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- Bitcoin, gold trim early losses as yen gives up gains. Oil stays near $100by Omkar Godbole on October 23, 2026 at 3:13 am
Bitcoin and gold pared early losses as the yen gave up gains and Asian stocks rebounded, though oil near $100 keeps inflation risks in focus.
- Senate’s top Democratic investigator looking into Tether payments to Bo Hines’ firmby Jesse Hamilton on October 22, 2026 at 10:43 pm
Senator Richard Blumenthal, the ranking Democrat on the investigations subcommittee, added a probe of the ex-White House crypto adviser to his list of crypto interests.
- A16z is the latest VC giant to widen bets beyond crypto and into AI and emerging techby Krisztian Sandor on October 22, 2026 at 6:30 pm
The venture investor behind early bets on Coinbase, Solana and Uniswap said is broadening its focus, joining other crypto investment firms looking beyond blockchain to artificial intelligence and tech themes.
- Irish central bank fines Coinbase Ireland $3.6 million over fund safeguarding failuresby Jamie Crawley on October 22, 2026 at 3:40 pm
When Silvergate was on the verge of collapse in 2023, Coinbase instructed 30 customers to deposit funds into an alternate account held by Coinbase at another U.S. bank.
- Crypto for Advisors: Stablecoins are ready for prime timeby Prashant Kher on October 22, 2026 at 2:58 pm
- Crypto custody specialist Fireblocks denies it’s in talks to be acquired by Visaby Ian Allison on October 22, 2026 at 2:37 pm
The company is in talks with Visa over a potential $2.5 billion acquisition, Axios reported.
- Crypto is making a splash in U.S. elections — but chiefly in jabs about industry influenceby Jesse Hamilton on October 22, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Boosters often say crypto voters can swing elections, but Democrats are seeking mileage out of tying crypto to Trump, corruption and attempts to buy seats in Congress.
- Ethereum’s four-minute settlement plan could lower the cost of moving cryptoby Shaurya Malwa on October 22, 2026 at 12:14 pm
A new draft targets a fourfold cut in the time it takes Ethereum transactions to become final, which could free up money transfer services tie up while customers’ payments clear.
- Crypto traders seek shelter in bitcoin as altcoins slide and ETF flows wobbleby Omkar Godbole on October 22, 2026 at 11:20 am
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 21, 2026
- Bitcoin slides below $82,000 as AI doubts return, with DeFi tokens leading declinesby Oliver Knight on October 22, 2026 at 10:50 am
Bitcoin as much as 2.9% to around $81,600 as Nasdaq futures dropped, while the CoinDesk 80 lost 3.5% and DeFi index slid 6%.
- Crypto traders price India telecoms company Reliance Jio’s IPO at about $110 billionby Omkar Godbole on October 22, 2026 at 10:18 am
The pre-IPO Jio contract on Bitget is trading near $12, a roughly 4% premium on the top price band, as India’s largest public offering remains open for subscription.
- Live updates: Bitcoin falls back to $81,000, with interest rates tumbling as stocks crackby Shaurya Malwa on October 22, 2026 at 9:54 am
The Nasdaq is down more than 2% as the AI bull market trade continues to unwind. U.S. interest rates are plunging even as oil surges.
- Asian stocks tumble, bitcoin retreats as China enters bear marketby James Van Straten on October 22, 2026 at 8:49 am
Technology shares led regional losses as mixed U.S. earnings unsettled investors and Brent crude climbed above $112 a barrel.
- China seeks to seize 61,800 BTC tied to $5.7 billion fraud schemeby Omkar Godbole on October 22, 2026 at 6:24 am
Chinese prosecutors are seeking to confiscate more than 61,800 Bitcoin tied to a $5.7 billion fraud scheme, days after a U.K. court ruled Chinese law governs victims’ claims to the coins.
- Solana’s biggest network change since 2020 is live. Here’s how users benefitby Shaurya Malwa on October 22, 2026 at 5:24 am
The new voting system targets settlement in about 150 milliseconds, potentially shortening waits for payments and deposits. Users can keep their existing wallets.
- Bitcoin ETFs attract $1.08 billion in 3 days but it may not be enough for a steep rallyby Omkar Godbole on October 22, 2026 at 4:41 am
Past steep rallies ran on about $235 million a day of net inflows into ETFs. The funds are yet to match that pace, according to data analyzed by CoinDesk.
- XRP Ledger bug fix moved to November after validator support dipped for two hoursby Shaurya Malwa on October 22, 2026 at 4:36 am
The fix lost its two-week countdown less than two days from the finish after support slipped to 26 of 35 validators. It’s now back at 31.
- Bitcoin gives back its run at $85,000 as Tesla and Meta fail to calm AI nervesby Shaurya Malwa on October 22, 2026 at 3:51 am
BTC broke through its $84,000 ceiling late Wednesday, then slid back to the $82,500 support analysts are watching as tech futures fell.
- Trump to throw spotlight on overseas crypto abuses at White House eventby Jesse Hamilton on October 21, 2026 at 4:23 pm
The president is hosting a cybercrime event that will highlight U.S. authorities’ efforts to crack down on crypto scams run by foreign criminal organizations.
- How a16z-backed DATA is rethinking its blockchain strategy after $30 million Sui dealby Helene Braun on October 21, 2026 at 3:22 pm
The startup is retiring its own blockchain and moving to Sui with a $30 million investment as it narrows its focus to AI training data.
- Bybit will look for big broker partnerships to take on Robinhood in the U.S.by Ian Allison on October 21, 2026 at 3:09 pm
When it comes to the U.S., Bybit will look to work with with someone like Interactive Brokers (IB), for example, said CEO Ben Zhou.
- Crypto Long & Short: Why real-world assets need fixed-rate loans onchainby Peter Gaffney on October 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Real-world assets already back the largest stablecoins, yet borrowing against them onchain still runs through variable-rate pools. Peter Gaffney of O2O Capital Partners explains why fixed-rate, fixed-term lending is the missing piece, and how a 5% shift in Sky and Ethena reserves could create $1.8 billion of demand for real-world assets.
- Why centralized exchanges refuse to list legacy crypto tokens without explicit SEC immunityby Francisco Rodrigues on October 21, 2026 at 12:12 pm
Vault12 raised $17.45 million selling VGT in 2018 and says it met or dropped every promise, yet the token has never traded on a centralized exchange.
- Japanese visitors may be able to pay with yen stablecoins in South Korea under Shinhan-SBI pactby Francisco Rodrigues on October 21, 2026 at 12:10 pm
The collaboration will explore card-linked merchant payments for Japanese visitors in South Korea and peer-to-peer wallet transfers among broader cross-border trade remittances.
- Dogecoin wallet, app teams unite in push to give DOGE more everyday usesby Shaurya Malwa on October 21, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Dogecoin Labs will combine MyDoge, DogeOS and merchant payment tools as developers try to turn coin holders into customers for applications and businesses.
- 80% of XAO DAO’s XRP Treasury Set for Firelight Deploymentby Wayne Jones on October 23, 2026 at 4:09 am
XAO DAO says several proposals have passed in the last couple of weeks, and a community forum is now live, calling it a huge milestone.
- Japan Considers Stablecoin Tax Refunds for Foreign Touristsby Wayne Jones on October 22, 2026 at 9:55 pm
JPYC and Japan Tax-Free began exploring stablecoin refunds in March, giving the latest discussion an existing private-sector starting point.
- XRP Ledger’s Latest Fix Pushed to November After Voting Setbackby Chayanika Deka on October 22, 2026 at 8:06 pm
XRPL’s bug fix was nearly ready to go live, but a brief voting dip reset the 14-day countdown.
- MemeCore (M) Flips Pepe (PEPE) After Pumping 25% in a Day: Detailsby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 22, 2026 at 6:40 pm
M is now the fourth-biggest meme coin.
- Bitcoin Profitability Nears 2022 Lows as BTC Price Slumps Below $82K: Analystby Wayne Jones on October 22, 2026 at 5:10 pm
New whales have an average Bitcoin cost basis of $77,120, leaving BTC only 6.3% above their entry level at the $82,000 reference price.
- Ethereum Price Prediction: Is $2K Next After ETH’s Latest $2.5K Rejection?by Shayan Markets on October 22, 2026 at 4:11 pm
Ethereum’s latest recovery has reversed sharply, returning the price to approximately $2.4K and keeping a bearish breakdown as the main scenario. Escalating Iran–US tensions add a potential risk-off headwind, though their impact on ETH remains speculative rather than a confirmed cause of the decline. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, Ethereum’s
- Will Ethereum (ETH) Rally or Crash After the US Midterms: 3 AIs Weigh inby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 22, 2026 at 3:23 pm
The upcoming elections may open the door to a broader crypto rally, Gemini suggested.
- Monero (XMR) Soars 20% Weekly: Can It Repeat ZEC’s Explosion?by Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 22, 2026 at 1:15 pm
“The chart has a potential measured move towards $1,000,” one analyst stated.
- Travala Introduces AVA Buyback Multiplier, Scaling Buybacks Up to 4x Member Rewardsby Chainwire on October 22, 2026 at 12:34 pm
[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, October 22nd, 2026] Travala’s monthly AVA Strategic Reserve buyback will now match up to 3x the AVA rewards earned by AVA Smart members Travala, the Binance-backed crypto travel booking platform, and the AVA Foundation—Travala’s loyalty program provider and issuer of the platform’s native AVA token—today announced the AVA Buyback Multiplier,
- BTC, HYPE, and ZEC Ready for a Rebound? Analyst Explains Whyby Dimitar Dzhondzhorov on October 22, 2026 at 11:23 am
Here’s what may come next for these cryptocurrencies.
- Important Ripple News and XRP Price Update: October 22by Jordan Lyanchev on October 22, 2026 at 10:17 am
XRP was rejected once again at $1.40, but it has defended the $1.30 support, for now at least.
- BetFury Integrates Swapped Connect to Make Crypto Deposits as Simple as Card Paymentsby playnewswire on October 22, 2026 at 9:33 am
[PRESS RELEASE – Willemstad, Curaçao, October 22nd, 2026] BetFury, a leading crypto casino, has integrated Swapped Connect, a deposit tool that lets players fund their accounts in a few clicks, much the way a card payment works. The integration is now live on BetFury and removes the manual wallet-address step that makes standard crypto deposits
- Bitcoin Plunges Over $3K After $85K Rejection, Altcoins Get Hit Harder: Market Watchby Jordan Lyanchev on October 22, 2026 at 9:21 am
XMR has defied the odds once again, posting a massive double-digit surge.
- Dogecoin Labs Wants DOGE to Be More Than a Meme Coin: Here’s Howby Chayanika Deka on October 22, 2026 at 8:57 am
From QR code payments to DeFi and gaming, Dogecoin Labs wants to give DOGE holders more reasons to use their coins.
- Toobit’s Halloween Horror Hunt Event Comes Back With 500,000 USDT in Rewardsby Bridgit Murphy on October 22, 2026 at 7:26 am
One of the most popular international cryptocurrency exchanges, Toobit, has announced the return of its Halloween Horror Hunt event. It offers rewards of up to 500,000 USDT, including cryptocurrencies, tech gadgets, trading bonuses, gold, and exclusive merchandise. Get Ready for This Year’s Halloween The campaign returns on October 21st and will last until November 11th,
- CZ Warns Crypto Users as Critical PHP Vulnerabilities Put Websites at Riskby Wayne Jones on October 22, 2026 at 6:21 am
PancakeSwap and BNB Chain both say PHP is nowhere in their tech stacks, and CZ wants other projects to post the same kind of confirmation.
- Why XRP May Retest $1 Before Its Next Major Rally: Analystby Wayne Jones on October 22, 2026 at 4:02 am
XRP’s recovery rests on weekly closes above $1.33; failure to regain that level leaves the $1 region exposed, an analyst warned today.
- Coinbase and HTX Among Six Crypto Platforms Facing Restrictions in Kazakhstanby Chayanika Deka on October 21, 2026 at 10:05 pm
Coinbase, HTX, and four other crypto platforms are facing access restrictions in Kazakhstan after a court backed the regulator’s legal action.
- Report: Trump to Address Foreign Crypto Scams at White House Eventby Wayne Jones on October 21, 2026 at 8:22 pm
Americans filed over a million internet scam complaints with the FBI last year, a 17% increase from 2024, and reported the highest losses.
- XRP and DOGE Look Undervalued by MVRV Measures, but Will Traders Take Notice?by Chayanika Deka on October 21, 2026 at 6:53 pm
XRP and DOGE stand out in Santiment’s latest MVRV data, as both assets show losses among recent buyers rather than large profits.
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- NEAR proposal slashes yield by 36%, dividing network validatorsby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 23, 2026 at 4:10 am
HSP-029 would gradually cut the annual issuance cap by 36%, while tokens bought and held or staked remain in total supply. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- a16z drops crypto branding, expands $2.2B fund into AI and frontier techby Gino Matos on October 23, 2026 at 1:50 am
The Information’s unconfirmed report follows a16z crypto’s $2.2 billion fifth fund announcement on May 5, 2026. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Ethereum’s long-awaited Glamsterdam upgrade hits another roadblock as 13 security risks emergeby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 23, 2026 at 12:40 am
Ethereum developers have postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on a major test network after identifying potential security risks affecting existing smart contracts. The Ethereum Foundation confirmed on Oct. 22 that the upgrade, scheduled for Oct. 26 on the Hoodi testnet, would no longer proceed as planned. Developers agreed to investigate how a proposed change to Ethereum’s… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that […]
- XRPL recovers from network slowdown as critical security upgrade faces two-week delayby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 22, 2026 at 11:40 pm
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has recovered from intermittent transaction-processing delays, although developers are still preparing a permanent software correction. On Oct. 22, XRP Ledger Operations confirmed that ledger-closing times had returned to normal after a configuration change recommended to network operators. The disruption coincided with a separate setback for a protocol amendment designed to correct… Read the full story on […]
- Bitcoin ETFs sold through 7 of 8 crashes even as Wall Street makes BTC selloffs less violentby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 22, 2026 at 10:30 pm
Bitcoin ETFs recorded outflows during seven of eight major selloffs, challenging expectations that Wall Street investors would support prices during downturns. A new DWF Labs report shared with CryptoSlate found that US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds consistently lost money during market declines of at least 15% since their January 2024 launch, while attracting inflows throughout… Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto […]
- OCC drops proposed affiliate rewards presumption, but stablecoin yield ban staysby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 22, 2026 at 9:20 pm
The final GENIUS Act rule leaves linked issuer and third-party rewards subject to review and gives existing programs no grandfathering. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Railway urges credential resets as investigator alleges $371,000 crypto theftby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 22, 2026 at 8:20 pm
The platform urged all users to replace stored credentials, while @tayvano_ separately alleged roughly $371,000 in cryptocurrency theft. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Standard Chartered moves to bring crypto custody in-house as Wall Street’s digital asset infrastructure race acceleratesby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 22, 2026 at 7:20 pm
Custody integration would follow completion, while the software separation already outlined in May remains part of the transaction plan. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Bitcoin Core 32 can stall multisig signing on older nodes as fix slips to next patchby Liam ‘Akiba’ Wright on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 pm
A reported PSBT v2 import failure affects mixed-version Core wallets, while an explicit RPC option still creates v0 files. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Solana bot turns just $12,000 into $1.4 billion in trading volume as fake liquidity floods Raydiumby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on October 22, 2026 at 4:20 pm
An Oct. 22 DEXScreener snapshot listed about $579 million in liquidity alongside 22.6 USDC, illustrating the limits of a pool’s displayed valuation. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
- Top MAHA Adviser Calley Means Resigns Amid Reported Frustration Over White House Food-Policy Delaysby Tyler Durden on October 23, 2026 at 2:35 am
Top MAHA Adviser Calley Means Resigns Amid Reported Frustration Over White House Food-Policy Delays Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is stepping down. Calley Means, who has worked on a range of Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiatives, did not disclose a reason for his resignation on Oct. 22, and said he has tremendous respect for both Kennedy and […]
- Increasingly Toxic To Candidates, Pro-Israel AIPAC Retreats From Endorsements And Direct Donationsby Tyler Durden on October 23, 2026 at 2:10 am
Increasingly Toxic To Candidates, Pro-Israel AIPAC Retreats From Endorsements And Direct Donations In the latest indication that a sea change is underway where US support of Israel is concerned, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Wednesday announced it will stop endorsing political candidates and directly contributing to their campaigns and PACs. The move reflects a new political environment in which the receipt […]
- Iran’s Hardliners Push For Nuclear Weapons As U.S. War Drags Onby Tyler Durden on October 23, 2026 at 1:45 am
Iran’s Hardliners Push For Nuclear Weapons As U.S. War Drags On Authored by RFE/RL Staff via OilPrice, It was once taboo in Iran to publicly speak about developing nuclear weapons. The authorities would often point to former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s religious edict barring the development of weapons of mass destruction. Iranian officials have long insisted the country’s nuclear program is solely for civilian […]
- “Even 1, 2, Or 3% Could Make The Difference”: Trump Vows “Powerful Legal Options” To Purge Alaska’s Other Dan Sullivan… Who Got 2.5%by Tyler Durden on October 23, 2026 at 1:20 am
“Even 1, 2, Or 3% Could Make The Difference”: Trump Vows “Powerful Legal Options” To Purge Alaska’s Other Dan Sullivan… Who Got 2.5% Most incumbents worry about their opponent. Dan Sullivan has to worry about his name (remember the two Dan Sullivan thing?). Dan Sullivan (R) the incumbent: Incumbent Dan Sullivan (the guy Trump supports)Dan Sullivan (R) the challenger: At Wednesday evening, a few hours after his South […]
- Kushner Denies Bombshell Book Claims Of Secret Gulf-Funded Accountsby Tyler Durden on October 23, 2026 at 12:55 am
Kushner Denies Bombshell Book Claims Of Secret Gulf-Funded Accounts Jared Kushner is denying explosive allegations that, while serving as a senior White House adviser in Trump’s first term, he had access to secret foreign bank accounts stocked with roughly $2 billion from Gulf royals – and that Dutch intelligence watched him use one of them through his hacked iPhone. Jared Kushner stands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, […]
- California Officials Blame ‘Vendor Error’ For Sending Thousands Of Duplicate Ballotsby Tyler Durden on October 23, 2026 at 12:05 am
California Officials Blame ‘Vendor Error’ For Sending Thousands Of Duplicate Ballots Authored by Luis Cornelio via Headline USA, A California county sent duplicate mail-in ballots to thousands of voters in what officials have characterized as a printing error, raising questions about election security amid heightened federal scrunity. A new ballot drop box is unloaded on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Portland, Ore. The Portland Police […]
- Bukele Launches Military Rescue Operation For Four Salvadoran Troops Kidnapped In Haitiby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 11:40 pm
Bukele Launches Military Rescue Operation For Four Salvadoran Troops Kidnapped In Haiti El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped in conflict-ridden Haiti, warning gang leaders of more forceful action unless the Salvadorans are returned unharmed. “Our kidnapped men are not combatants. They are aviation technicians who are part of our mission in Haiti, […]
- Florida Mayor Charged With Grand Theft From COVID Relief Program She Helped Createby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 11:15 pm
Florida Mayor Charged With Grand Theft From COVID Relief Program She Helped Create Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, State authorities arrested the mayor of the central Florida city of Kissimmee on Oct. 21, charging her with grand theft and organized fraud over funds she received from a COVID-19 relief program. Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa maintains her innocence after state charges were filed Oct. 21, 2026, […]
- “Melting Wax-Faced Goblin” Calls For “Pistols Firing At All Times” At Vanceby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 10:50 pm
“Melting Wax-Faced Goblin” Calls For “Pistols Firing At All Times” At Vance Anti-MAGA podcaster Jen Welch unleashed a vicious tirade against Vice President JD Vance to her millions of followers, accusing him of embracing white nationalism and calling for his Democrat rivals to keep their “pistols firing at all time” toward the Republican leader. Welch, a fierce critic of President Donald Trump who has previously touted as the […]
- UN Says 8,513 Casualties In Yemen Since August, Over 250K Displacedby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 10:25 pm
UN Says 8,513 Casualties In Yemen Since August, Over 250K Displaced There are new, grim numbers out of Yemen, after fierce fighting has been raging for many weeks going back to late August renewed war between the Saudi coalition (and its government in Aden), and the Iran-aligned Houthis. The UN’s World Health Organization on Thursday announced its tally of at least 8,513 casualties in the Yemen conflict since August. This is as of […]
- “Not To My Knowledge”: Ilhan Omar Can’t Quite Rule Out Marrying Her Brother In Wild Interview… And Trump Noticedby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 10:10 pm
“Not To My Knowledge”: Ilhan Omar Can’t Quite Rule Out Marrying Her Brother In Wild Interview… And Trump Noticed As the investigation into whether Ilhan Omar married her brother to scam US immigration, the Minnesota Democrat just stepped in it, big time. In her first interview since Homeland Security Investigations agents searched her Washington home last week, the Minnesota Democrat sat down with MS NOW’s Chris Hayes, about […]
- Top Trump Envoy Declares Kinetic Action In Yemen Would Be ‘Fruitless’by Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 9:40 pm
Top Trump Envoy Declares Kinetic Action In Yemen Would Be ‘Fruitless’ Via The Cradle US special envoy Tom Barrack conceded that a “ground kinetic” battle in Yemen by the US “seems fruitless” during a talk at the Global Security Forum in Qatar on Tuesday. “I think the president’s been clear that he supports Saudi Arabia and the backing that they need logistically he will supply. But America getting involved in a ground kinetic […]
- GTA VI Fever Takes Hold: US PlayStation 5 Sales Surge Ahead Of Blockbuster Launchby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 9:20 pm
GTA VI Fever Takes Hold: US PlayStation 5 Sales Surge Ahead Of Blockbuster Launch With Grand Theft Auto VI launching in less than a month, demand for Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles in the US has already surged. Bloomberg cites new data from market research firm Circana showing a 22% jump in PS5 sales, while tightening availability of the premium PS5 Pro suggests consumers are rushing to upgrade ahead of the Nov. 19 release. GTA 6 […]
- October Election Surprise Season Is Here!by Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 9:00 pm
October Election Surprise Season Is Here! Authored by Ed Dowd: Beyond the Narrative via Substack, October Surprise Season is back, right on schedule. The phenomenon is simple and well documented. Basically in the final weeks before a high-stakes election, an event, leak, crisis, or carefully timed disclosure appears that is meant to shift momentum, freeze the narrative, or force voters to reassess. The classic modern example […]
- Republicans Face Losing Senate Seat They’ve Held For 107 Years, And It All Comes Down To One Thingby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 8:45 pm
Republicans Face Losing Senate Seat They’ve Held For 107 Years, And It All Comes Down To One Thing Republicans are confronting an increasingly concerning political situation in Kansas, where a Senate seat the party has held for more than a century has become unexpectedly competitive. Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton debated in Kansas City, discussing the Iran war, fuel prices, and campaign attack […]
- Still ‘A Very High Mountain Ahead’ To Achieve Ukraine Peace: Vanceby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 8:40 pm
Still ‘A Very High Mountain Ahead’ To Achieve Ukraine Peace: Vance It has been a long, long time since this much optimism has persisted when it comes to the chances of achieving a Russia-Ukraine peace deal. There are reports that trilateral talks involving Russia, Ukraine, and the US will finally soon happen in the wake of Steve Witkoff’s meeting with President Putin this week. A high level meeting is reportedly being scheduled for […]
- Are Radicals Training In Paris?by Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 8:20 pm
Are Radicals Training In Paris? Authored by Silvio Canto, Jr. via American Thinker, Guess who is traveling to Paris for a training seminar on how to commit terrorist acts and destroy historic sites? I’m sure that the first class is about destroying all of those statues of Lincoln and Jefferson. Let’s check this report from Kamal Sultan in the NY Post: A Minnesota rapper who traveled to France to join escalating riots has […]
- Major US Banks Are Detecting Unauthorized AI Agents Accessing Customer Accountsby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Major US Banks Are Detecting Unauthorized AI Agents Accessing Customer Accounts America’s largest banks are scrambling to defend themselves against a new and rapidly evolving security threat: artificial intelligence agents gaining access to customer accounts, sometimes behaving in ways that appear to go beyond what their human users originally authorized, according to Axios. Major financial institutions including JPMorgan […]
- Apple Deepens Push For Conflict-Free US Titanium For Foldable iPhoneby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 7:15 pm
Apple Deepens Push For Conflict-Free US Titanium For Foldable iPhone Apple’s move to ramp up US supply chains for critical materials and components will send a clear signal to other manufacturers seeking secure, conflict-free supplies of metals and rare earths. The move aligns with the Trump administration’s push to get Western manufacturers to break their dependence on China and limit Beijing’s ability to weaponize these supply […]
- Saudi Aramco Evacuates HQ, All Staff Put On Remote Workby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Saudi Aramco Evacuates HQ, All Staff Put On Remote Work Saudi oil giant Aramco has evacuated its headquarters in Dhahran after it recently came under a Houthi ballistic missile attack out of Yemen. Sources told the AFP and Reuters that the company told remaining staff to evacuate from its headquarters amid two weeks of intensified Houthi attacks across the region. via Saudi AramcoThe City of Dhahran is in the Eastern Province of […]
- Nate Silver Explodes In Foul-Mouthed Tirade After Fake Polling Firm Pulls Off Humiliating Hoaxby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Nate Silver Explodes In Foul-Mouthed Tirade After Fake Polling Firm Pulls Off Humiliating Hoax Political polling guru Nate Silver unleashed a profanity-laced tirade after a polling operation admitted its surveys were largely fabricated. Silver, whose career has been built around interpreting polling data, was furious after Wedgewood Polling admitted that much of its operation had been an elaborate “social experiment” designed to […]
- Sell The Bailout: Skydance Tumbles As Musk’s $1 Billion Check Reminds Everyone Paramount Needs Oneby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Sell The Bailout: Skydance Tumbles As Musk’s $1 Billion Check Reminds Everyone Paramount Needs One It took about ten minutes. Just after noon on Thursday, Semafor reported that Elon Musk has invested roughly $1 billion in Skydance (SKYD), the newly renamed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery combo run by David Ellison. The stock did what stocks are supposed to do on a billionaire endorsement and spiked to $8.46, up 7.5% on the day. […]
- Iran Deploys Artillery, Troops To Kurdish Border Areas Amid Renewed War Fearsby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Iran Deploys Artillery, Troops To Kurdish Border Areas Amid Renewed War Fears Kurdish and Middle East regional news sources are saying Iran’s military is building up artillery and personnel in the country’s northwest Kurdish regions bordering Iraq amid an intensifying crackdown on Kurdish opposition groups, and as Israel and the US threaten new attacks. In particular, the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK) is being targeted, amid […]
- Virginia Governor Seeks 6-Year Rate-Freeze If Dominion-NextEra Merger Is Approvedby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 5:45 pm
Virginia Governor Seeks 6-Year Rate-Freeze If Dominion-NextEra Merger Is Approved By Charles Paullin of UtilityDive Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D, has proposed a six-year rate freeze as part of a suite of conditions she says state regulators should impose if they approve a proposed merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy that could create the largest regulated electric utility in the world. Spanberger’s […]
- Trump Calls On Data Center Developers To Pay Communities A Dividendby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 5:15 pm
Trump Calls On Data Center Developers To Pay Communities A Dividend Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump has suggested that companies building data centers in the United States should offer local communities a dividend to make them more popular. “If companies want to make their Data Centers popular, pay the community, and/or individuals within the community, a ‘dividend,’” Trump said in a […]
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- “Vaccine Education for Mama Bears” on BrightU: A mother’s embrace, a child’s journey and the power of informed consentby Belle Carter on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) In the fifth episode of “Vaccine Education for Mama Bears,” Dr. H shared a story of a mother comforting her 12-year-old child through close physic…
- Prepping with foldable solar panels: The emergency power source that keeps you connected when SHTFby HRS Editors on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A foldable solar panel with kickstands is a critical survival tool for when the power grid fails. When cell towers and electrical lines go down, t…
- Moscow declares energy dominance in China as western sanctions reshape global tradeby Willow Tohi on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Russia now stands as China’s largest supplier of oil and holds a leading position in coal and liquefied natural gas exports to the Chinese market….
- Trump and Vance Announce $25 Million Fraud Whistleblower Program, Name Nick Shirley First Award Recipientby Garrison Vance on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance announced a $25 million Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program in the Oval Office on Tuesday, 1:30 …
- The saturated fat saga: Science, politics and your plate collide in dietary guidelinesby Ava Grace on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) An announcement about the new dietary guidelines declared an end to the “war on saturated fats,” the specific recommendation to limit saturated fa…
- Bill Gates on Trial in the Netherlands: Why the PREP Act Is a License to Killby Mike Adams on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Bill Gates on Trial in the NetherlandsI recently conducted an interview with Shannon Joy and Sasha Latypova at Catherine Austin Fitts’ Solari Studio…
- Review Finds Science-Backed Benefits of Tai Chi for Aging Adultsby Chase Codewell on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A review published Oct. 16 in Frontiers in Psychology has found several science-backed benefits of Tai Chi for aging adults.The paper examined stu…
- Neurologist Identifies Seven Preventative Strategies for Brain Health in 30s and 40sby Douglas Harrington on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Alzheimer’s Risk Factors: The Window for PreventionThe biological processes that lead to Alzheimer’s disease may begin decades before symptoms appea…
- Scientific Data on Natural Home Remedies for Health Support Reviewedby Patrick Lewis on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Consumer interest in plant-based health aids has increased in recent years, according to a 2026 report published by NaturalNews.com.The report sta…
- Hyssop: Nature’s healing herbby Laura Harris on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) is a perennial shrub native to the Mediterranean and Asia, belonging to the mint family. It is characterized by its …
- Study: EV Battery Carbon Footprint Could Fall 34% by 2050 With Cleaner Productionby Edison Reed on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) A new study projects that the carbon footprint of an individual electric vehicle (EV) battery could fall by about 34% by 2050 if production becomes cl…
- Poll: Nearly Half of U.S. Active-Duty Troops Oppose War on Iranby Garrison Vance on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The poll’s release comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran. The survey queried respondents on their attitudes toward the war, whi…
- EU allocates $736 million for online censorship under the ruse of tackling “hate speech” and “disinformation”by Belle Carter on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The European Union has allocated $736 million for online censorship programs and is expanding its ability to punish journalists and citizens for s…
- AI bubble’s first major leak: Why the $10T data center boom is starting to crackby Ramon Tomey on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Over $10 trillion in projected AI infrastructure spending from 2025 to 2032 is showing serious fractures, with at least 47 large data center proje…
- âHistoricâ three-way summit of Putin, Trump, Xi could reshape global order â without Ukraineby Cassie B. on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Putin, Trump and Xi could hold their first-ever three-way meeting at an Asia-Pacific summit in Shenzhen, China, next month. Kremlin aide Yury U…
- JPMorgan says Bitcoin may outperform stocks, bonds and gold â but still warns of “speculative” riskby Belle Carter on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) JPMorgan Chase’s asset management division, in a notable departure from CEO Jamie Dimon’s long-held skepticism, has acknowledged in its 2027 “Long…
- FEMA Shifts Disaster Response Duties to States Under New Federal Planby Douglas Harrington on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The Federal Emergency Management Agency has moved to transfer a portion of disaster response and recovery responsibilities to state governments, accor…
- The unseen cost of a common surgery: Rethinking the rush to remove the gallbladderby Ava Grace on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) The gallbladder stores and concentrates bile for efficient fat digestion, and its removal can disrupt gut bacteria and metabolism, with potential …
- Companies Are Licensing Workplace Emails, Slack Messages to AI Developers, Often Without Employee Knowledgeby Edison Reed on October 22, 2026 at 6:00 am
(NaturalNews) Companies are increasingly licensing internal emails, Slack messages and documents to artificial intelligence developers, often without the knowledge …
The Defiant Defi News. The Defiant curates, digests, and analyzes all the major developments in decentralized finance, so that you can stay informed and smart about the most cutting-edge and fastest-changing corner of crypto and finance.
- Malaysia and Thailand Join Singapore’s BLOOM Digital-Money Initiativeby The Defiant Team on October 23, 2026 at 3:34 am
The expanded participant group includes Visa, Mastercard and the World Bank Group, with work focused on cross-border settlement frameworks and interoperability.
- UAE-Led Scam Crackdown Identifies Over $39 Billion in Funds and Cryptoby The Defiant Team on October 23, 2026 at 2:03 am
Operation Confrontation Ghost reported more than 960 arrests and raids on 29 fraud centers; participating countries are working toward asset recovery.
- Bitcoin and Ethereum Take Different Paths to Post-Quantum Walletsby The Defiant Team on October 22, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Ethereum contracts can verify alternative signatures today, but protecting existing accounts requires more than adding a new signer. Bitcoin’s P2MR proposal does not itself add post-quantum signatures.
- Uniswap Swap Costs: What Reduces Your Output and What Is Paid Separatelyby The Defiant Team on October 22, 2026 at 11:18 pm
A historical ETH-to-USDC receipt shows how deductions reconcile. UniswapX handles network costs differently from a classic pool swap.
- Robinhood vs. Securitize: Stock Token Access Comparedby The Defiant Team on October 22, 2026 at 11:14 pm
Robinhood’s wallet product advertises 24/7 trading; Securitize advertises 24/5, while its NYSE and OKXICE connections remain planned.
- Blumenthal Seeks Records on Tether Payments to Bo Hines’s Firmby The Defiant Team on October 22, 2026 at 10:58 pm
The senator asked Tether and Nxum to provide payment records, crypto wallet addresses and lobbying communications by Nov. 3.
- Circle Opens USDC Auctions That Pay Minters a Rebateby The Defiant Team on October 22, 2026 at 10:08 pm
Hourly Match auctions pass the redemption clearing fee to minters, with charges capped at Circle’s Express rate.
- Interpol Cybercrime Sweep Recovers Over $105 Million, Nets 1,462 Arrestsby The Defiant Team on October 22, 2026 at 9:14 pm
Angolan authorities seized more than 2,000 crypto-mining devices; a Nigerian probe traced more than $2.4 million in suspected fraud proceeds.
- Aztec Announces V6 Approval While Governance Dashboard Still Shows Voting Openby The Defiant Team on October 22, 2026 at 7:52 pm
The proposed upgrade speeds Ethereum-to-Aztec messaging and funds 30 days of V5 operation during migration; the dashboard lists October 26 for execution.
- JPMorgan Brings MONY and JLTXX Tokenized Funds to Solanaby The Defiant Team on October 22, 2026 at 6:18 pm
Qualified US investors can use Morgan Money to access both a private-placement fund and a registered government fund designed for stablecoin reserves.







































































































