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- 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.
- Bitcoin risk management grows more popular as the ‘just bet on price’ era fadesby Omkar Godbole on October 21, 2026 at 11:15 am
Your day-ahead look for Oct. 21, 2026
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- 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 […]
- “Gotten Too Old Not To Be Greedy”: Virginia State Sen. Arrested, Accused Of Masterminding $4.5 Million Criminal Drug Enterpriseby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 5:00 pm
“Gotten Too Old Not To Be Greedy”: Virginia State Sen. Arrested, Accused Of Masterminding $4.5 Million Criminal Drug Enterprise Virginia’s Democratic Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, 82, has been indicted by a federal grand jury and taken into federal custody on charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute marijuana, money laundering, honest-services fraud/bribery, and maintaining a drug-involved […]
- US To Release Heating Oil Reserve In Northeast To Lower Pricesby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 4:45 pm
US To Release Heating Oil Reserve In Northeast To Lower Prices Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will offer a heating oil exchange in a bid to lower costs ahead of the winter as the war in Iran continues. In a statement released on Wednesday, the department announced a proposal request for an exchange of up to 315,000 barrels of ultra-low sulfur distillate, a refined […]
- Meta Says Zuckerberg To Stay In California After Considering Relocationby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 4:15 pm
Meta Says Zuckerberg To Stay In California After Considering Relocation Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times, A possible new wealth tax in California prompted Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to consider leaving the state, according to a new regulatory filing. California voters will decide on Proposition 40 in November. It would impose a one-time 5 percent tax on billionaires. If approved, Zuckerberg would have to pay a […]
- AI Discovers Critical Security Flaw Affecting Technology Behind 70% Of All Websitesby Tyler Durden on October 22, 2026 at 4:00 pm
AI Discovers Critical Security Flaw Affecting Technology Behind 70% Of All Websites Artificial intelligence has uncovered a potentially catastrophic security flaw in one of the internet’s most widely used technologies, setting off a scramble among cybersecurity researchers, software developers, and website operators to prevent hackers from exploiting the discovery, according to the Wall Street Journal. The vulnerability affects […]



















































