Archives for October 13, 2026

Coinbase wants to move now Such efforts need to begin immediately, largely because Bitcoin’s decentralized design, often praised as an advantage over centralized institutions, also makes implementing changes difficult. As the exchange put it, “Bitcoin consensus changes, and ecosystem migrations can take years.” That’s why work needs to start “well ahead of any CRQC announcement.” […]

An agent requesting paid data, for example, can receive a payment request, authorize payment and obtain the data once that payment is verified. Software can pay for each request without a person opening a checkout page every time. CoinDesk asked the XRP Ledger Foundation about applications using the integration and for data showing how much […]

Solana has scheduled Oct. 21 for Alpenglow, a major upgrade aimed at making transactions irreversible in roughly 150 milliseconds by changing how the computers running the network agree on payments. The updated timetable published by the Solana Foundation sets a date for replacing TowerBFT, the voting system Solana has used since its launch in 2020. […]

Bitcoin rose 1.5% to just under $83,900 as of Wednesday Asian morning hours. New York Fed President John Williams said he saw no need for further rate hikes in 2027, which weakened the dollar and lifted stocks across Asia. ZEC led the majors, jumping nearly 7% to about $1,270. SOL and DOGE each gained 2.5%, […]

The restrictions follow the departure of several high-profile compliance staffers, including chief compliance officer Lexi Herrera, the head of anti-money laundering (AML) transaction monitoring Chris Beaño and money laundering reporting officer Irish Calagui. Neither Coins.ph nor the Philippines central bank responded to requests for comment by publication time. A little over a year ago, the […]

Bitcoin treasury company Strive ASST$27.60·Market Closed on Tuesday evening announced a new perpetual preferred stock, SATS, with a 15% fixed dividend. The company is aiming to sell 5 million shares at $100 per share, for a capital raise of $500 million, with proceeds to be used to purchase additional bitcoin BTC$83,498.63, acquire income-producing assets, or […]

BNY, the world’s largest custody bank, and trading giant Citadel Securities said Tuesday they had completed a transaction using tokenized U.S. Treasuries, showing how blockchain technology could help Wall Street move assets between trading and financing more quickly. The transfer focused on collateral, a key part of financial markets. Banks and trading firms use U.S. […]

“AI is driving one of the largest investment cycles in history, despite the financial infrastructure around it remaining quite underdeveloped,” said Max Killberg of Village Global. He said the firm sees an opportunity to develop financial markets around AI, rather than simply back another prediction market. Manifold Markets co-founder Stephen Gruggett told CoinDesk that MNX’s […]

A cryptocurrency trader in the U.K. claimed to have had almost $800,000 of crypto stolen after armed intruders broke into his home and forced him to transfer digital assets to a specific wallet, highlighting a threat to investors that neither self-custody nor encryption can prevent. The unidentified trader, pseudonymously “realist” on X, said attackers held […]

“User assets remain safe and secure, and we will communicate any further updates through our official channels.” BitMart, Phemex and MEXC did not immediately respond to a CoinDesk request for comment. South Korea’s proposed Digital Asset Basic Law, yet to come into force, would set the groundwork for a legal framework for digital assets, including […]