Pump.fun has expanded beyond its Solana meme coin business, introducing perpetual futures trading powered by Hyperliquid. The new interface offers leveraged cryptocurrency trading while charging builder fees of up to 0.10% per order and bridge fees reaching 0.25%. However, traders in the United States and Ontario are barred from using the feature, according to terms […]
Pump.fun Brings Hyperliquid Perps to Its Meme Coin Empire
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon sees tokenization reshaping financial markets, potentially opening new revenue opportunities rather than simply threatening traditional finance (TradFi) and Wall Street businesses. During the bank’s Oct. 13 earnings call, Solomon detailed tokenized bonds, money market funds, real estate, and participation in DTCC’s tokenization service. The discussio
Goldman Sachs CEO Sees Tokenization as Wall Street’s Next Act
TL;DR: TD Cowen reportedly raised its Strive share-price target from $44 to $56 after the Bitcoin treasury company expanded its holdings to 35,595 BTC. Strive is also seeking financing through a substantial preferred-share offering. Bitcoin treasury company Strive is attracting fresh attention from Wall Street after a rapid buying programme took its reported holdings to 35,595 BTC.
Strive Bitcoin Holdings Reach 35,595 BTC As Wall Street Raises Price Target 27%
Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the settlement on October 16, saying Californians could buy and sell bitcoin on Fidelity from late 2022 to 2025 but couldn’t move it out. Getting it into a personal wallet meant selling, paying any tax, and buying again elsewhere. “Investors have a legal right to full, unrestricted access to what they buy,” Bonta said. Fidelity enabled withdrawa
Fidelity Pays $500K Over Crypto It Wouldn’t Let Users Move
TL;DR: Tokenization infrastructure firm Fission has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Pantera Capital. It wants to make it easier for eligible investors to sell tokenized private-market holdings without waiting for traditional fund redemption periods. The tokenization industry has spent years promising faster transfers of financial assets. Fission now wants to solve a mo
Pantera Leads $10 Million Fission Funding Round To Solve Tokenized Fund Liquidity Problem
Ethereum’s technical roadmap is accelerating into late October as core protocol developers finalize preparations for a crucial scaling stress test.
Ethereum Schedules Hoodi Upgrade Testnet for October 26 as Core Developers Target 200 Million Gas Limit
As stablecoins transition from decentralized finance tools to essential infrastructure for accessing U.S. dollars, an expert says their next phase of adoption depends on making blockchain technology invisible to the end user. From Speculative Tools to Digital Dollar Access When the first wave of decentralized finance (DeFi) swept through the global economy, stablecoins were primari
Why Stablecoins May Never Escape Traditional Banking Risks: Frgmnt CEO
NVIDIA says RTX Spark laptops are now available from major PC makers, starting at $2,399, with up to 128GB of unified memory and local AI features. (Read More)
NVIDIA launches RTX Spark Windows laptops with Blackwell RTX graphics
TL;DR: Strategy has conditionally declared daily STRC preferred-stock dividends for November 2026. The new cadence remains subject to shareholder approval and is intended to make the security more attractive to investors. Strategy is proposing another adjustment to the financing instruments supporting its Bitcoin treasury business, this time seeking approval to pay dividends on its
Strategy Declares Daily STRC Dividends As Saylor Targets $100 Share Price
Bitcoin traded near $81,500 on Oct. 17, 2026, with its technical indicators offering competing signals. Shorter-term moving averages favored sellers, while longer-term averages continued to support buyers. The relative strength index (RSI) stood at 46, and the broader technical rating remained neutral. With support clustered around $81,000 and resistance extending toward $82,500, b
Bitcoin Price at $81,500 Leaves Bulls and Bears at a Standoff
Shield Swap has announced a collaboration with Flowdesk to provide liquidity for institutional and professional traders while keeping their positions and strategies confidential. Shield Swap’s announcement says the collaboration connects its confidential trading platform with Flowdesk, a global liquidity provider…
Shield Swap partners with Flowdesk for confidential institutional trading
TL;DR: Circle says it generated roughly $1.4 billion in first-half 2026 revenue while spending $819 million on distribution partners and related costs. The disclosure highlights the expense of building a widely used stablecoin payment network. Circle’s USDC business is generating substantial revenue, but its latest disclosures show how much of that income is needed to support distr
Circle Reveals $819 Million USDC Payouts As Stablecoin Economics Come Under Scrutiny
If passed, the measure would subject French cryptocurrency holders to a 31.4% capital gains tax each time they exchange a cryptocurrency for a stablecoin. Analysts agree this would prompt French crypto holders to consider alternatives to park their digital assets. France’s National Assembly Adopts Crypto-To-Stablecoin Exchange Taxation France is on the verge of tightening its […]
French Assembly Narrowly Adopts Stablecoin Swap Tax Proposal
TL;DR: Charles Schwab is expanding its direct Bitcoin and Ethereum services, including phased external wallet transfers. The move brings digital asset ownership further into the company’s conventional brokerage experience. Charles Schwab is moving its cryptocurrency service closer to the features customers expect from a dedicated digital asset platform. The brokerage has been rolli