Topic: #finance
-
BitMine completes $350 million buyback of 21 million shares, Tom Lee says
BitMine repurchased 21 million shares for roughly $350 million between mid-July and August 17, 2026, according to Executive Chairman Tom Lee, who called it the largest buyback ever by a crypto stock.
-
Filecoin's six-year insider vesting ends October 15, shrinking new FIL supply
Filecoin's six-year vesting for Protocol Labs and the Filecoin Foundation ends October 15, which Crypto Briefing estimates will cut yearly FIL additions from about 89 million to 21 million.
-
Uniswap v4 and v3 handle 47.2% of $161.4 billion in stablecoin DEX volume
Uniswap v4 and v3 together accounted for 47.2% of the $161.4 billion in stablecoin trading on decentralized exchanges over 30 days, Crypto Briefing reported, with v4 leading stable-to-stable swaps.
-
Aerodrome's AERO gains 48% in 30 days ahead of Oct. 21 Velodrome merger
Aerodrome's AERO token rose about 48% over 30 days, ahead of Bitcoin and Ether per The Defiant, as the Base DEX nears an October 21 merger with Velodrome into a new multichain protocol called Aero.
-
Bitcoin's $200,000 odds sit at 2% on Kalshi as traders trim rally bets
Kalshi priced Bitcoin's chance of topping $200,000 by January 1, 2027, at 2% as of October 2026, while Polymarket odds ran from under 1% to 2%, down from about 4%, Crypto Briefing reported.
-
Robinhood Chain fees fall 97% from peak as memecoin trading cools
Robinhood Chain's daily fees fell 97% from an early-September peak of about $8 million, CoinDesk reported via Crypto Briefing, while DEX volume and roughly $1 billion in TVL held up better.
-
BlackRock's IBIT logs $22.4 million net inflow on October 9, Farside data shows
BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust recorded a $22.4 million net inflow on October 9, 2026, per Farside Investors data reported by Crypto Briefing, after a $207.7 million outflow on October 7.
-
Bitcoin holders realize $1.03 billion in profits on Oct. 8, Santiment data shows
Bitcoin holders realized about $1.03 billion in profits on October 8 after BTC climbed above $87,000, the second-highest daily total of the year, according to Santiment data reported by Crypto Briefing.
-
U.S. government wallets move $1 billion in Bitfinex-hack bitcoin, no exchange deposit
Wallets linked to the U.S. government moved 12,267 bitcoin worth about $1.01 billion on Thursday, Arkham data shows, sending the coins to unlabeled addresses rather than an exchange, CoinDesk reported.
-
Standard Chartered plans crypto and tokenized asset custody service in Singapore
Standard Chartered plans to offer custody in Singapore for selected crypto, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets for institutions and accredited corporate investors, subject to regulatory requirements.
-
Bitcoin slips toward $82,000 as QCP Capital eyes $80K-$90K fourth-quarter range
Bitcoin traded near $82,000 on Thursday as QCP Capital's Q4 2026 outlook projected an $80,000-$90,000 range, citing a Fed hike, softer stablecoin supply and a market stuck in a 'stalemate.'
-
Cardano Foundation spins out Veridian, tokenizes its shares on CIP-0113
The Cardano Foundation said it spun out its digital-identity project Veridian as an independent Swiss company and tokenized its shares using CIP-0113, Cardano's new programmable-token standard.
-
ESMA gives MiCA firms until January 2027 to drop non-compliant stablecoins like USDT
ESMA told MiCA-authorized crypto firms on October 8 to stop dealing in non-compliant stablecoins by January 8, 2027, a three-month wind-down in which Tether's USDT is the most prominent token affected, per Crypto Briefing.
-
IMF says tokenized repos average $300 billion to $350 billion a day
The IMF's Global Financial Stability Report, as reported by Crypto Briefing, puts tokenized repo volume at $300 billion to $350 billion a day, but warns the market is small and fragmented and needs clearer laws.
-
Deus X Capital shuts down as Morton family backers split into AI and fintech arms
Crypto and fintech investment firm Deus X Capital told CoinDesk it has ceased operations as its Morton family backers split up, with CEO Tim Grant moving to lead AI venture TensorX.
-
BlackRock's ETHA sheds $116.05 million as Ethereum ETF outflows run a second day
Investors pulled $116.05 million from BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust on October 7, leading $160.9 million in US spot Ethereum ETF outflows on a second straight day of withdrawals, Crypto Briefing reported.
-
Europol says quantum computing won't break Bitcoin but flags exposed wallets
Europol's EC3 said on October 7 that cryptocurrencies won't collapse due to quantum computing, but estimated 6 to 6.9 million BTC sit in addresses with already-exposed public keys.
-
Standard Chartered adds digital asset custody in Singapore as it absorbs Zodia
Standard Chartered has added digital asset custody services in Singapore, Crypto Briefing reported, as the bank folds Zodia Custody's regulated business into its own platform under a deal announced in May 2026.
-
Wells Fargo in talks with Kraken parent Payward on crypto liquidity, CoinDesk reports
Kraken parent Payward is in talks to become a crypto liquidity provider to Wells Fargo, CoinDesk reported, citing two people familiar. The talks are ongoing and may not lead to a deal. Both firms declined to comment.
-
Crypto trader Frogman says two wallets drained of about $4M during TOKEN2049
Crypto trader Frogman said two of his wallets were compromised while he attended TOKEN2049 in Singapore, with approximately $4 million in digital assets taken, according to Crypto Briefing.
-
Stablecoin firm Rain applies for OCC trust bank charter to cut third-party reliance
Stablecoin payments company Rain has applied for an OCC trust-bank charter for a proposed New York subsidiary that would hold digital assets and dollars and issue and redeem stablecoins, CoinDesk reported.
-
World Liberty Financial plans USD1 payments push for Web2 firms, report says
World Liberty Financial plans to extend its USD1-based payments tech to large Web2 firms paying drivers, contractors and creators, Crypto Briefing reported. No WLFI statement was cited, and no live Web2 partner is confirmed.
-
Cardano Foundation puts CIP-0113 token compliance standard live on mainnet
The Cardano Foundation said at TOKEN2049 that CIP-0113 is live on mainnet. The opt-in standard lets native token issuers freeze, seize and restrict assets, and the ledger itself enforces the rules.
-
BlackRock's Nikhil Sharma pitches tokenized money market funds as direct collateral
BlackRock digital assets director Nikhil Sharma says tokenized money market fund shares could be posted directly as collateral, cutting out redemption and multi-day cash settlement, Crypto Briefing reported.