Ripple x Canton Network
@CantonNetwork has announced that @Ripple's institutional custody platform has integrated the Canton Network, marking a notable convergence between two of the more significant players in inst
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Polkadot's on-chain revenue doesn't tell its story
A $2 Billion Market Cap Built on $23 a Day @Polkadot is drawing fresh scrutiny over one of the starkest valuation gaps in crypto. According to data from @chainspect_app, the network's Relay C
Stove Finance Tokenizes American and South Korean Stocks on Arbitrum via Uniswap
Tokenized Equities Go Live on Arbitrum Stove Finance (@stoveprotocol), a real-asset infrastructure provider, has deployed tokenized U.S. and South Korean equities on the @Arbitrum network, ma
Ethereum Falls Nearly 6% as $1.35B Longs Face Liquidation
Ethereum slid nearly 6% on October 7, 2026, dropping to around $2,570 and leaving approximately $1.35 billion in leveraged long positions at risk of forced liquidation, according to a CryptoS
Trump asks Pentagon for new Iran strike options with midterm elections just weeks away
Donald Trump has on Wednesday asked the Pentagon to prepare new ways for him to hit Iran before Americans vote in the November 3 midterm elections, after initially saying he would wait until
Hunter Biden 'mocking Trump's coin' $LAPTOP defense lands flat as traders nurse 98% crash
Hunter Biden has released a forensic accounting of his $LAPTOP memecoin. It is coming nearly a month after the token crashed by over 98% on launch day, and Biden is stating that it was never
Two Routes Out of an Exchange Insolvency: Coins Back, or a Dividend in Euros
If a crypto exchange becomes insolvent and you later get something back, what decides the crypto tax is not the size of the payment but its form. If the same coins return into your control, n
Robinhood Adds $25 Million in Bitcoin to Its Corporate Balance Sheet
Robinhood has added $25 million in Bitcoin to its corporate balance sheet, strengthening its direct exposure to the cryptocurrency sector. The trading platform confirmed the purchase on Octob
Applied Digital (APLD) Stock: Revenue Jumps 322% as AI Demand Surges
TLDR Applied Digital revenue jumps 322% to $341.9 million in fiscal Q1 2027 results. HPC hosting revenue reaches $262.6 million as AI data center demand expands. Adjusted EBITDA rises to $64.
LAPTOP: Hunter Biden’s Memecoin Faces an On-Chain Check
Key Takeaways The linked contract holds 300 million LAPTOP, or 30% of supply. BaseScan lists two incoming LAPTOP transfers and no outgoing ones. The linked overview does not show who controls
CFTC unveils new crypto rules, expert calls it “green light” for XRP
Finance analyst Levi stated that XRP and the broader cryptocurrency market could see benefits following the introduction of new regulatory measures for digital assets in the United States. CF
Hyperliquid confirms Singapore base as MAS says it falls outside its remit
Hyperliquid Labs has confirmed its registered headquarters in Singapore, where its roughly 11-person team moved in 2024, while the country’s regulator has said it is unaware of the platform b