Aerodrome and Velodrome merged into Aero, now live on seven networks including Ethereum, Arbitrum and Robinhood Chain. All exchange revenue at launch goes to staked AERO holders; token upgrades are manual, and final-epoch voters must claim rewards before retiring old locked positions.
Nine crypto firms formed the Quantum Alliance to build open post-quantum security standards and public test criteria. Keystone will contribute wallet security work, with the standards covering chains, wallets and infrastructure.
Collector Crypt users opened a record 106,023 packs on October 20, generating more than $22 million in gross revenue. The platform now has 49 partners building on its API.
Sixteen companies are pushing back against tokenized versions of their shares, with Microsoft, Goldman Sachs and Alphabet among those objecting. The objections extend the dispute over who can put company shares onchain.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $23.2 million net on October 20, down from $526.6 million the previous day. IBIT added $29.9 million and FBTC added $3.6 million, offsetting BITB's $10.3 million outflow.
BMW has an exclusive ApeFest trading card in Bored Ape Yacht Club's Mudwater game. Collectors are opening free packs and chasing rare foil cards.
Adam Weitsman acquired two BAYC NFTs from Machi Big Brother during ApeFest 2026. The sales follow reported liquidation losses of $36 million.
Pump.fun integrated Collector Crypt pack openings for collectible cards and Rolex watches. Influencers posted Rolex wins, prompting allegations of favoritism that remain disputed.
Coinbase and The Block's research puts adjusted stablecoin transfers at $891 billion in Q3 2026, roughly four times the 2023 level. About 73% of volume moved outside US banking hours.
Top Pump.fun callers reportedly earned $100,000 to $330,000 in callout rewards. Their median token holding times were under a minute.
After his $261,000 Papertrade deposit fell to $5,682, Machi reportedly added another $45,000. He now holds $5.19 million in 100x ETH longs against roughly $50,000.
Trader Nebraskangooner says INJ reached the breakout target from his earlier setup.
Kain warned that Papertrade's high leverage makes its oracle easy to manipulate. The platform launched with an acknowledged, unresolved perpetuals attack risk, adding to concerns about its ability to pay winning traders.
Artemis puts staked ETH at a record 36.4% of supply. Bitwise's end-September reading was 35.9%, with average annualized staking yield falling from 2.81% in Q2 to 2.63% in Q3.
GRVT bought and burned 1.1 million tokens using platform profits. Future monthly buybacks remain discretionary, with an independent execution partner handling purchases.
AFSA plans to send Apple and Google court orders barring six crypto platforms, including Coinbase, from offering unlicensed services within the AIFC. The restrictions stop at the AIFC boundary, and AFSA has not confirmed delivery or any app-store restrictions.
At least 100 Ledger wallets reportedly carried the same spy implant, with cases across Malaysia, Singapore, Russia and Germany. Mark Karpelès has tracked three generations of the hardware used to steal seed phrases from device screens.
SOL has held above major support, with its daily 200-period exponential moving average below that level. Traders remain split on whether it can regain local highs without first falling below recent lows.
Fidelity Digital Assets says perpetual preferred stocks have helped fund purchases of more than 135,000 BTC. The preferred-stock market has grown to $12 billion since its July 2025 debut.
Wallet 0xb4a3 was fully liquidated on a 500,000 NEAR long worth $2.64 million as the market fell.
OpenSea opened its mobile app to everyone, with trading across more than 25 chains. Users can bring their wallets together and track accounts’ trading activity across platforms.
Bitcoin outperformed the Nasdaq-100 in seven of the past nine trading sessions. Its relative strength extends the resilience seen during the selloff in major AI stocks.
Papertrade's staking revenue fell from $1.3 million on October 19 to $84,000 on October 20 after it announced PAPER would remain nontransferable. The token remains locked until further notice.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's first long-term Bitcoin forecast puts its 10-year base case at 10% annual returns, above U.S. stocks and gold. It still excludes Bitcoin from its main portfolio models, citing projected 55% volatility and unstable correlations.
ZEC gained roughly 8–10% in a day as Bitcoin rebounded. The move extends Zcash's recovery after a sharp correction.