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Singapore, Singapore, October 20th, 2026, Chainwire The discretionary buyback represents close to 1% of circulating supply and precedes four planned product milestones culminating in Grvt 2.0. Grvt, a self-custodial trading platform built on its own zero-knowledge (ZK) chain, announced that the Foundation’s token issuer has completed its first GRVT token buyback, purchasing and burning 1.1 million GRVT tokens on the open market. The transaction permanently removed close to 1% of GRVT’s circulating supply at the time of purchase. It marks the first of five milestones ahead of the planned launch of Grvt 2.0 at the end of November 2026. A…

SkyAI holds $223.8 million in cash after selling all its SOL, with its $3 buyback running through Oct. 29.

Circle’s USDC has become the first e-money token to receive “significant” status under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), bringing the dollar-backed stablecoin under direct European Banking Authority (EBA) supervision for key financial safeguards from November 12, 2026.The EBA announced the decision on October 14 following an assessment of USDC against MiCA’s significance criteria. Of the 45 e-money tokens notified under the framework, USDC is the first to receive the designation.The classification introduces an additional layer of regulatory oversight rather than changing USDC’s dollar peg or its existing authorization to operate in Europe. It also establishes a division…

Deka lists five participating savings banks, with more than 230 expressing interest. Trades cost €0.99 plus a spread, and withdrawals are limited to approved custodians…. Read the full story at The Defiant

AnchorWatch launched Nevada-chartered bitcoin custody with a $10,000 monthly fee cap and optional insurance of up to $370 million per client.

The launch comes as Zerohash seeks to expand its regulatory standing. In July, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency returned the firm’s application for a national trust bank charter, a step the agency takes when it considers a filing materially deficient. The firm called the return an administrative process and refiled a narrower application on Aug. 18. The application is still pending.The goal of this new product is to reduce the steps required to move funds, the firm said. To make a transaction, users pick an account or wallet inside an app that offers AUTH, sign in and…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto’s third-quarter security bill came to $1.18 billion, but the headline total is only part of Hacken’s latest warning. The firm recorded 107 incidents between July and September, with smart-contract exploits taking a much larger share of losses than they did three months earlier. TL;DR: Hacken reported $1.18 billion stolen across 107 incidents in Q3 2026, up 55% from Q2. Smart-contract exploits accounted for 48% of losses, compared with 12% in the previous quarter. Access-control and operational failures made up 40%. According to Hacken’s Q3 2026 Security…

In brief Strategy bought 267 BTC for $22.1 million last week and repurchased $193.1 million of its STRC preferred stock, according to an SEC filing. Its board raised the cap on its digital credit securities repurchase program to $3 billion from $2 billion, leaving $1.16 billion available. The company funded the Bitcoin purchase mostly by selling MSTR common stock, while the STRC buybacks came from its cash reserves. Strategy bought 267 BTC for $22.1 million last week and repurchased $193.1 million of its STRC preferred stock, the company said on Monday.The Bitcoin treasury firm paid an average of $82,900 per…

Bitmine owns 4.9% of the total ETH coin supply of 122.1 million Bitmine is 99% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 15 months Bitmine released Chairman’s Message on October 7 titled “Crypto Bull Underway — This Cycle Likely the Largest” Bitmine was added to the Russell 1000 Large-cap index on June 26, 2026 Bitmine’s Series A Preferred Stock is trading on the NYSE under the symbol BMNP Bitmine has 5,067,309 staked ETH, representing $12 billion at $2,365 per ETH. MAVAN (Made in America VAlidator Network) is a premier Ethereum staking destination for BMNR and institutional investors Bitmine owns $74…

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