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Babylon Labs has filed an Aave Request for Comment (ARFC) proposing to activate native Bitcoin as collateral on Aave V4 through a system called Trustless Bitcoin Vaults, with the stated first
VanEck has withdrawn its SEC registration for a proposed Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, pulling a product that would have combined spot Ethereum exposure with Lido-staked Ether under a single exch
CoinGape and Cointelegraph agree MSCI adopted new exclusion rules affecting crypto treasury firms, but they disagree on whether Upexi faces confirmed removal or merely watchlisting, and on wh
Crypto hacks drove an estimated $1.18 billion in losses across 107 recorded incidents in the third quarter of 2026, according to a report by security firm Hacken. While that figure reflects a
VanEck has withdrawn its SEC registration for a proposed Lido Staked Ethereum ETF, ending the firm's push to bring a liquid staking-based Ethereum product to U.S. markets under that registrat
The Polkadot Community Foundation (PCF) has proposed a new strategic mandate for the DOT DAO that puts user adoption ahead of infrastructure growth. The plan, which involves Polkadot (@Polkad
Midnight Network has published a new technical roadmap running to Q2 2027. The privacy-focused blockchain, backed by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) and operating as @Midnig
An Internet Computer plugin from @dfinity is now live in ChatGPT's plugin directory. It lets @ChatGPT read data from participating ICP apps and make non-financial changes across several apps
$NEAR rose about 12% in 24 hours to $5.36, while @injective's $INJ added 11% to $8.47, according to CoinMarketCap readings from around 20:30 UTC on Thursday, Oct 15, 2026. The total crypto ma
Anyone who opened a crypto update today saw a wall of red and wondered whether the run was over. Traders lost $672 million to forced selling in a single day, per KuCoin, yet Bitcoin bounced f
Stacks delivered its two main Q3 goals, shipping Bitcoin Staking and building a liquid staking ecosystem around it, as Bonding Period 2 doubled the Genesis Bond with 505 BTC bonded. NEW YORK
Farcaster, an open social networking protocol popular among crypto users and developers, is changing hands for the second time this year. Unlike traditional social platforms, Farcaster lets m
