Polymarket, one of many largest prediction market platforms within the crypto trade, has launched Protocol V2, a next-generation good contract system designed to exchange the legacy infrastructure the platform has relied on since its inception. The protocol lead at Polymarket, Rajath Alex, introduced the discharge, noting that the brand new system will probably be examined…
Paolo Ardoino’s ambition to chop corporations’ capital-raising prices by 80% faces a sensible check at Bitfinex Securities: the platform’s instance of a $5 million, one-year bond carries a $100,000 issuer fee, equal to 2% of the increase. Bitfinex Securities is a platform for elevating capital by way of tokenized securities. An Oct. 5 Bitfinex account…
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) made its smallest constructive Bitcoin buy of 2026 even as a 43% quarterly rally within the cryptocurrency helped generate a $20.9 billion acquire on its digital-asset holdings. In an Oct. 5 submitting with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Michael Saylor-founded firm said it purchased 334 Bitcoin for $28.7 million…
Metaplanet sold 10,000 Bitcoin and later purchased back 11,000 BTC to strengthen its credit score profile and increase past accumulation in the course of the third quarter. The Tokyo-listed firm mentioned it transformed sufficient Bitcoin into money in the course of the third quarter to exceed the excellent principal of its bonds, borrowings, and different…
Intercontinental Exchange and OKX are getting ready an always-open market the place tokenized US shares may maintain repricing after Wall Street closes. On Oct. 4, OKXICE, the businesses’ 50-50 three way partnership, notified the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it intends to launch a Tokenized Securities Venue underneath the regulator’s new Innovation Exemption. The…
The G7’s emergency diesel plan has created a near-term take a look at of whether cheaper energy can ease stress on Bitcoin. Leaders on Oct. 2 agreed to speed up releases from emergency gasoline reserves, together with a substantial quantity of diesel inside 20 days, as governments attempt to include shortages and elevated costs which…
Technology firm Meta has launched Muse Gadgets, an open-source undertaking that enables builders and hobbyists to construct their very own {hardware} units linked to Muse, the corporate’s private AI agent. Announced on October 2, the initiative offers open-source firmware for microcontroller boards, a Linux software program growth equipment, and pattern undertaking concepts, all launched underneath…
CertiK says agentic AI is shifting cybersecurity, anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance towards more and more autonomous operations, as human professionals shift from performing routine investigative duties to supervising AI-driven techniques. The blockchain safety agency outlined the pattern in its new report, “The Rise of the AI Security Workforce: How Agentic AI Is Redefining Cybersecurity,…
European USDC holders looking for {dollars} from Circle may have to attend if reserves cannot transfer between its French and U.S. issuers, even whereas retaining their declare to a greenback. Circle’s present European redemption coverage permits momentary delays throughout failed reserve rebalancing, exposing a cash-access boundary inside a token that’s interchangeable worldwide. That boundary issues…
Hong Kong plans to submit laws this 12 months to ascertain a licensing regime masking digital asset buying and selling, custody, advisory and administration companies, in accordance with Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui. Hui outlined the measure on October 5 throughout a coverage briefing of the Legislative Council’s Finance Committee on…