Aviva Investors and Ripple have introduced a tokenized share class for the $29 billion Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger, marking a major step for institutional crypto adoption.

South Korea is considering a fourth postponement of its crypto gains tax, targeting a 2029 implementation to sync with upcoming U.S. and OECD digital‑asset tax frameworks.

Netanyahu proposes blockchain as a sanctions‑proof tool, but Israel’s central bank, a coalition of economists, and political rivals warn it won’t work and could harm the economy.

The Passport Wallet Maker Foundation confirmed a phishing campaign linked to a backend breach involving compromised Cloudflare API keys and a vulnerable self‑hosted app, assuring users that funds and hardware remain safe while promising a detailed report.

The October 22 2026 Solana Changelog highlights new client releases, upcoming SIMD proposals, and ecosystem tooling updates aimed at improving validator performance and developer experience.

Brazil’s runoff upset, with Lula winning despite prediction markets heavily favoring Bolsonaro, has reignited debate over the reliability of prediction markets as a forecasting tool.

Over half of all Bitcoin exists in wallets that cannot be linked to any known entity, highlighting the enduring prevalence of self‑custody and the uncertainty around lost or hidden coins.

SILMARILS-MV offers an unconditionally secure, dealer‑free multi‑verifier signature scheme for permissioned blockchains, achieving tiny signatures, linear aggregation, and dramatically lower cryptographic overhead than post‑quantum alternatives.

A flaw in the Electrum Bitcoin wallet let malicious servers replace pending transactions, enabling attackers to steal funds when users used Replace‑by‑Fee to speed up payments.

CoinDCX, India’s biggest crypto exchange, absorbed a $16 million loss after a failed process left user deposits stuck in a retired wallet linked to a 2025 hack.

CoinDCX confirmed a $16 million loss from retired wallets after earlier dismissing breach rumors as a false alarm, highlighting the challenges of crypto security communication.

An Argentine judge dismissed the criminal probe into President Javier Milei and associates over the failed LIBRA memecoin, finding no fraud evidence.

UK banks received over 10,000 complaints in three months as customers struggle with crypto transfer restrictions, highlighting a gap between the country’s crypto‑friendly rhetoric and high‑street banking practices.

An Argentine judge ruled that President Javier Milei’s social‑media post about the LIBRA token does not constitute criminal deception, clearing him and ten others in the case.

Six more firms—including Wells Fargo, Cisco and Intuit—have formally objected to trading their shares on the OKX‑ICE tokenized‑stock platform, raising the total to 22 objectors.

Keystone’s promised 180‑day data deletion policy is under scrutiny after customers report a breach that exposed information the company said it would erase.

Latvia aims to enact token‑asset regulations by early 2027, starting with commercial real‑estate and eventually covering government bonds, to boost crypto‑driven investment.

a16z rebrands its crypto fund as a16z Frontier, expanding its focus to AI, autonomous machines and biology while still backing crypto projects.

Heatbit’s $899 Bitwater element lets homeowners mine Bitcoin while heating water, offering modest daily earnings with a DIY install for standard electric tanks.

Bitcoin Core has added an “easily discoverable” vulnerability category, fast‑tracking fixes and public advisories for bugs that a simple LLM prompt can expose.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal has subpoenaed Tether and consulting firm Nxum for detailed records of payments and communications tied to former White House crypto official Bo Hines.