FINMA’s decision opens a Swiss crypto fund structure to retail investors, following a 2021 fund restricted to qualified investors. Sales conduct and custody requirements apply, while exposure to Bitcoin’s price risk remains.
Google is updating the advertising conditions for crypto companies seeking to reach users in the UAE. Licensing has been required since 2025, and companies must also obtain Google’s crypto advertising certification.
Sophon has published the final timetable for closing its mainnet. Users should not wait for the shutdown date to withdraw; liquid balances and staking or Guardian rights moved to Ethereum require different treatment.
The decision to activate Ethereum Name Service’s next version is now before the ENS DAO. The transition plan addresses name owners’ rights and administrative control, with technical issues still to resolve before execution.
Bitcoin-focused DeFi project Echo Protocol is winding down after nearly two years of operations. Existing users can still withdraw assets and repay outstanding debt.
Archax has adopted Chainlink Data Streams to support lending and collateral uses for GOVY, its tokenised US Treasury bill product. Access remains limited to eligible institutional investors.
M-Tech Entertainment’s five-versus-five game is available in the browser after a three-day delay. Its Launch Season runs through November 1 on European and Southeast Asian servers.
Revolut has secured DLT permission for a new Gibraltar entity supporting its international crypto business. Gibraltar residents can also open accounts in its payments app again.
CME is adding two contract sizes for each of BCH and UNI. Micro contracts represent one-tenth of the standard size, with cash settlement instead of cryptocurrency delivery at expiry.
Qubic says wallet seeds created on certain Apple devices lacked sufficient randomness. The team has fixed the software; the network’s Computor participants will decide how to recover the funds.
Players moving from Abstract can retain their Crown balances, passes, gameplay history and unclaimed prizes. Genesis Avatars and Items NFTs have a separate planned destination: Ethereum mainnet.
The firms’ return to dollar sales follows verification that they met compliance requirements. A separate central bank decision reduces the frequency of travelers’ cash dollar allocations to once every two months.
Cysic Foundation’s incident report says preliminary findings point to unauthorized database access and a fraudulent mint message. The team has not set a date for reopening the bridge.
An amendment to the 2027 budget would trigger taxation when crypto gains are converted into qualifying stablecoins and change how acquisition costs are calculated. The government opposed it.
The protocol funded the latest buyback with third-quarter net income and an allocation from earlier revenue. Buybacks will continue, but rules for the next phase are still pending.
Yuga Labs’ new collection has 120 card designs. NFT trades are intended to fund APE distributions, while physical redemption and pack-combining tools remain marked “coming soon.”
The game marks the tenth anniversary of Neo’s MainNet and lets players start as guests. Competition rankings use points accumulated across runs rather than a single-session record.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs returned to net outflows on Friday after a small inflow the previous day. Farside data show withdrawals on three of the week’s five trading days.
Bitget says it will discontinue services for certain accounts while the platform continues operating. Affected users will receive individual notices setting out withdrawal arrangements and deadlines.
NEAR Intents general manager Alex Shevchenko has published a technical account of the exploit detected on October 1. Deposits were refunded without reversing users’ credited balances, creating $3.8 million in unbacked entries across 23 transactions.