Meritz Securities is stepping further into digital assets through a new partnership with Ripple. The South Korean securities firm said on October 7 that it signed a strategic agreement with the blockchain company to explore digital asset infrastructure for the domestic market. The deal will focus on custody and tokenization as digital assets move closer…
Bitcoin was rejected again at $87,000 on Monday, and the bears took it a step further earlier this morning, pushing it south hard to under $84,000. BTC’s decline dragged most of the altcoins with it. Ethereum slipped below $2,600, XRP dumped further away from the $1.50 support, and HYPE is close to breaking below $90.…
The stablecoin payments company’s proposed New York trust bank would custody digital assets and dollars, manage stablecoin reserves and issue and redeem dollar-backed tokens.
Cardano’s value has climbed about 42% since Sept. 16, taking ADA from roughly $0.19 to $0.27, and the positioning behind the move has expanded faster than the dollar liquidity beneath it. Santiment counted 413 transactions of $100,000 or more on Oct. 5, the highest since June 4 and about 2.2 times the recent weekday baseline,…
Circle’s official USDC account posted DJ Khaled crypto in a Chelsea jersey carrying the stablecoin’s branding on October 5, 2026, prompting backlash over his past undisclosed $50,000 promotion of the Centra ICO. The reaction revived scrutiny of the SEC settlement that followed, although the posts do not establish a new Circle sponsorship, ambassador role, employment…
Blast’s decision to close its Layer-2 network sharpens the question of Ethereum price and prediction: does activity ultimately consolidate on mainnet? ETH traded at $2,600, experiencing a more than 3% pullback over 24 hours, putting it below the $2,700 near-term support. Blast cited operating costs above revenue and no credible route to sustainability. During the…
[PRESS RELEASE – GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, October 7th, 2026] BTCC, the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange and Platinum Sponsor of TOKEN2049 Singapore, today announced the launch of its refreshed Trust Center. The relaunch reflects a view that Alex Hung, Head of Operations, has held since BTCC’s earliest days: that security has to be built, tested,…
Wallets linked to the U.S. government moved millions in crypto on Tuesday, according to data tracked by Arkham.
Good news coming from The Cardano Foundation as it launched CIP-0113 on mainnet, giving issuers of regulated stablecoins, funds, and bonds a way to embed identity checks, sanctions screening, and transfer controls directly into token logic. These assets can require restrictions that ordinary crypto transfers do not provide. The standard went live after independent security…
Although BTC was halted at $87,000 once again at the start of the business week, it still managed to hold relatively stable at over $85,600 before the bears took complete control for less than half an hour earlier this morning and drove it south by $2,000. Naturally, such a violent move spiked the liquidations, as…