France Goes Against the ECB on Stablecoin Rewards in MiCA Review
Key Takeaways Four French financial authorities want the EU to allow third-party stablecoin rewards under certain conditions. The French authorities oppose extending the stablecoin interest ban to staking and lending, unlike the EU’s central banks. The European Commission must report…
Kraken Parent Payward Eyes First CFTC-Regulated Hyperliquid Futures Market
Key Takeaways Payward plans the first CFTC-regulated HIP-3* deployment on Hyperliquid for eligible U.S. clients. Hyperliquid’s HIP-3* upgrade introduces optional permissioned markets without changing existing markets. Kraken’s parent would use Bitnomial and NinjaTrader for regulated exchange, clearing, and brokerage operations….
Solana Trading Bot Hacked for Nearly $1M, 49 Wallets Drained
Key Takeaways Bloom Trading confirmed that an Oct. 26 exploit drained 9,408 SOL worth approximately $947,000. Bloom identified a third-party RCE vulnerability and said no private keys were compromised. Bloom pledged full reimbursement to nine affected users controlling 49 wallet…
Bitcoin Falls 7.3%, Gold 7.5% as Both Rank Last Among Major Assets in 2026
Key Takeaways Bitcoin and gold are 2026’s worst major assets, down 7.3% and 7.5%, respectively. Charlie Bilello says both finishing a year at the bottom together would be unprecedented. A rebound in either asset could reopen the gap between bitcoin’s…
Strategy Skips Bitcoin Buy, Spends $205M Repurchasing STRC Instead
Key Takeaways Strategy paused bitcoin purchases last week, keeping its holdings unchanged at 848,517 BTC. The company repurchased 2.07 million STRC shares for $204.9 million, bringing its two-week buyback total to approximately $398 million. Strategy retains $956.8 million in preferred…
Blackrock Drives $305M Bitcoin ETF Comeback With $676M Inflow
Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs drew $304.73M last week, reversing the prior week’s $229M outflow. Ether lost $220.60M for a fourth negative week, while zcash rebounded with $41.09M. Broader bitcoin inflows across issuers would suggest late-week selling was mostly profit-taking. Bitcoin…
Token2049: Bitmine Caps Ethereum Treasury at 5% Supply as Chairman Tom Lee Declares New Bull Run
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Check out the BitPinas Token 2049 Coverage Here Digital asset treasury firm Bitmine Immersion Technologies will halt its ether purchases…
Sony-Backed Soneium Teams With K-Pop and Anime Creators to Tokenize IP
Key Takeaways On Oct. 26, Soneium unveiled plans for native token SONEIUM to shift from infrastructure to an IP economy. The model scales creator royalties across 250+ apps and tokenizes K-pop concert streams with Dayonedream. Discovery and asset distribution will…
Aquino Urges Tax Bureau to Suspend Registration Seal Mandate for Online Merchants
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Sen. Bam Aquino called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to temporarily halt a mandate requiring online merchants, freelancers…
New Study Says Quantum Corrections Could Erase Einstein’s Black Hole Singularities
Key Takeaways A new paper in Physics Letters B argues general relativity may be incomplete at the extreme densities inside black holes and at the Big Bang. By adding an infinite series of quantum-gravity corrections to Einstein’s equations, the authors…
