Fri, October 16

a16z-Backed Linera Shuts Down Operations as Funding Runs Dry

Linera, a16z-backed Layer 1 blockchain project founded by former Meta researcher Mathieu Baudet, has announced it is ceasing operations immediately. The team communicated the shutdown via Discord, not a press release, not a formal investor notice, just a message in a community server.  It stated that insufficient funding had made

September 19, 2026 2 mins read

New ATH for Hyperliquid (HYPE): The Chart Now Points Toward $100

Hyperliquid (HYPE) printed a new all-time high at $90.92 and is currently trading at around $90.04, posting a rise of over 13.2%. The asset’s volume is settled at $1.69 billion. Moreover, the weekly range stretches from $75.27 to $90.92, a clean and sustained push. The wedge resistance is broken. Both

September 18, 2026 2 mins read

SEC Opens the Door to Onchain Stocks With Five-Year Innovation Exemption

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a temporary, conditional exemptive relief order that allows Tokenised Securities Venues to trade tokenised NMS stocks using permissioned automated market makers and liquidity pools, without being classified as an exchange under the Exchange Act.  Moreover, the order, dubbed the “Innovation Exemption,” marks

September 18, 2026 3 mins read

H100 Group Sees Insider Buying as CEO Eirik Grøttum Acquires Over 407K Shares

H100 Group AB announced that its CEO, Eirik Grøttum, purchased 407,163 shares in the company through Kode Oslo AS. It is a company in which he serves as a board member, holds a 20% stake, and participates in investment decisions. The total consideration paid was SEK 621,887 at an average

September 17, 2026 2 mins read

Moscow Exchange Lists Perpetual Crypto Futures Across Five Major Digital Assets

Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest stock exchange, has announced the launch of perpetual futures contracts on five major cryptocurrency indices starting September 22, 2026. The new instruments cover Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Ripple, and Tron. It is traded under contract codes BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSDF, and TRXUSDF, respectively. The

September 17, 2026 3 mins read

Ondo Secures DTCC Fund/SERV Access as Tokenised Funds Close the Gap With Traditional Finance

Ondo Finance’s subsidiary Oasis Pro Markets, a U.S. registered broker-dealer, has joined DTCC’s Fund/SERV platform. This is becoming the first tokenisation company to participate in the network that processes over 85% of U.S. mutual fund transaction activity.  This is not a partnership announcement or a pilot program. In addition, it

September 17, 2026 2 mins read

Deutsche Bank Targets Europe’s Crypto Market With New Digital Asset Custody Service

Deutsche Bank has announced plans to launch a digital asset custody solution for institutional and corporate clients in Europe. The first users are expected before the end of the year. The service covers Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USDC, EURC, and EURAU at launch.  Moreover, the bank manages wallets and private

September 16, 2026 3 mins read

16% Gain for Arbitrum (ARB): How Far Can This Move Go?

As of 16th Sept., Arbitrum (ARB) is trading within the $0.1547 range, up by over 16.2%, with its volume reaching $530.9 million. The 24-hour session has ranged between $0.1328 and $0.159, and that upper end is where the structure gets complicated. Moreover, the seven-day range falls between $0.1316 and $0.1721.

September 16, 2026 2 mins read

Confidential Robinhood Data Allegedly Fueled Hyperliquid Trades: Two Engineers Charged

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan unsealed complaints Tuesday charging two Robinhood engineers, Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang, also known as Jerry Xiang, with commodities fraud and wire fraud. The charges stem from an alleged scheme to misappropriate confidential business information from Robinhood Markets. This is used to trade perpetual futures on

September 16, 2026 3 mins read