Newflash

08:40

An ETH whale sold 12,468 ETH, realizing an $8.99 million profit, and shifted to Hyperliquid to go long on crude oil.

According to on-chain analyst @EmberCN, a whale that used leverage to buy the dip at $1,647 for $30 million worth of ETH in early June sold 12,468 ETH yesterday at $2,368, converting them into $29.52 million USDC and realizing a profit of approximately $8.99 million. The address subsequently transferred $20 million USDC to Hyperliquid to go long on crude oil, and currently holds open long positions in crude oil contracts worth approximately $22.4 million (including CL and BRENTOIL) while continuing to add to the position.

Circle

Ethereum

Hyperliquid

June

Marketing/Whale

08:29

x.com

The ENS DAO has launched an ENSv2 activation proposal, currently receiving approximately 619,000 affirmative votes, which has not yet reached the 1 million vote quorum.

The proposal page on the ENS DAO governance platform Tally/Blockful shows that the "Activate ENSv2" proposal submitted by nick.eth is currently voting and will close on October 25 at 13:32. Currently, there are approximately 619,000 yes votes (100%), 25 no votes, and 0 abstentions. Quorum progress stands at 619.42K / 1M. Upon approval and execution, the DAO will freeze new .eth registrations on ENSv1 through a single atomic transaction consisting of 15 calls, and transfer ownership of the v1 BaseRegistrar to the renewal-only ETHRenewerV1 contract. Simultaneously, the proposal will direct the .eth resolver to the ENSV2Resolver and update the Universal Resolver proxy to point to an intermediate proxy managed by the Security Council. Subsequently, ENS Labs will complete the final pre-migration synchronization and open registration via the v2 ETHRegistrar. The team will also switch to v2 resolution and transfer all retained v2 administrative privileges to the DAO timelock. An interval of several hours is anticipated between the proposal's execution and the full v2 launch. During this window, new name registrations will be disabled on both v1 and v2, while other name management operations will continue as usual and renewals will remain functional.

DAO

DAOMaker

ENS

Tally

The DAO

Universal

Online/Update

08:19

x.com

The Blockchain Association has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding Section 3 of the GENIUS Act, calling for clear rules on stablecoin issuance.

The Blockchain Association posted on X, stating that it has submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Treasury (@USTreasury) regarding the proposed implementing regulations for Section 3 of the GENIUS Act. Section 3 addresses who may issue, offer, and sell payment stablecoins in the United States. The association expressed appreciation for the Treasury's implementation efforts but emphasized its hope that the final rules will remain consistent with the original intent of congressional legislation. The association put forth the following key recommendations: 1. Definition of "Digital Asset Service Provider": This definition should apply to client-facing businesses, exclude core infrastructure such as self-custody software and validator nodes, and should not encompass entities that merely trade their own assets. 2. Criminal Liability Standard: Under the proposed rules, routine market-making activities for "newly issued" stablecoins could be construed as "knowing participation" in an illegal issuance. The association recommends restricting liability to cases involving "actual knowledge" and providing "substantial assistance" in coordination with the issuer. 3. Foreign-Issued Stablecoins: The proposed rules require open-ended due diligence on foreign issuers, despite many exchanges having no business relationship with them. The association recommends allowing firms to rely on publicly available lists of registered issuers and trading restrictions already established by Congress. 4. Determination of User Location: On permissionless protocols, companies typically only see wallet addresses. The association proposes replacing the "reasonable belief" standard with "actual knowledge supplemented by information gathered in the ordinary course of business." 5. Other Recommendations: Eliminate open-ended "functional equivalence" tests regarding monetary value, reassess cost estimates, and align the effective date with the GENIUS Act

Blockchain Association

Digital Asset

Treasury

Regulation/Compliance

08:18

www.sec.gov

Bitdeer: AI Cloud Business Order Backlog Reaches $2.9 Billion, September Bitcoin Production Up 200% Year-On-Year

Bitdeer Technologies Group filed Form 6-K with the SEC on October 19, 2026, and released its September 2026 production and operational update. The company announced new AI cloud capacity agreements in Malaysia, stating that over 70% of the A201 facility is covered by take commitments, projecting more than $1.7 billion in revenue over five years, with AI cloud revenue backlog increasing to approximately $2.9 billion. Bitcoin production reached 1,355 BTC, up 200% year-over-year. The company also acquired 200 acres of land near its Rockdale facility in Texas to support AI/HPC infrastructure development, and announced a 16-year lease for its Tydal data center in Norway, with a total contract value of approximately $4.7 billion.

Bitcoin

Bitdeer

Online/Update

08:15

x.com

Pump.fun launches PreStocks, supporting token issuance paired with pre-IPO tokens such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

Pump.fun's official Twitter account (@Pumpfun) announced that Pump.fun has launched its PreStocks feature, allowing users to issue tokens on the platform and pair them with Pre-IPO tokens from companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Anduril, Neuralink, Figure AI, Kalshi, Polymarket, and Oura, while also enabling direct trading of these Pre-IPO tokens. The feature is powered by PreStocks.

Figure

Kalshi

Polymarket

PreStocks

Pump.fun

Online/Update

08:14

www.theblock.co

Mesh partners with Visa, allowing users to spend cryptocurrency directly without a separate card.

According to The Block, crypto payment infrastructure company Mesh announced a partnership with Visa, allowing users to directly use cryptocurrency and stablecoin balances in their wallet apps for offline and online payments at over 175 million merchant locations worldwide, without having to sell or transfer assets beforehand. The solution utilizes Visa credentials configured on the backend, with Mesh responsible for transaction fund settlement and currency conversion; users do not need to transfer assets, and merchants are required to make no changes. Bam Azizi, co-founder and CEO of Mesh, stated that the bottleneck in the crypto industry lies in the "last mile" problem, which previously often required obtaining a separate card to solve. The partnership's launch date, supported devices, and participating platforms have not yet been announced.

Block

Mesh

The Block

Visa

Online/Update

08:11

www.theblock.co

Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Security Service to Screen for Fraud and Sanctions Risks Before Stablecoin Payment Completion

According to The Block, Mastercard announced at Money20/20 USA the launch of its stablecoin risk intelligence service, Stablecoin Security. The service helps financial institutions assess stablecoin payment risks before funds are moved on-chain. The system traces fund origins, screens for potential links to fraud, scams, sanctions violations, and other financial crimes, and generates a risk score based on transaction context. Banks can integrate the scoring into their existing risk management and compliance systems via API. Borderless.xyz and Keyrails serve as the launch partners. The service will initially roll out in North America, with global commercial deployment expected in 2027. Citing research from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Mastercard noted that transactions on Ethereum in 2025 encompassed 593 million stablecoin transfer events across 141 million transactions, with nearly 60% occurring within complex multi-step processes rather than simple one-to-one payments.

American Coin

based

Block

Borderless

Ethereum

Keyrails

Regulation/Compliance

08:09

x.com

Coinbase Adds AXIS, PEARL, and STABLE to Its Listing Roadmap

According to an official announcement, Coinbase has added Axis Labs (AXIS), Pearl (PEARL), and Stable (STABLE) to its listing roadmap.

Axis

Coinbase

Pearl

Stable

08:08

x.com

BlackRock Submits Application for Third Bitcoin ETF, Launches "Buffered" Product PBIT

According to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart (@JSeyff), BlackRock has submitted a new Bitcoin ETF application titled “iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF,” with the ticker symbol PBIT. The product is a “buffered” ETF that provides downside protection, but investors must forego some upside returns. Operating as a 1940 Act fund, it uses IBIT as its underlying asset and utilizes the purchase and sale of related options to achieve predefined payoff outcomes. This marks the third Bitcoin-related ETF filing by BlackRock, whose current product lineup remains limited to Bitcoin and Ethereum, without covering other crypto assets. Seyffart also noted that firms such as Calamos and First Trust have previously launched similar buffered/defined outcome Bitcoin ETFs.

Bitcoin

Ethereum

IBIT

InfinityBit

贝莱德

Regulation/Compliance Marketing/Whale

08:05

www.coindesk.com

CFTC Pushes Back Against CME Perpetual Contract Lawsuit: Claims It Has Not Proven Actual Harm

According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed documents in court last Friday rebutting the legal challenge brought by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME) against its new perpetual futures policy, arguing that CME lacks standing. The CFTC stated that CME raised only claims of heightened competition without demonstrating credible and imminent financial loss, noting that CME’s crypto futures trading volume has risen rather than fallen since the policy adjustment. In context, the CFTC approved Kalshi’s first Bitcoin perpetual contract this May and indicated it would regulate such products on a case-by-case basis under the futures category. CME, however, argues that perpetual contracts lack an expiration date, do not qualify as futures, and should instead be classified as swaps subject to a different regulatory framework. The CFTC also noted that CME previously told investors during an earnings call that there was no market demand for perpetual contracts and that they were not a substitute for CME’s existing futures products, asserting that CME cannot maintain contradictory positions in court and before investors.

Bitcoin

CoinDesk

Kalshi

Proven

Regulation/Compliance

October 20, 2026

An ETH whale sold 12,468 ETH, realizing an $8.99 million profit, and shifted to Hyperliquid to go long on crude oil.

The ENS DAO has launched an ENSv2 activation proposal, currently receiving approximately 619,000 affirmative votes, which has not yet reached the 1 million vote quorum.

The Blockchain Association has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding Section 3 of the GENIUS Act, calling for clear rules on stablecoin issuance.

Bitdeer: AI Cloud Business Order Backlog Reaches $2.9 Billion, September Bitcoin Production Up 200% Year-On-Year

Pump.fun launches PreStocks, supporting token issuance paired with pre-IPO tokens such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

Mesh partners with Visa, allowing users to spend cryptocurrency directly without a separate card.

Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Security Service to Screen for Fraud and Sanctions Risks Before Stablecoin Payment Completion

Coinbase Adds AXIS, PEARL, and STABLE to Its Listing Roadmap

BlackRock Submits Application for Third Bitcoin ETF, Launches "Buffered" Product PBIT

CFTC Pushes Back Against CME Perpetual Contract Lawsuit: Claims It Has Not Proven Actual Harm

October 19, 2026

NVIDIA Releases Nemotron 3.5 Super VL and Bolt Open-Weight Models

MOONSHOT HIP-3 stock ticker ultimately acquired by entropy for approximately $46,000

Zerohash launches AUTH transfer service, enabling users to move crypto assets without copying wallet addresses.

AnchorWatch Trust Company Launches Bitcoin Custody Service with Single-Client Insurance Coverage of Up to $370 Million

Ramp has applied to the OCC to establish a national trust bank, with plans to provide services such as digital asset custody.

Charles Schwab opens Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to US retail investors, gradually supporting external wallet transfers

German Savings Banks Gradually Roll Out Crypto Asset Trading Services

U.S. Proposes New Bill to Establish Digital Asset Voluntary Disclosure Program, Allowing Investors to Retroactively Report Historical Taxes

Coinbase: Supports trading US500 index and crypto perpetual contracts through agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Grok

Echo Protocol to Gradually Shut Down Protocol; Lending and Strategy Core Businesses Have Stopped Accepting New Funds