US-listed Ethereum funds returned to net outflows after one positive session. Farside’s October 22 table shows $110.6 million leaving the funds, taking net withdrawals for the week’s first four trading days to $225.1 million.
SoFi has begun rolling out SoFi Earn, which pays interest on dollars waiting to be used for crypto purchases. Its tokenized deposit and transferable SoFiUSD stablecoin carry different interest and insurance terms.
Coinbase Ireland admitted breaches involving customer fund protection and oversight of services outsourced to its US group. The sanctions it accepted will be submitted to Ireland’s High Court for confirmation.
GCEX’s new Bitcoin and Ethereum options are available to institutions that meet its professional client criteria. Buyers can lose the entire premium they pay, while sellers can lose more than the premium they receive.
Upland plans to let players collect Troves, add items permanently to their collections and gain player levels on October 22. Players will also be able to save finds for crafting recipes due in later phases.
XRP Ledger validators briefly lost the required majority for fixCleanup3_4_0 on October 21. Support returned in under two hours, but the protocol restarted the full waiting period for the package of token-permission and DeFi fixes.
Minutes released on October 21 explain why India’s monetary policymakers supported the October 7 rate increase. Nagesh Kumar and Ram Singh voted for the hike but opposed changing the policy stance from neutral to calibrated tightening.
Eligible investors can contribute cryptocurrency for shares in Grayscale products without first selling their tokens for cash. Authorized participants will handle subscriptions, with intermediary acceptance terms applying alongside product minimums.
Payment stablecoin issuers supervised by the OCC face final reserve, redemption and approval requirements. Existing issuers may seek temporary waivers; the regulator will announce when applications open.
ETH held by active Ethereum validators reached 35.9% of supply at the end of September. Bitwise attributes lower yields to growing stake and weaker execution rewards, while Pectra enables operators to consolidate validator records.
San Diego plans to require visible fraud warnings on cryptocurrency ATMs or within two feet of them. The proposal passed its first reading unanimously and would also make host businesses responsible for displaying a compliant sign.
SideSwap has reported the first results from its L-BTC-to-Bitcoin service, reopened on October 20. The company pays users from its own Bitcoin wallet. Direct federation withdrawals depend on covering the reserve shortfall and completing the remaining security work.
MEXC has announced an exit from services for users in Russia and Belarus, citing global compliance efforts. Affected accounts will receive individual instructions for closing positions and withdrawing assets; no common deadline has been announced.
The Astana International Financial Centre Court in Kazakhstan barred six platforms from providing unlicensed services and distributing related apps within its jurisdiction. AFSA disclosed the September orders on October 20. The order becomes binding on Google and Apple once they are formally served.
Solana is preparing for Votor, which moves validator votes outside transaction blocks. SOL holders do not need to swap their tokens; software, vote-account balances and data-stream preparations concern validators and infrastructure providers.
HSP-029 proposes a gradual, 24-month reduction in NEAR’s annual token issuance. Token-denominated staking income could also fall, putting the ability of smaller validators to remain in operation alongside dilution at the centre of the debate.
Yuga Labs blockchain executive Quit urged collectors not to engage with accounts claiming to offer a new QQL mint. He reported one wallet loss but did not disclose the amount or transaction records.
Blockchain Association has asked the US Treasury to distinguish businesses serving customers from firms trading their own assets. Its comment letter also seeks narrower tests for knowingly assisting unlawful issuance and checking foreign stablecoin issuers.
BNM’s SSDS+ supports securities issuance, ownership records and safekeeping. Payments run through RENTAS+, which began operating around the clock in 2025. The first issuance and terms of retail investor access have not been disclosed.
Revolut’s UK status page lists partial disruption across services ranging from card payments to crypto. Google Cloud also suffered a power incident in its London region that morning; Revolut has not provided a firm recovery time.