Circle Halts USDC Minting on Noble Today as CCTP V1 Wind-Down Begins
USDC minting on Noble stops today as Circle executes the first milestone of its CCTP V1 wind-down; $91.6M USDC stays redeemable 1:1 until the January 12, 2027 full pause.
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Morgan Stanley Tokenized Equities Pushed to Q1 2027 as ATS Waits on Product
Morgan Stanley tokenized equities support slides from H2 2026 to Q1 2027 — not weak demand, but a shortage of tokenized stock product on its ATS ahead of DTCC’s October launch.
Dormant Bitcoin Whale Moves $378 Million After Six Years of Silence
A dormant Bitcoin whale moved roughly $378 million in BTC on October 13 after six years of doing absolutely nothing — a $40.8M nest egg from 2020 now worth a small fortune.
Zhibao Bedrock Tokenization Pact Would Put SEC-Registered Shares On-Chain
The Zhibao Bedrock tokenization framework, announced Monday, would give Nasdaq shareholders something Wall Street has promised for a decade and rarely shipped: their SEC-registered Class A ordinary shares recorded and transferred natively on public blockchains. The pact pairs a 2,380-Bitcoin treasury with a plan to put those coins to work – and it arrives with … Read more
Justin Drake Urges ‘Bunker Mode’ as AI Escalates the Ethereum Quantum Threat
The Ethereum quantum threat leapt from academic footnote to timeline debate on October 7, when Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urged the industry to “calmly begin planning for bunker mode” in a post that has since drawn roughly 6.1 million views. His argument: the danger may not arrive with a futuristic quantum computer at all, … Read more
Crypto ETF Outflows Top $1 Billion in October as Spot Bitcoin and Ether Funds Slide
Crypto ETF outflows have piled past $1 billion for October 2026, with US spot Bitcoin and Ether funds handing back more than $1 billion in combined net redemptions so far this month. It is a sharp reversal from the early-October mood, when Bitcoin products were still notching a third straight week of inflows – markets … Read more
SWI Group Raises €800M to Turn Genesis Bitcoin Miner Into AI Data Center Operator
SWI Group raised EUR 800M (~$894M) to convert Genesis Digital into an AI data center operator, repurposing US and Sweden facilities.
Standard Chartered Launches RLUSD Custody in Dubai for Institutional Clients
Standard Chartered RLUSD custody goes live at its DIFC Dubai branch, with Ripple and LMAX Group collateral mirroring planned.
Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant in CryptoBilis Devices as Stolen Toll Nears $93M
Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in devices sold by reseller CryptoBilis, with $86M-$93M drained from 300+ wallets.
Starknet STRK Surges 61% on Quantum-Resistant Layer 1 Proposal
The Starknet STRK surge led the market on Monday, with the token ripping roughly 61% in 24 hours after StarkWare floated a proposal that would change the project’s entire identity: Starknet may transition from an Ethereum Layer 2 into an independent, quantum-resistant Layer 1 by 2027. On Coinbase, STRK climbed from around EUR 0.06 to … Read more