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Securitize shares rose nearly 8% after the tokenization platform partnered with South Korea’s LG CNS. The agreement targets tokenized stocks, funds and stablecoins ahead of new securities rules scheduled to take effect in February 2027.
Crypto’s future may depend less on launching new tokens and more on building always-on markets for events, commodities and private companies. CoinDesk published an analysis arguing that blockchain networks could make price discovery itself a core product, provided infrastructure can support liquidity and speed.
A study published in the Journal of Financial Crime found that flash loan attacks caused $1.211 billion in DeFi losses across 72 incidents between February 2020 and July 2024, with Ethereum accounting for more than 80% of the damage.
Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade has launched on the Sepolia testnet, marking one of the final rehearsals before developers determine its Hoodi and mainnet activation dates. The upgrade targets improved scalability and efficiency through parallel processing, new block validation rules and higher gas capacity.
Ethereum developers released Prysm version 7.2.1 just before the Glamsterdam upgrade’s Sepolia rehearsal, ensuring validators automatically test a 200 million gas limit. The trial is designed to assess whether Ethereum can handle blocks more than three times larger than the previous 60 million-gas setting.
Fairshake is backing 32 incumbent House lawmakers—13 Democrats and 19 Republicans—in November elections, including six candidates receiving about $1 million each. The crypto super PAC is targeting members of committees central to future digital-asset and tax legislation.
OKX and Intercontinental Exchange plan a blockchain venue that could offer more than 60 tokenized U.S. stocks around the clock. The shares would be backed one-for-one, traded against stablecoins through liquidity pools, and face corporate, regulatory and liquidity hurdles.
NEXTPredict will bring journalists, regulators, exchanges and financial-market participants together in New York as prediction markets gain mainstream attention. The conference will address market structure, insider trading and the gap between broad media interest and uneven platform participation.
Bitmine has purchased another 15,112 ETH, worth about $41 million, bringing its holdings to 6,016,414 tokens and 4.9% of Ethereum’s supply. The company says it is 99% of the way to its 5% target while continuing to stake most of its holdings.
OKXICE, the joint venture between OKX and NYSE owner ICE, has notified the SEC of plans for a 24/7 venue trading tokenized U.S. stocks against USDC, USDG and USDT. The platform would operate under the SEC’s Innovation Exemption, but has no announced launch date.
Payward, the company behind Kraken, has connected Singapore Gulf Bank’s SGB Net to offer selected institutional clients 24/7 U.S. dollar settlement for eligible crypto transactions in parts of Asia and the Gulf region.
Circle is urging the EU to recognize qualifying foreign stablecoin issuers and revise MiCA reserve rules. The proposal overlaps with Tether’s criticism of mandatory bank deposits, while the EBA warns that overseas structures could weaken EU supervision.
Payward, Kraken’s parent company, has integrated Singapore Gulf Bank’s SGB Net to offer selected institutional clients in Asia and the Gulf region instant, 24/7 US dollar settlement, with plans to expand the service.
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Ethereum’s staking exit queue reached about 851,000 ETH after MetaMask withdrew validators following a security incident. Roughly 786,000 ETH remained pending Monday, with an estimated wait of nearly 14 days, while Lido expects the affected coins to return gradually.
Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on a public testnet, cutting the targeted block time from 75 seconds to 25 seconds ahead of a planned Nov. 5 mainnet launch. The changes also revise fee allocation, mining rewards and support for Sprout transactions.
Bitcoin briefly approached $87,000 before retreating below $86,000, as softer U.S. jobs data supported rate-cut expectations and lifted global markets. The move was bitcoin’s second stalled attempt in a week to break the late-September high near $87,400.
Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on testnet, beginning live evaluation of faster 25-second blocks, transaction changes and a new fee mechanism. Developers are due to decide on mainnet activation on Oct. 20, with Nov. 5 currently targeted for the rollout.
