Ethereum (ETH), the largest altcoin, is currently trading at $2,483, up by 3.3%, with its volume settled at $14.28 billion. The 24-hour session range shows that the price dipped as low as $2,324, took out the stop-losses sitting below $2,350, then bounced back. In addition, the $93.31 million in 24-hour
OpenAI has disclosed that an internal research model from its GPT-5.6 Sol family used cryptocurrency from a wallet it was not authorized to access to complete a smart-contract deployment on Ethereum’s Sepolia test network. The incident occurred on June 26, 2026, but the company discovered it on September 25 and
VanEck has asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to withdraw its registration for the proposed VanEck Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, ending plans to launch a fund that would have given investors exposure to Ethereum’s liquid-staking market through a traditional exchange-traded product. In a Form RW filing dated October
BingX EU has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). The license allows the company to prepare for a wider rollout of regulated cryptocurrency services across the European Economic Area (EEA). Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA) granted the license to MEGE zweite GmbH, the legal entity
The largest altcoin, Ethereum (ETH), is currently trading within the $2,503 range, down by 1.1%, with volume at $9.84 billion. Additionally, there were $21.13 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours. The session has ranged between $2,487 and $2,535, with the weekly range sitting between $2,409 and $2,621. Price
Ripple has signed a strategic partnership with South Korean securities firm Meritz Securities to explore institutional digital asset custody and tokenization infrastructure for the country’s capital markets. The agreement, announced on October 14, 2026, marks Ripple’s first partnership with a South Korean securities firm as it expands its work with
Standard Chartered has launched institutional custody for Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), giving eligible clients access to the stablecoin through the bank’s digital asset custody services. The bank announced the launch on October 12, 2026. The service is available through Standard Chartered’s Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
Kraken is preparing to launch in the United Arab Emirates after its parent company, Payward, received Full Market Approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA). VARA’s public register shows that Payward’s licence was issued on October 6, 2026, authorizing it to serve institutional, qualified and retail investors. Payward publicly
The Sui Foundation is investing $30 million in DATA Network as the AI data protocol prepares to move to the Sui blockchain and retire its independent network. The investment will make Sui Foundation DATA Network’s largest institutional holder, according to an announcement on October 12, 2026. The partnership also brings
Polygon Labs has added TRON support to its Open Money Stack, allowing businesses to build payment products around USDT on TRON and connect those transactions with bank accounts, cards, cash and other blockchain networks. Polygon announced the integration on October 8, saying businesses can now run a full stablecoin payment
