Ethereum is preparing to test a 200 million gas limit on the Sepolia testnet as the Glamsterdam upgrade moves to its next testing stage today. The latest change comes from Prysm v7.2.1, released by Offchain Labs on October 5, which adds the Sepolia gas-limit schedule and makes 200 million the
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has withdrawn a 2020 proposed rule that would have imposed significant reporting and recordkeeping requirements on transactions involving unhosted crypto wallets. FinCEN confirmed it will take no further action on the proposal. It effectively ended a rule that had been hanging over the
The Solana Foundation has launched Solana DvP, an open-source settlement program designed to help financial institutions settle tokenized assets and payments on the Solana blockchain. The Foundation announced the program on October 6, 2026, describing it as a “reusable” standard for delivery-versus-payment settlement. Solana DvP is built around atomic settlement,
Starting November 1, 2026, Binance users in Brazil will need to provide the purpose of their transfer and confirm counterparty details before any cross-border crypto transaction can be processed. The change comes as Binance adapts to Resolution BCB No. 521/2025, Brazil’s Central Bank framework. It brings international virtual asset transfers
Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on public testnet, moving the protocol closer to a planned mainnet rollout in November. The upgrade went live at block 4,465,026 on October 4, ahead of the previously expected October 6 activation. NU7 reduces Zcash’s target block time from 75 seconds to 25
OKXICE LLC, a joint venture between crypto exchange OKX and Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, filed with the SEC under the agency’s new Innovation Exemption to launch a Tokenised Securities Venue in the United States. The filing makes OKXICE one of the first firms
Payward, the financial infrastructure company behind Kraken, has partnered with Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) to provide 24/7 settlement for institutional digital asset markets, according to an announcement on October 5, 2026. Under the partnership, Payward has integrated SGB Net, SGB’s real-time, multi-currency clearing network. The tie allows eligible institutional clients
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has sued the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its decision to allow cryptocurrency companies to obtain national trust bank charters. The banking group filed the lawsuit on October 2 in the U.S. District Court for the District of
European crypto users are showing greater trust in regulated platforms following the rollout of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, according to Bitpanda co-CEO Christian Trummer. Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction, Trummer said users now have “more faith” in regulated market participants. He also argued that the wider
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first-ever 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs for listing and trading in the United States, a decision that marks one of the most significant shifts in crypto regulatory history since the spot Bitcoin ETF approval in January 2024. The approval
