle ongoing professional tasks either on its own or through integrations with external applications. The company describes it as capable of continuing work independently even after a user steps away, while still requiring… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 1:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has raised fresh questions about the Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, asserting that a deposit address previously linked to a 2025 security incident remained active for months afterward and continued handling user funds. In a post on X dated October 22, 2026, ZachXBT… Read More