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A Chinese national extradited to the US faces up to 20 years in prison over allegations that he helped move $36.9 million stolen from 174 crypto scam victims through a Bahamas bank, into Tether’s USDT and onward to Cambodia.
Bitquery found that only 26% of $752.5 million in major Pump.fun wallet gains passed checks for conventional trading. Transferred tokens and linked-wallet activity may make many headline profits impossible for automated copy traders to reproduce, while actual follower returns remain unmeasured.
Latvia could introduce rules for tokenized real-world assets in the first half of 2027, with commercial property a possible starting point and government bonds on the priority list. The legal assessment needed for the framework remains unfinished as the country forms a new government.
Evernorth could raise about $80 million through a Cantor Fitzgerald share-sale agreement and use much of the proceeds to buy XRP. The Ripple-backed company also has a potential $132.2 million warrant route, although both funding channels remain conditional and could dilute existing shareholders.
Hedge funds held about $2 trillion in U.S. Treasuries at the end of 2025, but Dallas Fed research suggests alternative interest-rate trades could deliver similar risk exposure with fewer bonds, potentially reducing demand for government debt.
A Fearless Wallet browser-extension breach may have exposed Polkadot users’ private keys since February 2025. The incident has renewed scrutiny of Polkadot’s faster unstaking rules, which can shorten the time available to protect compromised staked DOT.
Ethereum staking offers roughly 2.2% in annual ETH rewards, below key euro cash benchmarks, yet 1.38 million ETH was waiting to enter on Oct. 23. The queue reflects demand from holders seeking to grow existing Ethereum positions, despite price volatility, delays and withdrawal risks.
JUST has expanded its JST buyback-and-burn plan by adding GasFree revenue to funding from JustLend and USDD. The framework keeps a $50 million treasury reserve floor and unlocks about $20.34 million for four buyback rounds beginning in the fourth quarter of 2026.
New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking $1.37 billion from NovaTech, its founders and related entities after a 2025 liability ruling. More than 11,000 New Yorkers were reportedly affected, but the requested amount has not been awarded or distributed.
HSBC has begun rolling out its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, RedCoin, through PayMe. Eligible users can use it for transfers and payments, while tokenized investment products and a separate HSBC HK App wallet are planned for later in 2026.
The OCC has removed a proposed automatic seven-day extension for stressed stablecoin redemptions. Its final rule keeps a two-business-day ordinary ceiling, defines compliance by payment initiation and leaves any extra time to regulator approval.
Aave moved the USDT borrowing-rate kink on its Ethereum Core market from 94% to 92% utilization, causing rates to rise sooner as liquidity tightens. The change models about 57.8 million USDT in additional buffer, but does not create new cash or guarantee immediate withdrawals.
The UK’s FCA says crypto apps may need authorization when algorithms choose trading venues or execution routes for customers. The proposal could affect DeFi aggregators and automated interfaces, with firms facing uncertainty before the February 2027 application deadline.
SpaceX perpetual futures recorded about $6 billion in turnover across Binance and Hyperliquid after the company’s October 20 earnings release, according to Talos. Trading surged even as Binance open interest fell roughly 8%, underscoring the difference between market activity and positions left open.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $635 million in outflows on Oct. 22, their largest daily withdrawal since June, as Bitcoin traded near Glassnode’s estimated $81,500 cost basis for ETF-held coins. Ethereum funds also saw withdrawals, extending October’s losses.
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Coinbase will convert remaining GYEN balances into USDC from Oct. 26 to Oct. 30 as GMO Trust winds down the Japanese yen stablecoin. Holders can withdraw before the cutoff and may pursue direct redemption until Nov. 11, following a collapse that triggered lawsuits and a $6.75 million settlement.
A DWF Labs report found that US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded outflows during seven of eight major selloffs, including a record $8.2 billion withdrawal during the May-June 2026 decline. ETF flows generally followed recent price trends rather than reliably predicting or cushioning Bitcoin’s next move.
