Coinbase urged Bitcoin developers to prepare for quantum threats because consensus changes and ecosystem migrations can take years. Coinbase estimates roughly 7 million BTC could be vulnerable to a future quantum attack.
Papertrade paid $39.2 million in USDC to PAPER stakers over five days, according to Covalent, with nearly $24 million paid on day one. Its liquidity pool reached the $5 million cap on October 12, directing funds above that cap to stakers.
Bitcoin rebounded from about $79,700 to $82,300, with traders pointing to short covering and weak spot demand. Glassnode says support below $80,000 is weakening, and U.S. spot ETF holders have an average cost near $81,500.
Wallet 0xb4a3 was fully liquidated on a 500,000 NEAR long worth $2.64 million as the market fell.
Machi Big Brother has been fully liquidated, leaving him with $21,800. He had turned $56,000 into $12.25 million through trading over the past four months.
ZEC fell more than 10% on October 15, leaving it about 35% below its September 27 high of $1,698. It bounced after another test of $1,100.
Ledger told authorized resellers and distributors in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong to halt sales after attackers planted seed-stealing hardware in genuine wallets. Chainalysis says one victim was a task scammer who lost over 60 BTC, worth about $4.8 million.
Pump.fun now lets users check callers' past performance. Callout rewards account for every call, and the reward algorithm penalizes spam.
Papertrade users say larger positions can skip its queue, leaving smaller trades waiting. Open-interest caps remain a limit on new trades.
Ledger opened reservations for its $849 Atom device, with delivery estimated in 2027. It runs Android-based apps and includes Solana's Seeker app, with transaction approvals handled by Ledger OS on a separate secure chip.
Michael Saylor says Bitcoin is at the beginning of a bull market.
Binance.US is seeking up to $100 million at a roughly $1 billion valuation to expand its U.S. crypto business. The round's size, valuation and investors could still change.
Network School is acquiring Farcaster. Users report bans, and some accounts are read-only until users accept new terms.
STRK gained 15% on October 15, the scheduled date for a 127 million-token unlock worth about $10 million.
5tr4n0's public w0rm NFT mint is live on Transient Labs. The collection contains 1,024 hand-drawn characters, each paired with an AI art reviewer that collectors can tune to their taste.
1win opened a pro-rata token sale at $0.03 per token and a $30 million fully diluted valuation, selling roughly $3.9 million of tokens with full unlock at launch. The token plan includes revenue-funded buybacks and burns, but the exact revenue share remains unclear.
KOSPI closed down 7.57% after an intraday slide of more than 8% triggered a 20-minute trading halt. Bitcoin dipped below $81,000 during the broader selloff.
Turkish police reportedly seized cash, luxury watches and weapons when they detained HEX and PulseChain founder Richard Heart in Istanbul on October 14. Finland has sought him since 2024 on suspicion of tax evasion and assault.
Tempo has opened its private payment Zones to enterprises, with Deel the first production user for contractor payouts. Zones hide transfers, recipients and balances from public view but retain operator compliance controls and access to Tempo's stablecoin liquidity.
A trader puts PONS at three times STONK’s valuation despite roughly one-third of its revenue.
Yield Fields deeds were quoted near 0.94 ETH on the secondary market, versus a 0.1 ETH guaranteed whitelist mint. Sellers are undercutting each other on OpenSea after the auction sellout.
The OCC says major banks have eased some crypto restrictions, but it remains unclear whether crypto firms have gained better banking access. Its nine-bank review warned that operational limits can still exclude digital asset businesses.
Russia reportedly plans to ban retail transfers to self-custody wallets and direct P2P crypto trades from July 1, 2027, requiring approved intermediaries. Unqualified investors would face an annual purchase cap of 300,000 rubles per intermediary.
Starknet opened a seven-day, non-binding poll on exploring an independent post-quantum L1. A yes vote would lead to research and further proposals; a no vote would keep post-quantum development on its Ethereum L2.
Binance bStocks passed $1 billion in assets four months after launch. Users have converted more than $6 billion between the tokens and underlying shares, with one-to-one convertibility and no conversion fees.