22 Oct 2024

Crypto industry wields growing influence in US politics with donations climbing over $190 million
Political donations made by the US crypto industry have surged to record highs after surpassing $190 million. Read more
ANZ to Kickstart Chainlink Private Transactions Protocol in RWA Boost
The private transactions allow institutional users to define privacy conditions to keep on-chain data private. Read more
Bitcoin’s $4.2B October Options Expiry May Increase Short-Term Volatility
Approximately 16% ($682 million) of the notional value in bitcoin that is set to expire is currently “in the money.” Read more
Bitcoin, Majors Dip on Leverage Flush; CAT Token Runs Up 60% on Binance Futures Listing
The broad-based CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a liquid index tracking the largest tokens by market capitalization, lost 2.1%. Read more
Chainlink Partners With Major Financial Players to Improve Corporate Actions Data Reporting Using AI and Blockchain
Automating and standardizing corporate actions data could help significantly reduce operational inefficiencies that currently cost businesses millions of dollars every year due to errors and manual data processing. Read more
Crypto ETFs Look Unlikely to Expand Beyond Bitcoin, Ether Under Kamala Harris, Experts Say
More crypto ETFs might not ever be approved if Kamala Harris wins the presidential election. Read more
Crypto Employee's Use of Laptop Outside of Work Cited in Data Breach Affecting 93K Transak Users
Transak, which is used by platforms like Metamask, Binance and Trust Wallet, says the leak was limited to "names" and "basic identity information." A ransomware group says it has obtained more sensitive user data as well. Read more
Stripe in $1.1B Acquisition Deal for Stablecoin Platform Bridge
Bridge, which has raised $54 million in funding, previously said it aspired to become the blockchain version of Stripe, operating a global system in which other developers could integrate. Read more
Chainlink launches private blockchain transactions for institutions
ANZ Bank will be among the first clients to debut Chainlink’s privacy-preserving tech for tokenized RWA settlement under Singapore’s Project Guardian. Read more
Misspelling Soneium on Google could drain your crypto wallet: Scam Sniffer
Web3 security firm Scam Sniffer said a malicious crypto-draining link may appear for some Google users when they search for Sony’s new blockchain. Read more
BlackRock's IBIT investors throw $329M into ETF as Bitcoin dips 3%
BlackRock's Bitcoin fund carried over to the rest of the United States spot Bitcoin ETFs, which recorded a net inflow of $294 million on Oct. 21. Read more
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