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Earlier today, Axios reported that Visa is in late-stage talks to acquire crypto infrastructure company Fireblocks for around $2.5 billion. Fireblocks has rejected the claim. “We are aware of the rumors about a possible acquisition of Fireblocks by Visa. This is news to us, and not true at present time,” a Fireblocks spokesperson told BeInCrypto. The reported price also raises questions. Fireblocks raised $550 million at an $8 billion valuation in January 2022. A $2.5 billion sale would be almost 70% below that figure, although private fundraising valuations and acquisition prices are not directly comparable. Fireblocks’ 2022 valuation vs. reported…

The Blur shutdown is set for November 12, 2026: Blur said on X that its blur.io website will be deprecated that day and that Blend, its NFT lending product, will stop matching new loans. The Blur marketplace contracts stay live on Ethereum, but the app most collectors used to reach them goes away. If you ever bid, listed, or borrowed on Blur, the short version is: pull any ETH you left in Blur’s bidding pool, cancel open listings and bids, repay or close out Blend loans, and clean up old approvals before the site goes dark. Below is what Blur…

Trading volume on the 2026 midterm elections reached $103.87 million across Kalshi, Polymarket US, ForecastEx and Gemini during the first 20 days of October, up from approximately $41 million over the same period in September.But the surge wasn’t spread evenly across the November ballot.The Texas Senate race and the battle for control of the House have emerged as the two biggest draws, generating nearly $49 million in October trading volume across the four operators.On Kalshi, those two election groups accounted for $29.2 million of the $51.7 million increase recorded across contracts continuously observed in both September and October. That’s more…

XRP whales sent $112.4 million to Binance, the highest inflow level in seven months, according to crypto analysts. The move signals rising selling pressure from large holders. However, fresh data suggests the heaviest selling may already be easing, and traders are watching key price levels. 🗞️ XRP Whale Inflows to Binance hit $112.4M, a 7-month highripple:native whale activity has intensified in recent weeks, with selling pressure rising sharply. Here, we define whales as transactions exceeding 1 million XRP, which allows us to attribute them to this specific… pic.twitter.com/FsLRe63FTp— Darkfost (@Darkfost_Coc) October 22, 2026 What XRP Whale Inflows Reveal About Selling…

Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million for safeguarding breaches that left customer funds underfunded and mixed with group accounts.

There is also a strategic benefit. A payment company with its own stablecoin could connect merchant settlements, cross-border payouts and customer balances within a single infrastructure.This could reduce dependence on external settlement providers and improve liquidity management.However, distribution will be critical. Issuing a stablecoin is relatively straightforward compared with convincing businesses to hold and use it.I expect payment companies with established merchant networks and strong distribution to have an advantage. Their existing customer relationships could help them turn stablecoins into practical payment products.Q. Why are banking consortia in the U.S. and Europe developing stablecoins, and how could they compete with…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR: Archax has adopted Chainlink Data Streams to supply pricing information for GOVY, its tokenised US Treasury product, as it develops collateral use cases. Putting Treasury bills on a blockchain is only the beginning. If an institution wants to borrow against them or use them as margin in an automated market, the software also needs reliable, timely information about their value. That is the gap Archax is addressing with Chainlink. The regulated digital asset platform said it has adopted Chainlink Data Streams for GOVY, its continuously rolling…

Mutsamudu, Comoros, October 22, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its September trading data. New-token and TradFi spot trading volumes rose 77% and 78% month over month, respectively, while tokenized U.S. stock trading volume increased 81%. Stock Meme projects also took the top two spots by new-token spot trading volume, as stock-related trading expanded into on-chain new-token markets. In September, the number of newly listed tokens on MEXC increased 15% month over month, while the number of users trading new tokens grew 27%. Seven of the top 10 new tokens by spot trading volume…

Astana, Kazakhstan, October 22nd, 2026, Chainwire Bybit Kazakhstan announces the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation with Alatau City Authority, the special management organization responsible for the operation and development of Alatau City under its special legal regime. The memorandum, signed at the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 forum held in Astana on 1–3 October, sets out the parties’ intention to cooperate on digital asset solutions for the city. Alatau City is being developed as an emerging smart city with its own legal framework, including dedicated rules for digital asset activities. The memorandum creates a framework for dialogue between Bybit…

Bybit Fintech FZE receives regulatory approval for spot trading as the company reinforces its commitment to compliance and the development of Dubai’s digital asset ecosystem. DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Bybit, the New Financial Platform trusted by more than 80 million users worldwide, today announced that Bybit Fintech FZE has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) licence from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for Exchange Services, covering spot trading. The licence marks an important milestone in Bybit’s presence in Dubai, where the company established its international headquarters in 2022. It also supports Bybit’s continued efforts to…