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Protocols & Policy
Ethereum developers delay next upgrade's test run over risks to user funds
Core developers called off the Oct. 26 activation on the Hoodi testnet so they can study how EIP-8037's gas changes interact with existing contracts. No new date is set, the Ethereum Foundation says.
Markets
Chart Desk: USDC Supply Falling, ETH Fees, and ETH Burns
Circle's USDC supply on Ethereum fell by about 570.1 million tokens in the week to Oct. 20, Ethereum's median base fee stayed below 0.1 gwei every day, and the network burned about 205 ETH in base fees.
Markets
More ether than ever is locked up, but the reward keeps shrinking
Bitwise counts a record 43.80 million ETH staked, 35.9% of supply, while the yield fell to 2.63%; Solana's slipped too.
Markets
JPMorgan puts its JPM Coin deposit token on Ethereum's main network
JPMorgan's Kinexys page now lists Ethereum alongside Base as a home for its dollar deposit token, putting bank money on the same public chain as dollar stablecoins.
Markets
Schwab opens crypto accounts to all eligible retail clients
Schwab says every eligible retail client can now open a Schwab Crypto account, a day after its earnings release cited plans to expand digital assets; New York and Louisiana residents remain excluded.
Markets
The Chart Desk: BitMine staking, miners selling, and stablecoin supply
BitMine has reported the same staked ETH in 10 straight weekly releases, Riot sold 9,665 bitcoin against 3,060 mined in the first half of 2026, and USDT and USDC supply on Ethereum fell from October 2025 to September 2026.
Markets
VanEck withdraws filing for its Lido Staked Ethereum ETF
A Form RW accepted at 5:07 p.m. ET says VanEck does not intend to proceed with the fund, and confirms no shares were ever sold.
Markets
Hot September CPI lifts hike odds as bitcoin and ether slide
Consumer prices rose 0.6% in September on an energy jump, with core up 0.3%. Kalshi traders put a 31% chance, as of 2:16 p.m. ET, on an October rate hike, and bitcoin and ether are lower since the 8:30 a.m. ET release.
Markets
Standard Chartered launches bitcoin and ether trading through UAE bank accounts
The bank said on Oct. 14 that eligible clients in the UAE will be able to buy and sell BTC and ETH through their existing accounts, with the bank managing custody and settlement in a closed loop. Dubai's VARA lists it as a licensed broker-dealer.
Markets
BlackRock digital-asset ETFs draw $7.9 billion in third-quarter net inflows
BlackRock's Q3 earnings release, filed as an 8-K exhibit Oct. 14, shows digital-asset AUM rising to $79.6 billion from $48.8 billion, on $7.9 billion of net inflows and $22.9 billion of market gains, all in ETFs.
Markets
BitMine says it holds 4.9% of all ether, 84% of it staked
BitMine's weekly filing puts its ether at 6,028,946 tokens, which it says is 4.9% of supply, with 5,067,309 staked, the same staked figure it has reported in each of its last nine weekly filings.
Markets
ICE-backed venue details tokenized-stock trading as Samsung Wallet plans stablecoin transfers
A venue co-owned by NYSE's parent published its trading rules, Samsung set a late-October date for USDC transfers, and Securitize says its tokenized US stocks are live on Solana.
Protocols & Policy
Ledger confirms implant in CryptoBilis-sold device as Bitquery counts $93.2 million stolen
Ledger says one device sold through its Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis carried an unauthorized hardware implant, and blockchain analytics firm Bitquery counts $93.2 million taken from 315 wallets, most of it in Tether's USDT on TRON.
Protocols & Policy
Justin Drake calls for a 'bunker mode' move to fresh crypto addresses, citing AI math gains
Drake says it is now reasonable to brace for the signature scheme behind most bitcoin and ether wallets to break, in the worst case within months, citing AI's progress in math. Critics who answered him on X said he showed no evidence of a break.
Evening brief · Tue. Oct. 20, 4:27 p.m. ET
Evening brief: FINMA approves Switzerland's first bitcoin ETF, Strive closes $630 million preferred sale, bitcoin ends 0.86% above Monday
FINMA approves Switzerland’s first exchange-traded fund that holds bitcoin directly.
Evening brief · Wed. Oct. 21, 4:31 p.m. ET
Evening brief: OCC finalizes its GENIUS Act stablecoin rule, Standard Chartered agrees to buy Zodia Custody, bitcoin ends 2.36% above Tuesday
The OCC finishes its GENIUS Act rule for stablecoin issuers, effective Jan. 18, 2027.
Morning brief · Wed. Oct. 21, 9:36 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Malaysia's central bank opens a tokenized bond depository as solana's Alpenglow upgrade nears
Bank Negara Malaysia launches SSDS+ for tokenized bonds and sukuk.
Morning brief · Tue. Oct. 20, 6:35 a.m. ET
Morning brief: JPMorgan's asset arm gives bitcoin a long-term forecast
JPMorgan’s asset manager gives bitcoin its first long-term return forecast.
Evening brief · Mon. Oct. 19, 6:18 p.m. ET
Evening brief: JPMorgan lists JPM Coin on Ethereum, Mesh and Visa plan wallet spending, bitcoin ends 0.36% above Friday
JPMorgan lists its JPM Coin deposit token as issued on Ethereum, not only Base.
Morning brief · Mon. Oct. 19, 8:01 a.m. ET
Morning brief: the CFTC's casino-style carve-out takes effect, SEC crypto-offering comments close Tuesday, and Cipher Digital closes $850 million of convertible notes
The CFTC’s casino-style carve-out takes effect today, and comments on it and the event-contract proposal are due Nov. 18.
Evening brief · Fri. Oct. 16, 4:36 p.m. ET
Evening brief: CFTC event-contract rules set for Monday, bitcoin slips 0.98%, Schwab opens crypto to all eligible clients
CFTC’s event-contract proposal and casino-style rule set for Monday’s Federal Register.
Morning brief · Fri. Oct. 16, 9:14 a.m. ET
Morning brief: MSCI lists Strategy for possible index deletion, a judge keeps Gemini's $5 million CFTC order, and Strive prices $630 million of preferred stock
MSCI names Strategy and Metaplanet among five companies it may delete under its new screen.
Evening brief · Thu. Oct. 15, 4:45 p.m. ET
Evening brief: PPI jumps 1.3%, bitcoin up 0.69%, stablecoin rails advance
Visa Direct moves USDC prefunding from pilot to production, with Inyo Global first.
Morning brief · Thu. Oct. 15, 7:59 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Kospi drops 7.6% and spot bitcoin ETFs shed $261.4 million before PPI, Riot moves custody to BitGo, and Gemini clears a Winklevoss resale of up to 7.1 million shares
Riot moves its digital-asset and cash custody from NYDIG to BitGo.
Evening brief · Wed. Oct. 14, 4:29 p.m. ET
Evening brief: September CPI at +0.6% m/m sinks bitcoin 1.71% and crypto equities, Cipher prices its $850 million convert, and the EBA tags USDC as the EU's first significant e-money token
EBA classifies Circle’s USDC as the EU’s first significant e-money token under MiCA.
Morning brief · Wed. Oct. 14, 8:00 a.m. ET
Morning brief: spot ether ETFs end a 10-day, $782.8 million outflow run, Strive files for a $500 million daily-dividend preferred, and Consensys exits SharpLink before CPI
Strive files a $500 million, 15% preferred to buy bitcoin.
Evening brief · Tue. Oct. 13, 4:29 p.m. ET
Evening brief: Strategy sets preferred-dividend start dates ahead of the Oct. 28 vote, and Cipher Digital proposes an $850 million convert
Strategy sets preferred-dividend start dates; voting closes Oct. 27.
Morning brief · Wed. Oct. 7, 8:00 a.m. ET
Morning brief: bitcoin, ether and solana lower overnight, and the Fed's minutes at 2 p.m. ET
The SEC’s order on 3x bitcoin and ether funds is in today’s Federal Register.
Morning brief · Tue. Oct. 13, 8:00 a.m. ET
Morning brief: Kospi falls 5.5%, the CFTC crypto ANPRM comment clock opens through Dec. 14, and spot ether ETFs log a 10th outflow day
CFTC crypto ANPRM publishes; Dec. 14 comment clock is live.
Morning brief · Mon. Oct. 12, 8:54 a.m. ET
Morning brief: bitcoin, ether and solana rise into Columbus Day, and the CFTC proposes treating event contracts as swaps
CFTC proposes event contracts as swaps.
Evening brief · Mon. Oct. 12, 4:53 p.m. ET
Evening brief: Evernorth closes at $16.91 in its first Nasdaq session under its own name, and Strategy buys back $192 million of preferred stock
Evernorth closes its first Nasdaq session as Evernorth at $16.91 after touching $19.38.
Learning Hub · L1
How Ethereum upgrades happen: from proposal to hard fork
Changes to Ethereum start as written proposals called EIPs, move through review and client testing, and take effect for everyone at once in a scheduled hard fork.
Learning Hub · DEX and perps
MEV explained: who profits from the order of Ethereum transactions
Whoever orders the transactions in an Ethereum block can capture extra value, which searchers find, builders package, validators mostly collect and some users now get back.
Learning Hub · Staking
Staking, explained: running a validator alone or through a pool
A plain guide to how Ethereum staking works under its consensus rules, what a validator earns and risks, and how Lido and Rocket Pool let people stake without running 32 ETH alone.
Learning Hub · L2
Rollups, explained: how Base settles on Ethereum
A plain guide to what a rollup is, how it posts data to Ethereum, how withdrawals are challenged, and how Base sets its own withdrawal window.
Learning Hub · L1
Ethereum
Ethereum is a public blockchain that runs smart contracts, which ethereum.org defines as programs that run on the Ethereum blockchain.
Learning Hub · L2
Robinhood Chain
Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum layer-2 (L2) blockchain built by Robinhood Markets using Arbitrum technology.
Learning Hub · Restaking
EigenLayer
EigenLayer is a set of smart contracts on Ethereum that lets people "restake" assets to secure other services.
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