Fri, October 16

Price Momentum: Ethereum (ETH) Sweeps the Lows and Roars Back to $2.4K

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

2 hours ago 2 mins read

Coinbase and Kalshi Hit With Access Restrictions in Taiwan Over Election Betting

Taiwan has blocked domestic access to Coinbase and Kalshi, with a New Taipei court authorising the country’s communications regulator and internet registry to restrict both platforms. The Criminal Investigation Bureau, which sought the order, cited suspected violations of the Public Officials Election and Recall Act, a law that prohibits operating

4 hours ago 2 mins read

MSCI Sets November Deadline for Crypto Treasury Index Changes

MSCI has adopted a new methodology to exclude non-operating companies from its Global Investable Market Indexes, and the ripple effects are already being felt across crypto treasury companies. The changes will take effect after the November 30 close. The final list of affected companies was published on November 11 as

8 hours ago 2 mins read

StarkWare Puts Starknet’s Ethereum Ties to a Governance Vote

StarkWare announced on October 8 that it is actively exploring the possibility of Starknet evolving from an Ethereum Layer 2 into an independent post-quantum Layer 1 blockchain. A non-binding governance poll is now live for STRK holders to weigh in. It is running for seven days, with results visible immediately

1 day ago 2 mins read

South Korea’s Financial Sector Faces Tighter Cybersecurity Rules After Data Exposure

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has announced plans to tighten cybersecurity requirements across the country’s financial sector after an industry-wide review uncovered more problems than anyone wanted to find. A regulatory review of 555 financial companies revealed cybersecurity deficiencies in 130 of them, nearly one in four. In addition, approximately

1 day ago 2 mins read

Circle’s USDC Leads 45 EU E-Money Tokens With Landmark MiCA Classification

Circle’s USDC has become the first stablecoin in the European Union to be classified as a significant e-money token under MiCA. It is the EU’s comprehensive crypto asset regulatory framework. The European Banking Authority made the designation after assessing USDC against the criteria set out in the regulation. It makes

October 15, 2026 2 mins read

Safe Wallet Brings CoinShares Stablecoin Yield Strategies to Self-Custody Users

Safe Wallet has integrated CoinShares-designed stablecoin yield strategies directly into its platform, giving corporate treasuries, DAOs, and foundations a way to earn institutional-grade yield on idle stablecoin balances without moving funds out of self-custody. Corporate treasuries and onchain organisations sitting on idle stablecoin balances now have a direct path to

October 14, 2026 2 mins read

Ethereum (ETH) Holds Near $2.5K as Price Revisits Key Accumulation Zone

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

October 14, 2026 2 mins read

Coins.ph Gambling Link Allegations Put Crypto Exchange License at Risk

Coins.ph, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the Philippines, is facing potential regulatory action from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The allegations are that it processed transactions for restricted offshore gambling operators. The central bank is weighing sanctions against the exchange, and license revocation remains on the table depending on how

October 14, 2026 2 mins read

Binance to Shut Down Mining Pool and Related Services in November

Binance has announced it will discontinue Binance Pool and all related services on November 10, 2026. The shutdown covers Binance Pool, Pool Savings, Cloud Mining, Transaction Accelerator, Telegram hashrate alerts, email notifications, and mining pool API services. After the cutoff, none of these will be available. In addition, no new

October 13, 2026 2 mins read