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Kraken Pro has launched a trading competition around perpetual futures linked to Oura and Moonshot ahead of their anticipated IPOs. The contracts provide price exposure to the private companies without conferring shares or an allocation in any future public offering.
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Polymarket has begun testing Protocol V2, a major rebuild of the smart contracts behind its prediction markets. The architecture consolidates markets around a unified exchange system and pUSD collateral, with canary testing expected to continue through October 30 ahead of a tentative November 2 transition for new markets.
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Binance is adding four bStocks tokenized securities as eligible collateral across Cross Margin, Portfolio Margin and Portfolio Margin Pro. The assets represent JPMorgan Chase, Eli Lilly, Securitize and StablecoinX, bringing tokenized equity exposure directly into the exchange’s crypto collateral system.
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Moomoo is integrating Crossover Markets’ CROSSx electronic communication network into its US crypto offering. The infrastructure offers sub-10-microsecond matching and will connect Moomoo’s retail interface with a broader network of digital-asset liquidity providers.
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Russia’s new regulated crypto-market framework has moved into operation, with the Bank of Russia adding firms including VTB, Sberbank and several specialist operators to registers covering cryptocurrency exchanges and digital depositories. Domestic crypto payments remain restricted, but regulated trading and custody infrastructure is now taking shape.
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OKXICE, the joint venture between OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, has notified the SEC of plans for a tokenized securities venue that would offer round-the-clock trading in US stocks. More than 60 companies are included in the initial plan, pushing one of crypto’s biggest tokenization ideas directly into regulated US market infrastructure.
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TL;DR Binance Futures is adding USDT-settled perpetual contracts tracking StablecoinX, Viking Therapeutics, McDonald’s and Akamai. The contracts trade 24/7 and support leverage of up to 20x. They are derivatives that track the underlying equities; buyers do not receive the actual shares. Binance is continuing to blur the line between a crypto derivatives venue and an […]
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TL;DR DeFi Development Corp says its Solana treasury has reached approximately 2.564 million SOL and SOL equivalents. The company added roughly 26,203 SOL since September 28 and valued its holdings at about $302 million. Preliminary estimates show NAV per share rose more than 100% between August 12 and September 30, but those figures are not […]
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TL;DR OKX has launched OKX Money, a standalone app focused on saving, sending and spending dollar-backed stablecoins. The app combines eligible yield features with virtual and physical cards in supported markets. OKX is targeting users who want dollar access without relying on a traditional foreign bank account. OKX is taking stablecoins out of the exchange […]
Agent OS
TL;DR Binance has unveiled Binance Intelligence, an AI layer built around Binance AI, Binance AI Pro and Agent OS. Binance AI launches first for eligible users in New Zealand, while AI Pro is due in the coming weeks. Agent OS is aimed at developers building agents that can connect to Binance data, liquidity and services. […]
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TL;DR Crypto.com Exchange has integrated with Insilico Terminal, giving users access to advanced execution tools for spot and derivatives. Supported tools include TWAP, scale orders, depth-of-market views, automated sizing and programmable hotkeys. The integration does not change the underlying market risk of leveraged or derivatives trading. Crypto.com is adding a more professional trading interface without […]
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TL;DR KuCoin Futures has launched stock-index perpetual contracts tracking Nike, Accenture and the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF. The contracts are settled in USDT, trade continuously and support leverage of up to 20x. They are synthetic derivatives and do not give traders ownership of the underlying shares or ETF units. KuCoin is extending its crypto-style perpetual […]
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TL;DR Binance Pay has launched a limited mobile top-up promotion in 10 countries. Eligible users can receive a 20% instant discount on their first qualifying top-up, capped at 3 USDT equivalent. The campaign runs from October 5 through October 19 and applies only to supported users and operators. Binance Pay is using mobile airtime to […]
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TL;DR Binance will support cash dividends for Oracle and Marvell bStocks holders. After taxes, fees and other deductions, the net dividend will be reinvested into additional fractions of ORCLB or MRVLB rather than paid as cash. Onchain holders will receive the economic adjustment through a multiplier change, highlighting how corporate actions have to be translated […]
Aptos APT
TL;DR Aptos Labs has released `aptos-node-v1.49.2-hotfix-rc` for testnet. The release notes say validators should upgrade and fullnode operators are recommended to do so. Aptos describes it as a private hotfix and does not publish the source code or a detailed public explanation of the underlying issue. Aptos has pushed another validator hotfix into testnet, but […]
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TL;DR Optimism has released Kona v1.8.0 components with fixes for derivation, proof execution, TLS and preimage handling. The release prevents a malformed batch from causing Kona to derive a different chain from op-node under a specific faulty-batcher condition. Optimism recommends the release for all chains and says kona-host should be run with the matching kona-client […]
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TL;DR Optimism has released op-node v1.19.8 and recommends it particularly for sequencer operators using `–l2.follow.source`. The release fixes recurring slow block builds around L1-origin transitions and strengthens validation of hardfork activation ordering. Sepolia OP Stack operators must be on op-node v1.19.5 or later before the October 6 Glamsterdam hardfork. Optimism has shipped a focused op-node […]
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TL;DR Optimism has released op-reth v2.5.0 and recommends it for all op-reth operators. The update removes two legacy pre-Bedrock import commands and patches security issues in `rustls` and `imbl` dependencies. Operators relying on the removed import workflow need to switch to the Bedrock state-bootstrap process before upgrading. Optimism’s latest op-reth release is a maintenance update […]
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TL;DR Fiserv’s digital-asset platform is live, with Bank of North Dakota’s Roughrider Coin as its first production use case. Roughrider Coin transactions are processed on Solana, while VersaBank serves as issuer and Fireblocks supplies tokenization and security infrastructure. The deployment gives Solana a live role inside a regulated interbank payment product rather than another retail […]
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TL;DR WISeKey’s redomiciliation from Switzerland to the British Virgin Islands became legally effective on October 1 through a merger into WISeQey Corp. Existing WISeKey securities continue trading through October 2, with WISeQey ordinary shares expected to begin trading under WQEY on Nasdaq and SIX on October 5. The company says its operating headquarters and underlying […]